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Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has said Alpenglow could have shipped in half the time through a simpler vote-program change, ahead of the Oct. 21 consensus migration that will remove validator vote transactions from blocks.

Summary

Yakovenko said a simpler vote-program change could have halved Alpenglow’s development time. Removing validator vote transactions will lower headline TPS counts without necessarily changing user activity. A burned 0.8 SOL admission fee per epoch will replace individual voting fees. Some RPC nodes may receive finality updates later than Alpenglow’s 150-millisecond target. Yakovenko, in an Oct. 21 X post, made the remark while quoting a comment celebrating the planned removal of on-chain votes and mocking the recurring criticism that most Solana transactions per second consist of validator votes.

“Alpenglow would have shipped in half the time if they just changed the vote program to the ag state machine”

Anza’s published design describes a replacement for TowerBFT, the system validators have used to agree on blocks, with direct voting and compact certificates.

The mainnet migration has been scheduled for Oct. 21, as crypto.news previously reported while covering the planned consensus handoff. Solana Foundation’s updated guidance identifies epoch 1064 as the trigger and estimates its start at approximately 13:20 UTC.

Anza’s migration page separates feature activation from the consensus handoff. The migration boundary comes 5,000 slots later, when blocks temporarily carry only votes while validators complete the transition.

Alpenglow removes votes from headline transaction counts Solana Foundation’s migration guidance tells explorers and analytics services to reset transaction-count and TPS baselines because vote transactions will disappear from blocks. A total that includes votes will fall even if payments, trades, and other non-vote transactions remain unchanged.

The Foundation says services tracking validator participation must replace their reading of Vote program instructions with certificate data in block footers. Its guidance notes that Yellowstone’s gRPC footer message does not yet forward those certificates.

Developers had access to the changed behavior when Alpenglow reached devnet in September, after the testnet transition. The Sep. 26 coverage described how explorers must keep competing candidate blocks separate until confirmation, retaining the selected block instead of combining their transactions.

Anza’s operator documentation explains how plugins obtain the replacement metadata. Agave 4.3 provides an optional block-footer notification, which services must enable and implement if they need footer data. Those notifications retain their ordering relative to entry notifications.

Under the same documentation, the chain’s clock keeps its existing format and whole-second precision. During transaction execution, its timestamp estimates when the parent block ended, and operators are told to keep treating that value as approximate.

Validator fees move to a separate epoch charge Solana Foundation’s fee documentation says removing on-chain votes ends fees paid on individual vote transactions. Validators instead pay a flat 0.8 SOL admission charge per epoch, with the entire amount burned.

The money comes from the vote account, replacing the identity account as the source of voting-related payments. Operators must hold the charge above the account’s rent-exempt minimum, according to the same guidance.

Payment is made one epoch ahead. The first charge at the start of epoch 1064 covers participation in epoch 1065, and a validator that cannot pay loses permission to vote or produce blocks in the following epoch.

The Foundation says BLS public-key registration became available on mainnet July 8, while the admission feature activated July 22. Those preparatory changes did not themselves activate Alpenglow consensus.

Before the migration, its checklist requires version 4.3.2 of Agave, Jito-Solana, or Harmonic Salsa. Firedancer and Frankendancer are not supported during the handoff, according to the Foundation’s operator instructions.

Two voting paths replace TowerBFT Anza describes Votor as running two voting paths at the same time. One finalizes a block in a single round with responses from 80% of stake, while the second uses two rounds and 60% thresholds.

Votes become direct messages signed with BLS cryptography, allowing multiple signatures to be combined into a compact certificate. Anza says validators use their own timers to identify an unresponsive leader and vote to skip it.

The published SIMD-0326 proposal documents alternatives considered during development. A design without single-round finality offered simpler operation and 33% Byzantine fault tolerance, but its authors listed worse latency and lower crash resilience among the disadvantages.

Another alternative used a directed acyclic graph, with possible bandwidth savings. The proposal’s authors listed latency and difficulty using bandwidth fully among its drawbacks.

The proposal caps the admitted set at 2,000 validators, prioritizing the highest-staked operators. Its authors explain that the limit helps keep certificates small enough for a single UDP message, while participation records support rewards for validators that actively vote.

Governance approval preceded implementation. In September 2025, the Alpenglow proposal passed with 98.27% support among votes cast, while participating stake represented 52% of the total, according to the completed ballot’s published figures.

RPC delivery can lag behind consensus finality Anza’s operator documentation qualifies the roughly 150-millisecond finality target by explaining that nodes outside the admitted validator set may receive the result later.

Through the default path, those nodes learn finality from certificates included in a subsequent block. Anza says that can add up to one produced-block interval, with longer waits when blocks are skipped or delayed.

An admitted validator can send consensus messages directly to a partner node, leaving network latency between the partners as the main added delay. If every configured partner becomes unreachable, the recipient falls back to learning finality from later block footers.

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Ethereum staking hit a record 43.8 million ETH in the third quarter, yet the yield fell to 2.63%. More stakers explain only part of that drop.

Key Takeaways

Stake growth explains roughly half the drop
Falling fees and MEV explain much of the rest
Solana’s decline came from shrinking issuance
Real gain after dilution: about 1.7-2.2%

Validators hold 35.9% of all ETH, the most in the network’s history, according to Bitwise’s latest staking report. The annualized yield fell from 2.81% in Q2, while Solana’s slipped from 6.38% to 5.99%.

What Bitwise reported
Bitwise reports both networks’ yields gross, before validator commission or operator fees.

Network
Supply staked, Q2 → Q3
Gross yield, Q2 → Q3
Main pressure on yield

Ethereum
33.0% → 35.9%
2.81% → 2.63%
More stake, lower fees and MEV

Solana
68% → 69%
6.38% → 5.99%
Lower issuance, slightly more stake

Source: Bitwise.

Validator counts fell on both networks, for opposite reasons. Ethereum’s dropped from about 1.1 million to 881,000 as operators merged validators under EIP-7251, which raised the maximum balance per validator to 2,048 ETH; the ETH behind those records stayed staked. On Solana, the count fell from 696 to 659 as smaller operators left under cost pressure.

Stake growth explains about half of Ethereum’s decline
Ethereum pays no fixed reward rate. Under the rules set out in its protocol documentation, the base reward per staked ETH scales with the inverse square root of all ETH staked. Total issuance rises as stake grows, but more slowly than the stake itself, so every new deposit lowers the rate paid on the rest.

Active validator balances rose 8.8% over the quarter, from 40.24 million ETH to 43.80 million. On a square-root curve, an increase of that size trims the issuance rate by roughly 3-4%, depending on whether quarter-end or average balances are used. Applied to Ethereum’s yield, that accounts for about 0.08-0.10 of the 0.18-point decline.

ETH held by active validators rose by 3.6 million in Q3, the biggest quarterly increase since early 2025. Source: Bitwise, Allium
The rest tracks a drop in what users paid. Network fees and MEV averaged 198 ETH a day in Q3, down 40% from 331 ETH in Q2, and part of that total is burned rather than paid to validators. Higher gas limits after the Fusaka upgrade added capacity, so users competed less for block space. Bitwise found the average cost of four common transaction types fell 67% from a year earlier.

Where Ethereum’s 2.63% came from in Q3

New issuance: 2.53 pts

Priority fees and MEV: 0.10 pts. Source: Bitwise.

Solana’s drop came from issuance, not fees
Solana’s rate moved for a different reason. Its issuance follows a disinflation schedule that currently cuts the inflation rate by 15% a year until it reaches a 1.5% floor. Issuance accounts for almost 90% of Solana’s gross staking yield, so that schedule sets the direction of rewards.

Bitwise’s breakdown shows the issuance component fell 0.53 percentage points in Q3: fewer new tokens were created, and they were spread across 3.1% more stake, now 440.5 million SOL. Fees moved the opposite way. Users paid 33% more SOL to transact, and block rewards and Jito tips added 0.14 points, leaving a net decline of 0.39 points.

What a holder actually keeps
Bitwise’s yields are measured before anyone takes a cut. A validator may charge commission, a staking pool may take a service fee, and a fund may keep part of its holdings unstaked while charging its own expenses. In an ETF, rewards often build into the value of each share instead of paying out in cash, as covered in our look at how staking rewards reach an ETF investor.

The second deduction is less visible. Most of the yield on both networks is newly created tokens, and those tokens enlarge the total supply. A staker’s share of the network therefore grows by less than the headline rate, while a holder who doesn’t stake sees their share shrink.

Rough math: yield after dilution

Ethereum

≈1.7%

Issuance paying 2.53% on 35.9% of supply adds new ETH equal to about 0.9% of total supply a year. A 2.63% yield then grows a staker’s share of all ETH by about 1.7% a year. Fee burns would lift that slightly; operator fees would reduce it.

Solana

≈2.2%

Issuance paying roughly 5.3% on 69% of supply expands total SOL by about 3.7% a year. A 5.99% gross yield then grows a staker’s share by about 2.2%, before commission. An unstaked holder’s share shrinks by about 3.5%.

