Aptos Encrypted Mempool Goes Live, Shielding Trades From MEV Bots With 20ms Delay
Key Takeaways: Aptos started hiding details of pending transactions in its Encrypted Mempool on mainnet. Validators are not the first to process transactions, thereby mitigating the possibility of frontrunning and sandwich attacks. The system brings in…
Strategy Buys 250 Bitcoin for $21.5M, Sending Total Holdings to a Record 848,250 BTC
Key Takeaways: On its part, Strategy is said to have bought 250 BTC at $21.5 million or an average price of $86,194 per BTC. It owns a total of 848,250 BTC, purchased at a total value of approximately $64.0 billion. The company also used $192.4 million…
Standard Chartered Brings RLUSD Custody to XRPL in 3-Way Institutional Custody Program
Key Takeaways: RLUSD’s listing on the XRP Ledger is now covered under Standard Chartered’s institutional custody program. The bank is negotiating with Ripple and LMAX group to qualify RLUSD as collateral for the bank. The planned setup potentially will…
Federated Hermes Targets $14B Tokenized Fund Market With Prometheum Q1 2027 Launch
Key Takeaways: Federated Hermes and Prometheum are set to launch the first tokenized fund product in Q1 2027. Prometheum will distribute, hold, clear and settle on the regulated U.S. broker-dealer platforms. The partnership aims to fund the money market…
Coinbase Joins 4-Day Crackdown on West Africa Crypto Scams and Asset Freezes
Key Takeaways: Coinbase participated in a four-day assault of scam networks in West Africa in London. Its Global Intelligence team tracked illicit crypto activity, aided asset freeze operations, and provided intelligence sharing with law enforcement. The…
Kraken Parent Company Payward to Buy Saldo Bank in European Banking Push
Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Parent Company Payward to Buy Saldo Bank in European Banking Push Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Saldo Bank, gaining an EU banking license and a footprint across…
Standard Chartered Debuts Bitcoin Trading For Wealthy UAE Clients
Bitcoin Magazine Standard Chartered Debuts Bitcoin Trading For Wealthy UAE Clients British multinational Standard Chartered on Wednesday announced a bitcoin trading service for affluent clients in the United Arab Emirates. The service is the first such…
The Undercurrent: Three European Artists on Making Money Visible
Bitcoin Magazine The Undercurrent: Three European Artists on Making Money Visible Amsterdam helped lay the foundations of modern finance, but its artists were among its earliest critics. When speculative bubbles burst across Europe in 1720, Amsterdam…
AI agents make 138 million crypto payments as U.S. dominates spending on AI models
U.S.-linked wallets account for just over 88% of tracked AI model payments, dwarfing China’s 0.1% share, according to new Chainalysis research.
Bitcoin Fog operator’s conviction upheld without Chainalysis disclosing source code
The September 25 ruling relied on corroborated Reactor testimony and a case-specific failure to justify source-code access. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox