{
  "id": 15513674,
  "title": "Richard Heart caught ‘off-guard,’ QDay gets even closer: Hodler’s Digest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/richard-heart-caught-off-guard-qday-gets-even-closer-hodlers-digest",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-18T22:58:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/richard-heart-caught-with-pants-down-qday-gets-even-closer-hodlers-digest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Turkish authorities detained HEX founder Richard Heart in an early morning raid in Istanbul on October 14, seizing $7.15 million in cash and impounding luxury vehicles. The raid also involved searches of 15 addresses. Interpol has a \"Red Notice\" for Heart over tax fraud and assault allegations. A spokesperson for Finland's National Bureau of Investigations declined to comment. Turkish media have linked Heart to a $1 billion unregistered securities offering in the US, though that case was dismissed by a US judge in February 2025. Images showed a surprised Heart without trousers, causing amusement online. The HEX market cap dropped from $561 million to $315 million during the week.\n\nLedger unveiled a new wallet, Atom, with enhanced security features after discovering malicious implants in Asian reseller wallets. Atom separates Android apps from wallet operations and includes protections against tampering. Starknet opened a vote to become a post-quantum L1, with over 99% of votes in favor. The token has lost almost 50% in value this week. Stablecoin transaction activity continues to grow despite a stalled market value, with Standard Chartered projecting a $2 trillion market cap by 2030. The European Banking Authority classified Circle's USDC as a significant e-money token under the MiCA framework. Binance.US seeks to raise up to $100 million in a funding round, potentially valuing the exchange at $1 billion, down from its 2022 valuation. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP showed declines in value, with the total market cap at $2.72 trillion. The top three altcoin winners of the week were Monero, Injective, and Celestia.",
  "summary": "HEX founder Richard Heart detained in early morning raid in Istanbul, Starknet plunges almost 50% as it votes to become an L1, and Bitwise says all signs point to Crypto Spring.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}