๐ฆ๐ช BYBIT OFFICIALLY GRANTED SPOT TRADING LICENSE IN DUBAI AFTER A 2-YEAR WAIT ๐ฅ
โ Bybit has announced that its Dubai-based subsidiary has been granted a license by the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to provide spot trading servicesโa milestone reached approximately two years after receiving approval in principle.
๐ Key Highlights:
โ Spot Trading Authorized: The license permits Bybitโs Dubai entity to offer spot trading services within the scope of the authorization.
โ Derivatives Not Yet Included: Bybit would still require separate regulatory approval to offer derivatives products in Dubai.
โ Strengthened Legal Presence: This new license bolsters Bybitโs operations in Dubai, where the exchange has maintained its international headquarters since 2022.
๐บ๐ธ US ETF Flows โข Oct 23 2026 ๐บ๐ธ
๐ข IN
ZEC +$20.52M
ETH +$4.35M
NEAR +$992.69K
๐ด OUT
BTC โ$137.94M
โช FLAT
SOL XRP HYPE LINK BNB HBAR TRX AVAX LTC DOGE DOT
Net: ~โ$112M
BTC stayed red but the redemption eased to โ$138M after Thursdayโs โ$635M. ETH flipped green. ZEC printed a fourth green session.
๐บ๐ธ US ETF Flows โข Oct 22 2026 ๐บ๐ธ
๐ข IN
ZEC +$14.23M
XRP +$3.55M
NEAR +$513.06K
HBAR +$107.44K
๐ด OUT
BTC โ$635.49M
ETH โ$110.50M
SOL โ$8.51M
HYPE โ$7.88M
โช FLAT
LINK BNB AVAX TRX LTC DOGE DOT
Net: ~โ$744M
BTC printed the largest redemption of the month at โ$635M after two +$500M days. ETH flipped red again. ZEC stayed green for a third session.
Ethereum Postpones "Glamsterdam" Test Due to Risks to Legacy Contracts
Ethereum developers have postponed the "Glamsterdam" upgrade, originally scheduled for the Hoodi testnet on October 26, to conduct further security risk assessments.
The delay stems from two proposals EIP-8037 and EIP-8038, which alter how gas is calculated. This change could potentially cause issues for existing smart contracts.
Specifically, certain operations that fail due to insufficient gas may become impossible to retry. Furthermore, previously valid operations might now fail because the required gas amounts have changed.
A new date for the test has not yet been set, and the timeline for the mainnet deployment remains undecided.
Starknet community supports exploring a transition from Ethereum L2 to an independent L1
A vote concluded yesterday, with 93.52% in favor of researching the transition of Starknet from an Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) into an independent Layer 1 (L1) blockchain.
Starknet aims to implement its own quantum-resistant security upgrades, rather than relying on Ethereumโs roadmap.
StarkWare and the Starknet Foundation will conduct research on the proposal, with a draft technical document expected to be released in November.
$STRK will remain the networkโs native token, no new tokens will be issued and existing bridges to Ethereum will remain operational.
This vote represents only an agreement to conduct research. Starknet currently remains an Ethereum L2; any potential transition to an L1 would require a detailed plan and further rounds of voting.
Standard Chartered has signed an agreement to acquire full ownership of Zodia Custody, a crypto custody firm that the bank itself co-founded.
By doing so, Standard Chartered aims to bring its crypto custody operations directly under the bankโs own management, while also positioning itself to compete with Coinbase in this sector.
๐บ๐ธ US ETF Flows โข Oct 22 2026 ๐บ๐ธ
๐ข IN
ZEC +$14.23M
XRP +$3.55M
NEAR +$513.06K
HBAR +$107.44K
๐ด OUT
BTC โ$635.49M
ETH โ$110.50M
SOL โ$8.51M
HYPE โ$7.88M
โช FLAT
LINK BNB AVAX TRX LTC DOGE DOT
Net: ~โ$744M
BTC printed the largest redemption of the month at โ$635M after two +$500M days. ETH flipped red again. ZEC stayed green for a third session.
๐บ๐ธ US ETF FLOWS โข Oct 21 2026 ๐บ๐ธ
๐ข IN
BTC +$528.40M
ZEC +$15.18M
ETH +$14.96M
NEAR +$830.70K
XRP +$708.52K
SOL +$585.30K
๐ด OUT
โ
โช FLAT
HYPE LINK BNB HBAR AVAX TRX LTC DOGE DOT
Net: ~+$561M
BTC printed a second +$500M day this week. ETH flipped green after a run of red. ZEC added a second green session. No sleeve redeemed.