Crypto news
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Inside AMD and Anthropic’s ‘chips for shares’ deal
Concerning details about Anthropic’s relationship with AMD came to light after the Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ) reported that hyperscalers are capping Anthropic’s AI compute capacity. Creatively, one of the ways the Claude maker has worked around these limitations is to commit to acquire billions of...
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PancakeSwap TVL tops $380M as major fee overhaul heads to vote
PancakeSwap’s proposed fee-sharing overhaul would give liquidity providers 88% of swap fees and cut CAKE emissions by 69%, as BNB Chain’s DeFi activity expands.
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France proposes liability for crypto exchanges offering DeFi access
French authorities want crypto exchanges to conduct checks on DeFi protocols and face liability for certain customer losses under proposed changes to EU crypto rules.
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Bitcoin ‘top buyers’ halt BTC price upside with $87.7K now key: Glassnode
Bitcoin price current resistance near $87,000 was reinforced by investors who bought BTC in late 2025, per new research.
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Crypto rises with Asian tech stocks, zcash extends gain after setting upgrade date
Bitcoin rose to a one-week high as Asian tech stocks rebounded and SpaceX and Tesla formed committees to explore a merger.
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Live updates: Bitcoin clings to $82,500 as SpaceX results lift stock futures
SpaceX’s blowout quarter revived the AI trade, but oil topped $110 again. XS.com warns that losing $82,500 opens a path toward $70,000.
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UK Banks Hit With 10,000 Complaints Over Blocked Crypto Transfers in 90 Days: Report
Lloyds drew the most complaints despite having no published policy restricting crypto transfers, according to a Stand With Crypto report.
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Shinhan, SBI make Japan-Korea tourist spending a test case for yen stablecoins
The companies will assess safeguards for travelers and whether stablecoins can speed up trade settlement between South Korea and Japan.
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Zcash rallies 12% as developers finalize NU7 activation height
Zcash extended triple-digit year-to-date gains as developers agreed on the NU7 mainnet activation height, targeting Nov. 5, with node synchronization work still pending.
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Drift exploiter sends $109M in Ether to Tornado Cash in 2 days
Wallets linked to the $295 million April hack still held $138 million in Ether after sending another $46 million to the mixer Wednesday.
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SpaceX Share Unlock Looms Over Aave Collateral Proposal
LlamaRisk recommends a 55% collateral factor and a 37,000-token cap, with larger liquidations dependent on redemptions or derivatives hedges.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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OpenStocks' BNB Chain Tokens Offer Price Exposure, Not Private Shares
The platform's terms give holders no claim on underlying shares and allow exposure through SPVs or derivatives.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Evernorth’s $132.2 Million Warrant Registration Goes Effective
Cash exercises would add up to 11.5 million XRPN shares, while Evernorth says net proceeds would fund general corporate purposes.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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SpaceX and Tesla explore merger that would unite more than 30,000 bitcoin
Independent committees are assessing a potential tie-up, while strong SpaceX earnings lift shares ahead of Tesla’s results.
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SideSwap Reports About 600 Redemptions After Reopening L-BTC Swaps
The provider is paying users from its own bitcoin wallet while Liquid federation reserves still cover about 85.8% of outstanding L-BTC.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Monero futures are again heating with leverage, raising volatility risks
Open interest has topped $300 million and price is back above $600. A similar setup was seen before January's crash.
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Tether leads $15 million funding round for AI-focused payment startup Mural
The Series A round, which included participation from North Island Ventures and existing investors, brings New York-based Mural's total funding to $28 million.
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PancakeSwap Opens 'The Flip' Vote With CAKE Supply Condition
The final plan retains CAKE buybacks from non-stablecoin protocol fees and phases a roughly 69% cut in effective daily emissions.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Ether ETF outflows continue, pass $1B in October so far
US spot Ether ETFs have shed $1.08 billion so far in October, the biggest monthly outflow of 2026, while Bitcoin ETF inflows slowed after Monday’s spike.
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Zcash developers confirm November date for upgrade that triples payment speed
The NU7 upgrade will cut the time between Zcash blocks to 25 seconds from 75 seconds. The chosen block height still has to be merged into the spec and shipped in node software.
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Bürgel Says PHP Exploits Are Circulating Ahead of Critical Patches
PHP’s fixes are scheduled for 10 a.m. ET; security advisories urge operators to restrict exposed services and prepare to patch immediately.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Malaysia central bank launches DLT platform for tokenized bonds
The platform tracks tokenized securities ownership and transfers, linking to Malaysia’s RENTAS+ system to settle corresponding payments in central bank money.
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SlowMist Urges Crypto Platforms to Prepare for Critical PHP Fixes
PHP plans to publish patches at 10 a.m. ET on Oct. 21, with affected versions and technical details due alongside the release.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Ripple brings Wall Street into 24/7 stock bets, but HSBC warns markets are still thin
Institutions can trade through Ripple Prime and post RLUSD as collateral. Finding enough buyers and sellers for large positions could prove harder.
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Tech giants rush to block 8 eMudhra certs that could enable fake sites
A private key generation flaw allowed anyone to guess them and forge HTTPS certificates for any website.
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Solana’s Alpenglow, its biggest network overhaul since 2020, goes live Wednesday
Alpenglow will replace the voting system Solana has used since 2020, targeting roughly 150-millisecond finality after months of testing that included a failed migration and rollback.
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A company that vouches for websites had secret keys so weak that 8 of them were cracked
Eight secret keys at eMudhra, an Indian firm that vouches for websites, were compromised. Browsers and software makers are rushing out fixes.
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Bitcoin hovers around $83,000 as AI earnings revive tech, ZEC jumps 11%
Strong results from SpaceX and Super Micro sent Asian chip stocks surging, and ZEC led crypto higher after developers set a date for its next network upgrade.
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MoonPay, Upbit parent Dunamu explore collaboration on stablecoin payments, GIWA expansion
The companies also plan to explore ways to broaden global access to Dunamu's Ethereum Layer 2, GIWA chain.
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Musk says SpaceX-Tesla merger a ‘good idea’ as AI revenue jumps ninefold
A merger would bring Tesla into the same corporate group as Grok developer SpaceXAI and social media platform X.