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      "title": "$4.2B crypto bank Anchorage Digital cuts 17% of workforce: Report",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/anchorage-digital-cuts-workforce-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:41:17 +0000",
      "creator": "Sam Bourgi",
      "contentSnippet": "The reported cuts come as Anchorage expands its institutional footprint, including stablecoin issuance and a $100 million investment from Tether.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
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    {
      "title": "Blast to wind down Ethereum L2 after costs outpace revenue",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/blast-to-wind-down-ethereum-l2-after-costs-outpace-revenue?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:24:05 +0000",
      "creator": "Nate Kostar",
      "contentSnippet": "Once among Ethereum’s largest layer-2 networks by total value locked, Blast is urging users to move their assets to mainnet ahead of the shutdown.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Once a $2.3 Billion Network, Ethereum Layer-2 Blast Is Shutting Down",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379972/ethereum-layer-2-blast-shutting-down",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:47:06 +0000",
      "creator": "Staff",
      "contentSnippet": "Blast said operating costs now exceed the revenue its Ethereum layer-2 generates and asked users to withdraw their assets to mainnet before Oct. 26.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
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    {
      "title": "BNY in talks with Kraken parent Payward over infrastructure partnership",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/30/bny-in-talks-with-kraken-parent-payward-over-infrastructure-partnership",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:34:40 +0000",
      "creator": "Will Canny",
      "contentSnippet": "The potential agreement could span digital assets, custody, trading, payments and other financial-market infrastructure.",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "Trump’s potential AI czar, Jay Clayton, helped pioneer the SEC’s crypto crackdown",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2026/10/02/possible-next-crypto-czar-jay-clayton-began-crypto-s-regulation-by-enforcement-at-sec",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:12:48 +0000",
      "creator": "Jesse Hamilton",
      "contentSnippet": "The former SEC chairman who may be tapped to oversee the Trump administration's AI work has a potentially divisive history as a watchdog of tech innov...",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bitcoin Heads Higher on Macro Moves: Where Does BTC Go Next?",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379936/bitcoin-heads-higher-fed-jobs-where-does-btc-go-next",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:45:52 +0000",
      "creator": "Jose Antonio Lanz",
      "contentSnippet": "A jobs report miss just erased the odds of an October rate hike, and BTC is now knocking on the door of its yearly ceiling.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Crypto’s billions are back, but the premiums aren’t",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-biz-kalshi-blockchain-com-crypto-treasury-valuations?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:32:53 +0000",
      "creator": "Sam Bourgi",
      "contentSnippet": "Kalshi seeks a $40 billion valuation, while Blockchain.com targets an IPO and crypto treasury companies struggle to maintain their once-high valuation...",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bitcoin briefly hits $87K as weak US jobs data sends bond yields lower",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-briefly-taps-87k-as-bond-yields-drop-on-low-us-nonfarm-payrolls-data?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:27:31 +0000",
      "creator": "William Suberg",
      "contentSnippet": "Bitcoin climbed after weaker-than-expected payrolls pushed Treasury yields lower, but order-book resistance kept BTC from reaching new macro highs.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
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    {
      "title": "$80,000,000+ in JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo Belonging to Montana Payments Firm Abruptly Seized Over Potential Fraud",
      "link": "https://dailyhodl.com/2026/10/02/80000000-in-jpmorgan-chase-and-wells-fargo-belonging-to-montana-payments-firm-abruptly-seized-over-potential-fraud/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:30:48 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "U.S. prosecutors have seized nearly $84 million from bank accounts and cryptocurrency wallets tied to a Montana payments firm linked to Tether. The ci...",
      "source": "Daily Hodl"
    },
    {
      "title": "‘Euro stablecoin isn’t enough’: EU issuers make case for USD tokens",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/euro-stablecoin-not-enough-eu-case-usd-tokens?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:12:48 +0000",
      "creator": "Helen Partz",
      "contentSnippet": "European issuers say Europe cannot ignore demand for dollar stablecoins as businesses seek USD liquidity for global payments and settlement.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bitcoin nears highest level since January as $85,000 sell wall clears, US jobs data disappoints",
