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Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky faces a permanent ban from New York’s financial industries and up to $35 million in conditional payments under a legal settlement secured by Attorney General Letitia James on October 9, 2026. The agreement adds state penalties to his federal fraud conviction and 12-year prison sentence.
Key takeaways
Mashinsky is permanently excluded from New York’s securities, commodities and cryptocurrency industries.
The settlement’s payments depend on federal forfeiture and completion of his prison sentence.
Celsius bankruptcy distributions exceeded $3.4 billion as of August.
According to CoinDesk, the agreement settles the state’s civil case against Mashinsky, whom James sued in 2023. She accused him of giving hundreds of thousands of investors false assurances about the safety of deposits held at Celsius, including those of more than 26,000 New Yorkers.
The former Celsius CEO’s legal settlement sets conditional payments
The settlement requires Mashinsky to pay New York $25 million if he does not surrender $10 million in ill-gotten gains to the federal government, according to the attorney general’s office. A separate $10 million payment applies if he fails to complete his prison sentence.
Alongside those financial conditions, the agreement permanently prohibits him from working in New York’s securities, commodities and cryptocurrency industries. The permanent industry ban is part of the state settlement, separate from his federal criminal punishment.
Fraud allegations and federal punishment
After entering a guilty plea on charges tied to securities and commodities fraud, Mashinsky is now serving a 12-year federal prison sentence. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission also permanently barred him from commodities activity in June.
The state’s allegations centered on how he represented the lender’s safety. James said he misled investors, including more than 26,000 New Yorkers, about the security of their Celsius deposits.
Celsius bankruptcy recovery exceeds $3.4 billion
Customers and creditors had received more than $3.4 billion through Celsius bankruptcy proceedings as of August, James said. The lender stopped customer withdrawals in June 2022, then sought bankruptcy protection in July 2022.
When Celsius emerged from bankruptcy in 2024, it had planned approximately $3 billion in distributions comprising cryptocurrency and cash. That plan used Coinbase and PayPal to handle payments.
James challenges Celsius’ safety claims
James said Mashinsky presented Celsius as safer than a bank even as the lender pursued risky strategies with customer assets and hid losses. Those representations were part of her account of how investors were misled.
“I will not allow scammers to use cryptocurrencies to prey on unsuspecting New Yorkers,” James said.
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Tether untuk sementara membekukan sekitar 1,45 juta USDT di empat alamat vault THORChain di TRON pada 9 Oktober 2026, sehingga swap dan fungsi terkait terganggu. Pemblokiran tersebut berlangsung sekitar tiga jam sebelum keempat alamat itu dibebaskan, dengan saldo tetap utuh.
Wu Blockchain, mengutip The Defiant, melaporkan bahwa THORChain menangguhkan swap terkait TRON dan beberapa fungsi tertentu selama pembekuan, lalu memulihkan layanan yang terdampak setelah pembatalan pembekuan. Salah satu pendiri THORChain, Chad Barraford, mengatakan bahwa tim tersebut tidak menerima pemberitahuan sebelumnya dari Tether.

Laporan pencurian dompet perangkat keras Ledger mendorong penyelidikan terhadap perangkat yang dijual CryptoBilis di Asia Tenggara. Produsen meminta reseller tersebut menghentikan penjualan dan pengiriman. Secara terpisah, penyelidik onchain Specter memperkirakan kerugian lebih dari $86 juta dari ratusan dompet.
Menurut Wu Blockchain, Ledger menyarankan pelanggan yang membeli perangkat dari CryptoBilis dalam 90 hari terakhir untuk tidak menginisialisasinya. Pelanggan yang sudah menyelesaikan penyiapan sebaiknya mempertimbangkan untuk memindahkan aset mereka ke penanda tangan Ledger baru dengan frasa seed yang baru dibuat.

Platform kripto di UE memiliki waktu hingga 8 Januari 2027 untuk menyelesaikan kepemilikan pelanggan atas stablecoin tanpa izin, sesuai panduan yang diterbitkan pada 8 Oktober oleh Otoritas Sekuritas dan Pasar Eropa (ESMA). Jadwal penegakan regulasi stablecoin UE memberi perusahaan waktu hingga tiga bulan untuk mengurangi eksposur, sembari menghentikan layanan yang memungkinkan pelanggan membeli lebih banyak token terdampak.
