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OpenAI raises GPT-6.1 Sol default context length to 500,000 tokens

The increased context length in GPT-6.1 Sol enhances its ability to handle complex tasks, potentially transforming professional workflows. The post OpenAI raises GPT-6.1 Sol default context length to 500,000 tokens appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Avalanche’s AVAX gains 50% in four weeks, outpacing Bitcoin and Ether

AVAX's surge highlights the growing importance of blockchain upgrades and tokenized assets, potentially reshaping institutional investment strategies. The post Avalanche’s AVAX gains 50% in four weeks, outpacing Bitcoin and Ether appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

AVAX Gains Nearly 50% in Four Weeks, Outpacing Bitcoin and Ether

The token retained its lead despite a 1.7% weekly decline, while Avalanche shortened the minimum commitment for validators during the period.

China Sees Explosive Growth of AI-Powered ‘One Person Companies’

According to a recent report from the School of Journalism at Fudan University, by May 2026, there were 426 so-called One Person Company (OPC) communities registered in China, featuring the use of AI tools and run by entrepreneurs building solutions across several business fields

OpenAI aims to curb election interference from deepfakes

OpenAI's proactive measures against deepfake election interference highlight the growing need for robust AI regulations and industry collaboration. The post OpenAI aims to curb election interference from deepfakes appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Moonshot AI executives in talks to settle shareholder dispute ahead of Hong Kong IPO

Resolving the shareholder dispute is crucial for Moonshot AI's IPO success, impacting investor confidence and the broader AI market dynamics. The post Moonshot AI executives in talks to settle shareholder dispute ahead of Hong Kong IPO appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Starknet considers leaving Ethereum for a quantum-resistant Layer 1

Starknet's STRK token more than doubled over seven days while developers considered leaving Ethereum to build an independent Layer 1 blockchain. A CoinGlass snapshot checked at 20:28 UTC on Oct. 11 showed STRK at $0.1190, up 17.7% over 24 hours and 116.7% over seven days. On Oct.

Ledger attack spreads to EU, AI finds ’18 trillion XRP’ bug: Hodler’s Digest

An user reports buying a tampered Ledger from a big retailer in Europe. Security researchers use AI to uncover a “$94 billion” XRP bug — but receive just a $250K bounty.

Coinbase fine-tunes Qwen3.5-9B model for fraud prevention, beating frontier models

Coinbase's success with a tailored AI model highlights the potential for specialized, cost-effective solutions in fraud prevention over general models. The post Coinbase fine-tunes Qwen3.5-9B model for fraud prevention, beating frontier models appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Trader nets over $1M on Papertrade’s launch, then loses $450K

High leverage trading on Papertrade highlights risks of rapid gains and losses, impacting liquidity and staker rewards in volatile markets. The post Trader nets over $1M on Papertrade’s launch, then loses $450K appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Trader nets $1.28 million on new 1,000x exchange Papertrade by moving Hyperliquid’s ETH prices

The same wallet later lost $450,000 when 30 short positions were liquidated on Saturday night after staying open for more than three hours.

Papertrade’s Wild Weekend Ends With 93.7% Open Interest Wipeout

After a whirlwind of trading activity on Papertrade, the newly launched perpetuals decentralized exchange (DEX) built on Hyperliquid, the platform’s open interest has collapsed by 93.7% over the past 24 hours. The project’s total value locked (TVL) has also taken a substantial hi

Optimism’s Unichain deal will put more chains under one operator

The October migration would concentrate more chain operations at Optimism, while Ethereum fallback routes depend on each chain’s deployed contracts. The post Optimism’s Unichain deal will put more chains under one operator appeared first on CryptoSlate.

London Man Gets 2.5 Years for SIM-Swap Crypto Theft

The defendant pleaded guilty on 28 September, ten days before sentencing, to conspiracy to commit fraud and transferring criminal property.

Amazon in talks to acquire AI startup Decart for about $7 billion

Amazon's potential acquisition of Decart could reshape AI hardware dynamics, impacting competition and innovation in the tech industry. The post Amazon in talks to acquire AI startup Decart for about $7 billion appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

DWF Labs Takes Bitgo to Court Over $141M Token Lock-up Dispute

DWF Labs affiliates have taken cryptocurrency custodian Bitgo to London’s High Court, demanding $141 million over allegedly premature sales of discounted tokens. The plaintiffs claim Bitgo violated contractual lock-up restrictions by moving Falcon Finance (FF) and ESPORTS t

User Exposes Hidden Hardware Implant in European Ledger Wallet

New social media reports indicate that physically exploited Ledger wallets may not be limited to Asia, with similar tampered devices reportedly found in Europe. The report comes as the company confirmed a hidden hardware implant in a wallet affected by the recent $93.4M exploit.

