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Cryptomus has been fined $126 million for failing to report thousands of high-risk transactions tied to child abuse, ransomware, and Iran-linked transfers.

The trend has most definitely not been your friend this week as dips get bought and rallies get sold.

Beyond Meat is facing its first test since becoming a meme stock sensation, with its stock down more than half since the peak. Can it rebound?

The addition of SOL comes amid growing institutional interest in the Solana network, as the community positions it as the hub of internet capital markets. Fidelity, a financial services company, has added Solana trading to its platform, making the network’s native token available to both institutional and retail clients. Solana (SOL) is now available to buy, sell, and trade on Fidelity Crypto, Fidelity Crypto for IRAs, Fidelity Crypto for Wealth Managers, and Fidelity Digital Assets’ platform for institutional investors, a spokesperson confirmed to Cointelegraph on Thursday. The spokesperson added: The added support for SOL signals that cryptocurrencies are maturing as an asset class, further reducing the gap between legacy and digital finance. Read more

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao confirmed in an Oct. 23 post on X that he has received a pardon from US President Donald Trump. He said: “Deeply grateful for today’s pardon and to President Trump for upholding America’s commitment to fairness, innovation, and justice. Will do everything we can to help make America the Capital of Crypto […] The post Trump tariff short trader who made $200M correctly predicts Binance’s CZ pardon appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The artwork also pays homage to Damien Hirst.

Aave Labs’ latest deal follows a string of institutional initiatives, including its Maple Finance integration and Horizon RWA marketplace. San Francisco–based Stable Finance has been acquired by Aave Labs, the developer behind the Aave lending ecosystem, as the firm expands into consumer-facing onchain services. Founded in 2023, Stable Finance’s mobile app allows users to deposit funds from bank accounts, cards, or crypto wallets to earn yield on stablecoins through overcollateralized decentralized markets. The deal, announced Thursday, also brings Stable Finance’s founder Mario Baxter Cabrera and his engineering team into Aave Labs. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.  Read more

Bitcoin trades near $108K after falling below STH cost basis. Analysts eye $37K LTH support as retail selling spikes and whales accumulate.

Open interest across CME’s regulated markets jumped 27% since Oct. 10, signaling growing conviction among large traders.

For decades, physicists have promised that quantum computing would one day outrun classical machines. That day may have arrived. On Oct. 22, Google’s Willow quantum processor completed a task that supercomputers would need 150 years to finish by compressing centuries of calculation into two hours. Industry experts say the result, verified by Nature, isn’t only […] The post Can Google’s 13,000× “quantum echoes” put Bitcoin’s keys on a clock? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

As Treasury yields sink, Spark’s $100 million move into Superstate’s regulated crypto carry fund signals DeFi’s pivot toward uncorrelated yield sources. Decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Spark has rotated a portion of its treasury reserves from US government bonds into crypto-native yield strategies, signaling new approaches to onchain yield generation as Treasury returns continue to compress. On Thursday, Spark said it allocated $100 million of its stablecoin reserves to Superstate’s Crypto Carry Fund (USCC), a regulated basis-trading fund that generates yield from price differentials between spot and futures markets across major digital assets. The fund allows DeFi protocols to earn market-neutral yield from the same derivatives markets traditionally used by hedge funds. According to Superstate’s website, USCC manages about $528 million in assets and currently produces a 30-day yield of 9.26%. Read more

Security issues like data breaches and phishing attacks are a type of feedback for Web3 designers, argues Tools for Humanity’s Adrian Ludwig.

Top markets on Myriad this week include price predictions on Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as chances the Dodgers win the World Series.

The partnership combines AMINA Bank’s Swiss-regulated custody with Tokeny’s blockchain infrastructure to ease tokenisation for financial institutions.

Republic Technologies has arranged a $100M 0% secured convertible note, opening with $10M, to expand Ethereum operations; over 90% has been allocated to ETH for validators and attestations under its DAT++ model and Synthetic Mining with QCP Capital, which has reported weekly returns near 1.75%. The post Republic Technologies Raises $100 Million to Expand Validator-Backed Ethereum Treasury appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ether's mega whales are quietly buying the dips, absorbing supply from smaller holders during the price drop. Key takeaways: Ethereum’s triple bottom pattern near $3,750–$3,800 hints at a potential 10% rebound in October. Mega whales (10,000–100,000 ETH) are quietly accumulating, absorbing supply from smaller holders during the recent price decline. Read more

Geneva, Switzerland, October 23, 2025 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today announced new collaborations with blockchain organizations at Columbia University and Harvard University. These initiatives extend TRON DAO’s academic network, which already includes collaborations with world-class universities such as […] The post TRON DAO Expands Global University Network with New Collaborations at Columbia and Harvard Blockchain Clubs appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Whale 19D5 transfers over 3,000 BTC to Binance while holding $140 million in Hyperliquid shorts.

President Trump has issued a pardon for Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who had pled guilty in 2024 and has served four months, per the Wall Street Journal. BNB has reached $1,150 before easing to $1,128, up roughly 4.5% in recent hours. The post [LIVE] Trump Pardons CZ – Tracking the Impact on BNB and Aster Prices appeared first on Cryptonews.

The founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, has been granted a pardon by the US President, reports indicated.