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Crypto hacks reached $1.18 billion in Q3 as code flaws grew
Hacken reports 107 incidents in Q3, with smart-contract flaws taking a larger share of losses.
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Nine companies block tokenized shares on OKX and ICE venue
Broadcom, Verizon and CoreWeave are among nine issuers that objected to tokenized versions of their stock on the OKXICE platform.
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Nine companies object to tokenized shares on OKXICE venue
A venue-specific objection right under the SEC's temporary exemption lets issuers block third-party tokenized trading of their shares on one platform.
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Zcash builder proposes fresh keys for NEAR swap privacy
Zakura proposes one-time viewing keys to limit quantum exposure from NEAR Intents swaps.
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Ethereum plans 3.3x gas limit rise on Hoodi testnet
Glamsterdam is set to lift Hoodi's gas limit from 60 million to 200 million on October 26, with no mainnet date yet announced.
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Hoskinson says Cardano is complete after Leios upgrade
Cardano's founder says one upgrade remains before the network matches his vision, while the Leios scaling work is still in testing.
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OKXICE token stock plan blocked by nine company objections
Nine issuers used an SEC opt-out to keep their shares off OKXICE planned token venue.
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Google cuts quantum errors 40-fold as Bitcoin security debate returns
Google's Willow processor reduced errors in a key quantum operation, reviving questions about Bitcoin's cryptographic defenses.
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OpenAI AI model spent testnet funds from wallet it didn't own
An OpenAI research model accessed an unauthorized Ethereum wallet using a public recovery phrase to pay deployment fees on the Sepolia testnet.
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Google claims quantum advance as bitcoin faces distant Q-Day risk
Google reported cleaner magic states on Willow, a step toward fault-tolerant machines that could one day test BTC signatures.
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Solana Readies Consensus Overhaul for October 21
The Alpenglow upgrade replaces the network's voting system to accelerate transaction finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds.
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Truth Social traffic plunges as Trump Media stock heads for seventh loss
A 30% decline in daily users has pressured shares lower, though total revenue grew despite losses in the core advertising business.
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Starknet opens 7-day vote on leaving Ethereum over quantum risks
STRK holders will decide whether developers should research becoming an independent layer-1 blockchain.
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Firelight forces XRP-linked tokens into lockup as withdrawal queue grows
The DeFi cover protocol moved staked FXRP into backing cover on Oct. 6, triggering 30-60-day exit delays and ending new reward accrual.
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AI agents spent 138 million in crypto payments in a year
Most payments were tiny microtransactions for computing power and data services.
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BNY tokenizes Treasury for Citadel Securities repo deal
BNY and Citadel Securities completed the first use of tokenized assets on a major triparty repo platform.
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Solana Alpenglow upgrade arriving October 21 to slash transaction finality
The network will replace its consensus protocol with a new system targeting 150-millisecond finality, a major leap from the current 12.8 seconds.
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Ledger halts sales across Southeast Asia after device tampering
Hardware wallets have been found with physical spyware implants across multiple regions, leading to over $86 million in losses.
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Trezor cuts resellers after Ledger uncovers wallet spy implant
The hardware wallet maker is shrinking its authorized reseller network as a precaution following supply-chain attacks.
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German Ledger Reseller Pauses Sales After $86M Draining Incident
MediaMarkt stopped selling Ledger wallets after spyware was found in tampered devices linked to $86 million in drained funds.
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DeepSigma launches RWA perpetuals demo with 77 traditional markets
DeepSigma's decentralized perpetual futures platform, built by ex-Goldman and Citadel veterans, launched a live paper-trading demo covering 77 traditional
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Pi Network Price Prediction This Week Can Protocol 28 Upgrade Fuel $0.1 Rally
PI trades near $0.08 ahead of its October 16 Protocol 28 Mainnet upgrade, with analysts eyeing $0.10 to $0.12 as potential resistance.
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Aptos launches mainnet Encrypted Mempool to block MEV attacks
The optional Layer-1 feature hides pending transaction details until block ordering is finalized to reduce frontrunning and sandwich attacks.
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Morgan Stanley delays tokenized stock trading to 2027
The Wall Street bank pushed its tokenized equities support timeline to Q1 2027, citing limited product availability and institutional demand.