Ledger acknowledged an unauthorized implant in its hardware devices, a supply-chain security failure with potential losses above $86 million.

Meanwhile, a life insurer that runs on Bitcoin and counts Sam Altman among its backers, extended its fundraising.

US spot crypto ETFs for BTC, ETH and SOL all posted negative monthly flows in October amid a market slide.

The CFTC set out rules distinguishing regulated prediction markets from gambling, a key framework for event-contract venues.

After a $3.8 million exploit, NEAR Intents identified the suspect and recovered the funds, with its GM outlining the bug-bounty approach to would-be attackers.

An IMF study found genuine demand for tokenized equities alongside persistent liquidity and volatility problems.

A French parliamentary committee endorsed taxes on stablecoin swaps and crypto exits before rejecting the wider budget.

Zcash detailed privacy architecture intended to defend keys against AI-assisted analysis and quantum computing threats.

Bitcoin fell to $80,000 in a broad market slide, though a couple of smaller coins held up better than the rest.

Michael Saylor signaled a further Bitcoin acquisition by Strategy, continuing its pattern of holiday-weekend buying.

OKX closed a funding round amid rising appetite for crypto among high-net-worth investors.

Spot altcoin volume climbed to its highest level in over a year, a shift in trading activity away from majors.

Two prediction-market contracts asked whether BTC would close above $82,500 on October 10 and above $83,000 on October 11.

A scheduled ETH price snapshot published at 4PM UTC on October 11.

A prediction-market question asked whether the crypto Fear and Greed Index would read 63 or higher on October 11.