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Cancore Completes $7.2 Million Seed Round with Participation from Paper Ventures and Others
Cancore, a cross-chain trading platform built on the Canton network, has completed a $7.2 million seed round. The round was conducted through Simple Agreements for Future Tokens (SAFT), corresponding to a fully diluted valuation (FDV) of $60 million for its planned CNRX token.The round was participated in by Paper Ventures, dao5, ArkStream Capital, X Ventures, MH Ventures, and Proof of Talk, with Paper Ventures and dao5 receiving the largest allocations. Wasif Rashid, co-founder and CEO of Cancore, said the company began engaging with investors in June this year, officially launched fundraising in July, and closed the round in mid-September. (The Block)
Dataline Closes $10.6 Million Seed Round, Backed by Coinbase Ventures and Others
According to The Block, Dataline, a decentralized data network for AI agents, has announced the closing of a $10.6 million seed round, co-led by Lattice and Samsung-backed Dispersion Capital, with participation from Symbolic Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Anagram, and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev. The round closed in April and utilized a SAFE with token warrants, though the valuation was not disclosed. Dataline plans to launch its token by the end of the year and conduct a public sale on Base via Uniswap’s Continuous Clearing Auction (CCA) mechanism, with specific details expected to be released next week. The team hopes to make this offering the largest Uniswap CCA on Base, but has not disclosed the total raise amount or the number of tokens being sold.
OpenWorld has agreed to acquire AI agent company Blocksight, which will oversee the operations of a tokenized financing plan exceeding $1.1 billion.
According to The Block, NASDAQ-listed company OpenWorld (ticker: OPNW) has signed a merger agreement to acquire AI agent company Blocksight. Blocksight's AI agents are expected to serve as the operating layer for OpenWorld's recently announced tokenized financing program, responsible for transaction structuring, asset verification, and daily reporting, with the total financing amount exceeding $1.1 billion.
Strive Adds Approximately 7,600 BTC Over Two Weeks, TD Cowen Raises Price Target to $56
According to The Block, TD Cowen analysts Lance Vitanza and Jonnathan Navarrete raised their price target for Strive (ASST) on Friday from $44 to $56. Strive's bitcoin holdings have increased to 35,595 BTC, valued at approximately $2.9 billion, up from 28,000 BTC at the end of September. This represents an acquisition of nearly 7,600 BTC over two weeks, surpassing TD Cowen's previous forecast of adding 4,750 BTC in the fourth quarter. The purchases include 3,311 BTC acquired on Tuesday (approximately $280 million, marking its largest single transaction since January) and 2,822 BTC on Wednesday. Strive is now the publicly traded company with the fourth-largest bitcoin treasury, marginally ahead of MARA's reported holdings. Strive has simultaneously expanded its SATS preferred stock offering to 7 million shares at $90 per share, targeting $630 million in proceeds, with completion expected by October 20. The company plans to reserve cash sufficient to cover dividend payments for 18 months. TD Cowen expects the offering to fund future bitcoin acquisitions without necessitating additional common stock issuance.
Uniform Labs, Developer of Multiliquid, Raises $8 Million Led by Polychain
According to The Block, Uniform Labs, the developer of the tokenized asset settlement platform Multiliquid, has raised $8 million across pre-seed and seed rounds. Polychain led the latest seed round, with participation from Strobe Ventures, CMT Digital, Metalayer Ventures, Generative Ventures, and Circle Ventures. The exact allocation of the funding between the two rounds and the company's valuation have not been disclosed.
DriveWealth partners with Ripple to use RLUSD stablecoin for settlement and cross-border payments.
According to The Block, broker infrastructure company DriveWealth announced a partnership with Ripple to integrate Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin into its platform for cross-border settlement, stablecoin payments, and digital asset custody services. The collaboration will operate on the XRP Ledger, allowing clients to fund collateral accounts around the clock and supporting near-real-time conversion of stablecoins into cash. The partnership will initially launch in Europe before expanding to the United States, while both parties will also explore equity financing opportunities through Ripple Prime. This initiative further advances RLUSD's penetration into institutional financial infrastructure, with Standard Chartered Bank also announcing the launch of RLUSD custody services this week.