Hal-hal penting
ESMA menetapkan batas waktu tiga bulan untuk menyelesaikan kepemilikan stablecoin tanpa izin.
USDT dan PayPal USD tidak memiliki otorisasi MiCA.

Saham Humana menunjukkan grafik harian yang netral, dengan penutupan Kamis di $387.12, di bawah EMA 20 sesi tetapi di atas EMA 50 sesi. Grafik per jam menambah tekanan bearish.
Pada Kamis, 8 Oktober 2026, Humana dibuka pada $396.03, diperdagangkan di kisaran terendah $375.86 hingga tertinggi $399.19, dan ditutup pada $387.12, dibandingkan dengan penutupan sebelumnya di $396.51. Volume perdagangan mencapai 2,658,300 saham. Harga dan indikator teknikal bersumber dari Twelve Data.
HUM — grafik harian dengan kandil, EMA20/EMA50, dan volume.
Poin penting

The NFL is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let states police sports wagers on platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, challenging the federal government’s claim to exclusive authority. In a brief filed on October 8, 2026, the league argued that regulation of prediction markets needs stronger protections against manipulation and betting by people younger than 21.
Key takeaways
The NFL backs state oversight of sports prediction markets.
Federal courts have split over the CFTC’s exclusive authority.
Kalshi and the CFTC dispute the NFL’s account of their engagement.
According to CoinDesk, the NFL joined state governments, tribes, former regulator Gary Gensler and former Senator Chris Dodd in opposing exclusive federal oversight. New Jersey has asked the Supreme Court to hear its dispute with Kalshi and resolve who can regulate these markets.
The NFL argues that sports prediction contracts amount to gambling, rather than financial swaps governed solely by federal authorities. The league told CNBC it is not opposed to prediction markets but considers the states better equipped to oversee them, given the federal regulator’s resource constraints.
NFL challenges federal prediction market regulation
The NFL’s brief argues that federal oversight provides fewer safeguards than state gambling regulation. It says the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, has not imposed standards as demanding as those enforced by state gaming authorities.
The league wants restrictions on contracts involving outcomes a single athlete can influence, such as a field goal attempt. It also objects to trades involving officiating, player injuries and information knowable before a game, including its first play. The NFL wants platforms to cooperate on prohibited bettor lists.
Age limits are another dividing line. Most states require sportsbook customers to be at least 21, while Kalshi accepts customers as young as 18, CNBC reported. The NFL says neither the CFTC nor prediction market companies have adopted its requested age floor or banned categories of bets vulnerable to manipulation.
The NFL told CNBC that football generated $1.8 billion in prediction market trading on the season’s first Sunday, more than half of total volume. Separately, The Athletic cited Ticker Tracker data showing NFL trading represented 65.8% of Kalshi’s sports volume on the Sunday preceding the filing.
Conflicting court rulings divide federal and state authority
One federal court has supported Kalshi’s position that the CFTC is its sole regulator, while two others have backed state authority. The CFTC maintains that its jurisdiction over exchanges including Kalshi and Polymarket overrides state powers.
The Athletic reported that 20 states have challenged prediction markets in court. 39 states filed an amicus brief supporting New Jersey’s case on Wednesday. Tribal nations and organizations submitted their own brief on Thursday, seeking application of tribal gaming laws.
Dodd, a sponsor of the Dodd-Frank Act on which the CFTC bases its position, disputed that reading of the law. He wrote that it “did not set out to authorize nationwide sports betting through derivatives markets or displace decades of state and tribal primacy over gaming regulation.”
Kalshi and the CFTC contest the NFL’s account
Kalshi and the CFTC say they have sought engagement with the NFL on market integrity, challenging the league’s account of unanswered requests. Kalshi spokesperson Elisabeth Diana said: “We have consistently tried to engage proactively and constructively with the NFL to collaborate on market integrity with no response.”
Kalshi also told CNBC that the CFTC can police sports-related event contracts and that its ongoing rulemaking addresses many of the league’s concerns.
CFTC public affairs director Brooke Nethercott told The Athletic that the agency had engaged with the NFL “since day one.” She said the league declined a memorandum of understanding that would have enabled greater cooperation and information sharing.
