Scammers have reportedly impersonated generative artist Tyler Hobbs to promote a fake QQL NFT mint, with reports suggesting that at least one person has lost funds after interacting with the scheme. Summary Scammers are reportedly impersonating NFT artist Tyler Hobbs through multiple accounts to promote a fake QQL mint. Community member Quit warned that one

Mastercard has introduced a stablecoin transaction security service that allows financial institutions to screen payments for fraud, scams and sanctions risks before funds move across blockchain networks. Summary Mastercard has unveiled Stablecoin Security to help financial institutions detect fraud, scams and sanctions risks in stablecoin payments. The service combines payment intelligence with blockchain analytics to

Strategy has restated its objective for STRC to trade between $99 and $100 over time after disclosing $193.1 million in preferred-share repurchases and a $3 billion buyback authorization. Summary Strategy reiterated its $99–$100 STRC target after repurchasing $193.1 million of the preferred shares. The company raised its preferred-security buyback authorization to $3 billion, leaving $1.16

Solana has reported 8.92 billion successful non-vote transactions for the third quarter of 2026, more than double its Q4 2025 total, while SOL has remained near $104. Summary 8.92 billion successful non-vote transactions were recorded in Q3, according to Solana’s Allium-sourced chart. 104% growth compares Q3 2026 with Q4 2025; quarter-over-quarter growth was approximately 24%.

Circle has cited more than 175 financial institutions helping build Circle Payments Network after the stablecoin payments service won bronze in the Payments category at the Money20/20 Money Awards. Summary Circle cited 175+ financial institutions supporting CPN after winning bronze at the Money20/20 Money Awards. Earlier disclosures listed 175 enrolled institutions, without establishing how many

Bitcoin has drawn a warning of a third October liquidation wave from Bitfinex analysts after futures positions grew despite falling prices, and U.S. spot ETFs posted another $228.4 million in weekly outflows. Summary $228.4 million left U.S. Bitcoin ETFs during Oct. 12–16, down 66.4% from the previous week. Bitfinex reported 4.3% growth in futures open

Every stablecoin yield product answers the same awkward question.Your USDC doesn’t appreciate. It’s engineered not to. So when a platform offers you 4%, 8%, or 20% on a dollar-pegged token, that money is coming from somewhere specific — and the “somewhere” is the only thing that matters. Most comparison posts rank these by headline APY.

Figure co-founder Mike Cagney has said 10 companies have opted out of stock tokenization on OKXICE, questioning the proposed venue’s appeal without leverage or stock lending. Summary 10 companies have opted out, according to Cagney, but the examined venue notice identifies nine. SEC rules prohibit qualifying venues from extending credit to participants for tokenized stock

Solana’s developers have scheduled the Alpenglow consensus upgrade for Oct. 21, targeting roughly 150-millisecond finality while asking validators and application operators to prepare for changes during the mainnet handoff. Summary Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade is scheduled for Oct. 21, targeting roughly 150-millisecond transaction finality. Quicknode warns of a brief transaction pause and possible data-stream interruptions during