      "link": "https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-10-02-bitcoin-nears-highest-level-january-85000-sell-wall-clears-us-jobs-data-disappoints-417570",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:34:40 +0000",
      "creator": "James Hunt",
      "contentSnippet": "Bitcoin climbed back toward $87,000 on Friday as sellers cleared out around $85,000, according to Glassnode.",
      "source": "The Block"
    },
    {
      "title": "Furious debate about THORChain vs NEAR shows idealism has limits",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/furious-debate-about-thorchain-vs-near-shows-idealism-has-limits?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000",
      "creator": "Christina Comben",
      "contentSnippet": "The furious debate over Bitget’s $387.7M of hacked funds comes down to whether ideals around “permissionless and decentralized” tech means never inter...",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "America at a crossroads: Commissioner Peirce’s parting challenge",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/10/01/america-at-a-crossroads-commissioner-peirce-s-parting-challenge",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:22:19 +0000",
      "creator": "William Schwartz",
      "contentSnippet": "It is incumbent upon us to continue Commissioner Peirce’s mission, writes Will Schwartz, policy associate at the Blockchain Association.",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "'Uptober' Off With a Bang as Bitcoin Surges to $86K",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379932/uptober-off-with-a-bang-as-bitcoin-surges-to-86k",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:58:25 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "Cooler inflation and two dovish Fed speakers have shifted the odds toward a rate hold, with payrolls due and CPI landing on October 14.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, with unemployment rate rising to 4.2%",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/02/u-s-added-just-29-000-jobs-in-september-with-unemployment-rate-rising-to-4-2",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:31:53 +0000",
      "creator": "James Van Straten",
      "contentSnippet": "Bitcoin held earlier gains following the report, up more than 2% over the past 24 hours and just below $87,000.",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "Circle urges EU to revise stablecoin reserve rules in MiCA review",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/circle-eu-stablecoin-reserve-rules-mica-review?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:25:56 +0000",
      "creator": "Yohan Yun",
      "contentSnippet": "Circle wants the EU to replace mandatory bank-deposit minimums with more flexible liquidity rules and preserve cross-border stablecoin issuance.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Morning Minute: NEAR Intents Hacked for $3.8M - Was It A Bullish Hack?",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379929/morning-minute-near-intents-hacked-for-3-8m-was-it-a-bullish-hack",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:19:00 +0000",
      "creator": "Tyler Warner",
      "contentSnippet": "Hacks are never good, but a rapid response, user compensation and 1-hour bug fixing seems to top the spectrum of team reactions.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Travala’s Crypto Loyalty Program Passes 170,000 Members, Sets Long-Term Goal of 30% of AVA Supply Locked",
      "link": "https://dailyhodl.com/2026/10/02/travalas-crypto-loyalty-program-passes-170000-members-sets-long-term-goal-of-30-of-ava-supply-locked/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:14 +0000",
      "creator": "Chainwire",
      "contentSnippet": "Singapore, Singapore, 2nd October 2026, Chainwire\nThe post Travala’s Crypto Loyalty Program Passes 170,000 Members, Sets Long-Term Goal of 30% of AVA ...",
      "source": "Daily Hodl"
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    {
      "title": "Banks Risk Losing $230,000,000,000 in Payments Revenue As Stablecoins and Tokenized Deposits Scale, According to Survey",
      "link": "https://dailyhodl.com/2026/10/02/banks-risk-losing-230000000000-in-payments-revenue-as-stablecoins-and-tokenized-deposits-scale-according-to-survey/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:45:38 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "Banks risk losing $230 billion in payments revenue as stablecoins, tokenized deposits and central bank digital currencies move into wider use, accordi...",
      "source": "Daily Hodl"
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    {
      "title": "US Designates Russia's A7 Network as Transnational Criminal Organization",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379921/us-designates-russias-a7-network-as-transnational-criminal-organization",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:28:41 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "Treasury's proposed rule aims to cut A7's front companies off from U.S. finance—including crypto, where its ruble token moved $179 billion.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Live updates: Bitcoin reverses big early gains following soft U.S. jobs data",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/02/live-updates-bitcoin-gold-and-tech-futures-edge-higher-as-markets-await-u-s-jobs-report",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:22:40 +0000",
