Ethereum
Quantova proposes hash-based shield for Ethereum bridges
Quantova proposes a new ERC, the "Quantum Bridge Shield," to secure Ethereum bridges with hash-based LMS signatures, costing up to 1.69 million gas for a 6-of-10 committee.
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Nadia Rahman
Markets Editor · 9 years covering crypto · 404 stories
Nadia Rahman is CoinScoop's Markets Editor. She covers Bitcoin, macro liquidity and the spot-ETF complex, and previously reported on rates and FX for a global newswire.
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Markets
SEC approves binary options tied to company KPIs
The SEC approved binary options tied to company KPIs, allowing a securities exchange to list these cash-settled, European-style contracts as NMS securities.
Markets
Tether backs EFY Finance for institutional stablecoin use in Latin America
Tether invested in EFY Finance to boost institutional stablecoin use in Latin America, integrating USD₮ and USA₮ into EFY's payments and custody infrastructure across 17 countries.
Altcoins
DATA Network retires its chain for Sui after $30M investment
DATA Network is abandoning its independent blockchain and moving its AI training data protocol to Sui, backed by a $30 million investment from the Sui Foundation.
Altcoins
XRP Ledger patches bug that could have minted 180 times its supply
An overflow bug in the XRP Ledger's payment engine, present since 2015, could have minted 18 trillion XRP, 180 times its supply, before being patched by RippleX.
News
CFTC Puts Prediction Markets Inside Swap Rules, Exempts Gambling
The CFTC proposed rules to classify sports, politics, and weather contracts as swaps, while exempting sportsbook wagers and casino games from its definition.
Bitcoin
DOJ targets 127,271 BTC in Iran forfeiture push
The US Department of Justice has filed forfeiture complaints targeting over $1 billion in crypto, including 127,271 BTC, allegedly tied to the Iranian government.
![DOJ targets 127,271 [ticker BTC] in Iran forfeiture push](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/article-1369-200x130.png)
News
CFTC draws some event contracts into swaps, carves out casino products
The CFTC proposed a rule to classify event contracts as swaps while simultaneously excluding casino-style products from that definition, effective upon Federal Register publication.
News
SEC proposes broader cross-trading for registered funds
The SEC proposed amendments to Rule 17a-7, expanding eligible securities for cross-trading by registered funds, including fixed-income and level 2 securities, with new reporting requirements.
DeFi
Arbitrum DAO proposes $4.25 million in ETH treasury transfers
Arbitrum DAO is considering a proposal to transfer 1,700 ETH, worth $4.25 million, from its treasury to settle a payment to the Developer Guild and fund treasury-management strategies.
![Arbitrum DAO proposes $4.25 million in [ticker ETH] treasury transfers](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/article-1335-200x130.png)