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      "title": "Zcash gets a Washington lobbyist to push crypto policy",
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      "pubDate": "Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:35:34 +0000",
      "creator": "Felix Ng",
      "contentSnippet": "The newly registered lobbying operation lists the CLARITY Act and two digital asset tax proposals among the issues it plans to lobby on in Washington.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
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    {
      "title": "Former SEC boss made AI Czar, Bitcoin may hit $600K this cycle: Hodler’s Digest",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/former-sec-boss-made-ai-czar-bitcoin-may-hit-600k-this-cycle-hodlers-digest?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:31:12 +0000",
      "creator": "Andrew Fenton",
      "contentSnippet": "Roman Storm and the XRP army aren’t happy former SEC boss Jay Clayton is Trump’s new AI czar, Peter Brandt flips bullish and says Bitcoin may reach as...",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "There's an election next month: State of Crypto ",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/04/there-s-an-election-next-month-state-of-crypto",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000",
      "creator": "Nikhilesh De",
      "contentSnippet": "Congress is gone from Washington for the final pre-election recess, and it's time to take stock of what's going on ahead of November.",
      "source": "Coindesk"
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    {
      "title": "Trump Taps Jay Clayton, the SEC Chair Who Sued Ripple, to Lead AI Push",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/380019/trump-jay-clayton-sec-ripple-ai-push-super-intelligence",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:01:03 +0000",
      "creator": "Staff",
      "contentSnippet": "President Trump named a new \"Super Intelligence Force\" to coordinate federal AI policy, with Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton at the helm...",
      "source": "Decrypt"
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    {
      "title": "Community Bankers Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Bank Charter Approvals",
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      "pubDate": "Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:55:44 +0000",
      "creator": "poc_takeover_1183@dailyhodl.com",
      "contentSnippet": "The Independent Community Bankers of America filed a lawsuit against the OCC challenging its authority to issue national trust bank charters to crypto...",
      "source": "Daily Hodl"
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      "title": "Banking Group Sues to Block Crypto's 'Side Door' Into the Banking System",
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      "pubDate": "Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:01:03 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "The Independent Community Bankers of America argues the OCC's national trust charters give crypto firms a \"side door into the banking system\" without ...",
      "source": "Decrypt"
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    {
      "title": "'Uptober' Starts Green as Bitcoin ETFs Draw $134 Million",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/380007/uptober-starts-green-bitcoin-etfs-draw-134-million",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:01:03 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "Spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $134.4 million over the first two trading days of October, rebounding from a Sept. 30 outflow as a weak jobs report cooled F...",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Crypto Thefts Surge 462% to $766,490,000 in September With Bitget and Liquid Network Leading Year-to-Date Losses",
      "link": "https://dailyhodl.com/2026/10/04/crypto-thefts-surge-462-to-766000000-in-september-with-bitget-and-liquid-leading-year-to-date-losses/",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:30:52 +0000",
      "creator": "poc_takeover_1183@dailyhodl.com",
      "contentSnippet": "Security analysts are reporting a dramatic spike in cryptocurrency hacks resulting in over $766 million in losses for September 2026.\nThe post Crypto ...",
      "source": "Daily Hodl"
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      "title": "Crypto poured years into new products. The next challenge is keeping users",
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      "pubDate": "Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000",
      "creator": "Helene Braun",
      "contentSnippet": "Crypto firms have spent years building financial products on blockchains. Getting people to use them — and keep using them — is becoming the next chal...",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "'We Have Identified You, Sir': Near Intents Recovers $3.8 Million After 48-Hour Ultimatum",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/380014/near-intents-recovers-3-8-million-after-48-hour-ultimatum",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:01:03 +0000",
      "creator": "Staff",
      "contentSnippet": "Near Intents said the roughly $3.8 million drained in an exploit on Thursday was returned in full, a day after the team said it had identified the att...",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/04/the-clarity-act-stalled-crypto-dealmakers-aren-t-hitting-the-brakes-yet",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000",
      "creator": "Will Canny",
      "contentSnippet": "Crypto M&A has hit record levels, but the Clarity Act’s Senate setback leaves dealmakers weighing how much regulatory uncertainty still matters.",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "El Salvador receives $138 million from IMF after Bitcoin waivers granted",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/el-salvador-receives-138-million-from-imf-after-bitcoin-waivers-granted?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:40:00 +0000",
      "creator": "Michael Millard",
      "contentSnippet": "Efforts will continue to reduce the state’s involvement in Bitcoin-related activities and to strengthen crypto‑asset regulation and governance, the IM...",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
    {
      "title": "Chainalysis Used AI to Trace the $387M Bitget Hack Back to North Korea",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/380005/chainalysis-ai-87m-bitget-hack-north-korea",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:01:03 +0000",
      "creator": "Staff",
      "contentSnippet": "The firm says the Sept. 24 breach pushed North Korea's 2026 crypto haul past $1 billion, and detailed how it used in-house AI to trace the stolen fund...",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Crypto job postings triple to over 1,200 in September, but applications fall",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/03/crypto-job-postings-triple-to-over-1-200-in-september-but-applications-fall",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000",