BlackRock Partners With SBI and Startale to Explore Interoperability Between Tokenized Money Market Funds and Japanese Yen Stablecoins
According to The Block, BlackRock Financial Management Company, BlackRock Japan, Japanese financial group SBI Holdings, and Startale Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore linking tokenized money market funds (MMFs) with the Japanese yen stablecoin JPYSC, and will research related technological infrastructure, business models, distribution channels, and regulatory requirements.
Phantom Launches Prediction Market Service for U.S. Users, Says It Is "Confident and Reassured" on Regulatory Disputes
Odaily reports: Crypto wallet Phantom began rolling out Kalshi prediction market services to U.S. users on October 23, allowing users to trade event contracts directly within the app, with availability set to gradually expand over the coming weeks. Users must complete Kalshi's KYC verification and can fund trades through a Phantom Cash account using CASH, a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin. Due to lawsuits in various states, Phantom will temporarily restrict sports, election, political, and certain other category markets in some states.Kevin Jacobs, Phantom's general counsel, said the company believes the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has clear jurisdiction over such products and will comply with state restrictions during the litigation. (The Block)
Ethereum Foundation delays Hoodi testnet Glamsterdam upgrade, requiring further review of EIP-8037
According to The Block, the Ethereum Foundation announced a delay of the Glamsterdam upgrade, originally scheduled for October 26 on the Hoodi testnet, to allow for further review of EIP-8037's interaction with mainnet smart contracts. A new activation date has not yet been announced. Hoodi is one of Ethereum's test networks, primarily used to validate network upgrades before they go live on the mainnet.
Internal Investigation and Investment Fund Misuse Controversy Continue to Spread? Polymarket Fires CMO
via The Block on X that, according to the New York Post, prediction market platform Polymarket has fired its Chief Marketing Officer Matthew Modabber, who was closely associated with Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan.According to reports, the dismissal followed an internal investigation. The investigation was launched earlier this year, prompted by a series of incidents that raised concerns among the company's investors.
JPMorgan: Regulatory measures can partially offset the impact of the stalled Clarity Act, but political and legal risks remain.
According to The Block, JPMorgan analysts including Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou stated in Wednesday's report that recent actions by U.S. regulators are partially offsetting the adverse impact of the Senate's failure to advance the Clarity Act, but until a crypto market structure bill is enacted, the political and legal risk premium will persist. Analysts note that regulator-driven measures could encourage institutional participation in the short term, but only legislation can ensure a more durable regulatory framework. If the Democratic Party wins the White House, existing regulatory measures could be overturned within as little as two years. The bill is unlikely to pass this year and may instead be put back on the agenda in 2027.
South Korea's government consultations on the Digital Assets Basic Act are nearing completion, with the dispute over postponing crypto taxes continuing.
According to The Block, Lee Eog-weon, Chairman of the South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC), stated at a National Assembly hearing that government consultations on the Digital Assets Basic Act have entered the final stage, and the government will push for the bill's prompt enactment. The legislation aims to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets, covering licensing systems for cryptocurrency exchanges, stablecoin issuance rules, and related legal definitions.
