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NEAR Intents was briefly shut down after an attacker stole about $3.8 million through a vulnerability in its fund-transfer infrastructure. The service was restored quickly, users were promised full reimbursement, but NEAR and the newly launched Bitwise NEAR ETF fell sharply.
BNB Chain has become the first blockchain to exceed $1 billion in tokenized stocks and ETFs. Its $1.1 billion share represents roughly 30% of a market that reached $3.7 billion, with Ethereum and Solana ranking behind it.
Bitcoin briefly climbed above $87,000 after weak U.S. jobs data reduced expectations for a Federal Reserve rate increase, but the cryptocurrency later retreated toward $85,300. Treasury yields also reversed their initial declines as traders weighed profit-taking, inflation risks and the next policy decision.
Saifedean Ammous says Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings, borrowing capacity and $5.02 billion cash reserve give it an edge over smaller treasury rivals. He also discussed Bitcoin’s possible 2029 cycle peak and offered a cautious 2030 estimate of roughly $200,000.
Bitcoin moved above $86,000 as its share of the crypto market approached 60% and USDT’s share slipped to 6.3%. Rising open interest and funding rates showed stronger bullish positioning, while $344 million in liquidations highlighted the risks surrounding leveraged trading.
Arthur Hayes said potential money creation to fund AI infrastructure and government debt could support crypto prices. At Cointelegraph’s CONNECT Seoul event, speakers also discussed Wall Street’s onchain advantage, stablecoin payments and liquidity risks for crypto treasury companies.
Bitcoin reached $86,857 after breaking through sell orders near $85,000, while short liquidations topped $122 million. Analysts said stronger ETF inflows and trading volume would be needed to confirm broader support for the cryptocurrency’s uptrend.
Porsche is ending its Web3 project and Pioneers Circle community nearly four years after launching its 911 NFT collection. The NFTs will remain with holders, but activity has fallen from about $20 million in cumulative volume to roughly $38,000 over the past year.
Bitcoin open interest increased by about $2.3 billion as the cryptocurrency rose above $86,000 ahead of a U.S. jobs report. Higher perpetual funding rates showed stronger demand for bullish positions, while also increasing the cost and risk of leveraged long exposure.
Spanish police arrested a 16-year-old Romanian national suspected of running the KillSec ransomware group. The Operation KillSwitch crackdown also involved arrests in Britain and Romania, seizure of 110 terabytes of stolen data and efforts to trace cryptocurrency proceeds.
Tether-backed Utexo plans to reintroduce USDT to Bitcoin with private transfers, direct BTC swaps and bitcoin-backed loans. The project will use RGB and Bitcoin’s UTXO model, then seek to expand the stablecoin to Lightning.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $102.7 million on October’s first trading day after a $148.7 million outflow a day earlier. Ether funds posted a third straight day of outflows, while Solana products also lost money and XRP ETFs recorded inflows.
Bitcoin briefly rose above $86,000 ahead of September’s U.S. jobs report, despite pressure from surging Treasury yields and a stronger dollar. Traders were watching payroll and unemployment figures for clues about economic momentum and financial-market conditions.
South Korean crypto exchanges saw operating profits plunge 78% in the first half of 2026 as average daily volume, market capitalization and won deposits fell. The decline came as some retail investors appeared to shift capital toward the country’s stock market.
South Korea’s financial regulator has proposed capital, licensing and retail-investment rules for tokenized securities ahead of a planned Feb. 4, 2027 rollout covering stocks, bonds, funds and certain fractional investment products.
Zano says a Gateway Address exploit let an attacker mint 36.9 million unauthorized ZANO and 1.8 quadrillion fUSD. Because the coins looked legitimate, the project rolled the blockchain back roughly a month and is working to restore affected user balances.
Core Lightning has warned Bitcoin Lightning Network node operators that attackers are targeting unpatched systems. Users running version 26.06.7 or earlier were told to upgrade immediately, following recent fixes for vulnerabilities involving crashes, memory exhaustion and channel closures.
