The National Hockey League has signed multiyear licensing agreements with prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket, granting both the rights to use NHL trademarks, logos, and team names. The deals mark the first time a major US professional sports league has extended the same intellectual property terms to prediction markets that it provides to traditional sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller directed staff to explore granting stablecoin firms limited access to Fed payment systems through restricted master accounts. The proposed framework would enable direct settlement on central bank infrastructure without traditional banking intermediaries. Speaking at the Fed's inaugural payment innovation conference, Waller acknowledged that distributed ledgers and crypto-assets have become integral to mainstream financial infrastructure.

Coinbase launched Payments MCP on Wednesday, enabling AI models including Claude and Gemini to execute wallet operations, fiat conversions, and stablecoin transfers through natural language commands. The company also introduced its Coinbase One Card in the United States, offering bitcoin cashback rewards of up to 4% for subscribers.

Decentralized exchange Bunni will permanently cease operations following an $8.4 million exploit last month. The platform said it lacks sufficient funds to cover six- to seven-figure audit and monitoring costs required for a secure relaunch. The stolen assets have been laundered through Tornado Cash, according to Bunni.

Jupiter, a Solana-based decentralized exchange and aggregator, launched native prediction markets in open beta powered by Kalshi data on October 22, 2025. The platform debuted with a trading pair for the F1 Mexico Grand Prix winner, featuring drivers including Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, and George Russell. The integration marks Jupiter's expansion beyond core DEX services into on-chain prediction trading.