#Dataline secures $10.6M in a Seed funding round co-led by Lattice and Dispersion Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Symbolic Capital, and Anagram. The startup also plans to hold a public token sale through Uniswap’s auction platform, with details expected next week.
Dataline is an #AI -powered data and automation platform for #Web3 applications that integrates cryptocurrency market data, on-chain metrics, prediction-market data, and other sources into a single interface.
#Whop secures $200M in a Series D funding round at a $5.1B valuation. The round was led by Sequoia with participation from Shopify Ventures. This funding round brings Whop's total funding to $472M. Whop will use the capital for global expansion and R&D aimed at improving payment and advertising markets.
Whop is a commerce and payments platform that enables individuals and businesses to sell products, services, software, and paid community access.
Standard Chartered finalizes agreements to acquire Zodia Custody
#StandardChartered will acquire 100% of #ZodiaCustody , which operates regulated entities in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, the UAE, and Luxembourg. The deal is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions, with financial terms undisclosed. Standard Chartered’s Securities Services division will absorb Zodia’s custody business, while its software and professional services arm will become an entity under SC Ventures, Zodia Solutions.
#Zcash developers have set block 3,543,405 as the activation point for NU7, which is expected around November 5. The upgrade will cut block times from 75 seconds to 25 seconds. The upgrade will also temporarily remove 60% of transaction fees from each block from circulation, with payments to miners set to begin around February 2031. The existing mining reward halving schedule will remain unchanged.
Zcash’s original privacy system, Sprout, will be fully deactivated, rendering any funds not transferred before the upgrade unspendable. As of October 21 at 08:00 UTC, the proposal specifying the activation block had not yet been merged into the deployment specification. The selected block height must also be integrated into node software before the upgrade can proceed.
DefiLlama and Trueo have launched prediction markets settled using DefiLlama data
#DefiLlama and prediction-market platform #Trueo have introduced markets based on DefiLlama data, allowing users to bet on protocol revenue and exploit probabilities. Revenue markets cover Hyperliquid, Pump, Aero, Uniswap, Collector Crypt, and Papertrade. Exploit markets focus on the likelihood of #DeFi hacks targeting specific protocols, including whether Aave or Morpho will be exploited this month, alongside weekly and monthly predictions for the size of the largest hack. Other markets track Robinhood Chain’s #RWA market capitalization and DEX trading volume, as well as whether Solana or Base will have higher TVL this weekend.
Mastercard launches early access to AI agent payments
#Mastercard is opening early access to Agent Pay for Machines for developers after completing end-to-end pilots with #Cloudflare , #AntInternational , #BVNK , #AIsa , #Base, and #Coinbase. Mastercard introduced Agent Pay for Machines in June, with spending controls and support for card, bank account, and stablecoin payments. The company is now inviting developers to test its APIs and share feedback on potential improvements. The service remains in the pilot phase and is not yet commercially available.
#Mural secures $15M in a Series A funding round led by Tether, with participation from North Island Ventures. This funding round brings Mural's total funding to $28M. Mural will utilize the secured funds to further platform development. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the investment also reflects confidence in #AI agents’ ability to handle financial services.
Mural is a financial technology company providing stablecoin-based accounts and payment infrastructure for businesses, fintech platforms and financial institutions. Its platform and API enable customers to receive, hold, convert, and transfer funds in fiat currencies and stablecoins.
#Tether participated in Tenstorrent’s $1.5B Series E funding round, valuing the #AI computing company at $6.2B. The investment supports Tether’s efforts to advance open AI infrastructure and enable more individuals and businesses to develop and run AI systems independently. #Tenstorrent plans to use the funding to scale production and deployment of its Galaxy server systems, advance its AI and CPU technologies, and expand its global commercial operations.
The investment builds on Tether’s efforts to expand access to AI through #QVAC , its open-source platform that runs AI directly on users’ devices, reducing reliance on centralized cloud services and giving users greater control over their data.
#Papertrade changed its rules just 10 days after launch, locking $PAPER transfers and preventing holders from selling the token for now. The platform also raised fees on trades closed within 0.06% of entry (0.1% during off-hours), disproportionately affecting farming bots, while each $1 million in trader losses now mints approximately 0.1% of the token supply, diluting existing holders. The team also introduced builder codes for developers and fixes against gas-griefing attacks.
The team said transfers remain disabled to prevent attackers from shorting $PAPER and manipulating BTC or ETH prices to drain the protocol’s bankroll. For example, a $15 million attack against a $10 million bankroll would be unprofitable on its own, but could generate profits if paired with a $10 million short position on $PAPER.
Mt. Gox's rehabilitation trustee has postponed the defunct crypto exchange's creditor repayment deadline by another year, extending it to October 31, 2027, marking the fourth consecutive annual extension since 2023. Court-appointed rehabilitation trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi said most creditors who completed the required procedures without issues have received their repayments, while others remain unpaid due to incomplete documentation or processing issues.
#MtGox was once the world's largest #Bitcoin exchange before collapsing in 2014 after approximately 850,000 BTC went missing. A Tokyo court approved its civil rehabilitation plan in 2021, paving the way to distribute roughly $9B worth of Bitcoin and #BitcoinCash to an estimated 24,000 creditors through registered exchanges.