In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, US regulators finalized stablecoin rules under the GENIUS Act, Bitcoin lost ground after a sharp reversal in ETF flows, and Solana activated Alpenglow. Corporate Bitcoin financing, institutional custody deals, and Ethereum’s postponed testnet upgrade also shaped crypto.news coverage for Oct. 18–24.
Summary
- Jan. 18, 2027, is the effective date for the OCC’s final GENIUS Act stablecoin rules.
- $635.49 million left US spot Bitcoin ETFs on Oct. 22, ending three consecutive inflow sessions.
- Solana activated Alpenglow on Oct. 21, targeting roughly 150-millisecond finality with its new consensus system.
- Strategy increased its…
