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TREE NEWS update: The Starknet Foundation launched Bramble, a Chrome-only wallet that combines private balances, Ledger signing and multisig accounts, with a recovery phrase for backup. The wallet introduces STRK20 shielding for private transactions on Starknet.

TREE NEWS update: OKX has extended its Shield program to U.S. users, offering customers in its upper VIP tiers reimbursements of up to $500,000. The exchange’s terms describe Shield as a discretionary goodwill program rather than insurance, meaning payouts are not guaranteed. The program’s expansion gives high-volume U.S. traders a new layer of protection against losses.

TREE NEWS update: Ether.fi has mandated that all of its node operators run Optimum’s mump2p software on Ethereum mainnet, the MIT-born startup said. Sixteen node operators are now using mump2p for more than 1.4 million ETH in staked assets, with blocks arriving faster than over Ethereum’s default gossip layer.

TREE NEWS reports: Crypto futures markets saw $297 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, with $128 million in long positions and $168 million in shorts liquidated, CoinGlass data shows. BTC liquidations totaled $76.10 million and ETH $100 million. The largest single liquidation was a $11.96 million BTCUSDT order on Binance.

TREE NEWS update: Celestia has activated Fibre, enabling direct validator uploads for rollups. The initial release supports 128 MiB blobs and up to 200 Fibre submissions per block, using smaller uploads and a slower block cadence than its terabit benchmark.

TREE NEWS update: 1inch is winding down its crypto card and has urged users to withdraw balances by Dec. 18, the company said. Existing cards and accounts remain accessible for now, but the issuer and provider — not 1inch — control when card functionality ends. The move affects holders of the 1inch card, which let users spend crypto at merchants.

TREE NEWS update: Blockchain.com has begun offering call and put options on BTC, ETH, SOL, HYPE, AVAX, XRP and TRX, with expiries of up to one week. The exchange is rolling out the product as it pursues US derivatives licenses, expanding beyond spot trading into crypto options.

TREE NEWS update: Bitget has revealed it is the buyer behind a newly formed Bangkok company that was named in a Sept. 24 filing as the purchaser of GMO Internet’s licensed Thai crypto exchange. The deal still requires Thai regulatory approval, and no purchase price has been disclosed.

TREE NEWS update: Sberbank has secured authorization to operate a crypto exchange in Russia and plans to launch the service in December, offering Bitcoin, Ether and USDT through its existing apps. Russian rules impose testing and purchase limits on non-qualified investors.

TREE NEWS update: Blockchain.com has launched options trading on seven cryptoassets, with buyers funding contracts in USDC and unable to exit positions before expiry. US and UK residents are among those excluded from the offering.

TREE NEWS update: France’s National Assembly passed an amendment to the 2027 budget by a 38-37 vote on Oct. 16 that would tax swaps from crypto into stablecoins. The measure still must survive the remainder of the budget process before any such swap is taxed.

TREE NEWS reports: An unidentified on-chain address sold 58.57 WBTC over the past eight hours for a total of $4.78 million. The tokens were sold at an average price of $81,620.

TREE NEWS update: Strive’s newly issued preferred stock SATS raised $630 million in an initial public offering and began trading on Nasdaq. The company said proceeds will be used to buy more bitcoin and yield-generating assets. The preferred shares carry a fixed 15% annual dividend paid daily, with the first payout scheduled for November 9.

TREE NEWS reports: Several US stock-related contracts extended losses over 24 hours, with INTW falling 11.6% to 16.97 USDT, AXTI down 6.6% to 52.83 USDT, BWET down 6.4% to 816.42 USDT, SNXX down 6.3% to 9.67 USDT, and INTC down 6.1% to 89.57 USDT. The declines were reported in 24-hour contract data.

TREE NEWS update: Liquid Network said its user swap function has been restored, with federation members able to use a semi-automated swap service. The Bitcoin sidechain operator added that asset peg and balance verification functions will also return to normal soon. The update follows a disruption to the network’s swap service, though no cause or timeline for full recovery was given.

TREE NEWS update: MEXC will end services for users in Russia and Belarus, with affected customers receiving individual deadlines for closing positions and withdrawing assets. Users who have not received a notice can continue trading under the exchange’s existing terms. The exchange did not specify a single cut-off date for the withdrawal.

TREE NEWS reports: AI-related stocks fell at the U.S. market open, with Astera Labs down 3.07%, Super Micro down 2.4%, Teradyne down 2.39%, Dell down 2.21% and Arm down 2.2%. The Dow rose 0.09%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.17%, the Nasdaq dropped 0.41% and the VIX gained 1.14%.

TREE NEWS update: Bitget has agreed to buy a licensed Thai cryptocurrency exchange from Japan’s GMO Internet, the Japanese seller disclosed to the Tokyo Stock Exchange four weeks ago. The purchase price was withheld at the buyer’s request. The deal would give Bitget a regulated foothold in Thailand’s digital-asset market.

TREE NEWS reports: Animoca Brands chairman Yat Siu said AI agents can execute trades around the clock, including while users sleep, but warned that traders must prepare for the possibility of losing access to those bots at any time. His remarks frame continuous automated trading as a convenience paired with an operational risk users should plan for.