SEC proposes crypto custody rule letting investment advisers and funds self-custody client assets
The proposal marks a milestone in the SEC's digital assets agenda and lands as Crypto Task Force chief Hester Peirce exits the agency.
Theblock · +13 outlets
NEAR Intents halts cross-chain services after $3.8 million exploit, pledges full reimbursement
The bug affected deposits and withdrawals across 11 networks and hit NEAR days after its new US ETF launched.
Theblock · +8 outlets
Bitcoin ETFs end 9-day, $3 billion inflow streak with $149 million in net outflows
US spot ether ETFs also shed $59.6 million the same day, testing whether September redemptions persist into Q4.
Theblock · +10 outlets
Bitcoin ends Q3 up about 43%, its strongest third quarter since 2017, with $6.34 billion in ETF inflows
The quarter's gains came even as bond yields hit multi-decade highs and $1.26 billion was lost to hacks.
Cointelegraph · +14 outlets
Citigroup raises 12-month bitcoin target to $113,000 and ether to $3,028 as ETF inflows resume
The bank lifted its ether view from $2,240, one of the few major institutional target revisions in the quarter.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
MetaMask security incident forces Ethereum validator exits to a nine-month high
Lido warned of exit, withdrawal and re-entry times up to about 45 days after the Sept. 30 disclosure, with roughly 523,000 ETH of validators exiting as a precau
Cryptoslate · +3 outlets
Bitcoin briefly tops $85,500 on cooler PCE inflation data, then gives back gains as bond yields hold
Treasury yields stayed near their highest since 2002, and analysts cautioned that methodology changes complicated the softer inflation reading.
Coindesk · +7 outlets
Crypto funds draw $3.55 billion in weekly inflows, led by bitcoin
Ethereum and Solana products also saw inflows as crypto assets neared a $3 trillion market value.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Evernorth shareholders approve $1 billion XRP treasury deal, clearing path to Nasdaq debut
The Armada Acquisition Corp. II merger would create a Nasdaq-listed XRP treasury company expected to hold about 473 million XRP.
Theblock · +11 outlets
Lloyds and Visa settle $750,000 in USDC in live cross-border payment pilot
The seven-day pilot tests bank-to-card settlement using a stablecoin rather than correspondent banking rails.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Senate tax bill would make small stablecoin purchases tax-free while bitcoin keeps disposition reporting
The circulated proposal would give eligible dollar-stablecoin buys no-gain/no-loss treatment without a stated value cap.
Cryptoslate · +12 outlets
Treasury to let states file for stablecoin approval before finishing their own rules
Conditional certifications meet initial filing deadlines, but only complete submissions start substantive approval review.
Cryptoslate
Ethereum staking reward burn proposal EIP-8363 pulled from Hegota upgrade
Co-author Jerome de Tychey said core contributors convinced him a scoping process was the wrong venue for an issuance change.
Theblock · +11 outlets
Crypto hacks drained $1.26 billion in the third quarter as bitcoin rallied
The tally frames a quarter in which security losses ran alongside the strongest bitcoin performance since 2017.
Coindesk
Dogecoin gets EVM smart contract testnet as DogeOS launches public zk-rollup
DOGE would be used for gas fees, though the testnet's applications currently rely on selected operators rather than Dogecoin miners.
Theblock · +11 outlets
Illinois agrees to six-month delay of its 0.2% crypto tax amid industry court battle
Both sides agreed to push the levy to July 1 if the court approves the deal, letting them focus on the legal dispute.
Coindesk · +7 outlets
Robinhood Wallet adds Arcus RFQ routing for stock token swaps with 190+ tokens
The integration expands tokenized equity trading inside Robinhood's self-custody wallet.
Theblock
Bitget hacker moves to Zcash privacy pool after exchanges reject $50 million in swaps
The shift highlights how privacy coins remain a laundering route even as major venues tighten screening.
Decrypt News · +1 outlets