Hyperliquid Co-Founder Jeff Yan: Platform Is Closer to Linux Than a Crypto Excha...
TLDR: Jeff Yan said at DAS Asia 2026 that Hyperliquid should not be seen as a rival to any one exchange. Yan compared Hyperliquid...
Swell Pauses swETH and rswETH Deposits and Withdrawals Over Inflated Exchange Ra...
TLDR: Swell paused swETH and rswETH deposits and withdrawals at 2:39 a.m. ET on Friday, October 23. The swETH contract reported ab...
MEXC Discontinues Services for Users in Russia and Belarus
TLDR: MEXC will discontinue services for users located in Russia or Belarus as part of compliance efforts. MEXC states that affec...
Kraken Parent Payward Moves Into European Banking With Saldo Deal
Payward, the company behind crypto exchange Kraken, has agreed to acquire Lithuania-based Saldo Bank, taking a route into European...
Is Altcoin Season Ending? Binance Market Breadth Collapses From 90% to 52%
TLDR: Binance altcoin market breadth fell from above 90% in early October to 51.6% by October 18, Darkfost said. In late August, 8...
Polygon Completes Coinme Acquisition, Gains Payments Reach Across 48 U.S. States
TLDR: Polygon completed its Coinme acquisition on October 14, extending its payments reach across 48 U.S. states. The acquired bus...
OKX founder Star Xu Says Hyperliquid’s Matching Engine Favors Market Makers
TLDR: Hyperliquid matches orders block by block and prioritizes cancellations within each block, says Xu. Xu links Hyperliquid’s o...
U.S. Government Moves $103M in BTC and BNB to Coinbase Prime, Drawing Scrutiny
TLDR: U.S. government-linked wallets moved $103M in crypto, including 833.6 BTC and 40,285 BNB, on October 7. Coinbase Prime recei...
Coinbase Moves Derivatives to Deribit, What Changes Now?
TLDR Coinbase completed the International Exchange migration to Deribit on Oct. 1. Institutional clients must create new Deribit A...
Kraken Completes Acquisition Of TradeStation Crypto Infrastructure Assets
In a major development confirmed on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, Confirmed announcement/filing for Kraken Completes Acquisition Of TradeSta...