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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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CZ explains why he urged Bybit to halt withdrawals after its hack
Binance founder CZ said in a When Shift Happens interview that he urged Bybit to pause withdrawals after its hack as a precaution, putting security ahead of trading continuity. He added that Bybit's decision to keep withdrawals open caused no further problems, which in his view shows the call comes down to risk assessment.
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Over 40K BTC Withdrawn From Centralized Exchanges Since Sept 22, Coinglass Data Shows
Cointelegraph reports that Coinglass data shows more than 40,000 BTC have moved off centralized exchanges since September 22. Analysts often read outflows like this as holders shifting coins into self-custody or long-term storage.
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PUMP price drop wipes out two traders in $3.61M of liquidations, Lookonchain says
According to Lookonchain, a drop in PUMP's price about 8 hours earlier liquidated two traders. Together they lost roughly 707.6M PUMP, worth about $3.61M.
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Zano explains one-month chain rollback following reported $250M exploit
AMBCrypto reports that privacy-focused project Zano has explained its decision to roll the chain back by about a month after an exploit reportedly worth $250M. The project's framing reportedly calls the outcome 'privacy working as intended.'
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SEC clears Cboe BZX to list 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ether ETPs from Volatility Shares, per Bloomberg analyst
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas reports the SEC approved a Cboe BZX rule change allowing six 3x leveraged Volatility Shares products to list and trade. The products track BTC, ETH, gold, silver, crude oil and natural gas.
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Lubin says Consensys infrastructure breach didn't reach MetaMask wallets or user funds
Joseph Lubin says a security incident hit part of Consensys' infrastructure, but so far there's no sign MetaMask wallets, private keys or user funds were affected. Validator keys were rotated as a precaution. He says client withdrawal keys are held separately, so staked ETH can't be moved without permission.
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs pull in about $102M in net inflows, AMBCrypto reports
AMBCrypto reports that US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw roughly $102M in net inflows. The outlet also points to the $85K area as a key level that traders are watching for BTC.
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Unidentified whale moves roughly $150.8M in USDC into Aave
Whale Alert flagged a transfer of about 150.8 million USDC (around $150.8M) from an unidentified whale wallet to Aave, the DeFi lending protocol.
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French sovereign CDS climbs to multiyear high as OAT-Bund spread hits widest since 2012
Five-year French CDS rose to about 81bp, a multiyear high, and the 10-year spread over German Bunds reached its widest since 2012, per Walter Bloomberg. UBS says the proposed €43B in cuts and savings doesn't fix France's longer-term fiscal problems.
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Near Intents halts cross-chain swaps after roughly $3.8M exploit, says users will be made whole
According to Decrypt, Near Intents paused its cross-chain swap service after an attacker used a bug to take about $3.8 million. The company says it will reimburse all affected users.
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Binance says its app can scan PayPay QR codes at merchants across Japan
Binance is promoting a feature that lets its app scan PayPay QR codes, Japan's dominant merchant payment standard, according to a post from the exchange. Details on settlement and eligibility were not given in the post.
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Anthropic's IPO prospectus says government views of the company could affect its business, Reuters reports
Reuters says it has seen Anthropic's IPO prospectus. According to Reuters, the filing lists a risk factor: how governments view the company and its AI technology could affect its business.
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France's 5-year sovereign CDS climbs to 81bps, per S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global Market Intelligence data shows the cost of insuring French government debt over five years has risen to 81 basis points. That points to growing market worry about France's fiscal risk.
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Russia's Novak says diesel exports could partly resume if the domestic market is oversupplied
Interfax reports that Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Russia might partly lift its diesel export restrictions if the domestic market ends up oversupplied.
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Russia weighs partial easing of its diesel export restrictions, says Deputy PM Novak
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Moscow will consider partially lifting its current curbs on diesel exports, a step that could affect global fuel supply.
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Absa reportedly launches crypto custody, a first for an African bank
Watcher.Guru reports that the South African lender Absa has started offering crypto custody. That would make it the first bank in Africa to provide the service.
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Bitcoin climbs to October high near $87.8K as short liquidations exceed $120M
According to Cointelegraph, BTC pushed through heavy sell-side liquidity to set a new October high close to $87,800. More than $120M in short positions were liquidated, and the level just above is now seen as resistance.
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Columbia economist: AI data-center buildout needs ~9% of US GDP in AI spending to pay off
Columbia professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh estimates US AI services spending may need to reach about $3.5T a year by 2032, or 8.8% of GDP, to justify current data-center investment. He warns that added compute could push AI prices and margins down.
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Third-party Aave adapter exploited for about $305K; Kulechov says V3 is safe
An attacker used a flaw in a third-party adapter to take about $305,000 from two Safe multisig wallets, Cointelegraph reports. Aave founder Stani Kulechov said the Aave V3 protocol itself was not affected.
