MrBeast-linked Beast Holdings received notices of allowance for two trademarks, MRBEAST FINANCIAL and BEAST FINANCIAL, covering crypto exchanges, payments, banking and other financial services. Both applications remain pending, with the company required to prove commercial use by 6 April 2027, while its plans follow BitMine’s $200 million investment in Beast Industries in January 2026.

MrBeast’s business may be laying the groundwork for an expansion into cryptocurrency trading and financial services after its holding company filed US trademark applications covering crypto exchanges, decentralized trading platforms, mobile banking and consumer lending.

Revolut has secured a cryptocurrency services license in Gibraltar, strengthening the UK-based fintech’s regulatory footprint as it seeks to expand its digital asset business into additional international markets.

BitMine bought 12,535 ETH, raising its total holdings to 6.04 million ETH, or 4.9% of Ethereum’s supply, while its total treasury value fell from $16.2 billion to $15.1 billion in a week. Chairman Tom Lee blamed the crypto sell-off on AI concerns, geopolitical tensions and rising bond yields, but said BitMine still sees buying opportunities as it approaches its 5% Ethereum ownership target.

A ProPublica investigation reports that political appointees sought to have the US cybersecurity agency secretly acquire and hack a voting machine, while staffing cuts and strained relationships with state election officials have raised concerns about federal election security support ahead of the 2026 midterms.

A Chinese-developed AI tool called Artex was used in cyberattacks targeting Japanese companies across sectors including finance, retail and logistics, with eight companies reporting data breaches in September and October. Japanese authorities are investigating the attacks as concerns grow over AI making cybercrime easier and increasing the risk of personal data leaks.

JPMorgan is bringing its tokenized bank deposits directly to Ethereum, extending a major Wall Street bank’s financial infrastructure onto a public blockchain as institutional finance increasingly explores on-chain payments and settlement.

Mastercard launched Stablecoin Security on 19 October 2026 to help banks detect fraud, scams and sanctions risks before stablecoin payments move on-chain. The service launched with Borderless.xyz and Keyrails, with global availability expected in 2027, as Mastercard expands its stablecoin payment and security services.

South Korea will expand mandatory information security disclosures from 2027, requiring all companies listed on KOSPI and KOSDAQ to report their cybersecurity investments, staffing and related security activities, with additional organisations brought into scope.

World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin has lost approximately $401 million in market capitalization over two weeks as large redemptions on Ethereum and BNB Chain shrink its circulating supply, even as the token maintains its US dollar peg.

On Sep 21, 2026, 11:47 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Bitcoin has crossed the 84,000 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 84,834 USDT, with a narrowed 5.43% increase in 24 hours.

On Sep 21, 2026, 11:47 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, BNB has crossed the 790 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 792.359985 USDT, with a narrowed 5.36% increase in 24 hours.

Hyperliquid's market value has exceeded that of Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange. According to Odaily, the report states this comparison without providing additional details.

Bitcoin BLAKE2b developers plan to restrict miners from unlocking newly mined tokens, with a 45-day waiting period and the change slated for activation at block height 973440. According to ChainCatcher, the chain forked from Bitcoin on August 8, and its native token BTCB2 has been labeled by some trading platforms as Bitcoin BLAKE2b, Bitcoin BIP-110, or XBT. BTCB2 has fallen 84% from its September high of $1,799 and was trading at about $270 to $315 in recent hours. Developer Luke Dashjr said some BLAKE2b mining pools are “attacking” the network. After the fork, the chain kept Bitcoin’s difficulty setting and mined only about 8 blocks in the first 22 days before resuming operations through BLAKE2b hashing and difficulty adjustments. The chain is not listed by most trading platforms or by CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap, while Neoxa has said it will support the upcoming soft fork.

Foresight News reported that Hong Kong-listed game company Boyaa Interactive (stock code: 0434) announced it bought 152 bitcoin last week at an average price of $75,899. The purchase totaled about $11.56 million and was funded by idle cash reserves generated from the company’s operations. According to Foresight News, Boyaa Interactive held 4,468 bitcoin as of the announcement date, with an average cost of about $68,543.

Perpetual futures linked to Volmex's Bitcoin Volmex Implied Volatility Index debuted on Hyperliquid on Monday. According to NS3.AI, the market allows traders to take long or short positions on bitcoin's expected volatility rather than its price direction. The launch was described as the first onchain perpetual futures market for Volmex's bitcoin volatility index.