Sergey Nazarov: The Man Behind Chainlink
Sergey Nazarov is the co-founder of Chainlink, the decentralized oracle network that supplies outside data to blockchains. Born in 1986 in the Soviet Union, he moved to the United States with
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Why Did Stellar and Ripple Split From the Same Roots?
Stellar and Ripple split because Jed McCaleb, a founding member of Ripple, left the company in 2013 over its for-profit direction and its control of the XRP Ledger, then co-founded Stellar in
Tether backs Saber Money as payments firm targets Asia and Gulf expansion
Saber Money has secured strategic funding from stablecoin issuer Tether and CMCC Global’s Titan Fund to expand its cross-border payment operations across Asia-Pacific and the Gulf region. Sum
Judge Denies Gemini-CFTC Bid to Scrap $5M Settlement | NFTenex
KEY POINTS A federal judge denied a joint request by Gemini and the CFTC to vacate a Biden-era $5 million settlement. Both parties had pushed together to undo the earlier resolution, an unusu
US Becomes a Net Bitcoin Importer For First Time Since 2022
The US became a net importer of Bitcoin ($BTC) in 2026 for the first time since 2022, according to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The finding appears in a Wednesday report titled "Nor
Donald Trump: Ex-Crypto Adviser Linked to $6.3M Tether Deal
Donald Trump’s former crypto adviser, Bo Hines, is today at the center of a controversy. And why? The revelation of a deal linking Tether to Nxum, a company of which he owned one third. The a
Mastercard puts stablecoins and regular money in one account
@Mastercard and @BVNKFinance have launched the Global Money Platform, a product that lets banks, fintechs and businesses offer accounts holding regular currencies and stablecoins side by side
Zebec takes stablecoin pay streams private on Aleo
@Zebec_HQ has made Aleo-native payment streaming live in the Zebec SuperApp, with streams denominated in USDCx and USAD on Aleo (@AleoHQ). On Aleo, streams can be set to private, so wallet ad
Balaji’s Farcaster takeover sparks wave of account bans
Farcaster has introduced new moderation rules and restricted some user accounts following its October 15 acquisition by Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School, prompting complaints from members o
Judge Rejects Gemini and CFTC’s Joint Bid to Undo $5 Million Penalty
A federal court declined to let the exchange and its regulator unwind a previously agreed settlement. A federal judge has refused to let Gemini and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission un
Injective Leads Major Blockchains: What the Latest Revenue Data Shows
Injective News covers three developments from October 15, 2026: a Washington policy push, a mortgage tokenization update involving Pentiv, and a claimed lead in revenue-to-FDV. Injective Lead
Kalshi and Coinbase Websites Blocked in Taiwan Amid Election Betting Probe
Authorities in Taipei restricted the platforms amid concerns that users could wager on political outcomes Taiwan has moved to block online access to Kalshi and Coinbase, citing concerns over