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Babylon Labs proposes enabling native Bitcoin collateral for Aave V4 stablecoin loans, keeping BTC on its native chain to avoid wrapping risks. The plan includes a $500,000 revenue share for Aave DAO and is currently in the ARFC stage awaiting community consensus.
Bitcoin fell to $80,154 as South Korea's KOSPI dropped 7.5%, hitting its lowest close since April. Tech stocks like Samsung and SK Hynix led the sell-off amid AI debt concerns, while higher US inflation added pressure on crypto markets.
Crypto hacks reached $1.18 billion in Q3 2026, driven largely by supply chain compromises. Major incidents at Bitget and Liquid Network accounted for most losses, though operators and white hats recovered over $700 million.
Chainalysis reports AI agents made over 138 million crypto payments via Coinbase's x402 protocol on Base by Q3 2026. Most transactions were under 10 cents, highlighting stablecoins' role in micro-payments despite questions about agent authenticity.
Bitcoin miners plunged up to 13% during Wall Street’s worst selloff since July, mirroring declines in AI infrastructure stocks. Hotter-than-expected September inflation data fueled fears of higher interest rates, impacting debt-reliant tech and mining companies alike.
Strategy bought 250 BTC for $21.5 million last week, marking four straight weeks of accumulation, while also repurchasing $192.4 million in preferred stock.
Bitcoin fell 2.2% to below $84,254 as Ukraine-Russia energy conflicts and Strait of Hormuz incidents drove oil prices to one-month highs ahead of US inflation data.
DeFi Development Corp increased its SOL treasury to 2.58 million tokens while its CHAD preferred stock hit record highs, though its market cap remains below its asset value.
Bitcoin fell 2% to trade near $82,423, defying historical 'Uptober' gains, though analysts cite a 365-day moving average crossover as a potential exit from the bear market.
SWI Group raised $900 million to expand AI data centers, integrating former FTX mining asset Genesis Digital Assets into its network across Europe and the US.
Anthropic warns self-replicating AI worms could soon infect IoT devices, while separate reports highlight risks to Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptography from advancing AI capabilities.
Bitcoin rose 2.24% to $83,591.79 on Oct. 13, holding above key support despite $386.3 million in monthly ETF outflows and neutral sentiment readings.