MEXC and Payward Highlight Collaboration as Crypto and TradFi Converge at TOKEN2049
October 9, 2026 – MEXC,a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, and Payward, the parent company of Kraken, shared their perspectives on the convergence of crypto and traditional finance during a TOKEN2049 Singapore panel. MEXC CEO Vugar Usi Zade and Payward Co-CEO Arjun Sethi, discussed how broader market access, retail demand and collaboration between platforms…
Coinbase And Samsung Bring USDC Directly Into Samsung Wallet
TL;DR: Coinbase is powering USDC inside Samsung Wallet, with the stablecoin feature due to reach 82 million compatible Galaxy devices in the United States from the final week of October. Coinbase Prime will custody the USDC, while Samsung says eligible users will be able to send funds to crypto wallets and qualifying bank accounts in…
Chainlink Launches One-Click Cross-Chain Vault Deposits Across 80+ Blockchains
TL;DR: Chainlink has launched CCIP Vault Adapters, allowing DeFi vaults on one network to accept deposits from users across more than 80 supported blockchains without asking those users to bridge assets manually. Aave, Lombard, Venus, Veda and several other platforms are already adopting the infrastructure. One of DeFi‘s most stubborn problems is not finding yield.…
Sui’s Hashi Bitcoin Finance Network Launches With More Than $500 Million Committed
TL;DR: Hashi, Sui’s native Bitcoin finance infrastructure, will begin a phased mainnet rollout later this month with more than $500 million in committed capital. Anchorage Digital has joined the launch coalition, giving institutional clients routes into Hashi through qualified custody and self-custody infrastructure. Sui is preparing to bring its Bitcoin finance system to mainnet with…
Polygon Opens Its Money Stack To TRON’s $94 Billion USDT Market
TL;DR: Polygon Open Money Stack now supports TRON, giving payment and fintech businesses a single infrastructure layer for bank transfers, wallets, cross-chain routing and payouts involving TRC-20 USDT. Polygon says more than $94 billion of USDT currently circulates on TRON. Polygon has spent much of 2026 trying to turn its Open Money Stack into infrastructure…
Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $484.9 Million As BlackRock Leads A Broad Day Of Outflows
TL;DR: US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $484.9 million in net outflows on October 7, according to Farside Investors. BlackRock’s IBIT led the withdrawals with $207.7 million leaving the fund, while Fidelity and ARK also posted nine-figure outflows. A day after Bitcoin ETF inflows appeared to recover, institutional money moved sharply in the other direction. US…
BNY Expands Regulated Crypto Custody Across The European Union Under MiCA
TL;DR: BNY has expanded its Digital Asset Custody platform to selected institutional clients across the European Union under MiCA. The move follows the addition of its European banking entity to the ESMA MiCA register and gives one of the world’s largest custody banks a regulated route to hold and administer crypto assets in the region.…
Strategy Sets October 29 Date For Its Next Major Bitcoin Treasury Update
TL;DR: Strategy will report third-quarter 2026 results after US markets close on October 29 and hold a live webinar at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. The update will give investors the next full financial snapshot of the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin treasury. The most closely watched corporate Bitcoin balance sheet has a date for its next…
PowerCompute Mines 8.1 Bitcoin In September After Using BTC To Slash Debt
TL;DR: PowerCompute mined 8.1 BTC in September, up 37% from a year earlier. Its month-end Bitcoin holdings fell to 63.7 BTC after the company used 267.4 BTC to help retire a $22.45 million Bitcoin-backed credit facility, leaving most of its secured debt eliminated. PowerCompute’s latest mining update is a useful reminder that a corporate Bitcoin…
OSL Brings A USDGO Market-Neutral Fund On-Chain For Hong Kong Investors
TL;DR: OSL Group has tokenized the USDGO Plus SP fund on-chain and is providing custody and distribution through its licensed Hong Kong platform. The product is a market-neutral digital asset fund built around USDGO and is available only to eligible professional investors. Tokenization is moving from simple Treasury products into more complex investment strategies. OSL…