Solana will implement its Alpenglow upgrade on Oct. 21, replacing its voting system to achieve transaction finality in approximately 150 milliseconds. The change will move validator votes off-chain, potentially reducing ...

Russia's largest bank has been added to the Bank of Russia's register of crypto exchange organizations, bringing the total to ten firms. Sberbank now sits on both the exchange and depository registers alongside VTB.

Wormhole declined 34% in a single day as spot market volume surged, but perpetual market data revealed a more complex picture with crowded short positioning and shrinking capital.

Bitcoin climbed 1.5% to nearly $83,900 after New York Fed President John Williams indicated no rate increases are needed in 2027, weakening the dollar and supporting broader market gains.

Fidelity's spot Bitcoin fund drew $103.06 million in client purchases on October 13, 2026, accounting for nearly all net inflows across US spot Bitcoin ETFs that day as Bitcoin traded above $86,000.

Social media sentiment has turned negative for bitcoin and XRP following recent price declines, while ethereum attracts roughly twice as many bullish comments as bearish ones, according to analytics firm Santiment.

Near Protocol declined over 12% in 24 hours after a major whale liquidation and increased selling pressure across spot and futures markets, with the token testing key support levels.

Ripple and South Korea's Meritz Securities have signed a strategic partnership to examine digital asset custody, tokenization infrastructure, and new financial products under the country's evolving regulatory framework.

Clearpool has released an updated decentralized application featuring a swap tool allowing CPOOL holders to convert their tokens to CLEAR at a 1:1 ratio, following a community vote to expand onto the XRP Ledger.

The XRP Ledger ecosystem selected its first fully online Aquarium cohort, bringing together 13 startups from 11 countries to develop stablecoin payments, AI commerce, and blockchain lending applications.