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Key takeawaysGrayscale expands direct crypto subscriptions across ten fundsXRP, Solana and Dogecoin investors gain new accessMinimum contributions range from $80,300 to $364,800Grayscale has expanded its crypto investment platform to let eligible investors exchange XRP, Solana, Dogecoin and seven ot

CoinDesk reports:AMTD IDEA announces the release date for the interim results of its primary subsidiary, AMTD Digital.Paris, New York, and Singapore, October 22 /PRNewswire/ — AMTD Group Inc. (“AMTD Group”), AMTD IDEA Group (“AMTD IDEA”) (NYSE: AMTD; SGX: HKB), and AMTD Digital Inc. (“AMTD Digital”)

TL;DR: Tether says it led Peso’s pre-seed round to expand USDT payment infrastructure in Latin America. The announcement emphasizes local bank connections and merchant payments, without disclosing the investment amount.Tether’s latest investment is aimed at the point where a dollar token becomes use

Security advisories published Wednesday urged PHP users to repair two critical vulnerabilities or disable websites if immediate updates were impossible. The advisories appeared on PHP's official website and came from several other organizations and agencies. The organization behind PHP and the FBI's

This roundup covers AI fashion startup Alta's funding and expansion. Alta, founded by Jenny Wang, raised a $20 million Series A from Forerunner. Alta will use the funding to develop its app as a social consumer product and a service for fashion businesses. Forerunner managing partner Eurie Kim pre-e

Odaily Planet Daily report: The ban on cryptocurrency ATMs and over-the-counter cryptocurrency transaction services in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has taken effect; affected businesses must immediately cease operations and remove their devices by December 5.Albuquerque’s cryptocurrency ordinance prohib

CoinDesk reports:Despite overall improvements, Black workers experienced lower wages and a higher rate of functional unemployment. Washington, October 22 (Reuters/PR Newswire)—According to the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP), the rate of functional unemployment declined sligh

Bitcoin's mining difficulty rose 5.92% on October 16 as network hashrate reached a seven-month high despite major publicly traded miners redirecting capacity toward artificial intelligence. BlocksBridge Consulting's latest Miner Weekly newsletter puts Bitcoin's seven-day average hashrate above 1 zet

Spotify added 6 million premium subscribers last quarter, exceeding guidance and Wall Street expectations by about 1 million. Spotify's premium subscriber base reached 306 million, a 9% increase from a year earlier. Premium subscriber revenue increased 17% year over year because of subscriber growth

As industry competition shifts toward underlying infrastructure, search is evolving from an application feature into the "water, electricity, and gas" of the AI era, driving large-scale implementation.Article author and source: GeekParkOver the past year, the battlefield in the AI industry has been

This model is seen as a regulatory moat in the primary market, while raising concerns about shareholder dilution in the secondary market, highlighting a deeper conflict between capital logic and AI’s public responsibilities—and may become a new paradigm for top AI companies going public.Author and s

Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock purchased $46.59 million worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum, receiving 384.77 BTC, valued at $31.4 million, and 6,334 ETH, valued at $15.19 million, into its ETF wallet from Coinbase Prime. Previously, BlackRock transferred 18,0

CoinDesk reports:Multichain access capabilities, powered by Morgan Money®, drive the growth of the company’s on-chain platform for qualified U.S. investors.New York, October 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — J.P. Morgan Asset Management today announced that its tokenized money market funds, My OnChain Net Yie

CoinMarketCap reports:Tesla stated that it is preparing to expand its gold-colored Cybercab to new markets beyond Austin, aiming to "literally take over every segment of land transportation."Chief Financial Officer Vaibhav Taneja said during the Q3 earnings call on Wednesday: "We started by moving p

Walmart shares have risen 13.9% so far in October, putting the stock on course for the strongest month since November 2014, when Walmart gained 14.8%. The S&P 500 has advanced 0.6% over the same period. Walmart's lead of 13.3 percentage points is the largest monthly gap since March 2020, when CO...