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Bitcoin Core has added a safeguard against a narrow PSBT signing flaw that could leave a valid signature unlinked to the recipient a user approved. The fix is in the development branch, so wallet providers and hardware-signing integrations must review their own handling meanwhile.
Near Intents recovered the full roughly $3.8 million stolen in a Thursday exploit after its general manager publicly warned the attacker that the team had identified them and gave them 48 hours to return the funds.
Chainalysis attributed the $387 million Bitget hack to North Korea-linked actors, saying the theft pushed Pyongyang-linked crypto losses in 2026 above $1 billion. The funds moved across four blockchains within three hours, while AI tools accelerated the tracing investigation.
OpenPayd is targeting a year-end Nasdaq listing through its merger with Titan Acquisition Corp., subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. The payments infrastructure company plans to launch in the U.S. by April 2027 and is considering acquisitions of licenses and technology.
BlackRock and Ondo Finance have created three tokenized investment portfolios, offering a glimpse of how blockchain could eventually handle complete strategies rather than individual assets. The model could simplify rebalancing, broaden access and support more automated portfolio management.
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The IMF approved a $139 million disbursement for El Salvador while urging the country to reduce state involvement in Bitcoin. The fund cited stronger-than-expected economic activity but said Bitcoin accumulation requirements had not been met, granting waivers tied to corrective measures.
Older Eclair Bitcoin Lightning nodes could be forced into repeated crashes through unfunded channel requests. The flaws were fixed in v0.14.1, but ACINQ recommends v0.14.3 for additional security issues.
Bitcoin moved above $87,000 after U.S. data showed September hiring slowed sharply and unemployment increased. The move was supported by exchange-traded fund flows and expectations that a softer labor market could reduce pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates.
The Bitget hack has intensified a crypto debate over whether cross-chain protocols should block funds linked to theft. THORChain defended strict neutrality, while NEAR Intents used its automated SHIELD system to stop some suspicious flows.
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.
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.
The SEC has proposed rules for crypto custody by investment advisers and regulated funds, including conditional self-custody and the use of state trust companies. The proposal follows lawmakers’ failure to advance the Clarity Act, leaving the regulator to continue digital-asset rulemaking.
The SEC has proposed a framework clarifying how registered investment advisers and regulated funds can custody crypto. The plan would allow certain self-custody arrangements, recognize state trust companies and update related audit and broker-dealer rules.
The SEC has proposed a 760-page crypto custody framework covering eligible custodians, disclosures, records and audits. It would also allow advisers to hold client assets themselves only in limited circumstances, while the proposal remains open for public comment for 60 days.
MetaMask is exiting affected Ethereum validators after an incident diverted an estimated 0.36 ETH in block-production payments. The company reported no immediate threat to wallets, while researchers estimated about 17,000 validators holding 523,000 ETH could face exits and temporary lost rewards.
Bitcoin gained about 43% in the third quarter as spot ETF inflows returned and futures leverage declined. The cryptocurrency now enters its historically strongest quarter, but faces substantial selling pressure near $84,000-$86,500 and macroeconomic uncertainty from elevated Treasury yields.
Standard Chartered expects Ethena’s ENA token to reach $2 by 2028, but the forecast depends on USDe recovering from a contraction, reaching $40 billion in supply and generating enough revenue for sustained buybacks.
