Author: 行政

Crypto has spent years perfecting the launchpad. First came token launchpads, where anyone could create and list a token in a few clicks. Then, in 2024, agent launchpads arrived on Base, most visibly Virtuals Protocol, turning AI agents into tradable tokens.AX1, a startup ecosystem on Base, is betting on a third kind. It has launched AX1 Console 2.0, which it calls an agentic activities launchpad. The difference is in what gets launched: not an asset, but an agent with a job to do.Defining the categoryAX1 defines an agentic activities launchpad as a product where people launch AI agents into work…

Binance’s stablecoin flows with Tether have reversed by nearly $14 billion, raising concerns about declining liquidity at the world’s largest crypto exchange.An Oct. 22 investigation by blockchain analytics firm Bitquery found that Binance-linked wallets transferred $23.1 billion in USDT to Tether during 2026 while receiving $15.6 billion, leaving a $7.5 billion net imbalance toward the issuer. That compares with a $6.4 billion net inflow during all of 2025.The reversal coincides with a decline in Binance’s tracked Ethereum stablecoin holdings from $43.9 billion in April to $38.8 billion on Oct. 22. The findings raise questions about how much buying power remains…

U.S. Mint coin production rebounded sharply in September amid continued production of special designs celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary. The Mint struck 342.5 million circulating-quality coins, up 47.4% from August’s 232.4 million, with higher output of nickels and quarters and steady dime production. The monthly total was also 42.8% above a year earlier, although production through September remained 36.6% below the same period in 2025. CoinNews photo showing examples of the 2026 Semiquincentennial circulating coins with one year only anniversary designs Among the 1776 ~ 2026 Semiquincentennial designs, U.S. Constitution quarters led September’s quarter production, joined by additional Declaration of…

Uniswap Labs launched aggregator hooks on Ethereum, Base, and Robinhood Chain on Oct. 22, letting its web app and API route swaps through external liquidity from Curve, Fluid, PancakeSwap, and other venues.The new adapters were developed by Uniswap Labs. In a separate September study of third-party hooks, trading aggregator 0x reported that malicious Uniswap v4 hooks quoted one price and settled at another, with some trades delivering as much as 50% less than quoted.Uniswap’s founder Hayden Adams rejected the criticism then, and the public record shows documented mitigations alongside unresolved disputes over whether they work.0x’s Sept. 14 research examined 84,163…

Coinbase Ireland’s customer-cash safeguarding account was short by about €5 million in 2024, a settlement disclosed by the Central Bank of Ireland on Oct. 22 shows. The regulator said the historical failures could have hindered customers’ recovery of their money if the company had become insolvent.The Central Bank found no evidence that consumers suffered actual harm in this case. Coinbase Ireland admitted breaches and accepted a reprimand and a €3,252,618 penalty, according to the regulator’s announcement. Both sanctions still require High Court confirmation before taking effect.The case concerns Coinbase Ireland Limited, the group’s e-money institution. It issues and redeems electronic…

Polling firm Wedgewood admitted on Oct. 20 that it fabricated most of its election surveys, and VoteHub, one of the aggregators that carried its results, is also the data source for recurring Kalshi contracts.Kalshi’s September 2025 regulatory filing names VoteHub as the source agency for those contracts and states that “revisions to the Underlying made after Expiration will not be accounted for in determining the Expiration Value.”The two facts raise a question about what happens to a settled contract when the polling number behind it is later withdrawn or found false.Researchers at FiftyPlusOne requested raw data from Wedgewood’s Mississippi Senate…

Solana validators retired TowerBFT at slot 459,653,000 on 21 October and handed consensus to Alpenglow. Votes from 446 of 654 participating validators certified the handover block, a switch the Solana Foundation timed at about 900 milliseconds. Validator votes no longer travel as transactions, and each voting validator now pays a flat 0.8 SOL fee per epoch. Solana replaced its core voting system on Wednesday with Alpenglow, an upgrade that targets transaction finality in about 150 milliseconds instead of 12.8 seconds. Anza, the core engineering team that built Alpenglow, said validators retired TowerBFT at slot 459,653,000, at about 14:00 UTC that…

Bitcoin briefly lost the $81,000 footing on Oct. 22, while the Nasdaq lost more than 2%, spot gold dropped about 2.7% to $4,025, and silver sank about 5.8% to near $54.63.The 10-year Treasury yield fell from 5.146% to below 5%, marking its biggest one-day drop in more than two years. Brent crude hit an intraday high of $114.70, the highest reading this year.Four assets that usually move in different directions fell together while government bonds rallied.Lower yields mean higher bond prices, reflecting Treasury buying while the Fed’s policy range sits at 3.75% to 4%.The Oct. 22 selloff fits a scenario…

Key takeaways BTC traded around $81,593, above its 50-day EMA at $80,878. Bitcoin’s RSI near 47 and slightly negative MACD suggest recovery momentum remains weak. BTC faces resistance at $85,000, with deeper support at $77,528 and $76,186. Crypto prices stabilize after support tests Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP edged higher on Friday after the previous session’s correction brought all three assets toward important technical support levels. Bitcoin held just near its 50-day Exponential Moving Average, Ethereum found support around its 100-day EMA, and XRP maintained its horizontal floor near $1.300. The modest rebound suggests buyers remain active around these levels. However,…

JPMorgan analysts warned that US crypto regulations could be overturned following the 2028 presidential election without comprehensive market-structure legislation. The Clarity Act failed to advance after a 49–50 Senate vote, although Republican senators have suggested it could be revived after the mid-term elections. The CFTC is developing rules for leveraged crypto trading, while the OCC has finalised stablecoin regulations under the GENIUS Act, effective January 2027. The SEC’s proposed Regulation Crypto Assets framework has gained industry support, although several blockchain firms want stronger legal recognition of digital commodities. US crypto regulation remains a hot topic, particularly following the failure to…