Avail launches Hyperliquid privacy tool ShieldTX
Avail has launched ShieldTX, a privacy tool for Hyperliquid traders, which reduces the ability of on-chain copy-trading bots to link transaction records and replicate trading strategies by creating a separate wallet for each perpetual contract position.According to research provided to The Block ahead of ShieldTX's launch, the tool analyzed 332,317 trading wallets on Hyperliquid and sampled 7 of the top 100 traders along with suspected copy-trading wallets, estimating that the median added cost per trade for copied traders due to execution price impact is 63 basis points, or 0.63%. The research also shows that among Hyperliquid's top 150 accounts, about 29% use sub-accounts, but the associated wallets may still be linkable on-chain. (The Block)
Zcash Co-Founder Proposes Halting Automatic Community Grants Funding, Says Program Holds Over $125M
Odaily Report: Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe has submitted a proposal to stop the automatic allocation of block rewards to the Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) program and redirect the remaining 8% of block rewards originally allocated to the program to the Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM). He stated that ZCG currently holds over $125 million in funds and will receive several million more before the funding inflow stops, and that the existing grants program was not designed to manage funds of this scale.According to the draft proposal, ZCG holds 91,452.98 ZEC and approximately $8.8 million in USD-denominated assets, with $2.4 million in outstanding grant commitments. Bowe noted that the current 8% allocation mechanism generates over $68 million worth of ZEC per year, while the Financial Privacy Foundation disclosed that ZCG's spending in the first quarter of 2026 was only $1.53 million. If the proposal is approved, the original allocation percentage will be redirected to the NSM, and the total Zcash issuance will not increase. Meanwhile, the separate 12% of block rewards allocated to the Coinholder-Controlled Fund will remain unchanged. ZCG will still be able to retain and manage its existing assets, continue approving grants, and fulfill outstanding commitments.The proposal has not yet specified an activation block height and has not been included in the currently planned NU7 network upgrade; it would require a future network upgrade to take effect. (The Block)
StoneX raises target price for Bitcoin treasury company Strive by 34% to $43, as its holdings increase to 43,000 BTC.
According to The Block, StoneX raised its price target for Bitcoin treasury company Strive (ASST) from $32 to $43 and maintained a "Buy" rating. Analysts believe that the company's recent expansion of its preferred stock issuance will help improve its Bitcoin accumulation strategy and capital structure. On October 20, Strive completed a $630 million preferred stock IPO, issuing 7 million shares of SATS preferred stock with a 15% annual dividend rate. Additionally, the company disclosed that it acquired an additional 6,182 BTC between October 17 and 23, bringing its total holdings to 43,000 BTC and ranking fourth among public companies in Bitcoin holdings.
Market selling pressure begins to erode institutional demand? Bitcoin ETF sees largest single-day net outflow since June
Odaily reports: U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a net outflow of $635.6 million on Thursday, the largest single-day net outflow since June. Among them, BlackRock's IBIT saw a net outflow of $254.1 million, Fidelity's FBTC saw a net outflow of $217.5 million, and Ark Invest and 21Shares' ARKB saw a net outflow of $109.4 million. Morgan Stanley's MSBT bucked the trend with a net inflow of $2.3 million; since its launch in April this year, the fund has recorded only one single-day net outflow.Despite the large outflow on Thursday, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs still recorded cumulative net inflows of $442.7 million this week. Since their launch in January 2024, such ETFs have accumulated more than $57 billion in net inflows, with assets under management exceeding $100 billion. Meanwhile, U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs saw a net outflow of $110.6 million on Thursday, Solana and Hyperliquid ETFs also saw outflows, while XRP ETFs recorded a net inflow of $3.6 million.In the market, Bitcoin fell to about $81,500 at one point on Friday, down 3.4% over the past 24 hours. The selloff in U.S. tech stocks spread to Asian markets, compounded by concerns over AI spending and geopolitical tensions, weighing on crypto market performance. Over the past 24 hours, liquidations of leveraged positions in the crypto market totaled at least $440 million, of which about $397 million were long liquidations. Jeff Anderson, head of STS Digital's U.S. division, said the market has recently remained in a trading range of $80,000 to $86,000, and attention should be paid to the direction of a breakout from the range. (The Block)
JPMorgan: Regulatory measures can partially offset the impact of the stalled Clarity Act, but political and legal risks remain.
