RECENTLY: Chirag Tomar, a 31-year-old Indian national, was sentenced to five years in prison for a $20 million Coinbase fraud, where he impersonated customer support to steal victims' two-factor authentication codes.
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ANALYSIS: Glassnode co-founders predict a significant altcoin season ahead, suggesting that altcoins may outperform Bitcoin after one final dip, with Solana, Ethereum, and BNB likely leading the market.
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ANALYSIS: Coinbase and Hut 8 led crypto stocks higher as Bitcoin rose 9% to around $68,800, nearing the $70,000 mark, according to The Block's price page, while major banks reported strong earnings and BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF saw significant inflows.
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ANALYSIS: PumpFun hit new all-time highs with 78,000 daily active addresses and $7.3 million in weekly revenue, surpassing Solana, according to DeFiLlama.
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JUST IN: Drop Protocol announced it secured $4 million in a seed round led by CoinFund, with backing from notable investors and plans to build on the Neutron platform using the Cosmos SDK.
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RECENTLY: Stellar announced the integration of Blockaid's Onchain Detection and Response (ODR) technology to enhance security for Lobstr and Freighter wallets, offering real-time threat detection and response.
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JUST IN: Binance announced the listing of Lumia (LUMIA), available for subscription today and for purchase via Automatic Deposit starting October 21, 2024.
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STUDY: A Digital Chamber survey reveals that 16% of U.S. voters prioritize candidates' crypto stances, with 25% of Democrats and 21% of Republicans considering it important; notably, 40% of Black voters see crypto as crucial for their 2024 election decisions.
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JUST IN: DBS Bank launches tokenized banking services for institutional clients, offering real-time payment settlement through a permissioned blockchain.
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RECENTLY: MoonPay now allows U.S. users to buy crypto with Venmo, except in New York and Texas.
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TODAY: EigenLayer’s X account was hacked, sharing a fake airdrop link, warns ZachXBT.
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RECENTLY: Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF holdings have reached $272.1 million, representing 0.02% of its $1.2 trillion in assets, as the firm encourages CIOs to invest in Bitcoin mining stocks amid rising crypto demand.
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JUST IN: RAK DAO will introduce a legal framework for DAOs, with details to be discussed on Oct. 25.
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ANALYSIS: Tron's SunPump memecoin launchpad drove a 30% quarterly revenue increase to $151.2 million, with over 89,000 tokens launched and decentralized finance transactions surging by 487%, according to Messari.
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JUST IN: A trader turned a $96 investment into over $3 million by trading TRUMP tokens, according to Lookonchain.
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RECENTLY: The Tapioca DAO suffered a major exploit resulting in a 95% drop in TAP token price and the theft of $4.5 million in cryptocurrencies, with recovery efforts underway.
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STUDY: Anthropic's report reveals potential sabotage threats from advanced AI models but asserts that current risks can be managed with minimal mitigations.
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JUST IN: The SEC has approved the listing of a Bitcoin options ETF on the New York Stock Exchange. Traders anticipate that this approval will provide significant liquidity to the markets.
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RECENTLY: U.S. authorities charged former Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding for his alleged role in a cocaine-smuggling operation that used Tether (USDT) as part of the scheme.
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RECENTLY: CryptoCom has filed a high-stakes lawsuit against the SEC, challenging its authority over secondary market token sales, which could reshape cryptocurrency regulation.
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JUST IN: The UAE Central Bank granted initial approval for AED Stablecoin, potentially becoming the first regulated dirham-pegged stablecoin in the region.
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JUST IN: The U.S. Treasury used machine learning AI to detect and recover over $4 billion in fraud in 2024, significantly increasing its fraud prevention capabilities compared to the previous year.
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JUST IN: IBX (ARTIC) faces allegations of a rug pull after raising 160K SOL ($24M) in its presale, failing to refund excess funds despite promises, and crashing the token's market cap from $50M to around $6M shortly after launch.
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OPINION: Max Keiser predicts Bitcoin could soon exceed $220,000, driven by gold's recent all-time high of $2,713.88 per ounce.
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ANALYSIS: According to Helika's Web3 Gaming Report, NFT activity on Telegram surged by 400% in Q3 2024, with unique wallets transferring NFTs increasing from under 200,000 in July to over one million by September, driven by active engagement from Telegram gamers.
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TODAY: Binance announced new listings for Scroll (SCR) with spot trading starting on October 22 for pairs like SCR/BTC, SCR/USDT, SCR/FDUSD, and SCR/TRY, boosting market sentiment for the zk-rollup project.
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JUST IN: Cube has listed Access Protocol (ACS) on its exchange, highlighting the growth of content tokenization on Solana and a partnership with the Argentine government.
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JUST IN: The Trump family will receive 75% of World Liberty Financial's net revenue, valued at $337.5 million.
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RECENTLY: Lookonchain data shows BlackRock purchased over $294 million in Bitcoin on October 15, followed by an additional $390 million the next day.
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RECENTLY: Solv has launched a Bitcoin staking token on Solana, as competition for BTC liquidity grows within emerging layer-2 and DeFi ecosystems.
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