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  1. Daytona Platforms Series B Funding Raises $60 Million at $1 Billion Valuation

    Daytona Platforms announced a $60 million Series B round on October 20, 2026, reaching a $1 billion post-money valuation led by FirstMark Growth.

  2. Visa B2B Payments Add AI Agent Capabilities and Stablecoin Support

    Visa rolled out AI agent pilots for B2B invoice payments and moved stablecoin prefunding to production in late October 2026.

  3. Mastercard BVNK Global Money Platform Combines Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

    Mastercard and BVNK introduced the Global Money Platform on October 15, 2026, enabling businesses to hold and convert fiat and stablecoins through a single API.

  4. Bitget Hack Wallets Move $19.48 Million in Bitcoin Across 52 Transfers

    Arkham Intelligence reported on October 24 that wallets tied to the Bitget hack shifted $19.48 million, mostly in Bitcoin, through 52 separate transfers over three days.

  5. CISA KEV Adds Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator CVE-2026-114625 to Catalog

    CISA added the Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator SQL injection vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 23, 2026.

  6. SoFi SOFIE Tokenized Deposits Launch as National Bank Product

    SoFi launched SoFi Earn (SOFIE) on October 22, 2026, a tokenized deposit that pays 4.40% APY and converts to its stablecoin for crypto trading.

  7. DATA Foundation Sui Migration Shifts Layer 1 to Sui Blockchain for AI Data Provenance

    DATA Foundation is migrating its Layer 1 chain to the Sui blockchain following a $30 million investment from the Sui Foundation to support AI data provenance tools.

  8. Solana Alpenglow Upgrade Goes Live Targeting 150ms Transaction Finality

    The Solana Alpenglow upgrade replaced TowerBFT consensus on October 21, 2026, introducing off-chain BLS voting to cut finality times toward a 150 ms target under normal conditions.

  9. Mailchimp AI Campaign Builder Adds Analytics AI and Ecommerce Integrations

    Intuit Mailchimp rolled out expanded AI tools on May 28, 2026, including conversational analytics and one-click ecommerce tracking for Shopify, WooCommerce and Wix.

  10. HSBC RedCoin HKD Stablecoin Launches on PayMe for 3.3 Million Users

    HSBC issued its RedCoin HKD stablecoin on PayMe on 23 October 2026. The rollout gives 3.3 million users access to a regulated wallet for P2P and merchant payments.

  11. Whop Series D Closes $200 Million at $5.1 Billion Valuation Led by Sequoia and Shopify Ventures

    Whop closed a $200 million Series D round at a $5.1 billion post-money valuation on October 21, 2026, led by Sequoia Capital and Shopify Ventures.

  12. Standard Chartered Zodia Custody Acquisition Moves Forward With Signed Agreements

    Standard Chartered signed definitive agreements on 21 October 2026 to acquire 100 percent of Zodia Custody Limited through its subsidiary Standard Chartered I H Limited.