Estimates from Bitwise’s Q3 figures. Results shift with stake levels, burns and commission, and exclude any change in token price.

Getting in and out
New ETH waited about 25 days to start earning at the end of Q3, down from roughly 70 days in February. Exits are capped at 57,600 ETH a day across the network, so queues can stretch when many holders leave at once; a proposed change, EIP-8061, would raise that limit to about 247,000 ETH a day by Bitwise’s estimate. Liquid staking tokens offer a faster route, because they can be sold while the underlying ETH stays staked, though a seller in a hurry may have to accept a price below the ETH they represent.

Both networks are rethinking issuance
On Solana, faster cuts are already approved. In August, validators passed SGP-0002, which doubles the annual disinflation rate to 30% while keeping the 1.5% floor. It cleared with 67.00% support, 0.33 points above the threshold, and has no activation date yet. Once live, it would bring Solana to that floor in about 2.8 years instead of 5.7.

Ethereum’s version of the debate is less advanced. EIP-8363 would burn a rising share of consensus rewards as more ETH is staked, reaching 76% at 50 million ETH. Supporters say holders shouldn’t be diluted to fund an ever-larger security budget, while critics warn that thinner rewards would push out small operators. On September 7, the Ethereum Foundation’s protocol team declined to recommend it for the Hegotá upgrade, saying a change to issuance needs wider community discussion.

A record stake shows how much ETH and SOL is locked up. For a holder weighing staking, the figures that decide the outcome are the reward left after costs, the portion paid in new tokens and the time needed to get out.

This article is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Staking rewards are variable, and token-price losses can exceed rewards earned.

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Ethereum and Solana have reached significant milestones in staking, according to a report by Bitwise. Ethereum’s staking surged to 43.8 million ETH, representing 35.9% of its total supply. Meanwhile, Solana saw 69% of its supply staked by the end of the third quarter. This development highlights the growing interest in proof-of-stake networks, with both Ethereum and Solana experiencing increased staking participation.

The report indicates a robust inflow of staking activity, with Ethereum recording nearly 2 million ETH in net staking inflows during the quarter. However, Ethereum’s annualized staking yield has seen a decline, dropping to 2.63% from 2.81% as rewards are distributed over a larger base. Solana’s increased staking percentage reflects growing confidence in its network, which could influence market perceptions and valuations.

Market participants are closely monitoring these developments, as they suggest a positive outlook for both Ethereum and Solana’s economic models. The increase in staking activity is typically seen as an indicator of network strength and user confidence, potentially impacting the price dynamics of their native tokens.

Key Takeaways

Ethereum’s staking has reached a record 43.8 million ETH, locking up 35.9% of its supply.
Solana has 69% of its total supply staked, suggesting increased confidence in its network.
Market participants may view these developments as consistent with a supportive environment for both Ethereum and Solana.

What to Watch
Observers will be attentive to how Ethereum and Solana’s network upgrades and staking developments influence their respective market prices. Any further increase in staking participation could indicate continued confidence in these networks. Additionally, regulatory developments and technological upgrades, such as Solana’s Alpenglow activation, could also play a crucial role in shaping market expectations and outcomes.

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United States, 19th October 2026: MoneyGram, one of the world’s leading global payments networks, has joined XDC Network as an institutional validator. 

By operating a validator node, MoneyGram will participate directly in XDC Network’s consensus infrastructure, helping validate transactions and support the security and resilience of a network built for payments, trade finance and real-world assets.

Founded over 85 years ago, MoneyGram moves money for around 60 million active customers through nearly 500,000 retail locations across more than 200 countries and territories. In June 2026, the company launched MGUSD, its own U.S. dollar stablecoin, embedded in the MoneyGram app as the foundation for a growing suite of financial services.

“The next wave of payments will not only be initiated by people but increasingly by AI agents transacting on their behalf, and that demands networks that are trustworthy, fast and secure, “ said Ritesh Kakkad, Co-Founder, XDC Network. “That trust comes from who stands behind the infrastructure. Every transaction on XDC is secured by our validators, and each institution that joins reinforces the infrastructure on which the future of global payments will be built.”

Added Chen Shanlong, Chief Partnerships Officer, XDC Network, “Running a validator node gives MoneyGram and other likeminded financial institutions a direct role in network governance and the opportunity to shape the future of onchain payments.”

MoneyGram’s move reflects a broader shift among established payments companies, which are moving from piloting stablecoins to building them into the core of their operations.

“MoneyGram has spent the past several years integrating blockchain into our payment infrastructure,” said Luke Tuttle, Chief Product and Technology Officer, MoneyGram. “By joining XDC Network as a validator, we’re contributing directly to the infrastructure supporting the network while continuing to build toward more open, interoperable ways to move money globally.”

MoneyGram joins a validator set that already includes SBI Holdings, Amber Premium, Animoca Brands, CertiK, Clear Street, Cointelegraph Decentralization Guardians, Deutsche Telekom, HashKey Cloud, Hex Trust, NTT DOCOMO Global, Republic and Taurus among other regulated institutions spread across Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America. With a global payments network now in the set, XDC Network’s roster increasingly reflects the companies that move money in the real economy, not only those building for digital assets.

About XDC Network
XDC Network is an open-source, EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain built for payments, trade finance and real-world assets, offering high throughput, low fees and enterprise-grade security, while being ISO 20022–compliant to support interoperability with global financial messaging and payment systems. XDC Network underpins a growing ecosystem of regulated digital money, trade, and settlement solutions across the globe.

About MoneyGram MoneyGram is a global payments network that enables seamless money transfers through a digitally powered, omnichannel platform supporting both fiat and stablecoin transactions. Backed by over 85 years of trust, the company delivers fast, reliable cross-border financial solutions for consumers, developers and agents worldwide.

The company serves over 60 million active customers across 200+ countries and territories, nearly half a million retail locations and a rapidly expanding digital ecosystem reaching billions of devices. As one of the most recognized and trusted names in global payments, MoneyGram continues to reinvent how money moves, helping people around the world support their loved ones and build better futures. Learn more at corporate.moneygram.com.

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Injective Injective INJ+1.80% has entered into a memorandum of understanding with BDACS to position KRW1, BDACS's Korean won-pegged stablecoin, as the exclusive won-denominated settlement asset for real-world assets and tokenization activity on the Injective network.

The collaboration aims to enable trading and settlement of tokenized assets directly in Korean won on Injective, rather than routing through dollar-denominated stablecoins. Minting and redemption of KRW1 will be limited to approved institutional partners and remain subject to regulatory approval. 

“Without onchain won infrastructure, demand in tokenized markets will remain anchored to dollar stablecoins," said Harry Ryoo, CEO of BDACS. "Through our partnership with Injective, we will explore how KRW1 can serve as a won settlement asset for tokenized markets, and we will expand our collaboration step by step as Korea's regulatory framework develops."

The stablecoin market remains overwhelmingly denominated in U.S. dollars, with USD-backed stablecoins accounting for over 98% of the total market capitalization. According to data cited by the companies, South Korea's top five crypto exchanges have recorded 18 consecutive months of net stablecoin outflows to overseas platforms, totalling about $10.4 billion.

Closing the gapTo close this gap, the South Korean government and lawmakers have been working on the Digital Asset Basic Act, which would establish a framework for won-denominated stablecoins. The bill is reportedly in its final stages of consultation within the government and scheduled for discussion at the national legislature next month. Injective and BDACS' partnership aims to match the regulatory developments.

BDACS, a registered virtual asset service provider in South Korea, focuses on providing digital asset infrastructure and custody to institutional clients. The firm reported more than 80 billion KRW in assets under custody in the first half of 2026.

Injective has previously been selected by major South Korean corporations POSCO International and LG CNS for the issuance, transfer, administration, and settlement of trade receivables tied to international commerce. According to Injective, the Layer 1 network has processed more than $7.5 billion in real-world asset volume and has seen more than $1 billion in tokenized assets issued on the network.

"This initiative marks the first step towards bringing native Korean won markets on Injective, with more to come as Korean institutions bring their assets onchain," Injective wrote. "This will directly be implemented across Injective’s wide array of onchain markets, with further updates expected as specific use cases go live."

Injective has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean digital asset custodian BDACS to make KRW1, BDACS’s won-pegged stablecoin, the exclusive won-denominated settlement asset for real-world assets and tokenization on its network, The Block reported on October 20.

The partnership would let institutions trade and settle tokenized assets in Korean won on Injective instead of using US dollar stablecoins. Minting and redemption of KRW1 will initially be limited to approved institutional partners and remain subject to regulatory approval, according to Cointelegraph.

BDACS CEO Harry Ryoo said demand in tokenized markets will stay anchored to dollar stablecoins without onchain won infrastructure. Injective described the deal as a first step toward bringing native Korean won markets to its network.

Won stablecoins await Korea’s Digital Asset Basic Act South Korean lawmakers are still working on the Digital Asset Basic Act, which would set rules for won-denominated stablecoin issuance, disclosures and markets. The government aims to finalize the legislation by the end of 2026.

