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Lookonchain: Wallet becomes largest MEME holder after month of buying, despite a 58% loss
Lookonchain reports that one trader spent about $1.22M over the past month to buy 30.65M MEME, which makes the wallet the token's largest holder. The position is down roughly $708K (-58%), and the wallet was still buying as recently as 10 hours earlier.
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Kraken parent Payward joins Singapore Gulf Bank network for round-the-clock settlement
AMBCrypto reports that Payward, the parent company of Kraken, is using Singapore Gulf Bank's network to settle transactions 24/7.
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Ray Dalio says US could hit a debt crisis within three years
Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio cautioned that the US may face a debt crisis within about three years. He pointed to federal spending running ahead of revenue and to weaker foreign appetite for Treasuries, Cointelegraph reports.
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Ray Dalio cautions US could face a debt crisis within three years
Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio has warned that the US may run into a debt crisis within the next three years, according to a Watcher.Guru report.
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FinCEN drops long-stalled proposals on self-hosted wallet reporting and crypto mixers
CoinDesk reports that FinCEN has withdrawn two proposed rules, including a $10,000 reporting requirement for crypto sent to private wallets and a measure targeting mixers. Neither had ever taken effect, but both had loomed over self-custody for years.
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Ethereum validator client ships late patch ahead of Glamsterdam Sepolia test raising block gas limit to 200M
According to CoinDesk, a major Ethereum validator client released a software update just hours before a Sepolia testnet trial for the Glamsterdam upgrade, which will lift per-block capacity to 200 million gas.
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Bitcoin turned back near $87K for third time as Nasdaq notches record close
CoinDesk reports BTC slipped to around $85,600 after failing at $87,000 for the third time since Sept. 23. Over the same period the Nasdaq closed at a record and Treasury yields kept rising.
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Google Cloud to retire Blockchain Node Engine and RPC services, moving customers to Quicknode
According to Cointelegraph, Google Cloud will discontinue its Blockchain Node Engine and Blockchain RPC offerings on Dec. 15, 2026, with existing customers being transitioned to infrastructure provider Quicknode.
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Solana Foundation launches open-source institutional settlement program built with JPMorgan input
According to CoinDesk, the Solana Foundation has released an open-source program designed to let institutions settle trades in seconds rather than days, with JPMorgan contributing input to its design.
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Whale Alert flags roughly $77M in BTC sent from an unknown wallet to Antpool
Whale Alert reports that 899 BTC, worth about $77 million, moved from an unidentified wallet to an address linked to mining pool Antpool.
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OKX rolls out OKX Money stablecoin app offering up to 10% APY on USDG in emerging markets
According to Cointelegraph, OKX has launched OKX Money, a stablecoin app targeting emerging markets that advertises up to 10% APY on USDG. The exchange has reportedly not disclosed where the yield comes from.
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Polymarket rolls out Protocol V2, retiring its Gnosis CTF base, with a full mainnet switch planned for Nov 2
According to Wu Blockchain, Polymarket has unveiled Protocol V2. It replaces the 2019 Gnosis CTF stack with one ERC-1155 position contract, pUSD collateral and UMA/Chainlink oracles. Canary markets run from Oct 5 to Oct 30 ahead of a planned Nov 2 launch, and the upgrade comes with a $5M bug bounty.
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Rain applies for US national trust bank charter as community banks challenge OCC crypto charter rules in court
Cointelegraph reports that Rain has applied for a federal trust bank charter, adding to a growing line of crypto firms seeking one. The filing comes days after community banks sued to overturn the OCC rules behind these charters.
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OKX rolls out OKX Money stablecoin savings and payments app aimed at emerging markets
Cointelegraph reports that OKX has launched OKX Money, an app for holding, sending and spending dollar-pegged stablecoins. Eligible USDG balances can earn an annual yield of up to 10%.
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ZachXBT says undercover probe exposed Chinese network laundering over $1B for Lazarus Group
According to Cointelegraph, on-chain investigator ZachXBT posed as a paying customer and absorbed a 5% fee on every order. He says this let him uncover a Chinese laundering ring that moved more than $1B for North Korea's Lazarus Group.
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Long-dormant ENA whale sends another $9.25M of tokens through BitGo, per Lookonchain
Lookonchain reports that wallet 0xa554, which sat idle for over a year, offloaded about 37.7M ENA (~$9.25M) via BitGo in the past 12 hours. The address reportedly still holds roughly 119.8M ENA, worth about $29.6M.
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FinCEN drops its proposed rules on crypto mixers and unhosted wallets
Cointelegraph reports that FinCEN has withdrawn its proposed rules on crypto mixers and unhosted wallets. The agency said the mixer rule could have discouraged legitimate activity.
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Two wallets show about $297K in paper gains on 2x AGT longs on Aster DEX
Lookonchain reports that two wallets opened 2x leveraged long positions on Aster DEX covering about 24.57M AGT (around $620K). The positions now show roughly $297K in unrealized profit, with returns of up to 115%.
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Hyperliquid burns about $10.15M in HYPE as token rises near $93, per AMBCrypto
AMBCrypto reports that Hyperliquid burned roughly $10.15M worth of HYPE tokens, and that the token traded up to around $93 after the burn.
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Solana unveils open-source DvP settlement standard developed with J.P. Morgan input
Decrypt reports Solana has launched an open-source delivery-versus-payment program, shaped with J.P. Morgan's input, enabling institutions to settle trades atomically onchain with finality in seconds rather than days.
