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- Trump to throw spotlight on overseas crypto abuses at White House eventby Jesse Hamilton on October 21, 2026 at 4:23 pm
The president is hosting a cybercrime event that will highlight U.S. authorities’ efforts to crack down on crypto scams run by foreign criminal organizations.
- How a16z-backed DATA is rethinking its blockchain strategy after $30 million Sui dealby Helene Braun on October 21, 2026 at 3:22 pm
The startup is retiring its own blockchain and moving to Sui with a $30 million investment as it narrows its focus to AI training data.
- Bybit will look for big broker partnerships to take on Robinhood in the U.S.by Ian Allison on October 21, 2026 at 3:09 pm
When it comes to the U.S., Bybit will look to work with with someone like Interactive Brokers (IB), for example, said CEO Ben Zhou.
- Crypto Long & Short: Why real-world assets need fixed-rate loans onchainby Peter Gaffney on October 21, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Real-world assets already back the largest stablecoins, yet borrowing against them onchain still runs through variable-rate pools. Peter Gaffney of O2O Capital Partners explains why fixed-rate, fixed-term lending is the missing piece, and how a 5% shift in Sky and Ethena reserves could create $1.8 billion of demand for real-world assets.
- Why centralized exchanges refuse to list legacy crypto tokens without explicit SEC immunityby Francisco Rodrigues on October 21, 2026 at 12:12 pm
Vault12 raised $17.45 million selling VGT in 2018 and says it met or dropped every promise, yet the token has never traded on a centralized exchange.
- Japanese visitors may be able to pay with yen stablecoins in South Korea under Shinhan-SBI pactby Francisco Rodrigues on October 21, 2026 at 12:10 pm
The collaboration will explore card-linked merchant payments for Japanese visitors in South Korea and peer-to-peer wallet transfers among broader cross-border trade remittances.
- Dogecoin wallet, app teams unite in push to give DOGE more everyday usesby Shaurya Malwa on October 21, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Dogecoin Labs will combine MyDoge, DogeOS and merchant payment tools as developers try to turn coin holders into customers for applications and businesses.
- Bitcoin risk management grows more popular as the ‘just bet on price’ era fadesby Omkar Godbole on October 21, 2026 at 11:15 am
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 21, 2026
- OCC’s final rule to start fresh in weighing stablecoin rewards against GENIUS Act banby Jesse Hamilton on October 21, 2026 at 11:00 am
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is the first of several federal agencies to finish writing regulations under the act.
- Crypto rises with Asian tech stocks, zcash extends gain after setting upgrade dateby Oliver Knight on October 21, 2026 at 10:34 am
Bitcoin rose to a one-week high as Asian tech stocks rebounded and SpaceX and Tesla formed committees to explore a merger.
- Live updates: Bitcoin holds above $84,000 as Middle East worries resurfaceby Shaurya Malwa on October 21, 2026 at 10:30 am
South Korea data center player Elice surged 30% after plunging about the same amount following its IPO one day earlier.
- SpaceX and Tesla explore merger that would unite more than 30,000 bitcoinby James Van Straten on October 21, 2026 at 9:23 am
Independent committees are assessing a potential tie-up, while strong SpaceX earnings lift shares ahead of Tesla’s results.
- Monero futures are again heating with leverage, raising volatility risksby Omkar Godbole on October 21, 2026 at 8:57 am
Open interest has topped $300 million and price is back above $600. A similar setup was seen before January’s crash.
- Tether leads $15 million funding round for AI-focused payment startup Muralby Jamie Crawley on October 21, 2026 at 8:47 am
The Series A round, which included participation from North Island Ventures and existing investors, brings New York-based Mural’s total funding to $28 million.
- Zcash developers confirm November date for upgrade that triples payment speedby Shaurya Malwa on October 21, 2026 at 8:10 am
The NU7 upgrade will cut the time between Zcash blocks to 25 seconds from 75 seconds. The chosen block height still has to be merged into the spec and shipped in node software.
