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Adapter (Protocol 28), an upgrade that brought faster consensus, atomic upgrades for fleets of contracts, and a safer, standard way to migrate contract data, launched on the mainnet on September 16. In line with this, Version 28 of the Soroban Rust SDK has been released, which contains a variety of build system changes, new behavior to better support contract data migration, and new features. This includes Spec Shaking v2, contract data migration, sparsely published events, executable references, and native contracts that can be uploaded in tests. Spec Shaking v2 changes the way that specs are included, using one of the…

At this point, the analyst notes that Bitcoin’s recent upward movement appears closer to a recovery within an ongoing bear market than to the beginning of an uptrend. In account X, Adam noted that put option block trades, typically used to hedge against or bet on price declines as the market enters a correction after an uptrend, accounted for approximately one-third of the trading volume. The analyst added that despite the rapid rise in Bitcoin, the implied volatility in major option expiry dates has fallen to around 35%. The analyst said that investors in the options market are not pricing…

Implications for the Prediction Market Sector If completed, this funding round would be one of the largest in the crypto and prediction market space, underscoring the sector’s growing influence. Prediction markets allow users to trade on the outcomes of future events, ranging from political elections to economic indicators, and have gained traction as alternative information sources. The involvement of Donald Trump Jr. and 1789 Capital adds a political dimension to the funding, which could draw both attention and scrutiny. Polymarket has already faced regulatory questions in the past, and a high-profile investment could invite further oversight. Why This Matters For…

Bitwise: 413.1 million $XRP Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ: 293.1 million $XRP Canary’s XRPC: 249.8 million $XRP Total net assets across the funds stood at $1.69 billion after the Sept. 28 session. Three days earlier, on Sept. 25, that figure was $1.77 billion. That is a drop of about $86 million over a stretch in which the funds took in fresh money. The gap is price, not redemptions. $XRP hit $1.66 on Sept. 23 and now trades near $1.49, which shaves value off every coin already sitting in the vaults. It also means net assets have now slipped below the $1.79 billion…

CourtListener docket for Rukthammachalern v. Tether Holdings in the Southern District of New York, showing an August 31, 2026, filing date. Captured September 3, 2026. The filing says the tokens were held in ten Ethereum addresses. Nine belong to Rukthammachalern and one to Kasamvilas. Tether blacklisted those addresses on October 30, 2025, the complaint says. A Homeland Security Investigations agent had unofficially asked for the blacklisting, without a warrant, court order, or notice to the account holders. A federal magistrate judge in North Carolina did not sign a seizure warrant until February 19, 2026. The complaint stated that the warrant…

Token Metrics The broader crypto market continues to reflect mixed signals, with Bitcoin remaining a focal point for traders. The transfer of 1,000 $BTC from MEXC has generated buzz, particularly as Bitcoin’s overall trading volume remains low. As traders react to this development, we may see changes in Bitcoin’s price action and sentiment, impacting its trajectory in the near term. MEXC is a cryptocurrency exchange facilitating trades and transfers of various digital assets. The transfer of Bitcoin to an unknown wallet often raises questions about the intentions behind such movements, whether for accumulation or other strategic reasons. This incident highlights…

A representative for Kraken told CoinDesk that “compliance is foundational to how we operate. Kraken maintains a best-in-class compliance program, including partnerships with leading blockchain analytics providers that continuously monitor onchain activity. These controls are designed to identify and block any assets associated with sanctioned wallets before they enter our platform.” LBank said it has consistently used industry-standard compliance tools to conduct ongoing monitoring, but acknowledged that the crypto industry is “inherently cross-platform, cross-chain, and cross-jurisdictional.” “As a result,” the spokesperson added, “relevant risks are often not generated by, or capable of being independently identified and addressed by, any single…

A day earlier, the ETF accumulated 88,661 $LINK in one day, valued at approximately $1.34 million. Furthermore, the fund had also received 177,210 $LINK worth roughly $2.27 million one week earlier and another 203,810 $LINK, valued near $2.40 million, two weeks earlier. In total, the transactions combined brought September accumulation to at roughly 629,100 $LINK, worth approximately $8.37 million. Bitwise brings staking into the ETF story Additionally, the institutional activity expanded beyond Grayscale after Bitwise filed a new SEC prospectus for its Chainlink ETF. This filing involved plans to allocate 20% of the fund’s $LINK holdings towards staking. Source: X…

Gold’s 2.9-Sigma Day Rising yields hit precious metals as well, with Gold falling 3.4% on the day, a move The Kobeissi Letter called “one of the rarest single-day declines of the last two decades.” Since 2006, gold’s average daily change has been +0.05% with a standard deviation of 1.19%, which puts Monday’s drop about 2.9 standard deviations below normal. Spot gold sank to $4,148.69 an ounce, its lowest level since Aug. 5, while silver slid 4.31% to $61.53. Furthermore, Bitcoin.com News reported yesterday that gold and silver shed $550 billion in hours as bitcoin dipped to $82,780, but the bleeding…

🇰🇷 Will the majority of tokenized volume be on Private or Public blockchains?Monica Long – “Public”She also mentions that the benefits of private blockchains are coming to the $XRP Ledger with confidential transfer (XLS-96) and permission delegation (XLS-75). pic.twitter.com/4ySa0k3SKo — Vet (@Vet_X0) September 30, 2026 This narrative benefits the $XRP Ledger, a decentralized public Layer 1 blockchain, as tokenized volume flows to public blockchains. Confidential transfers (XLS-96) allow institutional-grade privacy for Multi-Purpose Tokens (MPTs), while Permission Delegation allows accounts to delegate some permissions to other accounts. As reported, Ripple President Monica Long will headline the $XRP Seoul event scheduled for…