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Sentora-run Morpho vaults hit by heavy outflows after MetaMask staking incident
The Defiant reports sharp withdrawals from Sentora's Morpho vaults after a MetaMask staking incident. Morpho's latest snapshots showed about $8.46M of available liquidity in the RLUSD vault and roughly $2.38M in the PYUSD vault.
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Stablecoin card spending reportedly reached an all-time high of $789M in September
AMBCrypto, citing a report, says spending through stablecoin-linked payment cards hit a record of about $789 million in September.
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MetaMask responds to infrastructure security incident, exits affected staking validators as precaution
According to Cointelegraph's daily roundup, MetaMask says a security incident hit part of its infrastructure, with no immediate threat to wallets. The same roundup notes Senate Republicans introduced a crypto tax bill and the UK FCA opened crypto licensing applications.
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Base turns on Cobalt upgrade, giving tokenized-asset issuers new compliance and control features
Cointelegraph reports that Base has activated its Cobalt upgrade. The upgrade adds conditional transactions and new controls for issuers of tokenized assets, including compliance checks, stock splits and forced token transfers.
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Whale Alert flags 1,200 BTC (~$100M) moved from Binance to Kraken
According to Whale Alert, roughly 1,200 BTC, worth about $100.3 million, was transferred from Binance to Kraken. The tracker did not identify who sent the funds or why.
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Whale wallet 0xe271 moves roughly $6.3M of AAVE off Kraken, Lookonchain reports
Lookonchain reports that the wallet 0xe271 bought about 39,018 AAVE, worth around $6.3M, from Kraken. The purchase took place about four hours before the post.
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Swiss National Bank warns stablecoins may erode monetary policy, urges protective regulation
The Swiss National Bank has cautioned that stablecoins could undermine how monetary policy is transmitted, and is calling for rules that keep central banks' influence intact, Cointelegraph reports.
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Whale Alert flags about $100M in BTC moving from Kraken to Binance
According to Whale Alert, 1,200 BTC, worth roughly $100.3 million, was transferred from Kraken to Binance in one move.
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Wallet tied to Joseph Lubin shifts about 133K ETH to a fresh address, Lookonchain reports
Lookonchain reports that a wallet linked to Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin sent 133,298 ETH, worth about $356M, to a newly created wallet roughly five hours earlier. The reason for the transfer is not known.
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Whale Alert tracks ~$100M in bitcoin shifting from Binance to Kraken
Whale Alert reported that 1,200 BTC, valued at roughly $100.3 million, moved from Binance to Kraken. The sender and the reason for the transfer were not disclosed.
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DogeOS opens EVM-compatible public testnet for Dogecoin app developers
According to Cointelegraph, DogeOS has launched a public testnet that is compatible with the EVM. It lets developers build trading, lending, gaming and consumer apps tied to Dogecoin before the mainnet goes live.
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MetaMask reports security incident in part of its infrastructure, says wallets not at immediate risk
According to Watcher.Guru, MetaMask says it is handling a security incident that affects some of its infrastructure. The wallet provider says user wallets currently face no immediate threat.
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CFTC moves to classify event contracts as swaps as prediction market jurisdiction battle continues
According to Cointelegraph, the CFTC wants event contracts treated as swaps. That label could support the agency's claim that it alone has federal authority over contracts listed on regulated prediction markets.
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Bybit's 40th reserves report shows USDe holdings up 62% while USDT balances fall 11%
Bybit's 40th proof-of-reserves report, based on a Sept. 23 snapshot, puts user holdings at roughly 56,100 BTC and 551,900 ETH, both slightly up from late August. Over the same period, USDT fell to about $3.59B and USDe rose to about $516M, according to Wu Blockchain.
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Whale Alert flags roughly $46M in HYPE moving from HyperCore to Kinetiq
Whale Alert reports that about 514K HYPE tokens, worth around $46.3M, moved from HyperCore to Kinetiq, a liquid staking protocol on Hyperliquid.
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Trump says Iran conflict will wrap up soon "one way or the other"
According to Cointelegraph, President Trump said the US war with Iran will end soon, either way. He didn't give a timeline or say how it would end. Traders are watching for effects on risk assets.
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MetaMask pulls its Lido validators while probing a security incident
According to Cointelegraph, MetaMask is exiting its Lido validators as a precaution while it investigates a security incident. MetaMask says it has found no immediate threat to its wallets. Lido cautioned that the exits could mean lost rewards and downtime penalties.
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Ripple escrow releases 300M XRP worth roughly $447M, Whale Alert reports
According to Whale Alert, 300 million XRP, valued at about $446.7 million, were unlocked from Ripple's escrow, consistent with its scheduled monthly releases.
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Whale Alert flags 100M XRP escrow unlock at Ripple
Whale Alert reports that 100 million XRP, valued at about $149 million, was released from escrow at Ripple, in line with the company's recurring unlock schedule.
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Arthur Hayes calls Hyperliquid the top-run DEX but questions its future upside as an investment
In a Sept 12 interview with VirtualBacon, reported by Wu Blockchain, Arthur Hayes called Hyperliquid the best-run decentralized exchange and said he expects it to keep growing. He added that its large size may limit future returns compared with smaller, harder-hit tokens.
