Crypto news
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Tokenized commodities look beyond gold as lending and oil open new markets
Paxos Labs, Theo and Energy Substantiation execs see growth coming from putting physical assets to work, with precious metals leading and energy presenting a tougher test.
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Justin Sun says Tron’s post-quantum cryptography has gone live on testnet
“We’re ready to bring quantum resistance to mainnet at any time,” Sun said in a post on X.
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Wallet Linked to CryptoBilis Thefts Routes 464 ETH to Tornado Cash
Ethereum records show the money passed through an intermediary and four deposit wallets, while the source address retained about 700 ETH.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin's $19 billion wake-up call: One-year later, has crypto learned anything?
One year after a flash crash wiped out billions in leveraged crypto bets, traders have better tools to spot risks. But the forces behind the selloff remain.
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Papertrade Sets 1000x Perps Launch With $85 Million Deposited
Trading is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET on Oct. 10. User deposits are separate from the house-side pool, which starts at zero and grows from traders’ losses.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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AERO Rallies 48% in Four Weeks, Outpacing Bitcoin and Ether
Aerodrome holds about $393 million on Base as its planned merger with Velodrome approaches.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Tech chief says EU can fend off rogue AI risk: Report
There are global concerns following incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic, and fears have arisen that rogue AI agents may venture beyond human control.
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Sam Altman-backed Bitcoin life insurer, Meanwhile, raises more funds
The round follows increased international demand for Meanwhile’s Bitcoin life insurance policies amid broader macro instability.
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Bitcoin's volatility has plunged, but extreme price swings are more frequent than in 2018
CoinDesk analysis finds 10 unusually large trading days in 2026, raising questions about how investors measure risk in an increasingly institutional crypto market.
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Robinhood Chain slowdown spreads from fees to trading as transactions fall more than 40%
Daily activity has dropped from 10.8 million transactions to 6.2 million since mid-September even as Robinhood keeps paying network fees on customer swaps.
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XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing
Researchers demonstrated how a payment could create spendable XRP without the sender funding it, prompting an emergency software release.
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$3.55 Million in Unclaimed Bridge Funds Moved via EIP-7702
The transactions used valid account authorizations, but BlockSec says they do not establish whether the wallet owner knowingly approved the transfers.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Visa survey says nearly half of APAC consumers open to using stablecoins by 2031
Visa’s survey of 14,250 people found interest in stablecoin payments is growing, though only 6% of respondents correctly understood how they work.
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Ledger Theft Funds Shift Into USDD, Beyond Tether’s Freeze Controls
Tron records show a 2 million USDT conversion through USDD’s stability module; Bitquery estimates Tether froze $10 million across the wider theft cluster.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin Life Insurer Meanwhile Raises $37.5M as Wealthy Families Look to Pass On Their BTC
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Life Insurer Meanwhile Raises $37.5M as Wealthy Families Look to Pass On Their BTC Meanwhile , the first life insurer licensed to operate entirely in Bitcoin, has raised $37.5 million in new funding from its existing investors, the company announced . Bain Capital Crypto...
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STRK Jumps 30% as Starknet Weighs Layer 1 Shift
The token’s rally outpaced bitcoin and ether, while daily trading on Starknet’s decentralized exchanges rose to about $33.7 million.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Coinbase and Gennius Plan ONED Stablecoin Access Through Latin American Banks
The Argentina-first initiative would let customers convert eligible deposits into ONED USD, transfer it around the clock and spend through Visa.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Kalshi Probes Bets on Trump’s Press Secretary Pick, WSJ Reports
Three wagers costing about $19, $74 and $80 preceded reports of Katie Zacharia’s selection. The contract has settled Yes, but individual withdrawal restrictions remain unclear.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Aero Sets Oct. 21 Merger Launch and Token Conversion Terms
AERO converts one-for-one and VELO at roughly 0.044 new AERO per token; existing locks keep their remaining duration.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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U.S. CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulations as legal fight rages
The derivatives regulator is proposing a formal rule to include certain contracts traded on platforms like Kalshi's as swaps that require the agency's oversight.
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US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran this week: Scott Bessent
The Treasury Department has announced several digital asset seizures related to sanctions on Iran as part of US sanctions.
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CFTC Proposes Explicit Swap Status for Event Contracts
The agency says existing exchange and trader duties would stay intact, while a separate rule excludes qualifying casino-style wagers.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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New York permanently bars Celsius founder Mashinsky in $35M fraud settlement
The agreement resolves a 2023 civil fraud lawsuit against the Celsius founder and permanently bars him from the cryptocurrency, securities and commodities industries.
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‘We Know Where It Is’: Treasury Secretary Threatens To Freeze $1B of Iran’s Crypto
Bitcoin Magazine ‘We Know Where It Is’: Treasury Secretary Threatens To Freeze $1B of Iran’s Crypto U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the American authorities will soon seize $1 billion in crypto from Iran. Speaking on Newsmax’s NPolicy Summit in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Bessent...
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Here’s How Not To Screw up Your Bitcoin Privacy
Bitcoin Magazine Here’s How Not To Screw up Your Bitcoin Privacy Just one transaction can compromise years of discreet Bitcoin activity, Cake Wallet’s chief operating officer has warned. Speaking on the Bitcoin Rails podcast this week, activist Seth for Privacy talked about different ways of...
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CFTC Excludes Casino-Style Wagers From Swap Definition
The agency bypassed a proposal, citing threats to prediction markets, but says the measure changes no existing compliance obligations.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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OpenAI and Anthropic Are Quietly Rehearsing for the Day After an AI Catastrophe
Executives are war-gaming the political fallout of a major AI-driven cyberattack and preparing to brief Congress fast if and when necessary.
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THORChain exec accuses Tether of temporarily freezing USDT vaults
Chad Barraford, technical co-founder of the network, said that the funds were frozen and then unfrozen without explanation.
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Former FTX COO says Netflix’s ‘Altruists’ trailer ‘made me physically throw up’
Former FTX COO Constance Wang says Netflix's "The Altruists" misrepresents FTX's collapse and turns it into a love story.
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NEAR Gains 83% in Four Weeks, Outpacing Bitcoin and Ether
A draft plan would lower maximum annual issuance from 2.5% to 1.6%, reducing both dilution and staking rewards.... Read the full story at The Defiant