Keystone wallet says third party obtained shipping data
Keystone wallet says a third party obtained names, addresses and order prices. Cards and recovery phrases stayed off the list, and a fuller report is still due.
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October 2026
Spout Finance's $2 million round leaves the beta off mainnet
Spout Finance's $2 million round is for 0% loans on tokenised US stocks. The release and the company site still keep the Solana lending beta off mainnet.
X100 Global vote moved treasury tokens in one block
X100 Global moved treasury tokens in one Ethereum block. BlockSec, Blockaid and Chainalysis disagree on the loss, and the Senate page describes a slower vote.
Orochi Network's $8 million post still splits the total
Orochi Network's funding post adds $8 million for a $20 million total, while the same page still shows $12 million and dates the round across two years.
WAX blockchain bridge exploit paused processing, then resumed
The WAX bridge exploit on WAX blockchain moved mapped tokens onto Ethereum and Solana. The project paused the bridge, then said reserves would be replenished.
Canada Gazette draft would register non-bank stablecoin issuers
The Canada Gazette draft would register non-bank stablecoin issuers in Canada, cap redemption fees at 1% and keep yield off the balances those holders keep.
Papertrade keeps PAPER token non-transferable amid criticism
Papertrade keeps its PAPER token non-transferable after public criticism, warning a short would fund a bankroll attack. Delphi calls the rule change a bad look.
Initia stays halted after a MoveVM script-caching bug
Initia's MoveVM script-caching bug bridged roughly $2.7 million before the L1 halt. Native INIT was left unminted, and Initia says the chain remains halted.
Hedera Network MCP stays on testnet as mainnet runs v0.78.1
Hedera's Network MCP builds testnet transactions for a wallet to sign, while mainnet already runs consensus node v0.78.1. The two changes stay separate.
Hylo raises $1m, led by Solana Ventures, for hyUSD
Hylo closed a $1 million round led by Solana Ventures. DeFiLlama records $58.8 million of Solana TVL, with about 91% of the collateral still tied to SOL.
Elysium will settle on HyperEVM and take gas in HYPE
Kinetiq's Elysium will settle on HyperEVM and charge gas in HYPE. The homepage names November 9, while the October docs still leave the chain ID open.
Base Denim swaps Flashblocks for canonical 200ms blocks
Base Denim swaps Flashblocks for canonical 200ms blocks. Sepolia is live, mainnet stays a planning target, and contracts that count blocks will run faster.
HoneyB raises $5 million to build a bitcoin income layer
HoneyB's developer raised $5 million for a bitcoin income layer. The accounts split on Peer, and Gordon's $30 million post-money figure is not a promised yield.
Dogecoin Labs to operate MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App
Dogecoin Labs, formed with the Foundation on October 21, says it will run MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App. The House of Doge asset transfer is still open.
Dataline raises $10.6m seed for an AI-agent data network
Dataline's $10.6 million seed, closed in April, was disclosed on October 21 with Lattice and Dispersion leading. The Base token-sale terms are still blank.
THORChain v3.21 halts Friday as venues pause RUNE deposits
THORChain v3.21 halts at block 28,366,100 on Friday. MEXC pauses RUNE deposits from noon and prints 14:15 UTC. Height, not the clock, is authoritative.
CDK Besu is live on Ethereum mainnet for private chains
Polygon says CDK Besu is live on Ethereum mainnet. Private Besu chains can move assets through Agglayer while transaction data stays inside the institution.
BWOW cash distribution is due at the October 21 NAV
BWOW reaches the cash date Bitwise set on September 10. Holders still in after the October 14 NYSE Arca session are due the October 21 net asset value.
Sophon sets November 25 deadline before chain shutdown
Sophon told holders to leave its chain by November 25, 2026, ahead of a November 30 mainnet shutdown. The later date is not a grace period for stranded assets.
0xMiden dates a partner mainnet to October 26, not open
0xMiden has set October 26 as a partner mainnet. Polygon's Agglayer countdown is not an open launch, and the May testnet remains the published settlement.
Also filing this week: Rick Steves and Abdelaziz Fathi.