Polymarket fortune-cookie ad draws criticism as photo tops 500K views.
Jared Holt shared a photo on X showing a purple promotional slip held beside an opened fortune cookie. The slip carries Polymarket’s name, logo, a partially visible QR code, and…
Bitcoin Whales Move $771.5M from Wintermute as Buying Claims Spread.
Lookonchain reported that 40 newly created wallets withdrew 9,458 BTC, valued at approximately $771.5 million, from addresses labeled Wintermute since 1 October 2026. The on-chain tracker described the movements as…
Bitget Hacker Moves $19.48 Million in 52 Transfers, Arkham Says it.
Arkham Intelligence reported that wallets linked to the September Bitget breach moved $19.48 million across 52 transfers between 10:02 UTC on 21 October and 02:48 UTC on 24 October 2026.…
LIBRA Case Against Milei and 10 Others Dismissed by Argentine Judge.
Argentine federal judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi on 23 October 2026 dismissed the criminal case investigating the LIBRA memecoin against President Javier Milei, his sister Karina Milei (Secretary-General of the…
China Sets 2030 Target for National Blockchain Network and Regional Hub.
China has set a 2030 target to largely complete a national blockchain network under the National Informatization Plan for the 15th Five-Year Period. The plan, issued by the Central Cyberspace…
Prediction Markets Face CFTC Scrutiny Ahead of 2026 US Midterms.
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig has stated that the agency is monitoring prediction markets for possible manipulation ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. In an interview reported on 23 October…
Ethereum Whales Sell as Outflows Hit Four-Month High of 169,770 ETH.
Ethereum recorded net exchange outflows of approximately 169,770 ETH on 22–23 October 2026, the largest single-day figure in more than four months, according to Santiment data. At the same time,…
Chinese Crypto Scam Suspect Extradited to US in $36.9m Case Involving 174 Victims.
Zheng Zhao, a 44-year-old Chinese national, has been extradited from the Netherlands to the United States and arraigned in the Central District of California on 23 October 2026. He faces…
HSBC Launches RedCoin Stablecoin for 3.3M PayMe Users.
HSBC has launched its first stablecoin, HSBC RedCoin (ticker RCHKD), making it available from 23 October 2026 on the PayMe by HSBC platform. The Hong Kong dollar-denominated token is licensed…
Binance Platform Delists Eight Tokens as October Shakeup Continues.
Binance has removed multiple tokens from its Alpha platform as part of ongoing October reviews and platform adjustments. On October 23, 2026, at 09:30 UTC, Binance Alpha delisted PTB (Portal…