Some Aave loans sit near liquidation with collateral that can take hours to cash out

October 9 borrower snapshots put the focus on whether collateral sales or redemptions can fund stablecoin repayment. The post Some Aave loans sit near liquidation with collateral that can take hours to cash out appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Russia’s Moscow Exchange Pilots Crypto Trading for December Launch

The exchange is currently testing its crypto trading capabilities with professional participants in a pilot environment that will escalate to full production before December. Boris Blokhin, Managing Director of Securities Market at the Moscow Exchange, stressed that the exchange&

XRP’s next Wall Street expansion comes with an unexpected complication from Ripple

Management retains cost less impairment, so an unrealized XRP price rise alone will not lift earnings by revaluing the holdings. The post XRP’s next Wall Street expansion comes with an unexpected complication from Ripple appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ledger User Reports Hardware Implant in Wallet Bought in Europe

Ledger says all confirmed cases tied to its October 9 fund-draining investigation involve Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis, which has halted hardware-wallet sales.

Ledger Confirms Hardware Implant as Tampered Wallet Reports Allegedly Spread to Europe

The company confirmed physical tampering in at least one affected device. In addition, reports emerged that the incident has spread to Europe.

Everyone wants SCOTUS to take up prediction markets: State of Crypto

XRP Ledger patches decade-old bug that could have minted trillions of XRP

An overflow bug in the XRP Ledger's payment engine could have let an attacker mint about 18 trillion spendable XRP in one transaction.

Lightning apps using unpatched LDK risk Bitcoin theft from a reconnect lie

The October 1-dated v0.2.7 and v0.1.13 patches close a reconnect theft path, while v0.2.7 also fixes an LSPS2 payment-amount flaw. The post Lightning apps using unpatched LDK risk Bitcoin theft from a reconnect lie appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Coinbase Completes Deribit Integration for Institutional Traders

Former International Exchange clients gain Deribit's options suite and margin system, while US Prime options trading follows a separate rollout.

Bitcoin Price Eyes $85K, but Momentum Has Yet to Show Up

Bitcoin’s price is holding near $83,770 on Oct. 11, 2026, after recovering from a recent low of $80,308, but the climb toward $84,000 is proving difficult. Short-term moving averages paint a mixed picture, while longer-term indicators remain largely positive. Oscillators suggest

Ledger Says All Confirmed Draining Cases Involve CryptoBilis-Sold Devices

The company says its direct sales channels are unaffected and reminds resellers never to restock returned products.

Tokenized Stocks Show Real Demand But Remain Volatile and Illiquid, IMF Finds

An IMF analysis found that more than half of tokenized stock trading happens outside U.S. market hours, though the roughly $2.3 billion market remains more volatile and less liquid than traditional equities.

Saylor teases Strategy Bitcoin buying after ending September with STRC buybacks

Investors will have to wait an extra day to find out if and how much Strategy added to its Bitcoin treasury in the first week of October.

Some Kraken futures limit orders can still fill after a successful cancel

The October 8 Maker Protection expansion brings more contracts under a rule that discards unfilled remainders while still allowing execution. The post Some Kraken futures limit orders can still fill after a successful cancel appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin ETF Weekly Outflows Hit 3-Month High, Ethereum Funds Extend Losing Streak

The financial vehicles tracking the largest altcoin have not seen a green day since September 28.

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana ETFs All in the Red for October

Bitcoin ETFs have seen $386.3 million in net outflows through the first seven trading days of October, while Ethereum funds have now posted nine straight days of losses.

Bitcoin hedge funds face a liquidation trap when their collateral is split across markets

Here's a hypothetical situation: a hedge fund is making money, but one of its exchanges is about to liquidate its position anyway. Bitcoin has fallen, its short position on CME is profitable, and the matching long on Hyperliquid is bleeding cash. The two trades were designed to o

Clarity's failure could speed crypto innovation while shielding incumbents

Liquid Bitcoin Redemptions Remain Frozen With 85.8% Reserve Coverage

The reserve gap is about 603 BTC. Liquid says peg-outs require full backing and completed security reviews before they can restart.