The NFL urged prompt Supreme Court action, warning in its brief: “Billions of dollars will be bet on NFL games through prediction markets each season, and any delay from the court will result in increasing consumer harm and risk to game integrity.”
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LSEG’s agreement with CMC Markets expands the trading and investing business’s access to financial data, news and analytics under a multi-year strategic deal. The partnership supports CMC’s multi-asset offering and its plans to develop products, enter markets and grow institutional and B2B relationships.
According to Finextra, the agreement broadens access to pricing and other financial information while giving CMC access to AI-ready content for future applications and workflows.
LSEG and CMC Markets agreement broadens data access
The agreement strengthens the data infrastructure supporting CMC’s multi-asset offering. Its expanded coverage includes real-time and delayed pricing, reference data, corporate actions data, news and analytical content.
The partnership is intended to provide more consistent, standardised financial information as CMC scales its business. That support extends to the development of new products, expansion into new markets and growth in institutional and B2B partnerships.
Data partnership supports technology-led growth
The agreement between LSEG and CMC Markets forms part of CMC’s strategy to build a more diversified, technology-led financial services business. Scalable infrastructure connects its trading, investing and institutional capabilities.
Access to LSEG’s AI-ready content adds a foundation for developing future AI-enabled applications and workflows across the business. The agreement also combines financial data and analytics with flexible access and specialist expertise to support CMC’s expansion.
Executives link broader access to scaling the business
Both businesses’ executives framed the partnership around CMC’s growth and diversification. Chris Coleman, LSEG’s Group Head of Sales and Account Management, said the combination of data, analytics and specialist support would help CMC scale, develop new client propositions and pursue innovation.
Lord Peter Cruddas, CMC Markets’ Founder and Chief Executive Officer, described the data provider as an important strategic partner. He said the agreement with LSEG would give CMC Markets greater capability for its next phase of growth.
“As CMC continues to grow and diversify, having the right data and technology behind the business is critical to how quickly and effectively we can scale,” Cruddas said. He also said broader access to trusted financial data would help the business move faster and strengthen the experience it delivers to clients.
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Pemindahan 12.267 BTC oleh pemerintah AS, yang nilainya sekitar $1,01 miliar, mengirim bitcoin yang disita dari peretasan Bitfinex pada 2016 ke dompet baru yang tidak berlabel. Transfer tersebut, yang dilaporkan pada 8 Oktober 2026, tidak menunjukkan adanya penjualan dan tampaknya lebih menyerupai pemindahan dana antar-dompet.
Menurut CoinDesk, yang mengutip data Arkham, bitcoin tersebut keluar dari dompet yang berisi dana hasil penyitaan terkait peretasan itu. Satu transaksi dikirim ke alamat baru, sementara transaksi kedua dikirim ke alamat lain. Tidak ada setoran ke bursa yang tercatat untuk transfer tersebut.

CaixaBank’s collaboration with Google Cloud will run until 2033, with the bank planning to deploy AI agents that help employees process financial information and automate routine work. The expanded agreement brings together artificial intelligence, data management and cloud infrastructure as part of the bank’s digital transformation.
Key takeaways
The agreement extends an alliance established in 2023.
Gemini Enterprise will support the bank’s AI agent deployment.
The programme combines data analytics, hybrid infrastructure, security and staff training.
As Finextra reports, the deal aims to streamline operations, aid employee decision-making and enable more tailored products and services for the bank’s millions of customers.
CaixaBank extends its Google Cloud collaboration to 2033
The extended partnership builds on an alliance that began in 2023. Its goals include integrating AI and data tools across the business while strengthening the infrastructure that supports them.
Three key areas anchor CaixaBank’s partnership with Google Cloud: data analytics and agentic AI, hybrid infrastructure and security, and staff training. The programme pairs technology deployment with support for employees who will use those tools in their daily work.
Gemini Enterprise will support financial analysis and routine work
CaixaBank will deploy Gemini Enterprise, Google Cloud’s platform for creating, governing and deploying AI agents. Teams will use these capabilities to condense complex financial information, automate repetitive tasks and improve everyday workflows.
Specialised agents will also help employees organise and classify documents, summarise detailed content and speed up internal decision-making. The bank plans to use advanced analytics and AI to extract useful insights from large repositories of data.