According to The Block, JPMorgan analysts including Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou stated in Wednesday's report that recent actions by U.S. regulators are partially offsetting the adverse impact of the Senate's failure to advance the Clarity Act, but until a crypto market structure bill is enacted, the political and legal risk premium will persist. Analysts note that regulator-driven measures could encourage institutional participation in the short term, but only legislation can ensure a more durable regulatory framework. If the Democratic Party wins the White House, existing regulatory measures could be overturned within as little as two years. The bill is unlikely to pass this year and may instead be put back on the agenda in 2027.
Bitcoin's 28-day volatility drops to 1.2%, near 2026 lows, as market awaits Fed decision
Bitcoin's 28-day volatility has fallen to 1.2%, close to its lowest level since 2026, reflecting subdued trading activity in the current market. K33 analysts expect Bitcoin market volatility to pick up as next week's Federal Reserve interest rate decision and the U.S. midterm elections on November 3 approach. (The Block)
The Zano network was attacked due to a gateway address vulnerability, forcing it to restart the blockchain.
According to The Block (@TheBlockCo), the Zano network was recently subjected to a Gateway Address vulnerability attack, resulting in the unauthorized minting of ZANO and fUSD that have since entered the market. To contain the losses, the team has urgently restarted the blockchain. The team is currently actively negotiating with affected projects and relevant counterparties regarding compensation for losses, and will publish a formal compensation and claims process in the near future.
Wyoming Expands Partnership with Chainlink to Introduce On-Chain Reserve Verification for FRNT Stablecoin
According to The Block, the Wyoming Stable Token Committee announced the adoption of Chainlink Proof of Reserve to provide near-real-time on-chain reserve validation for its official stablecoin, Frontier Stable Token (FRNT). The Network Firm will audit FRNT reserves in accordance with AICPA standards, while Chainlink will post verification data on-chain in real time to bridge information gaps between reporting cycles. Previously, Wyoming fully migrated FRNT from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP last month as its sole cross-chain infrastructure. The committee is also advancing the Chainlink Proof of Reserve Secure Mint feature, which requires verifying that reserves do not fall below FRNT's total supply before minting new tokens to prevent infinite minting attacks. FRNT launched in January this year and is the United States' first government-issued stable token, backed by U.S. dollars and short-term U.S. Treasuries.
StarkWare Completes First Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin Transaction, Says Protocol-Level Upgrades Still Needed
According to The Block, StarkWare announced it has successfully executed the first post-quantum Bitcoin transaction. Avihu Levy, Head of Applications, used a "signature grinding" approach to repeatedly generate millions of candidate signatures before the transaction entered the Bitcoin mempool, thereby avoiding the exposure of mathematical data related to public keys that could be exploited by future quantum computers to forge signatures. This method incurs significant computational costs, with a single transaction potentially taking several hours. Because the transaction format is unrecognized by standard Bitcoin nodes, it bypassed the public mempool and was submitted directly to miners for inclusion via MARA’s Slipstream service. StarkWare noted that while this technique can serve as a transitional safeguard, Bitcoin will still require protocol-level upgrades or a hard fork to systematically mitigate quantum computing threats.
TRM Labs: AI Applications in Crypto Crime Grew by 40% Over the Past Year
According to The Block, TRM Labs' latest report shows that AI applications in cryptocurrency crime grew by 40% year-over-year over the past year, primarily driven by fraud activities. In the first half of 2026, digital asset hacking incidents reached 201, a new record high, with approximately 75% of the losses concentrated in just 4% of the incidents. North Korean-linked activities caused approximately $600 million in losses, accounting for 61% of the total losses in the first half of the year. TRM Labs noted that AI has not created new types of crime, but has significantly lowered the barrier to criminal activity and expanded the scale of attacks.
