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Bitcoin
Absa becomes first African bank to offer crypto custody to institutions
Absa Group opened a digital-asset custody platform in South Africa for asset managers, non-bank financial institutions and corporates.
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NFTs & Gaming
Porsche ends PIONΞERS CIRCLE Web3 project after nearly four years
The German automaker is winding down its Web3 community and 911 NFT initiative, with existing digital assets remaining on blockchain for holders.
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Altcoins
Ripple locks 700 million XRP back in escrow after monthly release
Ripple returned 700 million XRP to escrow hours after unlocking 1 billion XRP, with XRP showing little price reaction.
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Stablecoins
Utexo Plans to Launch Private USDT Transfers on Bitcoin This Month
Tether-backed Utexo holds a commercial license to issue USDT on Bitcoin, with private transfers, direct BTC-USDT swaps and BTC-backed lending planned.
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Markets
Fed's Jefferson signals October rate pause as rate hike odds fall
Polymarket shows a 77% chance the Fed holds rates steady, and a weak September jobs report pushed hike odds down from 70%.
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Markets
ETH holds near $2,680 as profit-taking builds before US data
Ethereum traded near $2,680 while exchange reserves climbed and ETF inflows cooled before US inflation and jobs reports.
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Altcoins
Bitcoin's October Momentum Faces a Jobs-Data Reality Check
Bitcoin holds near $86,400 after a third weekly gain, but a U.S. jobs report and XRP forecast debates test crypto's seasonal optimism.
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Regulation
U.S. Treasury Sanctions A7 Network Over $17 Billion in Illicit Transfers
The U.S. designated the Russia-linked A7 Network as a transnational criminal organization and proposed new rules to cut off its crypto intermediaries.
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Bitcoin
El Salvador receives $138M IMF payout after Bitcoin rule waiver
The IMF approved the disbursement after waiving El Salvador's breach of a public-sector Bitcoin accumulation limit tied to its $1.4 billion loan program.
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Exchanges
Robinhood stock nears $113 as jobs data and SEC token caps meet
Robinhood stock traded near $113.24 on Oct. 1 as weekly claims fell, while SEC tokenization rules raise volume questions.
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Technology
South Korea advances tokenized securities rules ahead of 2027 rollout
The Financial Services Commission proposed capital, licensing and retail limits for tokenized securities before rules take effect in February 2027.
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Ethereum
EIP-8363 authors pull Ethereum staking reward burn from Hegotá upgrade
EIP-8363 authors withdrew the staking reward burn from Ethereum's Hegotá upgrade, saying the topic needs its own process.
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Exchanges
Upbit Adds AI Tools to Explain Crypto Price Moves
South Korea's largest crypto exchange has rolled out new AI-powered analytics features to link price changes to relevant news and market data.
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Exchanges
XRP outflows top 320 million as Binance reserves drop
CryptoQuant data shows daily XRP outflows above 320 million tokens, echoing an August spike that preceded a 42% advance.
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Ethereum
Ethereum's zkAPI brings privacy-preserving API payments to mainnet
The Ethereum Foundation and Open Anonymity Project launched zkAPI on mainnet, letting users prepay with ETH or USDC and prove credit with zero-knowledge proofs.
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Stablecoins
Fiserv takes Solana-based Roughrider Coin live for North Dakota banks
Fiserv's digital asset platform is live with Bank of North Dakota's Roughrider Coin as its first production use case, processed on Solana.
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Hacks & Security
Zano exploiter created 36.9M unauthorized ZANO before blockchain rollback
The attacker minted 36.9 million ZANO and fUSD tokens using a Gateway Address flaw, leading Zano to roll back about a month of chain history.
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Altcoins
Dogecoin's DogeOS Opens Chikyū Testnet as DOGE Sits Below $0.10
DogeOS, an EVM-compatible layer 2 built on ZK-rollups, opened its public testnet on September 30 while DOGE traded below $0.10.
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Exchanges
South Korea crypto exchange profits fall 78% in H1 2026
Government data show operating profit at KRW81.6 billion as volume, deposits and market value all fell.
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Markets
OKX lists QNT perpetual futures after 178% weekly rally
The new USDT-margined contract launched October 1, as QNT posted a 178% seven-day gain following a banking infrastructure partnership announcement.
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Markets
Bitcoin price begins October near $85,000 as Uptober talk returns
Bitcoin opened October near $85,000 after a positive September, with Citi lifting its 12-month target and ETF flows turning positive.
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Hacks & Security
Bitget hack drives Q3 crypto security losses to $1.26 billion
CertiK tracked $1.26 billion in third-quarter losses across 247 incidents, with the $387.5 million Bitget hack the largest single case.
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Hacks & Security
FlashLoopAdapter flaw drains $305K from two Safe wallets
An attacker passed a fake Safe through a third-party Aave module's access checks and drained two Ethereum wallets.
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Stablecoins
SBI Holdings, Mesh & Money Forward Form Japan Joint Venture For Stablecoin Payments
SBI DigiTrust tests stablecoin QR payments with NICE and DSRV for Japan-Korea travel, while SBI Holdings, Mesh and Money Forward confirmed a joint venture.