These applications are intended to reduce the time employees spend on routine information handling and improve how the organisation uses its data.
Hybrid infrastructure, security and staff training
The agreement will connect CaixaBank’s private environment with Google Cloud’s secure infrastructure, aiming to strengthen system resilience, expand capacity and improve service availability. It also includes advanced threat detection and security monitoring.
Those security capabilities will operate under the bank’s existing governance, security and privacy arrangements. The infrastructure work forms part of CaixaBank’s collaboration with Google Cloud as the bank’s technology requirements evolve.
The workforce programme includes specialised professional services, joint initiatives and training courses. These activities will equip teams to incorporate AI and data tools into their daily tasks while keeping their use aligned with the bank’s governance principles.
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Six lines of server-log text pushed an AI guardrail’s rate of allowing prohibited actions from 0% to 63% in a study posted on October 8, 2026. The research examines typed decision model vulnerabilities, including an attack that changed an option’s name while leaving its definition and the text being judged untouched.
Key takeaways
Seven open-weight models scored 36%–72% on allow-or-block decisions.
Misleading option labels produced 93%–100% fail-open rates in four models.
The study recommends using these models to filter reviewer workloads, not make decisions alone.
Erfan Baghaei Potraghloo reported the findings in a paper published on arXiv. The evaluation tested the models as agent system guardrails across prompt-injection, jailbreak and toxic-content screening tasks.
How typed decision models act as guardrails
A typed decision model reads text and assigns probabilities to options defined by its caller, without generating text. Each option has a brief written definition; in agent systems, the model assesses a proposed tool call or incoming message to determine whether to permit it.
The seven evaluated models achieved 36% to 72% accuracy on allow-or-block decisions, compared with a 50% chance level. The paper also found sharply different defaults: one model permitted nearly everything, while another blocked nearly everything.
Typed decision model vulnerabilities involve two different errors
Fail-open errors permit actions that policy prohibits, making them security vulnerabilities. Fail-closed errors reject actions that policy permits, creating operational costs instead.
The study measured these error directions separately. A low rate for either one did not necessarily indicate reliable policy enforcement: it also reflected the model’s tendency to choose a particular answer.
Log text and option names changed decisions
On a synthetic set of agent tool calls, six lines of server-log text unrelated to the policy raised a guardrail’s fail-open rate from 0% to 63%. The model had otherwise assessed that policy correctly.
A separate attack targeted the permissive option’s label. Giving it a misleading name drove fail-open rates to 93%–100% across the four models that included the label in their input. Neither the option’s definition nor the assessed text changed.
Deterministic rules and the reviewer’s role
A deterministic rule operating on typed values achieved 100% accuracy across all six policies. The paper’s recommendation was to use decision models to reduce the number of cases reaching a reviewer, rather than give them sole decision-making authority.
The study’s code is available on GitHub.
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Menteri Keuangan AS Scott Bessent menggambarkan “kampanye isolasi total” terhadap Iran yang memadukan blokade laut, pembatasan perjalanan, dan upaya menutup jalur darat dengan rencana menyita kripto senilai sekitar $1 miliar. Ia menggambarkan pendekatan pemerintahan Trump sebagai langkah yang melampaui sanksi finansial, dengan tujuan memutus rezim yang berkuasa dari pasar internasional, transportasi, dan sumber daya keuangan.
Inti penting
Bessent menggambarkan kampanye terhadap Iran yang melampaui sanksi finansial.

The Senate inquiry into Tether is testing a distinction: holding the assets behind USDT is not the same as controlling its transfers. Senator Richard Blumenthal’s October 8, 2026 letter asks Cantor Fitzgerald for ownership, custody and compliance records, including details of a reported 5% stake he estimates is worth about $10 billion.
Key takeaways
Cantor’s requested response deadline is October 23, 2026.
Democratic investigators reported near-exclusive USDT use in 84% of selected Iran-linked wallets.
Tether says Iran-linked freezes reached roughly $550 million during 2026.
Reserve custody and blockchain freezing are separate functions.
Per crypto.news reports, the letter from Blumenthal—who serves as the top Democrat on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations—was directed at Cantor chairman Brandon Lutnick. He seeks revenue figures, ownership terms, reserve arrangements, audits, sanctions practices and communications about Tether’s regulatory affairs.