US dollar-backed tokens account for more than 98% of total stablecoin market capitalization, and Korea’s five largest crypto exchanges recorded 18 consecutive months of net stablecoin outflows to overseas platforms, totaling about $10.4 billion.

BDACS is a registered virtual asset service provider that reported more than 80 billion won in assets under custody in the first half of 2026. Injective, a layer-1 network focused on tokenized assets, has processed more than $7.5 billion in RWA volume, and POSCO International and LG CNS have selected it for settling trade receivables.

Disclosure: This article was edited by Kaye Quema. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.

The Korean Won is coming to Injective Blockchain

Blockchain network Injective has entered into a memorandum of understanding with South Korean digital asset custodian BDACS to bring a won-backed stablecoin to its tokenized asset markets, potentially allowing institutions to settle transactions without relying on US dollar stablecoins.

According to a Tuesday announcement, BDACS’s KRW1 stablecoin would serve as the exclusive won-denominated settlement asset for real-world assets (RWAs) on Injective, allowing institutions to trade and settle tokenized assets directly in Korean won.

BDACS says KRW1 is fully backed by Korean won reserves. Minting and redemption would initially be limited to approved institutional partners, subject to regulatory approval.

The agreement comes as South Korea develops rules for won-backed stablecoins under its proposed Digital Asset Basic Act, which the government aims to finalize by the end of 2026. In the meantime, the country’s five largest crypto exchanges recorded net stablecoin outflows for 18 consecutive months through June, according to industry data cited by Cointelegraph.

Injective is a layer-1 blockchain that has increasingly focused on tokenized assets. In August, its institutional services arm registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission as a transfer agent, allowing it to maintain ownership records and facilitate securities transfers. Injective’s native token has a market capitalization of roughly $887 million, according to CoinMarketCap data.

South Korea moves toward won-backed stablecoin regulationSouth Korea is still debating who can issue won-backed stablecoins as lawmakers work on the Digital Asset Basic Act. 

A July policy report by Hashed Open Research and the Solana Policy Institute called for greater flexibility in stablecoin issuance and interim licensing guidance while the legislation is being developed. The proposed law would establish a broader framework for digital assets, covering stablecoin issuance, disclosures and market rules.

South Korea’s efforts follow the passage of the US GENIUS Act, which established a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, and the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), which includes rules governing stablecoin issuers.

Industry data shows the stablecoin market remains overwhelmingly dollar-denominated, with US dollar-backed tokens accounting for more than 99% of the total supply.

AMD and Intel have partnered to designate oneDNN as the default open-source library for x86 acceleration in PyTorch.

Intel announced that AMD and Intel have reached an agreement to adopt oneDNN as the default open-source library for x86 acceleration in PyTorch. The collaboration will simplify developers' AI development workflows on x86 CPUs and further optimize AI computing support for related platforms.

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R3 Co-founder: Banks’ blockchain deployment has shifted from cost reduction to revenue generation, with fixed income and alternative assets set to emerge as new hotspots for tokenization.

Blockchain technology developer R3 co-founder Todd McDonald said on StrataMedia’s Talking Tokens podcast that banks’ approach to blockchain is shifting from early-stage trials to practical commercial applications. Financial institutions are now leveraging blockchain to launch new products and reach new customers, with their core focus moving from cost reduction to revenue generation.
McDonald argues open blockchain networks hold greater development advantages, and all markets will eventually transition to on-chain operations. R3, which previously focused on providing private blockchain networks for banks, is now collaborating with the Solana Foundation to build the next-generation Corda as a Solana-based protocol, taking the lead in launching yield vaults that allow investors to deposit stablecoins and earn tokens backed by real-world assets.
McDonald also noted that fixed income and alternative assets are poised to become hot segments in the tokenization space over the next year, with growth potential outpacing the currently more mature tokenized U.S. dollars and money market funds. R3 added that its on-chain real-world assets (RWA) have surpassed $10 billion, with its investors including Bank of America, HSBC, Wells Fargo, and Barclays.

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Coinbase to add support for Axis Labs (AXIS)

Coinbase is adding support for Axis Labs (AXIS). Users can now generate AXIS deposit addresses on coinbase.com, the Coinbase app, and Coinbase Exchange, in regions where trading for the asset is supported. AXIS deposits will not be available until the asset issuer unlocks transfers.

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Mastercard opens early access to its AI agent autonomous payment system.

Mastercard announced the early access launch of its AI agent payment system, Agent Pay for Machines, and demonstrated live transactions at the Cloudflare Connect conference. The system allows AI agents to autonomously discover services, negotiate transaction terms, and complete payments, all bounded by pre-set human-defined budget caps. Built on the open x402 protocol, when an AI agent accesses a paid service and receives a "402 Payment Required" response, it generates a digitally signed payment token, which is validated by the service provider to grant service access. These tokens can be settled in batches, enabling AI agents to complete multiple transactions rapidly. For the demonstration, a marketing agent planned an ad campaign for a protein bar product, processing 9 payments to two separate merchants under a single budget—no individual account registrations or separate invoice management were required. Coinbase provides wallet services, Base handles on-chain settlement, and BVNK supports fiat or stablecoin payments and settlements via Mastercard’s Global Money Platform. Mastercard will also offer developers buyer and seller APIs, SDKs, and test environments, and has rolled out end-to-end pilots with partners including Cloudflare, AWS, and Coinbase.

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Ethereum's staked amount has risen to 43.8 million units, hitting an all-time high and accounting for 35.9% of its total supply.

Ethereum's staked ETH has risen to a record high of 43.8 million ETH, accounting for 35.9% of the total ETH supply. Meanwhile, both the staking yield rate and the number of validators have declined.

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Analysis: Bitcoin’s resistance zone of $87,000–$87,800 remains intact; a breakout of this range may spark sharp volatility.

Glassnode noted in a publication that Bitcoin’s key fourth-quarter price level is currently holding steady. The firm previously pointed out in the "Charting Crypto" report, co-authored with Colin Basco and the Coinbase Institutional team, that BTC faces resistance in the $87,000 to $87,800 range. Since then, Bitcoin’s price has been blocked at this level and has continued to consolidate below it. Glassnode believes that if Bitcoin breaks out of its current consolidation range, significant market volatility may occur, but a major sell-off pressure zone remains around the $90,000 mark.

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Analysis

At 1,068 tokens per second on NVIDIA GPUs, Inception Labs' Mercury 3 establishes a new performance baseline that renders the fast-cheap tier of frontier models obsolete.

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At 1,068 tokens per second on NVIDIA GPUs, Inception Labs’ Mercury 3, released October 19, 2026, establishes a new performance baseline that renders the existing fast-cheap tier of frontier models obsolete. By utilizing a diffusion-based architecture, the model generates tokens in parallel through a denoising process rather than the sequential autoregressive methods used by incumbents. This architectural shift allows Inception Labs to report speeds 4-8x faster than comparable frontier models, though these performance metrics and benchmark results – including claims that it outperforms GPT-6 Luna and Claude Haiku 5.5 – remain vendor-reported.

The pricing structure for Mercury 3 is equally aggressive. At a standard rate of $0.20 per million input tokens and $0.70 per million output tokens, with launch pricing currently at $0.10 and $0.35 respectively, the model forces a re-evaluation of the inference pricing floor. When compared to the landscape mapped in our previous analysis of per-call pricing dynamics, where models like GPT-5.6 Sol command $5/$30 per million tokens and Sonnet 5.5 sits at $2/$10, the cost compression introduced by Mercury 3 is stark. The model also offers a 90% discount on cached tokens, further incentivizing high-volume, repetitive agentic workflows.

The fast-cheap tier, previously occupied by models like GPT-6 Luna and Haiku 5.5, was built on the assumption that speed and cost were trade-offs for lower parameter counts or reduced reasoning capabilities. Mercury 3 disrupts this by offering a 40x increase in total parameters compared to its predecessor, Mercury 1, while simultaneously undercutting the incumbents on price and speed. This creates a structural problem for providers who have positioned their smaller models as the default for high-throughput agent infrastructure.

The market reality is that builders and operators no longer need to choose between intelligence and latency. The practical utility of this shift is already being tested in production environments. In vendor-reported browser use tests, Mercury 3 completed 50% of 50 live Mind2Web navigation tasks, a performance level Inception Labs reports as significantly higher than GPT-6.1-Sol. With a context window of 1 million tokens and availability across major platforms including the Inception API, OpenRouter, Baseten, and Vercel, the barrier to entry for deploying these agentic capabilities has dropped significantly.

The inference pricing floor is collapsing as diffusion architecture makes the fast-cheap tier obsolete. The cost of intelligence is decoupling from the cost of compute. As diffusion models maintain this trajectory, the market is shifting away from paying a premium for speed-optimized autoregressive models. The industry is now forced to operate in a landscape where the floor has not just been lowered – it has been fundamentally redesigned.

Verification note: All benchmark claims and performance metrics cited in this article are vendor-reported by Inception Labs. Pricing figures verified against the Inception blog post and OpenRouter listing.

