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Bitcoin Breaks $85K Sell Wall as Traders Target $100K

Bitcoin cleared a significant sell wall at $85,000 on October 2, reaching an intraday high of $87,000 and removing a bar...

Oct 3, 2026, 12:11 AM
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Layer 2
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Blast Layer 2 Shuts Down, Users Face October 26 Withdrawal Deadline

Blast, once a $2 billion Ethereum layer-2 network, is shutting down after its total value locked fell 98% to roughly $20...

Oct 3, 2026, 12:04 AM
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Layer 2
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Blast Layer 2 Shuts Down After Assets Collapse to $20 Million

Blast, once home to $2 billion in total value locked, announced it will shut down its Ethereum layer-2 network after ass...

Oct 3, 2026, 12:03 AM
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Regulation
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Kalshi and Coinbase Win Partial Illinois Ruling on Sports Betting Contracts

An Illinois judge ruled that state licensing requirements likely conflict with federal derivatives law in a case brought...

Oct 3, 2026, 12:02 AM
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Layer 2Security
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Arbitrum Pauses New Stylus Activations Over Security Concerns

Arbitrum halted new Stylus contract activations in an emergency security action citing AI-assisted attack risks, though ...

Oct 2, 2026, 11:05 PM
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RegulationAdoption
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Community Bankers Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Charter Rule

The Independent Community Bankers Association filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the OCC's authority to grant crypto tr...

Oct 2, 2026, 10:25 PM
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Markets
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Tom Lee's Bitmine Immersion Adds $320M in Ether Despite $3B Unrealized Losses

Tom Lee's Bitmine Immersion purchased an additional $320 million worth of ether, bringing its total holdings to nearly 4...

Oct 2, 2026, 08:07 PM
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DeFi
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Aave Labs Proposes Cayman Foundation to Transfer Brand and IP to DAO

Aave Labs has proposed establishing a Cayman Islands foundation to hold the protocol's brand, intellectual property, and...

Oct 2, 2026, 08:06 PM
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StablecoinsRegulation
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Circle Urges EU to Relax Bank Deposit Rules for Stablecoins Under MiCA

Circle submitted comments to the European Commission arguing that MiCA's fixed bank deposit requirements for stablecoin ...

Oct 2, 2026, 08:05 PM
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Exchanges
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Anchorage Digital Cuts 17% of Staff Despite Tether Investment

Anchorage Digital laid off approximately 17% of its workforce in early October, The Information reported, citing people ...

Oct 2, 2026, 08:01 PM
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SecurityDeFi
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NEAR Intents Suffers $3.8M Exploit, Issues 48-Hour Return Ultimatum

NEAR Intents halted services Wednesday after identifying a $3.8 million exploit isolated to USDT on Binance Smart Chain ...

Oct 2, 2026, 07:12 PM
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AdoptionExchanges
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Absa Becomes First African Bank to Offer Bitcoin and Digital-Asset Custody

South African lender Absa launched a custody service for bitcoin and other digital assets, becoming the first bank on th...

Oct 2, 2026, 07:11 PM
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