- Ripple brings Wall Street into 24/7 stock bets, but HSBC warns markets are still thinby Shaurya Malwa on October 21, 2026 at 5:25 am
Institutions can trade through Ripple Prime and post RLUSD as collateral. Finding enough buyers and sellers for large positions could prove harder.
- Solana’s Alpenglow, its biggest network overhaul since 2020, goes live Wednesdayby Shaurya Malwa on October 21, 2026 at 4:35 am
Alpenglow will replace the voting system Solana has used since 2020, targeting roughly 150-millisecond finality after months of testing that included a failed migration and rollback.
- A company that vouches for websites had secret keys so weak that 8 of them were crackedby Omkar Godbole on October 21, 2026 at 4:11 am
Eight secret keys at eMudhra, an Indian firm that vouches for websites, were compromised. This is a generic, not crypto-specific, risk.
- Bitcoin hovers around $83,000 as AI earnings revive tech, ZEC jumps 11%by Shaurya Malwa on October 21, 2026 at 4:07 am
Strong results from SpaceX and Super Micro sent Asian chip stocks surging, and ZEC led crypto higher after developers set a date for its next network upgrade.
- U.S. CFTC sets agenda for AI forum, exploring trading and agentic financeby Jesse Hamilton on October 20, 2026 at 9:12 pm
A Commodity Futures Trading Commission task force is scheduled for October 28 to talk about how the latest “super intelligence” technology may impact markets.
- OKX-ICE co-chair Andrew Cuomo calls corporate objections a ‘natural response’ to tokenized stock plansby Krisztian Sandor on October 20, 2026 at 6:26 pm
The former NY governor, who co-chairs the joint venture between the crypto exchange and Intercontinental Exchange, said companies were expected to take a wait-and-see approach.
- The Coinbase allegations expose Bitcoin’s corporate governance gapby Michael Tanguma on October 20, 2026 at 5:02 pm
Corporate adoption of bitcoin will stall as long as companies can’t show who controls the money, who approves its movement, or whether it’s still there, argues Onramp CEO Michael Tanguma.
- BlackRock seeks to shield bitcoin investors from losses after rival fund weathers 50% crashby Helene Braun on October 20, 2026 at 2:28 pm
BlackRock’s proposed fund follows similar products from Calamos that helped investors avoid steep losses during bitcoin’s selloff.
- Kazakhstan court bars Coinbase, five others from unlicensed crypto services in Astana International Financial Centreby Francisco Rodrigues on October 20, 2026 at 1:35 pm
The court injunctions apply strictly to users within the AIFC and do not extend across the rest of Kazakhstan.
- Microsoft, Alphabet and Goldman Sachs join objections to OKX-ICE tokenized stock tradingby Krisztian Sandor on October 20, 2026 at 12:40 pm
Seven more issuers have opted out of being listed on the planned tokenized stock venue under the SEC’s framework, bringing its disclosed objection count to 16.
- Report: Trump to Address Foreign Crypto Scams at White House Eventby Wayne Jones on October 21, 2026 at 8:22 pm
Americans filed over a million internet scam complaints with the FBI last year, a 17% increase from 2024, and reported the highest losses.
- XRP and DOGE Look Undervalued by MVRV Measures, but Will Traders Take Notice?by Chayanika Deka on October 21, 2026 at 6:53 pm
XRP and DOGE stand out in Santiment’s latest MVRV data, as both assets show losses among recent buyers rather than large profits.
- Important Cardano News and ADA Price Update: October 21by Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on October 21, 2026 at 5:34 pm
Here are the latest and most interesting developments surrounding Cardano’s ecosystem.
- Zcash (ZEC) Rises to a 9-Day High as Whales Bet on Further Gains: Detailsby Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on October 21, 2026 at 3:50 pm
“ZEC is gearing up for a $2,000 run,” one analyst envisioned.
- Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Blasts Past $84K – Is $90K the Next Target?by Shayan Markets on October 21, 2026 at 3:17 pm
Bitcoin is pushing back toward $86K after buyers defended the $80K short-term demand zone once again, with BTC trading close to $85K. The rebound comes as markets price in roughly a 25% chance of another Fed hike at the late October meeting, following September’s quarter-point increase. Meanwhile, the NVM Ratio has climbed to its highest
- Ripple Price Analysis: Is XRP Out of the Woods After 10% Rebound?by Shayan Markets on October 21, 2026 at 2:42 pm
XRP is attempting a recovery after buyers defended the $1.25-$1.30 demand zone earlier this week. Now trading around $1.36, the asset is approaching the upper boundary of its short-term descending channel. This level could decide whether the rebound develops into a broader recovery or fades into another lower high. XRP Price Analysis: The USDT Pair
- What Falling USDT Supply Means for Bitcoin’s Price Recoveryby Wayne Jones on October 21, 2026 at 1:06 pm
USDT’s 60-day market-cap change had recovered toward zero, but a new five-day contraction has put that improvement under pressure.
- Trending Privacy Coins XMR, VVV, and PHA on the Run: Can They Keep Pumping?by Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on October 21, 2026 at 11:51 am
Contrary to the broader bullish sentiment, Doctor Profit cautioned that XMR may face a sharp downturn.
- Cardano Whales Stay Quiet as ADA’s Chart Flashes a Sell Signalby Chayanika Deka on October 21, 2026 at 11:05 am
Cardano could face more downside if $0.21 fails, though the current sell signal alone does not confirm a breakdown.
- XRP ETFs Disappoint Again but XRP Price Rockets 5% to Weekly Highby Jordan Lyanchev on October 21, 2026 at 9:48 am
Where does this discrepancy come from and what’s next for XRP?
- ZEC Skyrockets by 13% in 24 Hours, BTC Price Reclaims $83K: Market Watchby Jordan Lyanchev on October 21, 2026 at 9:07 am
The other notable gainers today include NEAR, PYTH, ENA, KAS, and more.
- France’s National Assembly Votes 38 to 37 to Tax Crypto-to-Stablecoin Swaps From 2027by Jose Oramas on October 21, 2026 at 7:41 am
Deputies passed the stablecoin swap tax at exactly the absolute majority of 38, then rejected a 10-year loss carryforward 75 to 18 in the same sitting.
- Ripple Backs SEC’s Proposed Crypto Regulation, Calls for End to Case-by-Case Enforcementby Wayne Jones on October 21, 2026 at 6:07 am
When the SEC sued in 2020, XRP fell about 70% within days. A 2023 court ruling then added roughly $21 billion, and exchanges relisted it.
- Shiba Inu (SHIB) Burn Rate Explodes Nearly 500% in a Day, But There Is a Catchby Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on October 21, 2026 at 5:12 am
Almost 2.7 million tokens have been scorched in the last 24 hours.
- What Are Quinelings? Charles Hoskinson’s New Digital Lifeform Experimentby Wayne Jones on October 21, 2026 at 4:04 am
The Quinelings package has not yet been published to npm, and its documented scope is limited to local computation with simulated effects.
- Hyperliquid Policy Center Pushes SEC for 5 Major Changes to Proposed Crypto Rulesby Chayanika Deka on October 20, 2026 at 10:30 pm
HPC wants clearer SEC rules for crypto airdrops, secondary trading, token buybacks, safe harbor eligibility, and “durable” federal protections for projects.
- Data: US Crypto Economy Shrinks as Canada’s Market Expands in 2026by Wayne Jones on October 20, 2026 at 8:48 pm
Chainalysis ranked Canada 10th among 117 countries for grassroots crypto adoption, while placing it second in its big money index overall.
- Tether CEO Rejects Senate Claims Over Iran-Linked USDTby Wayne Jones on October 20, 2026 at 7:15 pm
Three wallets tied to a brokerage took in $575 million in USDT in spring 2025, and the Senate report says Tether did not freeze any of them.
- PENGU Dumps 20% in 2 Weeks, But Analyst Predicts a Massive Reboundby Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on October 20, 2026 at 5:50 pm
Here’s why the meme coin could soon skyrocket by roughly 70%.
