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The Open Network (TON) announced on Thursday, 16th October that it has listed on Bitstamp by Robinhood, world’s longest-running crypto exchange. A popular layer-1 blockchain network, TON continues to grow its network, catering to an ever-growing pool of global users. This is a significant milestone for the network, in its efforts of transforming into Web 3 financial infrastructure. For the network, it is also a sign of a greater institutional confidence in the Telegram-integrated blockchain system. A Strategic Partnership for Worldwide Growth Bitstamp is one of the industry’s most trusted exchanges, with over 14 years of operational expertise and more…

Ethereum (ETH) has rolled out three major network upgrades since The Merge in September 2022 — Shanghai, Dencun, and Pectra — and is now counting down the final steps to bring the next upgrade, Fusaka, live on mainnet.Developers deployed Fusaka to its second public test network, Sepolia, on October 14. According to the timeline, next on the schedule is the upgrade’s activation on the final testnet, Hoodi, on October 28. Once testing wraps up successfully, the upgrade is expected to go live on the mainnet on December 3. Fusaka & BPO mainnet activation schedule. Source: Ethereum Public Notes Looking back,…

EstateX has been appointed as the official tokenization partner of the Republic of Liberland. The partnership aims to create the world’s first fully tokenized national economy, covering real estate, stocks, bonds, and more Free Republic of Liberland has appointed EstateX as its official tokenization partner as the nation levels up in blockchain adoption. The microstate is building its reputation as a hub for innovation and blockchain adoption under the leadership of Prime Minister Justin Sun. The collaboration will see EstateX tokenize the country’s economy, spanning real estate, stocks, bonds, schools, and infrastructure. Liberland was officially proclaimed on April 13, 2015,…

Argentine President Javier Milei has not made crypto or its use cases a fundamental part of his political agenda, primarily because he has little knowledge of the technology, according to leading Bitcoin experts in the country. During a press roundtable hosted by the Latin American Bitcoin & Blockchain Conference (LABITCONF) on Tuesday, prominent Bitcoiner Carlos Maslatón and Ramiro Marra, who previously served as a member of Milei’s “La Libertad Avanza” party, indicated they do not foresee the current government prioritizing the crypto industry anytime soon. Bitcoin Expectations Go Unmet Veteran Bitcoiners in Argentina feel that Milei has failed to meet…

New York — MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments, today announced the launch of MoonPay Commerce, a next-generation platform enabling merchants, creators, and developers to accept crypto payments worldwide — faster, cheaper, and more seamlessly than ever.—Already trusted by over 6,000 app developers, merchants, and global enterprises — including Shopify, The Solana Foundation, Ledger, Jupiter, Fortune Media, Dorsia, CoinMarketCap, and Solscan — MoonPay Commerce unifies MoonPay’s trusted infrastructure with Helio’s advanced checkout technology, following its acquisition earlier this year.Powering Solana Pay for ShopifyMoonPay Commerce powers and maintains the Solana Pay integration for Shopify, originally developed by Helio for the…

The Russell 2000 index is at a new ATH. If small-cap stocks are printing all-time highs, it implies that risk appetite is back. Additionally, Ethereum has followed small caps remarkably closely this year, as both trade on retail beta, growth optionality and liquidity. As many are aware, there is the potential for ETH to rise if risk continues to bid. This thesis is supported by the current technical outlook for the Ethereum market. Ethereum recently recovered the cluster around the 50/100-day MAs after surviving a hard flush into the high $3,700s on the daily. The uptrend is maintained because the…

Newly formed digital asset management firm ReserveOne has confidentially filed a draft registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as it moves forward with plans for a $1 billion Nasdaq listing. Summary ReserveOne has filed a confidential draft Form S-4 with the SEC for a proposed $1 billion Nasdaq listing. The filing is tied to its planned SPAC merger with M3-Brigade Acquisition V Corp. If approved, the combined entity will trade under the ticker symbol “RONE.” ReserveOne is the latest crypto-facing company to pursue a special purpose acquisition company merger in an effort to become a publicly listed…

The meteoric growth of stablecoins is prompting global banking regulators to reconsider how traditional banks should treat cryptocurrencies. Erik Thedéen, the chair of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and governor of Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, said that regulators are currently focused on stablecoins. Other central bankers also stated that they were closely monitoring developments related to these so-called stablecoins, which are digital tokens linked to traditional currencies such as the dollar or euro, providing one-to-one value. Thedéen said at a conference in Washington on Wednesday, during the IMF meetings, that the Basel Committee could revise its current crypto…

U.S.-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) is introducing a platform for stablecoin payments platform to enable businesses to send and receive USDC, the company said on Thursday. Named simply “Coinbase Business,” the new set of tools will simplify vendor payments, eliminate chargebacks, and offer seamless API integrations, empowering businesses to scale efficiently, the exchange said. USDC balances held in Coinbase Business earn 4.1% APY, and can be cashed out on demand to a linked business bank account via Wire or ACH, according to a blog post. All transactions can be synced with QuickBooks or Xero through integrations with CoinTracker, allowing users…

Hyperliquid ensures full transparency by recording all trades and liquidations on the blockchain, offering real-time verification. Jeff criticizes centralized exchanges, like Binance, for underreporting liquidation events, sometimes by a factor of 100. The shift towards decentralized, on-chain systems is necessary for creating a trustworthy and transparent financial ecosystem. The founder of Hyperliquid recently blasted centralized exchanges (CEXs) for drastically underreporting liquidation events. As the future of global finance, Jeff, the founder, highlighted the importance of transparency in the cryptocurrency market and the necessity of fully on-chain, verifiable, and neutral decentralized finance (DeFi) systems. The commentary specifically emphasized how Hyperliquid’s fully…