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Q3 crypto hack losses climb to $1.26B, with Bitget breach making up nearly a third
Cointelegraph reports crypto security losses totaled about $1.26B in Q3, a 53.9% jump from the prior quarter. A $387.5M hack of Bitget accounted for roughly 31% of the total.
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Morgan Stanley reinstates Nvidia as its top pick
Morgan Stanley has once again named Nvidia its top pick, according to a Walter Bloomberg headline. The call matters for broader AI-linked market sentiment.
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Porsche shutting down its Web3 effort and Pioneers Circle community as 911 NFT trading dries up
Cointelegraph reports Porsche is ending its Web3 project and Pioneers Circle community less than four years in. Trading in its 911 NFT collection has dropped steeply from where it started.
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Spain arrests 16-year-old suspected of leading KillSec ransomware group, Decrypt reports
According to Decrypt, Spanish police have detained a 16-year-old they accuse of operating the KillSec ransomware group.
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Spain arrests teen suspected of leading KillSec ransomware gang; crypto ransom trail under investigation
Decrypt reports that Spanish police detained a 16-year-old accused of running the KillSec ransomware group. A second suspect faces extradition to Puerto Rico, and investigators are tracing ransom payments the group demanded in crypto.
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Bitcoin perp funding and open interest climb as BTC moves above $86,500
CoinDesk reports that bitcoin perpetual futures funding rates and open interest are both increasing as BTC trades above $86,500, pointing to renewed trader appetite for leveraged long exposure.
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Tether-backed Utexo aims to bring USDT to Bitcoin via RGB this month, with Lightning support planned next
Utexo, a Bitcoin payments startup backed by Tether, intends to issue USDT on Bitcoin this month using the RGB protocol, co-founder Viktor Ihnatiuk said. The company says it will offer private transfers, native BTC-USDT swaps and BTC-backed loans, and plans to add Lightning support afterward.
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Citi raises its Strategy outlook and keeps a Buy rating after lifting its Bitcoin forecast
Citi raised its price target on Strategy and kept a Buy rating, according to Walter Bloomberg. The bank cited a 39% increase in its 12-month Bitcoin forecast, expected mNAV expansion and a higher Bitcoin Yield Multiple.
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Bitget pays out 1.9M USDT to 760K users in first round of Stand Together Program
According to Bitget CEO Gracy Chen, the exchange sent about 1.9 million USDT to roughly 760,000 users in the first distribution of its Stand Together Program, Cointelegraph reports.
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Saylor says Strategy's long-term Bitcoin assumptions cover the 12% STRC dividend
Michael Saylor, Strategy's executive chairman, called STRC a credit product backed by the firm's BTC holdings. He said the company's long-term assumptions on Bitcoin returns make the 12% dividend affordable, and that buybacks and issuance near $100 help keep the price steady.
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BofA's Hartnett expects risk-off sentiment to last until the dollar tops and yields ease
BofA strategist Michael Hartnett says investors will likely shun risk until the dollar peaks and bond yields come off multidecade highs. He notes Bloomberg's dollar index is up 3% from its September low as investors raise cash and cut leverage.
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Eurozone September inflation rises to 3.8%, beating forecasts; core edges up to 2.5%
Eurostat data shows Eurozone headline inflation rose to 3.8% year over year in September. That is above the 3.6% forecast and up from 3.2% in August. Core inflation rose to 2.5% from 2.4%, as expected, which supports the case for the ECB to keep policy tight.
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France floats coordinated European and IEA release of diesel and crude stocks
According to a Walter Bloomberg headline, France has put forward a proposal for a new coordinated release of diesel and crude oil reserves across Europe and through the International Energy Agency.
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Bitcoin ETFs swing back to $103M net inflows as Ether funds post third day of outflows
Cointelegraph reports US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in about $103 million in net inflows to open October. Ether ETFs saw net outflows for a third day in a row.
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Tether-backed Utexo to bring USDT back to Bitcoin with private transfers and BTC-backed loans
CoinDesk reports that Utexo, a project backed by Tether, plans to launch USDT on Bitcoin this month. It will offer private transfers, direct BTC-USDT swaps and BTC-collateralized loans, and it will keep most transaction data off the main chain.
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SMBC Nikko and Nethermind sign MOU to build compliance-gated Uniswap pools for Japan
According to The Defiant, SMBC Nikko and Nethermind have signed an MOU with Uniswap Labs, Base and the Nyx Foundation. The plan is a Japan-focused DeFi gateway that uses compliance hooks on Uniswap pools, with completion targeted for mid-2027.
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Aave's Kulechov: $310K exploit flagged by SlowMist hit a third-party adapter, not Aave v3
Aave founder Stani Kulechov says the roughly $310K exploit that SlowMist reported targeted an external adapter built on Aave. He says Aave v3 itself was not affected, according to Cointelegraph.
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