Finance
A group of former Ripple executives and leading crypto investors have unveiled a major new venture — Evernorth Holdings Inc., a company aiming to create the world’s largest public digital asset treasury backed by XRP. The newly formed firm will merge with Armada Acquisition Corp II, a special-purpose acquisition company
DeFi
Solana Labs co-founder and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko is working on a new decentralized exchange (DEX) project called Percolator, a high-performance protocol designed for trading perpetual futures directly on the Solana blockchain. According to documentation shared on GitHub on October 19, Percolator is described as an “implementation-ready” on-chain, self-custodial perpetual futures
What Is a DAO? A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) is a new kind of organization that runs on blockchain technology, where decisions are made collectively by members rather than a centralized authority. Think of it as a digital cooperative — owned, governed, and operated by its community through transparent rules written
AI
Arm has announced that its most advanced edge AI platform, Armv9, is now available to startups through its Flexible Access program, a move aimed at accelerating innovation in artificial intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT) hardware. Arm Flexible AccessUpfront, no-cost or low-cost access to a wide range of Arm IP,
Finance
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has banned more than 600 user accounts for allegedly using unauthorized third-party tools, according to a statement shared on its Chinese-language X (Twitter) account over the weekend. 尊敬的用户： 币安始终致力于保障广大真实用户权益，为用户提供一个公平公正的Alpha平台。经团队审核，上周已有600多个账户因为使用违规第三方工具被封禁。… pic.twitter.com/EDIZfR6M1z — 币安Binance华语 (@binancezh) October 19, 2025 The company
Security
A U.S. crypto investor has reportedly lost over $3 million in XRP after hackers compromised their Ellipal wallet, with the stolen assets funneled through cross-chain bridges and laundered via Huione-linked over-the-counter (OTC) networks, according to blockchain investigator ZachXBT. In a detailed investigation posted on X (formerly Twitter) on October
Markets
Crypto asset managers 21Shares, Bitwise, and WisdomTree have officially opened retail access to their Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded products (ETPs) in the United Kingdom, marking a major step forward for the country’s crypto investment landscape. The move comes just under two weeks after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ended
AI
Google has introduced DeepSomatic, a powerful new artificial intelligence tool designed to identify genetic mutations that drive cancer growth more accurately than existing methods. The announcement, published in Nature Biotechnology, marks another milestone in the use of AI to accelerate cancer research and precision medicine. Accurate somatic small variant discovery
Politics
A group of leading cryptocurrency executives is set to meet with pro-crypto Senate Democrats this Wednesday to discuss the future of U.S. crypto market structure legislation, according to journalist Eleanor Terrett. The roundtable, led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, comes as talks between Democrats and Republicans on comprehensive digital asset
Politics
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is reportedly considering a major policy shift that could allow domestic banks to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies — a move that would mark a significant step toward integrating digital assets into the country’s mainstream financial system. According to Yomiuri Shimbun, the FSA is
What Are Memecoins? Memecoins are cryptocurrencies inspired by internet memes, pop culture, or online jokes — and often created with a wink and a laugh rather than a formal business plan. They’re not designed to be taken too seriously, yet some of them — like Dogecoin (DOGE) or Shiba Inu (SHIB)
What Are Real-World Assets (RWAs)? Real-world assets, often called RWAs, are tangible or traditional financial assets — like stocks, bonds, real estate, commodities, or artwork — that have been tokenized on a blockchain. In simple terms, tokenization means converting ownership rights of a real asset into digital tokens that live on the