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Drift exploiter sends $61M ETH to Tornado Cash, holds $194M The April 1 hack caused about $295 million in losses and was later attributed to a North Korean threat group in a Mandiant investigation.

A wallet linked to the Drift Protocol hack sent about $61 million in Ether (ETH) to Tornado Cash, a service that obscures transaction trails.

The wallet deposited 25,700 ETH to the cryptocurrency mixer over two hours on Tuesday after two months of inactivity, blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain said in an X post.

The exploiter’s addresses held about 81,454 Ether, worth roughly $194 million, according to Arkham. Crypto mixers pool funds from multiple addresses and obscure fund trails, making tracing harder.

Drift, a Solana-based decentralized exchange, reported about $295 million in losses from the April 1 hack. Drift said in June that a forensic investigation by cybersecurity firm Mandiant attributed the attack to UNC6862, a North Korean threat group.

Drift opened claims and redemptions for DFX recovery tokens on Oct. 1. The tokens give affected users a claim on a recovery pool, which held about $3.1 million at launch and receives exchange revenue and any recovered funds.

Drift exploit ranks as the third-largest crypto hack of 2026, according to DefiLlama. Other notable exploits include the $387 million Bitget hack and the $320 million Liquid Network exploit.

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Wallets tied to the April 1 Drift exploit deposited 25,700 Ethereum, worth about $61.56 million, into Tornado Cash over two hours on Tuesday.
Arkham data shows the exploiter's 71 tracked addresses still hold 81,454 ETH, worth roughly $198 million, after a first 23,095 ETH round in July.
Drift's DFX recovery pool held about 3.1 million USDT when claims opened Oct. 1, paying early redeemers roughly a penny per dollar lost.
Wallets tied to April's $295 million Drift Protocol exploit pushed 25,700 Ethereum, worth about $61.56 million, into the crypto mixer Tornado Cash over roughly two hours on Tuesday. The addresses had been quiet for about two months before the burst.

Transfer data from Arkham Intelligence shows the deposits landing in batches of 100 ETH, about $237,800 each, plus smaller 10 ETH chunks. Those sizes match the mixer's fixed deposit pools, which let users pull funds out later from fresh addresses and break the public link between sender and receiver.

Myriad: Where does Ethereum go next? Click to make your prediction.Arkham's entity page, which tracks 71 addresses linked to the attacker, still shows 81,454 ETH sitting in those wallets after Tuesday's deposits, worth roughly $198.58 million at current prices. Besides that ETH stash, the wallet holds around $561.6K in other coins like USDT, USDC, Solana, and USDY.

Tuesday's deposits follow a first round on July 23 and 24, when an address labeled Drift Exploiter 4 sent about 23,095 ETH, then worth around $44.4 million, into the same mixer.

Drift exploiter wallet movements. Image: ArkhamThe April 1 exploit hit Drift's vaults on Solana after the attacker gained admin powers, introduced a fake token and used it to borrow out real liquidity. Drift's own asset breakdown puts the haul at $295.7 million, led by $159.3 million in JLP—the Jupiter Liquidity Provider token—and $71.4 million in USDC, most of which was later swapped and bridged to Ethereum.

Arkham's portfolio view still lists exactly one Fartcoin in the exploiter's holdings, worth about 15 cents, a long way from the $4.1 million in Fartcoin that Drift says was taken in April.

Drift said in April that the attack was a six-month operation in which the group posed as a quantitative trading firm, met contributors in person and deposited $1 million of its own money to build trust. In June, Drift said forensic firm Mandiant attributed the attack to UNC6862, a North Korean threat group.

Drift, whose relaunched exchange now runs as Velocity, opened claims for its DFX recovery token on Oct. 1, issuing one token for every USDT of verified loss, about 299.5 million in total. The recovery pool held about 3.1 million USDT at launch, so early redemptions paid roughly 0.0104 USDT per token, or about a penny on the dollar.

The pool gets a daily cut of between 60% and 90% of Velocity's net protocol revenue, scaling up as daily revenue grows, and Tether has committed up to 127.5 million USDT toward the relaunch and recovery. Any stolen funds recovered through freezes, the bounty, or law enforcement also go into the pool.

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Arbitrum has passed 2.4 billion lifetime transactions, according to Chainspect data. Here is what drives activity on the Ethereum Layer 2 and how it compares with rivals.

On-chain data shows @Arbitrum has passed 2.4 billion lifetime transactions, a new high for the Ethereum Layer 2 network. The figures were analyzed through @chainspect_app, a blockchain analytics platform that tracks transaction counts, throughput and fees across networks.

The milestone points to sustained demand for $ARB's home network, which has built its activity around perpetual derivatives order books, automated market maker (AMM) pools and fast stablecoin settlements. These use cases depend on cheap, quick execution, which is the problem Arbitrum was built to address.

How Nitro supports high transaction countsArbitrum is an Ethereum scaling network that uses optimistic rollup technology. According to Arbitrum's technical documentation, a Layer 2 system runs transactions without Ethereum needing to do all the work, with results later confirmed on the base layer.

Its current software, the Nitro stack, is described in the project's whitepaper as offering higher throughput, faster finality and more efficient dispute resolution than previous rollups. Nitro works by separating the sequencing of transactions from their execution, then settling results to Ethereum using fraud proofs.

Chainspect data also shows the network's speed profile. A Chainspect profile lists a block time of about 249 milliseconds and a theoretical throughput of 6,095 transactions per second, with a maximum recorded rate of 2,036 TPS over 100 blocks. Live throughput varies with demand and is usually far lower.

How Arbitrum compares with other networksThe 2.4 billion figure puts Arbitrum ahead of several established chains on lifetime transactions. Chainspect's comparison pages have previously shown Arbitrum with around 2.37 billion total transactions versus 1.44 billion for Bitcoin.

Leadership among Ethereum rollups is more contested. The same analytics provider shows Base with a larger all-time transaction count than Arbitrum, at roughly 6.83 billion versus 2.25 billion in one snapshot. Rankings differ depending on whether they measure lifetime totals, recent volume or value secured. On the latter, Arbitrum has been described as Ethereum's largest L2 by total value locked.

Separately, the Arbitrum Foundation's bi-annual update, as reported by Crypto Briefing, put the network's lifetime total at 2.7 billion transactions, including 478 million in the first half of 2026. Counts differ between data providers because of varying methodologies, so readers should check the source when comparing figures.

SourcesChainspect: Arbitrum TPS, finality, fees and block time
Arbitrum Docs: Inside Arbitrum Nitro
Crypto Briefing: Arbitrum Foundation H1 2026 report

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Today we’re excited to launch Arkham Enterprise, a platform for advanced crypto analytics.

Arkham Enterprise brings Arkham’s data into professional workflows, including asset tracing, risk scoring, case management, and trading research. All backed by the world’s best labelset: 3.9 billion attributions covering $1.8 quadrillion in on-chain volume. 

Alongside the launch, we’re updating which features are available on our free platform and introducing an Enterprise Grants program for qualifying investigators and researchers.

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Arkham EnterpriseOver the past several years, Arkham has freely provided some of the best available blockchain data and analytics to the crypto community as a public good. Millions of people use Arkham to track what’s happening on-chain, from traders to compliance professionals to law enforcement agents. 

As part of this growth, we’ve seen strong demand from sophisticated users for a platform suited to advanced professional use cases. We’ve built Arkham Enterprise to meet that demand, bringing our data and advanced analytics tools together in a platform designed for professional workflows.

This launch includes new Enterprise tools and major upgrades to the free platform:

Real-time Data

Alongside Enterprise, we’re rolling out major improvements to data freshness across both our free and Enterprise platforms. Previously, a large amount of the data and labels on Arkham were only updated once a day. We’ve rebuilt the underlying infrastructure so that these elements now update in real time. New transactions will appear without requiring a page refresh, new labels will appear as they are created instead of once a day, and address balances will reflect the most recent transactions.

Performance and Reliability

Alongside these upgrades, we’ve been improving performance across Arkham. We’ve reduced alert latency by approximately 80% on most supported chains. The changes announced today will also reduce database load, resulting in improved stability and lower latency across the platform.

Tracer 2.0

The Tracer has been rebuilt for professional blockchain investigations. Start from any address, pull its counterparties onto the network map, and follow the money hop by hop. New bridge support lets you follow funds across supported chains within the same trace.

Visualizer 2.0

Paste any address or entity and its incoming and outgoing transactions render in real time as an interactive graph: transfers, counterparties, and tokens in one view.

In addition to a complete visual redesign, Visualizer 2.0 adds a volume overview for the visualized data, a transaction details module, and keyboard shortcuts—now you can undo your last move with cmd/ctrl + Z, making it easier to refine a graph as you investigate.

Case Management

Complex investigations require more than tracing individual transactions. Enterprise’s Case Management tool lets you bring findings together in one place, organize them by case, and build a structured record as your investigation develops.

Risk Scoring

Enterprise brings risk scoring directly into Arkham, allowing users to assess address and entity risk alongside the underlying on-chain activity. Powered by Arkham’s attribution data, it provides quantitative risk indicators covering sanctions exposure, mixer exposure, source of funds, and the number of transaction hops separating an address from a flagged source.

