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Lodestar 1.50.0: Hoodi Gloas clock, not a mainnet fire
Lodestar v1.50.0, tagged 12 Oct 2026, is mandatory for Hoodi Gloas at epoch 132352 on 26 Oct 2026 17:42:48 UTC. ChainSafe only recommends it for Ethereum mainnet, not…
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Standard Chartered RLUSD custody is live. LMAX is not
Standard Chartered says XRPL RLUSD custody is live at its DFSA-regulated DIFC branch as of 12 October 2026. The LMAX collateral-mirror plan is still subject to approvals and…
Blockchain News
FSB stablecoin note is monitoring, not a live G20 rule
The Financial Stability Board's 12 October 2026 note is a G20 monitoring paper, not a live U.S. or EU stablecoin rule. The Board says the coins and national…
Blockchain News
Sui DATA $30M: migration pledge, not a live 1:1
Sui Foundation pledged $30 million as DATA Network plans to move onto Sui. The independent chain still runs, and no 1:1 halt date is published.
Blockchain News
CFTC event-contract swap NPRM is not a live rule
The CFTC 9 Oct 2026 NPRM (RIN 3038-AF82) would add event contracts to the swap definition. It is not live 17 CFR text. Comments start after Federal Register…
Blockchain News
ESMA opinion: non-MiCA stablecoin CASP rails should stop
ESMA's 8 October 2026 opinion tells EU watchdogs that authorised CASPs should stop services in non-MiCA-compliant stablecoins, with residual sell-down only and a three-month remediation clock.
Bitcoin News
FOMC minutes: another hike still on the table
September FOMC minutes posted October 7 show most participants still saw another funds-rate increase as likely by year end. Bitcoin is not getting a hold signal from that…
Bitcoin News
Strategy 8-K: 334 BTC is not a megaprint
Strategy Inc 8-K 0001193125-26-413164 reports 334 BTC bought Oct. 1-4 at an $85,838.8 average, taking holdings to 848,000 as of 4:00 p.m. ET Oct. 4. ATM common stock…
Crypto News
CFTC ANPRM: crypto venue rules are not live yet
The CFTC published an October 5, 2026 ANPRM (RIN 3038-AF80) on crypto asset transactions and crypto asset markets. Comments start after Federal Register publication. This is not a…
Ethereum News
Nethermind 2.1.0: Sepolia Glamsterdam is not mainnet
Nethermind 2.1.0 is the Sepolia Glamsterdam upgrade tag before 13:53:36 UTC on 6 Oct 2026. Hoodi and mainnet dates stay unset. This is not a live Ethereum fork.