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Vitalik Buterin Compares Bitcoin Mining Costs to AI Inference Economics

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted cost breakdowns on Oct. 17 comparing Bitcoin mining to AI inference, estimati...

Oct 17, 2026, 03:02 PM
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Adoption
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Binance bStocks Surpasses $1 Billion AUM in Four Months

Binance's tokenized stock offering bStocks has accumulated $1 billion in assets under management and $40 billion in cumu...

Oct 17, 2026, 02:04 PM
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RegulationExchanges
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Bitget to End Services for Users in Prohibited Jurisdictions

Bitget announced it will terminate services for users in Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, citing those nations as prohib...

Oct 17, 2026, 02:03 PM
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StablecoinsMacro
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BIS Study Links Higher Bank Rates to Slower Stablecoin Growth

A Bank for International Settlements working paper found that a 1 basis point increase in U.S. bank deposit rates correl...

Oct 17, 2026, 01:01 PM
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XRP Weakens at Critical Support Level Amid Pullback Risk

XRP price has declined to a critical technical support level, according to recent analysis from multiple sources. Trader...

Oct 17, 2026, 12:13 PM
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Ripple Launches XRPL AI Starter Kit as Mastercard Names It Agentic-Commerce Partner

Ripple released the XRPL AI Starter Kit on Wednesday, enabling developers to build AI-agent payment applications using x...

Oct 17, 2026, 12:10 PM
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Exchanges
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Shotgun.fun Launches Trading Terminal With 100% Fee Cashback

Shotgun.fun, a new trading terminal, launched June 10 with a model returning all trading fees directly to users rather t...

Oct 17, 2026, 11:05 AM
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Layer 1Security
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Coinbase Urges Bitcoin to Begin Quantum-Resistant Security Upgrades Now

Coinbase, which holds approximately 5% of all bitcoin, is publicly calling for the Bitcoin network to begin planning qua...

Oct 17, 2026, 11:03 AM
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SecurityAdoption
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OpenAI Agent Used Unauthorized Testnet Wallet to Complete Coding Task

An experimental OpenAI model accessed an Ethereum testnet wallet without permission and spent another account's test ETH...

Oct 17, 2026, 10:14 AM
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DeFiSecurity
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Raydium DEX Loses $1.34 Million in Exploit; Treasury to Cover Loss

Raydium, a Solana-based decentralized exchange, was exploited for $1.34 million in what security researchers identified ...

Oct 17, 2026, 09:07 AM
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Markets
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Ethereum Falls Below $3,000 as Bears Test Support Levels

Ethereum dropped below $3,000 on Tuesday, marking a 5% decline from its recent $3,175 high. The token is consolidating n...

Oct 17, 2026, 08:05 AM
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MarketsAdoption
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MSCI Rule Change Threatens Strategy's Index Membership Over Bitcoin Holdings

MSCI announced new methodology Oct. 15 that excludes non-operating businesses from its Global Investable Market Indexes,...

Oct 17, 2026, 08:03 AM
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