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IOTA Foundation published its Q3 2026 progress report on October 13, 2026, confirming that the Starfish-Speed consensus upgrade reached mainnet in September 2026, node synchronization became 2.6 times faster, and Argentina’s national organ-transplant authority moved institutional identities onto the IOTA network. The report covers July through September 2026.Starfish-Speed Consensus Reaches MainnetStarfish-Speed, an upgrade to the Starfish consensus protocol, is now live on mainnet, according to the October 13, 2026 report from IOTA Foundation. When network conditions allow, validators commit a block one round earlier, enabling transactions to reach finality sooner. The upgrade ran on devnet in July 2026 and testnet…

DRW and Marex completed the first OTC swap referencing a fully tokenized index on Derivnex via the Canton Network, with Kaiko data.

“User assets remain safe and secure, and we will communicate any further updates through our official channels.”BitMart, Phemex and MEXC did not immediately respond to a CoinDesk request for comment.South Korea’s proposed Digital Asset Basic Law, yet to come into force, would set the groundwork for a legal framework for digital assets, including issuance, trading, custody and supervision. The country’s Financial Services Commission and Financial Supervisory service announced new rules in April, removing the discretion exchanges had to let users bypass holding periods.The FIU said it has referred 44 unregistered operators to investigators and will seek further blocks against websites…

San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica, October 12th, 2026, PlayNewswire Can a crypto casino offer big-multiplier potential without taking the traditional house cut? BiggerZ has introduced 100% RTP Originals, combining a theoretical 0% house edge with transparent game rules and verifiable results. 100% RTP Crypto Casino Games: How a 0% House Edge Works Return to player (RTP) describes the theoretical share of wagers returned over a very large number of rounds. A 99% RTP game implies a 1% house edge; 100% RTP means no theoretical house edge on eligible play. In practice, $1,000 in total wagering at 99% RTP implies…

Moscow, Russia, October 12th, 2026, Chainwire On 13 October, the Russian international settlement system A7, created by Bank PSB, is set to present A7 International, a service enabling payments for a foreign counterparty’s invoice in USDT, with the funds arriving via a standard SWIFT bank transfer in the required currency. The service will cater primarily to foreign trade operators, but individuals are also eligible customers. The fee remains fixed at 0.3 percent. Petr Fradkov, Chairman of PJSC Bank PSB, and Ilan Shor, CEO of A7, will provide a glimpse into its new offering on 13 October at 13:13. To join…

Bitmine owns 4.9% of the total ETH coin supply of 122.1 million Bitmine is 99% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 15 months Bitmine released Chairman’s Message on October 7 titled “Crypto Bull Underway — This Cycle Likely the Largest” Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026 Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock is trading on the NYSE under the symbol BMNP Bitmine has 5,067,309 staked ETH, representing $12.9 billion at $2,544 per ETH. MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR and institutional investors…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 12th, 2026, Chainwire Bybit, the New Financial Platform trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, has launched Full Stocks Ahead, a 20-day campaign with a 150,000 USDC prize pool that rewards eligible users for trading U.S. stocks and ETFs on Bybit. The campaign runs from today till Oct. 31, 2026, and follows the launch of Bybit’s stock trading service, which gives eligible users access to more than 1,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs from the same account they use for crypto. Full Stocks Ahead is built to help first-time stock traders place their first trade…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, October 12th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, concluded its TOKEN2049 Singapore presence with a series of interactive experiences and industry discussions spanning TradFi access, AI-powered trading and the future evolution of global trading platforms. MEXC’s presence centered on three key areas: the MEXC Stage and a panel featuring MEXC CEO Vugar Usi Zade and Payward Co-CEO Arjun Sethi, hands-on AI experiences including the MEXC AI Trading Challenge powered by MEXC CLI and the AI Bond Test, and The NEXT Newspaper, an interactive experience that brought insights around TradFi, AI and the future of…

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the New Financial Platform trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, announced that stocks are now available for trading through Bybit, giving eligible users access to more than 1,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs, including Apple (AAPL), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Micron Technology (MU) and the Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ). The development expands Bybit’s multi-asset platform, bringing access to U.S. equities alongside its existing digital asset and traditional market offerings. Eligible users in permitted jurisdictions who have completed the required KYC verification can trade supported U.S. stocks and ETFs using USDC. “Stocks are…

Palo Alto, United States, October 12th, 2026, Chainwire Trace, the onchain registry for rights-cleared AI training data with more than 250 million verifiable receipts, brings its training data to Sui and Walrus to power the next generation of AI models. Sui Foundation and The DATA Foundation today announced that the DATA Network and its Trace registry are joining the Sui stack, bringing a live supply of rights-cleared AI training data onto the infrastructure Sui has built for AI workloads. Walrus, the data platform with integrity proofs anchored on Sui, becomes the default storage layer for applications operated by DATA Foundation.…