Crypto & mining news

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• 10d ago

  Inflation target of 2% may not stop the next Fed rate freeze

  The Fed can stop raising rates before inflation reaches 2% if officials believe the economy's already heading there without another increase. September's meeting left most unconvinced, with strong spending and persistent price increases outweighing the strain expensive borrowing was putting on parts of the economy. The minutes released Oct. 7 explain the thinking behind that […] The post…

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• 10d ago

  Celsius founder faces lifetime ban, but can trade his own crypto

  A qualifying DOJ payment can satisfy the $25 million obligation, while a separate $10 million judgment has a sentence-completion condition with exceptions. The post Celsius founder faces lifetime ban, but can trade his own crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 10d ago

  Solana doubles block production speed to 200ms as network prepares for Alpenglow upgrade

  The final SIMD-0525 step halves Solana’s original slot-time target, shortening leader windows and epochs while per-slot budgets keep work capacity roughly steady. The post Solana doubles block production speed to 200ms as network prepares for Alpenglow upgrade appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 10d ago

  Tether freezes $1.4M in TRON vaults and THORChain stalls

  A researcher reported resumed TRON swaps after four vaults were blacklisted, exposing issuer control over USDT inside decentralized infrastructure. The post Tether freezes $1.4M in TRON vaults and THORChain stalls appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 10d ago

  ETH fee burns cover just 2% of new coins printed in 2026

  An October 9 ledger puts fee burn at 2.07% of gross issuance, while a conditional capacity model tests the demand needed to shrink supply. The post ETH fee burns cover just 2% of new coins printed in 2026 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 10d ago

  Ledger hack scare nears $90 million as Tether moves to freeze stolen USDT

  Suspected Ledger wallet thefts are approaching $90 million as Tether freezes USDT stablecoin linked to the incident, according to blockchain investigators. In an Oct. 9 statement, the crypto hardware wallet maker said it was investigating reports that customers lost funds after buying devices from CryptoBilis, an authorized reseller operating in Southeast Asia. As a precaution, […] The post…

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• 10d ago

  XRP Ledger lets institutions share account duties without sharing their keys

  The XRP Ledger (XRPL) now lets institutions delegate account tasks while retaining control of their primary signing keys. The PermissionDelegationV1_1 amendment went live on Oct. 8 at ledger 107,524,865. It lets account owners assign specific transaction permissions to other accounts. The upgrade mirrors the division of responsibilities in traditional finance. Treasury departments, compliance…

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• 10d ago

  Hoskinson says Vitalik’s AI warning could delay the internet’s quantum defenses

  Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson accused Vitalik Buterin of undermining quantum-resistant cryptography with speculative warnings about AI-driven mathematical breakthroughs. In an Oct. 9 post, Hoskinson challenged the Ethereum co-founder's skepticism toward lattice-based cryptography, arguing that decades of security research had already accounted for the technology's known weaknesses. He warned…

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• 10d ago

  Ethereum’s proposed safety checks could still let a bad trade through

  Draft EIP-7906 could widen outcome checks, but a meaningful financial limit must come from policy the transaction builder cannot weaken. The post Ethereum’s proposed safety checks could still let a bad trade through appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 10d ago

  Ethereum open interest rose 2.3% in ETH on Binance as its dollar value fell 6.6%

  Matched October 6–8 snapshots show a larger ETH-denominated book despite Thursday’s contraction, separating outstanding exposure from lower USDT valuation. The post Ethereum open interest rose 2.3% in ETH on Binance as its dollar value fell 6.6% appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 10d ago

  OpenAI, Google and Meta battle for AI internet domains as crypto firms target .bitcoin and .wallet

  CryptoSlate's tally shows 11 applications for .bit and five for .crypto, with final strings due Nov. 17. The post OpenAI, Google and Meta battle for AI internet domains as crypto firms target .bitcoin and .wallet appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  Locked liquidity did not stop this $14 million crypto pool drain

  Bitquery traced 79AU’s drain to token permissions that bypassed burned LP receipts, with residual rights documented on Oct. 8. The post Locked liquidity did not stop this $14 million crypto pool drain appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  Polygon’s 8 million USDT0 holders face scrutiny as 58% of growth matches scam patterns

  The Oct. 7 audit estimates about 1.1 million scam look-alikes, while addresses holding at least $10 fell 42% since August 2025. The post Polygon’s 8 million USDT0 holders face scrutiny as 58% of growth matches scam patterns appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  Backing Polymarket’s primary favorites would have lost 4%, new audit finds.

  Bitquery’s 273-race scorecard found an 87% win rate, but its equal-dollar hypothetical shows why accurate calls can come at losing prices. The post Backing Polymarket’s primary favorites would have lost 4%, new audit finds. appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  AI agents can pay for your shopping. Who gets your money back?

