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Ethereum delays the Glamsterdam testnet fork after ChainSecurity found gas changes could let contracts permanently record failed operations. The auditor identified 13 real-world examples, prompting the Ethereum Foundation to assess broader exposure while developers work on fixes.
Crypto executives debate if self-custody suits beginners after Ledger and Coldcard breaches. Safe Labs' Rumalla argues it's for everyone, while Onramp's Tanguma cites 1970s PC parallels. Alternatives like multisig and seedless wallets face their own security and usability trade-offs.
Heatbit launches Bitwater, a $899 water heater element with 20 mining chips producing up to 34 TH/s. Designed for DIY installation in standard U.S. and Canadian tanks, it uses mining heat to warm water, aiming to decentralize Bitcoin mining by repurposing existing household electricity consumption.
After Cysic offered a 10% bounty for returned funds, the exploit-linked wallet sent $744,000 to Tornado Cash. The move included 300 ETH and 30.4 BNB, effectively laundering most of the stolen assets despite earlier freezes on 2.8 million CYS tokens.
Bybit received a full VASP license from Dubai’s VARA, allowing its local entity to offer spot trading. The company must still complete launch processes before serving customers, complementing its earlier federal SCA license which excluded Dubai.
Bitcoin trades near $81,735 amid low volatility as investors await the Federal Reserve's October 28 rate decision. Analysts debate whether this 'wait and see' mode signals a coming bull market or reflects global risk-off sentiment.
HSBC launched RedCoin, a Hong Kong-dollar stablecoin, for retail use via its PayMe app, enabling over 3.3 million users to activate wallets. The asset is redeemable one-for-one against the HKD and follows HSBC's April licensing under Hong Kong's stablecoin framework.
ECB survey shows September inflation expectations rose to 3.1% while growth forecasts dropped to -1.5%. Unemployment expectations climbed to 11.3%, though long-term inflation views remained anchored at 2.5%.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $635 million on Thursday, the largest daily outflow since June, reversing October's gains to a net negative. Weekly inflows remained positive despite the drop, while altcoin funds saw mixed results with Ether losing $111 million.
Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand joined Singapore’s BLOOM initiative as policymaker members. The project, launched by MAS in October 2025, uses stablecoins and tokenized deposits to cut cross-border payment costs and speed up institutional service deployment.
Ethereum delays the Glamsterdam hard fork on Hoodi after ChainSecurity warns EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 may enable insufficient gas griefing attacks. The pause allows investigation into 13 identified real-world examples affecting smart contract reliability.
Bitcoin Core updated its security policy to accelerate fixes for vulnerabilities easily discovered by AI, abandoning lengthy embargoes for such flaws. Developer Antoine Poinsot stated that LLMs make secrecy ineffective, prompting immediate backports and concurrent advisories for "easily discoverable" bugs.