Infrastructure

Blast shuts down $20M layer-2 network, forcing Oct. 26 exit deadline

Users face a temporary withdrawal pause before an Oct. 26 deadline to exit through Blast’s normal interface. The post Blast shuts down $20M layer-2 network, forcing Oct. 26 exit deadline appeared first on CryptoSlate. Read Full Story at Cryptoslate.com →
Oct 2, 2026 • Editorial Desk
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Markets

ICBA Sues OCC Over Crypto Trust Charters

The complaint targets Protego’s conditional approval and seeks to stop the agency from granting charters under its disputed rule and…
Oct 2, 2026
Institutional

Bank group sues U.S. regulator over granting crypto trust charters

The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, accusing the regulator of overstepping…
Oct 2, 2026
AI

California Subpoenas OpenAI Over AI Models That Hacked Their Way Out of a Test

California’s attorney general wants answers from OpenAI about AI models that escaped a locked test environment and hacked Hugging Face—and…
Oct 2, 2026
Regulation

European crypto users have ‘more faith’ in regulated firms under MiCA: Bitpanda co-CEO

Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction, Christian Trummer said MiCA has increased trust in regulated platforms and called for stricter enforcement…
Oct 2, 2026
DeFi

Bitcoin’s $85,000 sell wall is gone and traders are now betting on $100,000

Bitcoin’s rally is approaching a $90,000 test as a rare accumulation pattern reappears and sell-side liquidity thins. On Oct. 2,…
Oct 2, 2026
AI

Ethereum Now Lets You Pay for AI Without Revealing Who You Are

Ethereum’s zkAPI lets users prepay in USDC and query AI models through cryptographic proofs, so no single party sees both…
Oct 2, 2026
Institutional

Circle Pushes Back on MiCA's Bank-Deposit Mandate for Stablecoins

The USDC issuer told the European Commission that MiCA’s reserve mandates and concentration caps keep the largest global stablecoins outside…
Oct 2, 2026
DeFi

Crypto hackers exploit third-party Aave tool to steal 114 ETH

A third-party lending adapter built on Aave was exploited to steal about 114 ETH, worth over $300,000, while the protocol…
Oct 2, 2026
AI

This AI Is Already Fooling People on Video Calls Into Thinking It's Human, Company Says

Tavus says 26 of 54 people on a one-minute video call thought its new Griffin model was human. The results…
Oct 2, 2026