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Fireblocks Calls $2.5 Billion Visa Takeover Rumor ‘Not True’

Fireblocks Denies $2.5 Billion Visa Takeover Report

Fireblocks denied a report that Visa is close to buying it for about $2.5 billion. Coinbase was also linked but denied interest. The rumor highlights growing demand for stablecoin infrastructure.

Token Metrics Team

October 22, 2026

Coinbase Fined Again in Ireland, This Time $3.6M Over Fund Safeguarding

Coinbase Fined $3.6M in Ireland Over Customer Fund Safeguarding

Coinbase Ireland was fined about $3.6 million for failing to protect customer money between 2020 and 2025. The case raises fresh questions about oversight, trust, and how exchanges handle client cash.

Token Metrics Team

October 22, 2026

Aerodrome and Velodrome Go Live as Aero Across Seven Chains

Aero Goes Live Across Seven Chains as ARB Unlock Pressures Price

Aerodrome and Velodrome are now Aero, a single DEX on seven chains with new reward rules. VELO converts at a small fraction while ARB digests a large October unlock.

Token Metrics Team

October 22, 2026

Fireblocks Calls $2.5 Billion Visa Takeover Rumor ‘Not True’

Fireblocks Denies $2.5 Billion Visa Takeover Report

Fireblocks denied a report that Visa is close to buying it for about $2.5 billion. Coinbase was also linked but…

Token Metrics Team

October 22, 2026

Coinbase Fined Again in Ireland, This Time $3.6M Over Fund Safeguarding

Coinbase Fined $3.6M in Ireland Over Customer Fund Safeguarding

Coinbase Ireland was fined about $3.6 million for failing to protect customer money between 2020 and 2025. The…

Token Metrics Team

October 22, 2026

Aerodrome and Velodrome Go Live as Aero Across Seven Chains

Aero Goes Live Across Seven Chains as ARB Unlock Pressures Price

Aerodrome and Velodrome are now Aero, a single DEX on seven chains with new reward rules. VELO converts at a…

Token Metrics Team

October 22, 2026

SoFi Launches Tokenized Deposit That Earns 4.4% and Converts to a Stablecoin

SoFi Launches Tokenized Deposit That Earns 4.4% and Swaps Into Stablecoin

SoFi launched SoFi Earn, a tokenized bank deposit paying 4.4% that swaps one-to-one into its SoFiUSD stablecoin.…

Token Metrics Team

October 22, 2026

Privacy Pools v2 Goes Live With Bigger Feature Suite

Privacy Pools v2 Goes Live on Arbitrum and 6 Chains as ARB Trend Turns Bullish

0xbow launched Privacy Pools v2 across seven networks with private payments, shielded yield through Aave and…

Token Metrics Team

October 21, 2026

American Bankers Association accuses OCC of undermining Congress with final stablecoin rewards rule

American Bankers Association Says OCC Stablecoin Rewards Rule Undercuts Congress

The American Bankers Association says a final OCC rule on stablecoin rewards goes around Congress. The fight…

Token Metrics Team

October 21, 2026

OCC Finalizes GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules Ahead of January Deadline

OCC Finalizes GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules Ahead of January 2027 Start

The OCC locked in its final GENIUS Act rule for stablecoin issuers. The standards cover reserves, redemption,…

Token Metrics Team

October 21, 2026

Morning Minute: Bitcoin Tops JPMorgan’s Ten-Year Forecast for All Assets

JPMorgan Puts Bitcoin on Top for 10 Years as Technicals Turn Bullish

JPMorgan put Bitcoin at the top of its 10-year return table for the first time. The call is 10% a year with high…

Token Metrics Team

October 21, 2026

Standard Chartered signs definitive deal to acquire Zodia Custody

Standard Chartered Buys Zodia Custody As Bitcoin Trend Turns Bullish

Standard Chartered signed definitive deals to buy Zodia Custody and fold crypto custody into its Securities…

Token Metrics Team

October 21, 2026

Fhenix Goes Live on Ethereum and Arbitrum, Letting Contracts Compute on Hidden Balances

Fhenix Goes Live on Ethereum as Glamsterdam Test Nears

Fhenix put its CoFHE coprocessor live on Ethereum and Arbitrum mainnet. Contracts can now compute on encrypted…

Token Metrics Team

October 21, 2026

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