Crypto news
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BitMEX Sued in UK for Return of $27M in Bitcoin Over Unlicensed Derivatives
The claim challenges 1,053 loss-making perpetual swap trades from 2018 to 2022 and also accuses the now-closed exchange of deceit.
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Live updates: Bitcoin tumbles from near $84,000 ahead of U.S. inflation data
A brief run at $84,000 faded within the hour as tech stocks stalled and the chip selloff rolled on. Traders are waiting on the September CPI print.
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Proposed French tax on regulated stablecoins could drive crypto traders offshore
Chainalysis CEO in France Francois Volpoet warned the proposed 31.4% tax on regulated stablecoins could push traders toward unmonitored offshore channels.
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Standard Chartered unlocks direct bitcoin and ether trading for affluent UAE clients
The bank manages custody and settlement in-house via a closed-loop model, removing the need for separate crypto wallets.
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PancakeSwap Proposes 88% LP Fee Share and 69% CAKE Emissions Cut
The discussion-stage plan would send the remaining v3 and Infinity fees to the treasury, while leaving v2’s CAKE burn mechanism intact.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Standard Chartered Launches Bitcoin and Ether Trading for Affluent UAE Clients
The bank’s closed-loop service bars external crypto transfers and charges a spread of up to 2%.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Coinbase, which holds 5% of all bitcoin, wants the quantum fix started now
Coinbase says bitcoin should start preparing for quantum computers now, with flexible addresses, a backup quantum-proof key and a separate debate over lost coins.
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Starknet introduces wallet privacy feature for DeFi activity
Starknet’s Shadow Accounts allow users to obscure connections between their main wallets and DeFi activity, though transactions remain visible onchain.
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Fed’s Williams sees AI supply squeeze lasting beyond 2 years
New York Fed President John Williams’ comments came as he reaffirmed his view that the US Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates once more this year.
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Ripple adds Stripe-owned wallets to XRP Ledger as AI payments pass 14 million
The integration will let software pay for online services using XRP and RLUSD, while questions remain about how much real economic activity the transactions represent.
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Solana sets Oct. 21 for Alpenglow upgrade targeting 150-millisecond finality
The switch will replace Solana’s existing validator voting system, remove vote transactions from blocks and could sharply change headline transaction counts even if user activity stays flat.
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Bitcoin climbs toward $84,000 after Fed’s Williams sees no rate hikes in 2027
ZEC led a broad bounce among major tokens, and Korean chipmakers snapped a five-day losing streak ahead of Thursday’s U.S. inflation data.
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Coinbase lays out flexible designs as key priority for Bitcoin’s post-quantum migration
Coinbase published priorities for Bitcoin's post-quantum transition, urging early preparation for signature upgrades and fund migration.
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Bitwise’s Hougan says Q3 charts point to ‘crypto spring’
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said nearly every fundamental indicator that Bitwise tracks spiked sharply higher.
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Largest Philippines crypto exchange, Coins.ph, said to face central bank regulatory action
The exchange, which has over 18 million customers, is said to have handled business transactions involving restricted offshore gaming and gambling companies.
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Ledger asks resellers to halt sales in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong
The wallet maker requested that devices be removed from shelves while investigators work to establish where tampering occurred.
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Strive raising $500 million to buy additional bitcoin with new preferred share class
SATS will offer a fixed 15% dividend yield at par and be junior to the company's existing SATA, which pays a variable rate (currently 13%).
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Kraken Parent Payward Wins Full Dubai License, Plans UAE Launch
Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Parent Payward Wins Full Dubai License, Plans UAE Launch Crypto exchange Kraken’s parent company Payward has said it has plans to launch in the United Arab Emirates. After receiving full market approval from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority, Payward said Tuesday...
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Researchers Build First Working Post-Quantum Defense for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
Bitcoin Magazine Researchers Build First Working Post-Quantum Defense for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Whether or not quantum computers will break Bitcoin one day is a hot topic . But what about second-layer solutions like Lightning ? Well, researchers from East Texas A&M University, North American...
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Ledger Asks Resellers to Halt Sales in Seven Asian Markets
The hardware-wallet maker says confirmed incidents remain confined to Southeast Asia, with no indication its systems or direct sales channel were compromised.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Optimism’s OP Jumps 18%, Extending Four-Week Gain to 66%
OP outpaced bitcoin and ether over matched daily and multiweek windows, though Starknet’s STRK posted a much larger four-week rally.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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BNY, Citadel Securities test tokenized U.S. Treasuries to speed up Wall Street financing
The transaction shows how blockchain-based government bonds could help trading firms move collateral faster between settlement and financing.
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OpenAI Engineer Arrested for Bugging Office, Company Says AI Caught Him
A Saudi national working at OpenAI allegedly hid an encrypted audio recorder behind a TV in an executive meeting room. OpenAI says its own models helped trace it back to him.
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Collector Crypt Logs $151 Million in Monthly Pack Sales
Solana pack buyers doubled in the third quarter, but 548 wallets accounted for 83% of spending, according to Pine Analytics.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Character.AI Files for Bankruptcy as Disney Bids $20 Million—And Users Get Grief Resources
The chatbot app once valued at $1 billion is up for sale in a Delaware court, two weeks after launching new models. If nobody buys it, it shuts down.
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BNY and Citadel Securities Use Tokenized Treasury in Overnight Repo
A two-year note settled within minutes on BNY’s private digital ledger before Citadel Securities used it to raise cash.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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FBI Reports $17 Billion Scam-Center Tally as West Africa Raids Net 28 Arrests
DOJ says a coordinated enforcement week removed more than 3.7 million online accounts, pages and groups and identified over $11 million in potentially freezable funds.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Binance Is Shutting Down Its Bitcoin Mining Pool After Six Years
Binance will discontinue Binance Pool, Pool Savings, Cloud Mining, and other related services in a retreat from mining infrastructure.
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Most tokenized stock trading on Solana, BNB Chain occurs outside US market hours
Tokenized equities have reached nearly $3.3 billion in value as investors embrace round-the-clock access beyond Wall Street hours.
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Bitcoin Whale That Sat Through Every Crash Since 2020 Just Moved $377M
A wallet that received 4,581 BTC in March 2020, worth about $40 million then, moved its stash today when it was worth about $377 million.