      "creator": "James Van Straten",
      "contentSnippet": "Bond yields also suffered a major whipsaw, turning higher by the afternoon after early declines.",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bitcoin treasuries may struggle to match Strategy, says Ammous",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-treasuries-struggle-strategy-says-ammous?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:54:33 +0000",
      "creator": "Yohan Yun",
      "contentSnippet": "Strategy’s scale and cash reserves give it an edge over treasury rivals, according to Saifedean Ammous, author of “The Bitcoin Standard.”",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Crypto traders are in risk-on mode as bitcoin dominance nears return to 60%",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/02/crypto-traders-are-in-risk-on-mode-as-bitcoin-dominance-nears-return-to-60",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:31:16 +0000",
      "creator": "Omkar Godbole",
      "contentSnippet": "Bitcoin dominance is closing in on 60% while USDT's has slipped to 6.3%, pointing to a market growing more comfortable with risk.",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "CONNECT recap: Arthur Hayes on money printing, Wall Street moves onchain",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/connect-recap-arthur-hayes-money-printing-wall-street-onchain?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:29:35 +0000",
      "creator": "Yohan Yun",
      "contentSnippet": "Arthur Hayes said money printing could lift crypto prices, while CONNECT Seoul speakers examined Wall Street’s competitive edge onchain.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "ECB outlines three models for putting central bank money onchain",
      "link": "https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-10-02-ecb-outlines-three-models-for-putting-central-bank-money-onchain-417552",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:17:39 +0000",
      "creator": "Brian Danga",
      "contentSnippet": "The ECB outlined three models for bringing central bank money onchain as financial institutions explore settlement infrastructure.",
      "source": "The Block"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bitcoin reaches for $87K as short liquidations top $120M ",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-87k-order-book-liquidity-wall-shifts-higher?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:37:06 +0000",
      "creator": "William Suberg",
      "contentSnippet": "Bitcoin buyers broke through a wall of ask liquidity to reach new October BTC price highs near $87,800, with the area immediately above now a new resi...",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Porsche’s ‘long haul’ Web3 project ends in less than four years",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/porsche-shuts-down-web3-project-911-nft?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:18:52 +0000",
      "creator": "Ezra Reguerra",
      "contentSnippet": "Porsche is winding down its Web3 project and Pioneers Circle community as trading activity in its 911 NFT collection falls sharply from early levels.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Spanish Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Accused of Running KillSec Ransomware Group",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379913/spanish-police-arrest-16-year-old-accused-of-running-killsec-ransomware-group",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:12:54 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "A second suspect faces extradition to Puerto Rico, while Investigators are tracing the proceeds of ransoms the group demanded in crypto.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Tether's USDT is 'coming home' to Bitcoin after more than a decade",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/09/29/tether-s-usdt-is-coming-home-to-bitcoin-this-month-after-more-than-a-decade",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:28:19 +0000",
      "creator": "Jamie Crawley",
      "contentSnippet": "A Tether-backed project, Utexo, plans to support private USDT transfers, direct swaps between BTC and USDT and loans backed by BTC, while keeping most...",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bitcoin ETFs kick off ‘Uptober’ with $103M inflow",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-etf-meet-uptober-103-million-inflow-btc-up?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:20:08 +0000",
      "creator": "Helen Partz",
      "contentSnippet": "Bitcoin ETFs returned to inflows with $103 million, while Ether funds recorded a third straight day of net outflows.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bitcoin tops $86,000 ahead of U.S. jobs report",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/02/bitcoin-tops-usd86-000-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-report",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:11:54 +0000",
      "creator": "James Van Straten",
      "contentSnippet": "Bitcoin is up roughly 3% in October as traders await September’s jobs data, while rising bond yields, a stronger dollar weigh on broader markets.",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "South Korea crypto exchange profits fall 78% in H1 amid trading slump",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-crypto-exchange-profits-fall-78-percent?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:53:27 +0000",
