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Shield Swap partners with Flowdesk for confidential institutional trading

Shield Swap has announced a collaboration with Flowdesk to provide liquidity for institutional and professional traders while keeping their positions and strategies confidential. Summary Flowdesk will supply liquidity for institutional and professional traders using Shield Swap. Shield Swap says participant identities stay off the public ledger and portfolio balances remain encrypted. Every trade creates an…

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French Assembly Narrowly Adopts Stablecoin Swap Tax Proposal

Key Takeaways French lawmakers narrowly passed a proposal to tax crypto-to-stablecoin swaps with capital gains tax. The measure targets a tax loophole, which could limit traders’ ability to park gains tax-free. The controversial rule faces an upcoming Senate vote before potentially taking effect in January 2027. France’s National Assembly Adopts Crypto-To-Stablecoin Exchange Taxation France is…

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$7.15M Cash, Guns, Cold Wallets, and Luxury Goods Seized

Turkish intelligence and police tracked Richard Heart to Istanbul, where officers arrested him and his wife and seized cash, weapons and jewelry. Turkish authorities have arrested Richard James Schueler, better known as Richard Heart, in an Istanbul operation targeting an internationally wanted crypto fugitive. Heart was detained on Wednesday morning along with his wife,…

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Can whale buying fuel a rebound?

Dogecoin price has fallen roughly 7.6% on the weekly chart to around $0.0802, slipping below an analyst’s $0.081 support level despite reported whale purchases of 600 million DOGE. Summary DOGE traded below the $0.081 level identified by crypto analyst Ali Martinez. Martinez reported that large holders added approximately 600 million DOGE since Oct. 12. The…

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XRP Ledger Nears Oct. 23 Upgrade as Lending Votes Fall Short

Key Takeaways XRP Ledger’s fixCleanup3_4_0 targets Oct. 23 activation after securing more than 80% validator support. XRPL’s upgrade closes a loophole that could let PaymentBurn delegates create tokens instead of destroying them. XRP Ledger’s native lending amendments remain below the approval threshold, leaving launch dates uncertain. XRP Ledger’s Cleanup Upgrade Approaches Activation The XRP Ledger…

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