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The OCC finalized its GENIUS Act rule on Oct. 21, leaving exchange-paid stablecoin rewards subject to case-by-case review while barring issuers from paying yield directly.
ZeroFi’s wrapped assets make deposits usable in DeFi on another chain, but their value depends on backing, redemption and the bridge that connects them.
New York is asking a court to order Cynthia and Eddy Petion to pay $1.37 billion over NovaTech, after a default judgment found them liable in 2025.
Solana activated Alpenglow on Oct. 21, replacing TowerBFT and targeting 150-millisecond finality, a change that could speed settlement and free block space.
Solana activated Alpenglow on Oct. 21, replacing its old consensus system with a 150-millisecond finality target while keeping wallets, apps and fees unchanged.
The amount that arrives depends on network fees, swap pricing and destination costs; compare the quoted output with the amount sent before approving a cross-chain transfer.
Most failed Manta Pacific transfers come from the wrong source chain, missing native gas, or an unfinished claim step — check these before you bridge.
Match each transfer’s source and destination records, fees and status to one treasury entry so recurring movements stay auditable across chains.
Byreal lets traders attach take-profit and stop-loss levels to perpetual orders; choose the market, set direction and size, then check the trigger and margin.
Standard Chartered will buy 100% of Zodia Custody’s parent, subject to approvals, folding custody into Securities Services while software moves to a separate SC Ventures company.