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• Bitcoin ETFs claw back $110M after $774M exit COINTELEGRAPH
• WalletConnect for unhosted wallet verification: Explained Building a compliance flow as a business that serves users interacting with self-custodial wallets can be a challenge. Under the Travel Rule, businesses must collect and pass on information about the originator and beneficiary of a transfer. This left self-custodial wallets in limbo: an address is not a person, it has no name attached, no directory to check it against, and no way to tell you that the user who typed it actually controls it. And importantly, there’s no KYC stored on the blockchain. As such, DeFi apps and businesses that handled peer-to-peer payments were in an uncertain regulatory market with unclear methods of proving wallet ownership, such as self-declaration. Luckily, in 2026, there’s a lot more regulatory clarity around decentralized finance and self-custodial wallets. In many jurisdictions, regulators now set out how businesses can verify that a customer owns or controls a self-custodial wallet. That’s why WalletConnect has built the flow for these types of wallets: so you can support your compliance obligations no matter which wallets your users bring. What is WalletConnect Wallet Verification? Wallet Verification proves that a user controls a self-custodial (unhosted) by making a cryptographic signature. The mechanism is simple: The user opens a specific link, connects the wallet they already use, and signs a message with the wallet’s private key. This is the integral part to proving ownership, as only the person with control of the private key can move funds associated with that address—it’s the core mechanism of how blockchain accounts work. What’s more, no funds move and no gas is required, because a signed message is not a transaction. Since blockchain accounts and their addresses are public, the signature can be verified against the address, at which point a timestamped record is returned to your systems. What is Wallet Verification For? Wallet Verification supports the self-hosted wallet requirements in Travel Rule regimes based on FATF Recommendation 16. These apply to Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), meaning businesses that exchange, transfer or safeguard virtual assets for customers, even when their customers transact with self-custodial wallets. In the EU, Crypto Asset Service Providers must assess whether a self-hosted wallet is owned or controlled by their customer for transfers above EUR 1,000. Comparable requirements exist in jurisdictions including the UK, UAE, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Singapore and the Philippines, though thresholds and accepted methods vary. Self-declaration alone is generally not considered sufficient. Regulators expect technical proof, such as a cryptographic signature or a microtransaction (Satoshi test). If your business operates globally or in one of these jurisdictions and serves users with self-custodial wallets, wallet verification is likely a requirement in some way. Who Wallet Verification is for Exchanges, Brokers, Custodians and onchain payment companies If you run a financial institution, fintech or PSP that integrates non-custodial wallets either for your customers or to manage stablecoin or treasury funds, you’ll likely need a method to help those customers prove ownership of their wallets. As financial institutions typically have existing compliance programs, these flows must return the record in a form their controls can read—which WalletConnect’s solution is built for. iGaming, prediction markets & payroll firms processing crypto or stablecoin payouts If you run a marketplace or platform that processes payouts in crypto or stablecoins, you’ll need a wallet verification flow. This could include platforms and apps like iGaming, creator marketplaces, payroll and remittance businesses and exchanges processing withdrawals. How Wallet Verification works 1. The Business initiates the verification flow Your business can initiate the verification flow using a single API call. 2. The customer is provided with a link to verify The business must then provide the customer with a link that leads to a WalletConnect-hosted page for verification. 3. The customer verifies the wallet Once on the page, the customer is prompted to connect their wallet and sign a message with their private key. The process is handled by WalletConnect’s SIWX authentication, allowing ownership verification of both EVM and Solana unhosted (self-custodial) wallets. 