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ECB data shows European firms aren't using debt to fund AI
The European Central Bank (ECB) has revealed that firms operating inside the bloc are financing their artificial intelligence investments without taking on debt at the level as the US, where AI infrastructure leans on trillions of dollars in borrowed money. The ECB revealed those findings in the “How firms plan to finance AI investment” post...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 2
Korean crypto deposits fall 35% as traders chase offshore leverage
South Korea’s registered crypto exchanges shed a third of their market value and 35% of their won deposits in the first half of 2026. Korean markets are experiencing an exodus of traders and substantial outflows due to the lack of diversity in their investment offerings. How much did Korean exchanges lose from January to June?...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 2
ECB moves to widen stablecoin yield ban as Circle, Aave and users resist
Circle, Aave Labs and more than 50,000 EU citizens are set to face off with the European central banks pushing for Brussels to extend the MiCA ban that currently prohibits paying stablecoin holders to other activities such as crypto lending, borrowing and staking. The impending clash between those who want the restriction tightened and loosened...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 2
LIVE: Bitcoin smashes $88,000
Bitcoin has broken above $88,000, gaining almost 2% over the past 24 hours as crypto markets push higher. A surprisingly weak September jobs report showed just 29,000 new jobs, unemployment at 4.2%, and a 29,000 downward revision to August. Citigroup lifted its 12-month Bitcoin target to $113,000 and Ether target to $3,028, while projecting another...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 2
Bitcoin, ETF holders tether hope to Uptober 2026 to return into gains after 10/10 crash
Bitcoin rallied toward the $87,000 level on Friday, October 2, 2026, riding a hot streak of inflows into US spot BTC ETFs. With US spot Bitcoin funds about $5 billion away from setting a new cumulative volume record, it is setting up for the kind of “Uptober” token holders expected before the now-infamous 10/10 crash...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 2
U.S. Treasury sanctions Russia-linked A7 for enabling Iran sanctions evasion
Financial authorities in the U.S. have announced “unprecedented” measures against the Russia-rooted fintech A7, accusing it of assisting Iran with sanctions evasion. The company, believed to have moved billions of dollars despite Western restrictions, has been described as a shadow banking structure and designated a criminal organization. U.S. sanctions Moscow-backed payment processor A7 over Iran...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 2
Drift victims face a decades-long wait to get 1 cent on the dollar
Victims of the April 1 exploit that drained about $295.4 million from Drift Foundation, now called Velocity, have called out the repayment rate on the DFX recovery token, which works out to roughly one cent for every lost dollar. The claims and redemptions window, confirmed in an October 1 release by the project, provides the...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 2
Bitcoin Weekly Forecast: Is BTC setting up for an Uptober rally?
Bitcoin (BTC) extends its gains, trading near $86,000 at the time of writing on Friday after closing September 6.33% up, reversing its seasonal weakness. Historical data suggest October could be a strong month for BTC, especially after a positive September.Fxstreet
Fri, Oct 2
Cryptopolitan Report: Meta Wants Its AI Agent On Your Keychain. 37% Of Our Readers Say “Not For Me”
Meta’s annual developer and hardware conference, Connect, wrapped up last week with a new wave of glasses, headsets and AI products. This year’s conference began with Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote at Meta’s Menlo Park headquarters on September 23 and it ended with the unveiling of a pocket-sized gadget built for the sole purpose of talking to...Cryptopolitan
Fri, Oct 2
Fiserv Puts Solana Under A Live Bank Stablecoin As Roughrider Coin Goes Into Production
TL;DR Fiserv’s digital-asset platform is live, with Bank of North Dakota’s Roughrider Coin as its first production use case. Roughrider Coin transactions are processed on Solana, while VersaBank serves as issuer and Fireblocks supplies tokenization and security infrastructure. The deploy...Bitcoinist
Fri, Oct 2
WISeKey Becomes WISeQey As BVI Redomiciliation Takes Effect Ahead Of WQEY Trading
TL;DR WISeKey’s redomiciliation from Switzerland to the British Virgin Islands became legally effective on October 1 through a merger into WISeQey Corp. Existing WISeKey securities continue trading through October 2, with WISeQey ordinary shares expected to begin trading under WQEY on Nasdaq a...Bitcoinist
Fri, Oct 2
Bitnomial Certifies Ondo US Dollar Spot Futures With CFTC
TL;DR CFTC records show Bitnomial’s “Ondo US Dollar Spot” futures product was certified on October 1. The filing classifies the contract as a futures product under the financial-instrument category. Certification is a regulatory product filing status; it should not be described as ...Bitcoinist
Fri, Oct 2
Optimism op-supernode v1.0.3 Adds Stricter Hardfork Configuration Checks
TL;DR Optimism has released op-supernode v1.0.3 as an optional operator update. The release tightens validation around hardfork activation times and rejects invalid post-genesis fork ordering in custom rollup configs. Existing chains in the Superchain registry are not affected by the configuration i...Bitcoinist
Fri, Oct 2
Aptos Pushes Private v1.49.2 Hotfix Candidate To Testnet Validators
TL;DR Aptos Labs has released `aptos-node-v1.49.2-hotfix-rc` for testnet. The release notes say validators should upgrade and fullnode operators are recommended to do so. Aptos describes it as a private hotfix and does not publish the source code or a detailed public explanation of the underlying is...Bitcoinist
Fri, Oct 2
Optimism Kona v1.8.0 Tightens Fault-Proof Execution And Malformed Batch Handling
TL;DR Optimism has released Kona v1.8.0 components with fixes for derivation, proof execution, TLS and preimage handling. The release prevents a malformed batch from causing Kona to derive a different chain from op-node under a specific faulty-batcher condition. Optimism recommends the release for a...Bitcoinist
Fri, Oct 2
Optimism Ships op-reth v2.5.0 With Dependency Security Fixes And Legacy Command Removal
TL;DR Optimism has released op-reth v2.5.0 and recommends it for all op-reth operators. The update removes two legacy pre-Bedrock import commands and patches security issues in `rustls` and `imbl` dependencies. Operators relying on the removed import workflow need to switch to the Bedrock state-boot...Bitcoinist
Fri, Oct 2
Optimism Recommends op-node v1.19.8 For Sequencers Ahead Of Glamsterdam
TL;DR Optimism has released op-node v1.19.8 and recommends it particularly for sequencer operators using `–l2.follow.source`. The release fixes recurring slow block builds around L1-origin transitions and strengthens validation of hardfork activation ordering. Sepolia OP Stack operators must b...Bitcoinist
Fri, Oct 2
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