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Bitget’s $388M hack pushes Q3 crypto security losses past $1B

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Crypto security losses reached $1.26 billion in Q3 across 247 incidents, with September alone accounting for roughly $769 million.

Published Date: 2026-10-01 13:35:47
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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LATAM stablecoin liquidity may depend on few providers, investor says

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Researchers in a Latin American stablecoin ecosystem report warned “fragility in the system is concentrated in its thinnest layer,” with just 16 of 494 companies focused primarily on wholesale liquidity, treasury and credit.

Published Date: 2026-10-01 13:30:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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Stablecoins can drain from banks and nations at lightning speed

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Highly liquid and settling 24/7, stablecoins can leave banks and countries at lightning speed. But whether stablecoins are a risk — or an opportunity — depends on your perspective.

Published Date: 2026-10-01 13:30:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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Tokenized assets don’t always mirror traditional markets, Dune finds

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Dune found that tokenized markets show different trading patterns from traditional markets, with RWA value reaching $34.5 billion.

Published Date: 2026-10-01 10:50:24
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Bitcoin trapped below $86K as PCE changes cloud inflation reading

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Bitcoin erased its post-PCE gains as analysts cautioned that methodology changes complicated the lower-than-expected inflation reading.

Published Date: 2026-10-01 10:30:18
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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Binance’s EU services face scrutiny over licensing exemption: Report

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EU regulators are reportedly examining Binance’s use of a MiCA exemption to serve customers as ESMA seeks stronger enforcement powers.

Published Date: 2026-10-01 10:07:18
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Chainalysis beats most Celsius claims, but ‘audit’ lawsuit survives

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Chainalysis still faces an aiding-and-abetting claim over Celsius’ disputed $3.3 billion audit after a judge dismissed 15 other claims.

Published Date: 2026-10-01 09:09:46
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Bitcoin ETFs draw $6.3B in Q3 as BTC price rises nearly 43%

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Bitcoin gained 42.71% in Q3, its best third-quarter performance since 2017, as US spot ETFs attracted $6.34 billion in net inflows.

Published Date: 2026-10-01 07:27:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Bitcoin think tank questions MSCI’s ‘invisible committee’ over Strategy, Metaplanet rule

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A Bitcoin Policy Institute paper says MSCI’s proposed “non-operating company” rule could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its indexes and may have roots in an earlier crypto treasury review.

Published Date: 2026-10-01 06:05:51
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Crypto hacks top $768M in September, worst month of 2026

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The $388 million Bitget breach and $320 million Liquid Network exploit accounted for most of September’s losses, though more than $270 million from the latter was later returned.

Published Date: 2026-10-01 04:44:33
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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