Crypto

Turkey confirms arrest of Hex founder Richard Heart, $7.15M and six cold wallets seized

According to The Block on Oct. 17, Turkish authorities confirmed the arrest of Hex founder Richard Heart in Turkey. During searches of 15 addresses, police seized approximately $7.15 million in cash, six cold wallets, seven firearms and 1,400 rounds of ammunition. Citing Turkey’s interior ministry, the report notes that the operation is part of a multi-stage investigation into cross-border illegal activity in the crypto sector. The episode has again focused outside attention on cross-border enforcement, asset seizure and regulatory risk for crypto-industry principals, and has directly affected Hex token liquidity and investor confidence.

[Brief] US Federal Judge Denies Joint Gemini-CFTC Bid to Undo $5 Million Settlement

A U.S. federal judge denied on October 16 a joint motion by Gemini Trust and the CFTC to vacate a prior $5 million settlement, raising the bar for crypto firms seeking to unwind regulatory consent decrees.

EU Banking Authority Designates Circle's USDC as First Significant E-Money Token, Effective Nov 12

The EBA designated Circle’s USDC as the EU’s first significant e-money token under MiCA, with enhanced supervision effective November 12, 2026. The move signals substantive enforcement of stablecoin oversight in the EU and reshapes the global stablecoin landscape.

[Brief] FBI Dismantles Crypto Investment Scam Network Targeting Russian-Speakers, 112 Servers and 241 Sites Seized

美国布鲁克林联邦检察官与FBI联合捣毁一个针对俄语人群的加密投资诈骗网络，查获112台服务器并关闭241个相关网站，对部分核心运营者发出联邦指控。

[Brief] SkyAI Solana Treasury Faces Shareholder Pressure as SOL Holdings Lose 70% in a Month

加密市场媒体报道，主要股东正向Solana链上财库公司SkyAI施压，要求解释近期大幅抛售SOL的原因，财库价值在不到一个月内缩水约70%，约40万枚SOL的流向未在公开材料中清晰披露。

[Brief] US OCC Report Acknowledges Bank Debanking of Crypto Firms

美国货币监理署报告承认，部分美国银行对加密货币相关企业实施去银行化行为，将加密活动列为银行业单方面终止关系的高频触发因素之一。

Kraken Parent Payward Targets Acquisition of European Saldo Bank to Deepen Institutional Crypto Banking Footprint

加密交易所Kraken的母公司Payward正瞄准收购欧洲持牌银行Saldo Bank，拟通过此次收购拓展在欧洲市场的贷款、支付与银行卡发行业务。这是加密原生平台首次系统性整合欧洲持牌银行资源，被视为加密行业机构化、合规化进程加速的重要信号，也可能为欧洲加密监管框架下的「持牌化竞争」奠定新基础。

Russia's Central Bank Grants Sberbank Crypto License, Bitcoin and Major Tokens Trading to Launch December 1

俄罗斯央行近日批准该国最大银行Sberbank开展加密货币相关业务的牌照，Sberbank计划于2026年12月1日正式启动比特币与多种主流加密代币的交易服务。这是俄罗斯首次由国家级银行在央行授权下系统性进入加密市场，标志着俄罗斯加密监管框架从「全面压制」转向「国家银行主导下的有限开放」。

[Brief] Standard Chartered Expands Bitcoin and Ether Trading to Professional Investors in UAE

Standard Chartered expanded Bitcoin and Ether trading services to professional investors in the UAE, reflecting Gulf traditional financial institutions’ response to institutional crypto asset allocation demand.

Coinbase Outlines Flexible Signature Designs as Top Priority for Bitcoin's Post-Quantum Migration

Coinbase has published a priority list for Bitcoin’s post-quantum migration, emphasizing flexible signature scheme design and large-scale fund migration mechanisms as top priorities. The company warned that quantum computing threats to existing elliptic curve signatures are increasingly real, urging the Bitcoin ecosystem to begin signature upgrades early to avoid future large-scale asset migration risks.