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Phantom wallet adds BNB Chain support for trading
According to Cointelegraph, Phantom now supports BNB Chain. Users who update to the newest version of the app can trade on the network.
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Whale gathers about $4.7M in UNI through Flowdesk over a month, Lookonchain reports
Lookonchain says wallet 0xf7AD bought roughly 654K UNI, worth about $4.69M, through market maker Flowdesk over the past month. The average price was near $7.17, and the wallet shows about $1.15M in unrealized gains.
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Fiserv's digital asset platform goes live, starting with Bank of North Dakota's Roughrider stablecoin
Wu Blockchain reports that Fiserv's digital asset platform is now live for financial institutions. Its first use is Roughrider Coin, a USD-backed stablecoin from the Bank of North Dakota, issued by VersaBank, built on Fireblocks and settled on Solana. Over 90 banks and credit unions are expected to get access.
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NEAR Intents sets 48-hour deadline for exploiter to return roughly $3.8M
The Defiant reports that NEAR Intents' general manager, Shevchenko, says the attacker behind a preliminary $3.8M drain has been identified and has 48 hours to return the funds to three listed addresses. As of early Oct. 2, none of the addresses had received anything.
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SEC Chair Atkins calls crypto a multi-trillion-dollar asset class investors actively want
SEC Chair Paul Atkins said crypto has gone from a niche curiosity when Bitcoin appeared to a multi-trillion-dollar asset class that investors actively seek exposure to, Cointelegraph reports.
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SEC proposal aims to ease custody rules blocking advisers from offering crypto
Cointelegraph reports the SEC has proposed changes that could remove custody requirements that have stopped some investment advisers from offering certain crypto assets to clients.
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OriginTrail's TRAC token hits a record of about 27,060 holders, AMBCrypto reports
AMBCrypto reports that the number of wallets holding OriginTrail's TRAC token has reached an all-time high of about 27,060, a sign that more addresses are holding the token.
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Porsche shutters its Web3 effort and PIONEERS CIRCLE community; 911 NFTs stay onchain
According to Cointelegraph, Porsche is ending its Web3 initiative and PIONEERS CIRCLE community. Its 911 NFT collection will stay onchain, and the project's Discord will be kept as a read-only archive.
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Tether Treasury moves 110M USDT to Bitfinex, Whale Alert reports
Whale Alert flagged a transfer of roughly 110 million USDT (about $110M) from the Tether Treasury to the Bitfinex exchange.
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Whale Alert flags $110M in USDT moving from Bitfinex to Tether Treasury
Whale Alert reports that 110 million USDT, worth about $110M, moved from Bitfinex to the Tether Treasury. Transfers like this often come before a token redemption or burn.
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Fiserv brings its digital asset platform to Solana, debuting with Bank of North Dakota's Roughrider Coin
Cointelegraph reports Fiserv has launched its digital asset platform on Solana. Its first product, Bank of North Dakota's Roughrider Coin, is meant to let more than 90 banks and credit unions settle payments within seconds.
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New York and Wyoming regulators team up on joint crypto firm oversight
Cointelegraph reports that financial regulators in New York and Wyoming agreed to supervise crypto companies in both states together. They will share exam data and speed up licensing for established firms.
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Whale Alert flags 35M XRP moved from Ripple to an unidentified wallet
According to Whale Alert, Ripple sent about 35 million XRP, worth roughly $52.4 million, to a wallet with no known owner. No purpose for the transfer was given.
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Ethereum Foundation unveils zkAPI for paying for AI models privately
The Block reports that the Ethereum Foundation has launched zkAPI. Users put funds into an Ethereum vault and approve payments with zero-knowledge proofs, so AI API providers can't tie a request back to the person paying.
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Unidentified whale moves about $142M in USDC into Aave
Whale Alert flagged an on-chain transfer of roughly 142.1M USDC, worth about $142M, from an unidentified wallet to Aave. The deposit could point to plans to lend or provide liquidity on the protocol.
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Fiserv digital asset platform goes live on Solana with Bank of North Dakota's Roughrider Coin
Solana says Fiserv's digital asset platform is now processing transactions on its network. Roughrider Coin, issued for the state-owned Bank of North Dakota, is meant to let more than 90 banks and credit unions settle transfers with each other within seconds.
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Ethereum Foundation and Open Anonymity Project launch zkAPI for private AI API payments on mainnet
Cointelegraph reports that the Ethereum Foundation and the Open Anonymity Project have launched zkAPI on Ethereum mainnet. The tool uses zero-knowledge proofs so users can pay for metered services such as AI APIs without revealing who they are.
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Arthur Hayes says he exited HYPE and sees a less attractive risk-reward for Hyperliquid as rivals grow
At KBW 2026, Arthur Hayes said Hyperliquid is still the top perp DEX on liquidity, brand and tokenomics. He also said he sold his HYPE position and has not bought back in, because rising competition has made the risk-reward weaker.
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Goldman adds Amazon and Occidental to its "Director's Cut" stock list and drops ConocoPhillips and Tyson
Goldman Sachs updated its "Director's Cut" list of US stock picks, according to Walter Bloomberg. It added AMZN, BURL, HII, JCI and OXY and removed APD, COP, GLNG, LOAR and TSN.
