Most blockchain projects say they take security seriously. Fewer let outsiders check. Q-AMCHAIN, a post-quantum blockchain developed by Texas-based Ameritec IPS, now has a public record of its own. It is a code audit by CertiK, delivered on October 14 and posted on CertiK’s Skynet platform, where anyone can open it.

The report is worth a closer look, partly for what it found and partly for what it does not claim.

What the Auditors Looked At

According to the Skynet listing, the audit was requested on August 24 and revised on October 14, roughly seven weeks of back and forth between the auditors and the developers. CertiK’s team reviewed 145 files using manual review and static analysis. The file names visible on the listing, such as abi.go and auth.go, point to a codebase written largely in Go, a common choice for blockchain node software.

The review produced 79 findings. Five were rated critical, 11 high, 15 medium, 32 low and 16 informational. By the time the report was published, 78 had been marked resolved. The one exception is a low-severity coding issue listed as partially resolved.

The high and medium findings are mostly tagged as logical issues, the low ones as coding issues. CertiK’s centralisation overview, which looks for risks such as a single privileged key that could upgrade the system or move funds, shows none flagged.

How to Read Those Numbers

A long list of findings can look alarming at first glance, but security reviewers tend to read it differently. Audits exist to find problems before attackers do, and a large codebase going through its first review rarely comes back clean. What matters more is severity and follow-through.

Here, every critical and high-severity item was closed before publication. One of the critical findings falls under denial of service. That category matters for any network, because a successful attack can stall the chain even if no funds are stolen. Around the same time the report went live, Skynet upgraded the project’s security rating to BBB.

Why Post-Quantum Cryptography Raises the Stakes

Q-AMCHAIN’s pitch rests on cryptography. Most blockchains today sign transactions with elliptic-curve cryptography (ECC), and much of the internet still relies on RSA. A large enough quantum computer running Shor’s algorithm could in theory break both. On a public, permanent ledger, that quantum threat is not abstract: data signed or encrypted with today’s methods stays on record for a future attacker to decrypt.

Q-AMCHAIN says it uses lattice-based post-quantum cryptography (PQC) for identity, digital signatures and encryption, the same algorithm family behind the standards NIST finalised in August 2024. Its consensus layer, called Forest Protocol, is described as a leaderless, staked DAG model.

New cryptography means new code, and new code means new bugs. That makes an outside review more relevant for a project like this than for one reusing well-worn libraries.

What the Audit Does Not Tell You

A code audit is a snapshot. It covers the files in scope at the time and the issues the reviewers could find. It does not certify that the quantum-resistant design will hold up for decades, and it says nothing about parts of the ecosystem that sit outside the reviewed code. The Skynet page also shows no formal verification and no bug bounty programme for the project yet, two steps security-minded observers often look for as a network matures.

The Bigger Plan

The chain is meant to be the foundation for a wider set of products. Q-AMCHAIN’s roadmap lists the QB CURE wallet for 2026, followed by Q-Phone, Q-Meet and the Q-Pay payment gateway in 2027, all built on the same post-quantum approach. The details are on the project’s website, qamchain.com.

For now, the CertiK report gives outsiders something concrete to weigh: an itemised, public record of what was wrong and what was fixed. In a sector where security claims are easy to make and hard to check, that counts for something.

The Mike Novogratz-led cryptocurrency investment firm reported Tuesday that it earned $323 million during the three months ended Sept. 30, reversing an $85 million loss in the second quarter. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) reached $455 million, compared with a $77 million loss in the previous quarter.

Galaxy reported adjusted gross profit of $569 million, up sharply from $43 million in the second quarter. Diluted earnings per share reached $0.66, while adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.83.

“Galaxy delivered a strong third quarter, reflecting the strength of our established digital assets franchise, significant appreciation across our investments portfolio, and the growing contribution from our data centers business,” Novogratz said in the earnings announcement.