Papertrade Says It Is Tightening Trading Limits After Manipulation Allegations

The team says it is restricting exposure onchain and through relayers. Its statement does not confirm claims that a trader was blacklisted or prevented from closing positions.

Liquid Network at 86% Backing as Bitcoin Redemption Freeze Drags On

It has been 35 days since an attacker exploited a vulnerability in the Liquid Network’s Elements software, draining nearly 4,000 BTC from the protocol, and although 3,400 BTC has since been recovered, redemptions of LBTC for actual bitcoin remain suspended as an independent exter

President Trump declares 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine

PeckShield Traces $3.89 Million in Ledger Theft Funds to Binance Deposits

The reported Tron deposits offer investigators an exchange-account lead, but intermediary wallets handling other clients’ money complicate attribution.

Tokenized stocks can carry the same rights without the same trading protections

Douro Labs’ October 9 submission seeks feed-quality guidance, while venue safeguards and covered FINRA-member broker duties remain distinct. The post Tokenized stocks can carry the same rights without the same trading protections appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ripple ETFs Defy Crypto Slump With Another Green Week but XRP Price Sinks

XRP rebounded from the recent lows but it's still down by over 7% weekly.

More Orange: Saylor Hints at Growing Strategy’s 848K Bitcoin Stash

Strategy could expand its bitcoin holdings after Michael Saylor posted another orange-themed buying hint. His latest message follows a $28.7 million acquisition, while the company balances cryptocurrency purchases with cash commitments to shareholders and creditors. Saylor Signal

XRP Ledger Discloses Decade-Old Bug That Could Mint Trillions

The flaw was fixed in xrpld 3.4.1 on Sept. 25. Developers found no evidence it was exploited on a public network.

How Zcash Plans to Hide Your Keys From AI and Quantum Attacks

Zakura, a Zcash full node developer, says it expects hash-based signatures to land in Zcash in January, and is rolling out a privacy tool for rotating transparent addresses this week.

IMF finds demand for tokenized stocks, says the market is still volatile, illiquid

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‘Buy Crypto’ Google Searches Hit Yearly Highs: Is Retail Coming Back?

The searches specifically for BTC are also quite high, but not as those for the entire industry.

Coldcard says it’s investigating how phishing link appeared on its X account

Company advised users not to visit or interact with the link in question and said it will share any further verified updates.

Viral Altcoin Defies Market Slumber With 53% Surge, BTC Calms at $83K: Weekend Watch

Big gains are also seen by AERO and TIA over the past 24 hours.

Ledger confirms unauthorized hardware implant, says losses may exceed $86M

Ledger said the incident appeared to be isolated to a single reseller and its Southeast Asian market.

CFTC proposals aimed at separating prediction markets from casino gambling

The two measures attempt to set the stage for a potential US Supreme Court battle over federal and state jurisdiction.

China’s Gold Buying Spree Accelerates as Central Banks Keep Stockpiling Bullion

China has accelerated its gold accumulation spree again, with its streak lasting almost two years straight.

Bitcoin Price Under Pressure as Houthis Attack Saudi Arabia and Trump Signals US Involvement

More volatility is expected on Monday morning as usual.

Kalshi is investigating bets on Trump’s press secretary pick placed before announcement: WSJ

Three bets totaling about $173 were placed before news outlets reported Zacharia's pick and are expected to pay out roughly $9,600 combined.

Justin Sun Shares AI and Quantum Vision at TOKEN2049 Singapore and Blockworks DAS Asia

Geneva, Switzerland, October 10, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), participated in TOKEN2049 Singapore as Title Sponsor and in Blockworks

CFTC Draws the Line Between Prediction Markets and Gambling in New Rules

A proposed rule would expressly fold event contracts tied to sports, politics, culture and weather into the “swap” definition, while an interim rule excludes casino-style gambling—sharpening the agency’s claim to exclusive jurisdiction.

This Sam Altman-Backed Life Insurer Runs Entirely on Bitcoin, and Just Raised $37.5 Million

The Bermuda-based insurer, which runs entirely on Bitcoin, drew the funding from existing backers led by Bain Capital Crypto after a record year driven by demand from wealthy families in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Ether ETFs extend outflow streak to nine days as Solana funds snap record 14-week inflow run

Spot bitcoin, solana, and ether ETFs all logged weekly outflows following last week's trading, a notable shift for some of the funds.

