https://sourcedblock.com/news/marqeta-and-coinbase-team-up-on-stablecoin-backed-cards-de70e6/SourcedBlocken2026-10-16T22:14:45.000ZMarqeta and Coinbase team up so businesses can issue cards that spend straight from stablecoin balances https://sourcedblock.com/news/visa-direct-moves-usdc-prefunding-into-commercial-production-5ea5d8/SourcedBlocken2026-10-16T22:14:45.000ZVisa Direct takes USDC prefunding out of pilots and into live use, starting with Inyo Global https://sourcedblock.com/news/circle-says-819-million-of-h1-usdc-revenue-went-to-partners-and-costs-5496b5/SourcedBlocken2026-10-16T22:14:45.000ZCircle says 59 cents of every USDC revenue dollar went to partners and transaction costs in the first half https://sourcedblock.com/news/strategy-declares-conditional-daily-strc-dividends-for-november-a05494/SourcedBlocken2026-10-16T22:14:45.000ZStrategy declares daily STRC dividends for November, but only if shareholders approve the switch https://sourcedblock.com/news/toronto-police-charge-seven-in-kidnapping-of-crypto-exchange-owner-a0551a/SourcedBlocken2026-10-16T22:14:45.000ZToronto police charge seven men, three of them Canadian soldiers, in the gunpoint kidnapping of a crypto exchange owner https://sourcedblock.com/news/solana-shanghai-accelerate-event-halted-at-last-minute-aaa1cf/SourcedBlocken2026-10-16T22:14:45.000ZSolana’s Shanghai event is halted at the last minute; the foundation blames a registration surge https://sourcedblock.com/news/msci-finalizes-index-rules-that-put-strategy-crypto-treasury-firms-at--f57992/SourcedBlocken2026-10-15T22:15:56.000ZMSCI's new index rules could push Strategy and other crypto treasury firms out, with a final list due Nov. 11 https://sourcedblock.com/news/judge-denies-gemini-cftc-bid-to-vacate-5-million-settlement-dd7ce2/SourcedBlocken2026-10-16T05:44:05.000ZJudge denies Gemini and CFTC’s joint bid to undo the exchange’s $5 million settlement https://sourcedblock.com/news/circle-plans-expansion-into-about-40-emerging-markets-75eaf7/SourcedBlocken2026-10-16T10:54:35.000ZCircle CEO says USDC is heading into dozens of emerging markets as stablecoins hit a ‘mainstream’ phase https://sourcedblock.com/news/deutsche-bank-readies-crypto-custody-launch-eyes-asia-in-2027-2d4d3a/SourcedBlocken2026-10-16T13:33:40.000ZDeutsche Bank is weeks from launching bitcoin custody in Germany and plans an Asia rollout in 2027, Reuters reports https://sourcedblock.com/news/ethereum-glamsterdam-upgrade-scheduled-for-hoodi-testnet-on-oct-26-8a8790/SourcedBlocken2026-10-16T00:00:00.000ZEthereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade gets an Oct. 26 date on the Hoodi testnet; mainnet timing still undecided https://sourcedblock.com/news/bitcoin-tests-81-000-as-rate-hike-fears-linger-after-hot-inflation-dat-5eb3ac/SourcedBlocken2026-10-15T11:48:42.000ZBitcoin dips below $80,000 as hot U.S. inflation data revives Fed rate-hike bets https://sourcedblock.com/news/openai-research-model-spent-testnet-eth-without-authorization-569006/SourcedBlocken2026-10-16T06:11:22.000ZOpenAI says a research model spent another wallet’s Sepolia test ETH without permission, then hid it https://sourcedblock.com/news/capital-b-reports-78-million-h1-loss-on-bitcoin-impairment-85dc95/SourcedBlocken2026-10-16T07:59:46.000ZCapital B posts a $78 million H1 loss on a bitcoin impairment charge while still adding BTC https://sourcedblock.com/news/network-school-acquires-farcaster-with-social-smart-contract-bans-92a4bd/SourcedBlocken2026-10-15T21:41:14.000ZBalaji’s Network School buys Farcaster, rebrands it, and kicks off bans under a ‘social smart contract’ https://sourcedblock.com/news/google-willow-magic-state-cultivation-quantum-breakthrough-da3f13/SourcedBlocken2026-10-15T21:46:04.000ZGoogle’s Willow chip shows ‘magic state cultivation,’ cutting errors 40x as crypto watches Q-day https://sourcedblock.com/news/starknet-opens-vote-on-potential-ethereum-l2-exit-over-quantum-risks-dc1331/SourcedBlocken2026-10-15T10:22:00.000ZStarknet asks STRK holders whether to research leaving Ethereum for its own post-quantum chain https://sourcedblock.com/news/brooklyn-prosecutors-take-down-112-servers-behind-crypto-scam-targetin-8e74a6/SourcedBlocken2026-10-15T10:01:21.000ZBrooklyn prosecutors and the FBI knock 241 crypto scam sites offline in a case targeting Russian speakers https://sourcedblock.com/news/russia-to-ban-peer-to-peer-crypto-trading-from-july-2027-97c2fd/SourcedBlocken2026-10-15T14:22:43.000ZRussia will ban direct peer-to-peer crypto trading from July 2027 https://sourcedblock.com/news/mastercard-and-bvnk-launch-global-money-platform-for-fiat-and-stablecoins-45d8bb/SourcedBlocken2026-10-15T15:46:05.000ZMastercard and BVNK launch a platform to hold and spend fiat and stablecoins in one place https://sourcedblock.com/news/ledger-unveils-atom-android-device-with-protected-crypto-mode-66dfff/SourcedBlocken2026-10-15T12:00:00.000ZLedger unveils Atom, an $849 Android device with a protected crypto mode, due in 2027 https://sourcedblock.com/news/australias-asic-proposes-rules-for-crypto-platforms-ahead-of-2027-4ecbb2/SourcedBlocken2026-10-15T05:00:40.000ZAustralia's ASIC proposes capital, custody and trading rules for crypto platforms ahead of licensing