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Bitcoin ETFs Shed Nearly $1 Billion in Two Weeks as Uptober Stays Red

Bitcoin ETFs lost a net $228.6 million this week, following a $681.1 million drain the week before and pushing October deep into the red.

Stablecoin supply stalls, but payments jump 45% as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe connect crypto to cash

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Most Americans polled oppose betting on elections: Reuters

The prediction market industry enables people to bet on US ‌elections and sporting events.

Banks Hold a Lever Over Stablecoin Adoption, BIS Economists Say

A Bank for International Settlements working paper found that stablecoin growth slows when U.S. banks raise deposit rates, with Circle’s USDC most sensitive.

Bitcoin’s $100,000 year-end hope divides analysts as inflation clouds outlook

Crypto audits give investors false sense of security as Q3 hacks cost $1.18 billion, Hacken says

Crypto exchanges Binance, Coinbase join West Africa scam sweep that flagged $11 million

Cysic crypto bridge halted after unauthorized mint of 10M CYS

Cysic said the incident was limited to bridge message processing and minting and did not affect the mainnet or other operational systems.

Chinese suspect in $75M international crime network arrested in Bangkok

Police alleged the suspect was involved in cryptocurrency and foreign-currency exchanges for criminal groups across more than 133 accounts.

Chip-stock bets lost $52 million in 10 minutes with Wall Street shut

Tether backs AIsa as strategic investor, completing seed extension round

The round brings AIsa’s total funding to more than $9 million.

Circle defends USDC economics as stablecoin rivals court its partners with bigger cut

Crypto Super PAC Fairshake Pours Millions More Into Defeating Sherrod Brown

An FEC filing shows the Fairshake affiliate Defend American Jobs disclosed roughly $7 million more in ads against the Ohio Democrat, pushing its total past $46 million—days after the PAC expanded its map to 32 House races.

Goldman, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley see tokenization as a growth play, not a threat

Crypto Firms Launch Quantum Alliance as 6 Million Bitcoin Sit Exposed

The nine-member group, modeled on the Internet Engineering Task Force, aims to set open standards for testing quantum-resistance claims as forecasts place the first practical attack in the late 2020s.

Chinese Startup StepFun Launches a Phone Built Around an AI Agent, Not Apps

StepFun's STEPX Neo opened for pre-orders in China on Oct. 13 at 3,999 yuan, with an AI agent built into the operating system instead of bolted on as an app.

Citrini sees a tokenization boom. The harder question is who profits

Polygon sees Coinme acquisition as entry to payments sector dominated by Visa, Stripe

TokenMaxxing: How to Get the Most Out of Your AI Models

AI companies charge by the token, and most people burn them on jobs a cheap model could do. Here's how to spend less and get better results, from your first prompt to your first agent.

Solana shows resilience, but some areas need continued observation, Fidelity says

Solana has had no reported mainnet outages in two years, but concentrations in stake, hosting and client software should be monitored, according to a report.

Banks could slow stablecoin growth by paying savers more, BIS paper finds

Circle’s Allaire says stablecoin issuer looking to enter 40 developing markets: Report

Markets in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East see increasing demand for stablecoins.

Lagarde says euro-area economy is resilient, digital euro under development

“The digital euro will further stimulate innovation and competition in retail payments,” according to the ECB president.

Bitget to discontinue services for some users in one-off exercise

Bitget says user funds are safe and exchange will continue to operate during the change.

‘Wow, it’s a real discovery’: Claude cracks a 25-year NSA number mystery

Satoshi-era bitcoin faces a bigger quantum threat after Google’s new Willow breakthrough

Tesla Roadster Rocket Is the Cool 'Flying' Car You Can’t Have

Tesla's new Roadster flips through the air, jumps a row of Teslas and lands on SpaceX thrusters. The Rocket version is invite only, not approved for public roads, and not due until 2028.

Hackers Jailbreak iPhone 18 Pro on Stage, and It Survives a Reboot

Calif showed an untethered jailbreak on an iPhone 18 Pro running iOS 27.0.1 at Hexacon in Paris. It survived a reboot, but no tool or bug details are public yet.

Circle Plans Push Into 40 Emerging Markets as Stablecoins Go Mainstream, CEO Says

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire told Reuters the USDC issuer plans to enter about 40 emerging and developing markets, citing rising demand in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.