4. The record of the verified wallet is returned to the business Once the wallet is verified, WalletConnect creates an auditable record of the verification including the signature as proof of control, plus the timestamp, chain, domain, URI, nonce, session ID, connection status, session reuse and connected-wallet metadata. This information is then handed back to the business. Why choose WalletConnect for wallet verification End-to-End verification flow With WalletConnect wallet verification, the entire flow is built for you: all you need to do as a business is plug-and-play. This is opposed to most solutions where you’d have to create your own verification flow using SIWE which would be EVM-only, or WalletConnect’s SIWX, at which point you’re much better off trusting the infrastructure we build and maintain ourselves. Compatible with every type of self-custodial wallet The wallet verification flow works for 700+ self-custodial (unhosted) wallet providers compatible with the WalletConnect protocol; including retail wallets like MetaMask, hardware wallets like Ledger and institutional wallets like Fireblocks. Supports EVM and Solana wallets Unlike most competing flows which rely on Sign in with Ethereum (SIWE) to provide the wallet connection and signature, WalletConnect’s SIWX flow allows for multichain authentication for the chains the WalletConnect protocol supports. That allowed us to launch the Wallet Verification flow immediately for EVM and Solana wallets, with support for more chains launching in future. The customer doesn’t need gas or funds onchain The customer can sign a message without holding funds or incurring gas fees. Because the flow hinges on connecting a wallet and signing a message, rather than processing a transaction, there’s no need for any funds to touch the verification process. This is much more user-friendly that Satoshi tests (microtransactions) some other solutions use, whereby the user must transfer real funds and pay real gas to obtain the same verification. Eliminate user error The sending or receiving address is confirmed from the connected session, with no manual entry. This removes the copy-paste error, and the subtler failure of a correct address on the wrong chain. Retain control A record is captured at signing and returned to your systems: proof of control as a signature, timestamp, chain, domain, URI, nonce, session ID, connection status, session reuse and connected-wallet metadata. It is then returned through one API in real time, so retention stays under your control rather than sitting with a vendor. This is the part that turns verification from a check you performed into a check you can evidence. Reusable Proof Most compliance flows require records to be returned in a specific format and to potentially last for years in order to be reused. The WalletConnect wallet verification flow was built with those formats in mind, and also to comply with GDPR requirements on data management and storage. Optional Sanctions & IP screening WalletConnect allows optional sanction screening as part of both the Wallet Verification and Travel Rule information capture products. Addresses are screened against OFAC, EU, UK and UN Sanction lists and checked for restricted-region IPs —all within your flow. Then, the result is returned to your systems and the outcome is set by the policy you configure. Optional Travel rule information capture To be fully Travel Rule compliant, you also need to capture specific information about the beneficiary within the transaction flow. That’s why WalletConnect also allows you to incorporate the travel rule information capture to ensure your business is fully travel rule compliant. How to integrate WalletConnect’s Wallet Verification product To get started with WalletConnect’s wallet verification, simply reach out via this form to speak to our team. Our staff will guide you on what’s possible and the steps to integrate. Wallet Verification: The Key to compliance for unhosted wallets For your business to be fully compliant in today’s regulatory landscape—especially if it’s serving users with unhosted (self-custodial) wallets and processing stablecoin or crypto payouts—wallet verification is a must; not an option. With WalletConnect’s battle-tested infrastructure and years of experience in the onchain landscape, you can rest assured your flows are reliable, secure and built for purpose. So, are you ready to unlock unrivalled compliance? Get started with WalletConnect. Wallet Verification FAQ Does the user send a transaction? No. They sign a message. No funds move and no gas is required, which is the main advantage over the microtransaction method. Which wallets are supported? All EVM and Solana wallets compatible with the WalletConnect protocol. Does verification need repeating? Not by default. The record can be reused for later transfers involving the same address, in line with your own