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News briefs compiled by the Web3News desk from reporting across the industry. Every brief names and links the outlet that first reported the story.
- DeFi
Revolut Hackers Demand $3M Monero Ransom, Threaten to Sell Customer Data: Report
The group says it chose whom to target by scanning the blockchain for Revolut accounts holding significant crypto.
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- Finance
The Economics of Ecosystem Scale: Deconstructing 6-Million User SuperApp Platform
Author: A finextra community member…
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- Online Casinos
Powerball Jackpot Nears $300M Mark After No Winner Wednesday
The Powerball jackpot has reached almost $300 million after another drawing without a winner. The latest drawing had no Match 5 winners either, but over a dozen players won tier-three prizes of $50,000 or $100,000. Six Players Won $100K Sums The Powerball game has had another jackpot that…
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- Industry
1spin4win brings seasonal cheer to the reels with Welcome to Octoberfest
1spin4win has expanded its seasonal games portfolio with the launch of Welcome to Octoberfest, a Bavarian-themed title featuring Bonus Spins and a Plus Coin mechanic. Press release.- 1spin4win presents Welcome to Octoberfest, a brand-new release that brings together the spirit of Bavaria’s…
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- Policy
Crypto.com registers with SEC for single-stock futures, plans US stock perps
CEO Kris Marszalek said the company is also working with the SEC and CFTC to offer single-stock perpetual futures in the U.S.
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- Policy
SEC Grants Innovation Exemption for Trading Stock Tokens Onchain, but Not Synthetics
Two days after the Senate failed to move forward the Clarity Act, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission granted five-year exemptive relief for the onchain trading of stock tokens that are 1:1 backed by the underlying with full voting rights, dividends, proxies, etc. According to the…
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- Bitcoin
A $29B private exodus from US bonds is threatening Bitcoin’s next big rally
July’s bill rebound masked a split at longer maturities as official buying offset most private selling and September’s 10-year yield held near 5%. The post A $29B private exodus from US bonds is threatening Bitcoin’s next big rally appeared first on CryptoSlate .
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- Ethereum
Ethereum’s upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade clears rehearsal for a big jump in capacity
The test network raised its limit on work per block toward 200 million gas as developers prepare for a proposed October 6 public test.
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- Altcoins
Ripple News: MPP AI kit as XRP Payment Demand Rises
Ripple’s XRPL AI Starter Kit now supports Machine Payments Protocol, but beta status and absent usage data still leave demand unproven. The post Ripple News: MPP AI kit as XRP Payment Demand Rises appeared first on Cryptonews .
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- Altcoins
Crypto adoption blooming in Germany, while UK is falling ‘behind,’ says CoinShares researcher
German crypto adoption is progressing through family offices and wealth managers, while the UK’s retail-facing cryptocurrency market remains “nascent,” according to the researcher.
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- Altcoins
Sam Bankman-Fried’s $500 Million Investment Still Haunts Anthropic
Sam Bankman-Fried funded Anthropic before FTX collapsed. Critics say his network still drives the AI safety debate. The post Sam Bankman-Fried’s $500 Million Investment Still Haunts Anthropic appeared first on BeInCrypto .
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- Altcoins
The Vault Launches Its own MPC Library for Institutional Custody
Barcelona, 17 September 2026. The Vault, the institutional digital asset custody platform regulated in Switzerland and the EU, has launched its own multi-party computation (MPC) library, the cryptography that allows separate parties to hold shares of a signing key so that a complete private…
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- Altcoins
Where Do Latin America's Dollars Actually Live?
Washington’s stablecoin debate is about characteristics: who can issue one, what has to back it, and how it gets audited. The Federal Reserve, the US central bank, and the OCC, the regulator that supervises the country’s national banks, cannot simply accept that a token is worth one dollar;…
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- Altcoins
Morning Minute: Crypto Rebounds After The Fed’s First Hike Since 2023
The Clarity Act failed to pass and FOMC hiked rates, and yet, crypto majors are green and alt leaders are flying. What does it mean?
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- Industry
Catena Media hires former Accenture MD as interim CTO
Catena Media has appointed one of its board members as Interim Chief Technology Officer as the iGaming media group looks for a permanent hire. Martin Zetterlund will lead the Stockholm-listed firm’s technology function until it finds a candidate for the role on a permanent basis. He has been…
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- Altcoins
Chinese AI Models Drive 440% Jump in Blockchain-Hosted Malware Commands
Attackers are posting malware instructions to blockchains 440% more often since unrestricted Chinese open-source AI models arrived, Chainalysis reported. Daily malicious on-chain writes climbed from 2.06 to 11.1 in under a year. Chainalysis calls the technique blockchain dead drops (BDDs).
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- Bitcoin
Zoomex Adds Six ETF Perpetuals to Its Growing TradFi Stock Perpetuals Lineup
Zoomex expands its TradFi Stock Perpetuals category with SPYUSDT, QQQUSDT, IWMUSDT, XLFUSDT, XLKUSDT, and TQQQUSDT, giving traders Easy to Use, round-the-clock exposure to six of the market’s most closely watched index and sector ETFs. Zoomex, a global cryptocurrency trading platform focused…
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- Bitcoin
Zcash Closes On $1,400 After Coinholders Vote to Keep Bitcoin-Style Halvings
The privacy coin rose double digits Thursday and 168% over the past month in the wake of the NU7 upgrade vote.
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- Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s Realized Cap contracts for the first time in a month as BTC price faces a $71,300 risk
Two ETF outflow sessions arrived while price stayed near the market mean, setting a specific recovery test. The post Bitcoin’s Realized Cap contracts for the first time in a month as BTC price faces a $71,300 risk appeared first on CryptoSlate .
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- Bitcoin
Zcash miner Fortitude names former Hut 8 chief Jaime Leverton CEO ahead of Nasdaq deal
Leverton will lead the DCG-owned mining company as it pursues a public listing through its proposed merger with HeartSciences.
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- DeFi
State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds
North Korea-linked hackers used Tron, Aptos and BNB Chain to maintain malware infrastructure, while suspected Iran-linked actors embedded directions in Bitcoin transactions.
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- Altcoins
Cardano News: Rewards Still Depend on Reserve Emissions
Cardano transaction fees covered just 0.668% of staking rewards, as daily activity fell and reserve emissions remained the main funding source. The post Cardano News: Rewards Still Depend on Reserve Emissions appeared first on Cryptonews .
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- Industry
Australia’s ‘scambling’ problem starts with deposits and often reveals itself at withdrawal
Australia’s fake online gambling problem often becomes clear when a player tries to cash out. Key takeaways: Australia’s scambling problem, fake online casinos designed to steal deposits rather than offer genuine gambling — generated 806 reports and A$1.6m in losses in 2025 alone, according…
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