The company’s treasury and corporate division accounted for much of the improvement, generating $419 million in adjusted gross profit, compared with a $42 million loss in the previous quarter. The segment benefited from appreciation across Galaxy’s investments portfolio.

Meanwhile, its digital assets business generated $71 million in adjusted gross profit, up 9% from the previous quarter, although it still recorded a $9 million adjusted EBITDA loss.

Cryptocurrency trading volumes increased 12% quarter over quarter, outperforming a broader spot market that experienced declining volumes. Galaxy’s average loan book grew 27% to $1.8 billion, while combined assets under management and assets under stake climbed 46% to $10.4 billion.

The company’s expanding institutional cryptocurrency operations included an August partnership with BNY to bring staking services to the banking giant’s digital asset custody platform. As previously reported by Bitcoin.com News, the arrangement is designed to let eligible institutional clients earn staking rewards while maintaining their assets within BNY’s existing custody infrastructure.

AI Data Center Expansion Accelerates

Galaxy’s data center division emerged as a significant growth driver during the quarter, generating $79 million in adjusted gross profit, nearly quadrupling the $20 million recorded in the second quarter. Adjusted EBITDA rose to $69 million from $11 million.

The increase reflected the first full quarter of revenue-generating operations under the company’s lease with AI infrastructure provider CoreWeave at its Helios campus in Texas. Galaxy delivered all 133 megawatts of critical IT load associated with the first phase by the end of June.

Galaxy also completed a $3.5 billion senior secured debt offering to finance the second phase of Helios I, which is under construction. The company expects to begin delivering additional data halls in the second quarter of 2027.

Galaxy said it is pursuing potential tenants for another 830 megawatts of approved capacity at Helios II that remains unleased. Its total gross power development pipeline has expanded to more than 5.7 gigawatts.

The expansion follows Galaxy’s July acquisition of approximately 500 acres in McGregor, Texas, for another AI and high-performance computing campus. As Bitcoin.com News reported at the time, the project initially targets 74 megawatts of capacity, with the potential for significantly larger development in subsequent years.

Galaxy has increasingly redirected its infrastructure investments toward AI computing, including converting its former bitcoin mining operations at Helios to serve demand from technology companies.

Galaxy Authorizes Another $200 Million Stock Buyback

Alongside its earnings announcement, Galaxy disclosed that its board had approved an additional $200 million share repurchase program on Oct. 26.

The new authorization follows completion of an earlier $200 million buyback program on Oct. 15, under which Galaxy repurchased approximately 9.8 million shares. Bitcoin.com News covered the original authorization in February, when the company introduced the initiative following a fourth-quarter loss.

Galaxy ended September with $16.4 billion in total assets, up 51% from the previous quarter, and $3 billion in total equity. Its holdings of cash, stablecoins, and U.S. Treasury securities nearly doubled to $4.9 billion from $2.5 billion.

The results mark a significant turnaround after a difficult start to 2026, as Galaxy reported a $216 million first-quarter loss amid declining cryptocurrency prices. The third-quarter rebound underscores Galaxy’s growing reliance on two distinct businesses: cryptocurrency financial services and AI computing infrastructure.

Galaxy shares on the Nasdaq (GLXY) rose following the earnings announcement, finishing the trading day up more than 9.5% at a price of $17.18. Shares in the firm have fallen approximately 23% since the start of the year.

Key Takeaways:

• Ripple Treasury introduced Returns 24/7, a program that lets qualified businesses get back 24/7 on their qualifying digital assets, including RLUSD.
• The platform combines treasury software, AI orchestration, payments and digital rails to manage liquidity outside traditional banking hours.
• Businesses that use its treasure infrastructure include major companies such as American Airlines, Subway, Adecco and Kingfisher, says Ripple.

Ripple is taking RLUSD from payments and settlement into corporate cash management, and letting businesses get cash working through their bank for 24 hours a day for those who qualify.

