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Developers behind the proposal say they will pursue the idea through a separate review process instead The authors behind EIP-8363 have withdrawn their proposal to burn a portion of Ethereum staking rewards from the Hegotá upgrade. The move was reported by CryptoPotato and Unchained on October 2, 2026.

A shareholder vote has cleared the way for Evernorth to proceed toward a corporate treasury built around XRP, with closing expected in October. Evernorth has cleared a shareholder vote tied to its plan to establish a corporate treasury centered on XRP, according to reports published October 2.

Fraudsters reportedly used AI-generated voice impersonation to trigger transfers, with €36 million routed into crypto Fideuram, a major Italian private banking institution, has reportedly suffered losses of approximately €95 million tied to a scam that used artificial intelligence voice cloning technology.

Trading volume in tokenized equities is approaching limits set by the exemption, the company says. Robinhood's crypto chief has flagged a regulatory hurdle standing between the company and a full U.S. rollout of tokenized stocks.

A7 Network denies any connection to Iran after being added to the US sanctions list. The U.S. Treasury Department has formally sanctioned A7 Network, a Russian payments platform, according to reporting from crypto.news. The action cites transfers totaling approximately $17 billion processed through the network.

Exchange executive tells CNBC most stolen funds may never be retrieved, as reports raise questions about a possible Coinbase breach too Bitget has confirmed that hackers drained approximately $388 million from the exchange, in an incident attributed to actors linked to North Korea's Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly referred to as DPRK.

A sudden price rally forced leveraged short sellers out of positions in a rapid, concentrated wipeout. Crypto short sellers lost approximately $110 million in a liquidation burst that lasted only ten minutes, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and NewsBTC.

The payments giant says business transactions now account for 17% of stablecoin card volume, signaling broader commercial adoption. Visa has reported that stablecoin-linked card payments expanded by nearly 200% year over year, according to figures disclosed by the company.

Court also rejects claims brought against Solana platform Meteora and its co-founder Chow in the same case. A federal judge in the United States has dismissed a class action lawsuit connected to the LIBRA cryptocurrency, according to reporting from Bitcoin.com News and crypto.news.

The asset manager's new guidance arrives as Bitcoin trades above $80,000 Fidelity has publicly named Bitcoin as a key diversifier for investment portfolios, positioning it as an alternative to the traditional stock-and-bond allocation model.

Santiment data shows the weakest reading for XRP sentiment since August 17, according to two crypto news outlets. XRP's bullish-to-bearish sentiment ratio has fallen to 0.67, according to data from on-chain and social analytics firm Santiment. Bitcoin.com News and CoinGape both reported the reading on October 2, describing it as the weakest since August 17.

A sharp drop in trading activity has sliced deep into exchange operating income nationwide. South Korea's crypto exchange industry recorded a steep drop in profitability during the first half of 2026. Reporting from Cointelegraph and BitKE put the decline in operating profits at roughly 78% to 80% compared with the prior period.

Developers urge operators to update immediately as attackers probe older versions of the Lightning Network implementation Core Lightning developers have issued an urgent warning to node operators running older, unpatched versions of the software. According to the alert, attackers are actively probing and targeting these nodes, prompting calls for immediate updates.

The fund found El Salvador broke terms of its loan program by expanding Bitcoin exposure, but approved the payout anyway The International Monetary Fund has approved a waiver for El Salvador after determining the country violated conditions attached to its Bitcoin policy under a prior loan agreement.

The vote finalizes a deal that would make Evernorth one of the largest corporate holders of XRP ahead of a planned Nasdaq listing. Shareholders have voted to approve a merger involving Evernorth, clearing a key hurdle toward the company's planned Nasdaq listing.

Regulators have cleared a framework covering tokenized stocks, bonds and funds as the country targets a 2027 launch. South Korean regulators have taken a step forward on rules governing tokenized securities, according to reports published by Cointelegraph and crypto.news.

The protocol halted operations following an attack that drained close to $4 million, adding to this year's running tally of crypto hacks. NEAR Intents has suspended its cross-chain services following an exploit that resulted in losses of approximately $3.8 million.

The payments giant has launched transactions on Solana, powering the state-backed Roughrider Coin. Fiserv has confirmed that its digital asset platform is now operational, marking a significant step for the payments processor's push into blockchain-based financial products.