Changes for Free UsersThe following changes to our free platform take effect today:

Tracer 2.0 will be available only to Enterprise users. Visualizer 2.0 will remain available to free users. 

Transaction filtering and full transaction history will also now only be available to Enterprise users. Free users will be able to view the 100 most recent transactions for an address or entity.

Creating new custom labels and entities will require Enterprise. Free users will retain their existing custom labels and entities and will still be able to edit existing label names.

Finally, the counterparties section on explorer pages will be Enterprise-only.

The free platform will continue to include:

All Arkham labels, including predicted labelsVisualizer 2.0Prediction MarketsBlock ExplorerTagsPre-existing custom labels and entitiesArkham remains the most powerful free blockchain analytics tool on the market.

Arkham Enterprise GrantsTo further support our mission of deanonymizing the blockchain, we are launching an Enterprise Grants program to provide free access to Enterprise to select applicants. The program is intended for independent investigators, researchers, and public-interest organizations whose work advances transparency and accountability in crypto. Enquire here.

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Arkham Intelligence is putting a fence around some of its most useful tools. Non-enterprise users will no longer get full transaction history or transaction filtering on the blockchain analytics platform.

What free users lose The changes arrive with Arkham Enterprise, a new platform the company announced around October 19-20, 2026. Starting October 20, 2026, free-tier users will be limited to their 100 most recent transactions.

Transaction history is only the start. Free users will also lose transaction filtering, which sorts through wallet activity by specific criteria.

Tracer 2.0 is also moving to the paid side. So is the ability to create new custom labels and entities, along with access to the counterparties section.

What Enterprise users get Subscription-based Enterprise customers get a fuller toolkit. It covers asset tracing, risk scoring, case management and transaction analysis.

Arkham is pitching the product at three groups: compliance teams, investigators and trading researchers.

What stays free Visualizer 2.0, an interactive graphing tool, will remain available to free users.

The company is also rolling out real-time data updates across the platform. That infrastructure upgrade benefits both free and Enterprise users.

Arkham has also launched an Enterprise Grants program. It offers free Enterprise access to qualifying independent researchers and organizations.

What this means for users and the analytics market For casual users, the impact will depend on how deep they tend to dig. Someone checking recent activity on a single wallet may barely notice a change.

Anyone reconstructing older activity will feel it right away. The 100-transaction cap effectively ends free historical research on active wallets.

That could push some users toward paying for subscriptions, or toward the Enterprise Grants program if they qualify.

Disclosure: This article was edited by John Chen. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.

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StepFun, Meta, Moonshot, and Mistral now gate commercial deployment at the same number on four different clocks. Below it the weights are free. Above it you are negotiating terms nobody publishes.

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Four license files, three jurisdictions, one number. In eleven weeks, StepFun, Meta, Moonshot AI, and Mistral each began gating commercial deployment of open-weight models at $20 million in revenue. For agent builders that figure is not a price. It is a ceiling. Our 24-hour open-weight taxonomy sorted what “open” came to mean this month; these gates decide how far what you build on it may scale.

What the four gates actually say
Three of the four licenses were read in full for this piece. Moonshot’s Kimi K3 license demands a separate agreement before any commercial use of the model or its derivatives if you run a Model-as-a-Service business and the aggregate revenue of you and your affiliates exceeds $20M over any consecutive 12 months. StepFun’s Model License 1.0, published October 15, sets the same trigger on combined revenue from all sources, then adds a second gate with no threshold at all: device makers embedding the model in phones, vehicles, smart glasses, wearables, or robots need a commercial license at any size, before any revenue question arises.

Mistral’s Modified MIT terms, documented since August, run differently: companies with monthly revenue exceeding $20M must obtain a commercial license or route through Mistral Studio, and the test applies to any use of those models. One strong month can move a company across the line. Meta’s Muse Model License, governing Muse Spark Open, requires the same pre-offer agreement from service operators above $20M in aggregate gross group revenue over any consecutive 12 months. Two disclosures: the license file sits behind a gated repository, so its wording is search-confirmed from the primary text, not read from the file; and one secondary account called the threshold $20M per month, which the primary text does not say. The agreement’s terms, like the others, are unpublished.

One correction to earlier shorthand belongs in the open. Kimi K3’s gate is not an annual MaaS revenue test. It counts rolling 12-month aggregate group revenue from all sources, so a large company’s small model-powered product is over the line on day one.

Eleven weeks, one number
The gates surfaced in sequence: Moonshot with the K3 weights on July 27, Mistral’s documentation in August, StepFun and Meta in the same week of October. The spread is evidence. Coordinated drafting across US, Chinese, and European labs, two of them under active export-control tension, would more likely produce matched clocks and matched triggers. Instead the number matches and the machinery does not: monthly snapshot against rolling year, company revenue against group gross, service businesses against any commercial use. The pattern that fits is imitation around a market-clearing figure, $20M marking where a developer-scale user becomes a commercial inference business. Our earlier licensing analysis argued convergence; the timeline now shows it is behavioral, not coordinated.

What would change that read: a shared non-public contract template across labs, identical clocks in the next licenses, or documented contact. What would confirm ordinary market motion: the next gate at a different number. Alibaba’s Qwen3.8-Max license already sits at $50M with the same architecture of capture, pointing toward conventions spreading, not a cartel forming.

Why $20M is a ceiling
The mechanism matters more than the number. These gates are stops, not tolls: the agreement must exist before the offering continues, and its terms stay private until you are in the room. The revenue test counts the licensee and affiliates at group scale, so no one shrinks out of scope by keeping model revenue small. The gate follows derivatives; fine-tunes, distills, merges, and quantizations stay inside the license. And the service definitions capture what agent platforms do: give third parties inference access with meaningful control over inputs and parameters.

The exclusion list is concrete. Mid-market builders running inference services or agent platforms sit inside these clauses. Teams at companies already past $20M in group revenue are gated on day one. Volatile-revenue businesses hit Mistral’s monthly clock fastest. The workarounds are real but partial: embed the model in your own features rather than exposing it as a service; relay instead of hosting; keep use internal; use certified partners or Mistral Studio; or move to unrestricted weights, DeepSeek V4 under MIT, GLM-5.3 Flash under Apache 2.0, NVIDIA’s Nemotron Bolt under OpenMDW-1.1, which carries no revenue gate. None of them lets a growing service business cross the line without a negotiation whose terms are not public.

The ground under the contracts is also splitting. The same $20M figure sits in US, Chinese, and EU paperwork in the weeks the DHS exclusion order (FR Doc 2026-21447, October 20) reached third-party products built on DeepSeek implementations and China’s Ministry of Commerce proposed export controls on 23 AI-stack technologies. As our three-regimes analysis mapped this week, the contract layer is converging while the trade layer diverges. The builder standing at the line plans for both.

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Kripto para takasında avantajlı teklifi bulmak, yalnızca ekranda görünen kura değil, işlem ücretleri sonrasında elinize geçecek net miktara da bağlı. UnityWallet, farklı swap sağlayıcılarını tek bir mobil cüzdanda bir araya getirerek kullanıcıların desteklenen kripto varlıklar arasında takas yapmasını amaçlıyor. Platformun öne çıkan özellikleri arasında swap teklifleri, cashback ödülleri ve USDT Bridge yer alıyor.

2018 yılında Savl adıyla kurulan ve Eylül 2024’te UnityWallet olarak yeniden markalanan platform, çoklu blockchain desteğini cüzdan yönetimi ve Web3 araçlarıyla birleştiriyor. Ancak swap odaklı bir cüzdanı değerlendirirken asıl soru şu: UnityWallet, aynı işlem için diğer cüzdanlara kıyasla ne kadar avantajlı bir teklif sunuyor?

UnityWallet’in sunduğu özellikleri yakından incelemek isteyen kullanıcılar, UnityWallet uygulamasına buradan erişerek desteklenen ağları, cüzdan yönetimini ve uygulama içerisindeki Web3 araçlarını keşfedebilir.

UnityWallet Swap Nasıl Çalışır?
UnityWallet, desteklenen kripto varlıklar arasında takas yapmak için tek bir mobil arayüz sunuyor. Platformun swap hizmeti, farklı sağlayıcılardan gelen teklifleri kullanıcıların inceleyebilmesini amaçlıyor.

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), BNB ve stablecoin’ler gibi varlıklar için sunulan seçenekler, desteklenen ağlara ve işlem çiftlerine göre değişebilir. Projenin tanıtımına göre kullanıcılar binlerce işlem çifti arasından seçim yapabiliyor.

UnityWallet’in öne çıkardığı özellikler şunlar:

Birden fazla swap sağlayıcısı: Desteklenen işlemler için farklı teklifleri değerlendirme imkânı.
Geniş işlem çifti seçeneği: Farklı kripto varlıklar arasında takas yapabilme.
Tek arayüz: İşlemleri farklı platformlar arasında sürekli geçiş yapmadan yönetme.
Kendi kontrolünüzdeki cüzdan: Platform, kullanıcıların özel anahtarlarının kendi kontrollerinde kaldığı non-custodial bir yapı sunduğunu belirtiyor.

