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Zcash NU7 upgrade reported live on testnet, targeting 25-second blocks
Crypto Briefing reports Zcash's NU7 upgrade switched on at testnet block 4,465,026, targeting 25-second blocks and retiring Sprout, with a mainnet decision scheduled for October 20, 2026.
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Bitwise launches PAPY-USDC vault on Circle's Arc for RWA-backed lending
Bitwise brought its Premium RWA Vault (PAPY) to Circle's Arc on September 16, lending USDC on Morpho against tokenized real-world assets with a 5-6% variable APY target, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Zcash advocacy group PGPZ registers to lobby Washington on CLARITY Act and crypto tax
Pretty Good Policy for Zcash filed a lobbying registration effective Oct. 1, naming Divij Pandya as sole lobbyist and listing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act and two tax proposals, Cointelegraph reported.
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Bitcoin near $85,000 faces $87,000 resistance, U.Today says; ZEC cools, SHIB tests MA
A U.Today technical analysis dated October 5 put Bitcoin near $85,000 inside an $83,000-$87,000 range, while Zcash was down roughly 20% on the week and SHIB was testing a long-term moving average.
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Intel shares up about 223% in 2026 as AI data center revenue climbs
Intel shares rose from $36.90 to about $119.33 by October 2, a roughly 223% gain this year, after Q2 revenue rose 25% and AI and data center sales climbed 59%, Crypto Briefing reported.
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IMF waives El Salvador's missed Bitcoin accumulation criteria, unlocks $138 million
The IMF completed two reviews of El Salvador's $1.4 billion loan program, released about $138 million and waived missed Bitcoin accumulation criteria. It said no further buying is envisaged beyond documented donations.
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Google pauses open source bug bounty submissions as AI-generated reports pile up
Google stopped taking new product vulnerability submissions to its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program on October 1, 2026, citing a flood of low-quality, AI-generated bug reports, Crypto Briefing reported.
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XRP coils under $1.53 resistance as whale balances hold at 3.9B, U.Today says
XRP traded in a tight $1.48–$1.51 range near the tip of a 4-hour symmetrical triangle, according to U.Today, which put whale balances flat at 3.9 billion tokens and named $1.53 as its breakout trigger.
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RBI Governor Malhotra says India stays cautious on crypto but backs tokenization
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said India's approach to crypto remains cautious, citing monetary sovereignty and capital flow risks, while the central bank backs distributed ledger technology and tokenization.
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Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP enter October on ETF inflows, U.Today outlook says
Bitcoin and Ethereum each gained about 7% in September, according to U.Today's October outlook, which points to ETF flows, Ethereum's Oct. 6 Glamsterdam testnet and elevated bond yields as the month's key factors.
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India's local crypto exchanges received just 0.7% of inflows, Chainalysis estimates
Chainalysis estimates India's domestic exchanges received 0.7% of exchange value from Indian users, down from around 7%, while Brazil-based platforms rose to 12.5% of inflows, CryptoSlate reported.
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Drift Protocol opens DFX redemptions at about one cent per USDT of verified loss
Drift Protocol opened DFX claims and redemptions on Oct. 1. Its launch rate was about 0.0104 USDT per token from a roughly 3.1 million USDT pool, which CryptoSlate calculates at near 1% of verified losses.
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Grok 4.7 ties MiMo-V2.6-Pro for first on Artificial Analysis Cyber Index
Grok 4.7 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro tied for first on Artificial Analysis's new Cyber Index with scores of 56, Crypto Briefing reported. Grok's $11.67 per-task cost was called high against cheaper rival models.
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs draw $134.4 million in first two days of October
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $134.4 million in net inflows over October's first two days, according to Decrypt's tracker, reversing a $148.7 million outflow on Sept. 30.
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Vitalik Buterin tests three-layer privacy setup for querying frontier AI
Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin said in an X post he used a local AI model, zkAPI and Tor to get diet and exercise advice from frontier models without leaking his private data.
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SEC approves Cboe rule to list Volatility Shares' 3x Bitcoin, Ether funds
The SEC on Oct. 2 approved Cboe BZX's rule change to list VS Trust's 3x Bitcoin and 3x Ether futures funds, but registration effectiveness and a first trading date remained unconfirmed as of Oct. 4.
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Tempo stablecoin supply jumps 161% in a week after Open USD launch
Stablecoin supply on Tempo, the Stripe- and Paradigm-incubated Layer 1, rose about $450 million (161%) in one week to roughly $729 million after Open USD launched, per DefiLlama data.
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Fed hike to 3.75%-4% can help stablecoin issuers, squeeze Bitcoin borrowers: analysis
A CryptoSlate analysis says the Fed's Sept. 16 hike to 3.75%-4% can lift reserve income for stablecoin issuers like Circle while raising interest costs for companies that borrow to buy Bitcoin.
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Japan adds Russian crypto exchange Garantex to asset-freeze list in Russia sanctions
Japan placed Russian crypto exchange Garantex on its asset-freeze list on Friday as part of expanded Russia sanctions that also cover 33 organizations, nine individuals and 35 shadow-fleet vessels.
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Michael Burry says AI bubble could burst within a year, swaps shorts for puts
Investor Michael Burry wrote in late-September Substack posts that a serious AI correction could arrive within a year, and has swapped Micron and Nebius shorts for 2027 put options, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Binance to require Brazil users to disclose purpose of cross-border crypto transfers
Starting Nov. 1, Binance will ask Brazilian users to state the purpose and counterparty type of international crypto transfers. Withdrawals stay blocked, and deposits can be held, until users answer.
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US regulators push tokenization measures after CLARITY Act fails in Senate
U.S. regulators have kept advancing crypto and tokenization initiatives under existing authority after the CLARITY Act failed in the Senate, Crypto Briefing reported, citing an SEC exemption for tokenized stocks.
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Stellar takes 37% of a single day's $96.5M RWA inflow, Token Terminal data shows
Stellar drew $36.4 million of a $96.5 million 24-hour rise in tokenized real-world asset market cap across the top 10 chains, per Token Terminal data posted by RWA Foundation.
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Rural data center tax breaks draw mixed reactions as Louisiana comes into focus
New federal tax benefits for rural data centers, which stem from the 2025 tax law, drew mixed reactions from experts and lawmakers, and moratorium dynamics in Louisiana and Oklahoma are shaping market sentiment.