Crypto news
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Bitcoin shows signs of weakness while Ripple's bank win fails to bolster XRP
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 27, 2026
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Why This Team of Ninjas Is Tripling Down on Mining Bitcoin
NIP Group says Bitcoin mining has “earned its place” as the esports giant swaps 247 million shares for more machines.
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AI Agents Approved Their Own Spending Increases on Circle Agent Wallets
Researchers gave frontier models a capped Circle agent wallet and access to the inbox that receives its one-time codes. Most of them approved their own spending increase... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Live updates: Bitcoin holds below $80,000 as AI buildout draws investor attention and capital
Interest rates and oil are slipping and equities are rising, but crypto remains under pressure.
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Japan's top yen stablecoin falls short of its target in a disappointing first year
CEO Noritaka Okabe blamed a 1 million yen per-transaction cap for Type II funds transfer providers, which has slowed corporate adoption.
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Bitcoin drops below $80,000 as crypto ignores Asian tech rally, Fed meeting begins
Bitcoin fell 0.4% to around $79,700 since midnight UTC while Asian tech stocks rallied. The DeFi index dropped 1.8%, and the Fed is set to begin a two-day meeting.
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Crypto wallet maker Keystone to destroy almost 19,000 devices after security breach
The breach exposed 25,964 buyer records, some kept past Keystone’s 180-day deletion policy after an automated tool failed without the firm noticing.
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Investor who called for AI pivot in 2023 says bitcoin is going to $57,000
Jason Calacanis wants investors to sell bitcoin and back artificial intelligence. He is also holding TAO, the cryptocurrency behind AI network Bittensor.
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Ark Invest buys $5.2 million of Circle shares, sells $15.9 million of its own Bitcoin ETF as BTC grinds lower
Ark Invest rebalanced its fund weightings, adding Circle shares and trimming its Bitcoin ETF holdings as BTC fell below $80,000.
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Now Accepting Bitcoin: 425 Los Angeles Bitcoin Merchants featuring Café de Leche
Bitcoin Magazine Now Accepting Bitcoin: 425 Los Angeles Bitcoin Merchants featuring Café de Leche The Los Angeles Bitcoin scene is a bustling hub in California. A person listening to the Bitcoin And Podcast sent me this information about four cafés in Los Angeles they use regularly, all of which...
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SlowMist Finds Data-Stealing and Address-Swapping Code in Udesk Scripts
The payload can alter both displayed and copied crypto deposit addresses, while its data collection extends beyond three site-specific targeting rules.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Ripple Wins Final OCC Approval for Trust Bank Behind $2.6B RLUSD Stablecoin
The federally supervised bank will manage RLUSD's reserves and offer custody, as banking groups fight crypto charters in court.
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Marinade Waives Bond Charges for Agave Slot-Skipping Bug
The exemption covers first-window slots in PSR and SAM calculations, while a repair is included in an Agave 4.4 release candidate.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Threat Intelligence | Udesk Loads Malicious JS to Steal Data and Alter Transfer Addresses
Background Recently, SlowMist security personnel detected an attack involving the injection of malicious code into scripts associated with the Udesk customer service system during routine threat intelligence investigations. The team subsequently obtained two JavaScript samples,...
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Zcash co-founder calls to stop funding ‘over $125M’ grants program
Sean Bowe says ZCG has enough money to keep funding projects and wants its share of new ZEC redirected to a reserve for the network.
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Now is the time to accumulate bitcoin, Galaxy says
Galaxy argues improving price trends, resilient ETF demand and rising U.S. debt support bitcoin’s recovery towards its previous high.
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Strategy Shareholders to Vote on Daily STRC Dividends
The Oct. 28 proposal covers four preferred stocks and needs a majority of all outstanding common voting power; abstentions and broker non-votes count against it.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bloom bot hackers loot $953K faster than you can microwave popcorn
Bloom pledged to reimburse nine traders after $953,000 was drained from 48 wallets, saying no private keys were accessed or compromised.
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An AI label alone no longer wins lenders, JPMorgan says
As default insurance on several AI-linked firms hits record costs, companies must show they can finance investment, service the debt and eventually mint cash, JPMorgan says.
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Binance Seeks Brazil Crypto License as It Delists 22 Tokens
Lending and margin restrictions take effect Oct. 27, while an on-time application allows existing providers to operate during the central bank's review.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Binance files for Brazil crypto license ahead of Friday deadline
The exchange is delisting 22 crypto assets for Brazilian users and hopes talks with the central bank will allow it to restore some services.
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Solana bug reports now cost 1 SOL as AI floods security teams with spam
Researchers must now permanently burn 1 SOL for every submission after a monthlong contest drew 809 reports, with AI believed to have helped generate or write nearly all of them.
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Bitcoin ETFs claw back $110M after $774M exit
US spot Bitcoin ETFs remained in the red for October, with about $202 million in net outflows for the month despite Monday’s rebound.
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Ethereum fixes Glamsterdam bug that could have sent staking deposits to builders
Developers initially rejected the change before reversing course, as testing delays gave them more time to examine a flaw in Ethereum's upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade.
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Circle faces up to 20% revenue risk from AI agents, Mizuho says
Mizuho cited 10-20% medium-term reserve revenue downside risk as AI agents steer USDC holders toward higher-yielding fiat alternatives.
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Zcash co-founder proposes ending grants funding, citing $125 million treasury
Sean Bowe’s proposal would send the committee’s 8% share of newly created ZEC to a reserve for future miners. The committee would keep the money it has already received.
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Ripple gets a final go-ahead to launch its own U.S. national trust bank
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has approved Ripple National Trust Bank (RNTB), Ripple's CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced on X.
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RedotPay weighs confidential US IPO filing by year-end: Bloomberg
The stablecoin payments company previously disputed reports that its US listing had been delayed.
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StoneX lifts Strive price target 34% as new stock offering bolsters bitcoin strategy
StoneX has raised its price target for bitcoin treasury company Strive to $43 from $32 and reiterated its Buy rating on the stock.
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Ripple gains final OCC approval to launch national trust bank and bring RLUSD under federal oversight
Ripple's structure places reserve management and custody under federal supervision while leaving issuance with the New York-regulated entity.