      "creator": "Ezra Reguerra",
      "contentSnippet": "South Korean crypto exchange operating profits fell 78% in the first half of 2026 as trading volumes, market capitalization and customer deposits decl...",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Spot bitcoin ETFs log $2.7 billion in September inflows as institutional demand holds",
      "link": "https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-10-02-spot-bitcoin-etfs-september-inflows-417547",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:50:41 +0000",
      "creator": "Timmy Shen",
      "contentSnippet": "US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $2.65 billion in net inflows in September, their second-largest monthly inflow since October 2025.",
      "source": "The Block"
    },
    {
      "title": "SEC’s innovation exemption poses constraint on bringing stock tokens to US, Robinhood crypto chief says",
      "link": "https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-10-02-secs-innovation-exemption-robinhood-417538",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:04:41 +0000",
      "creator": "Danny Park",
      "contentSnippet": "Robinhood's Johann Kerbrat told The Block that Robinhood is still working through the SEC's latest innovation exemption on tokenized stocks.",
      "source": "The Block"
    },
    {
      "title": "Zano exploiter minted more than a quadrillion fUSD before blockchain rollback",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/zano-exploiter-created-369m-unauthorized-zano-before-blockchain-rollback?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:02:23 +0000",
      "creator": "Felix Ng",
      "contentSnippet": "The unauthorized coins were indistinguishable from legitimate ZANO, leaving the team unable to remove them without rolling back the blockchain.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Core Lightning warns attackers are targeting unpatched nodes",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/core-lightning-urges-upgrade-amid-reports-attackers-targeting-unpatched-nodes?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:18:43 +0000",
      "creator": "Felix Ng",
      "contentSnippet": "Node operators running version 26.06.7 or earlier were told to upgrade immediately.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ethereum’s zkAPI brings privacy-preserving API payments to mainnet",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-zkapi-private-api-payments-mainnet?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:34:25 +0000",
      "creator": "Ezra Reguerra",
      "contentSnippet": "Ethereum’s zkAPI is now live on mainnet, turning an earlier zero-knowledge API payment proposal into a working implementation for private, prepaid acc...",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "NEAR Intents says it’s identified the hacker, gives 48-hour ultimatum",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/near-intents-says-its-identified-the-hacker-gives-48-hour-ultimatum?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:02:13 +0000",
      "creator": "Felix Ng",
      "contentSnippet": "“We have identified you, sir,” NEAR Intents general manager Alex Shevchenko said on Friday after the protocol was hacked for $3.8 million.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "SEC moves to clear custody hurdle for advisers offering crypto ",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-moves-to-clear-custody-hurdle-for-advisers-offering-crypto?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:07:08 +0000",
      "creator": "Felix Ng",
      "contentSnippet": "Custody requirements have kept some investment advisers from offering certain crypto to clients, a regulatory hurdle the SEC’s proposal could remove.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ethereum Foundation launches zkAPI to let users pay for AI models without revealing identity",
      "link": "https://www.theblock.co/news/defi/2026-10-01-ethereum-foundation-launches-zkapi-417504",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:22:58 +0000",
      "creator": "Zack Abrams",
      "contentSnippet": "Users deposit funds into an Ethereum vault and authorize spending with zero-knowledge proofs, so the API provider can't link requests to a payer.",
      "source": "The Block"
    },
    {
      "title": "China warns foreign spies about crypto, Singapore dominates Asia: Asia Express",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/china-claims-crypto-used-by-spies-singapore-dominates-asian-crypto-asia-express?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:17:47 +0000",
      "creator": "Andrew Fenton",
      "contentSnippet": "Singapore’s crypto economy grows 55%, South Korea set to make crypto market makers legal, and Chinese spy ministry warns would-be foreign spies it’s w...",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Evernorth clears shareholder vote ahead of Nasdaq debut with 473M XRP treasury",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/evernorth-clears-shareholder-vote-ahead-nasdaq-debut-473m-xrp-treasury?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:07:45 +0000",
      "creator": "Nate Kostar",
      "contentSnippet": "Evernorth expects to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN after its SPAC merger closes, with an XRP treasury worth roughly $710 million at cu...",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Trump to host 3rd ‘exclusive’ memecoin event amid corruption claims",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/donald-trump-memecoin-dinner-corruption-claims?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:00:11 +0000",
