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Bitcoin stayed above $80,000 as South Korean stocks rebounded and traders cut bets on an October Federal Reserve rate hike after Chair Kevin Warsh offered no signal of another increase. US bond yields remained elevated, keeping broader market pressure in focus.
Toronto police have charged seven men, including three Canadian Armed Forces members, over the alleged abduction of a cryptocurrency exchange owner. Police say the victim was targeted for access to crypto assets, while searches found firearms, drugs and more than 2,700 rounds of ammunition.
Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and xAI have pledged independent reviews of advanced AI models, but the accord leaves companies choosing auditors and controlling access. Critics say stronger safeguards are needed so reviewers can set tests and disclose audit scope.
Strategy has conditionally declared daily November dividends for its STRC preferred stock at a 12% annualized rate. The payments depend on shareholder approval and related amendments, while STRC continues trading below its $100 par value.
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès says Ledger received multiple warnings about malicious hardware-wallet implants months before its latest security crisis. Researchers and rival-wallet responses are intensifying scrutiny of marketplace sellers and reseller verification.
Bitcoin’s sideways trading in the $80,000s has not stopped crypto investor Lark Davis from arguing that a new bull market may be underway. He cited whale accumulation, technical indicators and ETF-driven market changes, while identifying $57,000 as the likely cycle bottom.
Deutsche Bank is preparing to launch crypto custody in Germany and expand into Asian financial centers in 2027. The planned service will initially cover Bitcoin, Ether and selected stablecoins, following authorization from Germany’s BaFin under the EU’s MiCA framework.
A University of Oregon mathematics professor says Bitcoin’s security depends heavily on miner incentives. A possible shift toward artificial-intelligence workloads could change those incentives, while centralization, censorship and miner collusion remain longer-term concerns.
Morgan Stanley’s Amy Oldenburg says Bitcoin has a strong digital-gold investment case, but believes it must trade less like a technology-linked risk asset. She also discussed ETFs, stablecoins, quantum concerns, inflation, tokenization and AI.
Sazmining is offering Proto immersion bitcoin mining hashboards to individual and institutional buyers from $1,397, with 0% financing over 18 months. Customers own the hardware, while Sazmining operates it at a U.S. facility and sends mined bitcoin directly to their wallets.
A task-scam operator was among the largest victims of a Ledger wallet theft, losing more than 60 BTC, or about $4.8 million. Chainalysis said the funds were drained from three Ledger addresses after devices linked to reseller CryptoBilis were compromised.
Google’s Willow quantum chip has reduced a key class of errors by roughly 40 times, renewing debate over the future security of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The breakthrough is not enough to break wallets today, but crypto networks are beginning preparations for quantum-resistant systems.
Solana postponed its Shanghai Accelerate event after overnight registrations quadrupled and exceeded the attendance limit filed with local authorities. The delay affects the first stop of a planned four-city China tour and follows an earlier shortened Solana event in Shenzhen.
The SEC approved Cboe’s plan to list binary options tied to performance indicators at 23 U.S. companies, including Coinbase, Robinhood and MARA. The cash-settled contracts still require clearing approval before trading can begin, with Robinhood expected to offer them to retail investors first.
Circle plans to enter about 50 emerging and developing markets as demand for USDC-based payments grows across Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. The company is also expanding through Tazapay, its Arc blockchain and a US trust bank approval.
Nine crypto companies have launched the Quantum Alliance to prepare blockchains for future quantum attacks. The group says 6.4 million bitcoin have exposed public keys, while experts disagree over when the threat may arrive and whether vulnerable coins should be frozen or moved.
Trading in Hyperliquid’s Tesla-linked perpetual contract jumped from $2.8 million to $47 million in one hour after Elon Musk demonstrated a flying Roadster prototype. The contract rose about 4.9%, highlighting how round-the-clock crypto markets react to company news while U.S. exchanges are closed.
Altcoins outpaced bitcoin as Celestia surged 16%, Injective gained 7.7% and LayerZero rose 7.3%. Bitcoin stayed near $82,100 while markets reduced the expected chance of an October Federal Reserve rate increase after Chair Kevin Warsh offered no policy signal.
