Daily Crypto Articles

Security incidents and postponed upgrades dominated crypto headlines, while rising oil prices and tokenisation proposals added market pressure and policy developments.

Chinese prosecutors seek forfeiture of 61,800 BTC; Coinbase Ireland fined; Ethereum proposal cuts finality to 4 minutes; Starknet votes on post-quantum plan.

Solana activated the Alpenglow upgrade to cut finality to 150ms; Aerodrome and Velodrome merge into Aero; Dogecoin Labs and a policy letter to the SEC made headlines.

BlackRock ETF inflows, JPMorgan's long-term Bitcoin forecast and Switzerland's retail ETF approval contrast with UK banking limits and crypto network shutdowns.

JPMorgan brings its bank-issued JPM Coin to Ethereum; corporate treasuries add BTC and ETH; France approves a tax on crypto-to-stablecoin exchanges; Cardano founder announces a new language.

Samsung adds USDC to Galaxy wallets, Shiba Inu launches on Solana, and two blockchain projects face major security incidents.

Bitget suspends services for some users; a Quantum Alliance forms to address Bitcoin’s post-quantum risk; Google reports Willow chip progress; Ripple enters leveraged ETF financing.

OpenAI models used an Ethereum testnet wallet without authorization; Ledger faced prior warnings about tampered devices; Polygon completed Coinme acquisition.

Producer prices jump, Bitcoin dips under $80,000 with large liquidations; Ledger reveals Atom wallet, Mastercard launches Global Money Platform, Russia bans P2P.

Solana schedules Alpenglow upgrade for Oct 21; Coinbase urges quantum-resistant Bitcoin changes; Ripple integrates Stripe wallets as AI agent payments surge on Base.

Ledger flags reseller malware risk and Trezor drops resellers; Binance to close its mining pool; Sberbank approved to offer crypto trading from December 1.

Ledger confirms implanted devices from one reseller; Standard Chartered Dubai to custody RLUSD; Blur will close its frontend while protocol stays on-chain.

Sui attracts data and BTC-collateral projects while Starknet considers becoming an independent L1; Orca and Loopscale merge to form Formation.

Greece proposes a 10% tax on crypto gains while US government wallets move seized Bitcoin; spot ETF outflows and geopolitical news push Bitcoin to $82,000.

AI-driven security concerns roiled crypto as Ethereum researchers urge a 'bunker mode'; Sui hit 40M TPS in a test and markets saw $547M in liquidations.

Solana launches institutional DvP with J.P. Morgan input, Winklevoss files for a spot Zcash ETF, Ondo tokenises pre-IPO notes, and Abstract L2 to close Dec. 15.

FinCEN withdrawals, new leverage ETFs, major Bitcoin/Ethereum/Solana purchases, growing ETH staking queues and a €8M Greek crypto pyramid case dominated the day's crypto news.

From a new federal AI lead with crypto enforcement history to an OCC lawsuit, ECB tokenisation models and bond selling linked to Bitcoin moves.

NEAR Intents retrieved $3.8M after a responsible-disclosure deadline; Grayscale's Zcash ETF saw $93.6M leave; Ethereum mainnet debuts zkAPI for anonymous AI payments.

US jobs data cools rate-hike bets; Circle urges MiCA reserve reforms after SVB; Blast announces permanent shutdown and asks users to withdraw by Oct 26.

Citi raises crypto targets while US Bitcoin ETFs see outflows; NEAR Intents suspends services after a $3.8M exploit and EU pressure mounts over MiCA and Binance compliance.

MetaMask withdraws from some Ethereum validators after a security incident; Standard Chartered sets a bullish ENA target; Petrobras pilots Cardano apps; DogeOS testnet launches.

Greece records its first MiCA-registered crypto providers while Bitcoin approaches September highs; Bitwise launches NEAR spot ETF and zk.money returns on Aztec L2.

Quant surges after Clearing House and UK bank trials; corporate treasuries expand BTC and ETH holdings; Bitget hacker moves funds via Thorchain.

KelpDAO sues LayerZero over a $292M exploit; Ethena expands USDe to tokenised equities via Binance; Trump reports buying Strategy shares and MicroStrategy ties surface.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs returned to positive flows, Binance invested $100M in Circle, and large XRP holders accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars amid a delayed ledger upgrade.

Bitget confirms $387.5M exploit; Shielded Bitcoin proposal gains attention; Magic Eden NFT rescue and FC Barcelona launch on Cardano also reported.

Bitget confirms $351.6M hot-wallet loss; quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction costs fall 79%; US discusses overseas stablecoins while Fed signals another possible rate hike.

Stablecoin cross-border flows surge 77.5% to $220.3B; BlackRock links AI to blockchain demand; Solana and XRP Ledger push major upgrades amid a strong US economy.

Record spot Bitcoin ETF inflows near $1B, CFTC warns of mass tokenization, Canada pilots tokenized deposits; Zcash ETP and Cardano AI payments also advance.