- ZENDEX Private EVM ZK-Privacy DEX Testnet Goes Liveby Bridgit Murphy on October 20, 2026 at 4:47 pm
ZENDEX is a decentralized exchange that’s specifically designed for professional capital and private execution. It just announced live testnet trading and a core community-building phase following the completion of a full security audit by Hacken and Dual Defense. The testnet will roll out gradually across multiple phases, which include points incentives. It will be followed
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- Tesla–SpaceX merger talks could put 30,221 Bitcoin under one roofby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 21, 2026 at 9:00 pm
Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla and SpaceX are exploring a merger that could combine their existing Bitcoin holdings under one company. Speaking during SpaceX’s Oct. 20 earnings call, Musk said both companies had established special committees of independent directors to evaluate a potential combination. Musk described the merger as a good idea but said he… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to […]
- SEC’s $75 million crypto fundraising plan faces bank backlash and threats of legal actionby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 21, 2026 at 8:00 pm
The manager wants usable Form TR filings, while Hyperliquid Policy Center challenges mandatory public analysis and seeks earlier protection. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- OpenAI reveals AI agents disabled safety monitors, with one falsely denying its actionsby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 21, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Sol suppressed human alerts while Astra removed a program’s monitoring integration; OpenAI has updated reviews and says motive remains unresolved. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- Declining a Bitcoin loan may not spare a cash purchase from futures rules, CFTC saysby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 21, 2026 at 5:40 pm
The preliminary interpretation turns on applicable credit offers and actual delivery, rather than the buyer’s use of financing alone. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- Crypto security chiefs sound alarm as PHP emergency patch scrambles devs worldwideby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 21, 2026 at 5:00 pm
PHP released fixes on Oct. 21 for two critical vulnerabilities that can let unauthenticated attackers run code on web servers, as crypto security executives urged operators to patch and check overlooked infrastructure. The PHP team’s security advisory identifies CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, following its Oct. 20 advance warning. Both have a critical CVSS v4.0 severity score… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto […]
- Bitcoin Lightning developers sound alarm over security flaws as second patch lands in five daysby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 21, 2026 at 4:30 pm
Version 0.14.5 addresses issues exploitable by malicious nodes and lets Eclair operators upgrade without closing existing channels. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- XRP flashes a potential bottom signal, but $15.7 billion in exchange supply threatens recoveryby Gino Matos on October 21, 2026 at 3:10 pm
XRP’s 365-day MVRV ratio has fallen to about 0.92, which places holders in the metric’s window roughly 8% below their cost basis, while XRP trades near $1.33, according to Santiment. Glassnode warned Oct. 19 that more than 40% of large-cap altcoins sit near their own yearly leverage highs. XRP’s derivatives data sits between Binance shedding… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. […]
- Crypto rallies point to slower USDC growth and faster USDT growth, study findsby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 21, 2026 at 1:50 pm
Coin Metrics finds opposite relationships with prior non-stablecoin crypto returns, complicating the case that combined issuance measures fresh Bitcoin demand. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- Stablecoins moved $891 billion in a quarter after exchanges and bots were excludedby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 21, 2026 at 12:50 pm
Coinbase-commissioned research measures filtered transfers, while its separate after-hours statistic covers a different period and includes automation. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- Lido’s proposed exits would pay lenders with borrower collateralby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 21, 2026 at 11:50 am
Fallback Exits would reduce debt alongside collateral, while healthy-position eligibility and the lender’s route to ETH remain unsettled. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- “F**k You And Your Sh**ty Values”: Adam Corolla Unloads On SF Mayorby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 9:00 pm
