⚡️ JUST IN: Interactive Brokers launches Ethereum staking for clients, provided by ZeroHash.

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😶 AI Crisis Drills

OpenAI and Anthropic are preparing for a possible AI catastrophe, according to media reports. AI company leaders are holding closed-door exercises for a large-scale incident.

The main scenario is an AI-enabled cyberattack that could disrupt financial services, the internet, electricity, or water supplies. Executives are discussing crisis response and possible tighter regulation. Some sources see a major incident within 6–12 months.

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⚡️ JUST IN: OpenAI eyes acquisition of crypto security company Trail of Bits, The Information reports.

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Ethereum’s ETH exit queue hit a 10-month high of 964,608. Large spikes have usually preceded a price correction.

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Bybit and Mantle (MNT) will launch mStocks tokenized stock trading in November, with mStocks also accepted as collateral for trading other assets on Bybit.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Kraken to buy EU-regulated Saldo Bank, expected to close in 2027: FT.

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🙀 Starknet Launches Shadow Accounts

Starknet introduced Shadow Accounts, private pseudonymous addresses for DeFi. Funded from a protected STRK20 balance, they provide access to public DeFi while keeping the link to the main wallet confidential.

The Shadow Account’s balance, transactions, and app positions remain visible on-chain. STRK20 hides only the wallet link. The first integration launches October 14.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Turkish Interpol arrests Richard Heart, founder of HEX and PulseChain: Sözcü

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⚡️ JUST IN: Papertrade passes $1T in volume, pays $38M to losing traders

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Compromised Ledger wallets continue filling the world.

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🇰🇷 South Korea Stocks Slide

South Korea's KOSPI opened down 6% to around 5,500 points. A circuit breaker halted trading for 20 minutes, the first such stop since 29 July.

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix fell more than 9%. 855 of 916 traded stocks declined amid concerns over excess memory-chip supply from China's CXMT, weak AI investment returns, and further Fed rate hikes after US inflation data.

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🇪🇺 USDC Gains MiCA Status

EBA recognized Circle’s USDC as a significant e-money token under MiCA, making it the first stablecoin in the EU with this status.

From 12 November 2026, EBA and France’s ACPR will jointly supervise it. EBA will oversee capital, reserves, liquidity and redemption plans.

ECB is also studying the digital euro, which could launch in 2029 after legislation and a pilot.

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😄 Wintermute Sets Recovery Conditions

Wintermute says recovery requires stable US government bond yields and renewed spot ETF inflows. Fed minutes showed many officials expect another rate hike this year.

BTC fell 3.2% and ETH 7% over the past week. Spot BTC ETFs saw $679 million in outflows, the most since late June. ETH ETFs lost $542 million.

Caution should increase if 30-year yields exceed 5.64% or BTC keeps running into $82,500. US September inflation data is due Wednesday, October 14.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Helius CEO Mert joins Near Foundation council.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Stripe and Plasma will launch multi-currency crypto cards for consumers and businesses.

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😇 Hart Detained in Istanbul

Richard Hart, founder of HEX and PulseChain (PLS), was detained with his wife in Istanbul, Turkish media reported. His real name is Richard James Schuler.

He is wanted under an Interpol Red Notice requested by Finland in 2024 over major tax fraud. Authorities seized $600,000 in cash, weapons, jewelry, computers and other equipment.

The SEC accused Hart of investor fraud in 2023, but the case was closed in 2025 for lack of jurisdiction. HEX and PLS fell 30%.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Binance US seeks $100M at a $1B valuation. Trump’s World Liberty saw the deal but did not invest, BBG says.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Google made a major breakthrough in quantum computing, showing “magic state cultivation” works in practice and reducing errors by 40x.

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⚡️ JUST IN: MSCI to remove MicroStrategy from indexes after non-operating company consultation.

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