NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin has outlined 13 application ideas spanning AI pets, private trading, and cross-chain payments, alongside five suggestions for helping developers reach users. Summary Polosukhin proposed NFT-based AI pets with NEAR balances that would pay for their computing. His payment ideas include a checkout widget and event deposits usable across different blockchains. Private
Bitcoin traded near $84,600 on Oct. 3 as Quant and Midnight led the week’s top crypto gainers, rising 158.3% and 96.5%, respectively. Lighter fell 28.7%, while MemeCore, Ethena and Zcash posted double-digit losses. Summary Quant led weekly gains following its selection for The Clearing House’s U.S. tokenized deposit network. Midnight nearly doubled as its network
Pi Network enters October with a scheduled protocol upgrade and a coin still struggling to hold nine cents. PI changed hands near $0.0888 on October 3, according to CoinGecko, after a week in which it traded between roughly $0.0861 and $0.0935. The difference between a move to $0.115 and a return to the record low
Greek police have arrested 17 people in an alleged cryptocurrency investment scheme that authorities estimate collected more than $8 million from at least 10,000 participants. Summary 17 suspects were arrested, including nine military personnel, according to Greek public broadcaster ERT News. Police allege the platform promised to double investors’ money within 50 days without authorization.
Chainalysis has used its in-house AI to cut more than 20 hours of manual bridge reconciliation to under 10 minutes while investigating the $387 million stolen from Bitget. Summary Chainalysis says AI accelerated cross-chain matching while investigators directed the work and reviewed results. The firm attributes the attack to North Korean actors, putting their 2026
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed an Oct. 1 crypto custody framework under two federal investment laws, allowing conditional self-custody and state trust company custody for investment advisers and regulated funds. Summary The proposal covers registered investment advisers, registered investment companies and business development companies. Advisers could hold crypto themselves when no permitted
Hackers have used Microsoft’s official X account to promote an unauthorized Clippy-themed token, with the promotional activity removed roughly 30 minutes later, according to The Verge. Summary Microsoft confirmed unauthorized access and said it had secured its account and removed the posts. A deleted statement rejected any connection between the Clippy token and ownership of
Bitcoin price has slipped toward $84,000 after failing to hold its latest push above $87,000, while daily momentum has weakened and liquidation clusters have formed on both sides of the market. Summary Bitcoin price traded near $84,575, down 1.7% over 24 hours. The daily chart places Bitcoin near the $84,012 Fibonacci level after its latest
Crypto financing announcements from Sep. 26 through Oct. 2 included $178.6 million across four disclosed transactions, led by Jeeves’ $110 million equity round. Summary $178.6 million was disclosed across four transactions, with two additional investments carrying undisclosed amounts. Jeeves raised $110 million in an equity round led by CoinFund. World Assets disclosed $49 million in
Uniswap price is testing a possible cup-and-handle setup near $8.92 as its September rally cools and a Japan-focused DeFi partnership advances. Summary $10.30 marks the daily chart’s cup resistance, with UNI trading below a descending handle. Daily RSI stands at 60.27, while a bearish MACD crossover signals weaker momentum. The 4-hour chart places nearby Bollinger
