Crypto news
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Live news: Risk assets under pressure as bond selloff and oil rally intensify
Rising Treasury yields, surging energy prices and a stronger dollar weigh on bitcoin and tech, while silver falls below $59 an ounce.
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Greece Plans 10% Crypto Capital Gains Tax, Down From 15% Floated in June
A draft bill would exempt the first €500 of annual gains, as crypto tax rates across Europe run from Cyprus's 8% to Italy's 33%.
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Bitcoin slips below $83,000 as Ethereum researcher's 'bunker mode' call divides crypto
Justin Drake's call to prepare for an AI break of wallet cryptography drew a mixed response as bitcoin slipped below $83,000.
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Crypto industry split over Justin Drake’s AI warning
Crypto players disagree over Justin Drake’s AI cryptography warning, with some dismissing it while others urge proactive preparation.
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Bitcoin monthly ‘new money’ inflows near $5B as BTC price rally stalls
Bitcoin’s realized cap rise in the 30 days to Oct. 5 came mostly from existing holders, not fresh capital, Glassnode data showed.
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ESMA gives crypto firms 3 months to exit non-compliant stablecoins
ESMA urged EU crypto firms to halt services involving non-MiCA-compliant stablecoins, giving regulators three months to address existing exposures.
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Standard Chartered to expand institutional crypto and RWA custody to Singapore
The bank would offer the service to institutions and accredited corporate investors, subject to regulatory requirements.
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Greece prepares to levy 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency
Crypto gains of up to 500 euros ($560) a year would be exempt under the bill, which will be submitted to parliament in November.
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Samsung Wallet Taps Solana for USDC Transfers on 82M US Galaxy Devices
Users can send USDC across borders from late October, three months after Samsung teased stablecoin support without naming a blockchain.
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Samsung integrates USDC to overhaul cross-border remittances for 82 million Galaxy users
Eligible users will be able to send USDC abroad or send local-currency payouts to bank accounts in more than 60 countries, starting late October.
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Samsung Wallet to add USDC transfers for US Galaxy users in October
Eligible US Galaxy will be able to send USDC to crypto wallets and transfer funds to bank accounts in more than 60 countries.
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NEAR enters crypto’s top 20 after 140% surge in 30 days
NEAR climbed into the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, as NEAR Intents surpassed $31 billion in cumulative transaction volume.
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Standard Chartered plans institutional crypto custody in Singapore
Standard Chartered plans custody for cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and tokenized assets for institutional and eligible corporate clients in Singapore.
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Greece plans 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies
Greece is preparing draft legislation to impose a 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies, as it moves towards the country’s first digital asset taxation framework.
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Crypto investment firm Deus X Capital shuts down as backers pursue separate strategies
CEO Tim Grant will lead AI venture TensorX, while CIO Stuart Connolly stays to oversee the firm’s formal unwind in January.
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Standard Chartered to expand crypto custody services in Singapore
The bank said the service would extend its existing crypto custody footprint in the UAE, Luxembourg, and Hong Kong.
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US Bitcoin ETFs shed $485M in biggest daily outflow since June
Bitcoin ETFs erased October’s net inflows with $485 million in withdrawals, while Ether funds logged a seventh straight outflow session.
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Ripple is earning fees financing leveraged stock bets, a business long run by banks
The crypto company's $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road has opened a corner of Wall Street where funds pay to amplify daily moves in stocks such as Nvidia and Sandisk.
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Bitcoin loans are paying for tuition and working capital, not just trades, lenders say
Bitcoin-backed lending is evolving into a mainstream source of credit, with borrowers using BTC to access liquidity without selling.
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Crypto’s heavy backing of Republicans alienated Democrats: Cuomo
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo urged the crypto industry to balance its support for Democrats and Republicans if they want federal crypto legislation passed.
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‘Don’t rush anything’: Vitalik Buterin warns against hasty wallet migrations amid growing AI threats
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned that the crypto industry should take risks to cryptography from AI-accelerated math seriously.
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Crypto must cement adoption to withstand US policy shifts: Canton CEO
Canton CEO Yuval Rooz compared blockchain adoption to Uber and Airbnb, arguing that widespread adoption could help insulate it from potential policy reversals.
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Ethereum’s Glamsterdam test runs near 200 million gas per block after upgrade
The Sepolia rehearsal has raised its processing budget more than threefold, but sampled blocks used less than half that allowance.
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Bitcoin breaks below $83,000 as oil jumps on Iran strike-plan report
Bitcoin has slipped under a level FxPro says opens a "quick path to $80,000." Brent crude climbed above $102 and pushed Treasury yields back toward their highest since 2002.
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Hyperliquid Labs-Labeled Wallet Distributes $330 Million in HYPE
Five intermediary addresses forwarded the tokens to one wallet, which returned 1.25 million HYPE to staking.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Samsung to launch USDC transfers on Solana for US Galaxy users
The South Korean tech giant said the feature is built into Samsung Wallet, with fiat on- and off-ramps, rather than a separate crypto app.
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Samsung Wallet to Add USDC on Sui in Late October
Bastion and Coinbase will custody the balances, while transfers to bank accounts in more than 60 countries will carry separate fees.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Justin Drake Urges 'Bunker Mode' Migration to Fresh Crypto Addresses
His personal warning about an AI-assisted cryptographic break drew pushback from Ledger’s CTO, who said a mass migration could cause costly mistakes.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Crypto news site Cointelegraph seeks buyer after web traffic plunges
The amount of money the crypto media firm has been shopping itself for was not revealed.
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Justin Drake urges crypto ‘bunker mode,’ as AI could break wallet security within months
The Ethereum researcher said crypto users should consider moving funds to fresh addresses, warning AI could threaten private-key security before quantum computers do.