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Jack Dorsey’s Block has launched a broad advertising campaign promoting bitcoin as everyday money. The campaign will run across social media, television and selected cinemas, while Block continues developing bitcoin payment and mining products.
OpenAI says it stopped a campaign involving more than 15,000 users that sought to extract its models’ hidden reasoning. The company attributed a core cluster to people associated with Moonshot AI, maker of the Kimi chatbot, while saying the full operation may have involved multiple actors.
Meta says Muse’s Mac Messages integration requires both Full Disk Access and a separate connector, rejecting a journalist’s claim that the AI synchronized private texts while permission was disabled. A second dispute over a home address has intensified scrutiny of AI-agent privacy controls.
Evernorth shareholders approved the company’s merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II, clearing the way for an October 8 Nasdaq debut under XRPN. The XRP treasury firm expects to hold about 473 million tokens after raising more than $1 billion through the transaction and related financing.
President Donald Trump’s $TRUMP memecoin is promoting a November 22 dinner for its top 185 registered investors at his Washington-area club. Trump is expected to attend, but private meet-and-greet sessions will not be offered, as the event again draws political criticism.
More than 50,000 Europeans have urged the European Commission to loosen MiCA restrictions on stablecoin rewards, while EU central banks are seeking tighter rules on yield, reserves and liquidity during the framework’s review.
OpenAI confirmed it parted ways with three safety researchers over alleged violations of rules for handling sensitive information shared with an outside AI safety organization. The company has not identified the employees, recipient or material involved, as scrutiny grows over recent AI-agent incidents.
Illinois has delayed a planned 0.2% tax on digital assets from Jan. 1 to July 1, 2027, following lawsuits by crypto industry groups. The postponement allows legal challenges to proceed but does not repeal the measure or settle its constitutionality.
Bitcoin entered October with a strong technical trend but remained below $84,433 as higher interest rates and softer ETF flows challenged the “Uptober” narrative. Prediction markets showed confidence in a move toward $85,000, but assigned only 7% odds to a new all-time high before 2027.
Illinois has agreed to postpone its 0.2% Digital Asset Tax until July 1, 2027, while industry groups continue challenging the measure in court. A judge must approve the delay, and separate litigation over the tax remains active.
Near Intents paused its cross-chain crypto-swap service after a vulnerability allowed an attacker to remove about $3.8 million. The company said it fixed the contract-side flaw, promised full compensation and is working with investigators to trace the funds.
The U.S. Senate’s CLARITY Act failed to advance, but the SEC and CFTC have begun filling the gap with limited measures for tokenized assets. The SEC’s five-year exemption permits certain onchain stock trading, while questions remain over ownership rights and long-term regulatory certainty.
NEAR Intents suffered a security exploit that caused about $3.8 million in losses and temporarily halted deposits, withdrawals and services across several networks. The attacker returned all stolen assets a day later after the vulnerability was patched and contact was established.
European consumer authorities have opened 11 coordinated actions involving 10 game companies over in-game currency pricing, withdrawal rights, loot boxes and sales practices. The principles exclude cryptocurrencies and currencies earned only through gameplay, focusing on paid currencies in closed game economies.
Citigroup has raised its 12-month Bitcoin target to $113,000 and its Ethereum target to $3,028, citing stronger crypto activity, renewed ETF inflows and a supportive macro backdrop. The bank expects $5 billion in crypto inflows over the next year, at a steadier pace.
Bitcoin posted a modest gain as U.S. Treasury yields retreated and Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said policymakers needed more time before deciding on further rate hikes. Markets also monitored French debt stress, rising oil prices and the pending U.S. jobs report.
Illinois is expected to delay its 0.2% crypto tax until July 1 after state officials reached an agreement with industry groups. The postponement still requires court approval, while the groups continue challenging the tax’s validity and constitutionality.
Bitcoin gained 40% in the third quarter, but crypto security losses reached $1.26 billion across 247 incidents. September was the worst month of 2026, while limited insurance capacity and emerging AI threats added to concerns about the industry’s resilience.