Tether Senate inquiry examines ownership and custody income
Blumenthal wants contractual records showing what Cantor earns from Tether and what services it provides. Most requested records cover the period beginning January 2023, alongside historical details of the partnership.
Starting in 2021, Cantor took on holdings of U.S. Treasury securities that back USDT, and by 2024, while Howard Lutnick was serving as chairman and CEO, the firm secured rights to what was reported as a 5% stake in Tether. Blumenthal estimates that interest rose from $600 million to about $10 billion after President Donald Trump returned to office. The valuation comes from external reporting, not a public share price or confirmed payment.
The senator also claims Cantor earns tens of millions of dollars annually from Tether’s assets. He requests yearly payments to Cantor and the Lutnick family, client-screening policies, information received from Tether and conditions for ending the partnership.
Howard Lutnick left Cantor’s leadership after his confirmation as commerce secretary in February 2025. Brandon became chairman, and another son, Kyle, became vice chairman. Blumenthal cites more than $250 million in reported income after Trump’s return, including a $192 million distribution from Cantor; those amounts are not entirely attributable to Tether.
The letter asks about the transfer of Lutnick’s interests to his children, possible Tether financing, and communications before and after his departure involving fundraising, lobbying, regulatory compliance and federal officials.
Iran-linked wallet findings and Tether’s freeze figures
Democratic subcommittee investigators reported that 84% of 846 wallets they examined used USDT exclusively or almost exclusively. Their September 28, 2026 report covered wallets sanctioned or targeted for seizure over associations with Iran and regional proxies—not a random sample of USDT users.
The report alleges Tether failed to freeze some wallets investigators linked to illicit finance. Blumenthal referred the findings to Treasury and the Department of Justice, seeking investigations into possible violations.
In a September 28 statement, Tether said cooperation with U.S. authorities helped freeze roughly $550 million during 2026 across wallets connected to Iran’s central bank and sanctions networks. It cited more than $344 million in two addresses in April and more than $130 million in four wallets in July. Those company-reported balances do not measure prohibited transfers prevented.
Reserve custody does not confer token-freezing authority
Cantor holds reserve assets; Tether operates the controls that block specified USDT addresses on supported blockchains. The Tether Senate inquiry asks about responsibilities across those distinct functions.
A wallet-to-wallet transfer does not require movement of a Treasury security. Minting and redemption can affect reserves, while a blockchain freeze prevents a designated balance from moving through the token contract. Freezing is separate from confiscation or payment to a victim.
Financial audits also address a different question from sanctions screening. Tether reported completing its first full financial-statement audit covering 2025 after announcing a Big Four engagement in March. An unqualified historical opinion does not establish compliance for individual wallet transactions in 2026.
Records requested and the next deadline
Blumenthal requests records documenting custody arrangements, independent audits, sanctions screening and regulatory communications. The letter also directs Cantor to preserve relevant records and requests its response by October 23, 2026.
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OpenAI memproyeksikan pendapatan tahunan sebesar $70 miliar pada akhir 2026, tetapi membandingkan pendapatan Anthropic dengan OpenAI perlu memperhatikan apa yang dihitung oleh masing-masing perusahaan. Proyeksi tersebut mencakup penjualan melalui mitra cloud, berbeda dengan praktik akuntansi OpenAI yang biasanya, sementara pendapatan tahunan yang dilaporkan OpenAI berdasarkan laju saat itu mencapai sekitar $50 miliar pada akhir September 2026.
Menurut Crypto Briefing, CEO Sam Altman membahas proyeksi akhir tahun di Bloomberg. Laporan tersebut mengaitkan pernyataannya dengan ekspektasi pertumbuhan valuasi dan menyebutkan bahwa hal itu dapat memengaruhi persepsi tentang kemungkinan waktu IPO OpenAI.

Bitcoin’s price drop below $81,000 triggered nearly $1.1 billion in crypto liquidations, while newer holders moved tens of thousands of BTC to exchanges at a loss. The slide reached $80,350 on Bitstamp before Bitcoin recovered to around $82,500 on Friday, October 9—a level central to its bullish reversal pattern.
