Daily Bitcoin & Crypto News Roundup - Saturday, October 10, 2026
➖ The U.S. government plans to seize $1 billion in crypto funds linked to Iran this week. The crackdown, announced by Scott Bessent, targets digital asset flows suspected of violating international sanctions.
➖ The XRP Ledger patched a ten-year-old bug that could have been used to create billions of dollars’ worth of XRP out of thin air. The critical flaw in the legacy code was fixed before hackers could exploit it.
➖ U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal urged Cantor Fitzgerald to disclose its transaction records with Tether. The investigation focuses on the profits earned by the family of Howard Lutnick, a nominee for Commerce Secretary, from the stablecoin business.
➖ Starknet’s token price surged 20% after its team considered leaving Ethereum to become an independent L1 blockchain. Developers aim for the transition to make their network resistant to quantum computer hacks by 2027.
➖ The U.S. government plans to seize $1 billion in crypto funds linked to Iran this week. The crackdown, announced by Scott Bessent, targets digital asset flows suspected of violating international sanctions.
➖ The XRP Ledger patched a ten-year-old bug that could have been used to create billions of dollars’ worth of XRP out of thin air. The critical flaw in the legacy code was fixed before hackers could exploit it.
➖ U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal urged Cantor Fitzgerald to disclose its transaction records with Tether. The investigation focuses on the profits earned by the family of Howard Lutnick, a nominee for Commerce Secretary, from the stablecoin business.
➖ Starknet’s token price surged 20% after its team considered leaving Ethereum to become an independent L1 blockchain. Developers aim for the transition to make their network resistant to quantum computer hacks by 2027.