Crypto news
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Bitcoin Core changes security policy as AI makes bugs easier to find
Bitcoin Core says keeping certain vulnerabilities secret no longer offers much protection in the wake of AI-assisted bug hunting.
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HSBC rolls out its first HKD stablecoin RedCoin to retail users
PayMe users will be able to activate a stablecoin wallet in-app in the coming days for peer-to-peer and peer-to-merchant payments.
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Malaysia and Thailand Join Singapore’s BLOOM Digital-Money Initiative
The expanded participant group includes Visa, Mastercard and the World Bank Group, with work focused on cross-border settlement frameworks and interoperability.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin, gold trim early losses as yen gives up gains. Oil stays near $100
Bitcoin and gold pared early losses as the yen gave up gains and Asian stocks rebounded, though oil near $100 keeps inflation risks in focus.
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PHP Unveils Critical “Internet-Wide” Vulnerabilities: How Can Web3 Patch Its “Off-Chain Weaknesses”?
What Happened On October 21, the PHP project released emergency security updates to fix two critical vulnerabilities, CVE-2026–109618 and CVE-2026–109619, which could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE). Both were rated 9.2 under CVSS v4.0. The PHP team explicitly stated that before...
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Chainlink partners with LG CNS to drive Korean won stablecoin expansion
LG CNS is set to integrate Chainlink's cross-chain, data, and orchestration infrastructure into its digital asset platform.
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Bitcoin slides below $81,500 as tech stock sell-off spreads to Asian equities
The Wall Street sell-off extended to Asian equities on Friday morning, with South Korea's Kospi down 2.3% and Japan's Nikkei 225 down 1.6%.
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UAE-Led Scam Crackdown Identifies Over $39 Billion in Funds and Crypto
Operation Confrontation Ghost reported more than 960 arrests and raids on 29 fraud centers; participating countries are working toward asset recovery.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Switzerland approves first spot Bitcoin ETF for retail investors
BIT Asset Management’s Bitcoin Fund ETF is expected to begin trading on SIX Swiss Exchange in November, with its public offering restricted to Switzerland.
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Pentagon bans US forces from using military info to bet in prediction markets
Hegseth warned that prediction market wagers could expose military operations to adversaries.
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Bank of Russia clears 17 crypto exchangers as Sberbank and VTB ready retail trading
Russia's central bank is rapidly widening the list of firms allowed to trade crypto, as the country's two biggest lenders prepare to sell Bitcoin and other coins to ordinary customers before the end of the year. The Bank of Russia added a 17th company, Prosto LLC, to its register of crypto exchange...
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Take Different Paths to Post-Quantum Wallets
Ethereum contracts can verify alternative signatures today, but protecting existing accounts requires more than adding a new signer. Bitcoin’s P2MR proposal does not itself add post-quantum signatures.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Uniswap Swap Costs: What Reduces Your Output and What Is Paid Separately
A historical ETH-to-USDC receipt shows how deductions reconcile. UniswapX handles network costs differently from a classic pool swap.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Robinhood vs. Securitize: Stock Token Access Compared
Robinhood’s wallet product advertises 24/7 trading; Securitize advertises 24/5, while its NYSE and OKXICE connections remain planned.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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The Sleeper Has Awakened: Pepenardo’s Sleeping Knights Return
Bitcoin Magazine The Sleeper Has Awakened: Pepenardo’s Sleeping Knights Return Pepenardo has transformed six copies of Bitcoin Magazine's 2036 Issue into original artworks, drawing directly onto the covers with a Sharpie. The hand-altered editions feature familiar characters from his visual...
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Blumenthal Seeks Records on Tether Payments to Bo Hines's Firm
The senator asked Tether and Nxum to provide payment records, crypto wallet addresses and lobbying communications by Nov. 3.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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New DeepSeek ban in US, Swiss-Asia crypto ties deepen: Asia Express
DeepSeek banned from US federal civilian agencies over spying fears. Singapore firm behind Europe’s first spot Bitcoin ETF, as Switzerland partners with Vietnam on crypto tech.
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Senate's top Democratic investigator looking into Tether payments to Bo Hines' firm
Senator Richard Blumenthal, the ranking Democrat on the investigations subcommittee, added a probe of the ex-White House crypto adviser to his list of crypto interests.
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Is the Internet Safe Again After the PHP Nightmare? What You Need to Know
PHP shipped its fix, attackers launched millions of attempts, and governments say no one has broken in yet. Here's what that means for your passwords, your crypto, and your browsing.
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Circle Opens USDC Auctions That Pay Minters a Rebate
Hourly Match auctions pass the redemption clearing fee to minters, with charges capped at Circle’s Express rate.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Circle shareholder sues Trump, World Liberty and Steve Witkoff over crypto deals
According to a Circle shareholder, the US president’s “corruption” through USD1 left the company unable to compete with stablecoins, harming USDC.
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Circle Shareholder Sues Trump, Alleging Unconstitutional Profits From $2B UAE Crypto Deals
Bitcoin Magazine Circle Shareholder Sues Trump, Alleging Unconstitutional Profits From $2B UAE Crypto Deals A shareholder from one of the world’s biggest digital asset companies has sued U.S. President Donald Trump for alleged crypto corruption. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday by shareholder and...
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Interpol Cybercrime Sweep Recovers Over $105 Million, Nets 1,462 Arrests
Angolan authorities seized more than 2,000 crypto-mining devices; a Nigerian probe traced more than $2.4 million in suspected fraud proceeds.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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ChatGPT Teaches Messi Chess—On a Board It Set Up Wrong, With an Opening That Loses in Four Moves
Lionel Messi’s ChatGPT ad has the AI teaching him chess on a board with kings and queens swapped, then suggesting an opening that loses in four moves on that board.
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Dune launches real-time data feeds covering 200 onchain trading venues
The new service aims to bring onchain trading data into institutional financial systems as tokenized stock markets expand and face growing scrutiny.
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Aztec Announces V6 Approval While Governance Dashboard Still Shows Voting Open
The proposed upgrade speeds Ethereum-to-Aztec messaging and funds 30 days of V5 operation during migration; the dashboard lists October 26 for execution.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Blockchain Association Presses Congress on Crypto Taxes as Clarity Act Stalls
Bitcoin Magazine Blockchain Association Presses Congress on Crypto Taxes as Clarity Act Stalls The Blockchain Association sent a letter to Senate and House leadership on Thursday asking Congress to pass bipartisan digital asset tax legislation, the group's first broad push on taxes since the...
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a16z Drops Crypto From Its Name, Widens Bets to AI and Frontier Tech
Andreessen Horowitz is renaming its crypto fund a16z Frontier and widening its scope to AI, autonomous machines and biology, saying the line between crypto and everyday tech has blurred.
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Winklevoss PAC moves into Texas Senate race with $81K ad buy
While crypto-aligned PACs have stepped up spending in Ohio, a committee launched by the co-founders of crypto exchange Gemini made one of its first forays into the Lone Star State.
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JPMorgan says crypto regulatory moves partly offset Clarity Act failure, but risks remain
JPMorgan said actions by U.S. regulators partly offset the Clarity Act setback, but longer-lasting rules are still needed.