1 Crypto.com and Novig Sue Missouri Over Sports Betting Contract
Crypto.com and Novig filed suit against Missouri following its cease-and-desist order; Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood, and Underdog received similar orders but have not yet sued in the state.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Regulation
2 Cysic Halts Cross-Chain Bridge After $727K Exploit
Attackers minted 10 million CYS tokens and bridged ~$727K to Ethereum via Mayan, deBridge, and SWFT; Cysic promptly suspended its bridge functionality.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Project
3 Nine Firms Oppose OKXICE Tokenized Stock Trading
CoreWeave, Broadcom, Verizon, and six others oppose OKXICE’s tokenized stock trading; Applied Optoelectronics cited concerns over share price impact, liquidity, and volatility.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Regulation
4 Turkey Confirms Arrest of Hex Founder Richard Heart
Turkish authorities confirmed the arrest of Hex founder Richard Heart during raids across 15 locations, seizing $7.15M cash, six cold wallets, seven firearms, and 1,400 rounds of ammunition.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Regulation
5 Strive’s Bitcoin Buy Plan Lifts TD Cowen Target by 27%
TD Cowen raised its price target by 27% after Strive announced plans to allocate new capital toward Bitcoin purchases, easing warrant-related share price pressure.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Data
6 Coinbase to Issue Stablecoin-Backed Cards for Marqeta Clients
Coinbase and Marqeta expand their partnership to issue stablecoin-backed debit cards for Marqeta’s clients—building on their 2020 collaboration for Coinbase’s U.S. debit card.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Platform
7 Circle Discloses USDC H1 2026 Revenue Allocation
Circle reported ~$1.4B total USDC revenue in H1 2026: $819M paid to partners and transaction costs, $473M reinvested; no breakdown of remaining funds provided.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Project
8 How Ethereum’s Core Mechanics Actually Work
Explains how Ethereum tracks and updates state, routes transactions, prices computation via gas, enables programmability through smart contracts and token standards, and contrasts with other Layer 1 designs.
Sources: [1] The Block · Category: Project
2026-10-19 · Content is generated by our pipeline with redaction and source backfill verification. Not investment advice.