risk policy. What do we actually receive? An attestation record returned to your systems, plus an export-ready version in the WalletConnect dashboard containing proof of control, timestamp, chain, domain, URI, nonce, session ID, connection status, session reuse and connected-wallet metadata. Is this identity verification? No. It proves control of a wallet. It is not KYC, not customer due diligence, and does not replace either. Do we have to use WalletConnect payments to use it? No. It is an add-on to any WalletConnect product flow, and it is also embeddable in your own flow. WalletConnect is a technical service provider, not a regulated financial services firm and not a law firm. Nothing here is a warranty that use of these features achieves compliance. You remain solely responsible for your own regulatory obligations and for determining what applies to you, including your licence scope and jurisdiction. These features do not replace your AML or CFT programme. Not legal advice. WalletConnect
• Nilion (NIL) Adds Digital Asset to KRW Market Upbit
• 𝟯𝟯𝟰,𝟴𝟮𝟯,𝟰𝟵𝟯 And behind every number is a person who puts their trust in us. Thank you. 🙏 Richard Teng
• Ripple Gets Final US Approval for National Trust Bank BLOOMBERG
• Ethereum fixes Glamsterdam bug that could have sent staking deposits to builders COINDESK
• Someone took out a full ad in the WSJ against tokenized equities. It makes no sense. Tokenized equities open up ownership of US assets to the vast majority of the world's population. Anyone with internet access. I'm an American that's spent most of my career in the emerging world. Places where families still lack easy access to US brokerage accounts. I once told my coworker to buy apple and he couldn't-- that was at a time when Apple was MUCH cheaper than it is today. Owning Apple stock should be a basic human right. Why shouldn't the people who buy iphones also have ownership of + exposure to the greatest American company of all time? Learning about this issue, opened my eyes and convinced me back in 2018 that crypto had a ton of substance. So I dedicated my career to helping introduce people to the technology. We built a game that you may have heard of. It ended up onboarding millions to crypto and teaching them: - how to send money to their family anywhere in the world - how to store their wealth in US dollar stablecoins, Bitcoin, ETH (ETH hasn't performed as well but we started building when it was around 400 USD) - how to save and live life without being reliant on a bank account the adoption of Tokenized equities is an interesting, foundational trend for crypto and the best thing is; now that they've been let out of the box, there's nothing that anyone can do to limit their access. There's no full-page newspaper ad that can stop this train. Jihoz.ron
• Bitcoin Below $80,000 as Traders Await U.S. Economic Data, Fed Rate Decision DOW JONES
• Binance to Adjust Leverage on Select Isolated Margin Trading Pairs Binance EN
• Some highlights from H2 2026 so far: 🔹Launched PendleLoop, one place to earn or trade with leverage, from looping PTs and sUSDe to going long/short BTC, ETH and the Mag 7 stocks 🔹RWA development - Listed tokenized funds from Janus Henderson (deJAAA), Franklin Templeton (FLHYon), Partners Group (NGI+) and Bitwise (PPLUS), plus tokenized stocks on Base and Robinhood Chain 🔹Started RWA Insights, our interview series with the institutions bringing assets onchain. So far we’ve spoken with Partners Group and Asseto, Franklin Templeton, Janus Henderson and Grayscale, with more to come soon 🔹Launched the Pendle Ecosystem USDC vault on @Morpho with Armitage by @wintermute_t, lending into our flagship PT markets to give PT loopers deeper borrow liquidity 🔹Followed it with the Pendle Ecosystem High Yield USDC vault, also curated by Armitage, which lends into PT markets picked for more upside 🔹Released Arbitrage with CrossEx, an open source terminal that turns cross-exchange funding rate arbitrage into a 2-click trade 🔹Launched spread markets on @boros_fi, allowing the funding gap between 2 venues to trade as a single position. Arbitrage with CrossEx gets simpler too and transforms into a 2 leg strategy (perps on CrossEx + spread market on Boros) 🔹Launched the Pendle Investor Portal, with protocol performance, revenue, buybacks and $PENDLE data in one place. Pendle
• [Deposits & Withdrawals] Notice of Temporary Suspension of Cosmos (ATOM) Deposits & Withdrawals (From 7:00 PM on 10/28) Bithumb
• Everyone should have at least a few penchants Elon Musk
• Status 2.39.2 is here SNT
• Eurotrace Launches Advanced Blockchain Intelligence Framework to Accelerate Digital Asset Recovery and Forensic Investigations FINANCE WIRE
• Circle faces up to 20% revenue risk from AI agents, Mizuho says THE BLOCK
