Fiserv says Roughrider Coin is live on Solana for bank-to-bank payments in North Dakota. But launch details leave key questions unanswered: how much it’s being used, what reserves back it and what legal protections token holders have.
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Blockstream has urged Core Lightning operators to upgrade to version 26.06.7 after fixing reported security vulnerabilities. Those unable to update immediately should use offline mode—but cannot send, receive or route Lightning payments until they upgrade and reconnect.
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SparkLend is reportedly over 600,000 ETH in deposits, signaling major scale for Sky’s lending stack — but big numbers in DeFi can reflect yield hunting and incentives as much as real demand. It’s a strong milestone, not a free pass.
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Fiserv’s digital-asset platform is now live, with Roughrider Coin running on Solana as a bank-linked, dollar-backed stablecoin for interbank settlement in North Dakota. It’s not a hype coin—it’s a real banking workflow using blockchain where the plumbing actually matters.
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Optimism has released Kona v1.8.0, a correctness-focused update that tightens fault-proof handling for malformed batches, missing data, TLS, and preimage failures. The goal is simple: keep Kona and op-node agreeing on ugly edge cases so verification stays reliable.
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Fiserv’s Roughrider Coin is now live on Solana, but it’s not a retail crypto play. The token is an institution-only, bank-backed payment rail with reserve handling, governance, and settlement split across multiple parties — useful, but still heavy on paperwork and light on public proof.
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The IMF has released about $138 million to El Salvador, but it’s still demanding a smaller Bitcoin footprint and a full exit from public involvement in Chivo. Private donations may keep the BTC dream alive — taxpayer-funded crypto games are another matter.
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The U.S. Treasury has targeted A7 Network, saying the Russia-linked system helped sanctioned actors move money through banks and crypto rails while masking the real source of funds. The move hits both conventional payments and digital assets, signaling a broader crackdown on sanctions evasion.
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Bitcoin starts October near a key resistance zone, with ETF inflows and cooler inflation giving bulls support, while rising Treasury yields keep the “Uptober” meme from doing the heavy lifting. The real test is whether BTC can hold above $85,500, not just wick through it.
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Aave wasn’t the target here — a third-party Safe adapter was. An access-control flaw in FlashLoopAdapter let an attacker fake authorization on Ethereum and drain about $305K, proving once again that DeFi’s weakest link is often the “helpful” plumbing bolted on top.
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