Layer 1Stablecoins4 SourcesJPMorgan Expands JPM Coin to Ethereum for Wider Institutional AccessJPMorgan's Kinexys division has deployed JPM Coin, a USD deposit token, to Ethereum mainnet, expanding access beyond its...Oct 20, 2026, 07:02 AMJPMorganKinexys
RegulationAdoption2 SourcesRamp Applies for US Trust Bank Charter to Offer Digital Asset CustodyCorporate payments platform Ramp has applied for a national trust bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the...Oct 20, 2026, 06:02 AMRampOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency
ExchangesAdoption2 SourcesBlackRock Files for Bitcoin ETF With Options-Based Downside ProtectionBlackRock filed with the SEC for an iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF (ticker PBIT) that uses options strategies to...Oct 20, 2026, 06:02 AMBlackRockiShares
StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesMastercard Launches Stablecoin Security Tool for Fraud and Sanctions ScreeningMastercard unveiled Stablecoin Security at Money20/20, an API-based tool that screens payments for fraud, scams, and san...Oct 20, 2026, 06:01 AMMastercardStablecoin Security
AdoptionExchanges2 SourcesGerman Savings Banks Launch Crypto Trading in Sparkassen AppSparkassen, Germany's largest savings-bank group, began offering Bitcoin, Ethereum, and three other cryptocurrencies thr...Oct 20, 2026, 04:03 AMSparkassenDekaBank
MarketsAdoption4 SourcesBitmine's ETH Holdings Drop to 5.54 Million, Staking Rewards Offset OutflowsBitmine's Ethereum treasury fell to 5.54 million ETH, representing 4.59% of circulating supply, down from the previously...Oct 20, 2026, 03:05 AMBitmineEthereum
AdoptionSecurity2 SourcesZerohash Launches AUTH Tool for Address-Free Crypto TransfersZerohash has rolled out AUTH, a tool that enables cryptocurrency transfers without requiring users to manually copy wall...Oct 20, 2026, 03:04 AMZerohashAUTH
AdoptionStablecoins3 SourcesVisa and Mesh Enable Crypto Spending at 175 Million Merchants GloballyVisa has partnered with Mesh to let consumers spend cryptocurrency and stablecoin balances directly at 175 million merch...Oct 20, 2026, 02:05 AMVisaMesh
MarketsAdoption2 SourcesMicroStrategy's Third Bitcoin Buy in October Fails to Lift BTC PriceMicroStrategy completed its third Bitcoin purchase in October, bringing the month's total spending to $73 million, accor...Oct 20, 2026, 01:06 AMMicroStrategyBitcoin
