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Jordan reportedly detains key ShinyHunters member tied to FBI breach
Unnamed sources say authorities in Jordan have detained a key member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which is linked to a breach of FBI systems.
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Pump.fun's PUMP token sees about $8.3M in long liquidations
AMBCrypto reports that about $8.3M in leveraged long positions on Pump.fun's PUMP token were liquidated. Traders are now watching whether the $0.005 level holds.
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Decrypt: Trump to host another dinner for top meme coin holders
Decrypt reports that President Trump is planning another dinner event tied to his meme coin, following the earlier holder dinner. The outlet has published the event details.
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TRUMP meme coin plans Nov. 22 gala dinner with the President for its top 185 holders
Decrypt reports the TRUMP meme coin project will host its top 185 holders at a Nov. 22 dinner with President Trump. The news comes two weeks after ethics disputes over his crypto interests helped stall the Clarity Act in the Senate.
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Cathie Wood urges investors to track spending by AI agents as machine-driven commerce grows
CoinDesk reports that ARK's Cathie Wood says investors should start watching where AI agents spend money. Agents are moving from answering questions to making real purchases, and tech firms are racing to control the payment networks behind that commerce.
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McHenry says the Senate should have brought the CLARITY Act to the floor before election politics took over
On CoinDesk's Policy Protocol, former House Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry said the CLARITY market-structure bill stalled in the Senate. He talked about whether it could pass in the lame-duck session, along with who is liable when AI agents trade and how to regulate prediction markets.
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US-Russia Ukraine peace talks reportedly widen to include a potential deal for Lukoil's global oil assets
Reuters, citing the NYT, reports that the Trump administration's talks with Russia on ending the Ukraine war now include a possible multibillion-dollar deal for Lukoil's overseas oil assets. Putin reportedly brought it up with Witkoff and Kushner in September, and both governments would need to approve it.
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Trump pledges $5,000 checks to every adult citizen if Republicans keep both chambers in midterms
According to a Walter Bloomberg report, President Trump said every adult US citizen would get a $5,000 payment if the GOP wins both the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms. He made the payments depend on Republicans controlling Congress.
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Trump repeats pledge of $5,000 payments to US adults if Republicans win midterms
According to Watcher.Guru, President Trump again said every adult US citizen would get a $5,000 dividend if Republicans win the midterms. The outlet estimates the cost at about $1.2 trillion, which would make it one of the biggest US stimulus measures since COVID.
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Whale Alert flags 20,000 ETH (~$53.6M) moved from Bitfinex to Aave
According to Whale Alert, 20,000 ETH worth about $53.6 million was moved from Bitfinex to the lending protocol Aave. The tracker did not say who sent it or why.
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DefiLlama: most tracked blockchains earned no fees in the last day, and only seven topped $100K
DefiLlama data cited by Wu Blockchain shows 399 of 558 tracked chains earned zero fees over 24 hours. Only seven topped $100K: Solana led at about $1.09M, followed by Tron, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Base and Robinhood Chain.
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European USD stablecoins are tiny next to Tether's USDT
Cointelegraph reports that European issuers are launching US dollar stablecoins, but each holds only about $13M in supply. Tether's USDT stands at roughly $184B.
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Wu Blockchain weekly: Balancer and Blast to wind down, Base ships Cobalt, Visa Direct adds stablecoin settlement
Wu Blockchain's weekly roundup says Balancer and Blast are moving to shut down. It also lists Ethereum's zkAPI launch, Base's Cobalt upgrade, USDT returning to Bitcoin through Utexo and Visa Direct connecting to stablecoin settlement rails.
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Avalanche sets sights on South Korea's tokenization market, AMBCrypto reports
AMBCrypto reports that Avalanche is pursuing South Korea's tokenization sector, which the outlet sizes at about $5 trillion, and asks whether AVAX could benefit.
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Roughly $34M in HYPE moved from Kinetiq to an unidentified wallet
Whale Alert flagged a transfer of about 387K HYPE, worth around $34.2M, from the Kinetiq liquid staking protocol to an unknown address. The purpose of the move was not disclosed.
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BlackRock hints at tokenized whole portfolios as the next stage beyond onchain funds
CoinDesk reports that BlackRock is pointing to a next stage of tokenization. Instead of just individual stocks and funds, entire portfolios could live onchain, where they could be traded, rebalanced and eventually managed in real time.
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Cato analyst warns US crypto bill progress could reset when the next Congress is seated
In a CoinDesk op-ed, the Cato Institute's Ryan Chan-Wei argues that work on crypto legislation could largely start over under the new Congress, because key senators who led the bill will not be running again.
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NEAR Intents recovers all $3.8M taken in exploit, yet NEAR token slides 16%
According to AMBCrypto, NEAR Intents got back the entire $3.8 million lost in its recent exploit within days and closed its investigation. The NEAR token still fell about 16% anyway.
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DOJ won't reopen criminal probe into former Fed Chair Powell, per Cointelegraph
Cointelegraph reports that the US Justice Department has said it will not restart its criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
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CryptoQuant: Stablecoin market cap remains $14B below its May high
CryptoQuant data shared by Cointelegraph shows the total stablecoin market is still about $14 billion smaller than its May peak. A smaller stablecoin supply can mean less liquidity on crypto markets.