  Amazon's Bedrock AgentCore Payments, built with Coinbase and Stripe, lets AI agents discover paid services, authenticate, and pay with stablecoins and x402 under preset spending limits. AI agents are getting wallets before merchants get a court, and shopping agents have started placing orders across the open internet. The harder problem arrives once the payment clears, […] The post AI agents can…

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• 11d ago

  Strategy’s $150 million-a-day STRC market has a hidden dependency on its own buybacks

  Strategy's $1.45 billion preferred-share buyback program is supporting a substantial share of trading in one of its key Bitcoin financing instruments. According to a Keyrock research report, Strategy's repurchases accounted for more than 20% of weekly trading volume in its variable-rate preferred stock, STRC, during almost every week of September. The company's share reached about […] The post…

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• 11d ago

  Coinbase streams $150,000 Singapore trading cup and crowns its first champion

  The exchange paired walkouts and memes with a ten-trader tournament; its displayed leaderboard listed Intern first without confirming a winner. The post Coinbase streams $150,000 Singapore trading cup and crowns its first champion appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  EU regulators target non-compliant stablecoins with a 90-day deadline

  National regulators should require remediation within three months and may permit narrowly supervised exit services for existing holdings. The post EU regulators target non-compliant stablecoins with a 90-day deadline appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  Coinbase rolls out 10x spot leverage, but blocks US retail from it

  The coming-weeks rollout limits US access to Eligible Contract Participants and puts borrowers’ collateral at risk. The post Coinbase rolls out 10x spot leverage, but blocks US retail from it appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  Core Lightning patches critical security flaws and a Bitcoin payment bug

  Version v26.06.9 repairs a v26.06.8 regression that could delay channel traffic on busy nodes and adds protections for forwarded funds. The post Core Lightning patches critical security flaws and a Bitcoin payment bug appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  Bitcoin miners escape months of distress as daily revenue surges by 78%

  Bitcoin miners are emerging from months of financial pressure as rising BTC prices lift daily industry revenue by 78%. According to CryptoQuant's weekly report shared with CryptoSlate, total daily mining revenue climbed from approximately $27 million at July's lows to as much as $48 million, following Bitcoin's roughly 45% recovery from $58,000 to above $83,000. […] The post Bitcoin miners…

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• 11d ago

  AI may be keeping Bitcoin’s biggest macro headwind alive after the Fed stops hiking

  Minutes released Oct. 7 cite AI debt as one explanation for higher yields, while stronger earnings helped stocks absorb pressure. The post AI may be keeping Bitcoin’s biggest macro headwind alive after the Fed stops hiking appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  Abstract’s shutdown exposes the gap between owning assets and being able to move them

  Abstract sets a Dec. 15 shutdown, but wallet access, supported routes and settlement determine whether holders can complete an exit. The post Abstract’s shutdown exposes the gap between owning assets and being able to move them appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  XRPL’s $1.34 billion stablecoin base doesn’t tell us how much XRP users need

  Fees and reserves require XRP, while larger demand depends on routing choices and the balances held in liquidity or credit products. The post XRPL’s $1.34 billion stablecoin base doesn’t tell us how much XRP users need appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  Solana’s geographic speed plan trusts validator locations the network cannot verify

  Wattenhofer and Kniep’s proposal preserves leader allocations while faster modeled handovers come with longer consecutive-control and regional risks. The post Solana’s geographic speed plan trusts validator locations the network cannot verify appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  Bitcoin Core’s privacy fix reaches v32 code while the v31 patch remains open

  The opt-in private-broadcast repair is merged into 32.x, while the older-branch backport remains open and 31.1 is still the stable download. The post Bitcoin Core’s privacy fix reaches v32 code while the v31 patch remains open appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  PumpFun is making millions from a market where 81% of memecoins crashed 90%

  Talos reports rare observed recoveries, while platform fees and PUMP burns offer no automatic route back to break-even for other tokens. The post PumpFun is making millions from a market where 81% of memecoins crashed 90% appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  Bitcoin crashes through $81,000 buy wall as $1 billion crypto liquidation bloodbath unfolds

  Bitcoin registered an intraday low near $80,000 as a cryptocurrency selloff triggered over $1 billion in liquidations, overwhelmingly hitting traders betting on higher prices. The largest cryptocurrency traded around $80,744 as of press time, down 3% over 24 hours and roughly 4% over the past week, extending a retreat from its recent attempt to reclaim […] The post Bitcoin crashes through…

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• 11d ago

  SAP Pay adds USDC payments, with Circle Mint access required

  Tereina’s Circle integration adds a settlement route inside SAP workflows, while institutional checks and regional conditions govern access. The post SAP Pay adds USDC payments, with Circle Mint access required appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 11d ago

  Why XRP’s 63 billion circulating tokens don’t tell buyers what’s for sale

  An Oct. 7 snapshot counts 21.98 billion XRP in exchange custody, while executable supply depends on sell orders and price tolerance. The post Why XRP’s 63 billion circulating tokens don’t tell buyers what’s for sale appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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