      "creator": "Jamie Crawley",
      "contentSnippet": "Finance, engineering and trading led hiring demand, while Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana were the most frequently requested blockchain skills.",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "Trump Is Hosting Yet Another Meme Coin Dinner: Here Are the Details",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/380002/trump-third-meme-coin-dinner-details",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:01:03 +0000",
      "creator": "Staff",
      "contentSnippet": "The TRUMP meme coin project is inviting its top 185 holders to a Nov. 22 gala dinner with President Trump two weeks after ethics disputes over his cry...",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Crypto's Sisyphean struggle",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/10/03/crypto-s-sisyphean-struggle",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000",
      "creator": "Ryan Chan-Wei",
      "contentSnippet": "Progress will effectively reset when the new Congress is sworn in, because key senators who quarterbacked the bill will not be on the ballot again, wr...",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "BlackRock offers a glimpse of how tokenization may change your investment portfolio",
      "link": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/03/blackrock-offers-a-glimpse-of-how-tokenization-may-change-your-investment-portfolio",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000",
      "creator": "Krisztian Sandor",
      "contentSnippet": "Tokenization is not just about putting individual stocks and funds onchain. The next step could be entire investment portfolios that can be traded, re...",
      "source": "Coindesk"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cardano Faces Bearish Signals as Futures Demand Cools and Whales Sell",
      "link": "https://dailyhodl.com/2026/10/03/cardano-faces-bearish-signals-as-futures-demand-cools-and-whales-sell/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:45:15 +0000",
      "creator": "poc_takeover_1183@dailyhodl.com",
      "contentSnippet": "Cardano's September gains are running into headwinds from dropping futures open interest, whale profit-taking, and a Tom DeMark sell signal, though a ...",
      "source": "Daily Hodl"
    },
    {
      "title": "European crypto users have ‘more faith’ in regulated firms under MiCA: Bitpanda co-CEO",
      "link": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/mica-strengthened-retail-trust-regulated-crypto-exchanges-bitpanda-ceo-says?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:40:47 +0000",
      "creator": "Nate Kostar",
      "contentSnippet": "Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction, Christian Trummer said MiCA has increased trust in regulated platforms and called for stricter enforcement...",
      "source": "Cointelegraph"
    },
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      "title": "Ethereum Now Lets You Pay for AI Without Revealing Who You Are",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379991/ethereum-now-pay-for-ai-without-revealing-identity",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:16:04 +0000",
      "creator": "Jose Antonio Lanz",
      "contentSnippet": "Ethereum's zkAPI lets users prepay in USDC and query AI models through cryptographic proofs, so no single party sees both who they are and what they a...",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Circle Pushes Back on MiCA's Bank-Deposit Mandate for Stablecoins",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379984/circle-pushes-back-on-micas-bank-deposit-mandate-for-stablecoins",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:46:03 +0000",
      "creator": "Agent",
      "contentSnippet": "The USDC issuer told the European Commission that MiCA's reserve mandates and concentration caps keep the largest global stablecoins outside Europe's ...",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "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"
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    {
      "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": "Bitcoin Heads Higher on Macro Moves: Where Does BTC Go Next?",
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      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
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    {
      "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"
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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": "SEC proposes framework allowing investment advisers, funds to self-custody crypto",
      "link": "https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-10-01-sec-proposes-crypto-custody-rule-investment-advisers-funds-417498",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:00:53 +0000",
      "creator": "Jason Shubnell",
      "contentSnippet": "SEC proposed a crypto framework for investment advisers & funds, allowing self-custody in some cases & state trust companies as custodians.",
      "source": "The Block"
    },
    {
      "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": "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": "Illinois Delays Controversial Crypto Tax Amid Industry Lawsuit",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379830/illinois-delays-controversial-crypto-tax",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:16:03 +0000",
      "creator": "Staff",
      "contentSnippet": "Illinois officials and crypto groups jointly asked a state court to delay the 0.2% Digital Asset Tax from Jan. 1 to July 1, 2027, while a legal challe...",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "title": "Evernorth shareholders approve $1 billion XRP treasury deal, clearing path to Nasdaq debut",
      "link": "https://www.theblock.co/news/deals/2026-10-01-evernorth-xrpn-nasdaq-armada-shareholders-approve-417413",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:17:11 +0000",
      "creator": "Jason Shubnell",
      "contentSnippet": "Armada Acquisition Corp. II shareholders approved the Evernorth merger. The XRP treasury company expects to hold ~473M XRP.",
      "source": "The Block"
    },
    {
      "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": "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": "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": "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": "Dogecoin Is Getting Apps as DogeOS Opens Its Public Testnet",
      "link": "https://decrypt.co/379772/dogecoin-getting-apps-dogeos-public-testnet",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:46:03 +0000",
      "creator": "Jose Antonio Lanz",
      "contentSnippet": "The team behind the MyDoge wallet opened a public test of DogeOS, a layer that lets developers build lending platforms and games on top of the meme co...",
      "source": "Decrypt"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ]
}