The new capabilities were unveiled at Swell 2026 and combine Ripple Treasury’s existing cash-management tools with AI-driven workflows and blockchain-based financial rails.

Ripple Adds 24/7 Returns for Corporate RLUSD Holdings

The main attraction of the changes is a new feature that targets cash that sits idle overnight, on weekends and holidays.

Subject to the program requirements, eligible customers of Ripple Treasury can receive returns on qualifying digital assets stored in a Ripple wallet, such as Ripple USD. Ripple claims companies don’t have to own the underlying digital-asset transactions.

Ripple’s U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin is RLUSD. Ripple says it maintains highly liquid reserves in segregated accounts, and there are monthly 3rd party attestations. As of Oct. 22, the RLUSD had about $2.38 billion in assets to finance future obligations and $2.53 billion in reserves.

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AI Connects Cash Forecasts Directly to Execution

Ripple Treasury’s new orchestration layer integrates with GSmart, its treasury AI system, to automate cash positioning, forecasting, reconciliation, and payments.

The difference here is that the software is meant to relate decisions to execution, not just create dashboards or forecasts.

Companies can decide the autonomy of each workflow, from manual to semi-autonomous to fully autonomous, says Ripple.

Corporate Cash Becomes a New Stablecoin Battleground

Ripple is looking to build a big stack of corporate funds. The company referenced the results of the 2026 AFP Liquidity Survey, which revealed that 46% of organizations saw gains in their U.S. cash balances from a year ago. Another 86% of treasury respondents indicated that their companies would consider using real-time funds if they fit their investment policies.

This leaves room for stablecoins to enter the treasury space and compete not just in payments, but also when it comes to the availability of cash, settlement and yield.

According to Ripple Treasury, the platform already processes over $100 billion in cash flow every day, has a network of over 13,000 banks and enables over $13 trillion in payment volume.

Ripple Builds on Its $1 Billion GTreasury Deal

The new deployment comes after Ripple’s $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury in October 2025, giving it first-hand experience with enterprise treasury management.

The acquisition brought with it decades of corporate cash-management experience to Ripple’s blockchain platforms, and gave birth to Ripple’s present-day treasury platform.

Ripple has also been working to grow RLUSD’s institutional footprint. Standard Chartered began offering custody for RLUSD on XRP Ledger this month and is working with Ripple and LMAX Group on using the stablecoin as eligible collateral in institutional markets.

For Ripple, the strategy now extends beyond moving money onchain. It is positioning RLUSD as part of a broader enterprise stack covering liquidity, custody, AI-driven treasury operations and 24/7 settlement.

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TLDR

• Galaxy analyst Alex Thorn believes Bitcoin’s bear market ended in June 2026.
• Bitcoin recorded five consecutive weekly closes above its 50-week moving average through October 18.
• Institutional investors reduced their net long Bitcoin futures exposure by 57% from the record-high week.
• Spot Bitcoin ETFs added approximately 87,000 BTC between the June low and October 22, according to Galaxy.
• Thorn identified $76,540 as a critical level for assessing Bitcoin’s recovery outlook.

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Galaxy Research head Alex Thorn believes Bitcoin’s bear market ended in June and that investors have entered a period of accumulation. His October 22 report argues for buying and holding Bitcoin despite weeks of trading around $80,000.

Bitcoin price has recovered from its June low near $58,500 but remains roughly 35% below its October 2025 record above $126,000, based on prices cited in the report. Thorn says the gap leaves room for recovery, although gains remain uncertain.

A brutal year for Bitcoin is just getting started.

Give me three minutes to explain why you should dump it now.

Outflows from ETFs are signal and will continue.

We will test the 57k low again in the next 12 months.

Why?

Because there are far too many dynamic places to… pic.twitter.com/fK8zRNvPU0

— @jason (@Jason) October 27, 2026

Galaxy Points to a Possible Bitcoin Bottom

Bitcoin spent 44 weeks below its 50-week moving average before moving back above it in September. It then recorded five consecutive weekly closes above that measure through October 18, according to Galaxy.