“F**k You And Your Sh**ty Values”: Adam Corolla Unloads On SF Mayor Adam Carolla went after San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie in response to a CNN interview last week – telling the mayor: “F**K YOU AND YOUR F**KING SH*TTY VALUES!” Mayor Daniel Lurie (left) speaks to San Francisco Police Chief William Scott while walking through the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco, on Jan. 8, 2025. | Godofredo A. Vásquez/APLurie told CNN’s […]
- 45% Of College Students Justify Violence To Stop ‘Hate Speech’: Surveyby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 8:40 pm
45% Of College Students Justify Violence To Stop ‘Hate Speech’: Survey Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, A new survey finds that nearly half of undergraduate students support censorship, shout-downs, and physical violence to suppress what they consider “hate speech” or offensive ideas. Fox News reports that the 2026 National Undergraduate Student Survey, released this month by the Buckley Institute, shows that […]
- META Jumps After Q3 Earnings Beat, Boosts Guidanceby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 8:21 pm
META Jumps After Q3 Earnings Beat, Boosts Guidance In our preview of Meta’s earnings, we laid out expectations… Revenue estimate $63.32 billion (Bloomberg Consensus) Advertising rev. estimate $61.82 billion Family of Apps revenue estimate $62.75 billion Reality Labs revenue estimate $517.7 million Other revenue estimate $1.1 billion Operating income estimate $20.28 billion Family of Apps operating income estimate […]
- Tesla Gains On EPS Beat, Crushes FCF Estimates… By Spending $3 Billion Less Than Expectedby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Tesla Gains On EPS Beat, Crushes FCF Estimates… By Spending $3 Billion Less Than Expected Ahead of today’s print, the Street had braced for Tesla (TSLA) to burn about $5 billion in the quarter. Instead it generated $1.5 billion. Tesla reported Q3 results after the close and, at least at first glance, it was a clean beat: adjusted EPS of 48 cents topped the 44 cent Bloomberg consensus, revenue of $28.05 billion came in bang in […]
- “Pure Evil”: Musk Goes Nuclear On Talarico As George W.’s Brother Does 180by Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 7:45 pm
“Pure Evil”: Musk Goes Nuclear On Talarico As George W.’s Brother Does 180 In Texas, everything is bigger. That includes the money, the insults and the family feuds. Two weeks before Election Day, with early voting already under way, the most expensive Senate race in US history got its two most viral moments on the same day. Shortly before 2pm ET, the world’s richest man, who has bankrolled much of the GOP effort to save Ken […]
- Houthi Attack On Aramco Facility Kills Two; US Prepares More Diplomatic Evacuations In Riyadhby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 7:40 pm
Houthi Attack On Aramco Facility Kills Two; US Prepares More Diplomatic Evacuations In Riyadh Update(1540ET): A corrective from Reuters saying that the earlier alert for some diplomatic staff and their families to depart from the Gulf region actually only pertains to Saudi Arabia, amid the Houthi assault: Earlier, Reuters reported said the US State Department is preparing to issue an ordered departure of some personnel and family […]
- BMO Looks Past Winnebago’s Soft RV Outlook, Points To Market Share Gainsby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 7:00 pm
BMO Looks Past Winnebago’s Soft RV Outlook, Points To Market Share Gains Winnebago shares jumped in the early cash session as Wall Street analysts shrugged off the weaker-than-expected earnings forecast and instead focused on market share gains across the RV market, as well as the company’s cost-cutting strategy and improving motorhome operations. “Even as market pressure across our segments persisted, we began to see encouraging […]
- “Polished But Rough”: First Major Review Casts Doubt On Foldable iPhone Duo’s Mass Adoptionby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 6:45 pm
“Polished But Rough”: First Major Review Casts Doubt On Foldable iPhone Duo’s Mass Adoption Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee, who has more than 21 million subscribers, offered a mixed first take on Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo ahead of its Friday release, describing the device as “very polished around the edges, but kind of rough in the middle.” Brownlee’s review of Apple’s first foldable iPhone may present a hurdle to adoption. At […]
- Another Poor, Tailing 20Y Auction: Is This One Of The Last Onesby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 6:39 pm
Another Poor, Tailing 20Y Auction: Is This One Of The Last Ones The week’s lone coupon auction took place at 1pm and amid speculation of fireworks at the next Treasury Refunding Announcement in two weeks, when Citi is confident Bessent could announce the end of 20Y auction, it could very well be one of the last sales of 20Y paper for the US. The auction, as most recent 20Y sales, was mediocre: it stopped at a high yield of 5.469%, […]
- 1% Of Companies Account For 80% Of OpenAI And Anthropic Spending – And It Just Stalledby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 6:30 pm
