Crypto news
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Safe Launches Safenet Aegis Security Network on Three Chains
Checks cost 0.40 USDC, paid to security providers, while onchain enforcement requires enabling a Guard on the Safe account.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Latin America’s MSTR: How OranjeBTC is Running the Saylor Playbook in Brazil | Gui Gomes
Bitcoin Magazine Latin America’s MSTR: How OranjeBTC is Running the Saylor Playbook in Brazil | Gui Gomes Bitcoin is “likely the best collateral one could ask for,” says OranjeBTC CEO Gui Gomes. He explains how digital credit, Bitcoin-backed loans, and new financial products are pushing Bitcoin...
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Ledger Announces Atom Touchscreen Android Device
Ledger says the Android-based Atom will carry anti-tamper protections and be sold only on its site, as it probes tampered resold wallets.
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Can the SEC and CFTC’s pro-crypto rules be overturned? Legal opinion
The SEC and the CFTC have issued a raft of pro-crypto rules recently. But will the rules hold up in court, and can they be easily rolled back by the “anti-crypto army”?
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Charles Edwards: Why Quantum Risk Could Be MASSIVE BTC Upside Catalyst
Bitcoin Magazine Charles Edwards: Why Quantum Risk Could Be MASSIVE BTC Upside Catalyst What will it take for Bitcoin to break to new all-time highs? Charles Edwards says something substantial has to happen, whether it’s real progress on quantum, a shift in Fed policy, the U.S. government buying...
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Wellington-Altus’ James Thorne: Bitcoin “Supercycle” has Begun
Bitcoin Magazine Wellington-Altus' James Thorne: Bitcoin “Supercycle” has Begun “The next run in Bitcoin is going to be one for the ages.” Economist James Thorne, Chief Market Strategist at Wellington-Altus Private Wealth, joins Grace Remington and Sean Hagan to explain why he believes Bitcoin is...
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Troy Cross: Number Go Up – The Solution to Bitcoin’s Marketing Problem?
Bitcoin Magazine Troy Cross: Number Go Up – The Solution to Bitcoin's Marketing Problem? Can Bitcoin really separate money and state? Philosopher Troy Cross offers a grounded answer. He doesn’t expect governments to give up printing money anytime soon, but argues Bitcoin puts a check on endless...
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Stripe and Plasma to Develop Multi-Currency Stablecoin Cards
Plasma plans to move to Stripe’s card infrastructure, with direct euro spending among the capabilities under development.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz joins NEAR Foundation Council
Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz joined NEAR Foundation's Council, which oversees the foundation and its most significant decisions.
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Ledger Blames Organized Group for Months-Long Wallet Tampering Campaign
The company is keeping devices off authorized resellers' displays and reiterating an existing ban on reselling returns.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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FBI helps smash crypto scam targeting Russian speakers in Brooklyn
The FBI has helped take down a crypto scam network that targeted Russian-speaking individuals living in the US and likely stole tens of millions of dollars. The operation, described as “one of the biggest operational cyber disruptions undertaken by a local prosecutor’s office,” was led by Brooklyn...
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Zcash Tanks Double Digits After 'Meteoric Rise' Sees Leverage Build Up
Experts blame a build up in leverage for Zcash's drop in value, as well as growing concerns about AI breaking crypto encryption.
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How Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI took down a massive crypto fraud network targeting Russian speakers
The scheme allegedly stole tens of millions through Russian-language Facebook ads and fake advisers, then went after victims again with fake recovery offers.
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Jupiter Launches Unaudited YOLO Beta With Up to 1,000x Leverage
Users trade against a house, and profits can be queued without a guaranteed payout time if its funds run low.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Starknet Puts Independent L1 Research to a Community Vote
The seven-day poll gives STRK stakers and delegators a say, but any transition away from Ethereum settlement would need a separate governance process.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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HEX token sellers erase $160M following reports of founder Richard Schueler arrest
The HEX token’s price declined by 30% following local media reports of the Istanbul arrest of founder Richard Schueler, nearly two years after Interpol issued a “Red Notice.”
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Morning Minute: Solana Is About To Get Faster
Alpenglow is coming next week, slashing Solana finality from 12.8 seconds to a target of about 150 milliseconds—some 85 times faster.
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Ledger’s answer to wallet tampering costs $849 and ships next year
Ledger’s new Atom combines crypto wallet security with everyday apps and is expected to ship in summer 2027 as the company investigates tampered wallets sold in Asia.
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Under pressure Ledger unveils plan to turn its crypto hardware wallet into a smartphone
Ledger’s Atom will run apps like WhatsApp and Instragram and let users switch between smartphone functions and a protected mode for managing digital assets.
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Ledger unveils Atom Android device with Solana Mobile integration and new tamper protections amid investigation into modified wallets
Ledger unveiled Atom, an Android-based security device with Solana Mobile integration, AI-agent controls, and hardware-tampering protections.
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Bitcoin Tests $81,000 as Rate Hike Fears Linger After Hot Inflation Data
Odds of an October Fed hike have climbed to 29% from 18% a week ago, and analysts see Bitcoin range-bound until the picture clears.
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Bitcoin, copper, stocks, yields all fall; gold rises
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 15, 2026
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EBA designates Circle’s USDC as the EU’s first ‘significant’ e-money token
The EBA classified Circle’s USDC as the EU’s first "significant" e-money token, with new supervisory responsibilities beginning Nov. 12.
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Bitcoin holds above $80,000 as Asian stock rout drags altcoins lower
Bitcoin fell to just above $80,000 as South Korea’s Kospi plunged 8%, while the CoinDesk 80 fell 2.2% and all but six CoinDesk 100 members declined.
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Lido Adds Direct ETH Staking From Four Layer 2s to Its Interface
Users receive wstETH from local liquidity pools, while ETH is bridged to Ethereum for staking and the pools are replenished in the background.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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HashKey Chain Admin Moves 142,818 USDT With Temporary Contract Swap
The original deposit code was restored about six minutes later, but a three-of-five multisig retains immediate upgrade powers.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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White House crypto council chief Patrick Witt steps down
Witt’s departure leaves a leadership gap at the White House Crypto Council and marks the fourth high-profile exit from the advisory group.
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BVNK Launches Global Money Platform Linking Stablecoins to Mastercard Rails
Nuvei and Marqeta are among the first planned integrators; local-payout coverage is expected to expand in 2027.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Starknet opens vote on potential Ethereum L2 exit over quantum risks
Starknet is asking STRK holders whether to explore becoming an independent layer-1 blockchain to reduce its dependence on Ethereum’s quantum-security upgrade timeline.
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Live updates: Bitcoin back under $81,000 as AI selloff worsens
September inflation came in above forecasts and the selloff in AI stocks picked up speed, dragging bitcoin back toward last week’s low.