Crypto & mining news

Headlines aggregated from 9 publishers, newest first, with mining and hardware stories tagged so they surface without wading through price chatter. Every entry links straight to the publisher — nothing is rehosted here, and the excerpt is the publisher’s own.

• 5h ago

  Tether loses nearly $5 billion across crypto exchanges as USDC and RLUSD rivals pay to win liquidity

  Crystal’s selected cohort cut USDT balances in Q3, while Allium assigns it 84% of January–September 2026 classified payment value. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

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• 10h ago

  XRP holders can now earn fees from Kraken’s DeFi customers, but there is a catch

  Sentora’s Firelight coverage pays premiums from vault yield, while FXRP providers’ shared backing can absorb validated losses after a stablecoin buffer. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

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• 1d ago

  Two Aave stablecoin backstops shrank $12.4 million as reward rates rose

  Two tracked Ethereum V3 Umbrella stakes fell 9.7%, while their implied annualized reward run rate stayed near $2 million. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

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• 1d ago

  JUST Completes 5th JST Buyback & Burn: Over 170M Tokens (~$23.53M) Burned Ahead of Major Deflationary Upgrade

  On October 17, JUST, the leading DeFi infrastructure in the TRON ecosystem, announced the completion of its fifth buyback and burn of its native token JST as scheduled. Over 170M JST were burned in this round (approx. 1.72% of total supply), backed by nearly $23.53M in capital deployed—all funded directly by JustLend DAO's net operating… Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto…

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• 2d ago

  TRON moved $2.2 trillion in stablecoins while TRX supply grew for 108 straight days

  TRX supply grew on all 108 days from July 1 through October 16 as burns fell short of newly issued rewards. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

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• 2d ago

  Stablecoin cards are booming, but who makes money when you swipe?

  Someone paying for lunch with a stablecoin card doesn't need the restaurant to know what USDC is. The card works like any other at the terminal, with the customer's digital dollar balance funding the purchase while the merchant receives regular dollars through its usual payment provider. That leaves several companies to collect fees for connecting… Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand…

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• 2d ago

  Cardano shifts $26M to USDCx as bridge controls freeze payouts

  Converted Intersect-administered budgets reduce ADA exposure, while milestone release and stablecoin cash-out conditions still govern access to usable money. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

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• 2d ago

  Visa and Mastercard adopt USDC payouts across 200 countries

  Visa's Inyo rollout and Mastercard's BVNK platform give businesses stablecoin funding routes, subject to eligibility and rollout limits. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

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• 3d ago

  USDC processed $36 trillion in H1 transactions, but Circle kept just 7 cents of every revenue dollar

  Stablecoin issuer Circle spent 93% of its first-half revenue on distribution, operations, and investment as USDC processed more than $36 trillion in transactions. The stablecoin issuer generated about $1.4 billion in revenue in the first six months of 2026, but $819 million went to distribution partners and transaction costs, while another $473 million covered operating… Read the full story on…

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• 4d ago

  Ethereum’s faster-exit plan would leave new validators waiting to earn

  A dated three-week entry estimate shows how direct deposits and pooled holdings bear the cost of inactive staking capital. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

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• 5d ago

  Interactive Brokers moves into Ethereum’s $110 billion staking market as institutional demand accelerates

  Zerohash rewards can compound after fees, while eligibility rules and unstaking delays limit access to the service and funds. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

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• 6d ago

  Sky’s $4.4 billion liquidity disclosure shows why USDS cash-outs need a separate bank route

  Sky’s October 9 PSM disclosure highlights existing conversion liquidity, while borrowing and token migration need not bring matching new dollars into crypto. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

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• 6d ago

  More than half of Ethena’s USDe backing is allocated to lending

  LlamaRisk’s October 12 snapshot makes available pool assets, institutional recall terms and conditional redemption access central to holders’ exits. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

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• 7d ago

  Global watchdog warns the $300 billion stablecoin market could face bank runs even with full reserves

  For affiliated issuers with separate reserves, redemption demand could concentrate at one entity while moving backing across borders faces frictions. The post Global watchdog warns the $300 billion stablecoin market could face bank runs even with full reserves appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 7d ago

  Aave’s USDG rollover plan has a yield below most quoted borrowing rates

  February PT yield trails three quoted funding rates; GHO was cheaper in the Oct. 7 snapshot, and replacement-token rewards remain unconfirmed. The post Aave’s USDG rollover plan has a yield below most quoted borrowing rates appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 8d ago

  Some Aave loans sit near liquidation with collateral that can take hours to cash out

  October 9 borrower snapshots put the focus on whether collateral sales or redemptions can fund stablecoin repayment. The post Some Aave loans sit near liquidation with collateral that can take hours to cash out appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 9d ago

