Infrastructure

Robinhood Chain slowdown spreads from fees to trading as transactions fall more than 40%

Daily activity has dropped from 10.8 million transactions to 6.2 million since mid-September even as Robinhood keeps paying network fees on customer swaps. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Oct 10, 2026 • Editorial Desk
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Payments

Celsius founder faces lifetime ban, but can trade his own crypto

A qualifying DOJ payment can satisfy the $25 million obligation, while a separate $10 million judgment has a sentence-completion condition…
Oct 10, 2026
Markets

Bitcoin Life Insurer Meanwhile Raises $37.5M as Wealthy Families Look to Pass On Their BTC

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Life Insurer Meanwhile Raises $37.5M as Wealthy Families Look to Pass On Their BTC The Bermuda-regulated startup,…
Oct 10, 2026
Markets

STRK Jumps 30% as Starknet Weighs Layer 1 Shift

The token’s rally outpaced bitcoin and ether, while daily trading on Starknet’s decentralized exchanges rose to about $33.7 million. Read…
Oct 10, 2026
Infrastructure

Solana doubles block production speed to 200ms as network prepares for Alpenglow upgrade

The final SIMD-0525 step halves Solana’s original slot-time target, shortening leader windows and epochs while per-slot budgets keep work capacity…
Oct 10, 2026
Infrastructure

Tether freezes $1.4M in TRON vaults and THORChain stalls

A researcher reported resumed TRON swaps after four vaults were blacklisted, exposing issuer control over USDT inside decentralized infrastructure. The…
Oct 9, 2026
Markets

ETH fee burns cover just 2% of new coins printed in 2026

An October 9 ledger puts fee burn at 2.07% of gross issuance, while a conditional capacity model tests the demand…
Oct 9, 2026
Payments

Coinbase and Gennius Plan ONED Stablecoin Access Through Latin American Banks

The Argentina-first initiative would let customers convert eligible deposits into ONED USD, transfer it around the clock and spend through…
Oct 9, 2026
Markets

Kalshi Probes Bets on Trump’s Press Secretary Pick, WSJ Reports

Three wagers costing about $19, $74 and $80 preceded reports of Katie Zacharia’s selection. The contract has settled Yes, but…
Oct 9, 2026
Regulation

U.S. CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulations as legal fight rages

The derivatives regulator is proposing a formal rule to include certain contracts traded on platforms like Kalshi’s as swaps that…
Oct 9, 2026