Author: James Wilson
Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes supporters have renewed calls for native trading on OpenSea after Leonidas shared a comment attributed to a company marketer saying community feedback helps shape its product roadmap. Summary Leonidas has asked OpenSea to add native support for Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes. A shared interface image features Runestone, Bitcoin Puppets and NodeMonkes among Bitcoin collections. OpenSea’s published blockchain compatibility guide does not list Bitcoin among its supported networks. The campaign follows earlier announcements to close Bitcoin services at Magic Eden and Ord.io. Leonidas, in posts dated Oct. 21 and Oct. 22, urged collectors to make their interest…
Reflect has launched Create on Solana, offering users a way to issue a branded yield-bearing stablecoin in one transaction and choose how interest is divided among holders. Summary Create lets users launch branded tokens and choose how interest is shared. Reflect names Offside Labs and Adevar Labs as auditors of its program infrastructure. Collateral eligibility excludes assets with fixed transfer restrictions or investor eligibility requirements. Reflect leaves token classification and market access decisions to each application and its counsel. Reflect said its new tool lets users select collateral from a reviewed set, attach their own branding and build a token…
Zcash Foundation has released Zebra 7.0.0 with NU7 mainnet support, telling node operators to upgrade before block 3,543,405, expected around Nov. 5. Summary Mainnet operators must upgrade before activation to remain on the consensus chain. Zebra 6.4.x releases are scheduled to stop operating days before the upgrade. NU7 introduces 25-second blocks while preserving the scheduled daily issuance of ZEC. The foundation says Zebra 7.0.0 includes fixes for five security advisories. Zcash Foundation said in its Oct. 22 announcement that mainnet operators must install the upgrade to remain on the consensus chain, while older 6.4.x releases will stop themselves days before…
Disclosure: CoinCodeCap has no affiliate deal with TrendSpider and earns nothing if you buy it. We may earn a commission from the TradingView link on this page, which does not change what we wrote about either product. How We Reviewed TrendSpider: We read TrendSpider’s pricing page and help center, and TradingView’s pricing page, on 12 October 2026. We cross-checked prices and limits against two independent 2026 reviews (Stockbrokers.com, July 2026, and Day Trading Toolkit, updated September 2026) and captured the pricing page the same day. We did not run a paid account, so every figure below comes from those pages…
Cardano Foundation has announced that Cardano Academy will teach Cardano fundamentals in the University of Nicosia’s online blockchain course and sponsor 25 places in its advanced track. Summary UNIC values the sponsored access at approximately €5,000, with advanced enrollment priced at €199. The university lists Feb. 8, 2027, as the course’s next starting date. Ripple, Avalanche and Trezor participate alongside Cardano in the university’s industry-led sessions. A separate UCLA agreement will bring Academy material into a business course in 2027. The Cardano Foundation said in its Oct. 22 announcement that the Academy’s teaching session will cover Cardano fundamentals and the…
Ripple has partnered with Swiss financial institution Arf to bring RLUSD-powered settlement liquidity to the XRP Ledger, connecting the blockchain to a payments business handling approximately $10 billion in annual transaction volume. Summary Ripple and Arf have partnered to introduce RLUSD-powered settlement liquidity for licensed cross-border payment companies on XRPL. Arf reports approximately $10 billion in annual settlement volume, with working capital turning over four times monthly. The initial service will provide short-term financing, typically repaid within one to five days. Arf plans to adopt XRPL’s native lending infrastructure after XLS-65 and XLS-66 receive validator approval. RLUSD will support settlement…
Dogecoin Labs has gathered MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App under one company. Each product is at a different stage. The question is whether wallet reach, a testnet and a merchant beta can become measurable DOGE transactions outside trading. Summary Dogecoin Labs brought MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App under one company on October 21, giving its wallet, app platform and payment tools a shared team. MyDoge says more than 500,000 people have used its wallet, but the company has not disclosed how many are active or spend DOGE. DogeOS opened a public testnet on September 30, where developers can try applications…
The OCC has fixed January 18 as the start of its stablecoin rules, but it has not opened the application window. Its new waiver guidance explains how an existing issuer could keep minting while a decision is pending, and where that protection stops. Summary The OCC’s final GENIUS Act rule takes effect January 18, 2027. Existing issuers can request a waiver lasting no more than 12 months from January 18. A waiver requires a substantially complete application pending with the OCC. Weekly reporting is proposed to begin with the January 25, 2027, report date. The OCC has not announced when…
NEAR Protocol co-founder Illia Polosukhin has warned that widespread software vulnerabilities are creating a severe cybersecurity environment, calling for stronger AI-based defenses as NEAR trades near $5 following a daily decline. Summary NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin warned that software vulnerabilities are exposing internet services to growing security risks. Polosukhin identified PHP, TLS certificates, Node.js and LiteLLM while calling for improved AI-assisted defenses. Recent security advisories document vulnerabilities involving certificate handling, network requests and access to credentials. NEAR previously disclosed a $3.8 million Intents exploit in October, followed by service restoration and a compensation pledge. NEAR traded near $5.02 on October…
Railway has disclosed a security breach that blockchain investigator Taylor Monahan linked to approximately $371,000 in cryptocurrency drains across 19 EVM compatible networks. Summary Railway disclosed a security breach that may have exposed customer environment variables containing sensitive credentials and private keys. Blockchain investigator Taylor Monahan linked the incident to roughly $371,000 in crypto theft involving more than 500 transactions across at least 19 EVM networks. Monahan identified the first known theft transaction at 19:36 UTC on October 21, more than two hours before Railway publicly disclosed the security incident. Railway temporarily suspended deployments and urged all customers to rotate…