🚨 Solana Alpenglow Upgrade Set for October 21

Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade targets 150ms transaction finality, replacing TowerBFT with Votor to improve consensus efficiency and free up blockspace.

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🚨 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗖𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗠 𝗘𝗥𝗔?

coinbase warns that Bitcoin needs to start preparing for the transition to quantum-resistant security now.

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🚨 UPDATE: Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade is set to launch on mainnet-beta on October 21, aiming to slash transaction finality from seconds to around 150 milliseconds.

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🚨 BREAKING: Ripple mints $38.6M in RLUSD and burns $50.6M as Standard Chartered’s custody services go live.

🔗Know More:https://coingape.com/ripple-mints-38-6m-rlusd-burns-50-6m-as-standard-chartered-custody-goes-live/

🏆 𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜-𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠 – 𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!


bitget has earned top recognition at #iFXEXPOAsia2026 for its Universal Exchange (UEX) model, bringing crypto, tokenized stocks, gold, forex, and commodities together on one platform.

Read More:https://coingape.com/bitget-wins-best-multi-asset-technology-platform-award-at-ifx-expo-asia-2026/

🚨 UPDATE: Bitget launches new earning campaigns offering up to 12% APR. How much could users earn?

🔗Know More:https://coingape.com/bitget-rolls-out-new-earning-campaigns-with-up-to-12-apr-for-users/

🇫🇷 JUST IN: France Proposes 31.4% Tax on Crypto to Stablecoin Conversions Starting 2027

🔗 Full story: https://coingape.com/france-proposes-31-4-tax-on-crypto-to-stablecoin-conversions-starting-2027/

U.S. CPI: +3.7% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +3.6%)
U.S. CORE CPI: +2.6% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +2.5%)

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🚨 Bitget Enables Stock Transfers

Bitget launched a feature allowing users to transfer 3,000+ U.S. stocks and ETFs from traditional brokerage accounts and tokenize eligible holdings on its platform.

🔗 Know more: https://coingape.com/bitget-launches-stock-transfer-feature-for-3000-tokenized-us-stocks-etfs/

🚨 JUST IN: Strive Adds 2,822 BTC for $235M Following Last Week’s 3,311 Bitcoin Purchase

🔗 Know more: https://coingape.com/strive-adds-2822-btc-for-235m-following-last-weeks-3311-bitcoin-purchase/

🚨 Michael Arrington Forfeits Evernorth SPAC Shares

Michael Arrington and Arrington XRP Capital Fund forfeited Armada shares ahead of its merger with Ripple-backed Evernorth, while XRPN fell over 5% to $15.60 in premarket trading.

🔗 Know more: https://coingape.com/michael-arrington-xrp-capital-fund-forfeited-ripple-backed-evernorth-spac-shares/

📊 MARKET: Monthly crypto spot-trading volume has rebounded since hitting a low in July, signalling a recovery in trading activity across crypto exchanges.

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🚨 Polygon Labs Completes Coinme Acquisition

Polygon now has regulated payments coverage across 48 U.S. states, adding 37 money transmitter licences and 11 exemptions to its Open Money Stack.

🔗 Know more: https://coingape.com/polygon-labs-completes-coinme-acquisition-becomes-u-s-regulated-payments-business/

📊 INSIGHT: DEX spot volume hit ~25% of CEX volume in September, up sharply from ~18% a year ago

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