Key takeaways
CoinGlass recorded $1.09 billion in liquidations over 24 hours.
Bitcoin rebounded toward the $82,500 technical threshold.
Short-term holders transferred 55,600 BTC at a loss.
According to Cointelegraph, the Bitstamp low was Bitcoin’s weakest price since September 18. Separate onchain findings from CryptoQuant contributor Amr Taha showed that loss-making exchange transfers on Thursday exceeded the tally recorded during Bitcoin’s June sell-off, despite October’s much higher price.
Bitcoin’s price drop drives liquidations above $1 billion
CoinGlass put crypto market liquidations at $1.09 billion in the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. UTC on Friday. Long positions accounted for $1.05 billion of Thursday’s total.
That was the largest daily liquidation tally since August 21. On that occasion, Bitcoin rose from $73,000 to $79,500, reached a two-month high and triggered $1.3 billion in crypto short liquidations.
This time, Bitcoin’s price fell to $80,350 on Bitstamp as liquidations mounted across the crypto market.
The $82,500 level anchors the reversal pattern
$82,500 is the breakout point for Bitcoin’s inverse head-and-shoulders pattern. The report identified holding that level as support as a requirement for confirming the bullish reversal.
The threshold had also been important during Bitcoin’s broader uptrend since early July. Friday’s recovery brought the price back toward it after the decline.
Trader and analyst Rekt Capital, who has followed the pattern and its resemblance to Bitcoin’s 2023 recovery, described the retest as failing in a Thursday post on X. His analysis highlighted the upcoming weekly candle close as key to assessing the pattern.
Short-term holders move 55,600 BTC at a loss
Short-term Bitcoin holders transferred 55,600 BTC to exchanges at a loss on Thursday, Taha reported. The category covers entities that have held Bitcoin for up to six months without selling.
A loss-making transfer means coins reached an exchange at a price below that of their previous transaction. Such movements often reflect an impulsive exit driven by fear of further declines, the report said.
CryptoQuant’s comparison showed Thursday’s loss tally exceeded that of June 26, when Bitcoin traded below $60,000 for a second consecutive day. Taha contrasted October’s price above $81,000 with June’s $59,300—a difference exceeding 36%.
According to the report, heavy selling driven by losses has, in the past, aligned with brief periods of capitulation, which may wear out weaker holders and lay the groundwork for a rebound. Taha also cautioned that users transferring coins to exchanges did not necessarily sell their entire positions.
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Cyprus is set to welcome leading professionals, innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and technology experts for Cyprus Fintech Week 2027, taking place on May 5, 2027, at Cypria Maris Paphos.
The event will bring together key voices from the financial technology ecosystem to explore the latest developments shaping the future of finance.
Building on Cyprus Fintech Week’s focus on financial technology, trading, digital innovation, banking, payments, digital assets, artificial intelligence, security, and financial infrastructure, the event aims to create a platform for knowledge exchange, business connections, and new opportunities.
A Platform for the Future of Finance
As financial services continue to evolve through technology and digital transformation, Cyprus Fintech Week 2027 will provide an opportunity for industry professionals to discuss emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities across the fintech landscape.
The event will bring together representatives from financial institutions, fintech companies, technology providers, startups, investment firms, entrepreneurs, and other professionals working across the financial and technology sectors.
Key areas of interest will include Fintech, Banking, Payments, Trading, Digital Assets, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Blockchain, and Digital Financial Infrastructure.
Connecting Industry Leaders and Innovators
Cyprus Fintech Week aims to encourage meaningful connections between established businesses and emerging companies while creating opportunities for collaboration, investment, and knowledge sharing.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet industry experts, founders, investors, executives, technology professionals, and other decision-makers while gaining insights into the technologies and developments shaping the future of financial services.
The event also supports the continued growth of Cyprus as a destination for fintech, innovation, and international business. The wider Cyprus fintech ecosystem continues to develop through the growth of startups, digital payment solutions, blockchain applications, and technology-driven financial services.
An Opportunity for Businesses and Media Partners
Cyprus Fintech Week 2027 will provide businesses with opportunities to increase their visibility, connect with relevant decision-makers, and participate in conversations surrounding the future of financial technology.
Media partners like The Cryptonomist will play an important role in helping bring the event and its industry discussions to a wider audience, supporting greater awareness of Cyprus’ growing fintech ecosystem and its international potential.