  Luxor’s reported 6–13% annualized Bitcoin yield depends on mining delivery

  Luxor’s paired forwards can fix gross BTC receipts, while mining delivery, counterparty performance and financing terms still determine repayment. The post Luxor’s reported 6–13% annualized Bitcoin yield depends on mining delivery appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 10d ago

  Ledger hack scare nears $90 million as Tether moves to freeze stolen USDT

  Suspected Ledger wallet thefts are approaching $90 million as Tether freezes USDT stablecoin linked to the incident, according to blockchain investigators. In an Oct. 9 statement, the crypto hardware wallet maker said it was investigating reports that customers lost funds after buying devices from CryptoBilis, an authorized reseller operating in Southeast Asia. As a precaution, […] The post…

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• 10d ago

  Locked liquidity did not stop this $14 million crypto pool drain

  Bitquery traced 79AU’s drain to token permissions that bypassed burned LP receipts, with residual rights documented on Oct. 8. The post Locked liquidity did not stop this $14 million crypto pool drain appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 10d ago

  AI agents can pay for your shopping. Who gets your money back?

  Amazon's Bedrock AgentCore Payments, built with Coinbase and Stripe, lets AI agents discover paid services, authenticate, and pay with stablecoins and x402 under preset spending limits. AI agents are getting wallets before merchants get a court, and shopping agents have started placing orders across the open internet. The harder problem arrives once the payment clears, […] The post AI agents can…

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• 10d ago

  EU regulators target non-compliant stablecoins with a 90-day deadline

  National regulators should require remediation within three months and may permit narrowly supervised exit services for existing holdings. The post EU regulators target non-compliant stablecoins with a 90-day deadline appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 10d ago

  XRPL’s $1.34 billion stablecoin base doesn’t tell us how much XRP users need

  Fees and reserves require XRP, while larger demand depends on routing choices and the balances held in liquidity or credit products. The post XRPL’s $1.34 billion stablecoin base doesn’t tell us how much XRP users need appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  A $1,000 MetaMask incident could turn Ethereum’s staking queue into a $5 billion traffic jam

  A full return of Bitquery’s identified exit cohort as new demand would create a $5.04 billion combined workload, while Lido expects gradual re-entry. The post A $1,000 MetaMask incident could turn Ethereum’s staking queue into a $5 billion traffic jam appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 12d ago

  As Japanese institutions sell ¥2.6 trillion in foreign debt, here’s what Bitcoin investors need to watch

  Japan’s October 6 auction drew firmer demand at a higher yield after earlier foreign-debt sales, raising a potential Bitcoin financing risk. The post As Japanese institutions sell ¥2.6 trillion in foreign debt, here’s what Bitcoin investors need to watch appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 12d ago

  Why Abstract is killing its Ethereum L2 instead of launching a token to save it

  Abstract will shut down on Dec. 15 despite onboarding more than 400,000 users, hosting 144 apps, and landing brands including Disney and Red Bull Racing. The consumer-focused Ethereum layer-2 (L2) cited stagnant growth, thin liquidity, restricted DeFi activity, and limited institutional crossover. Igloo CEO Luca Netz said the company had lost “tens of millions of […] The post Why Abstract is…

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• 12d ago

  Cardano’s price breakout could trigger the next ADA squeeze or trap leveraged bulls

  Cardano's value has climbed about 42% since Sept. 16, taking ADA from roughly $0.19 to $0.27, and the positioning behind the move has expanded faster than the dollar liquidity beneath it. Santiment counted 413 transactions of $100,000 or more on Oct. 5, the highest since June 4 and about 2.2 times the recent weekday baseline, […] The post Cardano’s price breakout could trigger the next ADA…

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• 13d ago

  Ripple and Circle backs OKX as it targets the next wave of stablecoin users

  OKX brought Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered’s venture arm onto its cap table as the crypto exchange broadens its push into stablecoin-based financial services. On Oct. 6, the exchange's Chief Executive Officer, Star Xu, confirmed that the company completed a strategic investment from Circle, Qube Research & Technologies, Ripple and SC Ventures by Standard Chartered […] The post Ripple and…

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• 13d ago

  Aave and Pendle may have found a way to keep yield capital from ever leaving DeFi

  LlamaRisk recommends a smaller December PT reserve as October 8 ends the old yield term while Aave borrowing costs continue. The post Aave and Pendle may have found a way to keep yield capital from ever leaving DeFi appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 13d ago

  Cardano just added the kind of token controls Wall Street wants and DeFi may hate

  Under proposed CIP-113, separating bundled assets requires holder authorization and the restricted token’s permission hook. The post Cardano just added the kind of token controls Wall Street wants and DeFi may hate appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 13d ago

  China’s crypto ban Is failing to stop a $176 billion P2P economy

  The July 2025–June 2026 data show rapid stablecoin reuse, while the share funding purchases remains unmeasured. The post China’s crypto ban Is failing to stop a $176 billion P2P economy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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