39 stories this week.

• Markets · 12
• Crypto · 11
• Regulation · 10
• Tech · 4
• Defi · 2

Most covered

• Bitcoin Steadies Below $84,000 as Cooler PCE Data Eases October Rate-Hike Bets · 5 sources
• Coinbase Receives CFTC Approval for In-House Derivatives Clearinghouse · 4 sources
• Blast Layer 2 to Shut Down After Costs Outpace Revenue, Sets Oct. 26 Withdrawal Deadline · 3 sources
• 50,000-Signature Campaign and Circle Push EU to Loosen MiCA Stablecoin Rules in Review · 3 sources
• SEC Proposes Rules Allowing Investment Advisers to Self-Custody Crypto Assets · 3 sources

5 exploits tracked this week totalling $1,555,300,000 — the running tracker.

BYTE Mood ran 62 → 35 across 10 readings — how it is scored.

The week

Security incidents ran through the week, with exploits and hacks across exchanges, bridges, and DeFi protocols prompting compensation pledges and scrutiny of custody practices. Regulators and lawmakers moved in parallel on crypto charters, sanctions enforcement, and self-custody rules, while corporate and macro stories, including AI infrastructure acquisitions and shifting Bitcoin ETF flows, rounded out a week without a single center…

• Bitget's CEO on the dim outlook for recovering hacked funds
• A tally marking the worst month for crypto hacks this year
• NEAR Intents' service halt and compensation pledge after an exploit
• A proposed SEC rule letting investment advisers self-custody crypto assets
• Coinbase's approval to operate its own derivatives clearinghouse
• A community bankers' lawsuit challenging OCC crypto trust charter approvals
• Treasury sanctions on a Russian payments network and a proposed agent ban
• Tether's account of freezing Iran-linked USDT amid a Senate report
• Nvidia's deal to acquire Hugging Face after an earlier OpenAI bid
• AMD's acquisition of Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for AI infrastructure
• Kalshi's talks to raise funding at a higher valuation
• California's new law barring public officials from issuing memecoins

Sources: BYTE NEWS

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