Sam Bankman-Fried’s final direct challenge to his FTX fraud conviction is moving deeper into the U.S. Supreme Court process after the justices gave the federal government until November 16 to respond to his petition seeking a new trial and relief from an $11.02 billion forfeiture judgment.The former FTX CEO filed his petition for a writ
BlackRock is preparing to release its third-quarter 2026 earnings on October 14, placing renewed attention on its cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds and their contribution to a business managing more than $15 trillion.The company ended the second quarter with $15.34 trillion in assets under management (AUM), compared with $12.53 trillion a year earlier. It attracted $192 billion
Coins.ph, one of the Philippines’ largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is facing regulatory scrutiny over allegations that its services were used to facilitate transactions involving restricted offshore gambling businesses.According to an October 13, 2026, CoinDesk report citing two people familiar with the situation, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is considering punitive action against the company. One
Robinhood Chain has surpassed $100 billion in cumulative decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume, approximately three and a half months after launching its public mainnet on July 1, 2026.The milestone highlights the rapid expansion of Robinhood’s blockchain infrastructure as the brokerage company moves deeper into decentralized finance and tokenized financial assets.According to an October 14 report
BitMine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR), the Ethereum-focused digital asset treasury company chaired by Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee, has confirmed the completion of a $350 million share repurchase program, describing it as the largest stock buyback executed by a cryptocurrency treasury company.The company repurchased approximately 21 million common shares between July 14 and August 17, 2026,
Coinbase Derivatives has until October 20, 2026, to use a temporary regulatory exemption allowing it to convert existing long-dated index futures into perpetual contracts without the usual implementation delay.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight issued Staff Letter 26-29 on October 3, following an October 1 request from Coinbase Derivatives, a registered designated
Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan has renewed speculation surrounding a potential native cryptocurrency token after discussing an on-chain asset linked to the prediction market platform during TOKEN2049 in Singapore.Speaking at the October 7, 2026 conference, Coplan explored the concept of a digital asset with programmable utility tied to Polymarket’s economic activity. His comments followed an earlier
BNY and Citadel Securities have completed the first transaction involving a tokenized US Treasury security on a major triparty repurchase agreement platform, marking a significant development in the integration of blockchain technology with traditional financial infrastructure.Announced on October 13, 2026, the transaction involved purchasing a two-year US Treasury note, recording its tokenized representation on BNY’s
Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf has confirmed that the American banking giant is preparing for potential stablecoin opportunities in the United States, although practical applications for the technology remain uncertain. Speaking during Wells Fargo’s third-quarter earnings call on October 13, 2026, Scharf said the bank was increasing investments in traditional and digital payment infrastructure to
Solana has scheduled its Alpenglow consensus upgrade for October 21, 2026, targeting a substantial reduction in transaction finality as the blockchain prepares to replace its existing consensus mechanism. Anza, the developer behind Solana’s Agave validator client, confirmed the planned mainnet-beta activation on October 13, placing the migration at approximately 14:50 UTC. The Solana Foundation identifies