Crypto news
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Mystery Wall Street Journal ad sparks new fight over tokenized stocks
A full-page warning urging CEOs to opt out of tokenized stock trading drew a response from Securitize and questions over who paid for it.
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Tampered Ledger wallets cost Singapore users $2.7M: Police
Police say at least two cases were reported as early as Sept. 10, nearly a month before the wider incident became public.
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zkLink Nova Bridge Exploit Drains About $779,000 in One Transaction
The main Ethereum escrow still showed an unpaused status after Blockaid warned that a forged batch root had enabled unauthorized withdrawals.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Allium Discloses Security Breach, Revokes API Keys
Core services are back online, but uploaded-data access remains disabled and gaps in some data feeds are still being filled.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Alipay Denies Supporting Crypto Trading After Peer's Beta Launch
Peer's website still displays Alipay as a payment method, while its buyer guide says the companies have no official partnership.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin faces fresh pressure after Fed’s hawkish rate hold: Analysts
Traders are pricing in a 78% chance of a December rate hike, while analysts say Treasury yields, the US dollar and upcoming inflation data could determine Bitcoin’s next move.
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Bitcoin Core Patches Three Bugs, Including Non-Linux Node Crash
Fixes are available in four release branches, but 32-bit systems and FAT32 storage remain exposed to a separate, low-severity flaw.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Diva Cancels Mainnet Launch, Tells Early Stakers to Withdraw
The two pre-launch vaults show roughly 654.5 ETH in assets, while the shutdown statement offers no replacement DIVA distribution.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Peer Adds Alipay-Funded USDC Trading on Base in Beta
Buyers pay individual sellers in yuan, while Peer says it has no official partnership with Alipay.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Utah Brings Criminal Charges Against Kalshi and Its Co-Founders
The charging information lists 13 felony counts and one misdemeanor as the CFTC seeks to block Utah’s enforcement of gambling laws against federally regulated markets.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Strategy’s MSCI risk: What to watch before November 11
Strategy investors face a November 11 decision on whether the Bitcoin treasury company will remain in MSCI’s global equity indexes. Any resulting removals would take effect after the November 30 close. MSCI adopted its new eligibility rules on October 15. Strategy’s removal has not been confirmed;...
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MEXC Sets France Exit Schedule as Brazil Licensing Deadline Nears
French users face phased trading restrictions and a March withdrawal cutoff. Brazil’s rules give existing providers that miss the filing deadline 30 days to stop services.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin Treasury Datavault AI Says It Can’t Access Its BTC, Stock Tanks
Datavault AI says it has been unable to withdraw its Bitcoin from Biconomy since June and will restate four financial reports tied to a $150 million Scilex deal.
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Canadian ‘crypto king’ case to go to jury as criminal trial winds down
Aiden Pleterski, facing fraud charges in Canada over his alleged role in a digital asset Ponzi scheme, said that he was innocent at closing.
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Chip Maker SK Hynix Posts Record Quarter as AI Memory Demand Overwhelms Supply
SK Hynix's quarterly revenue topped 100 trillion won for the first time, and the chipmaker says memory demand will outrun supply through 2030, with DRAM and HBM sold out through 2029.
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Bitcoin-backed mortgages are coming to Canada, but borrowers are still unaware of the cost
Prospective borrowers face collateral liquidation risks if bitcoin prices drop, though APX said property and crypto collateral will be handled distinctly.
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Aviva’s £50m tokenized fund: What changes for investors
Aviva’s £50 million investment in tokenized fund shares illustrates what changes when a conventional investment adds blockchain-based ownership records. Announced on October 26 , the new share class gives eligible investors access to Aviva Investors’ Sterling Liquidity Fund through digital tokens...
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AI Security Startup Upwind Raises $400M at $3.8B Valuation
The cloud and AI security firm Upwind says revenue quadrupled in 2026 as it targets risks from autonomous AI agents.
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Privacy Pools v2 Brings Shielded Payments and Yield to BNB Chain
The deployment supports BNB and stablecoins including USDT, FDUSD and U, while private spending still requires 0xbow's deposit-screening approval.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin Price Trades Above $81,500 as Fed Keeps Rates Steady in Split Vote
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Trades Above $81,500 as Fed Keeps Rates Steady in Split Vote The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate unchanged Wednesday, holding the federal funds target range at 3.75% to 4%. The bitcoin price showed some volatility around $81,000. The decision passed 10-2, and...
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More Americans Have Tried Crypto, But Few Are Sticking With It: Survey
A survey conducted by Ipsos for the DeFi Education Fund found that 22% of Americans have ever owned or used crypto, up from 18%, while past-year use held flat at 13%.
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OpenAI Plans to Buy Google's AI Chips as It Looks Beyond Nvidia: Report
OpenAI, one of Nvidia's biggest customers, reportedly plans to buy Google's TPU chips. Neither company has confirmed the report, and the price and size of the order were not disclosed.
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Aave Raises Bitcoin and Ether Collateral Borrowing Limits Across V3 and V4
Core WBTC and cbBTC borrowers gain about 11% more capacity against the same collateral, but drawing the new maximum leaves less room for a price drop.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Sam Bankman-Fried wrote to actor portraying him in Netflix series
The former FTX CEO remains incarcerated as Irish actor Anthony Boyle portrays him in the downfall of the crypto exchange and his relationship with Caroline Ellison.
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CFTC chief poses questions about policing AI but calls it a road to 'autonomous trading'
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a forum in which the chairman, Mike Selig, suggested AI agents may usher in a financial revolution.
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SpaceX’s biggest stock unlocks are still ahead
Record amounts of SpaceX stock are entering the market, and over the next eight months, the volume is set to increase even more. SpaceX set an all-time record this month when it removed selling restrictions on more than $200 billion worth of insider stock, and share unlocks at the rocket,...
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Yield Basis Discloses Fee-Bypass Route, Proposes WETH Fix
The proposed policy adds a debt-ratio check for deposits alongside Pyth-linked swap fees. Yield Basis voting is scheduled to end Oct. 29.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Fed Stands Pat, Bitcoin Holds Steady—But a December Rate Hike Is in Play
The Federal Reserve left rates unchanged Wednesday in a 10-2 vote, with Governor Lisa Cook and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack favoring a hike.
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Liquid Reserve Gap Falls to 550 BTC After 50 BTC Transfer
L-BTC reserve coverage reaches about 87.07%, while user swaps remain available and normal federation peg-outs remain restricted.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Fed Holds Rates at 3.75%-4% as Bitcoin Gives Back Brief Gain
Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack dissented in favor of a quarter-point increase, following September's unanimous rate hike.... Read the full story at The Defiant