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UK sanctions three crypto services tied to Russia network
The UK sanctioned crypto payment processors Cryptomus and Heleket, and exchange TokenSpot, linking them to Russia's wartime economy and illicit financial flows.
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DeFi
Compound debates Institutional Comet governance after proposal cancellations
Compound is debating Institutional Comet governance after the Proposal Guardian cancelled Proposals 612 and 613, which aimed to raise the Treasury Escrow cooldown.
Ethereum
Arbitrum proposes raising two L1-pricing parameters ahead of Glamsterdam
Arbitrum proposes updating two L1-pricing parameters, parentGasFloorPerToken and perBatchGasCharge, on Arbitrum One and Nova in response to Ethereum's Glamsterdam hard fork.
Markets
Samsung brings USDC on Solana to 82 million Galaxy devices
Samsung Wallet will enable USDC cross-border transfers on Solana for U.S. users in October 2026, reaching 82 million Galaxy devices.
![Samsung brings [ticker USDC] on Solana to 82 million Galaxy devices](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/article-1304-200x130.png)
DeFi
Spalletta convicted as DOJ files USDC, USDT forfeiture cases
Jonathan Spalletta was convicted of computer fraud and money laundering for two Uranium Finance hacks totaling $54.7 million; DOJ filed civil forfeiture cases for USDC and USDT.
![Spalletta convicted as DOJ files [ticker USDC], [ticker USDT] forfeiture cases](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/article-1297-200x130.png)
News
Tether signs Kazakhstan MoU to explore tenge stablecoin
Tether has signed an MoU with Kazakhstan's central bank and Alatau city authority to explore a tenge-pegged stablecoin, asset tokenization, and DeFi.
Markets
IEX publishes crypto trust options rules
IEX filed a rule change with the SEC for crypto trust options, setting eligibility rules for single- and multi-asset trusts and revising IBIT limits.
Markets
Binance adds four tokenized stocks as collateral and pairs
Binance adds JPMorgan Chase, Eli Lilly, Securitize Corp, and StablecoinX Inc. as tokenized stocks (bStocks) on October 7, allowing them as collateral.
DeFi
Arbitrum weighs 100M ARB boost for USDG strategy
Arbitrum DAO is considering a proposal to make Paxos-issued USDG a core strategic initiative, tied to a requested 100 million ARB expansion of the DRIP program.
DeFi
Ondo opens tokenized access to pre-IPO AI companies
Ondo Finance launched Ondo Private Markets, offering tokenized notes tied to pre-IPO AI companies for eligible non-U.S. investors, with $3.7 billion TVL across its platforms.
