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BNB Chain is the first blockchain to surpass $1 billion in tokenized stocks and ETFs, holding $1.1 billion and about 30% of the $3.7 billion market.

Saifedean Ammous believes bitcoin treasuries will fall behind Strategy, which holds 847,666 BTC worth $63.95B and $5.02B in cash; STRC dividends raised to 12%.

At CONNECT Seoul, Arthur Hayes said US money printing for AI and debt could lift crypto prices. AI firms need trillions of dollars for data centers.

Anthropic has started blocking Claude accounts using VPNs in Russia and Hong Kong, affecting dozens of users, including IT executives and developers.

Bitcoin neared $87,000, reaching $86,857 on Bitstamp. Short liquidations totaled $122M in 24 hours, with $210M across the crypto market.

An attacker withdrew about $305,000 from two Safe multisigs using a third-party adapter. Aave v3 was not impacted. SlowMist identified a FlashLoopAdapter vulner

USDT will go live on the Bitcoin network in October through Utexo on RGB, enabling private transfers and BTC/USDT swaps without exchanges. Lightning Network int

Porsche is ending its Web3 project and Pioneers Circle nearly 4 years after launching the 911 NFT collection, which includes 2,363 tokens and $20M in total volu

The Ukraine Economic Security Bureau uncovered a shadow financial network, seizing over 630 million UAH ($14 million) in cash during more than 30 searches.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $102.7M in inflows on the first trading day of October. Total fund assets reached $109.3B, with cumulative inflows at $57.6B.

Crypto exchange Bitget has completed its phased recovery after a hack and reopened withdrawals for all assets, including cryptocurrencies, fiat, and P2P operati

On October 2, Deribit is holding an options expiry: $2.6 billion for BTC and $318 million for ETH. Key interest levels are $82,000 for BTC and $2,660 for ETH.

KoFIU reports South Korean crypto exchanges saw operating profits fall 78% in H1 2026; average daily volume -44%, market cap -33%, won deposits -35%.

The Russian Interior Ministry has warned iPhone users about a new scam: fake crypto purchase notifications lead to phishing sites and call centers that steal fu

South Korea's FSC has proposed rules for tokenized securities: issuer capital from 4 billion won, OTC licenses, and a 100 million won retail purchase limit. Eff

More than $100 million in short positions were liquidated in one hour as Bitcoin rose above $86,000. On Binance, a single $11.7M BTC/USDT short was closed.

Core Lightning urged operators of nodes running version 26.06.7 or earlier to update immediately after reports of attacks on unpatched Bitcoin Lightning nodes.

NEAR Intents reported it identified the hacker behind the $3.8M breach and gave 48 hours for the return of funds. Services suspended, full compensation promised

Armada Acquisition Corp. II shareholders approved the Evernorth merger. Closing set for October 7, Nasdaq listing as XRPN, with 473M XRP (~$710M) expected.

22 ноября Дональд Трамп появится на ужине для «топ-185» держателей Official Trump (TRUMP) в гольф-клубе в Вашингтоне. После анонса TRUMP вырос на 9% до $2,23.

The SEC has proposed a custody regime for advisers and funds, allowing self-custody in some cases. A 60-day public comment period will follow publication.

The US sanctioned payment network A7 for aiding Iran; over $17 billion moved through A7 subagents from 2025 to 2026. FinCEN plans to ban US transfers via A7.

On October 1, 2026, Ethereum Foundation and Open Anonymity Project launched zkAPI, enabling anonymous payments for AI inference and APIs using ETH and USDC.

Over 50,000 Europeans have called on the European Commission to relax MiCA restrictions on stablecoin rewards; the petition has received support from 126,000 pe