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πŸ‡§πŸ‡Ύ The first crypto banks have been registered in Belarus β€” they will operate within the High-Tech Park, where a special regime for digital asset operations is already in effect.

Authorities call this the beginning of a separate legal framework for crypto finance in the country.

Earlier, the country approved a crypto bank model: at launch β€” 26 cryptocurrencies (including BTC, ETH, TON, SOL, and stablecoins) and 11 types of operations.

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πŸͺ’ Open interest in perpetual crypto futures grew to $160 billion β€” this is an 11-month high.

The market is once again packed with leverage, which means any sharp move can quickly accelerate liquidations.

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ China's Ministry of State Security called cryptocurrencies "accomplices" in espionage β€” according to the agency, they can be used to finance agents and conceal transfers.

At the same time, Beijing separately reminded that the anonymity of crypto is largely illusory β€” blockchain stores transaction history, and IP and device data help link a wallet to a person.

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🎲 Polymarket launches 15-minute Bitcoin price markets in the US β€” users will be able to bet on BTC price movement almost in real-time.

The format significantly reduces the distance between prediction markets and regular short-term trading.

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πŸ’Έ Coinbase received CFTC approval to launch its own clearing house Coinbase Clearing β€” it will work with fully collateralized futures, options, and swaps based on USDC.

Now the company has almost the entire regulated derivatives cycle in the US closed β€” from broker and exchange to its own clearing.

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🍏 Apple has closed a vulnerability in iOS and iPadOS that was already being exploited in sophisticated attacks on cryptocurrency wallet owners.

Through a specially crafted file, attackers could achieve code execution on the device, which is why SlowMist advises to update as soon as possible.

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πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Central Bank of the Russian Federation will add cryptocurrency to certificates for civil servants' declarations β€” they will reflect coins, income from their sale, and what is obtained from mining.

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πŸͺ™ In this cycle, old Bitcoins have started to move noticeably more often β€” coins older than six months already accounted for 12.7% of the total volume, compared to 6.8% in the previous cycle.

These are not necessarily sales, but long-term holders have clearly become more active in moving BTC.

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🏦 Morgan Stanley created its own digital asset lab β€” there the bank plans to test stablecoins, tokenization, and solutions from the world of DeFi.

For Wall Street, this is another sign that blockchain is increasingly seen not as a separate industry, but as part of the future financial infrastructure.

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πŸ“Š In September, top altcoins significantly outpaced Bitcoin β€” the median growth was 27.5% versus 7% for BTC.

If a formal reason is needed to talk about an altseason, the market has already provided it.

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ The state of Illinois introduced a draft of rules according to which, starting in 2027, crypto transactions will be taxed regardless of profit or loss.

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βšͺ️ Coinbase wants to turn unpacking PokΓ©mon cards into a digital gambling mechanic β€” packs are opened directly in the app, but behind each dropped card stands a real physical copy.

It can be left in storage and resold without ever touching it, or delivered home β€” Coinbase has not yet revealed prices and the exact launch date.

Earlier we wrote that PokΓ©mon cards as of 2026 are still outperforming both Bitcoin and S&P 500.

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☠️ Hackers were inside the infrastructure of Bitget for at least 25 days before stealing $388,000,000 β€” according to SlowMist, the first trace of the hack appeared back on August 31st through a vulnerability in a third-party security service.

Private keys were not stolen β€” attackers obtained internal credentials and forced the system to approve fake withdrawals itself.

Part of the stolen funds were then moved through CoW Protocol, Chainflip, and other cross-chain services.

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πŸͺ™ Strive made a massive Bitcoin purchase in a month β€” from August 24 to September 25, the company accumulated 6,106 BTC worth approximately $491 million.

The average purchase price was $80,375 per 1 BTC β€” meaning an average of about $15 million per day was spent on purchases.

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πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Blockchain is increasingly moving from the world of tokens to traditional industry.
Brazilian state oil giant Petrobras together with Cardano launched a system where the characteristics of "green" aviation fuel are tokenized and recorded on the blockchain so that they cannot be double-counted or backdated.

Thus, airlines and auditors can verify the origin and environmental parameters of the fuel directly from the chain of records.

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