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Bitcoin Liquidations Hit $433M as BTC Fails at $87K on Jobs Data
Bitcoin touched about $87,000 around the weak US September jobs report on October 2, 2026, then slid back below $84,000 and wiped out more than $320 million in leveraged long positions. Here is how liquidations work, why they feed on themselves, and how to time a swap on days like this.
Read →MetaMask Security Incident: Staking Exits Lido Validators
MetaMask disclosed a security incident in part of its infrastructure and started pulling its staking validators out of Lido as a precaution, while saying wallets are not at risk. The same day NEAR Intents lost about $3.8 million to a bug and promised full compensation. What is known and what users should do.
Read →SEC Crypto Custody Rule Proposal: Advisers, Funds, Self-Custody
On October 1, 2026, the SEC proposed a custody framework for crypto held by registered investment advisers, mutual funds, ETFs and BDCs. It names state trust companies as custodians, allows limited adviser self-custody and is open for comment until December 7, 2026. Here is what it means for institutions and for ordinary holders.
Read →Chainlink CCIP 2.0: Cross-Chain Verifiers and Compliance Explained
Chainlink has launched CCIP 2.0, letting token issuers and institutions add their own verifiers, compliance rules and finality settings to cross-chain transfers. Here is what changed, why it follows the Kelp DAO bridge hack, and what it means if you move crypto between networks.
Read →SEC Token Buyback Guidance: Safe Only With No Central Party
SEC staff say announcing a token buyback does not by itself create an investment contract, but on September 28 they narrowed that view to networks that are functional and have no central party. Here is what the FAQ actually says, which protocols it touches and how to read buyback claims.
Read →Ethereum 2030: Buterin Calls Hegota the Last Normal Fork
In a September 27 essay Vitalik Buterin described Ethereum as a future cryptographic world computer and said the Hegota upgrade planned for 2027 is likely its last conventional fork. Here is what that means in plain words, and why ETH holders do not need to do anything.
Read →Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit $2.39B: Best Week of 2026 as Yields Climb
US spot bitcoin ETFs took in about $2.39 billion in the week of September 21-25, 2026, their biggest week since October 2025, led by BlackRock IBIT and Fidelity FBTC. Bitcoin touched $87,397 on Monday, then slipped back toward $84,000 as the 10-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since 2007.
Read →Stablecoins in Latin America: 32% of Cross-Border Crypto in 2026
New Chainalysis data shows stablecoins carried 32.1% of Latin America's cross-border crypto value by June 2026, while Brazil's central bank counts them as 98% of first-quarter crypto purchases. Here is what the numbers mean for people who send and hold USDT and USDC.
Read →Bitget Hack: $387.5M Drained From Hot Wallets, North Korea Suspected
Attackers forged withdrawal requests inside Bitget and pulled about $387.5 million from its hot and warm wallets on September 24, 2026, without touching private keys. Bitget says its $464 million protection fund covers the loss, but the case is a sharp reminder of what exchange custody really means.
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