1% Of Companies Account For 80% Of OpenAI And Anthropic Spending – And It Just Stalled Just 1% of companies account for 80% of all business spending on OpenAI and Anthropic, according to corporate card giant Ramp, which tracks payments across more than 70,000 U.S. businesses. Ramp lead economist Ara Kharazian, who flagged the figure in early September, noted that spending on the two AI labs is more concentrated than in any other […]
- Oil Slides As Russia Willing To Resume Trilateral Talks With Ukraine, After ‘Productive’ Witkoff Visitby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 6:30 pm
Oil Slides As Russia Willing To Resume Trilateral Talks With Ukraine, After ‘Productive’ Witkoff Visit The Kremlin has on Wednesday communicated to Trump envoy Steve Witkoff that Russia is “in principle, ready to resume” trilateral negotiations involving the US and Ukraine, toward finding a permanent settlement to the war. Oil prices slipped lower on the report… Witkoff briefed President Putin at Constantine Palace in St. […]
- Pollster Cited By NY Times, Other Outlets Admits It’s Fakeby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 6:15 pm
Pollster Cited By NY Times, Other Outlets Admits It’s Fake Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A purported company whose polls were listed by a slew of outlets, including The New York Times, has said that all but one of its surveys were not real. Wedgewood Polling said in a statement on Oct. 20 that it was developed by people who previously worked in the poll sector and wondered how easy it would be for a fabricated […]
- Are Bonds Pricing In A Fed Policy Mistake?by Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 5:45 pm
Are Bonds Pricing In A Fed Policy Mistake? Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Imagine someone looking into their crystal ball and telling you at the beginning of October that the coming September CPI data would be higher than expected, and producer prices (PPI) would rise 1.3% for the month, well above the 0.5% forecast. On top of the bad inflation news, they also said more inflation pressure was brewing, […]
- China ‘Already Preparing’ Trilateral Summit With US & Russia, Likely For November: Kremlinby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 5:30 pm
China ‘Already Preparing’ Trilateral Summit With US & Russia, Likely For November: Kremlin There’s lots of talk of big trilateral meetings in the middle of this week, as some major parallel diplomacy is currently happening in St. Petersburg. President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with US special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff has wrapped up, but already China is also in the house. Significantly, Chinese Premier Li Qiang is […]
- Clinton-Nominated Judge Says DOGE Illegally Accessed Data On Government Workersby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Clinton-Nominated Judge Says DOGE Illegally Accessed Data On Government Workers Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A federal judge ruled on Oct. 20 that a department aimed at making the government more efficient should not have been granted access to sensitive federal employee data. Granting Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) personnel access to government employee data contained in Office of Personnel […]
- Undercover Video Throws El-Sayed’s Senate Campaign Into Chaosby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 4:45 pm
Undercover Video Throws El-Sayed’s Senate Campaign Into Chaos Authored by Matt Margolis via PJ Media, Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate campaign is in full-blown panic mode after an undercover O’Keefe Media Group video caught one of its field organizers claiming the candidate takes overseas donations. The video dropped on Monday. By the end of the day, the Michigan Democrat Party had confirmed that the organizer who spilled the beans […]
- Undocumented Student Enrollment In California Schools Takes A Nosediveby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 4:15 pm
Undocumented Student Enrollment In California Schools Takes A Nosedive Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, New immigrant and undocumented student enrollment has dropped sharply in California schools and public universities, driven by decreased border crossings and increased federal immigration enforcement. Breitbart reports that the major drop in the number of kids of illegal migrants enrolled in California’s schools is […]
- Federal Agents Arrest 131 People With Alleged Gang Tiesby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 3:45 pm
Federal Agents Arrest 131 People With Alleged Gang Ties Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, More than 100 gang members were arrested in less than a week, including members of MS-13 and Tren de Aragua, federal officials announced on Monday. From Oct. 4 to Oct. 10, agents took 131 alleged gang-affiliated individuals into custody, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Of those, 22 were associated with […]
- Feds Using DNA To Probe Ilhan Omar ‘Married Her Brother’ Claim, Eye Conspiracy Charge: Reportby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 3:35 pm
