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Senator Richard Blumenthal, the investigations subcommittee's ranking Democrat, has expanded his crypto inquiries to include Tether's payments to Bo Hines' firm, CoinDesk reports. Hines previously advised the White House on crypto.

Ethereum delayed the Glamsterdam test after security developers warned of risks to existing contracts, CoinDesk reported. Developers canceled the Hoodi activation planned for Monday. Researchers had shown that new gas rules could allow smart contracts to keep permanent records of failed operations.

CoinDCX, India's largest exchange, denied that hackers breached its active wallets, CoinDesk reported. Investigators had flagged suspicious transfers totaling $16 million from addresses linked to the exchange.

HSBC has launched its first stablecoin for more than 3 million everyday app users, CoinDesk reports. HSBC and Anchorpoint, led by Standard Chartered, secured Hong Kong's first licenses to issue stablecoins in April. Anchorpoint started introducing HKDAP in August.

Franklin Templeton added fund shares worth $150 million to XRP Ledger in a single wallet, CoinDesk reported. Two subscriptions on Thursday increased the fund's token count on the network to nearly four times its previous level. The receiving wallet has the same authorized signers as the issuer.

Argentina has ended its criminal investigation into President Milei over the LIBRA memecoin, which crashed, CoinDesk reports. The judge ruled that Milei did not commit fraud by promoting LIBRA, even though his backing brought attention to the token.

Latvia is considering crypto tax payments for 2027, CoinDesk reports. Parliament passed a law that taxes crypto withdrawals exceeding deposits instead of taxing each trade. The law includes a one-time declaration process.

Patrick Witt, the White House's crypto chief, announced last week that he was leaving the White House, CoinDesk reported.

Broadcom and Verizon have opposed an OKX-ICE listing under the SEC's framework for tokenized stocks, CoinDesk reports. Another eight companies opposed trading on the proposed OKX-ICE venue. Nasdaq separately said it would not participate under the SEC's framework.

Deutsche Bank aims to expand crypto custody into Asia in 2027 as its German launch approaches, CoinDesk reports. The service will first support bitcoin, ether and three stablecoins: USDC, EURC and EURAU. The bank will manage wallets and private keys for clients.

JPMorgan will bring JPM Coin, its token for dollar deposits, to Ethereum, CoinDesk reports. The bank aims to offer the token to a broader range of institutional clients.

The Dutch central bank gave Qivalis an e-money license for a euro token compliant with MiCA, CoinDesk reports. The authorization allows Qivalis to provide infrastructure for settling euros onchain. BBVA, BNP Paribas and ING back Qivalis.

Kraken's parent company Payward agreed to acquire Lithuania's Saldo Bank, which has total assets of $190 million, CoinDesk reports. Payward will become the first crypto company to buy an EU bank. The deal secures Payward an EU license as it expands into deposits and lending.

EasyA, a platform for blockchain and AI developers, has reached a $1.1 billion valuation, CoinDesk reports. The company has finished two years of audits. EasyA plans a public listing in 2027 with tokenized shares available onchain from its first trading day.

BlackRock's crypto ETF assets grew 63% to $79.6 billion, CoinDesk reported. Investors returned to the asset manager. Its holdings remained 23% below year-earlier levels and below their 2025 peak.

A former FTX Europe chief seeks U.S. tokenized stock trading through a new SEC exemption, CoinDesk reports. Perpetuals.com, listed on Nasdaq, is the second company pursuing this market under the SEC's new framework. It follows an OKX joint venture with NYSE owner ICE.

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour said state oversight would drive prediction markets out of the U.S., CoinDesk reported. Mansour described his outlook as "pretty good" on the pending result of the ongoing court fight over who can regulate prediction markets.

Binance Pool, a bitcoin mining pool that once handled 2.3% of the network, is shutting down, CoinDesk reports. Its computing power has dropped 65%, falling to about 9 EH/s from December's 26 EH/s. Miners still using the pool must switch providers before the Nov. 10 cutoff.

Australia's financial regulator ASIC has proposed stricter rules for crypto exchanges before a licensing deadline, CoinDesk reports. ASIC aims to protect users' digital assets and crypto trading and preserve Australia's financial stability.

Turkish media reported the arrest of Hex founder Richard Heart in Istanbul, according to CoinDesk. Police reportedly seized 64 luxury watches and cash totaling $4 million during a raid at his Istanbul home.

The FBI and prosecutors in Brooklyn shut down a large crypto fraud network aimed at Russian speakers, CoinDesk reports. The network allegedly stole tens of millions using Facebook ads in Russian and bogus advisers. It then approached the victims again with false offers to recover their money.

A Virginia man who ran a dark web drug market received a 40-year sentence and forfeited $101 million in bitcoin, CoinDesk reported. He enabled millions of drug deals worth about $430 million and agreed to surrender $100 million in BTC. His partner gave up nearly 1,600 BTC.

Thailand's new crypto rules take effect Oct. 16, according to CoinDesk. Thai asset managers can launch crypto ETFs on Thailand's stock exchange under these rules. Bitcoin and ether qualify initially.

The UK sanctioned three crypto exchanges over alleged ties to Russia, CoinDesk reported. Britain said two payment services and the exchanges may have helped Russia bypass financial sanctions. Britain said two handled transactions tied to A7, a Kremlin-backed network.

Ledger, a hardware wallet maker, is investigating possible wallet tampering after reports of crypto theft totaling $86 million, CoinDesk reports. The company said its investigation covers devices sold by a reseller in Southeast Asia. Social media posts describe crypto drained from addresses on Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tron.

New York's attorney general secured a lifetime crypto ban and up to $35 million from Alex Mashinsky, CoinDesk reported. Mashinsky is serving 12 years for fraud. He settled New York's civil case alleging he misled customers about the safety of Celsius, the failed crypto lender.

The CFTC, the U.S. derivatives regulator, has proposed a formal rule that would classify some event contracts as swaps requiring its oversight, CoinDesk reports. These contracts trade on platforms such as Kalshi's. A legal battle continues.

XRP Ledger fixed a 10-year-old bug that could generate billions of dollars worth of XRP from nothing, CoinDesk reported. Researchers showed how a payment could produce spendable XRP without funds from the sender. Their demonstration prompted an emergency software release.

Standard Chartered plans to expand its custody services for crypto and real-world assets to Singapore, CoinDesk reports. The bank would serve accredited corporate investors and institutions, subject to regulatory requirements.

Tokenized Apple, Tesla and Nvidia shares will trade first on Securitize's Solana-based platform, the firm said, according to CoinDesk. Securitize said it also plans to bring these mega-cap shares to the NYSE and OKXICE digital venues.

The U.S. government transferred $1 billion in bitcoin linked to the Bitfinex hack with no signs of a sale, CoinDesk reports. Arkham data shows that 12,267 BTC reached wallets without labels, not an exchange. The transfer came one day after $383 million reached Coinbase Prime.

ESMA, the EU securities regulator, gave crypto platforms three months to remove unauthorized stablecoins, CoinDesk reported. ESMA said authorized platforms must stop new access to stablecoins that do not meet MiCA rules. National authorities oversee customers' existing holdings, according to ESMA.

The National Football League has joined states in opposing federal oversight of prediction markets, CoinDesk reports. Gary Gensler and one author of the relevant law share that position. The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to intervene.

Senator Richard Blumenthal, the top Democrat among Senate investigators, is examining Tether's U.S. financial partnership with Cantor Fitzgerald, CoinDesk reports. Democrats' chances of regaining a Senate majority are steadily improving.