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JUST IN: 🇿🇦 $110 billion Absa becomes the 1st bank in South Africa to offer crypto asset custody — Bloomberg
Major Quant (QNT) Volatility, Important Cardano (ADA) Price Warning, and More: Bits Recap October 2
The past week has been quite turbulent for the trending altcoin QNT, whose price ultimately increased by an additional 130%.
Google Sends AI Chips Into Orbit on SpaceX Rocket for Data Center Test
Google has launched its AI chips into low Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 to test whether AI data centers can operate in space. The Project Suncatcher mission will examine how Google’s TPUs handle radiation, extreme temperatures, launch forces and cooling challenges. Google says orbital sola…
BNB Chain crosses $1B in tokenized stocks, ETFs as market hits $3.7B
BNB Chain has become the first blockchain to cross $1 billion in tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Oil Prices Crash as Europe May Release Strategic Reserves
Oil prices fell sharply, with Brent crude trading around $103.50 and U.S. crude below $90. The decline followed reports that European countries could release oil stocks amid pressure from the United States. A release of strategic reserves could increase near-term oil supply and add further pressu…
WOW CRAZY STAT: $AAVE JUST HIT AN INSANE $1.1 TRILLION IN ALL-TIME BORROW VOLUME!!! That’s $1,100,000,000,000 borrowed through @aave. This isn’t a small DeFi experiment anymore, $AAVE is becoming serious global financial infrastructure.
MetaMask Pulls Ethereum Validators Over a Sub-$1,000 Staking Breach
Cboe wants to turn VIX into a never-ending trade
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US Designates Russia's A7 Network as Transnational Criminal Organization
OFAC has designated the A7 Network a transnational criminal organization, and FinCEN has proposed barring U.S. institutions from any transfer involving its front companies.
Drift exploit victims get about 1 cent back for every dollar lost
SEC Proposes Crypto Custody Rules for Funds, Opens Door to Self-Custody
Cardano Sets Second Consecutive Daily Record in Transactions @Cardano completes 43,181 transactions on October 1, marking the second daily high and setting a new record for the highest volume of transactions completed within one day this week. The on-chain data shows a 29%
Live updates: Bitcoin reverses big early gains following soft U.S. jobs data
Oct 2, 2026, 2:08 p.m. EDTStephen AlpherShare this postX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailAmazon price issue suggests inflation might be worse than thought
