Solana’s 150-millisecond settlement upgrade reaches second public test network
Alpenglow is running on both public test networks, giving application teams a place to check their software before the live blockchain switches. Source：CoinDesk
U.S. SEC's steadiest crypto advocate, Hester Peirce, to depart next week
The longanticipated exit of the commissioner sometimes known as Crypto Mom is Oct. 2, announced as the agency was sending out its latest crypto work.…
A ‘death cross’ is coming for the dollar. Why Trump will be happy.
Don’t look now, but there are some technical reasons to believe that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was right when he declared to the financial markets…
Ex-CFTC leader to leave Blockchain Association after CLARITY vote fails
Former CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger joined the Blockchain Association in 2025 after resigning during her second term at the federal commodities…
I’m 77, pay rent and live off Social Security, but I help homeless people. Why are so many people going hungry?
“I am a retired senior citizen living checktocheck.” Source：MarketWatch
Bitget confirms $351M security breach, suspends withdrawals
Bitget said unauthorized transfers affected a limited number of hot wallets, while cold wallets and most platform assets remained unaffected.…
Bullish, Alpaca and Apex Fintech form coalition to push issuer-backed tokenized stocks
The group aims to link onchain shares to official shareholder records following the U.S. SEC's innovation exemption for tokenized stock trading. Source：CoinDesk
The stock token debate, and the gap nobody can close alone
The argument over Robinhood’s AMC token has been about which tokenization model is legitimate, and the SEC has drawn a line. The question to ask now is what…
A new bill in Congress would lower the retirement age to 60. See who would qualify.
A new bill calling for lowering Social Security’s full retirement age from 67 to 60 for workers in physically demanding jobs could put additional strain on the…
Everyone knows Social Security and Medicare are on the ropes. Here’s what to do instead of panicking.
With midterm elections around the corner, voters are voicing concern about the future of these programs as rising costs imperil household finances,…
Social Security checks are projected to be cut by $540 a month in just six years
Social Security’s future may be even more dire than expected as time is running out to shore up the program’s finances. Source：MarketWatch
Cathie Wood's ARK teams with Securitize to tokenize venture fund with OpenAI, Anthropic stakes
The ARK Venture Fund is bringing exposure to soughtafter private tech companies onchain through Securitize, first on Ethereum then potentially expanding to…