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CryptoBriefing says ETH liquidity has slipped under 50% of BTC's level, raising questions about trading depth. Ethereum's liquidity has fallen below half of Bitcoin's, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. The outlet's data suggests a growing divergence in how easily each asset can be traded at scale without moving its price.

Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing agree Greenfield Capital filed a Swiss regulatory complaint over Safe's governance, but their reported dollar figures for value held in Safe accounts differ by a factor of ten. Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing agree Greenfield Capital filed a Swiss regulatory complaint over Safe's governance, but their reported dollar figures for value held in Safe…

BlockchainReporter and CryptoSlate agree zkAPI launched on mainnet Oct. 1 but disagree on what asset the vault contract actually holds. BlockchainReporter and CryptoSlate agree zkAPI launched on mainnet Oct. 1 but disagree on what asset the vault contract actually holds.

A long-awaited recovery process for users affected by the Drift exploit has opened, but initial payouts cover only a fraction of losses. Users who lost funds in a hack affecting the Drift protocol are finally beginning to see some money returned, according to reports from Bitcoin.com News and CryptoSlate.

CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both report OUSD led stablecoin market cap growth over the same week, but cite different dollar figures for the increase. CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both report OUSD led stablecoin market cap growth over the same week, but cite different dollar figures for the increase.

Hiring demand across the crypto sector surged last month even as fewer candidates applied for open roles. Crypto industry job postings jumped sharply in September, rising from a fraction of that level to more than 1,200 listings, according to data reported by CoinDesk and Crypto Briefing.

The USDC issuer argues a fixed reserve mandate under MiCA creates concentration risk and wants regulators to judge issuers on liquidity instead. Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, is asking European Union regulators to rethink how stablecoin reserves must be held.

Speed of corroboration and breadth of corroboration are not the same signal, and today's four crossings show why that distinction matters. Speed of corroboration and breadth of corroboration are not the same signal, and today's four crossings show why that distinction matters.

Coverage of Blast's Ethereum layer-2 shutdown agrees on the Oct. 26 withdrawal deadline but diverges on how much value remains in the network, with a $20M headline figure conflicting with a $65M total-value-locked figure reported in the body text. Coverage of Blast's Ethereum layer-2 shutdown agrees on the Oct.

Stablecoin issuer Tether plans a relaunch of USDT on Bitcoin, more than a decade after the token's original debut there. Tether is preparing to bring USDT back to the Bitcoin network this month. CoinDesk and The Cryptonomist both reported the move, describing it as a homecoming for the world's largest stablecoin.

A grassroots push for stablecoin rewards is reportedly running into resistance from Europe's monetary authorities. A reported 50,000 Europeans have voiced opposition to how the European Union's central banks are handling stablecoin policy. According to multiple reports, the group wants regulators to loosen restrictions under the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, known as MiCA.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Attackers targeted a Loop Safe module tied to Aave v3, making off with roughly 114 ETH. A security incident tied to Aave v3 infrastructure has resulted in losses estimated between $305,000 and $310,000, according to separate reports published Thursday.

Corroboration speed on today's record varies from under two hours to the better part of a day, and the gap is itself the finding. Corroboration speed on today's record varies from under two hours to the better part of a day, and the gap is itself the finding.

Coinbase, Mastercard, Visa and Stripe back the $1 billion launch, with Chainlink supplying oracle infrastructure. A consortium of major payments and crypto companies has launched a new stablecoin called Open USD. Coinbase, Mastercard, Visa and Stripe are named as backers of the project, which debuted with roughly $1 billion in scale, according to reports…