Proje ayrıca swap işlemlerinde yalnızca doğrulanmış likidite sağlayıcılarının kullanıldığını ifade ediyor. Bu özellik, platformun sunduğu işlem altyapısının bir parçası olarak öne çıkarılıyor.

Bununla birlikte, farklı sağlayıcılardan teklif alınması her işlemde en iyi fiyatın sunulacağını garanti etmez. Kullanıcıların işlem onayından önce son teklifi ve ücretleri kontrol etmesi önemlidir.

UnityWallet ile Swap İşlemi Nasıl Yapılır?
UnityWallet’in swap arayüzü, desteklenen varlıklar arasında takas işlemlerini tek bir mobil uygulama üzerinden yönetmeyi amaçlıyor. Temel işlem akışı şu adımlardan oluşuyor:

UnityWallet uygulamasını açın ve cüzdanınıza erişin.
Swap bölümünden takas etmek istediğiniz varlığı seçin.
Almak istediğiniz varlığı ve işlem tutarını belirleyin.
Sunulan teklifi, tahmini alınacak miktarı ve işlem ücretlerini inceleyin.
Hedef ağı ve işlem ayrıntılarını kontrol edin; koşullar uygunsa işlemi onaylayın.

Desteklenen işlem çiftleri, kullanılabilir sağlayıcılar ve işlem koşulları seçilen varlığa göre değişebilir. Bu nedenle onay ekranındaki son teklifin kontrol edilmesi önemlidir.

UnityWallet’in paylaştığı bilgilere göre kullanıcılar, cüzdanlarında yeterli bakiye bulunmasa da swap tekliflerini görüntüleyebilir. Bu sırada yetersiz bakiye uyarısı alınması mümkündür. Ancak teklifin görüntülenmesi, işlemin gerçekleştirildiği veya aynı fiyatın işlem anında korunacağı anlamına gelmez.

Uygulamayı ve mevcut swap seçeneklerini incelemek isteyenler UnityWallet’e buradan erişebilir.

UnityWallet Cashback: Swap Yaparak UNT Kazanmak
UnityWallet’in swap hizmetine eklediği cashback programı, uygun işlemler üzerinden kullanıcılara UNT token ile bağlantılı ödüller sunmayı amaçlıyor. Böylece kullanıcılar bir takas işlemini değerlendirirken yalnızca elde edecekleri kripto para miktarını değil, işlem karşılığında kazanabilecekleri ödülü de hesaba katabilir.

Bununla birlikte cashback, tek başına daha avantajlı bir işlem yapıldığı anlamına gelmez. Ödülün gerçek değerini değerlendirmek için programın güncel koşullarını bilmek gerekir. Özellikle cashback oranı, hangi işlemlerin ödüle uygun olduğu, ödülün ne zaman hesaba geçtiği ve UNT’nin nasıl kullanılabildiği önem taşır.

Örneğin bir cüzdan, işlem sonunda daha fazla USDT sunarken diğeri daha yüksek bir cashback ödülü sağlayabilir. Böyle bir durumda iki seçeneği karşılaştırmak için ödülün parasal değerini ve tüm işlem maliyetlerini birlikte hesaplamak gerekir.

Bu nedenle UnityWallet’in cashback özelliği, swap oranlarının yerine geçen bir avantaj değil, toplam işlem değerini etkileyebilecek ek bir unsur olarak değerlendirilmelidir. Güncel cashback oranları ve ödül koşulları işlem öncesinde uygulamadan kontrol edilmelidir.

USDT Bridge: Sıfır Ücretli Köprüleme Nasıl Çalışıyor?
UnityWallet’in öne çıkardığı özelliklerden biri de USDT Bridge. Bu özellik, desteklenen ağlar arasında USDT aktarımını kolaylaştırmayı amaçlıyor. Farklı blockchain ağlarında USDT tutan kullanıcılar için ağlar arasında geçiş yapabilmek, varlıkları ihtiyaç duyulan ekosistemde kullanma açısından önem taşıyor.

Projenin tanıtımında USDT Bridge için sıfır ücret vurgusu yapılıyor. Ancak bu ifadenin hangi maliyetleri kapsadığı belirleyici: Köprüleme hizmeti ücretinin alınmaması, işlemin her koşulda hiçbir maliyet doğurmayacağı anlamına gelmeyebilir. Kaynak ağın işlem ücreti, hedef ağdaki koşullar ve desteklenen ağlar arasındaki farklılıklar ayrıca kontrol edilmelidir.

Bu nedenle kullanıcıların işlem öncesinde şu ayrıntıları incelemesi gerekir:

USDT’nin hangi ağlardan hangi ağlara aktarılabildiği
Sıfır ücret uygulamasının hangi işlem ve ücret kalemlerini kapsadığı
Minimum ve maksimum aktarım tutarları varsa bunların ne olduğu
İşlemin tahmini tamamlanma süresi ve ekrandaki son işlem koşulları

USDT Bridge’in kullanıcıya sağlayacağı avantaj, yalnızca ücret iddiasıyla değil, işlem sırasında gösterilen toplam maliyet ve hedef ağda alınacak net miktarla değerlendirilebilir. Özellikle farklı ağlarda USDT kullananlar için desteklenen ağların ve güncel koşulların uygulama üzerinden kontrol edilmesi önemlidir.

UnityWallet Swap Değerlendirilirken Nelere Bakılmalı?
UnityWallet’in swap odaklı yaklaşımında birden fazla sağlayıcıdan teklif alma, işlemleri tek arayüzden yönetme, cashback ve USDT Bridge öne çıkıyor. Bu özelliklerin kullanıcı açısından ne kadar avantajlı olduğu ise seçilen işlem çiftine ve güncel koşullara bağlı.

Sağlıklı bir değerlendirme için aynı işlem tutarıyla farklı cüzdanlardan alınan teklifler karşılaştırılmalı; ağ, sağlayıcı ve platform ücretleri hesaba katılmalı. Cashback ödülünün değeri de bu hesaplamaya eklenmeli. USDT Bridge kullanılacaksa sıfır ücret ifadesinin kapsamı ve varsa diğer maliyetler ayrıca incelenmeli.

Sonuç olarak UnityWallet’in sunduğu özellikleri değerlendirmenin en iyi yolu, genel vaatlerden çok gerçek işlem koşullarına bakmak. Güncel teklifler, net alınacak miktar ve toplam maliyet birlikte incelendiğinde kullanıcılar kendi işlem ihtiyaçları için hangi seçeneğin daha uygun olduğunu daha doğru belirleyebilir.

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When Founders Fund considered investing in Polymarket in 2025, it learned that the prediction-market startup’s young chief executive, Shayne Coplan, had been using company money to pay for private jet flights, his apartment rent and personal expenses. Polymarket wasn’t generating revenue at the time.

The revelation prompted Peter Thiel’s firm to insist, before it cut a check, that Coplan follow through on changes underway to clean up the company’s financial controls and repay the money, according to people familiar with the private negotiations.

Coplan reimbursed the money, securing an investment from Founders Fund that would value Polymarket at $1.2 billion. A spokesperson for Polymarket said the flights were for business purposes and that Coplan “proactively” disclosed the expenses to investors.

But behind the scenes, the incident laid bare the pressures that the 28-year-old founder has faced from investors to change the way he manages his fast-growing startup, which has helped popularize a new way to bet on everything from sports to elections.

Interviews with people familiar with Polymarket’s operations reveal a broader effort, extending beyond Coplan’s spending habits, to bring greater discipline to a business built around the founder’s youthful entrepreneurial instincts. Some of the changes investors have sought are already in place. But the effort to turn a founder-driven startup into a mature financial exchange has suffered a number of setbacks and continues to frustrate even some prominent backers.

Shayne Coplan — Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg
Senior staff at Intercontinental Exchange Inc., the parent of the New York Stock Exchange and a major stakeholder in Polymarket, have privately described difficulties mentoring Coplan, according to people familiar with the conversations. Both ICE and Founders Fund have recommended that Coplan hire a chief operating officer, a step he has yet to take, some of the people said.

The pressure has come as Polymarket has fallen far behind rival Kalshi Inc. in trading activity. Once the top exchange in the booming prediction markets industry based on volume, Polymarket has struggled with technical outages, angry customers, lawsuits, political backlash and a new investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

On the question of Coplan’s spending, a spokesperson for the company said that the CEO founded Polymarket “at 21 with no money during the pandemic, taking no salary for a long period and he was living in a bedroom in the office. When the business grew in 2024, he proactively accounted for every dollar, and made a good-faith repayment, which came out to less than a software engineer’s annual salary.”

Founders Fund declined to comment.

An ICE spokesperson declined to comment beyond pointing to an interview from August with the company’s CEO, Jeffrey Sprecher, in which he was asked about Polymarket and said: “We have a great relationship.”

