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Phase’s new network lets smartphone owners earn tokens for validating transactions and sharing internet connections with AI agents. Phase, a new blockchain that lets smartphone users earn tokens by helping run AI services, has received a $45 million funding commitment from Unlimit founder Kirill Eves. Phase announced the launch of its blockchain on Thursday alongside Phase Proxy, a service that routes AI agents’ web requests through internet connections shared via smartphones. Phase has no outside investors, the company told Cointelegraph. Eves’ $45 million commitment covers its first two years of development and provides another two years of runway.
HTX has pledged to stop crypto marketing in the UK until October 2031, with deposits and new account registrations already blocked there. Update (Oct. 29, 2026 at 13:30 UTC): This article has been updated to include HTX’s UK exit and withdrawal arrangements and background on Justin Sun. Cryptocurrency exchange HTX has agreed to stop unlawfully promoting its services to consumers in the United Kingdom under a settlement announced Thursday by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Huobi Global S.A., the Panamanian company behind HTX, agreed that it would not knowingly run illegal promotions, including through the exchange’s website, apps or social media. The court undertakings run until Oct. 21, 2031.
Russian nationals Ilya Boykov and Vitold Obertas allegedly converted about $3.5 million and nearly $2 million in crypto, respectively, for North Korea.
[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, October 29th, 2026] Crypto projects will be able to lock AVA to have their token accepted as payment on Travala. Travala, the Binance-backed crypto travel booking platform, today announced AVA+ Partners, a new program that will provide crypto projects with a route to having their token accepted as a payment …
The July 9–Oct. 26 comparison shows sharp divergence, while margin pressure and cross-market selling remain the relevant contagion tests. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
A new report argues that putting institutional Bitcoin holdings to work through lending, collateral and financing could create demand beyond its store-of-value role. A new report from Bitcoin infrastructure developer RootstockLabs argues that Bitcoin’s next wave of institutional demand could come from lending, yield generation and balance-sheet financing, expanding its role beyond a store of value. RootstockLabs estimates that just 1.5% of Bitcoin’s (BTC) supply currently participates in lending and Bitcoin-native finance, while identifiable institutional investors hold roughly 3.9 million BTC. Putting more of those holdings to work could create additional demand for the asset without changing its fixed supply. The analysis identifies two emerging sources of financial utility: generating r…
Coinbase has applied for authorization ahead of Brazil’s Oct. 30 deadline and says it expects to maintain existing services while regulators review its application. Coinbase has applied for authorization to operate as a crypto service provider in Brazil ahead of the country’s license application deadline on Friday. The US-based cryptocurrency exchange submitted its application to the Central Bank of Brazil on Wednesday under the country’s virtual asset service provider (VASP) framework, according to a statement shared with Cointelegraph. The filing aims to maintain Coinbase’s existing Brazilian operations as the central bank introduces new requirements covering governance, customer asset safeguards and compliance.
European investors ranked crypto above retirement plans for lasting wealth creation, while prior surveys show US investors are skeptical on crypto’s role in retirement accounts. Investors in several of Europe’s biggest economies ranked crypto above retirement plans as lasting wealth creation tools, with 19% of those surveyed choosing cryptocurrencies, while 8% opted for traditional retirement plans. US investors still preferred traditional retirement plans, with 21% choosing retirement accounts while only 12% opted for cryptocurrencies, according to a Thursday OKX survey of 1,932 adults age 18 to 88 who previously invested in crypto. The survey was conducted by Pollfish between Oct. 14 and Oct. 18 across the US, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland. Real estate was the top choice fo…
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 gauge is due later today.
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The October 28 designations identify Ethereum and Tron addresses, but firms' existing blocking duties extend beyond the listed wallets. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
BTC price analysis from Glassnode drew attention to $85,000 as the lower boundary of a cost-basis zone for long-term holders. Bitcoin (BTC) faces resistance between $84,000 and $85,000 as analysis points to coins largely linked to a single large holder. Key points:
Coming shortly is a key government inflation report; coming after the close on Thursday are quarterly earnings from the leading corporate bitcoin holder, Strategy.
Lagarde announced plans to step down as European Central Bank President after serving more than seven years in the role. European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde announced plans to step down from her role at the central bank. “I have just informed my colleagues that I will step down as @ECB President on 7 February 2027,” Lagarde said in a Thursday post on X. Lagarde became ECB president in November 2019 and will have served for about seven years and three months when she leaves office.
