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Strive plans fresh funding for bitcoin purchases as TD Cowen sees warrant-related stock pressure easing.

Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal calls Ethereum wildly undervalued while still holding Bitcoin, Solana, and Sui, arguing that markets misprice blockchain networks during a podcast appearance. Still, the numbers behind his argument deserve a closer look before anyone follows his lead. Why Pal Says Ethereum Matters Most Under his stress test, Ethereum would go offline tomorrow. The outage, he says, would knock out 70% to 76% of stablecoins and a similar share of DeFi. Beyond that, most real-world assets, the digital art market and every Layer-2 network built on top would suffer too. Taken together, Pal estimates that damage would…

Call it poetic justice: one of the biggest victims of last week’s Ledger theft happened to be a scammer themself, according to blockchain analysts, and lost nearly $5 million in bitcoin.  In a post Thursday, Chainalysis wrote that a crook lost 60 bitcoins worth about $4.8 million they’d stolen via a so-called task scam.  According to Chainalysis, the address was linked with a con where people were paid to fake sales and reviews of real items. They were told to add their own money in order to get paid — and then stolen from.  One of the biggest victims of the…

In brief Tesla showed a new Roadster on October 15 that drove up an inverted ramp, flipped in midair, and landed on its wheels using cold-gas thrusters developed with SpaceX. Reservations are $50,000 for the Performance and $250,000 for the Thrust, while the single-seat Rocket is invite only; Musk says production begins in 2028. Tesla’s website says the flying version is not approved for public road use, and no FAA or road-safety approval has been reported. Tesla’s new Roadster drove up an upside-down ramp, flew off the end, flipped in midair, and landed on its wheels. The livestreamed demo took…

Is STRK’s run about to end soon or will it surprise the market again? Starknet’s STRK token has had a massive run over the past few weeks, but the latest data from Santiment indicates the rally may be losing steam. The token surged 122% between October 8 and October 11, closing at $0.1232. It is currently up by 210% in four weeks. However, the excitement around the rally appears to be cooling, with network activity dropping alongside the price. Pullback Ahead? Santiment recorded nine spikes in STRK’s social dominance. The biggest occurred on October 8. Interestingly, sentiment was still slightly…

Polymarket, Kalshi’s main rival, is also blocked in Taiwan, where election bettors face up to six months in prison under a 2023 amendment. Coinbase and Kalshi have been reportedly blocked from Taiwan due to suspicion of betting on elections and several users of Coinbase have been unable to access the website since October 14. The notice comes ahead of local elections set for November 28, which will be the first time since 2024 when President Lai Ching-te took office. Court Order Targets Access Before Taiwan’s November Vote A New Taipei court authorized Taiwan’s communications regulator and internet registry to block…

New York, New York, October 16th, 2026, Chainwire The three-month championship brings Hyperliquid and Decibel traders together for cash prizes and exclusive Ferrari Formula 1 experiences at Suzuka, as tokenization expands access to global financial markets. Tria, the self-custodial financial platform unifying trading, yield, and payments, today announced the launch of the Tria Grand Prix, a three-month global perpetual futures trading competition featuring $120,000 in prizes and an extraordinary grand prize: three-day Ferrari F1 Paddock Club experiences for the competition’s two top eligible traders at the 2027 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix. Running from October 16, 2026, through January 16,…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, October 16, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its October 2026 Proof of Reserves (PoR) report. Independently audited by Hacken, the report confirms that the platform’s reserves continue to fully cover user holdings across all major reserve assets. As part of its commitment to putting users first, MEXC publishes monthly reserve data that users can independently verify, reinforcing user trust through transparency. According to the audit report, MEXC’s reserve ratios stand at 294% for BTC, 122% for USDT, 115% for USDC and 111% for ETH. All four reserve ratios exceed the 100%…

Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, October 15th, 2026, Chainwire On October 15, with the help of independent security researchers, we found a vulnerability affecting one of the integrations used on the ChangeNOW website. The vulnerability has now been fixed. We currently have no evidence that it was exploited. But we also can’t assume that the researchers who reported it were the only ones to find it. Because of that, we’re looking at the different possible scenarios and warning clients about the information that could potentially have been exposed. This may include email addresses and transaction details. Please note ChangeNOW’s…

Panama City, Panama, October 15th, 2026, Chainwire Pixagram announces free account creation for up to 250 new members daily through the end of 2026. Built on the standalone Layer-1 Pixa blockchain, Pixagram is an anti-hierarchy social network where every post, vote, and comment is recorded as a signed on-chain transaction, with no ads and no cryptocurrency purchase required to get started. Pixagram will cover the 20 PIXA network fee for up to 250 new members daily through the end of 2026. New members can claim a free @username at Pixagram.com and join the platform’s on-chain community for creators. ► Quit…