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Solana unveils institutional settlement standard developed with J.P. Morgan input, Decrypt reports
According to Decrypt, Solana has launched a settlement standard for institutions, and J.P. Morgan contributed input to it.
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CertiK: AI agents now handle crypto tracing and contract pauses, but humans stay accountable
According to CertiK, AI agents are being used to trace stolen crypto, draft suspicious activity reports and pause smart contracts on their own. The firm adds that a named human still needs to be accountable when these agents make mistakes.
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Fresh wallet pulls about $9.7M in ZEC off Coinbase in 12 hours, per Lookonchain
According to Lookonchain, a newly created wallet (t1Sj6J) took 7,166 ZEC, worth about $9.67M, off Coinbase over a 12-hour period.
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ZachXBT says Chinese laundering ring moved over $1B for North Korea's Lazarus Group
On-chain investigator ZachXBT says he went undercover as a customer of a Chinese criminal network that laundered more than $1B for Lazarus. He says what he learned helped trace funds from the $1.5B Bybit hack, Cointelegraph reports.
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Whale moves its entire ~654K UNI stack to Coinbase Prime after a month of buying
Lookonchain reports that wallet 0xf7AD, which bought about 654,288 UNI at an average of roughly $7.17 over the past month, sent all of it to Coinbase Prime. The tokens carry an estimated unrealized gain of about $1.27M.
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Fairshake puts $1M apiece behind six House incumbents who backed the CLARITY Act
Cointelegraph reports that the crypto PAC Fairshake is spending $1M on each of six sitting House members. All 32 candidates the PAC supports voted for the CLARITY Act, which has stalled in the Senate.
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Trump says China will double its purchases from the US
President Trump said China will double the amount it is buying, according to a headline relayed by Walter Bloomberg. He gave no details on which goods or what timeline.
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AMBCrypto: Trump pledges $5,000 per American if GOP wins both chambers in midterms
According to AMBCrypto, Trump has promised every American $5,000 if Republicans keep control of both houses of Congress in the midterms. The outlet notes this is about 1.5 times the size of the COVID stimulus checks and frames it as a possible source of new liquidity for crypto.
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Unidentified whale moves roughly $129M in USDC into Aave, per Whale Alert
Whale Alert flagged a transfer of about 129.3 million USDC from an unidentified wallet to Aave. That could point to a large lending deposit or a move to post collateral.
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Solana has led all chains in quarterly DEX volume for eight quarters in a row
Cointelegraph reports that Solana has posted the highest decentralized exchange trading volume of any blockchain in each of the last eight quarters.
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Bitcoin is about 80,000 blocks away from its next halving
According to Watcher.Guru, about 80,000 blocks remain before Bitcoin's next halving, when the block subsidy paid to miners is cut in half. At roughly 10 minutes per block, that works out to about 18 months.
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US Treasury targets Hamas-linked fundraising network that used crypto alongside sham charities
The US Treasury says a Hamas-linked network collected over $2 million through organizations posing as humanitarian charities, CoinDesk reports. Several hundred thousand dollars of that came in as crypto.
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Whale Alert flags roughly $52M in bitcoin moving from an unidentified wallet to Coinbase
According to Whale Alert, 606 BTC worth about $52.3 million was sent from an unknown wallet to Coinbase. Large deposits to exchanges are sometimes read as a possible sign of selling, but the reason for this transfer is not known.
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Metaplanet ends Q3 holding about 44K BTC after selling some to meet obligations and buying back more
Metaplanet says it sold some bitcoin to meet its obligations and then bought more back. According to Cointelegraph, the company finished the third quarter with about 44,000 BTC.
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Metaplanet ends Q3 with roughly 44,000 BTC after selling 10,000 and buying back 11,000
CoinDesk reports Japan's Metaplanet added about 1,000 BTC on a net basis in Q3, reaching around 44,000 BTC. It sold 10,000 BTC and later bought 11,000. The report says the moves showed its liquidity as it seeks recurring income from preferred securities.
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Dollar hits 18-month high on euro weakness while bitcoin stays steady near $86K
CoinDesk reports that the U.S. dollar has climbed to an 18-month high and bond yields are rising, as French fiscal worries and Spanish political uncertainty pressure the euro. Bitcoin has held steady around $86,000.
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UKMTO: Iran's IRGC orders tanker to turn back in Strait of Hormuz, and the vessel complies
UKMTO reports that Iran's IRGC hailed a tanker about 11 nautical miles north of Khasab, Oman, and told it to reverse course or risk being targeted. The tanker turned back, adding to worries about shipping security on the oil route.
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ISM Services PMI leads today's US data slate, consensus 55.7 vs 55.4 prior
Today's US calendar centers on the 10:00 AM ET ISM Services PMI, with consensus at 55.7 versus 55.4 prior. Final S&P Global PMIs and 3- and 6-month T-bill auctions are also on the schedule, and no Fed speakers are slated.
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Metaplanet revises treasury policy: 85–90% of assets in Bitcoin, the rest in strategic investments
According to Wu Blockchain, Metaplanet now aims to hold about 85–90% of its assets in BTC and 10–15% in M&A and income-generating investments. It will keep BTC-related debt under roughly 10% of BTC NAV and sell new shares only when mNAV is above 1.0x. It held 44,000 BTC as of Sept 30.
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Two Bitcoin wallets dormant for 13 years reactivate, holding about 1,346 BTC
AMBCrypto reports that two Bitcoin whale wallets dormant for 13 years have become active. Together they hold about 1,346 BTC, worth roughly $115M, which were bought for around $240K. One wallet sent a small $43 test transaction.
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