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MonoMove could reshape Aptos execution, with internal tests showing smart contracts running up to 55 times faster. Blockchain firm Aptos Labs has introduced MonoMove to improve smart contract performance on the Aptos blockchain. According to the company, internal tests showed execution speeds up to 55 times faster than the network’s...

Samsung’s patent lets smart contracts handle parts of crypto wallet functions. The system could allow multiple devices to manage a single digital asset wallet. The filing does not confirm Samsung Wallet integration or a commercial launch. Samsung Electronics has filed a U.S. patent application for a smart-contract-based crypto wallet designed...

Ondo Finance launches tokenized notes for pre-IPO firms, starting with an AI company and 24/7 secondary-market trading. Ondo Finance has launched Ondo Private Markets, a new platform offering eligible investors tokenized exposure to privately held companies before they enter public markets. Its first product will track the economic performance of...

Bitcoin price is stuck between $83K and $86.7K, but whales added 14,335 BTC. Here’s why BTC could reach $100K again. Bitcoin is moving sideways, but the on-chain picture is starting to look healthier. BTC changes hands at $86,152.26. That is near the top of the $83,000 to $86,700 band it...

Ripple expands crypto custody and RLUSD access in Turkey as its $200 billion crypto market enters a new regulatory phase. Ripple is expanding its crypto services across Turkey as the country’s $200 billion digital asset market enters a new regulatory phase. The company is helping Garanti BBVA with crypto custody and...

Crypto wallet oversight shifts again as FinCEN drops proposed reporting and identity checks tied to certain transactions. U.S. regulators have withdrawn a proposal that would have added recordkeeping requirements for certain transactions involving unhosted crypto wallets. FinCEN confirmed it will take no further action on the rule first proposed in...

Plume launches nBND, a tokenized bond vault backed by Fidelity Total Bond ETF, expanding on-chain access to diversified fixed-income assets. Plume has launched nBND, a tokenized vault backed mainly by Fidelity Total Bond ETF, known as FBND. The product provides on-chain investors with wider exposure to fixed-income investments via blockchain-based...

Bitcoin defies its weak early-October trend as U.S. spot BTC ETFs record $241.09 million in weekly inflows. Bitcoin has opened October on firmer ground than its historical pattern would suggest, while U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $241.09 million over the week ending Oct. 2. CryptoQuant said the first three...

ADA price jumped 11% from Sunday’s open and now leans on a descending line that has capped Cardano rallies since March. Here is the full top-down read. ADA spent most of Saturday doing almost nothing. Four-hour volume on Binance spot ran between 7 and 19 million tokens, and the whole...

Payward integrates SGB Net to enable 24/7 U.S. dollar settlement for selected institutions. SGB Net processes more than $20 billion in fiat transactions monthly, according to the firms. Singapore Gulf Bank will use Kraken Prime for additional digital asset liquidity and trade pricing. Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has...