Crypto 'Godfather' Gets Six Years for Hiring Sheriff's Deputies, $37M Meta Fraud

Internet Computer just hit a new revenue milestone... Internet Computer (@dfinity) has reached a financial milestone, hitting a rolling seven-day on-chain revenue of $96,924 for the first time and surpassing $95,000. Telemetry shows an instant 2.45% increase in network revenue, building on the record $360,000 monthly revenue set in October.

What happens when government bonds become digital assets? Canton Network (@CantonNetwork) lets institutions tokenize bonds for faster settlement, private trading, and easier collateral management. Here’s how it works 👇

Gold Price Outlook: Bears Target 4,000 Before a Potential Rebound

British Pound Outlook: GBP Recovery Mixed as BOE Hike Bets Rise

ECB's Lane: Not seeing strong second-round inflation impacts

RUSSIA DOES NOT NEED US HELP AFTER DEATH OF PLAGUE LAB WORKER, LOCAL OFFICIAL IN SIBERIA SAYS

TRUMP SAYS U.S. WILL CONSIDER PERMANENT MILITARY BASE IN LITHUANIA President Trump says the U.S. will consider establishing a permanent military base in Lithuania, potentially replacing the current rotational model. Lithuania’s prime minister says the country is prepared to cover the costs of hosting a permanent U.S. presence. Around 1,000 U.S. troops have typically rotated through Lithuania, which has hosted American forces since 2014.

🔥 UPDATE: Crypto spot volume rose 20% in September to $973B, marking a second straight monthly increase, per CryptoRank.

NEW: The @SolanaFndn launches Solana DvP, an open-source atomic settlement standard for institutional tokenized asset trades reducing settlement from days to seconds, with @JPMorgan providing input on institutional settlement practices.

WATCH: From why Sam Altman says it will all be worth it, to an express ride to the International Space Station, we round up the week's top stories in tech

Pudgy Penguins Enters The Mainstream Beverage Market Pudgy Penguins (@pudgypenguins) has expanded beyond digital collectibles with a nationwide partnership across Kung Fu Tea locations. The activation features two branded drinks, Pengu's Better Together Milk Tea and Polly's Sweetheart Slush. It also marks the global launch of the Little Treats Blind Boxes. The boxes will remain available through October 30 while supplies last. Vibes TCG cards will also be distributed, including an exclusive Afternoon Breeze card.

oil is not just about supply coming back... it's about whether supply can actually keep flowing

🔴 [LIVE] OKX Now kicks off from Singapore! Tune in to see how @OKX is rebuilding the financial system for the next generation.

Ethereum Brings Atomic Cross Chain Execution to Mainnet Ethereum has successfully executed its first atomic cross chain transaction from L1 to L2 on mainnet. The milestone marks the first deployment of atomic synchronous composability on Ethereum. Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) contributor Eduardo Antuña said the technology is now running beyond the theoretical stage. The upgrade could enable synchronized actions across Ethereum’s different layers. Antuña said this is only the beginning of EEZ’s broader roadmap.

THE BLOCK: Ethereum Economic Zone contributor Eduardo Antuña said the project has executed the first-ever atomic cross-chain Layer 1-to-Layer 2 transaction on mainnet.

JUST IN: A key $ETH validator client pushed a last-minute patch hours before Sepolia's Glamsterdam test, which will raise the block gas limit to 200 million. The fix clears the way for one of Ethereum's largest-ever capacity increases on a live test network.

🔥 INSIGHT: @BNBChain says "we are so back" at Korea Blockchain Week. Head of Defi at Ondo Finance, Matthew Blumberg calls BNB Chain as most important for Ondo because it has a global user base. Speakers said institutions including BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and VanEck are already on the chain, with more looking to tap its global user base. Read more:

Vitalik: AI Will Become the New UI On October 6, 2026, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin @VitalikButerin said at OKX NOW @okx in Singapore that AI will become the new user interface in more and more scenarios. He shared how a local AI agent wrote a script to update his ENS hash in about five minutes, and said performing complex blockchain operations without a traditional UI will become normal. This could reduce security risks associated with traditional frontends, while introducing new challenges such as prompt injection, AI safety, and whether agents correctly understand onchain operations.

THE BLOCK: Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade is set to activate on the Sepolia testnet later Tuesday, with its gas limit scheduled to rise from 60 million to 200 million. Prysm released a last-minute update to automatically apply the higher gas limit for validators.