News You Can HODL
Key Highlights Polymarket introduced Protocol V2 on October 5, replacing the Conditional Tokens Framework-based architecture used by the platform since its early days. The new design uses a single ERC-1155…
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT said he infiltrated a Chinese laundering syndicate by posing as a cryptocurrency client and funding repeated stablecoin trades. In an Oct. 5 disclosure, he alleges the network…
XRP is trading in a compressed $1.45–$1.55 price range, with an hourly close above $1.54–$1.55 potentially drawing momentum buyers toward $1.63 and then the $1.70 area. The opposing risk is…
Four Korean financial institutions appeared alongside Ripple at XRP Seoul 2026, igniting news and speculation on Ripple’s reach. As of today, Jeonbuk Bank has planned Ripple Payments deployment, and Kbank’s…
US corporate credit spreads widened beyond the weakest borrowers from September 25 to October 1, creating a broader test of whether tighter financing and reduced institutional risk-taking could pressure Bitcoin.…
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) made its smallest positive Bitcoin purchase of 2026 even as a 43% quarterly rally in the cryptocurrency helped generate a $20.9 billion gain on its digital-asset holdings.…
Metaplanet sold 10,000 Bitcoin and later bought back 11,000 BTC to strengthen its credit profile and expand beyond accumulation during the third quarter. The Tokyo-listed company said it converted enough…
Bitwise Investment Advisers’ Bitwise NEAR Protocol ETF, ticker NRR, is designed to hold NEAR directly and seek additional tokens through staking. The document describes shares as anticipated to list on…
The G7’s emergency diesel plan has created a near-term test of whether cheaper energy can ease pressure on Bitcoin. Leaders on Oct. 2 agreed to accelerate releases from emergency fuel…
In Zcash news today, the privacy network activated its NU7 upgrade on the public testnet at block 4,465,026, shifting the target interval from 75 seconds to 25 seconds. If services…