BTCPay Server Hit by Critical Vulnerability Exploit, Supporters Launch Up to 3 BTC Bounty to Recover Stolen Funds
According to The Block, open-source Bitcoin payment processor BTCPay Server disclosed a critical security vulnerability being actively exploited last Friday and urgently requested users to upgrade to version 2.4.2. The vulnerability affects all versions prior to 2.4.2; attackers can use it to steal administrator macaroon authentication credentials of LND nodes, thereby fully controlling the connected Lightning Network wallets. Users such as Foundation and Citadel21 have confirmed that their Lightning node funds were drained, but BTCPay has not publicly disclosed the total amount stolen or the number of affected nodes. Currently, the official release version 2.4.2 has fixed this vulnerability, and on-chain hot wallets are not affected. The BTCPay Server Foundation has donated 0.21 BTC each to security researcher Craig Raw and Bitcoin Red Team to commend their responsible private disclosure of the vulnerability. Meanwhile, BTCPay supporters have promised to provide a bounty incentive of "10% of recovered funds," capped at 3 BTC.
The crypto industry lost approximately $110 million due to hacker attacks in July
According to The Block, latest data from Immunefi shows that the crypto industry lost approximately $110 million due to hacker attacks in July 2026. During the same period, the platform paid researchers $2.32 million for confirmed vulnerability reports, and the number of confirmed and paid bug bounty reports increased by 18% month-over-month.
Uniswap Labs Opens TJAR Fee Conversion Tool to Third-Party Apps, Robinhood Becomes First Partner
According to The Block, Uniswap Labs has launched the open-source fee conversion tool TJAR, enabling applications to convert cross-chain fees collected in various tokens into a specified token, with Robinhood becoming the first integrated partner. The tool leverages smart contracts to allow searchers to compete for executing token swaps, while applications retain full autonomy to select their preferred receiving token and recipient address.
Curve Finance Expands Beyond the EVM Ecosystem for the First Time, StableSwap Now Live on the Stellar Mainnet
According to The Block, decentralized trading protocol Curve Finance has launched StableSwap on the Stellar mainnet, marking its first native deployment outside the EVM ecosystem. Users can now permissionlessly create liquidity pools, swap assets, and provide liquidity on Stellar.
Bitwise: Ten-Year Bitcoin Price Forecast Raised from $1.3 Million to $1.6 Million
According to The Block, in its report published on Wednesday titled "2027 Bitcoin Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions," crypto asset management firm Bitwise raised its 10-year Bitcoin price forecast from $1.3 million to $1.6 million, projecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34.3% for Bitcoin over the period. The report states that the base case scenario assumes Bitcoin will capture 25% of the global store-of-value market and 1% of institutional investment assets by 2036; its bear case is $130,686, while its bull case is $3.67 million. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated that the company maintained its market share assumptions unchanged but increased its 2036 estimate for the global store-of-value market from $91 trillion to $110 trillion, and its institutional investment market size from $216 trillion to $303 trillion. The report also noted that Bitcoin's maximum supply is 21 million coins, with 20.1 million currently in circulation, accounting for 95.7% of the total supply.
Avail launches Hyperliquid privacy tool ShieldTX
Avail has launched ShieldTX, a privacy tool for Hyperliquid traders, which reduces the ability of on-chain copy-trading bots to link transaction records and replicate trading strategies by creating a separate wallet for each perpetual contract position.According to research provided to The Block ahead of ShieldTX's launch, the tool analyzed 332,317 trading wallets on Hyperliquid and sampled 7 of the top 100 traders along with suspected copy-trading wallets, estimating that the median added cost per trade for copied traders due to execution price impact is 63 basis points, or 0.63%. The research also shows that among Hyperliquid's top 150 accounts, about 29% use sub-accounts, but the associated wallets may still be linkable on-chain. (The Block)
Janus Henderson launches the first licensed Nasdaq 100 tokenized fund JQQQ, deployed on Stellar.
According to The Block, citing the Wall Street Journal, asset manager Janus Henderson is launching JQQQ, the first licensed tokenized fund tracking the Nasdaq 100 Index. The fund leverages technology from Centrifuge and is deployed on the Stellar blockchain. Initially, JQQQ will be open only to eligible non-US professional investors, with a minimum investment of $100,000.
