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Bitcoin briefly fell below $81,000 on Oct. 22 while the 10-year Treasury yield slipped below 5%.

@glassnode’s Oct. 21 report puts the average cost of US spot Bitcoin ETFs near $81,500 and of corporate treasuries near $80,200.

via @pelicamatos

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[CryptoSlate @CryptoSlate]

CoinDCX says it absorbed losses from failed sweeping of deposits sent to old wallet addresses and credited affected customers.

@zachxbt alleges $15.8M in user deposits was unaccounted for; the exchange gave no loss amount.

via @akibablade

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NEAR’s proposed issuance cut would take about 27 months after ratification to fully apply.

House of Stake’s HSP-029 would lower the annual cap from 2.5% to 1.6%, reducing staking rewards and dilution, if validators adopt the upgrade.

via @akibablade

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[CryptoSlate @CryptoSlate]

.@cdixon says a16z has renamed its crypto arm a16z Frontier and expanded its $2.2B fifth fund beyond crypto.

Crypto investing continues, with AI and autonomous machines named as areas of interest.

via @pelicamatos

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[CryptoSlate @CryptoSlate]

Ethereum has canceled Glamsterdam's Oct. 26 Hoodi testnet activation as @chain_security reports 13 real-world examples of contract risk.

Proposed gas changes could permanently record deliberate out-of-gas failures and block retries.

via @hardeyjumoh

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[CryptoSlate @CryptoSlate]

XRPL ledger-closing times returned to normal by Oct. 22 after a configuration change, @XRPLOperations says.

Developers are still testing a software release to address the underlying cause.

via @hardeyjumoh

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US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw outflows in seven of eight selloffs of at least 15% since January 2024, @DWFLabs found.

Withdrawals hit a record $8.2B during the May–June 2026 decline, when Bitcoin fell 28.8%.

via @hardeyjumoh

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[CryptoSlate @CryptoSlate]

Existing stablecoin rewards programs get no grandfathering under the OCC’s final GENIUS Act rule.

The issuer yield ban stays, with no exemption for small payments; affiliate arrangements face case-by-case review.

via @akibablade

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Cloud platform Railway urges every user to replace stored credentials after a possible secrets exposure.

@tayvano_ alleges about $371,000 in crypto theft; Railway has not confirmed the theft or its link to the incident.

via @akibablade

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[CryptoSlate @CryptoSlate]

.@StanChart signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Zodia Custody, pending regulatory approval.

Zodia’s custody business would join Securities Services, while its software and professional-services arm would become Zodia Solutions.

via @hardeyjumoh

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Bitcoin Core 32’s graphical wallet creates PSBT v2 signing files that older Core wallets reportedly cannot import.

The issue has moved to the 32.1 milestone, and mixed-version co-signers can select the older format through RPC.

via @akibablade

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[CryptoSlate @CryptoSlate]

One Solana wallet generated $1.4B in suspected wash trades over 30 days, @Bitquery_io found.

Ten linked pools displayed about $5.93B in liquidity on DEXScreener but held only $10,238 in USDC reserves.

via @hardeyjumoh

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[CryptoSlate @CryptoSlate]

🗳️ NEW PREDICTION MARKET: Can Crowley win Wisconsin’s governor race?

David Crowley leads at 80.5% in the Oct. 22 snapshot. Tom Tiffany’s spending advantage still needs to translate into voter support and turnout.

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[CryptoSlate @CryptoSlate]

🗞 Top #Crypto Gainers & Losers: Thu, Oct 22 (24H)

📈 Biggest Gainers

Alaya Governance Token $AGT +36.86%
MemeCore $M +16.83%
Bitway $BTW +15.86%

📉 Biggest Losers

Wormhole $W −17.28%
LayerZero $ZRO −15.32%
Cash Cat $CASHCAT −13.09%

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[CryptoSlate @CryptoSlate]

Bitwise estimates @RobinhoodApp kept nearly 90% of its chain’s $51.11M in Q3 fees before operating costs.

Ethereum settlement cost $69,170; the Arbitrum ecosystem received about $5.11M.

via @hardeyjumoh

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SwapGlobal Secures Funding backed by Marcel Boekhoorn, W Group and Kenzoll Capital

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[CryptoSlate @CryptoSlate]

SIG Network’s experimental Midnight privacy vault needs outside signers to release Ethereum tokens.

Users burn a shielded claim before payout; restoring it after a failed transfer requires an attested outcome.

Analysis by @akibablade

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[CryptoSlate @CryptoSlate]

.@binance said it would exclude data affected by an overnight connectivity problem from stock-futures funding.

The change targets premium-index inputs for the Oct. 21, 08:00 UTC calculation.

via @akibablade

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[CryptoSlate @CryptoSlate]

Unstolen funds in listed vulnerable Qubic wallets also face ownership checks.

Applicants need a secure new destination and evidence beyond a valid signature, with the computor quorum deciding releases.

Analysis by @akibablade

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[CryptoSlate @CryptoSlate]

.@solana activated Alpenglow on Oct. 21, targeting 150ms finality.

Faster finality shortens settlement’s last step, while Solana’s delivery-versus-payment program has both parties fund escrow before the atomic exchange.

via @pelicamatos

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