The firm also reported slower selling by longtime holders. Owners of coins untouched for five years or longer moved 34,000 BTC monthly in 2026, compared with 67,000 in 2024.

Demand remains uneven. US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $526.6 million on October 19, but prices stayed weak afterward. Daily inflows have not yet produced a sustained rally.

Large Investors Reduce Speculative Trades

Galaxy said asset managers’ net long positions in CME Bitcoin futures have dropped 57% since the cryptocurrency reached its record high. Thorn views the decline as evidence that short-term traders have reduced their exposure.

Meanwhile, US spot Bitcoin ETFs had added about 87,000 BTC since the June low by October 22, Galaxy estimated. The firm says reduced futures trading alongside these purchases points to demand from investors holding Bitcoin outright.

Institutional interest continues through proposed products. Franklin Templeton recently filed for two stock ETFs with Bitcoin allocations. The funds would direct stock dividends into Bitcoin, but their filings do not confirm a trading launch.

Debt Concerns Meet Market Risks

Thorn also cited rising US debt, federal deficits, and borrowing costs. Galaxy argues that these pressures could increase interest in Bitcoin’s fixed supply, though its price still depends on investor demand and market conditions.

A recent Bitcoin market update examined the $80,000 level ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision. Changes in interest rates and financial markets remain possible sources of short-term volatility.

Galaxy named $76,540 as a test of its forecast. A weekly close below that level, without a recovery within a month, would weaken its case. The firm also identified stock market losses, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing as risks.

Concerns about quantum computing are slowing institutional investment in Bitcoin, according to Stacks founder Muneeb Ali, who warned that the network needs a credible roadmap for security upgrades to restore investor confidence.

“There is already a ceiling on the growth of Bitcoin because of quantum fears,” Ali said during an interview on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction podcast. He argued that uncertainty could lead risk-averse institutional investors to delay large Bitcoin purchases until developers establish a credible path toward quantum-resistant security.

Stacks is a Bitcoin layer-2 network designed to bring smart contracts and decentralized applications to Bitcoin. Ali co-founded the project, which uses Bitcoin as its underlying settlement layer.

Chain Reaction Podcast. Source: Cointelegraph

Ali warned that Bitcoin could enter a riskier period if developers fail to make meaningful progress toward quantum-resistant security by 2028. He said upgrades typically take years to implement, with additional time needed for users to move their holdings to new addresses.

Ali pointed to 2030 as a target for transitioning to quantum-resistant security, citing guidance from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He suggested advances in artificial intelligence could accelerate the development of quantum computers, potentially bringing that timeline forward to 2029.

Ali acknowledged that some Bitcoin proponents believe the quantum computing threat remains distant and concerns are overblown. He argued, however, that disagreements over the urgency of the threat could themselves undermine investor confidence, particularly without a credible upgrade roadmap.

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Bitcoin’s quantum security debate

Despite his concerns, Ali said a sufficiently powerful quantum computer would more likely emerge from a major research laboratory than an unknown attacker. He suggested companies such as Google or Microsoft would have little incentive to use the technology to steal Bitcoin, given the potential legal consequences.

Ali also said a quantum security threat to Bitcoin would affect the broader cryptocurrency industry, even projects developing their own protections. “If Bitcoin gets hit, everyone gets hit downstream as well,” he said.

Meanwhile, developers are exploring ways to protect Bitcoin against quantum attacks. In September, StarkWare reported that researchers had reduced the estimated computing cost of preparing an experimental quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction by 79%, following a weeklong optimization challenge.

The approach requires no changes to Bitcoin’s consensus rules, but the latest cost reductions have been demonstrated only in benchmark tests. StarkWare has described the technology as a last-resort measure and continues to advocate for a protocol-level upgrade as a longer-term solution.

