U.S. sanctions Russian nationals for laundering millions in crypto for North Korean IT workers
Russian nationals Ilya Boykov and Vitold Obertas allegedly converted about $3.5 million and nearly $2 million in crypto, respectively, for North Korea.…
As $10 billion in bitcoin options near expiry, the tell is in the pricing
Your dayahead look for Oct. 29, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
It’s the strangest job market the U.S. has ever seen. The low-hire, low-fire economy turns 3 years old.
America has always been a jobcreating machine. It has broken down for three straight years, and the implications could be with us for a long time.…
EU investors rank crypto above retirement plans for lasting wealth creation: OKX survey
European investors ranked crypto above retirement plans for lasting wealth creation, while prior surveys show US investors are skeptical on crypto’s role in…
Bitcoin drops to $80,000 on Fed dissent, Samsung, Alphabet earnings; AI tokens slump
Bitcoin fell 1.4% since midnight UTC to around $80,100 as disappointing reports from Samsung and Alphabet weighed on tech stocks. The Fed’s preferred inflation…
Medicare used AI to pre-approve patient care, and it immediately led to a large drop in medical services
Medicare is testing the use of AI to conduct prior authorizations to target wasteful medical spending Source：MarketWatch
Solana wallet Solflare pledges to pay missed rewards on staked $160 million after validator goes offline
About 1.56 million SOL sat on a validator that stopped earning, and the wallet still hasn’t named the firm that held its keys. Source：CoinDesk
Live updates: Bitcoin clings to $80,000 as Strategy’s cushion thins before earnings
Bitcoin slipped nearly 2% ahead of Strategy’s thirdquarter results, and the largest corporate holder’s coins are now worth only about 6% more than it paid for…
Bermuda taps WalletConnect to advance its onchain economy plan
Bermuda chose WalletConnect to bring crypto payments to local merchants, starting with ticketing platform PTIX in the second quarter of 2027. Source：CoinDesk
NBA star LaMelo Ball is selling his $2.6 million luxury condo in Charlotte after leaving the Hornets
NBA point guard LaMelo Ball is making another major move: selling his $2.6 million home in one of Uptown Charlotte’s most exclusive residential buildings.…
Samsung Electronics earned nearly as much as Microsoft and Alphabet combined. What the Korean giant is now saying about the memory-chip outlook.
Samsung Electronics just posted a quarter that no other tech company has ever seen. Source：MarketWatch
Former Swift CEO joins stablecoin firm OpenTrade as chairman
Lazaro Campos takes the board role as the Londonbased company reports $300 million in assets locked and more than $1 billion in annual transaction volume.…