Bitcoin Core has merged a privacy fix into its 32.x source branch addressing behavior that could correlate private-broadcast connections with ordinary node connections. The backport for 31.x remains open as of Oct. 8, leaving users who enable the feature on the latest stable release, 31.1, awaiting the repair. Private broadcast is disabled by default. The…
Anthropic’s Claude AI predicts that if the US announced a strategic Bitcoin reserve and begin buying BTC on the open market, it could spike to $250,000 by January 1, 2027. Bitcoin is currently around $82,000–$83,000, roughly -34% below its ~$126,000 all-time high. Reaching $250,000 by January 1, 2027 would require about a 3x move in…
Samsung is teaming up with Solana to allow users in the United States to send money across borders using USDC starting in the last week of October 2026. The feature will be available through Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay. Major Mainstream Partner According to the official press release, the launch will be available across 82…
Pump.fun, a leading Solana token launchpad, keeps generating millions of dollars from memecoin trading even as most established tokens struggle to recover from steep losses. The platform produced about $18.6 million in protocol revenue over the seven days through Oct. 7, according to DefiLlama data. Separately, a Talos study found that 81% of a selected…
As Democrats steadily rise in their potential to take back a Senate majority, Senator Richard Blumenthal is digging into Tether’s U.S. financial partnership.
Bitcoin registered an intraday low near $80,000 as a cryptocurrency selloff triggered over $1 billion in liquidations, overwhelmingly hitting traders betting on higher prices. The largest cryptocurrency traded around $80,744 as of press time, down 3% over 24 hours and roughly 4% over the past week, extending a retreat from its recent attempt to reclaim…
Circle has added a USDC payment route to SAP Pay through a partnership with payments provider Tereina, letting eligible businesses use stablecoins inside their existing SAP workflows. Access requires an institutional Circle Mint account and depends on regional availability, according to Circle’s SAP Pay page. The Oct. 7 announcement says Circle’s integration with Tereina, the…
Hunter Biden has said that a forensic review of the LAPTOP launch found the token’s extreme rise and collapse were caused by unusually thin liquidity and later market-maker activity, while on-chain records showed the founders had not sold their allocation. The account challenges the earlier perception of a rug pull, but the market makers remain…
The research firm sees tokenized stocks, bonds and loans creating new markets for trading and lending, with fee-generating platforms and companies poised to benefit.
Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, is urging the cryptocurrency industry to begin preparing wallet and protocol upgrades for quantum threats, warning that a coordinated migration could take years. Its report published Oct. 7 identifies the cryptographic keys controlling funds as the main point of exposure. The agency recommends a phased transition to quantum-resistant cryptography,…