Polymarket advertisements in a subway station in New York. — Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
Coplan appears to have started listening to investors. In September, he hired his first chief financial officer, after Founders Fund and ICE required Coplan to bring on a head of finance as part of their 2025 investments, according to a person familiar with deals the companies signed.

The young CEO has also brought on a suite of new hires with corporate bona fides, including a former Federal Bureau of Investigation analyst who is overseeing investigations, and other executives from Goldman Sachs Group Inc., DoorDash Inc. and Robinhood Markets Inc.

Alex Spiro — Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg
Elon Musk’s personal lawyer, Alex Spiro, has joined Polymarket’s board and is now helping with day-to-day operations, including hiring, people familiar with his involvement said.

Spiro sits on Polymarket’s four-person board with Coplan, a Founders Fund partner and Nick Tomaino, a cryptocurrency-focused investor, the people said.

Spiro’s law firm did not respond to a request for comment.

In a statement sent to Bloomberg, Coplan said: “There were real growing pains, and I personally had to grow and change into what the company needed. The only solution was hiring an excellent executive team, so I made it my number one goal for 2026.”

Lost Lead
Even with the changes, though, Polymarket is struggling to regain the market share it lost to Kalshi. The company belatedly launched a US platform this year, after previously operating a blockchain-based exchange that catered to international users. The new one has grown even as the older one has shrunk.

Behind the scenes, the company has tried to persuade regulators to allow it to combine its two platforms, which could lead to US customers trading with foreign ones that haven’t undergone the same rigorous know-your-customer vetting, according to people familiar with the matter. Coplan advanced the idea, but the CFTC hasn’t allowed it to move forward so far, the people said.

The National Futures Association, the derivatives industry’s self-regulatory organization, separately wrote to Polymarket and threatened to drop the company as a client because of its record keeping, people familiar with the situation said. The company fixed the problem and continues to work with the NFA, one of the people said.

The CFTC did not respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for the NFA said Polymarket is a client but declined to further comment.

Now, Polymarket is raising a new round at a $21 billion valuation, led by 1789 Capital, where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner. That is more than double the $9 billion valuation it secured when ICE invested in 2025 — but still only half the value Kalshi is fetching in its current fundraising round.

Founders Fund is participating in Polymarket’s new fundraise, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Move Fast
While Coplan grew up in New York, and set up Polymarket’s headquarters in the city — in an airy loft space in Soho with abstract art on the walls — he** **has always fashioned himself as more of a Silicon Valley maverick.

Travis Kalanick — Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
He has taken personal guidance from tech founders known for their disruptive strategies, especially Travis Kalanick, the ousted cofounder of Uber, but also Airbnb Inc.’s Brian Chesky, and Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin, according to people familiar with the Polymarket CEO’s inner circle.

Chesky and Buterin declined to comment. Kalanick did not respond to a request for comment.

Polymarket previously landed in trouble with US authorities. In 2022, the CFTC fined the platform $1.4 million over allegations that it had illegally offered trades to US customers without proper registration. Shortly after the 2024 presidential election, the FBI raided Coplan’s apartment, as the Justice Department investigated whether Polymarket was accepting trades from US-based users.

President Donald Trump’s return to office looked as though it would help put many of these problems in the past. The Department of Justice closed its probe into Polymarket without charges, Bloomberg reported in 2025. But Polymarket is now facing the new, wide-ranging CFTC investigation, Bloomberg News reported earlier this year — after the Wall Street Journal published a report about the startup encouraging influencers to create misleading posts about fake trades.

“Shayne, I think, fits the classic startup, ‘fail fast, break things’ archetype of a founder,” said Chris Grove, a partner emeritus at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, a research firm that focuses on the gambling, betting and prediction market industries.

Polymarket also struggled to launch its US exchange. It acquired CFTC-regulated QCEX to speed the process, only to discover that its software couldn’t handle Polymarket’s trading volumes, according to a person familiar with the acquisition. Developers had to build an exchange largely from scratch and have apologized for ongoing technical issues.

“Polymarket has to take it seriously that we are an exchange; this is people’s money, not a joke,” Josh Stevens, a vice president of engineering at the startup, wrote in August.

Coplan himself became a bottleneck in decision-making, particularly hiring, according to people familiar with the firm. His confidantes urged him to delegate more authority. In one instance, the company offered a senior manager a job, then rescinded it after Coplan objected, one of the people said.

Read More: Polymarket Loses Lead as Delays, Apologies and Blowback Mount

Shayne Coplan during a joint SEC-CFTC roundtable at SEC headquarters in Washington in 2025. — Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg
Rush of Changes
Investors have taken steps to stabilize Coplan’s position. They pushed him to take the salary he now receives so that he does not need to turn to the company to cover expenses, people familiar with the discussions said.** **And Founders Fund structured its investment to ensure Coplan couldn’t be fired without his consent, according to one person familiar with the board’s structure.

“When I first met Shayne, he had just over $50k in the bank, was burning $25k a month, and the team worked out of his apartment,” said Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly, a VC fund that invested in earlier Polymarket rounds. “It was so tight we offered to lend him money.”

Qureshi said that in 2025 Coplan “disclosed the back pay, an immaterial amount, and there was obviously zero bad intent. We invested in the round without blinking at this. He handled it appropriately.”

Polymarket has also restructured its marketing team, bringing on the founder of the e-scooter startup Bird and demoting Matthew Modabber, the chief marketing officer at the center of previous controversies, said a person familiar with the company’s operations.

Donald Trump Jr. — Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg
During the rush of changes, Coplan has sought to build up relationships around Wall Street, hosting David Solomon, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, in Polymarket’s office, according to a person familiar with the meeting. Later Solomon recommended that Coplan hire Lisa Mantil, who joined as the prediction market’s head of institutional growth after a 27-year career at Goldman Sachs. Mantil has recently been in conversation with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. about offering Polymarket contracts to Wall Street clients, two months after Kalshi announced a similar deal with Cantor, a person familiar said.

Goldman Sachs and Cantor declined to comment.

In an appearance at a crypto conference this month, Coplan acknowledged that he was still figuring out what it takes to run a more mature company.

“Obviously, I’m still learning,” he said. “I have a long way to go.”

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Amazon stock rises 0.36% to $263.39 as holiday hiring jumps 20% to 300,000 workers
Amazon plans to hire over 300,000 seasonal workers as retail hiring slows nationwide
Amazon boosts employee pay with $1.5 billion in raises ahead of the holiday season
Amazon expands healthcare benefits for seasonal workers starting January 2027
AMZN stock rebounds above $263 as Amazon ramps up hiring for the holiday rush

Amazon plans to hire over 300,000 U.S. holiday workers, up 20% from last year. Meanwhile, Amazon (AMZN) stock gained 0.36% to $263.39, rising $0.94 amid volatility. The hiring plan contrasts with forecasts of weaker holiday recruitment across the wider U.S. retail industry.

Amazon.com, Inc., AMZN

Amazon Expands U.S. Holiday Hiring
Amazon will recruit employees across its U.S. core operations network for the upcoming holiday shopping season. The increase represents roughly 50,000 more seasonal positions than last year. Furthermore, Amazon will publish additional vacancies each week through December to fill positions.

The company’s operations network handles customer orders, warehouse processing, shipments, and deliveries nationwide. Seasonal employees will support these activities during the busy holiday rush. Amazon’s recruitment plan therefore covers the workforce supporting its fulfillment and distribution operations.

However, the broader retail employment outlook differs sharply from Amazon’s planned expansion this season. Challenger, Gray & Christmas projects fewer than 450,000 holiday hires nationwide. Its forecast points to seasonal retail hiring levels not seen since 2008, underscoring the difference.

Amazon Raises Pay and Expands Worker Benefits
Amazon offers average starting wages of about $20 hourly for seasonal workers in operations. Meanwhile, full-time core operations employees receive average hourly wages approaching $24. Amazon has also committed over $1.5 billion to wage increases for U.S. operations staff.

Including benefits, the company places average total compensation for full-time staff above $32 per hour. Amazon will expand healthcare coverage to eligible seasonal employees beginning January 1, 2027. Workers averaging at least 30 hours weekly can access healthcare plans starting at $5 per week.

Amazon also provides uncapped employee discounts for purchases from Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market. Alongside these benefits, Amazon plans to introduce greater access to low-cost credit union services for employees. The financial services rollout will extend into 2027 alongside other employment benefits.

AMZN Stock Gains During Volatile Trading
Amazon shares dipped below $261 early before renewed buying activity pushed the price higher. The stock briefly exceeded $264 before settling near $263.39, maintaining a gain of 0.36%. That movement placed AMZN above its previous price despite significant swings during trading.

The hiring initiative follows Amazon’s commitment to increase wages across its U.S. operations workforce. Together, these measures increase staffing and compensation spending before the busiest shopping period annually. Amazon will continue posting seasonal vacancies through December to fill additional jobs.

Amazon’s recruitment goal remains substantial compared with the broader forecast for holiday employment nationwide. Its announced pay and benefit changes also establish updated terms for qualifying staff. Meanwhile, AMZN’s reported price gain accompanied the company’s plans to expand holiday staffing.

