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The CFTC's Proposed Rules to Reshape U.S. Crypto Markets
Analysis of CFTC chairman Selig's CTX and CAM proposals, which could bring retail margin onshore and consolidate exchanges under one federal roof.
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JPMorgan takes JPM Coin to Ethereum for institutional clients: Report
Reportedly JPMorgan is extending its JPM Coin dollar deposit token to Ethereum for institutional payments and tokenized asset settlement.
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SEC tokenized stock framework faces issuer pushback as Broadcom, Verizon object to OKX-ICE listing
Eight more companies publicly objected to trading on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue, and Nasdaq said it would opt out of the SEC's framework.
Also covered by Cointelegraph, Decrypt - 4
Hackers Still Hold $287 Million in Stolen Crypto That Can’t Be Frozen, Blockaid Report Says
Blockaid data: $287M of $1.18B stolen this year is still held by hackers, who start moving funds a median 17 minutes after exploits.
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Zcash Developer Zakura Proposes Fix to Stop Quantum Computers Linking Shielded Swaps
Zcash developer Zakura proposes a fix so a future quantum attacker cannot link all payments a shielded wallet has received.
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Crypto vault deposits top $10 billion as lending risks draw regulatory scrutiny
Curator-managed crypto vaults have passed $10 billion in deposits, drawing regulatory scrutiny over collateral, liquidity and smart-contract risk.
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Qubic freezes chain after attacker drains 1.4K wallets with weak seeds
Qubic halted its chain after an attacker drained 1,400 wallets with weak seeds; validators will vote on a recovery plan.
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XRP Ledger is set to fix its lending code before anyone can use it
XRP Ledger validators have a patch to fix a lending code bug going live Friday, but the lending system it repairs is still 10 votes short of approval.
Also covered by Decrypt - 9
Binance Lets All Users Run AI-Built Trading Strategies Following Successful Beta
Binance is opening its no-code AI trading agent to all users after a paid beta, including paper trading and futures strategies.
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Super League Stockholders Approve Metaplanet’s 2,100 BTC Investment, Paving Way for ‘Superplanet’
Super League shareholders approved Metaplanet's acquisition of about 96% of the company, a step toward a 2,100 BTC investment.
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Mastercard launches stablecoin risk screening for banks and payment providers
Mastercard's new service screens stablecoin transactions for banks using payment data and blockchain analytics before settlement.
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Vitalik Pushes EIP-8288 Over New Precompiles
Vitalik argues EIP-8288 should carry Ethereum's cryptography instead of a growing pile of precompiles.
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Bitcoin payroll batching: what can employees see?
Explains that batched Bitcoin payroll transactions reveal amounts but not who is paid, a clear privacy insight.
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U.S. CFTC rebuffs CME legal stance in consequential fight over perpetual futures
CFTC rebuffs CME's legal challenge over the first US bitcoin perpetual futures product, a significant regulatory fight.
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BTC Market Pulse: Week 43
Glassnode's weekly read: BTC near $82k with selling pressure easing, but spot and ETF buyers have not returned and coins are changing hands to newer holders.
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Agentic payment space is dominated by Solana, Base and Polygon
Token Terminal data show Solana, Base and Polygon carry about 96% of agentic x402 payment transfers, though total activity fell sharply after a late-August surge.
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AnchorWatch Trust Company launches bitcoin custody service with up to $370 million in insurance per client
AnchorWatch launched Nevada-chartered bitcoin custody with a $10,000 monthly fee cap and optional insurance up to $370 million per client.
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Made an ‘honest’ mistake with crypto taxes? New bill offers way out
A proposed US bill would create a disclosure program with reduced penalties for crypto investors who correct past tax reporting errors.
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THORChain Keeps ZEC Swaps Halted After Bug Triggers Vault Slash
A THORChain bug slashed about 140 RUNE from 18 node accounts, and ZEC swaps stay halted until the v3.21 fix.
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THORChain Targets Rujira Restart With v3.21 Exploit Fix
THORChain plans a v3.21 upgrade around Oct. 23 to fix an exploit and restart Rujira, with a proposed 24-hour liquidation grace period for borrowers.
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EXCLUSIVE: How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites
Reuters exclusive on a hacker using AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into many websites; a security incident rather than a crypto use case.
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Tokenized stocks are growing fast. Is onchain use keeping up?
Research shows tokenized stock market cap grew to about $4B, but DeFi TVL is only 7.2% of it, raising the question of real onchain use.
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World Liberty’s USD1 stablecoin sheds $400M in market cap in two weeks
USD1 stablecoin lost over $400 million in market cap over two weeks of heavy redemptions on Ethereum and BNB Chain.
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France advances stablecoin tax, eyes self-custodial wallets and exit tax proposals
France's National Assembly adopted a stablecoin swap tax amendment, with exit tax and self-custody wallet reporting proposals still pending.
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Stablecoin Growth Cooled as Deposit Rates Rose, With USDC Most Exposed, Working Paper Says
A working paper using six years of US data finds stablecoin growth slowed after banks raised deposit rates, with USDC most exposed.
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Two agent incidents this week, same root cause: proposal and execution were one step
Essay arguing agent failures stem from letting model proposals execute without a deterministic authorization layer; useful design framing, though it reports incidents secondhand.
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Bitcoin, Ether ETFs shed $549M as October ETH outflows near $1B
Spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs posted $549M in combined outflows, with October Ether ETF outflows near $955M so far.
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Russia Wants You to Buy Bitcoin. Just Don’t Ask for the Keys. The next fight over Bitcoin may not be about whether you can buy it. It may be about whether you’re allowed to leave the institution that sold it to you.
Essay arguing the next Bitcoin fight may be over whether users can self-custody after buying through institutions, not whether they can buy.
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Zcash developers plan a fix to keep ZEC swaps private from future quantum computers
Zakura developers plan to give each NEAR Intents swap its own key so refund addresses on NEAR's public chain can't link to a user's wider payment history. It is a privacy design for a quantum-era threat.