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The collaboration aims to give institutional traders more privacy around order flow and position sizing on digital asset markets. Shield Swap has announced a partnership with Flowdesk to broaden access to confidential trading services for institutional clients.

Officials say police seized $7.15 million in assets and six cold wallets during the operation. Turkey's Justice Minister has publicly confirmed that Richard Heart, the founder of the HEX cryptocurrency, was arrested in Istanbul. The confirmation came after reports of the arrest first circulated among crypto news outlets.

The group aims to set shared post-quantum security standards as an estimated 6 million bitcoin remain vulnerable to future quantum attacks. A group of nine crypto firms has launched the Quantum Alliance, a coalition focused on building shared standards for post-quantum security. The announcement was reported Friday by Decrypt and CryptoBriefing.

The exchange is paying rewards in XRP to holders of Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, though the advertised rate is dropping as the program progresses. Binance is running a promotional campaign that rewards users for holding or depositing RLUSD, Ripple's dollar-pegged stablecoin, with payouts made in XRP rather than cash or stablecoin interest.

Two legacy financial giants are expanding digital asset efforts as traditional finance warms further to Bitcoin. Deutsche Bank and Charles Schwab are stepping up their cryptocurrency efforts, according to a report from AMBCrypto. The outlet links the renewed push to Bitcoin's growing acceptance among traditional finance firms, often shorthanded as TradFi.

The asset manager's analysis finds Solana holding up structurally but points to stake, hosting, and client concentration as ongoing concerns. Fidelity has issued a report evaluating the health of the Solana network, according to Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing. The asset manager concluded that Solana has demonstrated resilience across key operational measures.

The lender plans to fold digital assets, stocks and gold into its mobile banking app as traditional banks widen crypto access. Postbank, ranked as Bulgaria's fourth-largest bank by assets, intends to add cryptocurrency trading to its mobile banking application. The feature is expected to launch alongside access to exchange-traded funds, individual stocks and gold investing.

Three stories today cite the same underlying data and reach incompatible numbers, and none of the three disputes has a primary document available to settle it. Three stories today cite the same underlying data and reach incompatible numbers, and none of the three disputes has a primary document available to settle it.

CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both cite Token Terminal for the dollar value of Coinbase-issued tokenized stocks deposited in DeFi on Base, but their figures diverge sharply. CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both cite Token Terminal for the dollar value of Coinbase-issued tokenized stocks deposited in DeFi on Base, but their figures diverge sharply.

A new study from the Bank for International Settlements suggests higher savings rates could keep money in traditional banks rather than stablecoins. The Bank for International Settlements has published a paper examining why stablecoins have grown so quickly in recent years. Researchers point to a simple explanation.

US-listed Ether exchange-traded funds posted heavier weekly withdrawals than their Bitcoin counterparts, even as BlackRock led a separate Friday pullback from Bitcoin products. Spot Ether exchange-traded funds listed in the United States saw net outflows of about $320 million over the past week, according to CryptoBriefing.

The memecoin launchpad has partnered with Hyperliquid to let traders open leveraged positions, including on Bitcoin. Pump.fun, the platform best known for launching memecoins on Solana, has added perpetual futures to its offering. The feature went live through an integration with Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange built specifically for derivatives trading.

Allaire reportedly outlined plans to bring Circle's stablecoin infrastructure to dozens of emerging economies. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said the company is looking to enter around 40 developing markets, according to a report from Cointelegraph. The statement signals an intent to widen the reach of Circle's stablecoin infrastructure well beyond its established customer base.

U.Today and CoinTurk News EN report one Google Trends peak and decline figure for XRP searches; Coindoo reports a different peak date and different current/decline figures from the same data source. U.Today and CoinTurk News EN report one Google Trends peak and decline figure for XRP searches; Coindoo reports a different peak date and different…

The Ethereum co-founder outlined how electricity drives Bitcoin mining costs while capital spending dominates AI infrastructure. Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has drawn attention to a fundamental economic difference between Bitcoin mining and AI computing. CoinGape and crypto.news both reported on his comments on October 17, 2026.

A brief rebound in Bitcoin ETF demand reversed within 24 hours as broader crypto funds shed over $600 million. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds listed in the United States recorded $5.06 million in net inflows on October 16, according to data reported by Coinfomania.

Researchers say the AI model helped explain the origin of numbers the NSA used in a decades-old cryptographic standard. Anthropic's Claude AI model has reportedly played a central role in resolving a decades-old puzzle involving the National Security Agency's cryptographic work.

The AI company is reportedly pushing Congress to consider federal rules for the most advanced AI systems. Anthropic has brought a draft frontier AI safety bill to US lawmakers, Politico reported. The outlet's account was relayed by CryptoBriefing on October 16, 2026. Details of the bill's exact text have not been made public in full.