 Mint.io, a licensed iGaming platform built by a team with over 12 years of industry experience, announces the launch of its native utility token, $MNTD, on decentralized exchanges (DEXs). The launch introduces a token-powered rewards economy connecting player activity, staking, loyalty progression, and platform rewards within the MINT ecosystem.

The team behind MINT brings an established track record across the gaming industry, with over $20 billion in historical wagering volume, more than 10 billion plays, and over 5 million players served across its previous operations.

The launch marks the next phase of Mint’s “token-last” approach. Rather than introducing a token before establishing its product and player base, Mint first developed its gaming platform, progression systems, and seasonal leaderboards. With $MNTD entering circulation, these existing systems evolve into a token-powered loyalty and rewards economy.

Operated by Sage Shark Ltd under Anjouan gaming licence ALSI-202507035-FI2, Mint brings together gaming and sports betting experiences under a single account.

“We built the experience before introducing the token. Players have already spent months earning XP, climbing ranks, competing on leaderboards, and collecting rewards. With $MNTD, we’re taking that ecosystem further with a new layer of progression that rewards both participation and loyalty. We want players to benefit from their activity across MINT,” said a spokesperson for Mint.io.

Rewarding Players Before the Token Launch
Ahead of its launch, Mint introduced several campaigns rewarding early players with $MNTD allocations through activity directly on the platform.

The Season 1 Leaderboard Airdrop allocated $125,000 worth of $MNTD among eligible participants based on XP earned through qualifying gameplay. A 200% XP boost during the final pre-launch period gave players an opportunity to improve their standings ahead of the snapshot.

Alongside the leaderboard, the Daily $MNTD Drip rewarded eligible participants with 1,200 $MNTD for completing qualifying daily activity, with additional 1,500 $MNTD bonuses for five-day participation streaks. The campaign featured a maximum allocation of 750,000 $MNTD.

These campaigns marked the final chapter of Mint’s original 21-rank XP progression system. Players who participated ahead of launch are rewarded with $MNTD allocations based on their XP leaderboard standings and additional rewards accumulated through pre-TGE campaigns, as recorded at the final snapshot.

With $MNTD now live, the previous XP-based loyalty system gives way to MINT Status, a new seven-level progression system powered by $MNTD staking, offering enhanced reward rates, ongoing token earnings, and additional benefits as players advance.

Introducing MINT Status: Stake, Progress and Earn
The central utility of $MNTD is MINT Status, a token-powered loyalty system introducing seven progression levels: Noob, Ape, Wolf, Bull, Shadow, Alpha, and Minted.

Players progress through these levels based on the value of $MNTD committed through flexible staking, with thresholds ranging from $250 for Noob to $25,000 for Minted.

Each Status Level unlocks increasingly competitive reward rates and platform benefits, including enhanced rakeback, lossback, daily rewards, airdrops, and ongoing staking rewards.

Rakeback increases from 10% at Noob to 22% at Minted, while weekly lossback reaches up to 9%. Daily rewards and additional $MNTD airdrop opportunities unlock progressively as players advance through the Status Levels.

Beyond platform reward rates, higher Status Levels also increase staking reward weight, with multipliers ranging from 1.1× at Noob to 1.7× at Minted. This gives higher-level participants greater relative weight in the distribution of $MNTD staking rewards, which accrue over time and can be compounded.

Players can also choose optional staking lockups of 7, 30, or 90 days, boosting applicable platform reward rates by 10%, 20%, or 30%, respectively. At the highest Status Level, combined reward rates can reach up to approximately 45% with the maximum lock boost, subject to applicable reward conditions.

Unlike traditional loyalty programmes relying exclusively on gameplay, MINT Status connects token participation directly with platform benefits, creating an ongoing cycle of staking, progression, and rewards.

“The real utility of $MNTD starts with MINT Status. Players can use their tokens to unlock better reward rates, earn ongoing token rewards, and progress through a loyalty system that grows with their participation. We’re not introducing a token that sits separately from the platform. We’re integrating it into the rewards experience players already use every day,” added a spokesperson for Mint.io.

A Fixed-Supply Token Designed Around Platform Activity
$MNTD launches with a fixed maximum supply of 1 billion tokens, with allocations dedicated to community rewards, ecosystem growth, liquidity, airdrops, staking incentives, and long-term development.

Approximately 15.7% of the total token supply is allocated to staking incentives, with 9% specifically reserved for the MINT Status staking rewards pool. This represents 90 million $MNTD over four years, with 22.5 million tokens allocated annually to support ongoing staking rewards.

The remaining approximately 6.7% is reserved for additional staking initiatives and future ecosystem opportunities, providing flexibility to expand $MNTD utility beyond its initial applications.

The token has not been offered through a public token sale, with its initial community distribution focused on rewarding participation across Mint’s pre-launch campaigns.

The token economy combines activity-driven community rewards with defined allocations and vesting schedules. It also incorporates ecosystem-funded buybacks and burns, supported by activity across participating platforms and partners, with Mint.io serving as the first integrated platform.

These mechanisms are designed to connect long-term token utility with ecosystem usage and activity, rather than relying exclusively on predetermined reward distribution schedules.

$MNTD launches on Robinhood Chain, establishing the on-chain foundation for token transfers, staking infrastructure, and future Web3 integrations.

Expanding the $MNTD Economy
The launch marks the beginning of a broader expansion of Mint’s token-powered ecosystem, with additional seasonal campaigns, community incentives, and token utilities planned beyond TGE.

Through MINT Status, players can stake tokens, unlock enhanced platform benefits, and accumulate additional $MNTD through eligible activity. The roadmap also includes Web3-native staking opportunities through getminted.io, complementing the MINT Status system available on Mint.io.

By combining established gaming infrastructure with token-powered loyalty, progression, and on-chain participation, MINT aims to build an interconnected player rewards economy designed to grow alongside platform activity.

Mint.io’s gaming platform and free-to-play Telegram Mini App are already live, with $MNTD trading on decentralized exchanges from October 20, 2026.

ENDS

About Mint
Mint.io is a Web3-enabled iGaming platform combining gaming, sports betting, loyalty progression, and token-powered rewards. Built by a team with over 12 years of industry experience and a collective track record spanning more than $20 billion in historical wagering volume, 10 billion plays, and 5 million players, MINT brings established gaming expertise into a token-powered ecosystem.

Through its native utility token, $MNTD, players can unlock MINT Status Levels, access enhanced loyalty benefits, earn ongoing token rewards, and participate in seasonal campaigns and community incentives.

Mint.io also operates a free-to-play Telegram Mini App, extending its gaming and community experience beyond the main platform.

Mint.io is operated by Sage Shark Ltd under Anjouan gaming licence No. ALSI-202507035-FI2. Intended for adults aged 18 and over in jurisdictions where online gaming is permitted. Please play responsibly.

For more information, visit mint.io and getminted.io.

On the 18th of October, identity project Worldcoin [WLD] launched a version of its ID verification product for banks and financial firms. Unveiled at the Money20/20 conference by World cofounder Alex Baina, the suite combines three existing products that World said can help institutions guard against deepfake fraud and AI-driven impersonation.

Source: X The altcoin has rallied 17.44% from Sunday’s low of $0.4565. In a recent report, AMBCrypto highlighted the importance of the $0.46-$0.47 demand zone.

The positive reaction from this area, alongside the higher timeframe bullish structure after the rally to $0.723 in June, could give short-term traders some bullish hopes.

WLD short-term sentiment flips bullishly again Source: Coinalyze In the past 24 hours, WLD has rallied 5%, with a 54.2% increase in daily trading volume and a 23% increase in Open Interest. The altcoin price was able to challenge the local high of $0.55 from the previous Friday.

The OI increase was accompanied by rising funding rates, which suggested increased speculator willingness to go long. However, the spot CVD has not begun to push higher, a sign of weak spot demand.

Source: CoinGlass The liquidation heatmap showed that the nearby magnetic zones were $0.52 and $0.55. A chunk of the built-up short liquidations around $0.54 over the weekend has been swept, but there was another cluster at $0.555-$0.563 that could be targeted next.

It is unclear if a move higher would face rejection or a breakout. The short-term crypto market sentiment remained on the side of caution.

Traders’ call to action- Watch the range Source: WLD/USDT on TradingView Over the past two weeks, Worldcoin has traded within a range that reached from $ 0.46 to $ 0.58. At the time of writing, the altcoin was trading above the mid-range level.

The bulls were yet to convincingly surpass the $0.55 local highs and drive WLD up to the $0.58 range extreme. The CMF reading was -0.02, showing a lack of sizeable capital inflow.

The hourly Awesome Oscillator was bullish, but signaled a pullback might be in progress. Such a price dip to $0.51-$0.52 could offer a buying opportunity for traders.

Final Summary The Worldcoin price jump of 17% from the Sunday lows came on the back of increased buying volume, especially late on Monday. However, the short-term price action remained range-bound. The $0.58 high and the $0.55 local supply zone need to be overcome to keep the momentum going.

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