DeFi

COMP Jumps 27%, Outpacing Bitcoin and Ether

COMP also led both benchmarks over seven and 28 days, while Compound’s total value locked remained below its late-September level. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
Oct 20, 2026 • Editorial Desk
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Injective, BDACS plan Korean won stablecoin settlement for tokenized assets

Injective and BDACS plan to bring won-backed stablecoin KRW1 to tokenized asset markets as South Korea develops a regulatory framework…
Oct 20, 2026
Markets

Bitcoin’s next selloff could be amplified by the traders still betting on its recovery

Glassnode’s spread crossed zero as downside skew rose, but the figures establish neither higher dollar hedge costs nor an option-selling…
Oct 20, 2026
Markets

Stablecoin transfers quadruple to $891B as US banks expand adoption: Report

Coinbase reports growing adoption by banks and businesses, even as stablecoin market capitalization remains largely unchanged over the past year.…
Oct 20, 2026
Institutional

Project Eleven Teams With Crypto Insurer Relm to Study Quantum Risk in Underwriting

The exploratory deal makes Relm Insurance a development partner for Project Eleven’s Strongpoint custody product, and neither company announced any…
Oct 20, 2026
Markets

The Midterms Are the First Real Test of Whether Markets Beat Pollsters

Former NBC News political director Chuck Todd is hosting NEXTPredict two weeks before the vote, and has yet to pick…
Oct 20, 2026
Institutional

BlackRock Files for Bitcoin ETF With Downside Buffer and Capped Upside

Bitcoin Magazine BlackRock Files for Bitcoin ETF With Downside Buffer and Capped Upside A new filing with the SEC shows…
Oct 20, 2026
Infrastructure

Optimum Says Block Propagation Layer Is Live on Ethereum Mainnet

The MIT-incubated network says 16 node operators and about 1.4 million ETH in stake are running mump2p, with ether.fi making…
Oct 20, 2026
Markets

Alphabet, Microsoft add objections to OKX-ICE proposed tokenized stock platform

About 25% of the US-listed companies in OKXICE’s initial tokenized stock platform proposal are asking to opt-out of the venture.…
Oct 20, 2026
DeFi

Blockworks Asks SEC to Make Token Projects Disclose Market-Maker Deals and Promoter Payments

In a comment letter on Regulation Crypto Assets, Blockworks said it wants line items from its own disclosure framework written…
Oct 20, 2026