The event is expected to attract professionals interested in discovering new technologies, exploring business opportunities, building partnerships, and staying informed about developments across the fintech industry.
Event Details
Event: Cyprus Fintech Week 2027
Date: May 5, 2027
Venue: Cypria Maris Paphos, Cyprus
Website: cyprusfintechweek.com
About Cyprus Fintech Week
Cyprus Fintech Week is an industry-focused event designed to connect professionals across financial technology, trading, digital innovation, banking, payments, digital assets, AI, security, and infrastructure.
The event provides a platform for industry leaders, innovators, startups, investors, and professionals to exchange knowledge, build relationships, and explore opportunities within the evolving fintech ecosystem.

Netflix’s FTX drama “The Altruists” now has a trailer, bringing Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison’s relationship—and the crimes behind the exchange’s collapse—to the screen. Released on October 8, 2026, the preview introduces an eight-episode series starring Anthony Boyle and Julia Garner, premiering on November 19, 2026.
Key takeaways
All eight episodes debut together on November 19, 2026.
Anthony Boyle portrays Bankman-Fried; Julia Garner portrays Ellison.
Higher Ground, started by Barack and Michelle Obama, is among the producers.
According to CoinCentral, Netflix shared the trailer through a post on X. The story centers on Bankman-Fried, who ran FTX, and Ellison, who led its sister trading firm, Alameda Research.
Netflix’s FTX drama arrives on November 19
All eight episodes of “The Altruists” will become available on November 19, 2026, crypto.news reported, citing Netflix’s release notice. The series was first announced in May 2025 and follows the pair’s relationship and decisions before their crypto businesses collapsed.
Cast and production behind “The Altruists”
Starring as Bankman-Fried and Ellison are Anthony Boyle and Julia Garner, with Boyle known for roles in Say Nothing, Masters of the Air, Tetris and Tolkien, and Garner recognized for Netflix projects such as Ozark, Inventing Anna, Maniac and The Get Down.
Former Alameda co-chief Sam Trabucco is portrayed by Alex Lawther, and ex-FTX executive Ryan Salame is played by Matt Rife. Nishad Singh is portrayed by Karan Soni, while Gary Wang is played by Eugene Young.
Bankman-Fried’s parents, Joe Bankman and Barbara Fried, are brought to life by Paul Reiser and Robin Weigert. Ellison’s mother, Sarah Fisher Ellison, is played by Jennifer Grey, and Terry Chen takes on the role of former Binance chief Changpeng Zhao.
Among the producers is Higher Ground, the production company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama. Serving as co-showrunners, co-writers and executive producers are Graham Moore and Jacqueline Hoyt. The first episode was directed by James Ponsoldt, with the series drawing on reporting from New York Magazine.
Trial testimony and personal decisions shape the drama
Netflix’s FTX drama connects the characters’ stated charitable beliefs with their approach to risk. One trailer line describes “going all-in every time” as “the mathematically optimal strategy.”
At Bankman-Fried’s 2023 criminal trial, Ellison testified that his understanding of effective altruism—a philosophy centered on maximizing good, including generating money for charitable purposes—led him to believe that prohibitions against lying and theft did not strictly apply to him.
Moore described people who began with charitable intentions before persuading themselves to commit crimes, with dishonesty escalating from a “little white lie.” According to Hoyt, the two had pushed each other toward building a company they thought could transform the finance industry, yet their relationship ultimately played a role in bringing about its downfall.
TechCrunch quoted Moore telling Netflix: “From the very beginning, I was so fascinated by both Sam’s and Caroline’s real stories.” Moore also said the drama explores private interactions beyond publicly recorded events.
The criminal case behind the series
After collapsing, FTX filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, and U.S. authorities subsequently brought fraud charges against Bankman-Fried and other executives. He was found guilty by a jury on seven counts related to fraud and conspiracy, and is now serving a 25-year prison sentence.
According to a March 2024 Department of Justice sentencing release, Bankman-Fried misappropriated over $8 billion from customers, committed fraud against FTX investors totaling more than $1.7 billion, and defrauded Alameda lenders of over $1.3 billion.
