South Korea plans cybersecurity overhaul after attacks hit banks, crypto firms
South Korea is proposing tougher cybersecurity assessments after a review identified security deficiencies at 130 financial firms.
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Australia seeks feedback on crypto platform rules ahead of 2027 rollout
The consultation follows Parliament’s passage of digital asset legislation in April, with Australia’s securities regulator now proposing capital, custody and trading standards for crypto platforms.
Cointelegraph · Oct 15, 2026
Nearly $1 billion in crypto bets liquidated as bitcoin, ether and XRP slide
Ether accounted for nearly 60% of the forced closures across the two largest cryptocurrencies, falling roughly twice as much as bitcoin.
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CoinDesk · Oct 15, 2026
Bitcoin mining pool once handling 2.3% of network shuts after hashrate falls 65%
Computing power directed at Binance Pool has fallen from 26 EH/s in December to about 9 EH/s. Its remaining miners must choose another provider before a Nov. 10 cutoff.
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CoinDesk · Oct 15, 2026
Bitcoin is back below $81,000 as Fed rate uncertainty weighs
Bets on an October Fed rate hike briefly spiked to nearly 50% after Wednesday’s inflation report, but have since cooled.
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CoinDesk · Oct 15, 2026
Bitcoin miners plunge up to 13% in Wall Street’s worst selloff since July
TeraWulf, Core Scientific, Cipher Mining and IREN each lost more than 12% as hotter inflation hit AI infrastructure companies.
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Cointelegraph · Oct 15, 2026
VanEck seeks to withdraw application for Lido staked Ether ETF
VanEck initially filed an S-1 registration statement for the exchange-traded fund in October last year.
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Cointelegraph · Oct 15, 2026
Polygon gains US payments licenses after closing Coinme deal
The deal gives Polygon access to 37 money transmitter licenses and 11 state exemptions.
Cointelegraph · Oct 15, 2026
Godfather of AI and 400 Scientists Want AI Models Cut Off From the Internet
After a summer of AI models escaping test environments and hacking real companies, hundreds of researchers say the internet itself should be treated as a security boundary.
Decrypt · Oct 14, 2026
Developer Who Cloned Photoshop With AI Just Did the Same to Microsoft Office
Developer Brandon Thomas used Anthropic's Claude to build free, open-source replicas of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. They're rough, but they show how cheap cloning software has become.
Decrypt · Oct 14, 2026
Organizations join forces to fight Illinois crypto tax, after 6-month pause
Illinois officials already agreed to delay implementation of a 0.2% tax on crypto assets, but industry-aligned organizations are pushing for summary judgment on the merits.
Cointelegraph · Oct 14, 2026
AI Agents Made 138 Million Crypto Payments in a Year. Most Were Tiny
A new Chainalysis report found payments through Coinbase’s x402 protocol surged from about 1,500 in mid-2025 to more than 138 million by Q3 2026, with U.S. wallets dominating spending on AI models.
Decrypt · Oct 14, 2026
Russia's Biggest Bank Sberbank Wins Approval to Trade Bitcoin
Sberbank now holds both custody and exchange status under Russia's new crypto law, and plans to bring Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT to apps used by 110 million retail clients.
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Decrypt · Oct 14, 2026
Solana Sets a Date for Its Next Major Upgrade
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade replaces the TowerBFT voting system on October 21, cutting finality from 12.8 seconds to a target of 150ms and pulling vote transactions out of blocks entirely.
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Decrypt · Oct 14, 2026
EU authority classifies Circle’s USDC as ‘significant’ under MiCA
The second-largest stablecoin by market cap will be overseen by French and EU authorities under its classification as a “significant e-money token.“
Cointelegraph · Oct 14, 2026
US authorities dismantle crypto scam network that stole tens of millions
Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI seized 112 servers and shut down 241 websites linked to investment scams that targeted Russian-speaking Americans.
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Cointelegraph · Oct 14, 2026
Standard Chartered Opens Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading to Wealthy UAE Clients
The British bank won Dubai regulatory approval to let affluent clients buy BTC and ETH straight from their bank accounts, with custody and settlement kept in-house.
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Decrypt · Oct 14, 2026
OCC report finds debanking efforts tied to crypto activities
The report from the US banking regulator did not include specific examples of debanking related to crypto, but mentioned it alongside ties to oil, gas and firearms.
Cointelegraph · Oct 14, 2026