Spot bitcoin, solana, and ether ETFs all logged weekly outflows following last week's trading, a notable shift for some of the funds. Summary from publisher descriptions · The Block
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An IMF analysis found that more than half of tokenized stock trading happens outside U.S. market hours, though the roughly $2.3 billion market remains more… Summary from publisher descriptions · Decrypt
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- EOS Climbs 11% As Investors Gain Confidence
- EXIT HOUSE Launches on Ethereum, Letting Holders Exit Unwanted NFTs and Tokens for EXIT
- Bitcoin struggles above $83,000 a year after $19 billion crypto crash
- Bitcoin rebounds above $83,000 after weekly slide as oil, yields and security fear
- EOS Climbs 17% In a Green Day
- Bitcoin holds ground above $82k, heads for weekly losses amid yield pressure
- OceanBase Launches EvolvingX: A Database Solution for Always-On Performance and Seamless Growth
- Bitcoin slips under $82k amid surging oil prices, hit to Wall Street tech stocks
- Cardano Falls 10% In Bearish Trade
CoinDesk
LimitedFree-account registration wall after a few articles- Everyone wants SCOTUS to take up prediction markets: State of Crypto
- Clarity's failure could speed crypto innovation while shielding incumbents
- President Trump declares 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine
- IMF finds demand for tokenized stocks, says the market is still volatile, illiquid
- One year after 10/10 flash crash, bitcoin and ether liquidity have rebuilt, but altcoins still face risks
- Tokenized commodities look beyond gold as lending and oil open new markets
- Bitcoin's $19 billion wake-up call: One-year after flash crash, has crypto learned anything?
- Bitcoin's volatility has plunged, but extreme price swings are more frequent than in 2018
- Robinhood Chain slowdown spreads from fees to trading as transactions fall more than 40%
- XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing
Cointelegraph
FreeArticles readable without an account- Saylor teases Strategy Bitcoin buying after ending September with STRC buybacks
Investors will have to wait an extra day to find out if and how much Strategy added to its Bitcoin treasury in the first week of October.
Read at Cointelegraph → - Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Read at Cointelegraph → - Coldcard says it’s investigating how phishing link appeared on its X account
Company advised users not to visit or interact with the link in question and said it will share any further verified updates.
Read at Cointelegraph → - Ledger confirms unauthorized hardware implant, says losses may exceed $86M
Ledger said the incident appeared to be isolated to a single reseller and its Southeast Asian market.
Read at Cointelegraph → - CFTC proposals aimed at separating prediction markets from casino gambling
The two measures attempt to set the stage for a potential US Supreme Court battle over federal and state jurisdiction.
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- Justin Sun says Tron’s post-quantum cryptography has gone live on testnet
“We’re ready to bring quantum resistance to mainnet at any time,” Sun said in a post on X.
Read at Cointelegraph → - Tech chief says EU can fend off rogue AI risk: Report
Recent incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic stoke global concerns and fears that rogue AI agents may venture beyond human control.
Read at Cointelegraph → - Sam Altman-backed Bitcoin life insurer, Meanwhile, raises more funds
The round follows increased international demand for Meanwhile’s Bitcoin life insurance policies amid broader macro instability.
Read at Cointelegraph → - US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran this week: Scott Bessent
The Treasury Department has announced several digital asset seizures related to sanctions on Iran as part of US sanctions.
Read at Cointelegraph → - New York permanently bars Celsius founder Mashinsky in $35M fraud settlement
The agreement resolves a 2023 civil fraud lawsuit against the Celsius founder and permanently bars him from the cryptocurrency, securities and commodities industries.
Read at Cointelegraph → - THORChain exec accuses Tether of temporarily freezing USDT vaults
Chad Barraford, technical co-founder of the network, said that the funds were frozen and then unfrozen without explanation.
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The Block
FreeArticles readable without an account- XRP Ledger patches decade-old bug that could have minted trillions of XRP
An overflow bug in the XRP Ledger's payment engine could have let an attacker mint about 18 trillion spendable XRP in one transaction.
Read at The Block → - Kalshi is investigating bets on Trump’s press secretary pick placed before announcement: WSJ
Three bets totaling about $173 were placed before news outlets reported Zacharia's pick and are expected to pay out roughly $9,600 combined.
Read at The Block → - Ether ETFs extend outflow streak to nine days as Solana funds snap record 14-week inflow run
Spot bitcoin, solana, and ether ETFs all logged weekly outflows following last week's trading, a notable shift for some of the funds.
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- Former FTX COO says Netflix’s ‘Altruists’ trailer ‘made me physically throw up’
Former FTX COO Constance Wang says Netflix's "The Altruists" misrepresents FTX's collapse and turns it into a love story.
Read at The Block → - Blockchain.com seeks CFTC greenlight for US prediction markets, crypto derivatives trading: CNBC
Blockchain.com has applied for DCM and FCM licenses to offer ahead of a planned $500 million IPO.
Read at The Block → - Ledger investigates wallet drains involving CryptoBilis buyers; estimate tops $86 million in losses
Ledger said it is investigating reports of fund losses from users in Southeast Asia who bought its products from reseller CryptoBilis.
Read at The Block → - US targets $1 billion Iran-linked crypto seizure, Bessent says ‘we know where it is’
Bessent’s latest crypto seizure plan follows months of sanctions and freezes targeting Iranian assets.