The department said customer deposits financed investments, political contributions, real estate and Alameda loan repayments. Its account also described systems allowing Alameda effectively unlimited cryptocurrency withdrawals, false lender statements, inflated investor figures and backdated documents.
Three years of supervised release were ordered by Judge Lewis Kaplan, along with forfeiture exceeding $11 billion, with recovered funds authorized for victim compensation. An appeals court upheld the sentence in August 2026, rejecting Bankman-Fried’s argument about possible customer repayments.
In September 2026, Bankman-Fried requested U.S. Supreme Court review of his conviction and challenged the forfeiture amount. He separately requested a pardon from Donald Trump.
Ellison pleaded guilty and testified against him. She was released from community confinement in January 2026 after a two-year sentence and agreed to a 10-year ban on serving as an officer or director at public companies.
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Per 9 Oktober 2026, harga Dogecoin diperdagangkan di $0.08534 di Binance, dengan sinyal pemulihan per jam yang berbenturan dengan struktur harian yang bearish. Kondisi harian netral, tetapi harga berada di bawah ketiga EMA harian seiring melemahnya momentum. Ini adalah upaya pemulihan di tengah struktur yang lebih luas yang masih lemah.
DOGE/USDT — grafik harian dengan candlestick, EMA20/EMA50, dan volume.
Poin utama
Dogecoin diperdagangkan di $0.08534, di bawah ketiga EMA harian meskipun terdapat sinyal pemulihan jangka pendek pada grafik per jam.
RSI harian di 38.8 menunjukkan pelemahan tanpa memasuki wilayah jenuh jual, sementara histogram MACD harian negatif dan semakin melebar.

Saham AST SpaceMobile memiliki bias harian bearish, dengan penutupan sesi di bawah ketiga rata-rata eksponensial dan dekat pita Bollinger bawah. Grafik per jam mendukung pandangan tersebut. Namun, pembacaan MACD 15 menit yang positif mempersulit penentuan waktu jangka pendek tanpa mengubah struktur yang lebih luas.
ASTS — grafik harian dengan kandil, EMA20/EMA50, dan volume.
Poin-poin utama
Saham AST SpaceMobile ditutup pada $56.93 pada Kamis, turun 6.13% dari penutupan sesi sebelumnya di $60.65.
Penutupan harian berada di bawah EMA 20 sesi di $60.24, EMA 50 sesi di $63.26, dan EMA 200 sesi di $70.95.

CMG — grafik harian dengan candlestick, EMA20/EMA50, dan volume. Poin-poin utama
CMG mengakhiri sesi Kamis di $32.68, naik 6.21% dari $30.77 pada sesi sebelumnya.
RSI14 harian adalah 46.98, di bawah ambang netral 50, dan histogram MACD harian adalah -0.03.
Harga berada di bawah EMA 20 sesi harian di $32.74, EMA 50 sesi di $33.72, dan EMA 200 sesi di $35.39.
RSI14 per jam adalah 64.8, di atas 50, dan histogram MACD per jam adalah 0.24.
ATR14 harian adalah $1.26, naik dari $1.13 pada candle sebelumnya.
Pada Kamis, 8 Oktober 2026, CMG dibuka di $30.68, diperdagangkan antara titik terendah $30.46 dan tertinggi $33.40, lalu ditutup di $32.68, dibandingkan penutupan sebelumnya $30.77. Sesi sebelumnya berakhir di $30.77 pada 7 Oktober 2026. Volume sesi adalah 71,969,000 saham. Harga dan indikator teknis berasal dari Twelve Data.

Saham AT&T memiliki bias harian netral meskipun naik pada hari Kamis. Harga penutupan berada di antara rata-rata harian utama, sementara indikator per jam menunjukkan gambaran yang lebih konstruktif. Pertentangan ini membuat skenario bullish bergantung pada keberhasilan menembus resistance di atasnya.
T — grafik harian dengan candlestick, EMA20/EMA50, dan volume.
Poin-poin utama
AT&T ditutup pada hari Kamis di $24.87, naik 1.63% dari penutupan sebelumnya di $24.47 pada 7 Oktober 2026.
Harga penutupan berada di atas EMA 50 sesi harian di $24.8, tetapi di bawah EMA 20 sesi di $24.9 dan EMA 200 sesi di $24.97.