NGRAVE third-party service hijacked, with approximately 70 wallets stolen for $2.56 million

Binance Futures will launch multiple traditional financial USD Ⓢ - based perpetual contracts on October 21, 2026. （BWEnews）

Binance contracts will be launched in batches starting from 5:00 pm today, consisting of four U-based perpetual contracts: CEGUSDT, BACUSDT, IBKRUSDT, and MDTUDT, targeting Constellation Energy, Bank of America, Interactive Brokers, and Medtronic. The launch times will be 17:00, 17:05, 17:10, and 17:20 respectively (UTC+8).

Investment legend Peter Brandt predicts that Bitcoin's current cycle will reach $500000 and is expected to reach $300000 before halving, which will continue until the end of 2029. （The Bitcoin Historian）

Altimeter Capital founder and CEO Brad Gerstner stated that they are pushing to expand the scope of the "Trump Account" program from under 18 years old to under 40 years old, and seeking to make the funding support mechanism permanent. Brad Gerstner expects that by the end of 2027, the cumulative private donations received by the program will reach $100 billion. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas estimates that this move could potentially cover an additional 100 million people, and the expansion is currently under legislative consideration. (Source: New York Post, Bloomberg)

[Shinhan Bank and KSNET Complete Stablecoin Medical Expense Settlement Pilot] On October 21, Shinhan Bank, in collaboration with KSNET, completed a pilot test for foreign patients using stablecoins to pay medical expenses, with Korean medical institutions receiving payments in Korean won. The pilot was conducted at a medical institution in Seoul, where the process involved foreign patients paying with stablecoins, a regulated overseas entity converting the stablecoins into fiat currency and remitting it to Korea, and KSNET making payments to the medical institution in Korean won. Shinhan Bank examined the feasibility of integrating the financial infrastructure required for domestic payments and Korean won settlements. (Source: Yonhap News)