What's new in crypto and the advent of the decentralized web. en https://decrypt.co/feed Decrypt Media Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:26:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://decrypt.co/380166/flash-loan-attacks-drained-1-2b-from-defi-between-2020-and-2024-study Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:26:41 +0000 Attacks grew more sophisticated and less predictable over the period, according to researchers who scanned more than 20 billion transactions. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=380166 DeFi https://decrypt.co/380157/circle-ripple-and-standard-chartered-back-okx-at-flat-25b-valuation Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:53:04 +0000 A London quantitative hedge fund joins the round too, seven months after the NYSE's owner bought in at exactly the same price. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=380157 Business https://decrypt.co/380146/morning-minute-the-cftc-reveals-plan-to-regulate-crypto-exchanges Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:27:11 +0000 Clear rules of the road are here. So what does it all mean and what is the overall impact? Tyler Warner https://decrypt.co/?p=380146 Opinion https://decrypt.co/380147/don-davis-bill-would-fine-candidates-10k-for-trading-on-their-own-elections Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:11:50 +0000 The No Betting on Your Own Race Act also gives prediction markets cover to close accounts and report candidates to regulators. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=380147 polygon Law and Order https://decrypt.co/380138/crypto-godfather-gets-six-years-for-hiring-sheriffs-deputies-37m-meta-fraud Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:36:57 +0000 Adam Iza used off-duty LA deputies to pull warrants and personal data on his rivals, then moved the proceeds through crypto custodians. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=380138 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/380126/solana-institutional-settlement-standard-jp-morgan Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:01:03 +0000 Built with input from J.P. Morgan, the open-source "DvP" program lets institutions settle trades atomically on Solana with finality in seconds instead of days. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=380126 Business https://decrypt.co/380129/strive-adds-169m-bitcoin-biggest-buy-four-months Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:30:20 +0000 The Nasdaq-listed bitcoin treasury company, co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, paid roughly $169 million for 2,000 coins last week and now holds 29,462 BTC. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=380129 Business https://decrypt.co/380125/defi-development-corp-adds-3m-solana Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:48:03 +0000 Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp's latest SEC filing shows its Solana stash grew 1%, to about 2.56 million SOL and SOL equivalents—roughly half the prior week's gain and well below mid-September's pace. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=380125 Business https://decrypt.co/380119/florida-woman-claude-diary-anthropic-reported-police Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:16:03 +0000 Investigators say a Bonita Springs woman's Claude "diary" tripped Anthropic's safety filters. A human review team sent it to police, and Anthropic's own terms allow exactly that. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=380119 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/380113/4chan-bitcoin-prophecy-end-crypto-winter Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:46:03 +0000 An anonymous 4chan user called Bitcoin's October 2025 peak to the day way back in 2023. Could they be right again? Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=380113 Coins https://decrypt.co/380120/treasury-kills-crypto-unhosted-wallet-mixer-surveillance-rules Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:19:38 +0000 FinCEN withdrew a 2020 proposal to track transactions with self-custodial crypto wallets and a 2023 plan to designate crypto mixing as a primary money laundering concern. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=380120 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/380092/zachxbt-fronted-350k-pose-client-lazarus-chinese-crypto-launderers Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:46:02 +0000 The on-chain sleuth says he posed as a customer of a Chinese crime syndicate, fronting $349,700 and eating 5% on every order, to track Lazarus Group's Bybit loot in real time. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=380092 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/380108/sec-clears-3x-leveraged-bitcoin-ethereum-funds Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:12:28 +0000 The agency approved a Cboe rule letting six Volatility Shares funds that triple the daily moves of Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, silver, oil, and natural gas list on a U.S. exchange. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=380108 Markets https://decrypt.co/380090/cftc-plan-crypto-exchanges-federal-oversight-leverage Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:46:03 +0000 The CFTC is seeking public comment on a framework that would create a new federal license for crypto exchanges, with leverage offers as the trigger for oversight. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=380090 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/380067/bitcoin-price-golden-cross-fed-rate Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:10:00 +0000 The Bitcoin rally keeps bumping into the same wall, but a classic bullish signal suggests the trend is built to last. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=380067 Markets https://decrypt.co/379935/nextpredict-founder-nobody-was-serving-prediction-markets-enormous-audience Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:03:03 +0000 Reporters from CNBC and CNN are on the program beside the exchanges, two weeks before the midterms put the sector on air. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379935 Business https://decrypt.co/380059/bitmine-41m-more-ethereum-alchemy-of-5-target Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:54:17 +0000 The purchase lifts Bitmine's stash past 6 million ETH—4.9% of supply and 99% of the way to its "Alchemy of 5%" goal—as chairman Tom Lee says Ethereum is "dwarfing" other macro assets. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=380059 Business https://decrypt.co/380056/strategy-posts-21b-q3-gain-buys-29m-in-btc-repurchases-176m-in-strc Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:51:42 +0000 The firm's Bitcoin holdings hit a record 848,000 BTC, while the quarterly gain is a fair-value mark carrying $1.88 billion in deferred tax. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=380056 Business https://decrypt.co/380053/metaplanet-sold-10000-bitcoin-and-bought-back-11000-to-prove-a-point Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:04:01 +0000 Rating agencies ask if a Bitcoin company will actually sell when obligations fall due. "We answered by doing it," said CEO Simon Gerovich. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=380053 Business https://decrypt.co/380050/morning-minute-uptober-off-to-a-green-start Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:39:08 +0000 Crypto majors and alts are rallying to start October. What’s driving the early action and will it continue? Tyler Warner https://decrypt.co/?p=380050 Opinion https://decrypt.co/380040/greek-soldiers-among-alleged-leaders-of-8m-crypto-pyramid-scheme Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:18:01 +0000 An association for AI enthusiasts was allegedly the recruiting vehicle, and two anonymous tips to a government portal started the case. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=380040 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/380032/okx-and-nyse-owner-ice-plan-24-7-tokenized-stock-trading-under-sec-exemption Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:22:27 +0000 Filed under the SEC's new Innovation Exemption, the notice lists more than 60 stocks, including Nvidia and SpaceX, paired with stablecoins. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=380032 Business https://decrypt.co/380019/trump-jay-clayton-sec-ripple-ai-push-super-intelligence Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:01:03 +0000 President Trump named a new "Super Intelligence Force" to coordinate federal AI policy, with Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton at the helm. As SEC chair, Clayton launched crypto lawsuits including the agency's case against Ripple. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=380019 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/380017/banking-group-sues-block-crypto-side-door-banking Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:01:03 +0000 The Independent Community Bankers of America argues the OCC's national trust charters give crypto firms a "side door into the banking system" without the safeguards that bind traditional banks. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=380017 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/380007/uptober-starts-green-bitcoin-etfs-draw-134-million Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:01:03 +0000 Spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $134.4 million over the first two trading days of October, rebounding from a Sept. 30 outflow as a weak jobs report cooled Fed rate-hike bets. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=380007 Markets https://decrypt.co/380014/near-intents-recovers-3-8-million-after-48-hour-ultimatum Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:01:03 +0000 Near Intents said the roughly $3.8 million drained in an exploit on Thursday was returned in full, a day after the team said it had identified the attacker and gave them 48 hours to return the funds. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=380014 Coins https://decrypt.co/380005/chainalysis-ai-87m-bitget-hack-north-korea Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:01:03 +0000 The firm says the Sept. 24 breach pushed North Korea's 2026 crypto haul past $1 billion, and detailed how it used in-house AI to trace the stolen funds across four blockchains in a race against the attackers. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=380005 Technology https://decrypt.co/380001/openai-banned-pewdiepie-twice-ajax-uncensored-ai Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:01:03 +0000 The YouTuber says OpenAI suspended his account twice while he trained a small, uncensored model built to run on your own computer. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=380001 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/380002/trump-third-meme-coin-dinner-details Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:01:03 +0000 The TRUMP meme coin project is inviting its top 185 holders to a Nov. 22 gala dinner with President Trump two weeks after ethics disputes over his crypto interests helped stall the Clarity Act in the Senate. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=380002 Coins https://decrypt.co/379983/pope-leo-human-art-ai-creation Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:01:04 +0000 The pontiff says algorithms "lack the spark of humanity," and the Vatican wants to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to protect it. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379983 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379998/california-subpoena-openai-ai-models-hack Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:16:04 +0000 California's attorney general wants answers from OpenAI about AI models that escaped a locked test environment and hacked Hugging Face—and whether the company can be held legally accountable. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379998 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/379991/ethereum-now-pay-for-ai-without-revealing-identity Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:16:04 +0000 Ethereum's zkAPI lets users prepay in USDC and query AI models through cryptographic proofs, so no single party sees both who they are and what they ask. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379991 Technology https://decrypt.co/379984/circle-pushes-back-on-micas-bank-deposit-mandate-for-stablecoins Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:46:03 +0000 The USDC issuer told the European Commission that MiCA's reserve mandates and concentration caps keep the largest global stablecoins outside Europe's perimeter—siding with the ECB in calling for more flexible rules. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379984 Business https://decrypt.co/379975/tavus-griffin-ai-fools-people-video-thinking-human Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:05:35 +0000 Tavus says 26 of 54 people on a one-minute video call thought its new Griffin model was human. The results are the company's own, and the model isn't going to retail customers yet. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379975 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379972/ethereum-layer-2-blast-shutting-down Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:47:06 +0000 Blast said operating costs now exceed the revenue its Ethereum layer-2 generates and asked users to withdraw their assets to mainnet before Oct. 26. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379972 Business https://decrypt.co/379959/nvidia-hits-record-high-market-value-5-7-trillion Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:30:40 +0000 The AI chipmaker's stock topped its May peak on Friday, helped by a record $150 billion buyback and a weak jobs report that cooled bets on Fed rate hikes. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379959 Markets https://decrypt.co/379936/bitcoin-heads-higher-fed-jobs-where-does-btc-go-next Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:45:52 +0000 A jobs report miss just erased the odds of an October rate hike, and BTC is now knocking on the door of its yearly ceiling. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379936 Markets