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…
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
Kamino’s Solana lending surge and the reality of oracle risks
Kamino Finance manages $2.8 billion in total market size, maintaining dominance over competitors like Drift and Marginfi. While users seek mSOL rate arbitrage, oracle…
Ownership online
NFT & Web3
Policy & law
Regulation
Regulatory barriers and the shift to bank-led stablecoins
MiCA reserve requirements forcing 30% to 60% of assets into bank deposits favor established banks over global issuers. While Tether lost $2 billion in market cap due to…
Regulatory shifts and DeFi liquidity fluctuations
Court rulings protecting immutable smart contracts from OFAC sanctions caused the TORN token to rise 140% from $9.5 to over $23. New GENIUS Act requirements for…
Japan’s FSA regulatory shift and crypto licensing mandates
Japan's Financial Services Agency is transitioning investment-grade digital assets to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to treat them as securities. New…
Kraken SEC settlement and MiCA authorization vs Coinbase and Gemini
Kraken agreed to a $30 million SEC settlement regarding its staking services while securing MiCA authorization from the Central Bank of Ireland. Meanwhile, Coinbase…
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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