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MetaMask Staking pulls out of Lido validators following infrastructure compromise
The Defiant reports MetaMask Staking is exiting Lido validators after an infrastructure compromise. Lido says the exit, withdrawal and re-entry process may take roughly 45 days, while Aave's founder says Aave markets are running normally.
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SlowMist links Bitget theft to a zero-day exploit that began on Aug. 31
According to Cointelegraph, security firm SlowMist found malicious activity weeks before the Bitget theft. It says the attack started with an Aug. 31 zero-day vulnerability and also involved two security products and a custom withdrawal tool.
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Bitcoin ETF inflow run reaches $3.1B while Ether funds snap seven-day streak
According to Cointelegraph, spot Bitcoin ETFs have now drawn $3.1B during their current streak of inflows. Ether ETFs lost $3M on Tuesday after seven straight days of inflows, and Zcash funds saw $8M leave earlier in the week.
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Stable to connect with Visa Direct for payouts to bank accounts and mobile wallets
Stable says it will integrate with Visa Direct so payouts can go to bank accounts and mobile wallets, The Defiant reports. It hasn't given a launch date or said which markets are included. Visa has already run pilots for stablecoin funding and payouts.
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France-Germany 10-year spread tops 120bp, reportedly its widest since 2012
Walter Bloomberg reports that France's 10-year premium over German Bunds has passed 120bp amid political turmoil and rising inflation. French debt now yields about 22bp more than Italy's, which the report calls a first for the euro era.
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Bank of England flags risk of a deeper AI-driven selloff that could spread to sovereign bonds
The BoE warned AI valuations could face a steeper correction than July's, citing stretched positioning, leverage and Middle East energy shocks, with possible spillover into growth expectations and government bond markets.
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HSBC brands its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin 'RedCoin' ahead of retail launch
According to The Defiant, HSBC has named its HKD-backed stablecoin RedCoin, targeting a second-half 2026 rollout initially available only via PayMe and the HSBC HK Mobile App.
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Standard Chartered starts covering Ethena's ENA, pointing to buyback program
Standard Chartered has begun analyst coverage of ENA, The Defiant reports. The bank's thesis rests on Ethena's buyback program, which is set to start once USDe supply hits $7.5B. Supply is currently about $4.9B.
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HSBC unveils 'RedCoin' as name for its Hong Kong stablecoin
CoinDesk reports HSBC has named its Hong Kong stablecoin HSBC RedCoin. It will start with peer-to-peer and merchant payments, with corporate and institutional uses planned later.
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SOON token rallies about 40% after CZ's cryptic 'Soon...' post, per AMBCrypto
AMBCrypto reports the SOON token rose roughly 40% after a vague 'Soon...' post from CZ drew trader attention. Trading volume climbed about 130% and open interest reached around $92M.
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Standard Chartered puts out a bullish long-term view on Ethena's ENA, citing yield-bearing stablecoins
Cointelegraph reports that Standard Chartered has issued a bullish outlook on Ethena's ENA token through 2028. The bank ties its view to the expected growth of yield-bearing stablecoins.
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US job openings drop to 7.08M and consumer confidence slides as Fed hike odds fall
According to AMBCrypto, US job openings fell to 7.08 million and consumer confidence dropped to its lowest level since 2014. Markets are now pricing lower odds of a Fed hike, which the outlet says could be a positive for Bitcoin.
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OKX's 47th proof-of-reserves report shows about 139.9K BTC in user holdings
OKX has released its 47th proof-of-reserves report, Cointelegraph reports. The report lists 139,865 BTC held as user assets on the exchange.
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Whale Alert reports about $140M worth of QNT moved between two unidentified wallets
Whale Alert says roughly 492.7K QNT, valued at about $139.6M, moved between two unidentified wallets. The purpose of the transfer and who owns the wallets are unknown.
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OpenAI reportedly pursues new funding at about $1.4T valuation after pushing back IPO
CoinDesk reports that OpenAI is seeking a new funding round at a valuation of roughly $1.4 trillion after delaying its planned public listing. The ChatGPT maker continues to expand its AI tools as safety concerns grow.
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Zcash developers ship Udon release aimed at proposed network scaling upgrade
According to CoinDesk, Zcash developers have released Udon, work tied to a proposed scaling upgrade. It is part of Project Tachyon, which has a long-term goal of handling 50,000 private transactions per second.
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Intercepta brings sanctions screening and fund tracing to the privacy-focused Canton Network
Cointelegraph reports that compliance firm Intercepta now supports Canton Network. It offers sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and fund tracing that work with Canton's selective-disclosure privacy model, including private institutional deployments.
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HANetf rolls out GBP- and EUR-hedged bitcoin ETCs in London, Frankfurt and Paris
According to CoinDesk, asset manager HANetf has listed bitcoin exchange-traded commodities in London, Frankfurt and Paris. The products are hedged to sterling and the euro, which lets European investors hold BTC without exposure to swings in the U.S. dollar.
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