Crypto news
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Ethereum Developers Cancel Oct. 26 Glamsterdam Upgrade on Hoodi
Node operators are being told to use software without the scheduled fork, while mainnet activation remains undecided.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Kraken Says Its xStocks Lineup Now Exceeds 1,000
Kraken's September FAQ listed 131 instruments. The tokens offer equity price exposure without shareholder rights, and US persons remain excluded.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Crypto for Advisors: Stablecoins are ready for prime time
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Fireblocks disputes report of $2.5B Visa acquisition talks
Fireblocks told Cointelegraph that reports of a potential $2.5 billion acquisition by Visa are “not true at present time,” while Visa declined to comment on the reported talks.
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Fireblocks Denies Report of $2.5 Billion Visa Takeover Talks
Bitcoin Magazine Fireblocks Denies Report of $2.5 Billion Visa Takeover Talks Fireblocks has denied a report that Visa is in late-stage talks to buy the institutional crypto custody and stablecoin infrastructure firm for around $2.5 billion. “We are aware of the rumors about a possible acquisition...
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Crypto custody specialist Fireblocks denies it's in talks to be acquired by Visa
The company is in talks with Visa over a potential $2.5 billion acquisition, Axios reported.
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Visa in Talks to Buy Fireblocks for About $2.5 Billion: Axios
The reported negotiations follow Mastercard’s completed acquisition of BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure deal priced at up to $1.8 billion.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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A16z Crypto Plans ‘Frontier’ Rebrand and Broader Strategy: Report
General partner Ali Yahya is also reportedly leaving to build a startup, months after the team announced a $2.2 billion fifth fund.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Starknet Poll Backs Post-Quantum Layer 1 Research With 93.52% Support
The non-binding vote does not approve a network transition. StarkWare hopes to release a draft whitepaper in November.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Arbitrum Active Addresses Hit 30-Day High, Then Retreat
Hourly activity cooled into Oct. 22 after daily active addresses reached 571,767; transaction counts rose much less sharply.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Researchers Flag Swell Rate Manipulation After Railway Key-Drain Warning
Researchers flagged inflated swETH and rswETH rates after the cloud-platform disclosure; the reported 2,513 ETH held by Swell is not a confirmed loss.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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D3 Links HYPE Vault to Early Access for New Domain Names
The Upshift-built vault earns Frontier Points for future registration priority, with Hyperion DeFi as launch partner. Domain purchases require separate funds.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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North Korean sites go dark while PHP flaw sparks global panic
North Korean government and state media websites have been offline for 24 hours following the disclosure of a major PHP vulnerability that left 70% of the world’s websites open to hackers. PHP, the scripting language powering these websites, was discovered to have a major bug that could allow...
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Morpho Opens Robinhood Stock Tokens to Stablecoin Borrowing
Listed markets include NVDA and SPCX collateral at a 62.5% liquidation threshold and SPY at 77%, with USDG as the loan asset.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Trade Where You Read: Decrypt Brings Jupiter-Powered Trading to The Information Exchange
Decrypt is building a destination where readers can discover, understand and trade the news, directly where they consume information.
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Coinbase Ireland fined $3.6 million over customer fund segregation, oversight failures
Coinbase Ireland fined $3.6 million for safeguarding breaches that left customer funds underfunded and mixed with group accounts.
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Uniswap’s aggregator hooks go live on Ethereum, Base and Robinhood Chain
Uniswap Labs has launched aggregator hooks, allowing Uniswap v4 to route trades through liquidity held on external platforms.
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Government-Linked $1 Billion Bitcoin Transfer Led to Coinbase Prime Addresses
The October 8 transaction passed through unlabeled addresses before reaching Arkham-labeled Coinbase deposits. That establishes an exchange-linked destination, not a sale.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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CryptoQuant CEO calls rising Bitcoin hashrate ‘indirect bullish signal’ from institutions
Public miners backed by major TradFi players are coming back online, boosting Bitcoin’s hashrate, a positive sign for BTC’s fundamentals, according to CryptoQuant’s Ki Young Ju.
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Arkham CEO on $1 Billion of U.S. Government Bitcoin Moved to “Unknown” Wallet
📺 Watch Video Bitcoin Magazine Arkham CEO on $1 Billion of U.S. Government Bitcoin Moved to “Unknown” Wallet A US government-linked wallet just moved about $1 billion in Bitcoin from the Bitfinex hack, and the market wants to know if a sale is coming. Arkham Intelligence CEO Miguel Morel explains...
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SpaceX-Tesla Merger: Passive Flows ‘Hack’, Could Bring More BTC Exposure to S&P 500
📺 Watch Video Bitcoin Magazine SpaceX-Tesla Merger: Passive Flows ‘Hack’, Could Bring More BTC Exposure to S&P 500 Tesla and SpaceX have formed a special committee to explore a merger that would create the largest equity in the world by market cap. In this clip, Sean Hagan breaks down why the deal...
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Retail Money is “Dead” – Wall Street is how Bitcoin Actually Wins
📺 Watch Video Bitcoin Magazine Retail Money is “Dead” – Wall Street is how Bitcoin Actually Wins Bitcoin is moving from the fringe to the boardroom, and Allen Helm sees it firsthand. The co-founder of Bitcoin for Corporations says a resounding sentiment inside the banks he talks to is that Bitcoin...
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Visa in talks to acquire crypto custody firm Fireblocks for around $2.5 billion: Axios
Visa is in late-stage talks to buy Fireblocks for around $2.5 billion, according to Axios, citing multiple sources.
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Matt Crosby: Bitcoin Is “Primed for a Big Move Higher”
📺 Watch Video Bitcoin Magazine Matt Crosby: Bitcoin Is “Primed for a Big Move Higher” Bitcoin’s price action might feel boring right now, but Matt Crosby says that’s exactly what makes it healthy. The Look Into Bitcoin Research Director compares this consolidation to a spring being compressed,...
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Thailand SEC says several companies eye crypto ETFs, none has applied
Thailand’s SEC says several asset managers have sought consultations on spot crypto ETFs, but it cannot confirm whether the first funds will launch in 2026.
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SoFi unveils bank-issued tokenized deposit for yield-bearing crypto funds
SoFi Bank launched SoFi Earn, a tokenized deposit paying 4.40% APY with FDIC coverage, allowing users to convert funds to stablecoins 24/7.
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Central Bank of Ireland Fines Coinbase Unit €3.25 Million Over Customer Fund Safeguarding Failures
Bitcoin Magazine Central Bank of Ireland Fines Coinbase Unit €3.25 Million Over Customer Fund Safeguarding Failures The Central Bank of Ireland has fined Coinbase Ireland Limited €3.25 million ($3.65 million) for failing to safeguard customer funds and for leaning on its US parent to run compliance...
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Crypto is making a splash in U.S. elections — but chiefly in jabs about industry influence
Boosters often say crypto voters can swing elections, but Democrats are seeking mileage out of tying crypto to Trump, corruption and attempts to buy seats in Congress.
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Bitcoin ETF buyers are trend followers, not setters, DWF Labs says
DWF Labs research finds that Bitcoin ETF flows follow past BTC price movements rather than predict future returns, with investors buying rallies and selling dips.
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Square Tech and GOAT Network Sign MOU to Advance AI Agent-Powered Stablecoin Payments in South Korea
Bitcoin Magazine Square Tech and GOAT Network Sign MOU to Advance AI Agent-Powered Stablecoin Payments in South Korea Square Tech to explore AI agent-powered payment solutions as part of its Digital Solutions (DS) business Initial focus on integrating GOAT Network's technology into a stablecoin...