Crypto

Kaspa’s KCC Coordination Forum has finalized three standards covering covenant interfaces, authorization, and fungible tokens, establishing shared specifications for developers building applications on the network. Summary KCC-1 defines shared interfaces for wallets, compilers, indexers, and other tools working with covenants. KCC-2 specifies five standard authorization schemes, including public keys, scripts, and covenant identifiers. KCC-20 sets…

Switzerland has approved its first spot Bitcoin ETF for retail investors, opening another regulated route into Bitcoin just as BlackRock’s flagship fund attracts $665 million in daily inflows. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) announced the approval late yesterday, marking a milestone for the country’s crypto investment market. The fund will invest directly in…

Stablecoin shopping has drawn a pitch for randomized retail purchases after Peter of 1kx predicted a $10 billion-plus business opportunity and Josip Volarević described SP3ND’s work on a gacha buying experience. Summary SP3ND’s published rules require identity checks for orders worth $10,000 or more. Josip Volarević described randomized shopping as development work, without providing a…

J.P. Morgan Asset Management projected a 10% annual return for Bitcoin over the next decade in its 2027 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions, published on Monday, October 19. This is the first time the 31-year-old report has put a number on BTC USD. Michael Saylor read it as Wall Street doing the math. The bank’s own…

Coinbase, HTX, and four other crypto platforms are facing access restrictions in Kazakhstan after a court backed the regulator’s legal action. Kazakhstan is moving to restrict access to six unlicensed crypto platforms after a court-backed action by the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA). On September 15, the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) Court granted…

Canada’s monthly peer-to-peer crypto activity has fallen from a spring 2024 peak near 650,000 transactions alongside a decline in study permits, a pattern Chainalysis has linked to changes in the country’s international student population. Summary The study describes a population-level correlation, without establishing that international students caused the transaction decline. Government figures show 71% fewer…

France’s National Assembly voted 38 to 37 to introduce a France crypto tax gains when investors swap crypto into stablecoins from January 1, 2027, adopting communist deputy Nicolas Sansu’s amendment to close what he calls a gap in the law. Only 100 of 577 deputies voted. One of the 38 later said she meant to…

XRP and DOGE stand out in Santiment’s latest MVRV data, as both assets show losses among recent buyers rather than large profits. The crypto market is back in the green on Wednesday, as several major assets have posted gains. According to Santiment, XRP and Dogecoin are showing potential buying opportunities. Historically Favorable Zones The…

MemeToro has outlined an AI memecoin launchpad on BNB Chain with fixed-price funding and escrow contracts, proposing a different launch process, as Bitquery data shows 79% of nearly nine million Pump.fun tokens traded only on their first day. Summary Funding terms would be public before contributions open, including token supply, price, and wallet limits. The…