Exchanges
CoinDCX’s $16 million loss revives uncomfortable memories of FTX and Celsius
Executives at collapsed crypto firms once assured customers their funds were safe. CoinDCX's latest disclosures put such promises under scrutiny again.
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Privacy
Public wallet logs expose founder histories, and Zcash group demands fix
Zcash advocates urge the SEC to allow targeted proof of crypto fundraising claims, protecting wallet privacy under proposed disclosure rules.
Liquidations
3 payment rules control Aave’s native Bitcoin market, but only WBTC settles them
Babylon’s proposed direct route can bypass pool funding, while fees, borrower surplus and WBTC-denominated debt retain separate payment requirements.
AI
Crypto traders value Anthropic at $1.9 trillion as investor warns its IPO could mark the top of the AI bubble
Moonrock Capital's Simon Dedic says the Claude developer's market debut could trigger one of the largest wealth-creation events in private-market history.
Wallets
August updates block critical private key leak in crypto wallet Vultisig
A Vultisig signing flaw could let an attacker controlling one device recover a wallet’s full private key through repeated failures.
Adoption
Ripple connects XRP Ledger to a £22 billion investment giant while chasing the next wave of corporate money
Aviva's latest tokenized share class and Ripple's new treasury capabilities reveal an expanding institutional strategy, with unanswered questions about XRP's economic role.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Strategy makes record $205 million STRC buyback as Strive spends $511 million on Bitcoin
Strive now trails Metaplanet by just 1,000 BTC after its latest record purchase, while Strategy prioritizes preferred-stock buybacks.
Macro
Treasury dealers’ net bill holdings hit a two-year high as October 30 funding pressure nears
FHLBNY’s October 23 update puts dealer financing capacity in focus ahead of October 30, while Bitcoin spillover remains conditional.
Technology
Circle gives its Bitcoin-backed token one balance across Ethereum and Arc
Gateway gives cirBTC holders a shared balance, with advertised fast access after deposit finality and a separate seven-day fallback exit.
AI
Bitcoin hacking challenge finally falls as researcher proves critical PHP flaw is exploitable
The server was breached less than three hours after a configuration change, but an incorrect wallet key prevented the winner from claiming the Bitcoin prize directly.
Macro
Bitcoin’s next Fed test comes with a hidden problem in America’s inflation data
Government figures show nearly 34% of targeted consumer price quotes went uncollected in September, raising questions about measurement uncertainty.
Technology
Cardano moves closer to 15x scaling breakthrough as developers merge key Leios code
Developers have integrated major components of Cardano's scaling upgrade, but unlocking its full capacity will require multiple governance votes and stake-pool participation.
