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Bessent puts a one-week clock on a $1 billion Iran crypto seizure
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent put a target on about $1 billion in Iranian-linked assets parked in cryptocurrency, telling reporters that the United States government already knows where the assets are held and could move on them within a week. Frozen funds, while they remain under the control of the Iranian-held addresses, cannot be transferred or...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 9
ESMA questions tokenized collateral as US lets brokers post crypto
Europe’s markets regulator wants proof that a tokenized government bond can be sold fast enough to cover a defaulting clearing member. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) requested for the evidence today, ten months after Washington began letting futures brokers post crypto assets as margin. What evidence is ESMA asking for? The European Securities...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 9
Leaked licenses and frontier AI push Japan to scrap image-based KYC early
Banks and crypto exchanges received a notice on Friday from Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) to stop requiring photographed identity documents for customer verification. Today’s notice will move the Asian country to a new system of reading the chips embedded in ID cards. The request cut the timeline on a change previously set for April...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 9
Polkadot Price Forecast: DOT surges after dotUSD stablecoin launch
Polkadot (DOT) maintains a short-term bullish outlook on Friday, approaching $1.1800 at the time of writing. The token is broadly supported by short-term and medium-term moving averages, underpinning a firm technical structure.Fxstreet
Fri, Oct 9
Has Bitcoin really escaped the macro forces it was built to fight?
Over 17 years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto designed Bitcoin (BTC) on the back of a global financial crisis as an alternative to the global monetary system outside the control of central banks, governments and traditional intermediaries.
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Fri, Oct 9
Anthropic builds political team to court 2028 candidates amid Trump feud
Anthropic is building an in-house political team to advise 2028 presidential candidates from both parties on AI policy; meanwhile, the company is still fighting the Trump administration in court. Learning from its tumultuous relationship with the Trump administration, Anthropic has decided to start building a relationship with the next presidential candidates, a move that critics...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 9
Europe’s crypto-ATM capital closes its last anonymity gap ahead of FATF review
Spain, the country with the largest fleet of crypto ATMs in Europe, will now require identity checks for every crypto ATM transaction, ending an era in which people could use the machines anonymously ahead of an anti-money-laundering regime review by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Days before this new decree, on 29 September, Spain...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 9
MEXC and Payward Highlight Collaboration as Crypto and TradFi Converge at TOKEN2049
October 9, 2026 – MEXC,a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, and Payward, the parent company of Kraken, shared their perspectives on the convergence of crypto and traditional finance during a TOKEN2049 Singapore panel. MEXC CEO Vugar Usi Zade and Payward Co-CEO Arjun Sethi, discussed how broader...NewsBTC
Fri, Oct 9
Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP stabilize as bulls seek fresh rebound
Cryptocurrency prices hold broadly stable on Friday, as Bitcoin (BTC) attempts to rise above the reclaimed $82,000 level. Ethereum (ETH) sits above the pivotal $2,500 level while Ripple (XRP) edges up after reclaiming the $1.40 level as support.
World Liberty’s partners head to court as DWF-linked firms sue BitGo over locked tokens
BitGo is facing a $141 million lawsuit over tokens that two firms tied to DWF Labs claim it sold earlier than agreed, per the Financial Times on Friday. The parties in the case filed in London’s High Court have one thing in common: ties to the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial DeFi project. Why BitGo is...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 9
Pyth Network Price Forecast: PYTH gains bullish momentum as 100% revenue buyback rule takes hold
Pyth Network (PYTH) price advances above $0.0800 at press time on Friday, building on the 10% jump from the previous day. The rally aligns with the approval of the OP-PIP-136 proposal, confirming a complete transfer of protocol revenue to PYTH token buybacks.Fxstreet
Fri, Oct 9
Three ex-OpenAI researchers warn of AI safety monitoring risks
Three terminated OpenAI safety researchers cautioned that advanced AI models are becoming more difficult to monitor. As a result, it would be challenging for independent experts to identify risks and verify the safety of these systems. The concern also affects businesses implementing autonomous AI systems. As companies grant more authority to such systems, they also...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 9
Nvidia-backed Firmus scraps $5B IPO after weak investor demand
Firmus, an Nvidia-backed Australian data center operator, scrapped its planned IPO of $5 billion (A$7 billion). It announced the decision on October 9, 2026, after investors expressed discontent with its valuation. Reuters stated that the firm will instead look to secure funds privately. The setback shows that investors are taking a closer look at AI...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 9
US lawmakers challenge Google’s $10M bid for Spirit employee data
Google’s offer of $10 million for the internal data of the bankrupt Spirit Airlines has raised questions regarding who will have access to organizational records once the employer has been bankrupt. More than 120 members of the US legislature want to see more safeguards implemented before the bankruptcy hearing that is scheduled to be held...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 9
Senate Democrat probes Cantor Fitzgerald over Tether ties and $250M Lutnick windfall
Senator Richard Blumenthal, the leading Democrat on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, is pressing for information on the financial relationship between investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin provider. In a formal letter sent Thursday, he asked Cantor Chairman Brandon Lutnick to detail their oversight of Tether’s banking and sanctions compliance. He...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 9
Tokenized Commodity Adoption Accelerates as Holders Climb Past 450K
According to the latest date from rwa.xyz, the number of wallets holding tokenized commodities has gone past 450K and now stands at 452,931. A year ago, this number was at around 126K. That is a 3.6x jump in holder count in twelve months and most of that growth took place in the last few weeks....Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 9
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