Ty Dingledine | Crypto & Tech

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Just connected Grok to my Robinhood account. Gonna be a fun test drive!

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@bgarlinghouse @digitalassetbuy So sorry for your loss.

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🚨 BREAKING: Israel is exploring blockchain to prepare for potential economic sanctions.

Prime Minister Netanyahu says he’s already requested a plan that could help bypass banking restrictions.

No specific cryptocurrency has been named.

A major geopolitical development for crypto.

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🚨 BREAKING: Initia has HALTED its blockchain after a security exploit.

An attacker reportedly minted unauthorized tokens and bridged out roughly $2.7 MILLION in crypto before the network was paused.

The team says a previously unknown vulnerability was responsible.

Another rough day for DeFi security.

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@UpholdInc Currently using the momentum bot. Good work!!

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@UpholdInc Threw a little money in the Momentum bot. Very clean setup and easy to understand. 👏🏻

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🚨 Phantom is bringing Kalshi prediction markets directly into its crypto wallet.

U.S. users can trade event contracts using Phantom’s CASH stablecoin, with restrictions in certain states.

Crypto wallets are evolving into full-blown financial platforms.

And the competition is heating up.

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🚨 Phantom is bringing Kalshi prediction markets directly into its crypto wallet.

U.S. users can trade event contracts using Phantom’s CASH stablecoin, with restrictions in certain states.

Crypto wallets are evolving into full-blown financial platforms.

And the competition is heating up.

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🚨 BIG NEWS for stablecoin adoption.

Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand’s central banks are joining forces on cross-border digital payments.

Ripple, Visa, Mastercard and JPMorgan are among the participants.

This isn’t another crypto experiment. It’s the groundwork for real-world adoption.

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🚨 Nearly $16 MILLION in suspicious crypto transfers linked to CoinDCX.

India’s largest crypto exchange denies a new hack but admits a failed process involving previously compromised wallets caused losses.

CoinDCX says affected users were credited and it absorbed the losses.

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@EllisInvest Micron Nvidia and Google!

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🚨 Ethereum just delayed its Glamsterdam testnet upgrade after security researchers flagged potential problems with existing smart contracts.

The October 26 test is canceled, with no new date announced.

No mainnet exploit has been reported, but this is a setback for ETH’s scaling roadmap.

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@SimplyBitcoin Just talked about this today with a guy at the tire shop. We work to retire and then maybe have a good 5 or 10 years before we die. 😭

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🚨 BREAKING: Tether is facing fresh scrutiny in Washington.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal is demanding answers over reported payments to a firm co-founded by former White House crypto adviser Bo Hines while he was helping shape crypto policy.

The stablecoin giant is back in the spotlight.

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🚨 One of crypto’s biggest investors is dropping “crypto” from its name.

a16z Crypto is now a16z Frontier, expanding into AI, robotics and emerging technologies.

The firm says it’s NOT abandoning crypto investments.

A major shift in where venture capital sees the future.

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Who’s buying the dip today? Great prices to pick up some crypto and big-tech stocks!

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🚨 BREAKING: Robinhood’s tokenized stocks can now be used as collateral to borrow stablecoins through Morpho.

Eligible investors can access liquidity without selling their stock exposure.

Traditional stocks are becoming usable assets in DeFi.

Wall Street is moving onchain.

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🚨 UPDATE: Fireblocks is pushing back on reports that Visa is acquiring it for $2.5 BILLION.

A company spokesperson says the rumored acquisition talks are “news to us” and “not true at present time.”

That’s a major twist from this morning’s headlines.

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🚨 BREAKING: Visa is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire crypto custody giant Fireblocks for $2.5 BILLION.

No deal is finalized yet, but this would be one of crypto’s biggest acquisitions.

Traditional finance isn’t just experimenting with crypto anymore. It’s buying the infrastructure.

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Ethereum is targeting a 4x improvement in settlement speed.

A new proposal would cut transaction finality from roughly 16 minutes to just 4 minutes.

That could mean cheaper cross-chain transfers and more efficient DeFi.

Still an early draft, but a significant goal for $ETH.