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Peter Schiff claims MicroStrategy can no longer sell its Stretch preferred stock to raise funds for Bitcoin purchases.

Bitcoin above $85,000 lacks proof that ETF investors kept buying after payrolls, leaving recovery dependent on sustained fund inflows and spot participation.

An early Nvidia advisor claims the company shorted him 9,375 stock options now worth $1.05 billion, but Nvidia says the claim is time-barred.

Bitcoin Core has patched a PSBT signing flaw that could let a valid signature survive changes to the payment recipient without exposing private keys.

Iran's oil minister resigned as the country's last crude stockpiles near depletion after the US Navy reimposed its port blockade.

David Robinson, who oversaw safety for 12 OpenAI frontier launches, resigned, warning that the company's trial-and-error culture guarantees failures as systems grow more capable.

New SEC rules requiring central clearing of Treasury trades could affect stablecoin issuers' costs and liquidity.

With U.S. midterms a month away, polls suggest Democrats may flip Congress, shaping crypto regulation and oversight.

Chainalysis reports India's domestic crypto exchanges receive only 0.7% of exchange inflows despite $88.4B in attributed activity.

Japan's bond data may reveal if its French bond exit fuels yen carry trade unwinds that hit Bitcoin.

Drift Protocol opened DFX recovery claims and redemptions on Oct. 1, offering victims about 1.04% of verified losses in USDT.

zkAPI, an AI payment system coauthored by Vitalik Buterin, now on mainnet, can send expired deposits to its treasury.

Lido's proposed Community Staking Module 0x02 requires a 32 ETH entry bond, over 13 times the 2.4 ETH default bond, offering a conditional path to fee efficiency at scale.

Bitcoin enters October facing thin liquidity, weaker ETF demand, Iran war tensions, and the Mt. Gox October 31 deadline.

The SEC approved Cboe BZX's listing rules for VS Trust's 3x Bitcoin and Ether futures products, though registration and trading dates remain unconfirmed.

Crypto firms have built blockchain financial products; now they must get users to adopt and retain them.

Trump named Jay Clayton to lead the new Super Intelligence Force.

A single Fed rate hike can boost stablecoin issuers' reserve income while raising costs for Bitcoin borrowers, since different crypto businesses are exposed to different rates.

The Clarity Act failed a Senate vote, but bankers expect crypto M&A to continue as regulators act.

Japan has sanctioned Russian crypto exchange Garantex as part of expanded measures against Russia over the Ukraine war.

Binance will require Brazilian users to explain cross-border crypto transfers and identify counterparties starting Nov. 1, 2026.

Five AI and crypto firms—Anthropic, Micron, Nvidia, Blockchain.com, and BitMine—are set to define Q4 2026 for investors.

Cathie Wood argues the dollar is stronger than investors think and could surge, pressuring gold and testing Bitcoin.

OFAC sanctioned 3 people and 2 charities accused of funneling over $2 million to Hamas through crypto and fake charities.

The IMF approved a $138 million disbursement to El Salvador after granting waivers for missed Bitcoin-related criteria.

Stablecoins may not remove dollars from banks but can raise funding costs and make loans more expensive.

Russia’s Finance Ministry has paid some employees their wages in digital rubles for the first time.

Opposition to AI data centers is spreading globally, with residents in Australia, South Korea, Japan and Malaysia challenging projects near their homes.

Trump vows $5,000 to every adult if Republicans sweep the midterms, raising questions about Bitcoin's potential response.

The ICBA sued the OCC, challenging its authority to grant national trust charters to crypto firms like Protego.

The ICBA has sued the OCC to overturn the national trust bank rule that has enabled crypto firms to obtain federal trust charters.

Hedge funds built a $1.2 trillion Treasury cash-futures basis trade using short-term repo borrowing, creating potential market fragility.

ESMA has proposed banning EU custody and transfer services for non-compliant stablecoins, extending restrictions beyond trading.

OpenPayd expects a year-end Nasdaq listing to fund U.S. expansion and acquisitions.