      "creator": "Turner Wright",
      "contentSnippet": "The president is scheduled to appear at his golf club in Washington, DC, at a Nov. 22 dinner for his top 185 memecoin holders, following similar event...",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "The 'Largest Pure-Play' XRP Treasury Is About to Go Public",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379856/the-largest-pure-play-xrp-treasury-is-about-to-go-public",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:46:03 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "Shareholders approved Evernorth's merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II, clearing the way for the Ripple-backed firm to begin trading Oct. 8 with a ...",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Another Trump memecoin dinner advertised for token's top investors",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/01/another-trump-memecoin-dinner-advertised-for-token-s-top-investors",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:45:29 +0000",
      "creator": "Jesse Hamilton",
      "contentSnippet": "The company managing the memecoin calls the November event the \"most exclusive dinner in the world.\"",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "Illinois will postpone implementation of crypto tax following lawsuit",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/illinois-postpones-crypto-tax-industry-lawsuit?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:01:49 +0000",
      "creator": "Turner Wright",
      "contentSnippet": "State officials agreed to delay the 0.2% crypto tax for six months after lawsuits and industry pushback claimed the bill was rushed through the legisl...",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "It's the Start of Uptober. Will Bitcoin Live Up to It?",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379833/uptober-will-bitcoin-live-up-to-it",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:11:44 +0000",
      "creator": "Jose Antonio Lanz",
      "contentSnippet": "Bitcoin enters its historically strongest month after a record-pace September, but a Fed hike and 5.3% Treasury yields are testing the bulls.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ethereum staking reward burn proposal EIP-8363 pulled from Hegota upgrade",
      "link": "https://www.theblock.co/news/ecosystems/2026-10-01-ethereum-staking-reward-burn-proposal-eip-8363-pulled-hegota-upgrade-417419",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:17:23 +0000",
      "creator": "Zack Abrams",
      "contentSnippet": "Co-author Jérôme de Tychey said industry participants and core contributors convinced him a scoping process was the wrong venue for an issuance change...",
      "source": "The Block"
    },
    {
      "title": "New York, Wyoming regulators sign pact to coordinate crypto oversight ",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-york-wyoming-regulators-sign-pact-coordinate-crypto-oversight?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:12:23 +0000",
      "creator": "Nate Kostar",
      "contentSnippet": "The agreement will allow the two state regulators to share supervisory information, streamline licensing reviews and coordinate examinations and enfor...",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bitcoin fights for local uptrend as US bond yields drop from new 24-year highs",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-fights-local-uptrend-us-bond-yields-drop-from-new-24-year-highs?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:55:19 +0000",
      "creator": "William Suberg",
      "contentSnippet": "US bond yields fell sharply around Thursday’s Wall Street open as Bitcoin price action sought to preserve a local trend of higher lows.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Minecraft, Candy Crush Among 11 Games in EU Virtual Currency Crackdown",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379813/minecraft-candy-crush-among-11-games-in-eu-virtual-currency-crackdown",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:22:58 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "The guidelines exclude cryptocurrencies, leaving tokens outside a regime written for currencies bought with real money inside games.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Morning Minute: Crypto Gives Up on Congress and Goes After Senators",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379807/morning-minute-crypto-gives-up-on-congress-and-goes-after-senators",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:29:00 +0000",
      "creator": "Tyler Warner",
      "contentSnippet": "Plus, a major MetaMask security event has crypto natives on edge as details trickle out.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Citi Lifts 12-Month Bitcoin Target to $113K, Ethereum to $3K",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379808/citi-lifts-12-month-bitcoin-target-to-113k-ethereum-to-3k",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:23:15 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "The bank has revised its 12-month target for BTC up from $82K, though it remains about 10% below Bitcoin's October 2025 record.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bitcoin ETFs’ 9-day, $3 billion inflow streak comes to an end as $149 million exits the funds",
