A Georgia driver says she has lost $2,400 after trying to buy a $2 bottle of water from a street seller in Atlanta. Monet Swann says a young man selling water walked up to her car window on 10th Street near Techwood Drive in Midtown on October 1st, reports 11Alive. Swann says she agreed to …
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Crypto Wallet Ledger Now Lets Users Borrow Stablecoins Against Their Bitcoin Without Giving Up Self-Custody
Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger is rolling out a new feature that lets users borrow stablecoins against their Bitcoin (BTC) without giving up custody of their assets. The new Crypto Loan feature lets Ledger Wallet users deposit wrapped Bitcoin as collateral and borrow the dollar-pegged stablecoins USDC or USDT directly inside the app, says Ledger. …
Dragonfly partner rejects ‘bunker mode’ doomerism, calls for proactive blockchain measures
Dragonfly’s Qureshi argued that asset migration is not a real solution in case of AI models breaking cryptographic signatures, and urged blockchains to adopt proactive measures. Dragonfly’s managing partner, Haseeb Qureshi, called Ethereum researcher Justin Drake’s “bunker mode” warning “cryptographic doomerism,” and said migrating tokens to fresh addresses was not a real solution against the …
Bitcoin consolidates near $82.5K as crypto weathers Ledger theft reports
Bitcoin and crypto markets eyed a recovery from Thursday’s drop despite concerns of another hardware wallet exploit. Bitcoin (BTC) sought to avoid fresh losses on Friday as crypto markets digested reports of an exploit affecting Ledger hardware wallets. Key points: Read more Go to Source
Billionaire Ray Dalio Warns China and Japan Could Pull Back From US Treasuries As 10-Year Yields Hit Highest Level Since 2002
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio is warning that the US Treasury market is exposed to a drop in demand from China and Japan. The Bridgewater Associates founder says the US depends on foreign capital for about a third of its debt, with much of that money coming from Japan and China, reports Bloomberg. Dalio tells Bloomberg …
ESMA seeks evidence tokenized collateral can be cashed out in crisis
ESMA is seeking industry feedback on the legal, liquidity and operational risks of tokenized collateral before deciding whether additional EU regulatory measures are necessary. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) wants evidence that clearinghouses can access tokenized collateral and turn it into cash if markets come under stress. ESMA published a call for evidence …
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Banks and Other Lenders Seize 42% More US Homes Than a Year Ago As Texas and Florida Lead the Nation in Repossessions
Banks and other lenders are taking back far more American homes than they were a year ago. Lenders completed foreclosures on 5,794 US properties in August, a 42% jump from August of 2025 and a 22% rise from July, says real estate data firm ATTOM. Texas accounted for 1,835 of those repossessions, more than three …
China Splurges $2,895,995,400 on Gold in One Month As Global Central Banks Gobble Up 170 Tons of the Yellow Metal Year-to-Date
China’s central bank added another 20 tons of gold in August as central banks worldwide kept buying. The People’s Bank of China has now bought gold for 22 straight months, lifting its year-to-date total to 80 tons and its official stockpile to about 2,387 tons, roughly 9% of its reserves, reports the World Gold Council. …
UK sanctions three crypto exchanges tied to Russian illicit funds
The UK sanctioned crypto exchanges and payment processors, some of which were tied to thousands of Russian entities and the sanctioned HTX exchange. The UK government has sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges and two payment platforms suspected of helping Russian entities circumvent financial sanctions. Three of the service providers were linked to Kyrgyzstan, while two of …
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French lawmakers back stablecoin swap tax in 2027 budget bill
France’s Finance Committee backed taxes on stablecoin swaps, as well as unrealized crypto gains when households with more than 800,000 euros move abroad. France’s National Assembly Finance Committee approved proposals this week to tax swaps into fiat-pegged stablecoins and extend the country’s exit tax to crypto investors. Amendment I-CF1826, submitted by French MP Nicolas Sansu …
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Bitcoin speculators move 55K BTC to exchanges amid $1.1B liquidations
Bitcoin dipped below $81,000, sparking mass crypto liquidations as traders sent BTC to exchanges at a loss. A Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins sell-off triggered more than $1 billion in liquidations over 24 hours as short-term holders sent tens of thousands of BTC to exchanges at a loss. Key points: Data from CoinGlass put total crypto …
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Bitcoin, Ether ETFs’ October outflows swell toward $1B
Bitcoin ETFs lost $244 million on Thursday, while Ether funds extended their outflow streak to eight sessions, shedding $641 million. US spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have recorded nearly $1 billion in combined net outflows so far in October. According to Farside Investors, Bitcoin ETFs recorded $244.1 million in net outflows on Thursday, …
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Thailand finalizes rules paving way for Bitcoin, Ether ETFs
The rules are set to take effect next week, allowing crypto ETFs to trade exclusively on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday finalized rules allowing crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to list on Thailand’s main stock exchange, limited initially to Bitcoin and Ether. The regulator said the rules will take …
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OSL Brings A USDGO Market-Neutral Fund On-Chain For Hong Kong Investors
TL;DR: OSL Group has tokenized the USDGO Plus SP fund on-chain and is providing custody and distribution through its licensed Hong Kong platform. The product is a market-neutral digital asset fund built around USDGO and is available only to eligible professional investors. Tokenization is moving from simple Treasury products into more complex investment strategies. OSL …
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Post-Quantum Custody Platform Strongpoint Adds Quantus As Development Partner
TL;DR: Project Eleven and Quantus plan to integrate the Quantus Network with Strongpoint, Project Eleven’s institutional custody platform for post-quantum blockchain assets. Quantus has joined as a development partner, with support targeted for the first quarter of 2027. Crypto custody usually assumes the cryptography protecting today’s private keys will remain the cryptography protecting tomorrow’s assets. …
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