Crypto job postings tripled to 1,241 in September, led by finance, engineering and trading, while applications fell below 20,000.

Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton, who sued Ripple, may become White House AI czar, unsettling parts of the crypto community.

Cathie Wood urges investors to "follow the agents" as AI agents begin spending money, potentially reshaping payment networks.

Six US banks failed in 2026, one more than in 2023, but their combined $1.43 billion in assets pales next to 2023's $552.54 billion, so no crisis comparison holds.

The Clarity Act's failure in the Senate leaves crypto regulation stalled, and progress will reset with the new Congress.

BlackRock and Ondo Finance launch tokenized investment portfolios, signaling a shift from single assets to onchain portfolio strategies.

Chainalysis attributes the $387 million Bitget theft to North Korean hackers, who swapped stolen XRP for Bitcoin.

Grayscale's Zcash ETF posted its first weekly net outflow of $93.6 million as ZEC fell from around $1,690 toward $1,300.

NEAR Intents recovered all $3.8 million stolen in a security breach after giving the exploiter a 48-hour ultimatum.

Leveraged funds' Bitcoin futures shorts dropped 5,300 BTC-equivalent, narrowing net short as longs fell and open interest declined 13.31%.

Arbitrum temporarily blocked new Stylus contract activations on Arbitrum One and Nova, citing risks from AI-assisted attacks.

The ICBA sued the OCC, claiming it exceeded its authority by granting crypto firms national trust bank charters.

Pump.fun, Aave, Worldcoin and Sky posted double-digit gains while most crypto slipped into early October.

Luxor and CME Group are introducing AI compute derivatives to help GPU rental operators hedge against falling rental prices.

President Trump is expected to appoint Jay Clayton as AI czar, with the White House dismissing the reports as speculation.

Anchorage Digital reportedly cut 17% of its staff, joining a wave of crypto layoffs in 2026.

A New York judge dismissed the LIBRA and M3M3 memecoin class action, leaving investors without a district-court path to recover losses.

The SEC's proposed crypto custody fallback could favor large advisers over small ones due to high compliance costs.

Blast will shut down its Ethereum layer-2 network after maintenance costs exceeded revenue, forcing users to withdraw by Oct. 26.

Bitcoin surged near $87,000 on weak US jobs data, then erased all gains after an Iranian tanker attack in Hormuz.

The IMF approved a $139 million disbursement for El Salvador while urging it to reduce state involvement in Bitcoin activities.

Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have added roughly $200 billion in Treasury holdings, offsetting over 40% of China's decline.

The ICBA sued the OCC, accusing it of exceeding its legal authority by granting national trust bank charters to crypto firms.

Bitpanda co-CEO Christian Trummer says European crypto users trust regulated platforms more under MiCA, and urges stricter enforcement.

Bitcoin broke through a $85,000 sell wall and is now testing $90,000 as traders target $100,000.

At a UN summit, experts discussed how governments and financial institutions are preparing for quantum computing risks.

Manchester City's Premier League guilty verdict could jeopardize roughly £30 billion in Abu Dhabi investment in the UK, as UAE officials warn of consequences.

Hackers exploited a third-party Aave adapter to steal 114 ETH, while Aave's core contracts remained unaffected.

Anchorage Digital has cut 17% of its workforce amid a prolonged crypto market downturn.

Blast is shutting down its Ethereum L2 network because operating costs exceeded revenue, giving users until Oct. 26 to withdraw.

Absa becomes the first African bank to offer bitcoin custody to institutional clients, signaling a growing trend of traditional banks entering crypto.

Evernorth’s Nasdaq XRP treasury was approved, but only about $88.5 million in fresh cash is expected, not $300 million.

BNY is in talks with Payward, Kraken's parent, about an infrastructure partnership covering digital assets, custody, trading and payments.

Blast, an Ethereum layer-2 network whose assets peaked at over $2 billion, is shutting down as activity and revenue collapsed.

Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, who began crypto regulation-by-enforcement, may become the next U.S. AI czar.

Velocity, formerly Drift, opened recovery claims for April exploit victims, with initial payouts covering only about 1% of losses.