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FBI arrests hacker behind SEC fake Bitcoin ETF approval

Eric Council Jr. faces charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud. 

Bitcoin rally to $68.4K may have been the Uptober top — Here’s why

Bitcoin’s price rejection at $68,500 and the record high use of leverage could be signs that BTC is in for a sharp correction.

gmoney’s anguish over ‘buying the top’ of CryptoPunks: NFT Collector 

Crypto markets plunged straight after gmoney paid a record price for a CryptoPunk in 2021. But the sale still looks like a steal in 2024.

India’s crypto tax is a gov’t attempt to ‘displace’ the tech — Lawyer 

Legal practitioner Amit Kumar Gupta told Cointelegraph that the Indian government’s stance on crypto reflects a lack of understanding of the technology. 

Bitcoin traders see $70K BTC price as market trims Fed rate cut bets

Bitcoin avoids excess volatility after its trip beyond $68,000, but BTC price analysis warns that sharp moves may be next.

Decentralized vacation rental platform Dtravel joins Fetch.ai network

Dtravel’s AI agents will bring peer-to-peer rentals to Fetch.AI’s blockchain.

Bitcoin ETFs hit $20B milestone as price remains stuck in downtrend

Bitcoin price remains in a seven-month downtrend despite the record ETF net flows.

Kraken crypto exchange launches own Wrapped Bitcoin token

According to Kraken, kBTC reinforces Bitcoin’s position as the “epicenter of crypto” and empowers developers to explore new ways to use BTC.

Two builders produce 88% of Ethereum blocks in October, raising concerns

Some analysts don’t see this as a centralization concern due to the Ethereum network’s underlying builder-proposer architecture. 

Hamster Kombat Season 2 lets players become CEOs, build game studios

Hamster Kombat teased its new storyline for Season 2 in a newly released trailer for the popular Telegram clicker game.

Trump’s Bitcoin U-turn: How the crypto critic became a pump signal

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump pitched himself as a pro-Bitcoin candidate, but not too long ago he said it was based on “thin air.”

5 reasons why Trump’s World Liberty Financial token crashed and burned

The former pesident’s DeFi token saw poor sales for various issues, including restrictions on who can invest, non-transferability and others

Web3 provider says access to quantum computing is ‘human right’

Dynex co-founder Daniela Herrmann told Cointelegraph that innovation is a human right and that she believes technology should be available to everyone. 

Stellar ecosystem implements Blockaid security features

Stellar’s Lobstr and Freighter Wallets are the first to receive the new Blockaid security features.

Why are Bitcoin traders worried about a 'painful' BTC price dip?

Crypto market analysts say Bitcoin price may see a “corrective move” before a major rally in Q4.

What is insider trading? Meaning, examples and penalties

Insider trading is considered unethical and is often illegal, raising concerns about market manipulation in the crypto space.

Nansen integrates Solana analytics, touts memecoin alpha

Blockchain analytics firm Nansen has completed the integration of Solana analytics to provide real-time tools to track onchain activity.

Ether price in 7-month decline amid ‘L1 wars,’ says analyst

“Solana is the biggest slap in the face” for Ether maximalists due to its monolithic scalability approach, according to the analyst.

US lagging behind in global stablecoin adoption — Chainalysis

Growing demand for US dollar-backed stablecoins and regulatory uncertainty in the US are the key reasons for stablecoins thriving in other jurisdictions.

Ireland drafting urgent crypto laws before EU money-laundering rules

Ireland’s finance minister wants to act quickly before the EU imposes strict Anti-Money Laundering standards.

Bitfinex hacker should get 5 years jail for 120K BTC heist: Feds

Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole 120,000 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack of Bitfinex, should receive a reduced sentence of five years in prison, prosecutors say. 

Hong Kong cops clean out alleged $46M deepfake crypto scam

Hong Kong police arrested 27 people it accused of running an AI deepfake crypto scam operation from a 4,000-square-foot industrial building.

Crypto security firm mistakenly shares drainer link to ‘help’ Radiant hack victims

Ancilia accidentally shared a link to a wallet drainer in its attempt to help victims of the $52 million hack on blockchain lending protocol Radiant Capital.

Trump-allied political action committee raises $7.5M in crypto

The Donald Trump-backing PAC “Trump 47” has seen millions in crypto-denominated contributions from industry executives since July.

Jump Trading accused of crypto ‘pump and dump’ in game dev’s suit

Game developer Fracture Labs accused Jump Trading of using its DIO token to profit millions from a “pump and dump” scheme.

Ethereum, L2s to reach over 100K TPS with ‘The Surge’ — Vitalik Buterin

Some of the “key goals” of The Surge are to achieve over 100,000 TPS across Ethereum and its layer 2s and to increase interoperability, says Vitalik Buterin.

Crypto funding drops 20% in Q3 due to ‘barbell market’ — Galaxy Digital

Bitcoin and low-cap, high-risk memecoins led the crypto market in the third quarter leading venture capitalists to overlook mid-tier projects.

94% of Asian private wealth is investing or considering crypto: Report

Almost a third of surveyed respondents believe that Bitcoin will break through $100,000 by the end of the year.

Forcount ‘Ponzi scheme’ promoter sentenced to 20 years in prison

According to US prosecutors, Juan Tacuri, and his co-conspirators, defrauded investors of $8.4 million in an apparent Ponzi Scheme.

AI ‘mind uploads’ could allow the dead to trade forever

Becoming a ghost in the machine could have financial benefits, but for who?

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