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Bitcoin (BTC) surged into October, defying a US government shutdown that has left altcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications in limbo.
But while markets welcomed the arrival of “Uptober,” the headlines elsewhere were dominated by regulatory battles and policy experiments.
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Total funds lost to crypto hacks and exploits fell by nearly 37% in the third quarter of the year, even as malicious actors shifted their approach from smart contract attacks to wallet-focused compromises and operational breaches
According to data from blockchain security firm

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Tether co-founder Reeve Collins expects “all currency” to become stablecoins by 2030 as part of a broader shift that will see all forms of finance go onchain
“All currency will be a stablecoin. So even fiat currency will be a stablecoin. It’ll just be called dollars, euros, or yen,” said Collins i

The Unity gaming platform is quietly rolling out a fix for a vulnerability that allows third-party code to run in Android-based mobile games, which can potentially target mobile crypto wallets, according to two anonymous sources
The vulnerability affects projects dating back to 2017, according to

Etsy witches have become a massive trend on social media this year — from romance spells to helping manifest fame. Did you know they can also apparently help you become a crypto millionaire?
The practice of witchcraft, once punishable by death by fire (or being pushed off a cliff), has become a

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Texas Senator Ted Cruz has blocked a privacy bill that seeks to protect all Americans from having their personal information exposed by data brokers — arguing that law enforcement needs access to some data and that the bill requires refinement.
The Bitcoiner was the only US Senator to object to

New York State Senator Liz Krueger introduced a bill on Wednesday to impose excise taxes on energy used by crypto mining companies operating facilities in the state.
The proposed excise tax, which is not the first legislative initiative of its kind, will be levied in tiers, with no charge for