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ZachXBT said that he fronted $349,700 on an undercover operation that helped uncover laundering activity linked to the Lazarus Group. ByChayanika Deka

FIL and ZRO are among the biggest gainers over the past 24 hours. ByJordan Lyanchev

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FinCEN announced on October 5, 2026, that it is withdrawing two proposed rules covering digital-asset transactions, specifically convertible virtual currencies, as part of the Trump Administration’s deregulatory agenda and its ongoing efforts to ensure digital-asset regulations are fit for purpose.

XRP sits inches below $1.50, QNT is at $255, while INJ trades at $7.50. ByJordan Lyanchev

Polymarket has begun production testing of Protocol V2 ahead of a tentative Nov. 2 switch for newly created markets, replacing its 2019-era Gnosis CTF market architecture with a single ERC-1155 position system, pUSD collateral and modular resolution. Polymarket Protocol V2 will start handling new markets on November 2 after October canary testing. V2 replaces legacy…

Ethereum has prepared to test a 200 million gas limit on Sepolia under the Glamsterdam upgrade, putting more than three times the network’s previous block capacity through a public test before developers decide what could eventually work on mainnet. Ethereum is testing a 200 million gas limit on Sepolia, up from roughly 60 million, as…

Binance has put fresh attention on a feature that lets eligible users convert supported stock positions into bStocks at a 1:1 ratio and move them back into stocks when needed. Binance lets eligible users convert supported stocks into bStocks at a 1:1 ratio without fees. bStocks are tokenized securities backed 1:1 by underlying shares held…

Shaurya is a Senior Ecosystems Analyst driving CoinDesk’s market-leading coverage on tokens, data and insights, with a deep focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has said an undercover operation costing him $349,700 exposed an alleged Chinese laundering network that moved more than $1 billion for North Korea-linked hackers and helped trace funds from Bybit’s $1.5 billion 2025 theft. ZachXBT says he spent $349,700 posing as a client inside an alleged Lazarus-linked laundering network. His investigation identified…