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• 28d ago

  Why Is Tether Bringing USDT Back to Bitcoin Now? Morgan Stanley Offers a Clue

  Morgan Stanley discusses USDT on Bitcoin with Tether-backed Utexo as Paolo Ardoino says the stablecoin is coming home. The post Why Is Tether Bringing USDT Back to Bitcoin Now? Morgan Stanley Offers a Clue appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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• 28d ago

  Amazon vs Meta: Why ZK Cryptography Could Secure the Future of AI Commerce

  Amazon’s decision to block Meta’s Muse AI has intensified debate over the security and future of agentic commerce. Industry experts argue that zero-knowledge cryptography could allow agents to verify identities, permissions and credentials without exposing sensitive information. ZK Cryptography: A Solution for Secure Agentic Commerce Amazon’s blockade of Meta’s Muse AI agent over concerns that […]

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• 28d ago

  Buy the Coin or the Crypto Treasury Stock? DWF Ventures Has a Verdict

  Only 4 of the top 20 crypto treasury stocks trade above the value of their holdings, DWF Ventures found. The firm also found that most top treasuries have trailed the tokens they hold since inception. These digital asset treasuries (DATs) are listed companies built around buying and holding crypto. Why Crypto Treasury Stocks Lost Their The post Buy the Coin or the Crypto Treasury Stock? DWF…

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• 28d ago

  Bitcoin Miner Hive Escalates Swedish VAT Dispute to European Commission

  The Swedish Tax Agency, Bikupa Datacenter AB, and Bikupa Datacenter 2 AB, Swedish subsidiaries of bitcoin mining firm Hive Digital Technologies, are engaged in a legal battle that might affect the classification of mining operations in the EU and how VAT applies to these activities. Sweden and Hive Engaged in Battle Over Crypto Mining […]

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• 28d ago

  North Capital Deal Expands Moonpay’s Tokenized Securities Ambitions

  MoonPay is acquiring North Capital Investment Technology to bring regulated brokerage, advisory, clearing, and ATS capabilities into its infrastructure. Merger Expands Moonpay’s Reach Financial technology firm Moonpay has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire North Capital Investment Technology, a platform providing technology and regulated brokerage services for private markets.…

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• 28d ago

  Ondo unlocks BlackRock portfolio strategies, but only non-US traders benefit

  BlackRock supplies the allocations; Ondo issues the securities and requires onboarding before direct minting or redemption. The post Ondo unlocks BlackRock portfolio strategies, but only non-US traders benefit appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 28d ago

  North Korean Hackers “Very Likely” Drained $350 Million From Bitget, CEO Says

  Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said North Korea was “very likely” behind the $350 million Bitget hack. The attackers breached a backend system and never obtained private keys, she added. Withdrawals remain suspended after the September 24 breach. DefiLlama data now ranks it as the largest crypto hack of 2026. Chen Follows a VPN Trail to The post North Korean Hackers “Very Likely” Drained $350 Million…

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• 28d ago

  Australian PM warns of AI’s ‘furious pace’ after agent breached government site

  Anthony Albanese said governments must help shape AI’s development, after revealing earlier that an OpenAI agent accessed non-public files on an Australian Medicare data portal.

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• 28d ago

  30-Year Mortgage Rate Hits 7.45%. What Does It Mean for Crypto?

  The average 30-year fixed US mortgage rate jumped 19 basis points to 7.45% on Thursday. Mortgage News Daily recorded the move in its daily survey of brokers and lenders. The jump tracks a broader selloff in US government bonds. For crypto markets, the Treasury yield at the center of that selloff carries the clearer signal. The post 30-Year Mortgage Rate Hits 7.45%. What Does It Mean for Crypto?…

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• 28d ago

  Latin America Emerges as Global Stablecoin Hub in New Report

  Chainalysis’ latest LATAM crypto adoption report underscored Brazil’s leadership in crypto value received and how the role of stablecoins has grown in the region’s economy, highlighting their continued use as a tool for economies like Venezuela and Mexico, for different reasons. Chainalysis’ LATAM Report: Brazil leads, Stablecoins Grow Across the Region The 2026 Chainalysis LATAM […]

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• 28d ago

  Researchers propose Zcash-style private Bitcoin transfers without a soft fork

  Shielded Bitcoin would use zero-knowledge proofs and encrypted notes to hide transaction details without changing Bitcoin consensus, but researchers have raised questions about anonymity and quantum resistance.

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• 28d ago

  Bitget's $352 million hack happened via spoofed transfers, not private keys, CEO Gracy Chen says

  Bitget lost $351.6 million after attackers compromised a wallet backend, spoofed transaction data, Chen said on X.

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• 28d ago

  Elon Musk Made 4 Bold Predictions About Work: Robot Surgeons in 3 Years, No More Retirement Savings, and Immortality

  “Don’t worry about squirreling money away for retirement in 10 or 20 years. It won’t matter,” Elon Musk said on the Moonshots with Peter Diamandis podcast episode published January 6, 2026. In the same interview, he predicted Tesla’s Optimus robots would surpass human surgeons’ capabilities within three years and argued AI-driven abundance could make savings […]

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• 28d ago

  Securitize Stock Surges 15% as SEC's Tokenization Exemption Turns RWA Theory Into Trading Reality

  Securitize stock jumped 15% after the SEC's Innovation Exemption cleared a legal path for tokenized stock trading venues. The post Securitize Stock Surges 15% as SEC's Tokenization Exemption Turns RWA Theory Into Trading Reality appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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• 28d ago