Read at The Block → - New York AG secures up to $35 million from former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky
NY AG Letitia James secured up to $35M from ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky and a permanent ban from the securities and crypto industries.
Read at The Block → - Base creator Jesse Pollak says equities and non-dollar stablecoins will lead upcoming ‘tokenization supercycle’
Coinbase launched tokenized stocks on Base six weeks ago, with about $70 million to $100 million in daily volume, according to Pollak.
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Decrypt
FreeArticles readable without an account- Tokenized Stocks Show Real Demand But Remain Volatile and Illiquid, IMF Finds
An IMF analysis found that more than half of tokenized stock trading happens outside U.S. market hours, though the roughly $2.3 billion market remains more volatile and less liquid than traditional equities.
Read at Decrypt → - Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana ETFs All in the Red for October
Bitcoin ETFs have seen $386.3 million in net outflows through the first seven trading days of October, while Ethereum funds have now posted nine straight days of losses.
Read at Decrypt → - How Zcash Plans to Hide Your Keys From AI and Quantum Attacks
Zakura, a Zcash full node developer, says it expects hash-based signatures to land in Zcash in January, and is rolling out a privacy tool for rotating transparent addresses this week.
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- CFTC Draws the Line Between Prediction Markets and Gambling in New Rules
A proposed rule would expressly fold event contracts tied to sports, politics, culture and weather into the “swap” definition, while an interim rule excludes casino-style gambling—sharpening the agency’s claim to exclusive jurisdiction.
Read at Decrypt → - This Sam Altman-Backed Life Insurer Runs Entirely on Bitcoin, and Just Raised $37.5 Million
The Bermuda-based insurer, which runs entirely on Bitcoin, drew the funding from existing backers led by Bain Capital Crypto after a record year driven by demand from wealthy families in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Read at Decrypt → - Here’s a Way to Predict When AI Chatbots Will Turn Bad
Physicists at George Washington University say a formula can estimate when an AI chatbot will flip from good answers to bad ones, and early tests on small models back it up.
Read at Decrypt → - French Committee Backs Stablecoin Swap Tax and Crypto Exit Tax, Then Rejects the Budget
A National Assembly committee adopted amendments taxing stablecoin swaps and crypto exits by wealthy holders, then rejected the 2027 budget's revenue section.
Read at Decrypt → - OpenAI and Anthropic Are Quietly Rehearsing for the Day After an AI Catastrophe
Executives are war-gaming the political fallout of a major AI-driven cyberattack and preparing to brief Congress fast if and when necessary.
Read at Decrypt → - Senate Democrat Presses Cantor Fitzgerald on Tether Ties and Lutnick Family Profits
Sen. Richard Blumenthal wants Cantor Fitzgerald to open its records on Tether and on how much Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's family has earned from its business deal.
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CryptoSlate
FreeArticles readable without an account- XRP’s next Wall Street expansion comes with an unexpected complication from Ripple
Management retains cost less impairment, so an unrealized XRP price rise alone will not lift earnings by revaluing the holdings.
Read at CryptoSlate → - Lightning apps using unpatched LDK risk Bitcoin theft from a reconnect lie
The October 1-dated v0.2.7 and v0.1.13 patches close a reconnect theft path, while v0.2.7 also fixes an LSPS2 payment-amount flaw.
Read at CryptoSlate → - Some Kraken futures limit orders can still fill after a successful cancel
The October 8 Maker Protection expansion brings more contracts under a rule that discards unfilled remainders while still allowing execution.
Read at CryptoSlate → - Bitcoin hedge funds face a liquidation trap when their collateral is split across markets
Here's a hypothetical situation: a hedge fund is making money, but one of its exchanges is about to liquidate its position anyway. Bitcoin has fallen, its short position on CME is profitable, and the matching long on Hyperliquid is bleeding cash.
Read at CryptoSlate → - Tokenized stocks can carry the same rights without the same trading protections
Douro Labs’ October 9 submission seeks feed-quality guidance, while venue safeguards and covered FINRA-member broker duties remain distinct.
Read at CryptoSlate → - XRP ETFs extend a 13-week inflow streak as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana funds shed $1.25 billion
US-listed XRP ETFs extended their inflow streak to 13 weeks as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana funds suffered nearly $1.25 billion in combined withdrawals during the week ended Oct. 9. Bitcoin ETFs recorded $681.1 million in net withdrawals, while Ethereum products shed $542.07…
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- New iPhone spyware can hunt for crypto wallets and extract their data every 15 seconds
iVerify’s P7 DarkSword report describes remote commands to collect imToken-related data after an iPhone is compromised.
Read at CryptoSlate → - What happens when crypto trades stocks while Wall Street sleeps?
Wall Street closes at 4 p.m., but apparently that's becoming more of a suggestion than a rule. You can now spend the evening watching Netflix and making leveraged bets on American semiconductor companies while the exchange where their shares trade is closed.
Read at CryptoSlate → - AI discovers XRP Ledger flaw that could mint 18 trillion tokens and put $94 billion market at risk
Testing produced spendable XRP, but the disclosure reports no evidence of public-network exploitation and explains why the fix took effect immediately.
Read at CryptoSlate → - Bitcoin companies are learning that holding forever takes cash
Metaplanet sold 10,000 BTC and bought back 11,000 at a higher average price to show it was willing to sell its Bitcoin. The Japanese treasury company was pursuing a credit rating and better access to financing, and its Oct. 5 disclosure explained why turning coins into cash was…
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