Zcash Co-Founder Proposes Halting Automatic Community Grants Funding, Says Program Holds Over $125M
Odaily Report: Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe has submitted a proposal to stop the automatic allocation of block rewards to the Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) program and redirect the remaining 8% of block rewards originally allocated to the program to the Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM). He stated that ZCG currently holds over $125 million in funds and will receive several million more before the funding inflow stops, and that the existing grants program was not designed to manage funds of this scale.According to the draft proposal, ZCG holds 91,452.98 ZEC and approximately $8.8 million in USD-denominated assets, with $2.4 million in outstanding grant commitments. Bowe noted that the current 8% allocation mechanism generates over $68 million worth of ZEC per year, while the Financial Privacy Foundation disclosed that ZCG's spending in the first quarter of 2026 was only $1.53 million. If the proposal is approved, the original allocation percentage will be redirected to the NSM, and the total Zcash issuance will not increase. Meanwhile, the separate 12% of block rewards allocated to the Coinholder-Controlled Fund will remain unchanged. ZCG will still be able to retain and manage its existing assets, continue approving grants, and fulfill outstanding commitments.The proposal has not yet specified an activation block height and has not been included in the currently planned NU7 network upgrade; it would require a future network upgrade to take effect. (The Block)
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Curve Finance Expands Beyond the EVM Ecosystem for the First Time, StableSwap Now Live on the Stellar Mainnet
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Bitwise: Ten-Year Bitcoin Price Forecast Raised from $1.3 Million to $1.6 Million
According to The Block, in its report published on Wednesday titled "2027 Bitcoin Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions," crypto asset management firm Bitwise raised its 10-year Bitcoin price forecast from $1.3 million to $1.6 million, projecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34.3% for Bitcoin over the period. The report states that the base case scenario assumes Bitcoin will capture 25% of the global store-of-value market and 1% of institutional investment assets by 2036; its bear case is $130,686, while its bull case is $3.67 million. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated that the company maintained its market share assumptions unchanged but increased its 2036 estimate for the global store-of-value market from $91 trillion to $110 trillion, and its institutional investment market size from $216 trillion to $303 trillion. The report also noted that Bitcoin's maximum supply is 21 million coins, with 20.1 million currently in circulation, accounting for 95.7% of the total supply.
Robinhood's earnings miss expectations, but StoneX and Bernstein still maintain price targets of $160 to $170
Odaily reports: Although Robinhood (HOOD)'s third-quarter earnings fell short of expectations, StoneX and Bernstein remain bullish, assigning price targets of $170 and $160, respectively. Bernstein noted that the crypto business is gradually shifting toward an "infrastructure business," and forecasts that prediction markets, perpetual contracts, and Robinhood Chain will collectively contribute approximately 25% of the company's revenue by 2028. (The Block)
Avail launches Hyperliquid privacy tool ShieldTX
Avail has launched ShieldTX, a privacy tool for Hyperliquid traders, which reduces the ability of on-chain copy-trading bots to link transaction records and replicate trading strategies by creating a separate wallet for each perpetual contract position.According to research provided to The Block ahead of ShieldTX's launch, the tool analyzed 332,317 trading wallets on Hyperliquid and sampled 7 of the top 100 traders along with suspected copy-trading wallets, estimating that the median added cost per trade for copied traders due to execution price impact is 63 basis points, or 0.63%. The research also shows that among Hyperliquid's top 150 accounts, about 29% use sub-accounts, but the associated wallets may still be linkable on-chain. (The Block)
Datavault AI stock price plunges nearly 50%, claiming it has been unable to withdraw Bitcoin deposited with Biconomy since June
According to The Block, Datavault AI (DVLT) shares plummeted by nearly 50% after the company disclosed that it was unable to withdraw Bitcoin held at the cryptocurrency exchange Biconomy. The Bitcoin originated from an equity deal with Scilex Holding reached in September 2025, under which Scilex agreed to purchase shares and warrants of Datavault AI in exchange for $150 million worth of Bitcoin. The relevant assets were deposited into the company's Biconomy wallet via an off-chain transfer.