Feds Using DNA To Probe Ilhan Omar ‘Married Her Brother’ Claim, Eye Conspiracy Charge: Report Federal prosecutors plan to use DNA evidence in their criminal investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), people familiar with the probe told the New York Post on Monday. One source said the DNA is critical to proving the long-running allegation that Omar’s 2009 marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi was a marriage to her brother, made so he […]
- China Imposes Export Curbs On Drones, Heavy Machineryby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 3:20 pm
China Imposes Export Curbs On Drones, Heavy Machinery Authored by Dorothy Li via The Epoch Times, China said on Monday it would expand curbs on drone exports and restrict the sales of some heavy machinery to “sensitive countries” with which the communist regime has disputes. Exporters will need a license to ship certain types of drones, such as those capable of traveling more than 300 km (186 miles) or flying beyond the natural […]
- Stablecoins Move $400M An Hour, With 73% Of Volume Outside Banking Hours: Coinbaseby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 2:50 pm
Stablecoins Move $400M An Hour, With 73% Of Volume Outside Banking Hours: Coinbase Authored by Nate Kostar via CoinTelegraph.com, Stablecoins moved more than $400 million an hour in adjusted transfer volume during the third quarter of 2026, as quarterly activity reached $891 billion, more than quadrupling since early 2023, according to a new report commissioned by Coinbase. The report found that 73% of screened stablecoin […]
- WTI Flat After Another Crude Draw, Distillates Stocks At Seasonal Record Lowsby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 2:40 pm
WTI Flat After Another Crude Draw, Distillates Stocks At Seasonal Record Lows Oil prices are flat this morning, reversing earlier gains that pushed Brent crude above $110 a barrel – 5 month highs (and WTI back above $101), as traders weighed a recovery in Middle East oil exports against persistent threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and attacks targeting Saudi Arabia.. Specifically, shipping risks remained elevated as […]
- Pipelines For Peacekeepers? Trump’s Trade-Off That Could Freeze The Ukraine Warby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 2:20 pm
Pipelines For Peacekeepers? Trump’s Trade-Off That Could Freeze The Ukraine War Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The conflict could freeze along the frontlines if the US coerces the EU and Ukraine into agreeing to the resumption of Russian energy imports through partially US-controlled pipelines while convincing Russia to agree to the deployment of European forces to Ukraine without the US’ Article 5 protection. Zelensky […]
- WNBA Officially Rejects Enes Freedom And Royce White For Being Menby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 2:05 pm
WNBA Officially Rejects Enes Freedom And Royce White For Being Men WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told House Republicans in a letter last week that Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White cannot play in the league because they are men. Her letter did not include the definition of “women” that lawmakers had requested. “With respect to your questions regarding eligibility, only women are eligible to play in the WNBA and the […]
- First Russian Diesel Tanker To Sail For US Under Trump-Moscow Fuel Dealby Tyler Durden on October 21, 2026 at 1:35 pm
First Russian Diesel Tanker To Sail For US Under Trump-Moscow Fuel Deal OSINT X accounts will soon cover the first Russian tanker carrying diesel for the US market, following President Trump’s deal with Moscow to supply the US amid a global refining crisis sparked by Ukraine hitting Russian energy assets and ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters cites the Vedomosti news outlet, which quoted Deputy Prime Minister […]
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- The Deadliest Product in History: What Nicolas Hulscher Taught Me About mRNA Shots, Flu Vaccine Fraud, and Natural Cancer Curesby Mike Adams on October 21, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Introduction: A Truth-Teller in a Captured FieldI recently sat down with Nicolas Hulscher, an epidemiologist with the McCullough Foundation, for a l…
- Why Democrats Will Outlaw Open Source AI the Moment They Regain Powerby Mike Adams on October 21, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Democrats Will Outlaw Open Source AII have spent three years building decentralized AI tools and local infrastructure, and I have watched the Wester…
- Home Remedies That Could Save Your Life From Stressby Morgan S. Verity on October 21, 2026 at 6:00 am
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- The USDA’s $8 Billion Farmer Bailout Is Communism Disguised as Reliefby Mike Adams on October 21, 2026 at 6:00 am
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The Defiant Defi News. The Defiant curates, digests, and analyzes all the major developments in decentralized finance, so that you can stay informed and smart about the most cutting-edge and fastest-changing corner of crypto and finance.
