Payments
DeFi

Jupiter Lend’s withdrawal liquidity rebounds from near zero to 29 million USDC

An October 31 API reading shows partial recovery, with available USDC at about 7% of reported total assets. Read the…
Oct 31, 2026
Markets

Why Ripple’s $16 trillion payment volume isn’t boosting XRP

Buying XRP doesn’t give you shares in Ripple, although the company’s growing list of new ventures and financial partners makes…
Oct 31, 2026
DeFi

Aave Freezes tBTC Reserve After Threshold Pauses Minting and Redemptions

Repayments, withdrawals and liquidations continue, while Aave’s Ethereum Core market holds about $136.5 million in tBTC deposits. Read the full…
Oct 31, 2026
Payments

MetaMask adds Stellar integration, but cross-chain bridges require manual setup

The October 29 rollout adds a Stellar address to existing multichain accounts, while receiving USDC requires funding and token activation.…
Oct 30, 2026
Payments

Binance hackers raced to move billions before it could be frozen

Attackers raced to convert stolen stablecoins into crypto that issuers could not freeze as industry players like Tether and Circle…
Oct 30, 2026
DeFi

Uniswap launches TJAR fee tool, but only fast searchers capture the hidden arbitrage profit

Uniswap says Robinhood uses TJAR for stablecoin fee receipts, while the chosen release price shapes outside traders’ surplus. Read the…
Oct 30, 2026
Payments

Experts divided over Binance hack asset freezes, warn recovery is another matter

Tether, Circle and others moved within hours to block billions in stolen crypto, but legal experts question whether smaller victims…
Oct 30, 2026
Institutional

Tether’s excess reserves nearly double to $8B as Q3 profit hits $1.5B

The stablecoin issuer’s US Treasury holdings are comparable to those of major foreign holders, while its Bitcoin reserves were valued…
Oct 30, 2026
Payments

Coinbase’s $719 million profit reveals a company caught between two crypto economies

The Q3 gap between stablecoin revenue and disclosed holder-rewards expense fell 16.6%, a calculation that excludes other costs and income.…
Oct 30, 2026
Payments

Coinbase leads crypto stock selloff following $6.3B Binance hack

Circle, Strategy and other crypto-linked stocks fell sharply Friday, a day after Binance disclosed a $6.3 billion security breach. Read…
Oct 30, 2026