• He’s right Elon Musk
• Notice of Temporary Suspension of Near Protocol Deposits and Withdrawals (11/04 09:00 ~) Upbit
• Released a new tool that helps any product/game estimate their monthly POD rewards on Ronin. In a multichain world, it makes sense to have at least part of your product or ecosystem on Ronin. Jihoz.ron
• [Deposits & Withdrawals] Notice of Temporary Suspension of VERONA Deposits & Withdrawals (From 6:00 PM on 10/28) Bithumb
• 1/ Decoded: clean hands. On a public blockchain, proving your funds are clean usually means showing where they came from, and that puts your whole financial history on display. Oasis 🌹
• 🥞 Weekly CAKE Stats Net CAKE Mint: -136k CAKE (-$283k) Total Product Burns: 287k CAKE ($597k) -20% 🔥 Burn Breakdown: ➤ AMM v2: 102k CAKE ($211k) -38% ➤ AMM v3: 138k CAKE ($286k) -11% ➤ AMM Infinity: 22.3k CAKE ($46k) +64% ➤ Other Sources (Prediction, Perpetual, etc.): 25k CAKE ($53k) -5% Proof of burn 🔍 Burn Dashboard 📊 PancakeSwap
• Launch an orderbook-style DEX without building the exchange infrastructure yourself. Bancor licenses the technology powering @CarbonDeFixyz, the only DEX to natively offer limit, range and recurring orders, plus auto-compounding concentrated liquidity, all onchain: → Limit Orders: buy or sell at one exact price → Range Orders: buy or sell gradually across a price range to scale in or out of a position → Recurring Orders: link a buy and a sell order to buy low and sell high, on repeat → Full or partial fills, with every order irreversible on execution → Concentrated Liquidity: no tick constraints, custom fee tiers and auto-compounding fees → Full-Range Liquidity: make any token tradable at any price, from zero to infinity → Zero slippage and immunity to MEV sandwich attacks → A built-in solver that helps efficiently fill orders and keep strategies actively trading with liquidity from all major DEXs chainwide Deploy it as-is under your own brand, or integrate it into your existing architecture. Your DEX. Our engine. 📩 DM @Here2DeFi to explore licensing. Bancor
• Ninety seconds at the @Nasdaq bell. Nine years in the making. After the bell, we gathered friends from across our ecosystem around the table with @cz_binance, @ellazhang516, @odagius and the @BNBCHAIN team. The conversation kept returning to @cz_binance’s words: “It’s one industry.” As more institutions and businesses embrace blockchain and bring finance on-chain, the freedom of money can become an everyday reality for more people around the world. YZi Labs
• Money moves across borders on Aptos Aptos enables instant, borderless, programmable payments, so apps can build logic directly into how money moves, with sub-second finality underneath. Native Tether USDT and Circle USDC are issued directly on Aptos, with $15.7B+ in stablecoin transfers on Aptos over the past 30 days and 738K+ stablecoin holders, per RWA_xyz. In Asia, native USDT is now supported on MaiCoin Asset Exchange in Taiwan and Bitkub Official in Thailand, and the cross-border routes keep extending. Between Africa and MENA, Daya and HashKey MENA are building a regulated stablecoin corridor, with support from Aptos Foundation. Move money at internet speed: Aptos
• Cute 🥰 Elon Musk
• Bitcoin ETFs Draw $110 Million as Ether Funds Shed $88.6 Million According to SoSoValue, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $110 million in net inflows on October 26, entirely driven by BlackRock's IBIT, bringing its cumulative net inflows to $66.24 billion. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw $88.58 million in net outflows, although Fidelity's FETH led individual fund inflows with $16.13 million. BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, while Fidelity is one of the largest U.S. investment firms. Wu Blockchain
• What Litecoin's Payment History Means for Lake Erie Tourism Businesses and Why Low-Cost Transactions Matter for Tourism Businesses - Port Collins News Herald @pcnewsherald "A business that wants to judge Litecoin's payment utility should look at confirmation speed and fee stability rather than a single day's price chart." Litecoin Foundation ⚡️
• THE BLOCK: Four new companies — IBM, Oracle, Intel, and IonQ — have objected to OKXICE tokenizing their stocks under the SEC's innovation exemption. The number of opposing issuers has now reached 26. $IBM $INTC $ORCL OKXICE, the joint venture between OKX and NYSE parent Intercontinental Exchange, notified the SEC on Oct. 4 that it intends to offer onchain trading of US tokenized stocks on X Layer, and that issuers had 30 days to opt out. The Block
• RedotPay weighs confidential US IPO filing by year-end COINTELEGRAPH
• A Storm of Cybercabs Elon Musk

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