Crypto Pulse

Cysic has suspended its cross-chain bridge after an attacker exploited a vulnerability that allowed 10 million CYS tokens to be minted without authorization on BNB Smart Chain. The attacker managed to sell 7.2 million of the newly created tokens and move approximately $727,000 in proceeds to Ethereum before Cysic blacklisted the receiving address.The incident has raised fresh concerns around the security of cross-chain infrastructure, particularly systems responsible for processing messages and

On October 14, 2026, Polygon Labs officially announced the completion of its acquisition of Coinme, a U.S.-based company providing fiat-to-digital asset conversion services. The deal expands Polygon's regulated payment capabilities across 48 U.S. states, marking a significant step in its strategy to develop enterprise-focused stablecoin infrastructure.Through Coinme, Polygon gains access to 37 state-level Money Transmitter Licenses, 11 applicable licensing exemptions, and Money Services Business

On October 12, 2026, Aptos officially deployed Encrypted Mempool on its mainnet, allowing users to optionally encrypt transaction contents before submitting them to the blockchain. The upgrade aims to reduce the risk of exploitation by bots through front-running and sandwich attacks.According to Aptos, the new technology keeps transaction contents confidential while their execution order is being determined. Validators can only decrypt transactions after the block has been finalized through cons

On October 16, 2026, Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, disclosed details of its revenue structure for the first half of 2026, revealing that it retained only about 7 cents in net profit for every dollar of revenue. Most of its revenue was allocated to distribution partners and the financial infrastructure required to support USDC operations.According to Circle, the company generated approximately $1.4 billion in revenue and reserve income during the first six months of the year. Of that

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) will report its third-quarter 2026 earnings after the U.S. stock market closes on Wednesday, October 21, with Wall Street expecting approximately $63.3 billion in revenue. The upcoming report will test whether Meta's advertising growth and new AI products can justify its rapidly expanding infrastructure investments.Meta has guided for Q3 revenue of $61 billion to $64 billion, while its full-year 2026 capital expenditure outlook stands at $130 billion to $145 billion

I. Macro and Market Sentiment· Market data: BTC $82,372.00（+0.95%）｜ETH $2,422.15（+0.64%）｜SOL $104.78（+1.19%）· Market sentiment: Funding rate +0.0083%｜Fear & Greed Index 59（Greed）· US equity volatility: The Nasdaq fell 2.14%, while the VIX climbed above 22 for the first time in four months. WTI crude rose to $101.41, with tech de-risking and inflation repricing jointly lifting volatility. Read more· Event outlook: The probability of the October FOMC holding rates unchanged stands

Over the past week, the crypto market has experienced a round of intense volatility. Bitcoin fell below the psychological barrier of $80,000 on Wednesday, hitting a low of $79,695 for the first time since mid-September. In the past 24 hours, the total amount of liquidation across the network is close to 944 million dollars , with the majority of long positions - a large number of highly leveraged positions were forcibly position squaring during the decline. Ethereum weakened synchronously, and S

AI stocks sold off hard on October 15, yet the contracts that actually got signed that day name no price. Venture Global signed power and grid frame agreements with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes covering up to 16 combined-cycle power islands of 720MW each, roughly 11.5GW at the cap, with a plan to supply up to 10GW of compute by the end of 2034 to data centers beside sites it owns or controls. Neither agreement disclosed a value. The only large number of the day came from TSMC: $46.7B of third-qua

1. Today's Market: Three Indexes, One Direction, Three Different Sizes All three indexes rose, in three distinct sizes: the Dow +1.08%, the S&P 500 +0.33% and the Nasdaq only +0.08%. The difference is in what they hold: the Dow does not carry the heaviest-weighted technology names and the Nasdaq does. The Philadelphia semiconductor index fell 0.88%, a seventh straight session lower, as money left the AI trade for healthcare, materials and financials. When indexes rise together but th

Overview Interactive Brokers announced cryptocurrency staking on October 13. Per the company's press release, eligible Interactive Brokers LLC clients can stake Ethereum at launch, staking services are provided by Zero Hash, rewards are credited as additional staked cryptocurrency and compound while the position remains staked, and clients submit stake and unstake requests through the Staking Dashboard in Client Portal. The release also states that product availability varies by Interactive Brok