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Here's a quick preview of today's content: Canadian armed forces members kidnap crypto exchange owner, France backs tax on stablecoin swaps, Deutsche Bank prepares crypto launch, Crypto firms form Quantum Alliance amid threat, OpenAI model uses Ethereum wallet without permission, and so much more

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Market Snapshot

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• Bitcoin steadies around $82,000 as Fed's Warsh avoids rate-hike hints and traders dial back expectations

  • ETH ETFs lose $320M, overtaking BTC's weekly outflows, while tokenized equities reach $3.8B this year

  • Altcoins outpace BTC as TIA jumps +23% in a day and INJ surges +27%

  • STRC slides -9.6% after an MSCI decision, as tokenized Tesla surges on Musk's flying Roadster prototype reveal

• South Korean tech stocks recovered, though hot inflation data keeps it under pressure with the VIX soaring ahead of the Black Monday anniversary

Prediction Markets

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Headline Roundup
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• OpenAI model uses Ethereum wallet without permission (DC)

• GTA 6 trailer features meme coin (DC)

• Claude cracks a 25-year NSA number mystery (CD)

• Satoshi-era bitcoin faces quantum threat after Google's breakthrough (CD)

• Canadian armed forces members kidnap crypto exchange owner (DC)

• Turkey confirms Hex founder's arrest (TB)

• Goldman, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley see tokenization as a growth play (CD)

• Nine companies object to tokenized trading of their shares (TB)

• AMC won't consent to Robinhood stock tokens (TD)

• Crypto firms form Quantum Alliance amid threat (CD)

• Most Americans oppose betting on elections (CT)

• Circle plans push into 40 emerging markets (DC)

• Coinbase powers stablecoin cards for Marqeta (TB)

• Circle details USDC revenue split (TB)

• Capital B posts loss of $78M on bitcoin charge (TB)

• Strategy declares daily dividends (CT)

• Visa Direct moves USDC prefunding into production (TB)

• Perpetuals files to trade tokenized stocks (TD)

• Stablecoin remittances cost 84% less than traditional transfers (CT)

• Bitget discontinues services for some users (CT)

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Venture Capital

• Tether backs AIsa and completes a $9M extension round (CT)

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Launches

• Deutsche Bank prepares crypto launch (CT)

• DTCC outlines tokenization rollout (TD)

• Pump.fun adds leveraged perps (BL)

• SEI futures begin trading (TD)

Regulation

• Crypto PACs escalate spending against Sherrod Brown (CT)

• France backs tax on stablecoin swaps (TD)

• Mizuho, MUFG and SMBC complete yen stablecoin pilot (TD)

• Lagarde says digital euro imminent (CT)

Cybersecurity

• Chinese suspect in $75M crime network arrested (CT)

• AI agent reads confidential business records (DC)

• Binance and Coinbase join West Africa scam sweep (CD)

• Scammer loses $4.8M from tampered Ledger wallet (DC)

• Cysic suspends bridge after hack (TB)

• Qubic halts network after $1.3M drain (TD)

Extra Reads

• Hardware wallets are quietly becoming something bigger than offline key storage, building in stablecoin yield, controls for AI agents, and even quantum-resistant cryptography for threats that don't exist yet - Here's where crypto's hardware wallets are heading next

Chart of the Day

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