Japanese visitors may be able to pay with yen stablecoins in South Korea under Shinhan-SBI pact
The collaboration will explore cardlinked merchant payments for Japanese visitors in South Korea and peertopeer wallet transfers among broader crossborder…
Dogecoin wallet, app teams unite in push to give DOGE more everyday uses
Dogecoin Labs will combine MyDoge, DogeOS and merchant payment tools as developers try to turn coin holders into customers for applications and businesses.…
Bitcoin risk management grows more popular as the 'just bet on price' era fades
Your dayahead look for Oct. 21, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
OCC's final rule to start fresh in weighing stablecoin rewards against GENIUS Act ban
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is the first of several federal agencies to finish writing regulations under the act. Source：CoinDesk
Crypto rises with Asian tech stocks, zcash extends gain after setting upgrade date
Bitcoin rose to a oneweek high as Asian tech stocks rebounded and SpaceX and Tesla formed committees to explore a merger. Source：CoinDesk
Live updates: Bitcoin clings to $82,500 as SpaceX results lift stock futures
SpaceX’s blowout quarter revived the AI trade, but oil topped $110 again. XS.com warns that losing $82,500 opens a path toward $70,000. Source：CoinDesk
SpaceX and Tesla explore merger that would unite more than 30,000 bitcoin
Independent committees are assessing a potential tieup, while strong SpaceX earnings lift shares ahead of Tesla’s results. Source：CoinDesk
Monero futures are again heating with leverage, raising volatility risks
Open interest has topped $300 million and price is back above $600. A similar setup was seen before January's crash. Source：CoinDesk
Tether leads $15 million funding round for AI-focused payment startup Mural
The Series A round, which included participation from North Island Ventures and existing investors, brings New Yorkbased Mural's total funding to $28 million.…
Zcash developers confirm November date for upgrade that triples payment speed
The NU7 upgrade will cut the time between Zcash blocks to 25 seconds from 75 seconds. The chosen block height still has to be merged into the spec and shipped…
Ripple brings Wall Street into 24/7 stock bets, but HSBC warns markets are still thin
Institutions can trade through Ripple Prime and post RLUSD as collateral. Finding enough buyers and sellers for large positions could prove harder.…
Solana’s Alpenglow, its biggest network overhaul since 2020, goes live Wednesday
Alpenglow will replace the voting system Solana has used since 2020, targeting roughly 150millisecond finality after months of testing that included a failed…