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Technology
Core Lightning Warns Unpatched Bitcoin Nodes Face Active Attacks
The open-source Lightning node team says attackers are targeting outdated versions and urges immediate upgrades.
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Regulation
Europeans push EU to relax stablecoin reward curbs in MiCA review
A 50,000-person campaign seeks to loosen rules prohibiting interest payments on stablecoins as central banks argue for stricter restrictions.
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Regulation
Pi Network needs a 63.4% gain for the $0.15 target
Pi Network traded at $0.0918 before a scheduled October 16 Mainnet upgrade, and CoinGape puts the $0.15 target 63.4% above that level.
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Bitcoin
Peter Todd joins MARA to lead private mempool Slipstream
The longtime Bitcoin Core contributor will run a service that sends transactions directly to MARA Pool, outside the public network.
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Regulation
EU regulators question Binance over MiCA reverse solicitation exemption
ESMA and national regulators are reviewing whether Binance can keep serving EU customers under a MiCA exemption.
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Stablecoins
Circle urges EU to change MiCA as only 3 of top 30 stablecoins comply
Circle asks EU regulators to rework MiCA issuance and reserve rules, saying only USDC, USDG and EURC of the top 30 stablecoins comply.
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Technology
RippleX Opens XRPL Lending Upgrade to Validator Vote
RippleX opened LendingProtocolV1_1 for validator voting, a step that must clear a two-week threshold before XRPL lending can move ahead.
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Hacks & Security
Drift opens DFX recovery claims with pool at 3.11 million USDT
The Drift Foundation opened DFX recovery claims for April 1 exploit victims, with a roughly 3.11 million USDT pool paying about 0.0104 USDT per token.
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Altcoins
Trump memecoin opens 185-seat contest for November 22 Washington gala
Organizers of the Official TRUMP memecoin opened a time-weighted contest that gives 185 holders seats at a Nov. 22 dinner at Trump National.
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Altcoins
Evernorth clears SPAC vote with 473M XRP ahead of Nasdaq listing
Evernorth won shareholder approval for its merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II and expects to start trading on Nasdaq under XRPN.
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin outperforms stocks and gold as Q4 begins
BTC gained 7% in September while stocks stalled and gold fell, with experts debating whether seasonal strength will hold.
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Stablecoins
Lloyds settles $750,000 with Visa in under an hour using USDC
A seven day live pilot settled $750,000 in cross border payment obligations with USDC, with funds reaching Visa during a weekend.
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Regulation
Illinois Agrees to Delay Rollout of 0.2% State Crypto Tax
Illinois and two crypto groups asked a court to push the state's 0.2% digital asset tax from January to July 2027.
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Regulation
Dutch government plans capital gains tax on bitcoin from 2028
The Netherlands plans to tax investment gains when realized from 2028, while a Box 3 bill would tax crypto value changes each year.
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Hacks & Security
NEAR Intents Bug Sends $3.8M Racing Across Crypto Networks
A cross-chain trading protocol bug led to a $3.8 million loss, with stolen funds quickly moved to an exchange and bridged to Bitcoin, the team says.
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Hacks & Security
Seven TRON addresses sanctioned over alleged Tren de Aragua ATM attacks
OFAC added seven TRON addresses to its sanctions list over an alleged Tren de Aragua ATM jackpotting operation, and TRM Labs traced about $6.1 million.
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Stablecoins
Bloomberg adds onchain stablecoin dashboard to its Terminal
The Allium-powered tool shows stablecoin supply, issuance, mints, burns and transfer activity for coins above $100 million in circulation.
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Altcoins
Flare CEO calls XRP price drop lunacy after Brazil ledger deal
Hugo Philion says XRP's fall after CSD BR began integrating the XRP Ledger makes no sense, as Ripple points to a $15 billion first issuance.
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin up 43.1% in Q3 2026, its best quarter since 2024
CoinDesk reports a 42.7% gain while The Kobeissi Letter and Coinpedia report 43.1%, with bitcoin just under $84,000 as the fourth quarter opened.
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin bull score hits 90 as spot and futures demand cool
CryptoQuant's Bitcoin Bull Score Index stays at 90 out of 100 after BTC cleared its 365-day moving average, while spot and futures demand weaken.
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Altcoins
XRP Ledger passes 10 million x402 AI agent payments
The XRP Ledger crossed 10 million x402 payments less than three months after its first million, with AI agents driving most activity.
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Regulation
Chainalysis beats most Celsius claims, but one lawsuit survives
A federal judge let one aiding-and-abetting claim tied to Celsius's disputed 2020 audit continue while dismissing most other claims.
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Bitcoin
Citi raises Bitcoin 12-month target to $113,000 as ETF demand returns
Citi lifted its 12-month Bitcoin forecast to $113,000 from $82,000 and its ether target to $3,028, citing gradual ETF inflows and a better macro backdrop.
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ETFs
Bitcoin Starts October After a 44% Quarter and $2.65B of ETF Inflows
BTC starts October near $83,536 after a 44% quarterly gain and $2.65 billion of September ETF inflows, against a mixed October record.
