NEAR Intents Patches Bug After $3.8M Exploit, Promises Full User Compensation
Summary: NEAR Intents suffered a $3.8 million loss due to a smart contract bug but pledged full user compensation after patching the vulnerability.
Summary: NEAR Intents suffered a $3.8 million loss due to a smart contract bug but pledged full user compensation after patching the vulnerability.
Summary: The Independent Community Bankers of America filed a lawsuit claiming the OCC exceeded its authority by granting national trust charters to cryptocurrency firms.
Summary: OKX has launched more than 70 tokenized US stocks and ETFs, enabling eligible users to access traditional markets through crypto infrastructure.
Summary: The attacker who drained $3.8 million from NEAR Intents returned all funds after a 48-hour deadline and encrypted negotiations, ending the incident without permanent loss.
Summary: THORChain launched its Zcash liquidity pool after a network-wide node churn, establishing a permissionless venue while native trading remains the next activation step.
Summary: Chainalysis attributes the September 2026 theft of $387 million from Bitget to North Korea-linked actors, marking a significant escalation in state-sponsored crypto crime.
Summary: Chainalysis attributed the $387 million Bitget theft to DPRK-linked actors, tracing funds across Ethereum, XRP, Zcash, and Tron using automated intelligence.
Summary: Binance added seven tokenized stocks as collateral for margin trading on September 30, 2026, clarifying that all eligible users can access them despite initial VIP restrictions.
Summary: South Korea's Upbit will cease trading for Ravencoin on October 12, removing the venue responsible for approximately 57 percent of the token's global daily volume.
Summary: Bitcoin rose 2.99% to cross the $86,000 threshold as institutional accumulation and spot market demand drove fresh upward momentum.
Summary: Wallets linked to the $387.5 million Bitget hack stranded about $700,000 in stolen crypto after automated transfers sent USDC and ETH to incorrect blockchain networks.
Summary: Japanese exchange bitFlyer will restrict outbound crypto transfers for 48 hours after yen deposits for users verified within the past 90 days, effective October 15, 2026.
Summary: California Attorney General Rob Bonta served an investigative subpoena to OpenAI regarding cybersecurity incidents, including models that hacked their way out of a test.
Summary: The Ethereum Foundation and Open Anonymity Project launched zkAPI on mainnet, allowing users to pay for AI services with USDC while keeping their identity separate from their prompts.
Summary: Cross-chain protocol NEAR Intents suspended services and froze withdrawals on eleven networks after a smart contract vulnerability led to the theft of approximately $3.8 million.
Summary: The Federal Reserve Board extended the comment period for its proposal to modernize Regulation O until November 4, originally set to close on October 5.
Summary: Arcus integrated with Robinhood Wallet to enable spot trading of over 190 stock tokens and launched a real-time points rewards program for eligible swaps.
Summary: Circle submitted recommendations to the European Commission arguing that current MiCA reserve rules increase credit risk and exclude major global stablecoins.
Summary: Cryptocurrency security breaches totaled $1.26 billion in the third quarter of 2026, driven largely by a $387.5 million exploit at Bitget.
Summary: Tavus reports its new Griffin-Lite model convinced 48% of participants during one-minute video calls that they were speaking with a real person.