      "link": "https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-10-01-bitcoin-etfs-9-day-3-billion-inflow-streak-comes-to-an-end-as-149-million-exits-the-funds-417384",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:17:06 +0000",
      "creator": "James Hunt",
      "contentSnippet": "Meanwhile, U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs saw $59.6 million in net outflows on Wednesday, led by $26.6 million exiting Fidelity's FETH fund.",
      "source": "The Block"
    },
    {
      "title": "Illinois agrees to six-month delay of crypto tax as industry continues court battle",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/09/30/illinois-agrees-to-six-month-delay-of-crypto-tax-as-industry-continues-court-battle",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:58:00 +0000",
      "creator": "Jesse Hamilton",
      "contentSnippet": "Both sides agreed the 0.2% tax should be put off until July 1, if the court approves the deal, which will let the state and industry focus on the lega...",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "Crypto lost $1.26 billion in hacks while bitcoin bulls enjoyed a monster quarter",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/daybook-us/2026/10/01/crypto-lost-usd1-26-billion-in-hacks-while-bitcoin-bulls-enjoyed-a-monster-quarter",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:30:38 +0000",
      "creator": "Omkar Godbole",
      "contentSnippet": "Your day-ahead look for Oct. 1, 2026",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "Lloyds, Visa settle $750,000 using USDC in live cross-border pilot",
      "link": "https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-10-01-lloyds-visa-settle-750000-using-usdc-in-live-cross-border-pilot-417378",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:13:46 +0000",
      "creator": "James Hunt",
      "contentSnippet": "Lloyds used USDC to settle $750,000 of payment obligations with Visa during a seven-day live cross-border pilot.",
      "source": "The Block"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bitcoin kicks off new quarter in the old $82,000-$85,000 price range",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/01/bitcoin-kicks-off-new-quarter-in-the-old-usd82-000-usd85-000-price-range",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:38:04 +0000",
      "creator": "Omkar Godbole",
      "contentSnippet": "Prices briefly topped $85,000 on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation cooled bets on Fed rate hikes, But bulls couldn’t hold the move a...",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "Citigroup raises 12-month bitcoin target to $113,000 as ETF inflows resume",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/01/citigroup-raises-12-month-bitcoin-target-to-usd113-000-as-etf-inflows-resume",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:59:30 +0000",
      "creator": "Jamie Crawley",
      "contentSnippet": "Citi also raised its 12-month target for ether from from $2,240 to $3,028.",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "MetaMask Exits Lido Validators Amid Infrastructure ‘Security Incident’",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379800/metamask-exits-lido-validators-amid-infrastructure-security-incident",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:38:06 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "The wallet says it has found no immediate threat to user wallets, but the ETH it is pulling out of Lido could take 45 days to return.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "EU Presses Binance Over ‘Reverse Solicitation’ Exemption for Users: Report",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379792/eu-presses-binance-over-reverse-solicitation-exemption-for-users-report",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:56:02 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "Regulators are probing how the exchange keeps serving EU customers from Abu Dhabi, months after it lost its MiCA registrations.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Dogecoin gets DeFi testnet as DogeOS bets miners will eventually secure its apps",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/01/dogecoin-gets-defi-testnet-as-dogeos-bets-miners-will-eventually-secure-its-apps",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:58:52 +0000",
      "creator": "Shaurya Malwa",
      "contentSnippet": "DogeOS wants to turn DOGE into more than a payments and speculation asset, but its applications still rely on selected operators rather than Dogecoin ...",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bitcoin's soft-inflation pop to $85,500 fades as bond yields refuse to fall",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/01/bitcoin-s-soft-inflation-pop-to-usd85-500-fades-as-bond-yields-refuse-to-fall",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:15:20 +0000",
      "creator": "Shaurya Malwa",
      "contentSnippet": "A cooler-than-expected PCE report sent bitcoin briefly above $85,000 on Wednesday. Treasury yields held near their highest since 2002 and the gains dr...",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "Clarity Act’s failure gave crypto ‘faster’ regulatory wins, Bitwise CIO says",
      "link": "https://www.theblock.co/news/markets/2026-09-30-clarity-acts-failure-gave-crypto-faster-regulatory-wins-bitwise-says-417362",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:53:05 +0000",
