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Binance finance chief Kaiser Ng to leave after five years, Yi He says
Binance's chief financial officer, Kaiser Ng, is leaving the exchange after more than five years, co-CEO Yi He said. Justin Yek, formerly of Airwallex, will replace him.
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Bitcoin's Uptober record examined as October 2026 opens higher
U.Today looks at October's history for Bitcoin after 2025 broke a seven-year run of gains, and notes the market enters this October with more momentum.
UsePaid pauses X Money payouts after creator fee surge
The crypto payout service halted dollar transfers to X accounts after Pump.fun launches pushed daily creator fees to about $1.54m, roughly 26 times the previous day.
Bitcoin falls to $82,780 as gold and silver lose $550bn in hours
Metals and Bitcoin sold off together as rising bond yields and October rate-hike bets hit both, with no safe-haven rotation into crypto, Bitcoin.com News reports.
RedotPay completes audit as it pursues US IPO
The Hong Kong stablecoin payments firm says it has finished a financial audit and an AML review, and denies an August report that its US listing had been put on hold.
Zero-knowledge framework aims to make bridge hacks unviable
Americanfortress has published a zero-knowledge framework that proves links between a wallet's keys without exposing seed phrases, which its CEO says makes cross-chain bridge attacks economically unvi
Newsom signs California memecoin ban for public officials
California's governor has barred state officials from issuing memecoins as part of an 11-bill anti-corruption package, framing the move as a rebuke of President Trump's $TRUMP token.
