Fidelity Digital Assets says perpetual preferred stock has financed purchases of 135,979 Bitcoin, making the funding model used by treasury companies another source of demand for the cryptocurrency. Summary Preferred-stock issuance financed 135,979 BTC in purchases through Oct. 5, Fidelity said. The funding model depends on Bitcoin’s gains exceeding the cost of dividend payments. Preferred…
HPC wants clearer SEC rules for crypto airdrops, secondary trading, token buybacks, safe harbor eligibility, and “durable” federal protections for projects. The Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) has urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission to make five changes to its proposed Regulation Crypto Assets. The policy group supports the proposal but said some parts…
Bitcoin has climbed back above $83,000 during Tuesday’s recovery in U.S. stocks before retreating toward $82,600, as falling oil prices accompanied gains across risk assets. Summary Bitcoin briefly topped $83,000 before pulling back toward $82,600. U.S. stocks rose as oil prices eased, with healthcare shares reaching a record high. Trader Ardi identified $84,200 as the…
Chainalysis ranked Canada 10th among 117 countries for grassroots crypto adoption, while placing it second in its big money index overall. Figures shared by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis show that Canada’s crypto economy jumped more than 2% in the year to June 2026. At the same time, the US economy contracted by an almost…
Luganodes has opened RPC access to TRON developers as part of a three-network service with a standard free allowance of 25 million compute units a month. Summary Luganodes launched RPC access for TRON, Ethereum, and Bitcoin using one API key. Developers receive 25 million free compute units monthly, with paid plans starting at $49. Free…
Three wallets tied to a brokerage took in $575 million in USDT in spring 2025, and the Senate report says Tether did not freeze any of them. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino pushed back on X against a US Senate subcommittee report, dated September 28, that accuses the stablecoin issuer of being slow to freeze…
Memecoin investor Murad has said the crypto bull cycle has yet to begin, with Bitcoin trading near $82,000 after U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $526.7 million in daily inflows. Summary Murad said crypto’s bull cycle has not begun, without giving a timeline or price target. Bitcoin ETFs drew $526.7 million on Oct. 19, reducing…
Here’s why the meme coin could soon skyrocket by roughly 70%. PENGU, the official community token of the Pudgy Penguin ecosystem, was once among the largest meme coins, with a market cap of more than $2.5 billion. However, after months of bearish pressure, its capitalization has shrunk to under $500 million, and the token…
Input Output has outlined a staged rollout for Cardano’s Leios upgrade, targeting an initial three to five times today’s transaction capacity before later governance votes could raise it to 10–15 times. Summary Leios targets 3–5x Cardano’s current capacity initially, with later gains toward 10–15x. Activation needs voting-key registration covering roughly 90–95% of delegated stake. Later…
BlackRock’s latest ETF filing brings buffered Bitcoin investing into focus. BlackRock is targeting Bitcoin investors looking for some downside protection with a new ETF proposal. On October 19, the asset manager filed for a new fund called the iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. It would trade under…