      "creator": "Kyle Baird",
      "contentSnippet": "Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says Clarity’s defeat left crypto with fewer restrictions and faster SEC action.",
      "source": "The Block"
    },
    {
      "title": "CFTC secures over $30 million judgment against defendants in Fundsz fraud case",
      "link": "https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-09-30-cftc-secures-over-30-million-judgment-against-defendants-in-fundsz-fraud-case-417365",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:37:08 +0000",
      "creator": "Sarah Wynn",
      "contentSnippet": "The CFTC secured a win in court after the agency said two defendants participated in a crypto scheme that they then tried to walk back.",
      "source": "The Block"
    },
    {
      "title": "Coinbase-Backed Crypto Group Reveals Midterm Endorsements After Clarity Act Collapse",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379767/coinbase-crypto-group-senate-midterm-endorsements-clarity-act",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:31:04 +0000",
      "creator": "Staff",
      "contentSnippet": "The Coinbase-backed group's first Senate endorsements—Republicans Jon Husted and Ashley Hinson and Democrat Chris Pappas—come two weeks after the Clar...",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bitget Hacker Turns to Zcash Privacy Pool After Near Rejects $50M in Swaps",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379759/bitget-hacker-zcash-private-pool-near-thorchain",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:46:04 +0000",
      "creator": "Jose Antonio Lanz",
      "contentSnippet": "The attacker behind the $387.5 million Bitget heist has started hiding about $3.8 million in ZEC inside Zcash's Ironwood pool, after Near Intents turn...",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Base launches Cobalt upgrade with conditional transactions and new B20 asset functions",
      "link": "https://www.theblock.co/news/ecosystems/2026-09-30-base-launches-cobalt-upgrade-with-conditional-transactions-and-new-b20-asset-functions-417308",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000",
      "creator": "James Hunt",
      "contentSnippet": "Base has launched Cobalt, adding conditional transactions and new functions for assets issued under its B20 standard.",
      "source": "The Block"
    },
    {
      "title": "CFTC Sends White House New Rules to Cement Its Grip on Prediction Markets",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379750/cftc-sends-white-house-new-rules-to-cement-its-grip-on-prediction-markets",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:39:21 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "The two proposals would define event contracts as \"swaps\" while excluding \"casino-style gambling products\"—a bid to cement the agency's exclusive juri...",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Introducing The Information Exchange on Solana, Powered by Decrypt and MYR",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379655/introducing-the-information-exchange-powered-by-decrypt-and-myr",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:36:10 +0000",
      "creator": "Staff",
      "contentSnippet": "Decrypt is the destination, Myriad is the infrastructure and MYR is the token for a connected media ecosystem.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ex-NCA Officer Must Repay $2.4M for Bitcoin He Stole When It Was Worth $77K",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379702/ex-nca-officer-must-repay-2-4m-for-bitcoin-he-stole-when-it-was-worth-77k",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:17:45 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "Paul Chowles took 50 BTC from a Silk Road 2.0 seizure in 2017. Prosecutors have now valued the theft at more than 30 times that.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Morning Minute: Robinhood Adds Perps, Weekend Stocks, and AI Traders",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379645/morning-minute-robinhood-adds-perps-weekend-stocks-and-ai-traders",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:54:22 +0000",
      "creator": "Tyler Warner",
      "contentSnippet": "Robinhood is leaning deeper into crypto as they look to unlock their “everything app” vision.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "CFTC Investigating Adam Kinzinger Over Kalshi Bets on His Own Pardon: Report",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379639/cftc-investigating-adam-kinzinger-over-kalshi-bets-on-his-own-pardon-report",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:46:16 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "The former congressman says he made $823 on the trades, had no inside information, and had checked the platform's rules first.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "US Senator Blumenthal Calls Tether's USDT a 'Superhighway' for Iranian Sanctions Evasion",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379624/us-senator-blumenthal-calls-tethers-usdt-a-superhighway-for-iranian-sanctions-evasion",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:32:01 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "The Connecticut Senator's subcommittee released its report on Monday and referred the findings to Treasury and the Justice Department.",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    }
  ]
}