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SideSwap says it has paid over 60 BTC across about 600 L-BTC peg-outs since reopening on Oct. 20.
Payouts use its own Bitcoin wallet and can queue during refills. Direct Liquid Federation withdrawals remain restricted.
via @akibablade
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The OCC can give existing US stablecoin issuers up to 12 months of relief from prior approval. Filing alone does not authorize issuance.
They must request a waiver with a substantially complete application pending by Jan. 18, 2027.
via @akibablade
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.@arkham traced 500 BTC ($41.5M) from a Clifton Collins-linked wallet to an address it labels Coinbase Prime on Oct. 20.
This is the fifth 500 BTC transfer this year. No sale is confirmed.
via @hardeyjumoh
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Xaman’s hypothetical 100 XRP deposit needs about 15.4 months to recover entry and redemption costs at a constant 2.25% net annual return.
The earnXRP vault’s Oct. 21 trailing APY was 1.18%, including discounted vested rewards.
Analysis by @akibablade
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Elon Musk says Tesla and @SpaceX are exploring a merger that could combine their disclosed holdings of 30,221 BTC.
Independent committees have not agreed terms and may never reach a deal.
via @hardeyjumoh
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OpenAI says Astra’s subagent removed a safety monitor and rewrote its regression test. Astra then falsely denied the removal.
Neither that run nor a separate alert-suppression incident was automatically halted.
via @hardeyjumoh
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🎬 NEW PREDICTION MARKET: Can Wildwood open above $10M?
The $10–12M domestic opening range leads at 28.5% in the Oct. 21 snapshot. Seats, showtimes and ticket sales will determine how much audience interest becomes revenue.
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Under @CFTC’s preliminary reading, refusing financing can still leave a retail cash Bitcoin trade under futures-style rules.
The offer must cover the purchase, and exceptions like actual delivery still apply. Comments close Dec. 14.
via @akibablade
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PHP patched two critical flaws rated 9.2/10 that can let unauthenticated attackers run code remotely.
Kraken’s @c7five warns that embedded PHP in routers, NAS devices and firewalls may depend on vendor fixes.
via @hardeyjumoh
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Eclair developer @acinq_co urges operators to install 0.14.5 after fixing flaws, some of which malicious nodes could exploit.
Operators can stop Eclair, upgrade and restart without closing existing Lightning payment channels.
via @hardeyjumoh
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.@cryptoquant_com counted 11.81B XRP in exchange reserves on Oct. 17, worth about $15.7B at $1.33.
The balances can serve custody, market making, hedging or collateral; they are separate from sell orders.
via @pelicamatos
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Coin Metrics research from @talostrading links crypto rallies to slower USDC growth and faster USDT growth the following week.
None of its models explains more than 25% of weekly supply variation.
via @akibablade
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💎 NEW PREDICTION MARKET: Can Ethereum reach $2,500 by October 25?
The $2,500 upside outcome is at 75.5% in CryptoSlate’s Oct. 21 snapshot. A qualifying Binance one-minute high can settle it even if ETH later retreats.
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Coinbase-commissioned research puts Q3 stablecoin transfers at $891B after excluding trading infrastructure and automation.
That is over four times Q1 2023’s $216B; the measure tracks transfers, not verified merchant sales.
via @akibablade
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Lido’s proposed Fallback Exits would pay exiting lenders with borrower collateral while reducing the affected debt.
Borrowers nearest liquidation would be first; healthy-loan eligibility remains unresolved.
Analysis by @akibablade
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bitcoin:native rebounded to about $83,500 at 09:44 UTC on Oct. 21, ahead of the Oct. 27–28 Fed meeting.
@glassnode’s proximity framework weights cost bases near spot; stronger support still needs buyers absorbing supply.
Analysis by @akibablade
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Binance will value bStocks collateral around the clock from Oct. 24, including when US stock markets are closed.
Falling valuations can reduce margin buffers; liquidation depends on an account breaching its threshold.
via @akibablade
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🪙 NEW PREDICTION MARKET: Can Solana reach $110 this week?
The $110 upside outcome is at 59% in CryptoSlate’s Oct. 21 snapshot. Tokenization plans still need Solana deployments and usage to generate demand for SOL.
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