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Bitcoin investment product inflows topped $1B as BTC rallied to $66K — CoinShares report

Investors piled into Bitcoin investment funds and crypto ETPs, with more than $1 billion in inflows over the last week.

Scammers use memecoin ‘trending’ list to lure victims — Researcher

Roffet.eth found that some coins contained obscure, difficult-to-read code that allowed the developer to transfer user’s tokens to themselves.

Elon Musk’s X ban dispute with Brazil takes toll on local crypto community

Brazil’s ban on X sparks a battle over free speech between Elon Musk and the legal authorities, leaving Brazilians and the local crypto community caught in the crossfire.

Bitcoin’s window to reach $100K by end of Q4 'looks very tight'

Bitcoin reaching $75,000 to $80,000 by Christmas seems plausible, but hitting six figures will require everything to “go right from here,” according to a crypto analyst.

NFT sales plummet to lowest monthly volume since 2021 — CryptoSlam

NFT transactions dropped 32% from 7.3 million in August to 4.9 million in September. 

World Record Egg’s two crypto tokens smell kind of bad

After reaching a $150 million market cap, the egg token’s dream has become costly for some investors.

Taiwan opens digital asset ETF market to professional investors

Taiwan’s FSC opens investment channels for professional investors, allowing access to high-risk foreign digital asset ETFs while maintaining a cautious stance on market risks.

Onyx to shutdown Ethereum-based lending market, relaunch Onyx Core

After a $3.8 million hack on a long-known security vulnerability, Onyx plans to relaunch its governance-focused financial network with full community support.

FTX Token spikes 70% amid looming bankruptcy distributions

The native token of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has seen sharp bullish action amid looming bankruptcy distributions.

Matrixport acquires Swiss asset manager, expands in Europe

Matrixport has completed its all-cash acquisition of Switzerland-based Crypto Finance Asset Management.

New all-time high in 'Uptober?' 5 Things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin traders' BTC price bets stay firmly bullish as volatility slides back into the September monthly close.

Bitcoin maximalist paradox: BTC adoption threatening founding principles

As Bitcoin becomes more institutionalized, some argue that it is losing ties to its founding principles of decentralization. 

Zilliqa blockchain malfunctions again, ‘permanent fix’ underway

Zilliqa faced two significant bugs, on Sept. 27 and 29, slowing and halting block production.

Smart contract blockchains will become less cypherpunk, says VC boss

Jesse Walden, managing partner at Variant Fund, says the original cypherpunk values that influenced early blockchains could fade over time.

US election outcome won’t slow Q4 Bitcoin rally, says hedge fund

Neither US party has attempted to adequately address the country’s spiraling debt and deficit problem, which will play into Bitcoin’s hands post-election, says a hedge fund manager. 

AI will fight the ‘darker side’ of AI — Nvidia CEO

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang thinks that only AI will have the speed to fight AI-produced fake information.

Bitcoin bull run unlikely as long as social sentiment runs too hot — Santiment

Santiment says there's nearly double the amount of bullish posts to bearish ones on social media.

California governor vetoes hotly-contested AI safety bill

Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB 1048, saying that “while well-intentioned,” it could place unnecessary restrictions on emerging AI companies in California. 

Vitalik Buterin proposes metrics to measure ‘Ethereum alignment’

Ethereum-based projects should have metrics to strive toward to ensure they are collectively “building something that feels like one Ethereum ecosystem.”

Crypto wallet drainer was on Google Play for months, stole $70K: Report

The malicious wallet-draining app marked “the first time drainers exclusively targeted mobile users,” says Check Point Research.

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