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Deus X Capital shuts down as Morton family backers split into AI and fintech arms
Crypto and fintech investment firm Deus X Capital told CoinDesk it has ceased operations as its Morton family backers split up, with CEO Tim Grant moving to lead AI venture TensorX.
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Italy data center study projects $41.5 billion in investment through 2036
An Italian Datacenter Association study projects €36.9 billion ($41.5 billion) in data center investment through 2036, driven by AI and cloud demand. Its own figures point to grid bottlenecks.
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Bitcoin-backed loans fund tuition and cash flow, SALT and Ledn executives say
Executives at SALT Lending and Ledn told CoinDesk that bitcoin-backed loans are increasingly paying for tuition, slow months and business cash, as borrowers look for liquidity without selling their BTC.
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Cuomo urges crypto industry to back both parties as CLARITY Act stalls in Senate
Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo urged crypto companies to balance political support between Democrats and Republicans, arguing durable federal rules need both parties, Crypto Briefing reported, after the CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate.
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BlackRock's ETHA sheds $116.05 million as Ethereum ETF outflows run a second day
Investors pulled $116.05 million from BlackRock's iShares Ethereum Trust on October 7, leading $160.9 million in US spot Ethereum ETF outflows on a second straight day of withdrawals, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Cuomo says crypto's Republican spending alienated Democrats needed for CLARITY Act
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said at Token2049 that the crypto industry's heavy backing of Republicans alienated the Democrats whose votes are needed to pass federal crypto legislation like the CLARITY Act.
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B.Grimm Power plans 250 MW data center, lifts 2030 target to 500 MW
Thai power producer B.Grimm Power plans a 250 MW data center with an unnamed overseas partner, lifting its 2030 data center capacity target to 500 MW from 300 MW a month earlier, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Ethereum Glamsterdam lifts Sepolia gas limit to near 200M; sampled blocks used under half
Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade lifted Sepolia's gas limit to near 200 million from about 60 million, though CoinDesk's review of test blocks found they used only about 26% to 46% of that allowance.
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Europol says quantum computing won't break Bitcoin but flags exposed wallets
Europol's EC3 said on October 7 that cryptocurrencies won't collapse due to quantum computing, but estimated 6 to 6.9 million BTC sit in addresses with already-exposed public keys.
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Bitcoin slips under $83,000 level flagged by FxPro as Brent crude tops $102
Bitcoin fell 1.6% to just under $82,800 in Thursday Asian hours, breaking a level FxPro tied to seller control, as Brent rose above $102 and the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 5.31%.
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Chervinsky says Hyperliquid is public infrastructure, not an exchange
Jake Chervinsky, who leads the Hyperliquid Policy Center, said in an October 7 interview, according to Crypto Briefing, that the protocol is neutral infrastructure below exchanges like Coinbase and Kraken, and argued it needn't register as an exchange.
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Standard Chartered to offer crypto custody to institutional clients via Zodia
Standard Chartered announced it will offer custody for selected cryptoassets to institutional clients through its Zodia Custody platform, according to a Crypto Briefing report on the bank's digital asset strategy.
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Standard Chartered adds digital asset custody in Singapore as it absorbs Zodia
Standard Chartered has added digital asset custody services in Singapore, Crypto Briefing reported, as the bank folds Zodia Custody's regulated business into its own platform under a deal announced in May 2026.
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Samsung Wallet adds USDC on Sui for 82 million US Galaxy devices, report says
Samsung is adding Circle's USDC to Samsung Wallet with Sui as its infrastructure partner, targeting 82 million US Galaxy devices with gasless transfers, according to Crypto Briefing.
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Vitalik Buterin sees 'good chance' AI compromises lattice cryptography within two years
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said there's a "good chance" AI-driven math advances compromise lattice-based cryptography within two years, Crypto Briefing reported, naming ML-DSA and FHE as at risk.
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Ethereum's Justin Drake urges crypto 'bunker mode' over AI risk to ECDSA
Ethereum researcher Justin Drake said in an X post that AI advances could eventually make it possible to break ECDSA, the algorithm securing crypto wallets, and recommended a gradual move of assets to fresh addresses.
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Ethereum researcher Justin Drake warns AI could break crypto signatures before quantum
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake urged the industry to calmly plan for "bunker mode," moving funds to fresh addresses, saying AI might crack ECDSA signatures before quantum computers do.
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Anthropic releases Claude Haiku 5.5, cuts base API price by 90%
Anthropic released Claude Haiku 5.5 at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens, 90% below Haiku 4.5. The company puts the average saving at about 75%.
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ChatGPT hits 664M mobile daily users as Meta's Muse nears 2 million
ChatGPT reached 664 million and Gemini 151 million mobile daily active users in September, per Sensor Tower data cited by Bank of America, while Meta's new Muse agent app hit 1.96 million.
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US spot XRP ETFs hold $1.7 billion as weekly net inflows slow to $3.9 million
Five US spot XRP ETFs held an estimated $1.7 billion at the Oct. 6 close, Maketo data shows, but weekly net inflows were only about $3.9 million as Franklin and Canary saw outflows.
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Wells Fargo in talks with Kraken parent Payward on crypto liquidity, CoinDesk reports
Kraken parent Payward is in talks to become a crypto liquidity provider to Wells Fargo, CoinDesk reported, citing two people familiar. The talks are ongoing and may not lead to a deal. Both firms declined to comment.
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Google launches Playground, a web tool that turns typed descriptions into playable games
Google launched Playground on Wednesday, an experimental web platform that turns a plain-language description into a playable, shareable game with no coding, live for U.S. adults with tiered creation access.
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Microsoft shows Copilot upgrade with local file access and Windows-wide actions
Microsoft demoed a Copilot upgrade at its October 7 Windows and Surface event that lets the assistant reach local PC files and act across the OS, under a strategy it calls Hybrid Intelligence, Crypto Briefing reported.
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OpenAI's ChatGPT visual explanations cover 70+ math and science topics
OpenAI announced dynamic visual explanations for ChatGPT on March 10, 2026, per Crypto Briefing. The feature lets users manipulate 70+ math and science concepts and is available to all logged-in users.