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NEAR Intents, a protocol enabling cross-chain crypto swaps, halted services Thursday after an exploit resulted in approximately $3.8 million in losses. The team stated the incident stemmed from a bug in how its Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure interacted with the NEAR Intents smart

Charles Schwab announced a dual listing on the Texas Stock Exchange. The financial services company made this move in response to increasing demand for more competitive options in U.S. public markets. The listing is expected to attract more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to the Texas Stock Exchange, w

Roundhill launched the S&P 500 Target 10,000 2030 ETF today. The ETF invests primarily in long-dated call options targeting a strike price of 10,000 for the S&P 500 Index by January 2030, aiming to provide capital appreciation while minimizing the volatility drag associated with daily resets. The la

Evernode, an XRP-based digital-asset treasury company, will list on Nasdaq on Oct. 8 following shareholder approval of its merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II on Sept. 30. The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) transaction is scheduled to close on Oct. 7, with the combined entity

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a memorandum of understanding with Wyoming to coordinate oversight of virtual currencies between the states. The partnership, described as effective immediately, aims to enhance regulatory frameworks, improve consumer protections, and e

Illinois has postponed the implementation of its Digital Asset Tax from January 1, 2027, to July 1, 2027. The delay follows a lawsuit initiated by The Digital Chamber and the Illinois Blockchain Association. The postponement aims to provide stakeholders additional time to adapt to the new tax

India received $88.4 billion in centralized crypto exchange inflows between July 2025 and June 2026, according to a Chainalysis regional analysis published this week. The figure positions India ahead of Singapore's $82.3 billion and Australia's $79.3 billion during the same period, even as the

Google released Gemini 4 Argon on 30 September at an introductory price of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, matching the exact rate Anthropic charges for Claude Sonnet 5.5 and OpenAI charges for GPT-6.1 Sol. The model launched exclusively to trusted cybersecurity

The United States Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added seven TRON blockchain addresses to its Specially Designated Nationals list after tracing approximately $6.1 million in inflows to an alleged ATM jackpotting operation run by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The

AI startup Photon raised $4.5 million in seed funding after signing up over 40,000 developers and growing its revenue 10x in four months. The company, which helps developers build agents that work over iMessage and WhatsApp, held an app funeral event in San Francisco on September 17 featuring

Russia launched its blockchain-based central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital ruble, on September 1 (local time), one month into official circulation. The Central Bank of Russia issued the digital currency three years after President Vladimir Putin signed legislation in July 2023 to

Goldman Sachs upgraded its investment rating on Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stocks from Neutral to Buy on local time day 1, raising the price target from $63 to $69, representing approximately 25% upside potential from current levels. As of 9:54 AM on the same day, Occidental Petroleum stocks

DriftFDN launched a claims and redemption process for users affected by the April 1 incident that resulted in approximately $295.4 million in losses. Users eligible for compensation can claim 1 DFX for every USDT lost, with the claims window closing on January 1, 2028. The initiative aims to

Crypto security losses reached $1.26 billion in the third quarter of 2026, driven primarily by a $387.5 million hack of exchange Bitget on Sept. 24. The quarterly total rose 53.9% from $819.4 million in Q2, while security incidents increased approximately 13% from 219 to 247, according to

The Netherlands passed legislation to tax unrealized gains on cryptocurrency investments including Bitcoin, according to an October 1 report by Odaily. The Dutch House of Representatives approved the Box 3 Actual Return Tax Act, which now awaits Senate review and would take effect in 2028 if

Verda Ventures partner Amit Chu warned that Latin America's stablecoin payment ecosystem may depend on a small group of underlying liquidity providers, according to a newly published report from crypto venture companies Varys Capital and Verda Ventures. The report analyzed 494 companies in the

Trading Technologies acquired TRAFiX in a transaction that has closed, adding global equities and equity-options order and execution management technology to its platform. The acquisition brings more than 200 customers and connections to over 100 trading venues, with financial terms not disclosed. T

AUDIO cryptocurrency surged 15.47% in a 30-minute span, reaching a price of $0.01888. The rapid increase reflects heightened trader engagement, with the asset recording a 24-hour price change of 22.60% and trading volume of $7,231,774.88. The price movement occurred as the broader cryptocurrency

Andrea Muttoni, chief executive officer of the DATA Foundation, and Vladimir Novakovski, chief executive officer of Lighter, presented business strategies targeting South Korea's manufacturing data and crypto trading markets at the a16z Crypto Korea Summit held on October 1 at Josun Palace in

Bitcoin closed September in the green, marking only the fifth time this has occurred since 2013. Four of those five instances led to positive performance in October, with an average return of +16.8%, according to data highlighted by influencer @cryptomanran. Last year's October, however, saw a -3.7%