Strict FCA timelines and low approval rates shape UK crypto landscape
The FCA has approved only 15 per cent of the 265 crypto applications submitted since 2020 due to high regulatory barriers. Firms face a February 28, 2027, deadline to…
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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The original chain
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Core data and protocol evolution
Bitcoin Core 30 increases the OPRETURN data limit from 80 bytes to nearly 4MB to address UTXO issues. Antoine Poinsot warns that narrowing project scope and removing…
Charts & flows
Markets & Analysis
Binance and Bybit derivative market shifts in October 2026
Bitcoin long liquidations reached $33.51 million as ETH open interest hit a record 3.7 million ETH on Binance. Market dynamics show Binance holding 36% of total open…
Open finance
DeFi
Aave liquidity concentration and Monad expansion
Aave V3 maintains a 62.8% market share of DeFi liquidity with $3.83 billion in deposits. The Monad Foundation has committed $15 million in incentives to support the…
Ownership online
NFT & Web3
Policy & law
Regulation
MiCA transition ends and crypto compliance costs rise
The MiCA transition period concluded on July 1, 2026, leaving 244 valid CASP authorizations against 3,000 previous providers. Firms must now navigate strict enforcement…
SEC and CFTC split crypto authority as CLARITY Act stalls
The SEC maintains control over Ethereum options access while the CFTC asserts jurisdiction over Bitcoin and Ether as commodities. A failed Senate cloture vote on the…
Regulatory scrutiny and oracle divergence in DeFi markets
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig monitors prediction markets for manipulation as Kalshi and Polymarket hold $250 million in combined midterm open interest. Oracle…
The Ethereum Foundation landscape after Glamsterdam
Ethereum developers activated the Glamsterdam upgrade on October 26, 2026, while Vitalik Buterin advocates for layer-1 scaling to address decentralization concerns in…
Under the hood
Blockchain Tech
Risks of Axelar, Squid, and cross-chain infrastructure
An attacker exploited an infinite minting vulnerability in a modified CW20-ICS20 contract to steal $4.67 million from assets bridged via Axelar to Secret Network.…
IBC Eureka and the competition for cross-chain messaging
IBC Eureka connects Cosmos to Ethereum using light client verification to move assets like WETH and USDT. This upgrade expands the reach of IBC, which currently moves…
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