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Plus, crypto majors rebound despite hot PPI and Saylor’s Strategy is at risk of removal from a major index.

The internal model derived keys from public developer recovery phrases, spent another account’s test ETH, and left it out of its report.

Rockstar released the launch trailer for GTA VI, revealing a potential meme coin in the upcoming game and sending degens wild.

Hardware wallets keep your crypto keys offline. Learn how devices from Ledger, Trezor and others protect your Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Researchers added hidden text to contact AI agents probing Alibaba’s map service, getting replies about their tasks as investigators traced activity to Tencent Cloud infrastructure.

Google’s Willow chip cut errors 40x on the scarce “magic states” quantum computers burn through, a step toward smaller, useful machines—and toward ones that could threaten today’s encryption.

Russians have until July 1, 2027 to buy and sell crypto directly with each other. After that, every trade runs through a broker or exchange approved by the Bank of Russia.

In a note to investors, Matt Hougan used a “Choose Your Own Adventure” framework to argue that superabundance, an AI bust or a muddle-through economy all ultimately funnel to the same place: Bitcoin higher.

Speaking after BlackRock’s Q3 earnings, Fink said AI infrastructure spending has become so central to growth that a construction halt would be dangerous—calling the backlash “misinformation” as data centers become a midterm flashpoint.

Google DeepMind’s first internal audit of AI-driven research finds no measurable speedup in AI progress.

The first major integration since Mastercard’s $1.8 billion BVNK acquisition lets banks, fintechs and enterprises hold, convert, and spend fiat and stablecoins through a single API, with agentic commerce support planned.

Hot inflation data revived Fed rate-hike bets, and leveraged bulls paid the bill as nearly $1 billion in crypto positions were liquidated.

Market analysts say that macro factors are pushing altcoin prices down, after ETH, XRP, and SOL all dropped on the day.

Ledger says the Android-based Atom will carry anti-tamper protections and be sold only on its site, as it probes tampered resold wallets.

Experts blame a build up in leverage for Zcash’s drop in value, as well as growing concerns about AI breaking crypto encryption.

Alpenglow is coming next week, slashing Solana finality from 12.8 seconds to a target of about 150 milliseconds—some 85 times faster.

Odds of an October Fed hike have climbed to 29% from 18% a week ago, and analysts see Bitcoin range-bound until the picture clears.

The scammers also ran a fake recovery service, contacting victims weeks later with promises to get their stolen crypto back.

After a summer of AI models escaping test environments and hacking real companies, hundreds of researchers say the internet itself should be treated as a security boundary.

Developer Brandon Thomas used Anthropic’s Claude to build free, open-source replicas of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. They’re rough, but they show how cheap cloning software has become.

A new Chainalysis report found payments through Coinbase’s x402 protocol surged from about 1,500 in mid-2025 to more than 138 million by Q3 2026, with U.S. wallets dominating spending on AI models.

Sberbank now holds both custody and exchange status under Russia’s new crypto law, and plans to bring Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT to apps used by 110 million retail clients.

Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade replaces the TowerBFT voting system on October 21, cutting finality from 12.8 seconds to a target of 150ms and pulling vote transactions out of blocks entirely.

The British bank won Dubai regulatory approval to let affluent clients buy BTC and ETH straight from their bank accounts, with custody and settlement kept in-house.

In a detailed technical post, the exchange argued Bitcoin’s multi-year migration to quantum-resistant cryptography must begin before any “Q-Day,” laying out requirements spanning block space, custody and dormant coins.

September CPI hit 3.7%, above forecasts, sending Treasury yields higher and dragging crypto down with stocks.

Turkish police and intelligence officers reportedly seized cash, phones, jewelry and firearms at the crypto founder’s address in Beşiktaş.

European electronics chain MediaMarkt Saturn has also halted Ledger sales after a customer in Germany reported finding an implant.

Sahil Arora says he’s not done with celebrity meme coins, and that Fomo presents new possible strategies for his controversial schemes.

With Strategy’s preferred stock STRC closing in on $100 par, Saylor might not be the number two buyer for long…