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Drift exploiter sends $109M in Ether to Tornado Cash in 2 days

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Wallets linked to the $295 million April hack still held $138 million in Ether after sending another $46 million to the mixer Wednesday.

Published Date: 2026-10-21 10:13:52
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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SpaceX and Tesla explore merger that would unite more than 30,000 bitcoin

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Independent committees are assessing a potential tie-up, while strong SpaceX earnings lift shares ahead of Tesla’s results.

Published Date: 2026-10-21 09:23:00
Creator: James Van Straten
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Monero futures are again heating with leverage, raising volatility risks

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Open interest has topped $300 million and price is back above $600. A similar setup was seen before January's crash.

Published Date: 2026-10-21 08:57:29
Creator: Omkar Godbole
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Tether leads $15 million funding round for AI-focused payment startup Mural

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The Series A round, which included participation from North Island Ventures and existing investors, brings New York-based Mural's total funding to $28 million.

Published Date: 2026-10-21 08:47:11
Creator: Jamie Crawley
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Ether ETF outflows continue, pass $1B in October so far

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US spot Ether ETFs have shed $1.08 billion so far in October, the biggest monthly outflow of 2026, while Bitcoin ETF inflows slowed after Monday’s spike.

Published Date: 2026-10-21 08:11:50
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Zcash developers confirm November date for upgrade that triples payment speed

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The NU7 upgrade will cut the time between Zcash blocks to 25 seconds from 75 seconds. The chosen block height still has to be merged into the spec and shipped in node software.

Published Date: 2026-10-21 08:10:12
Creator: Shaurya Malwa
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Malaysia central bank launches DLT platform for tokenized bonds

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The platform tracks tokenized securities ownership and transfers, linking to Malaysia’s RENTAS+ system to settle corresponding payments in central bank money.

Published Date: 2026-10-21 05:56:29
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Ripple brings Wall Street into 24/7 stock bets, but HSBC warns markets are still thin

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Institutions can trade through Ripple Prime and post RLUSD as collateral. Finding enough buyers and sellers for large positions could prove harder.

Published Date: 2026-10-21 05:25:57
Creator: Shaurya Malwa
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Tech giants rush to block 8 eMudhra certs that could enable fake sites

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A private key generation flaw allowed anyone to guess them and forge HTTPS certificates for any website.

Published Date: 2026-10-21 05:15:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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Solana’s Alpenglow, its biggest network overhaul since 2020, goes live Wednesday

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Alpenglow will replace the voting system Solana has used since 2020, targeting roughly 150-millisecond finality after months of testing that included a failed migration and rollback.

Published Date: 2026-10-21 04:35:52
Creator: Shaurya Malwa
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