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EU weighs coordinated release of emergency diesel reserves after US request
The EU is working on a joint stance on tapping emergency diesel stocks after the US asked for help easing fuel prices. Reuters says Washington wants 120M barrels released over six months. US and European refining margins have dropped sharply.
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MetaMask pulls out of Lido validators after infrastructure security incident
Decrypt reports that MetaMask is exiting its Lido validators after a security incident in its infrastructure. The wallet says it has found no immediate threat to user wallets, but the withdrawn ETH could take up to 45 days to come back.
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Proposal to burn part of Ethereum staking rewards dropped from Hegotá upgrade
The Defiant reports that authors of a proposal to burn part of Ethereum staking rewards have removed it from the Hegotá upgrade. People had objected to its effect on validator economics and to how it was being reviewed. The authors plan a separate process on issuance policy, and Lido is among those offering to help.
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MetaMask Staking starts exiting ETH validators after a security compromise, Lido says
According to Lido, MetaMask Staking has started withdrawing its Ethereum validators as a precaution after a security compromise. Cointelegraph reported the update. Details of the breach were not given.
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Challenger: US job cut announcements drop 18% in September, though tech layoffs and weak hiring stand out
Challenger Gray reports US employers announced about 43.3K job cuts in September, down 18% from August and the lowest September since 2022. Tech cuts rose 77% month-over-month, and planned hiring was the weakest for a September since 2011.
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Kremlin says its nuclear-readiness letter to NATO over Kaliningrad isn't meant as confrontation
According to the Kremlin, Russia's letter to NATO signaling it is ready to use nuclear weapons is meant to protect Kaliningrad's security and isn't confrontational. Moscow points to a fast military buildup in Europe and what it calls ongoing anti-Russian policies.
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Judge tosses 15 claims against Chainalysis in Celsius case, keeps aiding-and-abetting count alive
According to Cointelegraph, a judge dismissed 15 claims against Chainalysis in Celsius-related litigation but allowed an aiding-and-abetting claim tied to a disputed $3.3 billion audit to proceed.
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EU regulators reportedly question Binance's use of 'reverse solicitation' exemption
According to a report cited by Decrypt, EU authorities are pressing Binance about its use of the 'reverse solicitation' exemption, which lets firms serve users who come to them on their own initiative.
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Lloyds and Visa run $750K USDC settlement pilot on Canton Network
Cointelegraph reports that Lloyds Banking Group, a bank with about $1.28T in assets, has finished a trial with Visa that settled $750,000 in USDC on the Canton blockchain.
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Saylor: Strategy has no set cap on Bitcoin holdings, will keep buying as it raises capital
In a Binance interview, Michael Saylor said Strategy has no fixed BTC holdings target and remains a net buyer, funding purchases via equity and credit products like STRC, though he noted accumulation gets harder as BTC's price rises.
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UK 30-year gilt yield tops 6%, reaching its highest level since 1998
LSEG data shows the yield on Britain's 30-year government bond climbed to about 6.03%, its highest since 1998. The move points to growing pressure in long-dated sovereign debt markets.
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EU regulators reportedly question Binance's use of reverse solicitation to keep serving EU users
Decrypt reports that EU regulators are looking into how Binance keeps serving EU customers from Abu Dhabi by relying on the reverse solicitation exemption. The exchange lost its MiCA registrations months ago.
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Petrobras pilots Cardano blockchain to track green fuel certificates
CoinDesk reports that Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras is testing Cardano to log sustainable aviation fuel credits so they can't be counted twice, and to trace renewable diesel through its supply chain.
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Federal judge tosses LIBRA and M3M3 memecoin class action, bars refiling
The Defiant reports that Judge Jennifer Rochon dismissed the LIBRA and M3M3 class action with prejudice. She found that six months of memecoin launches could not support a RICO claim, and that plaintiffs never properly pleaded Meteora as an entity that could be sued.
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Whale Alert flags roughly $113M Bitcoin move between two unidentified wallets
Whale Alert reported that 1,361 BTC, worth about $113.3 million, moved from one unidentified wallet to another. Neither the sender nor the recipient has been identified.
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SBI Holdings takes full ownership of Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank
Cointelegraph reports that SBI Holdings has completed a full acquisition of crypto exchange Bitbank. Bitbank says its services will keep running as normal.
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Wall Street's fear gauge VIX climbs to its highest level in more than two weeks
The Cboe Volatility Index rose about 0.5 points to roughly 16.86, according to Walter Bloomberg. That is its highest reading in over two weeks and points to growing caution in equity markets.
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IEA's Birol warns diesel supply is very tight in Europe and other regions
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said diesel supply is very tight in Europe and in other regions too, according to a headline posted by Walter Bloomberg.
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Italian 10-year bond yield jumps 10 bps to its highest level since late 2023
Italy's 10-year government bond yield rose about 10 basis points to roughly 4.72%, its highest reading since November 2023, according to Walter Bloomberg.
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France's 5-year credit default swaps climb to highest level since 2013 amid bond selloff
The cost of insuring French government debt over five years reached about 71.6 bps, its highest since July 2013, as French bonds sold off, according to Walter Bloomberg.
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Reuters: US warns France and Germany of export ban unless they tap emergency diesel stocks
According to Reuters, the US has threatened France and Germany with an export ban if they don't release their emergency diesel reserves, adding to energy-market and trade tensions.
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