📢 Liquid reactivates L-BTC to BTC conversions, but is still short 602 BTC in reserves
The Liquid Federation, the Bitcoin sidechain developed by Blockstream, announced on October 20 that the network had entered the final phase of its recovery and that exchanges between L-BTC and bitcoin through participating providers were operational again, according to its official update. However, the 1:1 backing of L-BTC is still…
📢 Stablecoins move more than US$400 million per hour, according to a Coinbase and The Block study
Stablecoins moved an average of more than US$400 million per hour during the third quarter of 2026, according to “The Always-On Dollar,” a joint study by Coinbase and The Block Pro Research published on October 20 and summarized by The Block. The report argues that these dollar-pegged digital currencies are becoming…
📢 Ethereum and Solana staking hits a record, but yields keep falling, according to Bitwise
More ETH and SOL are staked than ever before, but each locked coin earns less. Ethereum staking’s annualized yield averaged 2.63% in the third quarter of 2026, down from 2.81% in the previous quarter, according to Bitwise’s quarterly staking report, cited by The Block. In Solana, the gross yield fell from…
📢 Switzerland approves its first retail bitcoin ETF, which invests directly in BTC
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) approved the country’s first bitcoin ETF available to the general public: a fund that invests directly in BTC under Swiss collective investment scheme law, according to the official statement published on October 20. The regulator did not disclose the name of the…
#etf #solana #BTC #ETH #Custodia $SOL $BTC $ETH
The Liquid Federation, the Bitcoin sidechain developed by Blockstream, announced on October 20 that the network had entered the final phase of its recovery and that exchanges between L-BTC and bitcoin through participating providers were operational again, according to its official update. However, the 1:1 backing of L-BTC is still…
📢 Stablecoins move more than US$400 million per hour, according to a Coinbase and The Block study
Stablecoins moved an average of more than US$400 million per hour during the third quarter of 2026, according to “The Always-On Dollar,” a joint study by Coinbase and The Block Pro Research published on October 20 and summarized by The Block. The report argues that these dollar-pegged digital currencies are becoming…
📢 Ethereum and Solana staking hits a record, but yields keep falling, according to Bitwise
More ETH and SOL are staked than ever before, but each locked coin earns less. Ethereum staking’s annualized yield averaged 2.63% in the third quarter of 2026, down from 2.81% in the previous quarter, according to Bitwise’s quarterly staking report, cited by The Block. In Solana, the gross yield fell from…
📢 Switzerland approves its first retail bitcoin ETF, which invests directly in BTC
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) approved the country’s first bitcoin ETF available to the general public: a fund that invests directly in BTC under Swiss collective investment scheme law, according to the official statement published on October 20. The regulator did not disclose the name of the…
#etf #solana #BTC #ETH #Custodia $SOL $BTC $ETH