EXCLUSIVE: ShinyHunters hacker in FBI data theft detained in Jordan, cooperating with bureau, sources say EXCLUSIVE: ShinyHunters hacker in FBI data theft detained in Jordan, cooperating with bureau, sources say Reuters.
Bitget calls out DeFi protocols after $387.5 million hack, credits NEAR Intents The hack highlights vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols, potentially prompting increased regulatory scrutiny and debates on asset recovery practices.
Chainalysis Used AI to Trace the $387M Bitget Hack Back to North Korea The firm says the Sept. 24 breach pushed North Korea's 2026 crypto haul past $1 billion, and detailed how it used in-house AI to trace the stolen funds across four blockchains in a race against the attackers.
🍳 COOKING BNB — Daily Digest · Oct 03 · 17:00 UTC · Oct 04 02:00 KST 3 hours of crypto, markets & AI. Curated with care. 🥘
🔥 THE CENTERPIECE Crypto job postings triple to over 1,200 in September, but applications fall 🍽 Read at CoinDesk · echoed by 1 more outlet
₿ CRYPTO
🟠 Injective activates first meme perp treasury for RUNNER token — Crypto Briefing 🟠 BNB Surpasses 780 USDT with a 0.95% Increase in 24 Hours — Binance News 🟠 ESMA proposes ending EU custody and transfer services for non-compliant stablecoins — CryptoSlate 🟠 Total crypto liquidations hit $291 million in past 24 hours, mostly longs — PANews
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🇰🇷 OpenPay targets Nasdaq listing by end of 2026, raises US expansion funds — TokenPost 🇰🇷 Bitcoin dormant addresses move 5400 BTC in September across 93-94 transfers — TokenPost 🇰🇷 US stocks rebound Friday on 29000 job gains despite mixed weekly performance — TokenPost 🇰🇷 Springfield truck factory cuts 1341 jobs, Trump supporters aid Democrats — TokenPost
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🌐 Switching jobs to get higher pay works best in these industries — MarketWatch 🌐 High interest rates are foreclosing on the American dream of home remodeling — CNBC 🌐 ‘I’m never selling’: I’m 47 and buy bitcoin with every dollar I earn. Am I crazy? — MarketWatch
🤖 AI
🧠 Capcom is preparing for a ‘future where we create games together with AI’ — The Verge AI …
🍳 COOKING BNB — Daily Digest · Oct 03 · 15:00 UTC · Oct 04 00:00 KST 3 hours of crypto, markets & AI. Curated with care. 🥘
🔥 THE CENTERPIECE Central Bank of Iran plans to block rial accounts tied to crypto exchanges Iran's crypto restrictions could stifle local exchanges, complicate rial-to-crypto conversions, and heighten economic isolation amid sanctions. 🍽 Read at Crypto Briefing
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🟠 DefiLlama data shows 71% of blockchains generated zero fees in 24 hours — Crypto Briefing 🟠 Kalshi faces legal battles as US sports betting hits $166B — Crypto Briefing 🟠 Data: About $3.415 Million in HYPE Transferred from Kinetiq to Unknown Wallet — PANews 🟠 71% of Tokenized Stock Trading on Uniswap in September Occurred Outside U.S. Market Hours, Nearly Half While Exchanges Were Closed — PANews
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🇰🇷 Uniswap tokenized stock trades: 71% occurring off-exchange — TokenPost 🇰🇷 Offline Bitcoin wallet calculator releases first candidate version — TokenPost 🇰🇷 Bitcoin target $113,400...Strategy raised to $240 — TokenPost 🇰🇷 Rate hike probability drops 66% to 22%...Bitcoin up 1% weekly — TokenPost
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🌐 You might be shocked by how many stocks are in a bear market right now — MarketWatch 🌐 I made $500,000 from a stock sale in my IRA. Could this change my retirement? — MarketWatch …
Financial authorities emergency check hacking across digital asset exchanges tomorrow Financial authorities summoned all financial company heads on 4th regarding digital assets.
🍳 COOKING BNB — Daily Digest · Oct 03 · 13:00 UTC · 22:00 KST 3 hours of crypto, markets & AI. Curated with care. 🥘
🔥 THE CENTERPIECE Weekly Project Updates: Ethereum Launches zkAPI, Base Rolls Out Cobalt Upgrade, Balancer and Blast to Shut Down, etc 1. 🍽 Read at Wu Blockchain
₿ CRYPTO
🟠 Visa Says Stablecoin-Linked Card Payment Volume Rose Nearly 200% — Binance News 🟠 Visa: Stablecoin adoption in commercial payments surges, transaction volume up nearly 200% year-over-year — PANews 🟠 Here’s what happened in crypto today — Cointelegraph 🟠 AI TRENDS | Stonk Launches Community Coins on Solana With Holder Rewards — Binance News
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🇰🇷 Paragon secures GDX mining ETF code with 561.29 HYPE — TokenPost 🇰🇷 US spot Bitcoin ETF sees $134.4M inflow in October opening days — TokenPost 🇰🇷 Stock tokens: redemption and collateral structures define business viability over voting rights — TokenPost 🇰🇷 Bitcoin retreats from $87K as $300M in long positions liquidated — TokenPost
📈 MACRO
🌐 As Treasury yields touch generational highs, investors brace for the market fallout — MarketWatch 🌐 US-Russia talks on Ukraine involve multi-billion dollar oil deal, NYT reports — Reuters
🌍 TOP STORIES • Arbitrum pauses new Stylus activations over AI-assisted attack risks. — CryptoSlate +1 • Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe in attempted terrorist attack, UAE says. — Reuters +1 • G7 to release millions of barrels of oil and diesel after Trump threat. — BBC Business +1
₿ CRYPTO • Trump team cashed out $249 million by transferring 81.87 million tokens to exchanges. — PANews +1 • Visa reports stablecoin adoption surge, commercial payment volumes up nearly 200% year-over-year. — PANews • Ripple and XRP Ledger Foundation launch XRP Asia in Singapore. — Binance News • NEAR Intents recovers entire stolen $3.8 million after ultimatum to exploiter. — Cointelegraph
📈 MARKETS • Bitcoin retreats below $87K as $300 million in long positions liquidated in 24 hours. — TokenPost • Leveraged Bitcoin futures shorts fall by 5,300 BTC-equivalent as longs shrink. — CryptoSlate • Treasury yields touch generational highs as investors brace for market fallout. — MarketWatch
🤖 AI • The next big AI battle is all about cuteness. — MarketWatch …