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Sat down with @beincrypto at TOKEN2049 to discuss where crypto exchanges go from here: global equities, ecosystem partnerships, prediction markets and banking.
My view: the next generation of exchanges will become the front door to global finance. That’s the future we’re building at @Gate.
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Zuckerberg thought about leaving California over its billionaire tax, so Meta changed its share structure.
A new non-voting class of stock lets him sell shares, including to pay a possible wealth tax, without losing control of Meta.
Reports say about 80% of his new shares unlock only while he stays where Meta is based.
Almost 13 years after launching as a joke, Dogecoin now has a company!
Dogecoin Labs has launched in partnership with the Dogecoin Foundation, bringing DOGE's main product teams under one roof, led by CEO Jordan Jefferson:
That includes the MyDoge wallet with 500K+ users, DogeOS and Such App.
The goal is real $DOGE use in payments, shopping, DeFi and gaming.
Nasdaq-listed House of Doge is also handing over products and teams in exchange for a stake in Labs.
Crypto merchants should pay attention to PHP2Shell.
Binance Pay, Crypto.com Pay, BitPay, CoinGate and CoinPayments all have WooCommerce integrations.
If a merchant's PHP server is unpatched, hackers could potentially steal customer data or tamper with payment pages.
No confirmed breaches of these providers.
Call me paranoid, but be extra careful visiting ANY web site in the next few days, as some web admins are not always up-to-date with security patches.
Two vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619) reported for PHP, the web programming language, affecting servers running popular apps like WordPress and Magento, with patches released October 21, 2026 after details leaked early.
Exploitation was confirmed in the wild soon after disclosure, prompting quick WAF protections and patching by IT teams, as unauthenticated attacks could turn visited sites into vectors for credential theft or device exploits.
Stay SAFU!
ELON MUSK: UNHINGED MADMAN OR BUSINESS GENIUS?
To the casual observer, firing rockets, digging hyperloops, and implanting brain chips look completely erratic.
To finance insiders, it may be the single most calculated $200B compensation play in corporate history.
Watch as @AlanSpicerYT breaks down the full master plan and tell us: genius or madman? 👇🏻
Watch the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=PyAV6DXG…
META HIT WITH $25 BILLION PENALTY FOR CONSUMER LAW VIOLATIONS
A New Mexico state judge ordered Meta, $META , to pay $25 billion after a jury found 43 million consumer protection violations stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Jurors concluded that 26 out of 29 public statements made by company executives regarding user privacy were deceptive, leading the court to impose one of the largest penalties ever levied against a tech company.
CRITICAL PHP VULNERABILITIES PUT CRYPTO PLATFORMS ON HIGH ALERT
@SlowMist_Team has issued an urgent warning to crypto platforms after discovering two critical PHP security bugs rated 9.2 out of 10.
A scan by the firm's MistEye system revealed that 793 out of 1,488 crypto domains (over 53%) run on PHP, leaving them potentially vulnerable to remote attacks.
Because these flaws allow hackers to run code on servers without logging in, security advisors are urging platforms to install the latest patches immediately or take exposed web services offline.
Kalshi Partners With BitGo to Offer Crypto-Backed Margin for Perpetual Futures
Kalshi Prime is allowing clients to borrow against $BTC, $ETH, and stablecoins to fund leveraged perpetual futures trades.
Loans are issued by affiliate Kalshi Katalyst against collateral held at BitGo Bank & Trust, following a session where Kalshi logged $1.1 billion in daily perpetual volume.
Kalshi Prime CEO Jeff Bandman confirmed the product aims to let traders keep their crypto exposure while competing directly against unregulated offshore venues like Polymarket.
Stablecoins Explained: Mechanics, Yield Backing, and De-Peg Risks
Not all digital dollars are created equal.
While issuers like Tether and Circle rely on audited US Treasury yields to hold a $1 peg, algorithmic experiments can wipe out billions in hours.
Here’s how reserve backing works, how de-pegging happens, and how to stay safe.
Watch the full breakdown: youtube.com/watch?v=rYT8oeja…
JUST IN: @Grayscale launched an in-kind investing service covering 10 digital asset products.
Eligible investors can exchange tokens like $BTC, $ETH, and$SOL directly for fund shares without converting to cash first.
The structure is designed to reduce self-custody burdens, lower potential execution costs, and integrate digital assets directly into conventional portfolio management
Autonomous AI agents are promised to move billions, but the on-chain numbers tell a different story.
In our latest report, out of 6.4 million transactions, only less than $120,000 moved, with 90.8% worth less than a cent.
The State of AI Agent Payments 2026: go.beincrypto.com/488zVXY
What stands between micropayments and real enterprise adoption?
We gathered key insights from @Thorwallet , @zerufinance , and HumanWrite Technologies on custody, compliance, and execution risk 👇🏻
Read the three CEOs’ full perspectives on what comes next for AI payments: beincrypto.com/ai-agent-econ…
Can crypto super apps become part of everyday life, or will people only use them for transactions?
@MassFromCrypto, Director of Strategic Partnerships at @ChangeNOW, spoke to us at TOKEN2049 about why access to a billion users doesn't guarantee adoption.
And what it takes to build an app people actually use.
FULL INTERVIEW 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=0XVJ-T8I…
Standard Chartered has agreed to acquire 100% of digital asset custodian Zodia Custody.
The takeover brings regulated custody operations across Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, the UAE, and Luxembourg directly into the bank's Securities Services arm.
The deal remains subject to regulatory approvals, with financial terms undisclosed.
JUST IN: The OCC finalized federal stablecoin regulations under the GENIUS Act.
The more than 700-page framework will take effect on January 18, 2027.
The agency eased reserve maturity rules and dropped a provision presuming third-party rewards violate the law.
TRUMP IS SET TO GO AFTER CRYPTO SCAMMERS!
The president whose family launched its own memecoins is expected to announce a crackdown on overseas crypto scams targeting Americans, per Reuters.
Reports say the White House will highlight seizures of fake crypto investment sites and move against impersonation scams.
The US has already frozen or seized over $580M in crypto from scam networks.
Wall Street is moving more of its business onto blockchain.
@PanteraCapital's Scott Lawin says the industry is shifting towards real adoption, revenue and scale.
Here's why that matters. 👇
Korean Institution @BDACSKorea and @injective have signed an MOU to bring KRW1, Korea's first fully won-backed stablecoin, onchain for tokenised RWAs.
That means assets could trade and settle directly in KRW, with no USD in the middle.
USD stablecoins still hold over 98% of the market.
Solana is about to become 40x faster.
Alpenglow, its biggest overhaul since launching in 2020, goes live today.
WHAT CHANGES?
1. Finality drops from ~6 seconds to ~150 milliseconds
2. Validator voting costs fall by roughly 60%
3. Votes move off-chain, and they make up ~75% of all Solana transactions
4. Proof of History is being retired
Meanwhile, $SOL is up 2% today, and the upgrade could be a major catalyst for Solana's next phase of growth.
