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Binance founder and BNB Chain respond publicly as security flaws in PHP raise industry-wide concern. Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance and widely known in the crypto community as CZ, has warned users about critical vulnerabilities discovered in PHP.

Fresh demand for spot Bitcoin funds extends a multi-day buying streak even as reports diverge on the token's recent price direction. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $528 million in net inflows on the latest trading day, according to data cited by multiple outlets.

The foundation argues regulators should fix existing gaps in crypto rules rather than pull staking and decentralized finance under MiCA's scope. The Cardano Foundation has called on European Union officials to prioritize fixing existing flaws in the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation.

Dubai's virtual asset regulator has cleared the exchange to operate spot trading services for retail and institutional clients. Bybit has secured a license from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, Dubai's dedicated crypto oversight body, to offer spot trading services in the emirate.

The regulator is asking industry and public for input on how decentralized finance should fit into Britain's upcoming crypto framework. The UK Financial Conduct Authority has opened a public consultation on decentralized finance regulation. The move is part of broader preparations for a comprehensive crypto regulatory regime due to take effect in 2027.

The decentralized exchanges are combining operations in a bid to capture a larger share of on-chain trading volume. Aerodrome and Velodrome, two prominent decentralized exchange protocols, have announced a merger that will unify their operations under a single token called AERO.

UNLOCK Blockchain and AMBCrypto report different total figures for crypto seized and victims notified in the Trump administration's overseas scam crackdown. UNLOCK Blockchain and AMBCrypto report different total figures for crypto seized and victims notified in the Trump administration's overseas scam crackdown.

Authorities in Beijing are pursuing a court order in the United Kingdom to confiscate a massive Bitcoin holding tied to an alleged fraud scheme. Chinese authorities have moved to seize 61,800 Bitcoin held in the United Kingdom.

The British banking group moves to fully own the crypto custody platform it helped launch, expanding its digital asset footprint. Standard Chartered has signed a deal to acquire Zodia Custody, according to reports from Fintech News Singapore and Crypto News Australia.

BlockchainReporter and Crypto News Flash both cover the OCC's final GENIUS Act stablecoin rule but give different dates for the proposed rule that preceded it. BlockchainReporter and Crypto News Flash both cover the OCC's final GENIUS Act stablecoin rule but give different dates for the proposed rule that preceded it.

The attacker behind the Drift Protocol exploit has funneled a sizable Ether stash into the sanctioned mixing service, according to blockchain trackers. An attacker connected to a security breach at Drift Protocol has moved $109 million in Ether into Tornado Cash over the past two days.

ZEC price climbs 12% as developers finalize the activation height for the privacy coin's next network upgrade. Zcash developers have selected November 5 as the target activation date for NU7, the project's next scheduled network upgrade. The upgrade is designed to reduce block times to 25 seconds, according to crypto.news.

The stablecoin issuer backs a company building payment infrastructure for autonomous AI agents. Tether has led a $15 million funding round for Mural, a startup building payment infrastructure for artificial intelligence agents. CoinDesk and crypto.news both reported the investment on October 21, 2026, describing Mural as an AI-focused payment company.

A growing list of blue-chip companies and a major bank have raised objections to a tokenized equities initiative tied to OKX and Intercontinental Exchange. Microsoft and McDonald's have objected to efforts to bring tokenized versions of their shares to market through a project linked to crypto exchange OKX and Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company…

The trading platform turns on a privacy feature designed to block MEV exploitation before trades settle Decibel Trade has activated the Encrypted Mempool on Aptos, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and crypto.news. The feature is built to hide pending trader orders from public view until they are processed on-chain.

The central bank's new system enables round-the-clock settlement of digital bond instruments. Bank Negara Malaysia, the country's central bank, has launched a platform built on distributed ledger technology for tokenized bonds. The initiative targets the issuance and settlement of bond instruments using blockchain-based infrastructure rather than conventional clearing systems.

Two crypto platforms are preparing prediction market offerings as spot and derivatives volumes cool across the industry. Binance US and Blockchain.com are joining a growing field of companies offering prediction markets, according to reports published by CoinGape and crypto.news on October 21.

The network's biggest consensus overhaul moves voting transactions off-chain while targeting dramatically faster finality. Solana has rolled out Alpenglow, described by developers and analysts as the blockchain's most significant upgrade to date. The change targets consensus, the mechanism validators use to agree on which transactions are valid and in what order they occurred.