https://finpulse24.com/en/Crypto & finance newsen https://finpulse24.com/en/news/quantum-alliance-launches-to-defend-bitcoin-amid-6-4-million-x51y/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/quantum-alliance-launches-to-defend-bitcoin-amid-6-4-million-x51y/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:04:53 GMTNine crypto companies have formed the Quantum Alliance to prepare for quantum attacks, but disagree sharply on when the threat will arrive and whether vulnerable BTC should be frozen. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/msci-approves-index-exclusion-rules-bitcoin-treasury-compani-hmry/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/msci-approves-index-exclusion-rules-bitcoin-treasury-compani-hmry/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:24:56 GMTThe world's largest index provider has finalized methodology changes that classify companies holding primarily Bitcoin or other investments as ineligible for equity index inclusion, threatening billions in passive outflows. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/mastercard-launches-stablecoin-banking-integration-platform-cww1/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/mastercard-launches-stablecoin-banking-integration-platform-cww1/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:29:29 GMTThe Global Money Platform marks Mastercard's first major integration with BVNK since acquiring the firm in August, allowing users to hold stablecoin balances that work directly with bank accounts and card payments. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/hex-founder-richard-heart-arrested-istanbul-turkey-h064/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/hex-founder-richard-heart-arrested-istanbul-turkey-h064/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:36:46 GMTTurkish authorities arrested cryptocurrency founder Richard Heart during a raid on his Istanbul residence, confiscating millions in cash and a collection of high-end timepieces, according to local media reports. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/kraken-parent-payward-buys-eu-bank-to-offer-deposits-and-len-e99l/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/kraken-parent-payward-buys-eu-bank-to-offer-deposits-and-len-e99l/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:42:51 GMTPayward agreed to acquire Lithuania's Saldo Bank for an undisclosed sum, becoming the first major crypto firm to own a full European banking license. The move enables Kraken to offer traditional deposit accounts and lending services across four EU markets. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/france-proposes-31-percent-tax-on-regulated-stablecoins-thre-k3p3/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/france-proposes-31-percent-tax-on-regulated-stablecoins-thre-k3p3/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:51:30 GMTA sweeping tax plan targeting regulated stablecoins in France could drive traders toward unmonitored offshore channels, the CEO of Chainalysis France has warned, threatening the country's push for compliant digital asset markets. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/south-korea-blocks-27-crypto-exchanges-bitmart-kucoin-585l/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/south-korea-blocks-27-crypto-exchanges-bitmart-kucoin-585l/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:40:08 GMTKorean authorities have escalated enforcement beyond mobile apps to full website blocks, targeting unregistered exchanges before investors report losses. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/russia-sberbank-approved-crypto-trading-all-clients-december-dhcj/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/russia-sberbank-approved-crypto-trading-all-clients-december-dhcj/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:18:39 GMTSberbank, which holds nearly half of Russia's retail deposits, plans to open Bitcoin, Ether, and Tether trading to its entire client base on December 1 and is already testing the feature in its mobile app. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/global-watchdog-warns-cross-border-stablecoin-crisis-could-t-qujh/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/global-watchdog-warns-cross-border-stablecoin-crisis-could-t-qujh/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:33:15 GMTInternational regulators flag new systemic risk as multi-issuer stablecoins can lock reserves in one country while redemption demands surge in another, complicating crisis response and threatening holder access to funds. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/south-korea-launches-bitcoin-backed-business-loans-grcs/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/south-korea-launches-bitcoin-backed-business-loans-grcs/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:33:32 GMTJeonbuk Bank becomes the first South Korean traditional lender to accept Bitcoin as collateral for corporate loans, using third-party custody and court-ordered liquidation mechanisms to manage default risk. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/trump-russia-energy-ceasefire-ukraine-diesel-deal-jlrb/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/trump-russia-energy-ceasefire-ukraine-diesel-deal-jlrb/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:56:00 GMTThe U.S. president has announced an agreement to purchase Russian diesel amid what he calls an 'energy ceasefire,' drawing sharp condemnation from Ukraine's leadership as fighting continues. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/ledger-hardware-wallet-supply-chain-attack-86-million-losses-2g6z/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/ledger-hardware-wallet-supply-chain-attack-86-million-losses-2g6z/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:10:45 GMTThe French crypto hardware wallet maker revealed a sophisticated supply chain breach affecting devices sold through a Southeast Asian reseller, with malicious chips draining user funds. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/xrp-ledger-patches-decade-old-bug-that-could-create-billions-4002/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/xrp-ledger-patches-decade-old-bug-that-could-create-billions-4002/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:56:17 GMTResearchers uncovered a critical vulnerability allowing attackers to generate spendable XRP without funding transactions, prompting an emergency software release after the flaw lay dormant for ten years. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/cftc-proposes-event-contracts-swaps-rule-kalshi-prediction-m-lywa/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/cftc-proposes-event-contracts-swaps-rule-kalshi-prediction-m-lywa/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:26:24 GMTThe U.S. derivatives regulator wants to fold certain event contracts traded on platforms like Kalshi into its swaps framework, a move that would require full oversight and registration as the courts weigh prediction markets' legal status. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/thailand-approves-bitcoin-ether-etfs-local-stock-exchange-842e/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/thailand-approves-bitcoin-ether-etfs-local-stock-exchange-842e/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:39:48 GMTThai asset managers can launch crypto ETFs on the local bourse from October 16 under new rules, with bitcoin and ether initially approved for retail trading. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/senator-blumenthal-investigates-cantor-fitzgerald-tether-tie-xyzv/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/senator-blumenthal-investigates-cantor-fitzgerald-tether-tie-xyzv/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:48:04 GMTConnecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal has launched a probe into the financial relationship between Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald and Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin USDT. The investigation comes as Democrats gain momentum toward retaking the Senate. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/samsung-integrates-usdc-remittances-82-million-galaxy-users-xko3/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/samsung-integrates-usdc-remittances-82-million-galaxy-users-xko3/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:43:56 GMTStarting late October, eligible Galaxy users will be able to send USDC stablecoin abroad or transfer local-currency payouts directly to bank accounts in over 60 countries through Samsung Wallet. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/wells-fargo-kraken-crypto-trading-liquidity-partnership-ylec/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/wells-fargo-kraken-crypto-trading-liquidity-partnership-ylec/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:32:53 GMTThe fourth-largest U.S. bank is negotiating with Payward, Kraken's parent company, to supply liquidity for crypto trading operations, marking another step in major banks' integration into digital asset markets. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/pudgy-penguins-abstract-layer-2-shuts-down-ethereum-network-vpgm/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/pudgy-penguins-abstract-layer-2-shuts-down-ethereum-network-vpgm/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:26:49 GMTThe consumer-focused blockchain will close December 15 after Igloo spent tens of millions supporting it, days after Blast announced its own network closure. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/arbitrum-joins-paxos-usdg-stablecoin-alliance-reserve-income-vym8/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/arbitrum-joins-paxos-usdg-stablecoin-alliance-reserve-income-vym8/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:15:10 GMTThe Ethereum layer-2 network is backing Paxos-issued USDG to capture a portion of reserve yields, as new stablecoin alliances compete for distribution and economics. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/okx-attracts-investment-from-standard-chartered-circle-rippl-2ipz/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/okx-attracts-investment-from-standard-chartered-circle-rippl-2ipz/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:44:21 GMTThe crypto exchange is securing backing from traditional finance and blockchain giants as it expands beyond trading into payments and tokenized assets following a joint venture with NYSE parent ICE. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/us-scraps-10000-reporting-rule-crypto-self-custody-uxon/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/us-scraps-10000-reporting-rule-crypto-self-custody-uxon/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:38:33 GMTFinCEN has withdrawn two long-pending proposals that would have required reporting crypto transfers above $10,000 to self-custody wallets and imposed new rules on crypto mixers. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/sec-approves-three-times-leveraged-bitcoin-ether-etfs-8eob/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/sec-approves-three-times-leveraged-bitcoin-ether-etfs-8eob/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:01:21 GMTU.S. retail investors can now amplify bitcoin and ether exposure threefold through exchange-traded funds approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, but the leverage cuts both ways. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/el-salvador-receives-138-million-imf-bitcoin-waivers-sp3j/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/el-salvador-receives-138-million-imf-bitcoin-waivers-sp3j/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:09:23 GMTThe International Monetary Fund has released a fresh tranche of funding to El Salvador, but only after the country agreed to reduce state involvement in Bitcoin and strengthen crypto regulation. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/russia-finance-ministry-pays-salaries-digital-rubles-first-t-cfhd/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/russia-finance-ministry-pays-salaries-digital-rubles-first-t-cfhd/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:52:49 GMTRussia has become the first major economy to pay government salaries in its central bank digital currency, marking a watershed moment in the global CBDC rollout. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/bny-mellon-kraken-infrastructure-partnership-talks-qpps/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/bny-mellon-kraken-infrastructure-partnership-talks-qpps/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:52:11 GMTThe 240-year-old custodian bank is negotiating a broad infrastructure agreement with Payward that could reshape how institutional and retail investors access digital assets. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/community-banks-sue-occ-crypto-trust-charters-f7hf/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/community-banks-sue-occ-crypto-trust-charters-f7hf/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:11:19 GMTThe Independent Community Bankers of America has filed a lawsuit against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, claiming the regulator illegally grants crypto firms banking licenses that undermine traditional lenders. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/tether-usdt-returns-to-bitcoin-with-utexo-private-transfers-ffrt/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/tether-usdt-returns-to-bitcoin-with-utexo-private-transfers-ffrt/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:51:49 GMTA Tether-backed project called Utexo plans to support private USDT transfers, direct BTC-USDT swaps, and Bitcoin-backed loans while keeping most transaction data off the public ledger. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/sec-proposes-new-crypto-custody-rules-for-advisers-and-funds-yrpt/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/sec-proposes-new-crypto-custody-rules-for-advisers-and-funds-yrpt/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:23:00 GMTThe regulator has issued a sweeping custody proposal that could reshape how advisers and funds hold client crypto, marking the final major policy move from outgoing Crypto Task Force chief Hester Peirce. https://finpulse24.com/en/news/metamask-security-incident-forces-ethereum-staking-exits-vp9v/https://finpulse24.com/en/news/metamask-security-incident-forces-ethereum-staking-exits-vp9v/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:16:47 GMTA security breach diverted a small amount of ETH staking rewards, prompting MetaMask to exit validators holding roughly 523,000 ETH as a precautionary measure.