Markets

Inflation target of 2% may not stop the next Fed rate freeze

The Fed can stop raising rates before inflation reaches 2% if officials believe the economy’s already heading there without another increase. September’s meeting left most unconvinced, with strong spending and persistent price increases outweighing the strain expensive borrowing was putting……
Oct 10, 2026 • Editorial Desk
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Ledger Theft Funds Shift Into USDD, Beyond Tether’s Freeze Controls

Tron records show a 2 million USDT conversion through USDD’s stability module; Bitquery estimates Tether froze $10 million across the…
Oct 10, 2026
Industry News

XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing

Researchers demonstrated how a payment could create spendable XRP without the sender funding it, prompting an emergency software release. Read…
Oct 10, 2026
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