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Thailand wants a piece of the $120 billion Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF market, but on its own terms
Thailand has finalized rules allowing domestic Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs while restricting retail access to competing overseas investment products.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Oct. 8 that 11 regulatory notifications will take effect on Oct. 16, establishing a framework for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds listed exclusively on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.Thailand’s move follows the success of spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in the United States, which have attracted about $70.37 billion in combined cumulative net inflows since their launches.According to SoSoValue data, the funds held about $121 billion in combined net assets as of Oct. 12, illustrating the…
Lookalike payment addresses targeted nearly 4.5 million Solana wallets over 11 months, according to blockchain-data firm Bitquery’s Oct. 9, 2026 findings. The findings show why a successful small test transfer can still precede a much larger payment to a scammer.The technique, known as address poisoning, plants a misleading entry in a wallet’s payment history. A tiny incoming transfer puts the sender’s lookalike address near a legitimate payment. If the user later copies that address, they can send money to the wrong recipient. Related ReadingEthereum metrics hit record high because of cheap gas fees – because of this massive scam A…
The UK placed crypto payment brands Cryptomus and Heleket under the same sanctions designation on Oct. 8, 2026, naming Xeltox Enterprises Ltd. as the target. Switching between the two brands leaves the shared designation relevant to the counterparty assessment.For merchants choosing a payment processor and customers seeking access to funds, the operator matters as much as the name on the checkout. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s notice lists Cryptomus, Heleket and Certa Payments Ltd. as variations of Xeltox’s name.What changes for payments and UK accessXeltox appears in the notice under unique ID RUS3755. The UK says it has reasonable…
Key takeaways ADA’s long-to-short ratio edged above one to 1.01, indicating a slight tilt toward bullish positioning. Funding turned positive and reached 0.0061%, with longs paying shorts. ADA holds above its major daily EMAs, with immediate support at $0.245 and resistance at $0.299. Cardano recovered above a key support zone on Monday, trading near $0.250 as derivatives positioning improved following last week’s 2.85% correction. ADA remains above its major daily exponential moving averages, supporting a constructive near-term outlook. However, mixed momentum and signs of sell-side pressure suggest the recovery still faces obstacles. Cardano derivatives positioning turns more positive CoinGlass’ long-to-short…
Bessent said the Trump administration could seize US$1 billion in cryptocurrency linked to Iran as part of its “absolute isolation campaign”. The broader pressure campaign could include targeting air and land travel, alongside a naval blockade and additional economic measures. US Treasury actions have already targeted Iranian crypto infrastructure, including Nobitex, BitBank and networks accused of helping move funds outside conventional finance. Iran’s reliance on digital assets has grown amid sanctions, with nearly US$10 billion in crypto reportedly moving through the country during 2025. The US administration has said it is looking to increase pressure on Iran and further isolate…
Sandwich bots extracted about $29.7 million before costs from Solana trades over an 11-month period, according to blockchain data provider Bitquery. It found 96% of detected attacks on memecoin platform Pump.fun’s launch curve and its PumpSwap exchange.The investigation, covering successful swaps, counted 6,850,144 attacks by 2,545 bot wallets affecting 2,154,994 distinct wallets between October 30, 2025, and October 7, 2026. Those addresses do not represent a count of individual people: other bots’ trades accounted for 39% of the estimated gross take.A sandwich places a bot’s purchase and sale around another trader’s swap. The first purchase raises the pool price; the…
Key takeaways Chainlink traded near $13.50 on Monday, extending its recovery from Thursday’s $12.09 low. LINK-focused ETFs attracted $9.48 million on Friday, their largest daily inflow this year, according to SoSoValue. A confirmed breakout could bring $13.93 into focus, while initial support sits at $13.32 and $12.95. Chainlink held above $13 on Monday as stronger ETF demand and rising balances among large holders supported its recovery from last week’s pullback. LINK traded around $13.34, up from Thursday’s low of $12.09. Buyers are now approaching resistance near $13.50, where a sustained breakout could strengthen the case for another leg higher. Chainlink…
Evernorth Holdings completed its merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II on 9 October, and its shares are expected to start trading on Nasdaq under XRPN on 12 October, US time. Redemptions took about US$195.39 million out of the shell’s trust, leaving Evernorth about US$47.6 million from it. SBI Holdings holds 39.9% of Evernorth’s voting shares, while Ripple and its affiliates were capped at 9.9% of the vote. Evernorth Holdings completed its merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II on 9 October, bringing about 473 million XRP to a company set to list on Nasdaq. Its shares are expected to begin trading…
XRP futures exposure began rebuilding by October 11 after market-data provider XRPL.to recorded $40.70 million in long liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX during October 7–8 in its streamed sample. XRP traded near $1.40 at the October 11 snapshot.Binance and Bybit each had less outstanding futures exposure measured in XRP at midnight on October 11 than at midnight on October 8, even after both books expanded over the preceding day. Meanwhile, Binance spot trading slowed during the price rebound, leaving the recovery without clear evidence of sustained buying on that venue.XRPL.to collected $40.70 million of long liquidations and $1.72 million…
An integer overflow in the XRP Ledger’s payment engine could have let an attacker create spendable XRP, according to a disclosure report published on 9 October. The fix shipped in xrpld 3.4.1 on 25 September without a validator vote, a first since amendments began more than ten years ago. Veria Labs, which reported the flaw, says a single transaction could have created 18 trillion XRP and that it received the maximum US$250,000 bounty. XRP Ledger developers disclosed on 9 October a flaw in the network’s payment engine, dating to 2015, that could have let an attacker mint XRP from nothing.…