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On-chain data: TRUMP team wallets moved about 81.9M tokens to Binance, OKX and other CEXs over eight months
Analyst EmberCN reports that wallets linked to the TRUMP team sent about 81.87M TRUMP (~$249M, averaging $3.04 each) to exchanges over eight months. The team is estimated to still hold about 718M tokens, or 71.8% of supply.
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Community bank group takes OCC to court over crypto firms' trust bank charters
Cointelegraph reports that a community banking group has sued the OCC over trust bank charters granted to crypto firms. The suit says the regulator went beyond the authority Congress gave it.
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Banking group takes OCC to court over approvals of crypto trust charters
AMBCrypto reports that a banking industry group has filed a lawsuit against the OCC. The group argues the regulator overstepped its legal authority when it approved national trust charters for crypto firms.
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Cointelegraph: Hackers took over Microsoft's X account to promote a Clippy-themed meme coin
Cointelegraph reports that Microsoft's official X account was hijacked and used to advertise a meme coin named after Clippy, the company's old Office assistant. This is the latest case of a big-brand account being hacked to push a token.
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Hyperliquid's first USDC reserve-yield payout sets aside $14.6M for HYPE buybacks
The Defiant reports that Hyperliquid's USDC yield program has produced a first reserve-yield payment of $14.6M. The money is waiting to move to the Assistance Fund, where it will pay for HYPE buybacks. This funding depends on USDC balances, not trading volume.
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SEC's Hester Peirce says financial privacy should be the default, not a red flag
In a Sept 27 interview with Scott Melker, outgoing SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce argued that privacy should be the default in everyday finance. She said blockchain's transparency makes privacy protections necessary, though law enforcement must still be able to do its job.
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Crypto market cap rises by more than $280B in under a month, Cointelegraph reports
Cointelegraph reports that the total crypto market has gained more than $280 billion in value in less than a month.
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Cardano pushes further into Japan even as ADA slides about 4%
AMBCrypto reports that Cardano is expanding its presence in Japan, even though ADA's price has fallen about 4%. The outlet looks at why the token is dropping despite the news.
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Zcash spot ETF records roughly $93.6M in weekly outflows, Cointelegraph reports
Cointelegraph reports that the ZEC spot ETF lost about $93.56M to net outflows over one week.
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Solana spotlights Backpack's equity bridge that converts tokenized stocks to real shares
According to a clip shared by Solana, Vibhu explained that Backpack runs as a full brokerage. It backs tokenized stocks one-to-one, buys more shares when onchain demand grows, and lets users move their equity onchain or redeem it for the actual shares.
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Reports say Trump is expected to name Jay Clayton as the White House's AI czar
According to reports cited by Cointelegraph, Trump is expected to make Jay Clayton his AI czar. Clayton may oversee AI innovation and development, along with tech CEOs' efforts to police themselves.
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BlackRock's IBIT logs about $1.57B in net Bitcoin buys over the past month, per Arkham
Arkham reports that BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) bought roughly $195.6M of BTC in a single day. That brings the fund's net Bitcoin purchases over the last month to about $1.57B.
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Federal judge temporarily stops Illinois from enforcing betting rules on Kalshi sports contracts
Cointelegraph reports that a federal judge has temporarily barred Illinois from applying its gambling licensing requirements and criminal penalties to Kalshi's sports event contracts.
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Dormant ENA whale sends 30M tokens to Binance via BitGo after a year of inactivity
Lookonchain reports a long-dormant Ethena whale moved 30M ENA (about $6.98M) to Binance through BitGo, and still holds roughly 157.55M ENA (about $36.7M).
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Fidelity executive floats 60/20/20 portfolio model that includes a crypto allocation
AMBCrypto reports that a Fidelity executive has proposed a 60/20/20 portfolio split, an alternative to the classic 60/40 model, that sets aside room for crypto assets.
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More than $1.9B in token unlocks scheduled over the coming month, Tokenomist data shows
Tokenomist data cited by Wu Blockchain puts unlocks over the next month above $1.913B. Large one-time releases include HYPE, ENA, ZRO, ARB and SUI. SOL, ZEC, WLD, AVAX, TAO and others have linear unlocks of over $10M per month.
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Lookonchain: Andrew Tate Sends About $1.87M in HYPE to Binance
On-chain tracker Lookonchain reports that Andrew Tate deposited about 20,950 HYPE (~$1.87M) to Binance. He reportedly bought the tokens around two years ago, still holds roughly 63,550 HYPE and has about $7.24M in total profit on them.
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Community bankers' group ICBA sues OCC over national trust charters for crypto firms
Cointelegraph reports that the Independent Community Bankers of America has sued the OCC over its national trust bank charters for crypto firms. The group says these charters let crypto firms avoid safeguards that traditional banks must follow.
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Solana hits record Q3 activity with 14.2B non-vote transactions, up 45% from Q2
Citing Blockworks data, Solana says its network handled about 14.2 billion non-vote transactions in Q3. That's a record and roughly 45% more than in the prior quarter.
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Biggest CXMT short closes position with roughly $10.8M loss, per Lookonchain
Lookonchain reports that wallet 0xf292, which held the largest short position on CXMT, has fully exited the trade and realized a total loss of about $10.79M.
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