Here’s a Way to Predict When AI Chatbots Will Turn Bad

Physicists at George Washington University say a formula can estimate when an AI chatbot will flip from good answers to bad ones, and early tests on small models back it up.

French Committee Backs Stablecoin Swap Tax and Crypto Exit Tax, Then Rejects the Budget

A National Assembly committee adopted amendments taxing stablecoin swaps and crypto exits by wealthy holders, then rejected the 2027 budget's revenue section.

One year after 10/10 flash crash, bitcoin and ether liquidity have rebuilt, but altcoins still face risks

Tokenized commodities look beyond gold as lending and oil open new markets

Justin Sun says Tron’s post-quantum cryptography has gone live on testnet

“We’re ready to bring quantum resistance to mainnet at any time,” Sun said in a post on X.

Bitcoin's $19 billion wake-up call: One-year after flash crash, has crypto learned anything?

Tech chief says EU can fend off rogue AI risk: Report

Recent incidents at OpenAI ‌and Anthropic stoke global concerns and fears that rogue AI agents may venture beyond human control.

Bitcoin's volatility has plunged, but extreme price swings are more frequent than in 2018

OpenAI and Anthropic Are Quietly Rehearsing for the Day After an AI Catastrophe

Executives are war-gaming the political fallout of a major AI-driven cyberattack and preparing to brief Congress fast if and when necessary.

Former FTX COO says Netflix’s ‘Altruists’ trailer ‘made me physically throw up’

Former FTX COO Constance Wang says Netflix's "The Altruists" misrepresents FTX's collapse and turns it into a love story.

Blockchain.com seeks CFTC greenlight for US prediction markets, crypto derivatives trading: CNBC

Blockchain.com has applied for DCM and FCM licenses to offer ahead of a planned $500 million IPO.

Ledger investigates wallet drains involving CryptoBilis buyers; estimate tops $86 million in losses

Ledger said it is investigating reports of fund losses from users in Southeast Asia who bought its products from reseller CryptoBilis.

US targets $1 billion Iran-linked crypto seizure, Bessent says ‘we know where it is’

Bessent’s latest crypto seizure plan follows months of sanctions and freezes targeting Iranian assets.

MEXC and Payward Highlight Collaboration as Crypto and TradFi Converge at TOKEN2049

October 9, 2026 – MEXC,a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, and Payward, the parent company of Kraken, shared their perspectives on the convergence of crypto and traditional finance during a TOKEN2049 Singapore panel. MEXC CEO Vugar Usi Zade and Payward Co-CEO Arjun Sethi, d

Post-Quantum Custody Platform Strongpoint Adds Quantus As Development Partner

Project Eleven and Quantus plan to integrate the Quantus Network with Strongpoint, Project Eleven's institutional custody platform for post-quantum blockchain assets. Quantus has joined as a development partner, with support targeted for the first quarter of 2027.

OSL Brings A USDGO Market-Neutral Fund On-Chain For Hong Kong Investors

OSL Group has tokenized the USDGO Plus SP fund on-chain and is providing custody and distribution through its licensed Hong Kong platform. The product is a market-neutral digital asset fund built around USDGO and is available only to eligible professional investors.

PowerCompute Mines 8.1 Bitcoin In September After Using BTC To Slash Debt

PowerCompute mined 8.1 BTC in September, up 37% from a year earlier. Its month-end Bitcoin holdings fell to 63.7 BTC after the company used 267.4 BTC to help retire a $22.45 million Bitcoin-backed credit facility, leaving most of its secured debt eliminated.

Strategy Sets October 29 Date For Its Next Major Bitcoin Treasury Update

Strategy will report third-quarter 2026 results after US markets close on October 29 and hold a live webinar at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. The update will give investors the next full financial snapshot of the world's largest corporate Bitcoin treasury.

BNY Expands Regulated Crypto Custody Across The European Union Under MiCA

BNY has expanded its Digital Asset Custody platform to selected institutional clients across the European Union under MiCA. The move follows the addition of its European banking entity to the ESMA MiCA register and gives one of the world's largest custody banks a regulated route

Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $484.9 Million As BlackRock Leads A Broad Day Of Outflows

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $484.9 million in net outflows on October 7, according to Farside Investors. BlackRock's IBIT led the withdrawals with $207.7 million leaving the fund, while Fidelity and ARK also posted nine-figure outflows.