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In brief Bitcoin has pushed above $116,000, tipping the total crypto market capitalization over the $4 trillion mark. Analysts cited ETF flows, macroeconomic optimism, and a historically bullish fourth quarter trend as key drivers. A sharp drop in the options skew shows traders are abandoning downside protection. ‘Uptober’ is off to a good start. Bitcoin…
In brief Mitchell Amador, CEO of Immunefi, told Decrypt at Token2049 in Singapore that AI tools once limited to security firms are now accessible to groups like Lazarus, enabling massive attacks. Bug bounties have paid out over $100 million but have “hit the limits” as there aren’t “enough eyeballs” to provide necessary coverage, he said…
In brief The SEC will not take enforcement actions against advisors and other entities for using state-chartered as crypto custodians. This letter could lead to a potential opening for a greater number of organizations to serve as custodians for digital assets. In July, Chair Paul Adkins unveiled “Project Crypto, an SEC initiative to dramatically lower regulatory…
In brief The crypto market is poised to close in the green for September as Bitcoin rallies above $114k. Altcoins like ADA and DOGE, though, aren’t faring nearly as well. Technical indicators and prediction market data diverge on the near and long-term market view. The crypto market is nursing another day of modest losses—but they’re…
In brief Bitcoin has historically performed well in October, posting green months nine out of the past 10 years. It has led traders to believe in the legend of “Uptober,” and this year is no different. However, market analysts warn that the reality is much more complex, with many macro factors ready to blow up…
In brief Bitcoin and Ethereum are both roughly flat on the day as Congress races to pass a funding bill before the shutdown deadline. Some 85% percent of Myriad prediction market users expect Bitcoin to see at least 48 red candles before Wednesday noon amid political uncertainty. Ledn’s CIO John Glover remains optimistic, noting that…
In brief Starknet began letting users stake Bitcoin on Tuesday. The network pays out rewards in Starknet’s STRK. The Starknet Foundation is distributing 100 million in STRK incentives. Bitcoin became a core part of Starknet’s ecosystem on Tuesday, as the Ethereum layer-2 network began using the asset as a way to secure itself, according to…
In brief A new study has unveiled Titan, an LLM agent that tests MMORPGs by reasoning and exploring game states. Titan found four previously unknown bugs and completed 95% of tasks in two commercial games. Already deployed in QA pipelines, Titan may reshape how games are tested across PC and mobile. Game studios have long…
In brief The crypto market is back in the green for the month, reclaiming a $3.9 trillion market cap. Bitcoin is up 3.5%, rising above $114K. Solana has climbed 2.2%, holding at a $113 billion market cap. Where to from here? Technical indicators and prediction markets differ in their optimism. After a bruising week that…
In brief Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade in Q4 2025 brings data scaling, DoS defenses, and dev tools. PeerDAS will boost blob throughput 8× by sampling data instead of full storage on every node. New EIPs set blob fees, cap block sizes, and add features like preconfirmations and P-256 support. The next major upgrade for the Ethereum…
