Crypto news
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Kraken Plans UAE Launch After Securing Full Dubai License
The planned rollout includes dirham deposits and withdrawals, AED trading pairs, staking and xStocks, with retail investors covered by Payward’s license.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Why a bug that could have threatened XRP's 100 billion supply cap stayed hidden for years
The XRP Ledger Foundation said normal parameters never triggered the bug that could have broken XRP's supply cap, which is why it was undetected for years.
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ESMA Calls for Noncompliant Stablecoin Wind-Down by Jan. 8
The regulator’s opinion includes custody and transfers, moving beyond earlier guidance that allowed those services to continue.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Ledger says unauthorized implant found in at least one device sold by CryptoBilis
Ledger confirmed an unauthorized hardware implant in a device linked to crypto losses at CryptoBilis, a Southeast Asian reseller. The company says confirmed cases are limited and its internal systems remain unaffected.
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CZ Alleges Hackers Bought CryptoBilis as Ledger Probes Wallet Drains
The reseller’s former founders say they handed over operations in March and that their acquisition agreement delayed a public announcement until mid-October.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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ENSv2 Activation Proposal Would Halt New ENSv1 Registrations
Existing .eth holders would have no migration deadline, while ENS Labs would hand its remaining ENSv2 admin roles to the DAO.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Global watchdog flags stablecoin risks, AI threats ahead of G20
The Financial Stability Board flagged cross-border stablecoin risks and AI-related cybersecurity threats while urging G20 policymakers to support stronger safeguards.
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DATA Network to migrate to Sui, retire own chain
The migration is backed by a $30 million investment from Sui Foundation.
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Bitcoin shrugs off ETF outflows to trade above $84,000 as oil falls
Bitcoin is holding on to its weekend gains as oil trades lower. ETFs lost over $600 million in outflows last week.
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French lawmakers back reporting rule for crypto wallets over $112K
Holders could face fines of up to 10,000 euros for failing to declare qualifying assets.
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Former Acting Chair Caroline Pham says CFTC can regulate almost everything except ‘onions and box office receipts’
Pham said the CFTC's recent proposals are 'absolutely the kind of protection' needed for crypto retail traders in the United States.
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Sui Foundation invests $30 million in DATA Network as AI data protocol migrates to Sui
DATA Network is set to be upgraded to run as a protocol natively on Sui, and its independent chain will be retired.
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XRP Ledger defends emergency patch for unlimited XRP bug
The XRP Ledger Foundation pushed back against claims that its emergency security patch was forced on network operators.
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STRK Gains 322% in Four Weeks, Outpacing Bitcoin and Ether
Starknet’s DeFi TVL rose about 5% over a slightly shorter period, while its proposed Layer 1 shift remains under discussion.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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AVAX Gains Nearly 50% in Four Weeks, Outpacing Bitcoin and Ether
The token retained its lead despite a 1.7% weekly decline, while Avalanche shortened the minimum commitment for validators during the period.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Ledger attack spreads to EU, AI finds ’18 trillion XRP’ bug: Hodler’s Digest
An user reports buying a tampered Ledger from a big retailer in Europe. Security researchers use AI to uncover a “$94 billion” XRP bug — but receive just a $250K bounty.
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Trader nets $1.28 million on new 1,000x exchange Papertrade by moving Hyperliquid’s ETH prices
The same wallet later lost $450,000 when 30 short positions were liquidated on Saturday night after staying open for more than three hours.
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Ledger User Reports Hardware Implant in Wallet Bought in Europe
Ledger says all confirmed cases tied to its October 9 fund-draining investigation involve Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis, which has halted hardware-wallet sales.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Everyone wants SCOTUS to take up prediction markets: State of Crypto
The U.S. Supreme Court hasn't yet indicated whether it will take up cases surrounding prediction markets, but there are now several amicus briefs, an interim final rule and a rule proposal.
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XRP Ledger patches decade-old bug that could have minted trillions of XRP
An overflow bug in the XRP Ledger's payment engine could have let an attacker mint about 18 trillion spendable XRP in one transaction.
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Coinbase Completes Deribit Integration for Institutional Traders
Former International Exchange clients gain Deribit's options suite and margin system, while US Prime options trading follows a separate rollout.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Ledger Says All Confirmed Draining Cases Involve CryptoBilis-Sold Devices
The company says its direct sales channels are unaffected and reminds resellers never to restock returned products.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Tokenized Stocks Show Real Demand But Remain Volatile and Illiquid, IMF Finds
An IMF analysis found that more than half of tokenized stock trading happens outside U.S. market hours, though the roughly $2.3 billion market remains more volatile and less liquid than traditional equities.
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Saylor teases Strategy Bitcoin buying after ending September with STRC buybacks
Investors will have to wait an extra day to find out if and how much Strategy added to its Bitcoin treasury in the first week of October.
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Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana ETFs All in the Red for October
Bitcoin ETFs have seen $386.3 million in net outflows through the first seven trading days of October, while Ethereum funds have now posted nine straight days of losses.
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Clarity's failure could speed crypto innovation while shielding incumbents
Executives see openings for tokenization, DeFi and dealmaking, while lawyers warn agency action leaves spot-market oversight and lasting certainty unresolved.
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Liquid Bitcoin Redemptions Remain Frozen With 85.8% Reserve Coverage
The reserve gap is about 603 BTC. Liquid says peg-outs require full backing and completed security reviews before they can restart.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Papertrade Says It Is Tightening Trading Limits After Manipulation Allegations
The team says it is restricting exposure onchain and through relayers. Its statement does not confirm claims that a trader was blacklisted or prevented from closing positions.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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President Trump declares 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine
"[It's] news for me," said Ukrainian President Zelensky, "but if Russians agree to an energy ceasefire, Ukraine will agree."
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PeckShield Traces $3.89 Million in Ledger Theft Funds to Binance Deposits
The reported Tron deposits offer investigators an exchange-account lead, but intermediary wallets handling other clients’ money complicate attribution.... Read the full story at The Defiant