Trump to host 3rd ‘exclusive’ memecoin event amid corruption claims
The president is scheduled to appear at his golf club in Washington, DC, at a Nov. 22 dinner for his top 185 memecoin holders, following similar events in May 2025 and April 2026.
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OpenAI Says People Linked to China's Moonshot Tried to Copy Its AI's Hidden Reasoning
OpenAI says it disrupted a campaign involving 15,000+ users and ties a core cluster to people associated with Moonshot, the startup behind Kimi.
Bitcoin reverses course, inches up to kick off Q4 as U.S. Treasury bonds rally
Fully-diluted value (FDV) is an estimate of a cryptocurrency’s ‘Market cap’ if the maximum supply were in circulation.
The 'Largest Pure-Play' XRP Treasury Is About to Go Public
Shareholders approved Evernorth's merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II, clearing the way for the Ripple-backed firm to begin trading Oct. 8 with a stash of roughly 473 million XRP.
SEC proposes new crypto custody rules for investment advisers and funds
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is aiming to clarify how investment firms can handle and keep customer crypto assets in a new rule proposed Thursday.
SEC Proposes Rules to Clear Up How Advisers and Funds Can Hold Crypto
The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to settle one of the thorniest questions in institutional crypto: how professional money managers are supposed to hold the assets.
OpenAI Fires Three Safety Researchers Over Alleged Leak to Outside Group
OpenAI says the three broke its rules on handling sensitive information. The exits land after months of rogue-agent incidents, a trail of safety-team departures, and a new lawsuit.
Altcoins Could Fall 30% to 50% if Bitcoin Dominance Keeps Rising, Warns Analyst
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Coinbase CEO: Banks May Push For ‘CLARITY 2.0’ In A Few Years
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said banks may eventually be the ones pushing the US to pass “CLARITY 2.0,” in an interview with Scott Melker published September 20. He agreed with former CFTC Chairman C…
It's the Start of Uptober. Will Bitcoin Live Up to It?
Bitcoin enters its historically strongest month after a record-pace September, but a Fed hike and 5.3% Treasury yields are testing the bulls.
Zcash Drops 21% From Recent High—Here’s Why the Rally May Not Be Over
Zcash is having a rough Thursday. ZEC is trading at $1,333.50, down 7.29% on the day, with about three hours left before the daily candle closes.
Another Trump memecoin dinner advertised for token's top investors
Investors in Donald Trump's memecoin are getting another shot at being in a room with the U.S. president, the third such event following others that drew criticism from Democratic lawmakers as an open…
Illinois will postpone implementation of crypto tax following lawsuit
State officials agreed to delay the 0.2% crypto tax for six months after lawsuits and industry pushback claimed the bill was rushed through the legislature.
Reddit Is Killing RSS Feeds and Public API Access to Fight AI Scrapers
Reddit RSS dies November 13 and outside apps lose their data pipeline by March 2027. Reddit blames scraping bots, though it licenses its own content to AI companies.
NEAR Price Slides 13% as Exploit Claims Rattle Sentiment
NEAR price has taken a sharp hit on October 1, falling 13% in a single day after a powerful run that began in February. The token broke out in September and reached $5.50, but today’s selloff has chan…
Near Intents Hacked for $3.8M Days After Denying North Korea-Linked Bitget Hacker
Near Intents, a tool for swapping crypto across different blockchains, stopped service on Thursday after an attacker drained about $3.8 million from it. The team says a bug in how its Omni deposit and…
Meta Pushes Back on Claim That Muse AI Read a User's Messages Without Consent
Communications chief Andy Stone said reading Messages requires two permissions the user controls, disputing a journalist who reported Muse synced his texts despite his settings.
50,000 Europeans call on EU to ease stablecoin rewards restrictions in MiCA review
A 50,000-letter campaign is pressing Brussels to rethink stablecoin rewards as EU central banks seek broader changes to MiCA’s stablecoin rules.
Stablecoins can drain from banks and nations at lightning speed
Highly liquid and settling 24/7, stablecoins can leave banks and countries at lightning speed. But whether stablecoins are a risk — or an opportunity — depends on your perspective.
NEAR Intents hit by $3.8 million exploit as crypto's rough year of hacks continues
Blockchain protocol NEAR Intents was hit by a security exploit that caused about $3.8 million in losses Thursday, forcing the platform to pause services and temporarily disable deposits and withdrawal…
Crypto for Advisors: The CLARITY Act failed, but the rules came anyway
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Morning Minute: Crypto Gives Up on Congress and Goes After Senators
Plus, a major MetaMask security event has crypto natives on edge as details trickle out.
Bitcoin fights for local uptrend as US bond yields drop from new 24-year highs
US bond yields fell sharply around Thursday’s Wall Street open as Bitcoin price action sought to preserve a local trend of higher lows.
Exclusive: Edo Farina Says Peter Brandt Ignores XRP’s 100 Billion Supply Cap In ‘Fool Coin’ Jab
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