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Celestia jumps 57% to 11-month high as 7 altcoins beat the market
The crypto market faced heightened volatility this week as hot wholesale and consumer inflation data added pressure on major tokens including Bitcoin (BTC). However, a few altcoins defied the broader market weakness, posting notable gains.Fxstreet
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LIVE: Iran expects war with Trump to escalate within the next 24 hours
Iran says the U.S. must leave the region or face expulsion, while claiming its air defenses are stronger than ever. Oil prices jumped, with Brent near $110 and WTI above $101 as attacks threaten Middle East supplies. Houthi attacks targeted Saudi Arabia, while oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remain below prewar levels. Russia-Ukraine...Cryptopolitan
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Anthropic proposes AI safety bill to congress with $1B damage threshold
Three people familiar with the private discussions say Anthropic has been pitching a draft bill on frontier AI safety to Capitol Hill lawmakers. Reportedly, the bill allows the US government to block a model if it presents a clear, imminent danger of 50+ casualties or $1 billion in financial damages. Specifically, the risk must involve...Cryptopolitan
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Italy energy deal may not be enough to revive Bitcoin mining
The agreement signed between Italy and the European Commission on October 16, 2026 seeks to ease energy expenses. However, would lower energy cost help Bitcoin mining to turn a profit in Italy? The deal eases costs but sets no numbers yet As reported by ANSA, Italy and the EU reached an agreement on elaborating provisions...Cryptopolitan
3 hours ago
Robotics is still in its ‘Lego era,’ former Nvidia executive says
Amulya Vishwanath, who is a former executive in Nvidia robotics, as well as a Techable’s VC founder, says that current robotics is still in “Lego era” despite the fact that investments worth billions are injected into physical AI. Why she calls it a ‘Lego era’ During an episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast on October 16,...Cryptopolitan
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Elorian’s Glimpse bets image-first reasoning can undercut bigger AI models
Elorian launched Glimpse on October 16, claiming that its visual reasoning can compete with larger AI models for a fraction of the price. According to TechCrunch, the initial model is a research preview that includes developer API access and a waitlist for its chat interface. For companies that are thinking of trying this technology, an...Cryptopolitan
4 hours ago
Crypto PAC spending against Sherrod Brown tops $52 Million in Ohio Senate Race
Two crypto-backed super PACs have reported roughly $52.6 million in Ohio’s 2026 Senate race, as the industry works to defeat former Senator Sherrod Brown. The combined total far exceeds the $30 million Fairshake announced in September. The stakes extend beyond Ohio, particularly if control of Congress changes in November. The filings that push the total...Cryptopolitan
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Three top Russian officials join board of sanctioned payments firm A7
Two weeks after the U.S. Treasury branded A7 a transnational criminal organization, three of Russia’s most senior officials have taken seats on the Russian payments firm’s board. Despite A7’s designation as a criminal organization by the U.S., Russia’s finance, energy and deputy prime minister have joined its board of directors. Russian ministers join A7 board...Cryptopolitan
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Circle defends USDC economics as Open USD courts its partners
Circle (NYSE: CRCL) has published a long blog post explaining how it splits USDC revenue with partners on Friday, October 16. The post was authored by Circle’s chief commercial officer Kash Razzaghi, and it does not name a competitor. However, it is being seen as a response to Open USD (OUSD), the rival stablecoin that...Cryptopolitan
11 hours ago
G7 leaders to simulate AI cyberattack exercises to test finance sector
The G7’s finance ministers and central bank governors have agreed to stage tabletop exercises aimed at mimicking AI-driven cyberattacks on the financial system, stated in an announcement by Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama. The objective is to pressure-test situations where this happens to regulators and banks, and how they would detect and recover from such...Cryptopolitan
13 hours ago
CoreWeave, Broadcom reject tokenized shares on OKXICE venue
CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) have told OKXICE that they do not want tokenized versions of their stock to be traded on its new venue. The venue is operating under the SEC’s exemption rule that lets it treat 30 days of silence from companies as a yes to having their stock tokenized. Will...Cryptopolitan
16 hours ago
Solana postpones Shanghai tour opener after police appear at venue
Solana Foundation President Lily Liu announced on Friday, October 16, that it has canceled the Solana Foundation event slated for the same day in Shanghai to kick off its Accelerate China developer tour. The post on the morning of the event pointed to venue logistics, with registrations running well past the event cap, as the...Cryptopolitan
16 hours ago
MSCI finalizes rules to that could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its global indexes
Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), Metaplanet (TYO:3350) and Sharplink (NASDAQ: SBET) got put on notice for MSCI exclusion as the index provider finalized rules on Thursday to potentially cut asset-heavy firms from its global equity indexes. Strategy, Metaplanet, Sharplink and other asset-heavy firms from its global equity indexes, a change effective November 30 that threatens billions of...Cryptopolitan
18 hours ago
OpenAI agent spent from a stranger's crypto wallet, caught months later
An OpenAI research model took funds from a crypto wallet it did not own to finish a June coding task. OpenAI discovered the incident in September, months after it had occurred and disclosed it this week. How did OpenAI’s research model access an unauthorized wallet? OpenAI has published an incident report about a model from...Cryptopolitan
19 hours ago
Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP pare losses amid fading institutional support
Bitcoin (BTC) holds above $82,000 on Friday, buoyed by key structural support levels and a psychological demand area around $80,000. The Crypto King shows signs of consolidation, allowing bulls to build strength ahead of attempts to recover toward $84,000 in the short to medium term.
MEXC Releases October 2026 Proof of Reserves, Reinforcing User Trust Through Verifiable Transparency
Mutsamudu, Comoros, October 16, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its October 2026 Proof of Reserves (PoR) report. Independently audited by Hacken, the report confirms that the platform’s reserves continue to fully cover user holdings across all major reserve assets...NewsBTC
20 hours ago
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