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According to data from the on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant, the Bitcoin exchange netflow has dramatically dropped to -12,570 BTC or so as of Oct. 27. The number is among the top daily outflows this month.

Net Bitcoin outflows from exchanges recently soared to over $1 billion in just the last 24 hours. On a net basis, over $1 billion of BTC has been withdrawn from exchanges in the last 24 hours.

A CryptoQuant chart indicates that the Bitcoin exchange netflow has dramatically dropped to -12,570 BTC or so (as of October 27). It’s one of the biggest daily outflows this month.

The latest net outflow (if the BTC price is around $80,487) is equivalent to around $1.01 billion.

The chart from CryptoQuant points out that exchange activity has dramatically reversed. Just a day ago, it witnessed a positive net flow of over 7,000 BTC before this metric plummeted into a deep negative zone.

This drop on October 27 is one of the biggest spikes in Bitcoin exchange outflow since October 6, when almost 15,000 BTC were withdrawn from exchanges (on a net basis).

Note that the latest number may not be final, as the data is still incomplete. So the daily number may change.

Is there an upcoming BTC supply shock?

Generally, mass Bitcoin exchange outflows are seen as potentially bullish. That is because it means investors are withdrawing their funds from exchanges.

When Bitcoin is withdrawn from exchanges, it may go to private wallets, institutional custodians, or long-term storage.

This may decrease the immediately accessible supply of BTC for trading, reducing the potential for selling pressure.

On the other hand, mass inflows of BTC to exchanges often signal a potential spike in selling pressure. It means investors are sending their coins to exchanges for a potential sell-off as they transfer their coins to trading platforms.

The recent event is interesting amid Bitcoin’s recent weak performance.

According to a chart from CryptoQuant, the price of Bitcoin was hovering around $80,487 (as of October 27). The flagship cryptocurrency is trying to recover its momentum after a recent drop to the psychological level of $80,000.

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Anchorage Digital Expands Stablecoin Custody to MXNB

The financial infrastructure connecting the United States and Mexico is getting a blockchain overhaul, with Anchorage Digital Bank extending its custody services to the Mexican peso stablecoin MXNB across six networks. Simultaneously, Bitso has introduced two U.S. dollar stablecoins, USDPT and USAT, issued by Western Union and Tether, respectively.

The expanded partnership, disclosed on Tuesday, places federally regulated custody behind assets on both sides of a remittance corridor moving tens of billions of dollars annually, with Bitso claiming its infrastructure already processes 15% of that volume.

Six Blockchains, One Custody Provider

Anchorage Digital said it now supports MXNB custody across Arbitrum, Base, Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, and Arc, allowing institutional clients to hold the peso-backed asset across multiple blockchain environments through a single banking relationship. The arrangement addresses a practical complication in cross-border stablecoin payments. Liquidity exists across different networks, requiring institutions to manage assets without depending on separate custodians for every blockchain.

“The U.S.-Mexico corridor is where stablecoins stop being a thesis and start moving real money at scale,” Nathan McCauley, Anchorage Digital’s CEO and co-founder, remarked on Tuesday.

A Multibillion-Dollar Payment Corridor

Bitso’s addition of USDPT and USAT introduces dollar-denominated assets alongside MXNB, with Anchorage serving as issuer and custodian for the two dollar stablecoins. Mexican customers can purchase and sell USDPT directly using pesos through Bitso’s application. Western Union agents operating Bitso Business accounts can also exchange USDPT for other supported currencies. The companies describe both dollar stablecoins as compliant with the U.S. GENIUS Act.

The broader ambition involves modernizing remittances traditionally routed through correspondent banks, wire services, and cash collection networks. Blockchain settlement offers continuous availability and transaction traceability, although actual payment costs and processing times depend on the networks and services involved.

With custody spanning both currencies, Anchorage and Bitso are positioning their infrastructure for institutional adoption. The remaining question is how much of the corridor’s traditional payment volume will ultimately migrate onchain.