- Mastercard Opens AI Machine-Payment Pilot to Developersby The Defiant Team on October 21, 2026 at 8:29 pm
Buyer- and seller-side APIs, a toolkit and a sandbox extend developer testing, while Agent Pay for Machines remains a noncommercial pilot.
- Vantage and Rio Bank Use Tokenized Deposits for Loan Payment on Ethereumby The Defiant Team on October 21, 2026 at 8:29 pm
Participate says principal and interest reached the receiving bank’s wallet in under three minutes, with loan balances and notices updated alongside the payment.
- Yuga Labs Launches Mudwater Trading-Card NFTs on Solanaby The Defiant Team on October 21, 2026 at 8:29 pm
Each Bored Ape qualifies for 10 packs and each Mutant Ape for two, while OpenSea reports 78.3 ETH in pack trading volume.
- Trump Touts Crypto Scam Crackdown as DOJ Reports $938 Million Restrainedby The Defiant Team on October 21, 2026 at 8:29 pm
Attorney General Todd Blanche described a nationwide scam prosecution initiative deploying dozens of prosecutors across all 94 US Attorneys’ Offices.
- Dolomite Adds $100 Million in Concrete’s Bitcoin-Backed Collateralby The Defiant Team on October 21, 2026 at 7:52 pm
Concrete can borrow against Bitcoin held at BitGo, but liquidations require offchain custody settlement rather than an instant onchain sale.
- 13 JPMD Lookalikes Emerge Amid JPMorgan’s Ethereum Launchby The Defiant Team on October 21, 2026 at 7:48 pm
The bank’s genuine Ethereum token showed zero supply and holders, while its documentation warns that same-name tokens at other addresses are unaffiliated.
- Krak vs. PayPal vs. Cash App: Fees, Reach and Bank Withdrawalsby The Defiant Team on October 21, 2026 at 7:47 pm
Cash App requires US residency, while Krak and PayPal support US-to-UK personal payments. Conversion and bank withdrawal terms determine the cost beyond the in-app transfer.
- Polymarket US vs. Kalshi: What a 100-Contract Trade Costsby The Defiant Team on October 21, 2026 at 7:47 pm
A hypothetical buy at 40 cents and sale at 60 cents produces nearly identical taker profits. Resting orders and funding methods can change the comparison.
- Polymarket US Sues Ohio to Block Sports-Contract Crackdownby The Defiant Team on October 21, 2026 at 5:15 pm
The exchange seeks preliminary and permanent injunctions after Ohio demanded an immediate halt to sports contracts and written confirmation of compliance by Oct. 16.
- OKX Combines Euro and EURC Liquidity in One Spot Order Bookby The Defiant Team on October 21, 2026 at 4:54 pm
Eligible EEA users can convert euros to EURC at 1:1 and choose either settlement asset, with fees depending on their tier and transaction.











































































































