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FinCEN Withdraws Two Proposed Rules on Crypto Wallets and Mixing
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Polymarket Tests Protocol V2 With pUSD Collateral and Unified Positions
The rebuilt system uses ERC-1155 positions and native USDC for settlement, with canary testing tentatively scheduled through Oct. 30 before a Nov. 2 transition for new markets.
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Kishu Inu Founder Indicted on Three Federal Wire Fraud Counts
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Bitcoin Falls to $83,280 Ahead of Federal Reserve Minutes
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Trump to Award National Medal of Science to Four Tech Leaders
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Wallets Attributed to U.S. Government Move $565.87 Million in Seized Crypto to Coinbase
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SOS Limited Reports $48.8 Million First-Half Revenue, $2.08 EPS Loss
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TechnologyPolymarket Tests Protocol V2 With pUSD Collateral and Unified Positions
The rebuilt system uses ERC-1155 positions and native USDC for settlement, with canary testing tentatively scheduled through Oct. 30 before a Nov. 2 transition for new markets.
InvestingBitcoin Falls to $83,280 Ahead of Federal Reserve Minutes
InvestingWallets Attributed to U.S. Government Move $565.87 Million in Seized Crypto to Coinbase
Enjin Sets Nov. 9 and Nov. 16 for Relaychain, Matrixchain Upgrades
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TechnologyPolymarket Tests Protocol V2 With pUSD Collateral and Unified Positions
The rebuilt system uses ERC-1155 positions and native USDC for settlement, with canary testing tentatively scheduled through Oct. 30 before a Nov. 2 transition for new markets.
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TechnologyPolymarket Tests Protocol V2 With pUSD Collateral and Unified Positions
The rebuilt system uses ERC-1155 positions and native USDC for settlement, with canary testing tentatively scheduled through Oct. 30 before a Nov. 2 transition for new markets.
TechnologyLitecoin Marks 15 Years With a Launch Designed to Limit Premine
InvestingWallets Attributed to U.S. Government Move $565.87 Million in Seized Crypto to Coinbase
Spiral Develops Bitcoin Lightning Payments for Mesh LLM AI Compute
Enjin Sets Nov. 9 and Nov. 16 for Relaychain, Matrixchain Upgrades
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TechnologyAave V4 Base Hub Holds About $4 Million in Tokenized Stocks
The Equities Hub showed $9.24 million supplied on Oct. 5, including approximately $4 million in tokenized stocks and $5.25 million in USDC.
