Crypto
India’s RBI stays cautious on crypto, backs tokenization
India’s RBI remains cautious on crypto over monetary and capital-flow risks while backing tokenization, CBDC pilots and digital bonds. …
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XRP price prediction: Will October upgrades lift XRP past $1.55?
XRP trades near $1.50 as buyers defend $1.45, Binance leverage recovers and two XRPL upgrades approach on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9. …
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy hints at another big Bitcoin buy
Michael Saylor has hinted at another Strategy Bitcoin purchase after the company raised its holdings to 847,666 BTC with a $143M buy. …
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NEAR co-founder pitches AI pets, private trading and cross-chain payments
NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin has outlined 13 application ideas spanning AI pets, private trading, and cross-chain payments, alongside five suggestions for helping developers reach users. Illia Polosukhin, in an Oct. 3 X post, said new and returning developers had been… …
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Hackers use Microsoft’s X account to push unofficial Clippy token
Hackers have used Microsoft’s official X account to promote an unauthorized Clippy-themed token, with the promotional activity removed roughly 30 minutes later, according to The Verge. The Verge reported that Microsoft confirmed the breach after its account promoted an unofficial… …
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Crypto gainers and losers: Quant jumps 158%, Lighter sinks
Bitcoin traded near $84,600 on Oct. 3 as Quant and Midnight led the week’s top crypto gainers, rising 158.3% and 96.5%, respectively. Lighter fell 28.7%, while MemeCore, Ethena and Zcash posted double-digit losses. CoinGecko’s seven-day top-100 rankings for Oct. 3… …
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Circle urges MiCA changes as only 3 of top 30 stablecoins comply
Circle has urged EU policymakers to revise MiCA’s stablecoin issuance and reserve rules after its EU policy director said only three of the world’s 30 largest stablecoins comply with the framework. Circle, in its Oct. 1 policy submission, called for… …
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Fed’s Jefferson signals patience as October rate hike odds fall to 23%
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson has signaled that officials may need more time before changing rates again, as Polymarket odds cited in the latest report have fallen to 23% for an October hike from about 70% last week. The… …
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African businesses turn to stablecoins to cut payment delays, Kora CEO says
African businesses have increasingly turned to stablecoins over the past five years to address cross-border payment delays, dollar access, and settlement costs, according to Kora CEO Dickson Nsofor. Dickson Nsofor, CEO of pan-African payment infrastructure platform Kora, told crypto.news that… …
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Will Pump.fun price break $0.006 after 14% rally?
Pump.fun price is up about 14% as PUMP tests $0.006, with strong momentum and another $1.02 million token buyback supporting attention. …
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Metaplanet directors defend CEO share plan after backlash
Metaplanet directors defended its executive share plan after a 41% cut, while questions remain over Simon Gerovich’s August share exercise. …
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30 Bitcoin miners detained in Malaysia electricity theft investigation
Malaysian police have detained two men and seized 30 Bitcoin mining machines after uncovering an operation in Seri Iskandar that allegedly used an illegal electricity connection.on. According to Perak Tengah district police chief Supt Hafezul Helmi Hamzah, the district’s Criminal… …
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Bitcoin price tests $83K support as 4-hour Supertrend turns bearish
Bitcoin price traded near $84,000 on Sep. 28 after retreating from a recent high above $87,000, leaving traders focused on whether U.S. spot ETF demand can help the price hold its September breakout. Lacie Zhang, research lead at Bitget Wallet,… …
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Cardano Foundation, UCLA partner on blockchain education
The Cardano Foundation has announced a multi-year partnership with the Venture Accelerator at UCLA Anderson School of Management that will bring blockchain coursework, five startup fellowships, and a founder showcase sponsorship to the Los Angeles campus. The Cardano Foundation said… …
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Bitget hacker moves $6.3 million into Bitcoin after THORChain rejects freeze request
A wallet linked to the Bitget hacker has swapped about $6.3 million in ETH for Bitcoin through THORChain after the network rejected the exchange’s request to block addresses tied to its Sep. 24 breach. According to CoinDesk’s review of THORChain… …
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THORChain decentralization challenged over DPRK flows
GoPlus challenged THORChain’s decentralization claims, citing validator halt powers and past DPRK-linked fund flows through the protocol. …
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Japan arrests two suspect over 81M yen crypto police scam
Japanese police arrested two suspects in a fake police scheme that allegedly stole 81 million yen in cryptocurrency from a woman. …
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VRA faces scrutiny in French crypto fraud investigation
French investigators are examining alleged VRA price manipulation as part of a fraud probe involving more than €50 million in Dubai property. …
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