  Two obscure pools fuel 2.8B XRPL volume, but only 185 trades caused it

  Both pools trade issued tokens, and the feed does not reveal how it values each fill. The post Two obscure pools fuel 2.8B XRPL volume, but only 185 trades caused it appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 28d ago

  Shielded Bitcoin Proposal Aims to Bring Privacy to Bitcoin L1

  A New York cryptography lab has proposed Zcash-style private transfers on Bitcoin without changing Bitcoin itself. Published on Thursday by [[alloc] init], Shielded Bitcoin would hide amounts and counterparties without a soft fork, separate blockchain, federation or trusted operator. Bitcoin would simply store and order encrypted data that it cannot understand, while outside software verifies […]

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• 28d ago

  Institutions See Bitcoin Like Gold but Invest in It Like Tech: Bitwise

  Major institutional bitcoin investors “often” pair bitcoin with gold, but they still largely keep it in a technology bucket alongside other crypto assets, a survey of 15 large institutions by BTC ETF sponsor and manager Bitwise Asset Management showed. The survey included endowments, foundations, public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, multi-family offices, investment consultants and […]

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• 28d ago

  Bitcoin researchers target privacy coins with Zcash-style shielded transfers

  Bitcoin researchers have proposed a system for private transfers directly on the network without requiring a soft fork or changes to its consensus rules. The Sept. 24 paper from [[alloc] init] researchers Clara Shikhelman, Mikhail Komarov, and Aleksei Moskvin introduces Shielded Bitcoin, a metaprotocol designed to conceal transaction amounts, senders, recipients, and links between transfers…

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• 28d ago

  XRP Average Long-Term Trader Still Down 11.75% After Rebound

  XRP’s recent rebound has not lifted its average long-term trader back into profit, according to Santiment. Among five major cryptocurrencies, XRP shows an 11.75% loss, while bitcoin, ether, and chainlink show small gains. XRP Remains in the Red After Its Rebound XRP and dogecoin were the only two coins showing average losses in Santiment’s Sept. […]

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• 28d ago

  Block brings Bitcoin Lightning payments to x402 for AI agents

  Block joins Google, Microsoft, AWS and Coinbase in backing x402, an open payment standard enabling agentic AI commerce.

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• 28d ago

  Is Copper the New Gold? Record Highs See It Outpacing Bullion in 2026

  Copper's 2026 record highs are closing the gap with gold, as the metal surges 20% while bullion trades flat this year. The post Is Copper the New Gold? Record Highs See It Outpacing Bullion in 2026 appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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• 28d ago

  Tether's Offshore Bank Just Froze its Funds: Is There a Risk for USDT?

  Tether's offshore banking partner just froze its funds after a US seizure, raising new questions about risk to USDT. The post Tether's Offshore Bank Just Froze its Funds: Is There a Risk for USDT? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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• 28d ago

  100 Coinbase Users Trusted Fake Support and Lost Nearly $16M

  A Brooklyn man who posed as a Coinbase representative and stole nearly $16 million from about 100 people has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison. A judge also ordered him to pay nearly $16 million in restitution. Coinbase Users Lost Nearly $16 Million Some individual victims lost $1 million or more after […]

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• 28d ago

  XRP Became Programmable, Then Gained Vaults and Wider DeFi Access

  A year after FXRP launched, XRP holders can use a representation of their tokens in vaults, lending markets, and applications on Ethereum. Flare says about 130 million FXRP is now deployed in decentralized finance. One Year After FXRP Launched Flare marked FXRP’s first anniversary by tracing how XRP gained access to financial applications beyond the […]

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• 28d ago

  Lightning Labs discloses critical bug marking canceled invoices paid, risking free product delivery

  The disclosed flaw affected older software and could mislead merchants; the tapd and lnd fixes shipped in 2025. The post Lightning Labs discloses critical bug marking canceled invoices paid, risking free product delivery appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 28d ago

  Bitget CEO suspects North Korea behind $352M hack, citing IP clues

  Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said a preliminary investigation found IP addresses matching VPN choices associated with a DPRK hacking group.

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• 28d ago

  ‘Bull Market Confirmed’: Analyst Flags Bitcoin’s Fifth Historic Signal

  Bitcoin has produced a fifth historical signal that a new analysis interprets as confirmation of a bull market. The reading follows a July signal that the bear market was nearing its end, while ETF inflows provide another sign of renewed demand. Bitcoin’s Fifth Bull Market Signal Bitcoin’s latest signal reflects a change in what newer […]

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• 28d ago

  S&P 500's Recent Flat Close Hides a Brutal Split Underneath

  The S&P 500 closed nearly unchanged, but under the surface, breadth collapsed as yields surged and Oracle flagged AI-buildout strain. The post S&P 500's Recent Flat Close Hides a Brutal Split Underneath appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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• 28d ago

  As Yields Break Records, Tom Lee Sees an Upside, But Only for the Strongest

  Tom Lee says rising yields help strong firms and expects inflation to cool sharply within six months. The post As Yields Break Records, Tom Lee Sees an Upside, But Only for the Strongest appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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• 28d ago

  Brazil Orders Reporting of $10K Self-Custody Crypto Wallet Trades

  The new measures aim to strengthen the central bank’s AML/TF oversight over digital asset transactions where wallets are under complete user control, a situation that the bank says “can reduce the availability of information for monitoring and risk assessment purposes.” Central Bank of Brazil Eyes Self-Custody Wallets In New Resolution The Central Bank of […]

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