INTEL: Lummis says CLARITY Act gives SEC power to deny or revoke crypto project certifications and Democrats voted no

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INTEL: Keystone reveals hackers stole customer data and a key used to authenticate its hardware wallets, forcing the destruction of 18,835 devices and suspension of shipments

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INTEL: CFTC Chair Mike Selig says the agency is pursuing a voluntary federal registration regime for crypto exchanges

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INTEL: Chainlink launches CustodySync, letting custodied institutional assets access DeFi lending, with Anchorage as launch partner

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INTEL: Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan army chief Munir and Turkish spy chief Kalin hold security talks with Iran in Tehran | Per Iranian Tasnim

Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei hosted the talks, which Pakistan proposed last week. Iran’s Foreign Ministry called the meeting a practical step toward regional security that could lead to further consultations. Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey share a joint defense pact

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INTEL: Payward (Kraken) plans US perpetual futures on Hyperliquid HIP-3 via CFTC-regulated Bitnomial, subject to approval

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INTEL: FTC demands Anthropic executives testify in a probe | Per Axios

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INTEL: China's STAR50 index has fallen 40% in under four months, wiping out about $480 billion

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INTEL: Galaxy Digital swings to $323 million quarterly profit and announces a new $200 million share buyback

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INTEL: Robinhood's crypto revenue falls 55% from a year ago but tops Wall Street forecasts

Revenue $1.40B missed $1.43B estimate; EPS $0.60 beat $0.55.

Crypto trading volume fell 38% from year-ago levels, but the company's overall blockchain business gained
traction

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INTEL: Bessent says crypto can be America's next tool for keeping the US dollar on top

Speaking at Ripple's conference, the Treasury Secretary said SEC and CFTC action could help fill the gap left by the Clarity Act's failure and curb crypto debanking

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INTEL: Neither Netanyahu's coalition nor Eisenkot's bloc wins a majority in Israel's election, exit polls show | Per FT

Exit polls show Likud as the largest single party, with Eisenkot's bloc ahead of Netanyahu's coalition. Arab parties are set for a relatively large number of seats. Weeks of talks to form a government are likely, and Eisenkot is expected to be asked first

Updates
• Turnout 77.7%; shekel weakened, dollar up 0.28% to 3.06
• At 76.8% count: Eisenkot bloc 47 seats, Arab-led parties 19
• No majority; Netanyahu bloc 54 seats at 72% count

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INTEL: SK Hynix third-quarter operating profit hits 83.33 trillion won against a 77.5 trillion estimate

Sales were 104.62 trillion won against a 98.96 trillion estimate. Net profit of 39.53 trillion won missed the 59.66 trillion estimate

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INTEL: South Korea's KOSPI surges after SK Hynix posts record profit and a shareholder return plan

KOSPI opened up 3.46% on Tuesday on AI optimism and easing oil prices

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• SK Hynix shareholder return plan totals $75 billion after record profit
• KOSPI rose 6.5% after SK Hynix record profit and return plan
• SK Hynix shares surged over 10% intraday in Seoul after profit beat

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INTEL: South Korean police open preliminary probe into new hacks at Bithumb, Mirae Asset and Daishin Securities

A Coinbase vendor is also among the reported data leak cases. Binance founder CZ urges users to switch from SMS to passkeys or authenticator apps and to whitelist withdrawal addresses

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INTEL: Qatari mediators give Iran a new draft deal with a seven-day timeline and daily confidence-building steps from each side, an official briefed on the talks says

Iran is considering the proposal and a response is expected by the end of the week. The timeline could begin early next week. Qatari mediators presented the draft in Tehran on Sunday

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INTEL: Coinbase blames vendor Amplitude after contact details of over 70,000 users leak

Coinbase says no customer funds were affected and it is notifying affected customers and regulators. It is not confirmed whether any passwords were stolen

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INTEL: CZ warns leaked exchange data can fuel phishing, SIM swaps and real-world attacks

The warning follows four reported data leaks across crypto and traditional finance

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INTEL: Japan Bitcoin Industry to raise $5.3 million in a share sale paid entirely in bitcoin

The Lightning Network infrastructure firm is selling new shares for about 800 million yen to two investors, Pulgur GK and ANAP Lightning Capital. Payment is due Nov 2. The money will fund its aurora payment infrastructure, hiring and R&D

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INTEL: US tells Gulf Arab allies to prepare for a renewed military campaign against Iran after the midterms | Per WSJ

Trump leans toward a large strike on Iranian nuclear and infrastructure targets after the election. The Pentagon told Congress the Iran war cost rose to $47.1B as of October 16. The US is also sending an additional Patriot air defense system to Israel

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INTEL: Brazil's largest bank Itaú Unibanco becomes first bank to formalize crypto trading and custody under new central bank rules

Itaú notified Brazil's central bank of the operations on Tuesday, ahead of an Oct. 30 deadline

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• Itaú approved as first bank crypto provider under new rules
• Binance applies for Brazil licence, restricts 8 services for users
• Binance delists 22 tokens for Brazilian users

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