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DTC Seeks to Cut Share-Registration Transfers From Days to Minutes

The proposed DRS overhaul would replace batch processing with APIs and automate a transfer step, while still requiring transfer-agent approval. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
Oct 9, 2026 • Editorial Desk
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Coinbase Cryptographer Calls Drake's 'Bunker Mode' Warning 'The Very Definition of FUD'

Vitalik Buterin said the risk from AI-accelerated math is real but pointed it at lattices rather than elliptic curves. A…
Oct 8, 2026
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Bitcoin Core’s privacy fix reaches v32 code while the v31 patch remains open

The opt-in private-broadcast repair is merged into 32.x, while the older-branch backport remains open and 31.1 is still the stable…
Oct 8, 2026
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China’s P2P stablecoin wallets surge 43x, Korea’s $450B crypto economy: Asia Express

Despite ongoing bans, China has seen a big surge in peer-to-peer stablecoin use. New figures show South Korea’s $450B crypto…
Oct 8, 2026
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AI Startup Manus Raises $500 Million After China Nixed Meta’s $2 Billion Acquisition

Manus built a self-driving AI assistant before the hype, sold itself to Meta, then watched Beijing unwind the deal. Its…
Oct 8, 2026
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Netflix’s FTX Love Story Trailer Draws Mockery on Crypto X

Netflix’s synopsis for “The Altruists” calls it “a toxic love story inspired by a real fraud.” The trailer drew 4.2…
Oct 8, 2026
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Top Democrat among Senate investigators probes ties between Cantor Fitzgerald, Tether

As Democrats steadily rise in their potential to take back a Senate majority, Senator Richard Blumenthal is digging into Tether’s…
Oct 8, 2026
Markets

Google Wants Gemini to Be Your Next Coworker—Complete With Its Own Email Address

Google Cloud unveiled a single Gemini agent that takes goals instead of questions, works in the background for days, and…
Oct 8, 2026
AI

Ondo Opens Trading in OpenAI-Linked Private-Market Note

OPAIPon displayed a $1,132 price and a 0.49% spread on launch day. Access is restricted to qualifying non-US investors. Read…
Oct 8, 2026
Payments

Polkadot Launches USDT-Backed dotUSD Under OpenGov

The stablecoin has about 2.77 million tokens in total supply, while DOT-backed borrowing is planned for a later phase. Read…
Oct 8, 2026