Hyperliquid plans to make Kraken parent Payward its first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployer. The testnet model uses on-chain allowlists and could support regulated U.S. perpetual futures, subject to approval.

South Korea is considering delaying its 22% tax on crypto gains from 2027 to 2029, citing gaps in cross-border trading data. Parliament must approve the change, with a final decision expected by early December.

Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe proposed ending the automatic 8% allocation to community grants and moving it to a reserve for future miners. He estimates the grants program holds about $125M after commitments; the rule change still needs approval.

Aviva Investors launched a tokenized share class of its £22B Sterling Liquidity Fund on XRP Ledger and seeded it with £50M. It is the asset manager’s second tokenized money-market fund on the network.

#Bitcoin ETFs took in $110M Monday after $774M left over the prior two sessions. October still shows about $202M in net outflows, so the rebound has not erased the month’s broader weakness. cointelegraph.com/markets/bi…

Spanish investigators say Arbistar-linked wallets recorded more than 20,000 BTC in inflows and outflows during early 2021, worth over $1.1B at the time. The newly reported tracing shows how #Bitcoin data can aid long-running fraud cases. news.bitcoin.com/market-upda…

Mizuho estimates AI assistants could create a 10%–20% medium-term downside risk to Circle’s reserve revenue by steering USDC holders toward higher-yielding alternatives. It cut its price target from $45 to $43; this is an analyst scenario. theblock.co/news/business/20…

Solana’s Firedancer team now requires a permanent 1 SOL burn for each bug report after a contest drew 809 submissions but only 127 unique findings. The goal is to deter AI-assisted spam; critical Alpenglow bugs can earn up to $300K.

#Ethereum developers patched a Glamsterdam flaw that could have credited builder and validator deposits to the same party, putting staking-service funds at risk. No losses were reported; clients must adopt the revised rules before mainnet.

Santiment data shows roughly 30,000 fewer nonempty #Bitcoin addresses in 10 days, leaving about 59.95M. It may reflect retail capitulation, but addresses are not the same as investors and the shift does not confirm a market bottom. news.bitcoin.com/market-upda…

BitMine added 10,452 ETH last week, bringing its treasury to 6.05M ETH—about 4.95% of circulating supply. It says 5.23M ETH is staked and 2026 share buybacks total nearly $400M.

Ripple received final U.S. approval to operate a national trust bank under federal supervision. It will manage RLUSD reserves and offer institutional custody, bringing more crypto infrastructure into the regulated banking system.

Canada opened a 60-day consultation on stablecoin rules. The draft requires 1:1 reserves, three-business-day redemptions and a 1% fee cap. Holding-based yield would be banned, while transaction rewards could continue.

Strategy made no #Bitcoin purchases last week and spent $204.9M repurchasing STRC preferred shares. Its holdings stayed at 848,517 BTC while available USD Cash fell 46% to $242.4M, highlighting a shift from accumulation to capital management. cointelegraph.com/news/strat…

Foundation says compromised API keys let attackers send phishing emails using real customer details and a fake Passport recall. The company says it revoked the keys and that devices and funds were not compromised. news.bitcoin.com/security/ha…

One trader placed a $68M bet on #Bitcoin topping $90K after the U.S. midterms. Yet short-dated Deribit puts remain pricier than calls, showing demand for downside protection. One large position is not consensus.

More than $730M in token unlocks is projected for the final week of October, including CARDS, KMNO and SUI. The added supply may affect liquidity, but Tokenomist marks the highlighted figures as pending verification. beincrypto.com/token-unlocks…

Retail #Bitcoin deposits to Binance reached a six-month high while whale deposits fell 36% from late August, CryptoQuant data shows. A deposit is not a confirmed sale, and the data covers Binance only. beincrypto.com/bitcoin-whale…

Israel’s central bank rejected a proposal to use #cryptocurrency to bypass potential sanctions, urging policymakers to preserve economic ties instead. More than 100 economists also warned against the plan. decrypt.co/381789/israels-ce…

#Bitcoin faces a packed macro week: the Fed decision is due Oct. 28, followed by U.S. PCE inflation and Q3 GDP on Oct. 29. Major tech earnings could add more volatility.