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Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Geneva, Switzerland, October 10, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), participated in TOKEN2049 Singapore as Title Sponsor and in Blockworks’ Digital Asset Summit (DAS) Asia 2026 at the Marina Bay…

Ledger has confirmed finding an unauthorized hardware implant inside one customer’s cryptocurrency wallet during its October 10 investigation into reported thefts involving Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis, as blockchain researchers estimate suspected losses exceeding $86 million. Summary Ledger confirmed an unauthorized hardware implant inside one affected customer’s device during its CryptoBilis investigation. CryptoBilis suspended sales of all hardware wallets while Ledger investigates reported losses involving Asian customers. Ledger advised customers with CryptoBilis devices against setup and recommended fresh recovery phrases for others. Researcher Mark Karpelès reported finding suspicious electronics behind a Ledger Nano X screen in Malaysia. Bitquery estimated $92.9 million…

Pixels founder Luke Barwikowski announced in July 2026 that the game’s frontend code will be open-sourced The server backend will follow the frontend release at a later stage PIXEL token holders, landowners, and stakers receive the most voting weight in deciding which community contributions get added Standard players without those assets will have little or no formal say in the governance process Each month, contributions go through a capped merge review with a human approval step before any changes reach the live game Pixels is built on the Ronin blockchain and peaked at more than one million daily active users…

Lightning Development Kit (LDK), a library for building Bitcoin Lightning wallets and payment applications, has patched a flaw that could let a malicious channel peer steal the value of a forwarded payment by lying after reconnecting. Affected application developers need to incorporate the fix into the software they deploy.The October 1-dated v0.2.7 and v0.1.13 security releases address the LDK reconnect vulnerability on the 0.2 and 0.1 branches, respectively. Bitcoin Optech described the fixes in its Oct. 9 newsletter.How the LDK reconnect flaw could cost BitcoinThe attack starts with a channel peer acknowledging an update, then reconnecting and pretending it never…

Dodd’s brief then took issue with the CFTC’s argument that it has “exclusive jurisdiction” over these products.”Nor is the CEA’s grant of ‘exclusive jurisdiction’ to the CFTC an express preemption provision immunizing every contract listed on a DCM from otherwise applicable state and tribal law. Rather, it identifies the CFTC as the federal regulator of covered financial instruments,” his filing said.Former CFTC Chair Gary Gensler, who also played a key role in drafting regulations implementing Dodd-Frank, similarly argued that the law did not grant the CFTC authority to preempt state gambling laws. He’s made a similar argument in an appellate…

Terry’s Terraforming, a VR narrative adventure game where you fix up planets across the galaxy, is coming to Quest 3 on October 22, with a Steam release coming later.Terry’s Terraforming was originally announced back in May under a different name, Janet’s Planets. The game has been renamed and now has a release date, October 22, and price, $14.99 with a limited-time pre-order discount to $9.99.Terry’s Terraforming is a new VR terraforming space adventure about saving worlds. Your job is to transform dying planets and make them fit for new life. You’ll meet all sorts of strange aliens, learn what makes…

The gap between interest and understanding remains wide. Only 6% of respondents demonstrated an accurate understanding of how stablecoins work, Visa said, while 49% of people aware of them thought they could only be used to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. Concerns about fraud and scams were the most commonly cited obstacle among respondents who were aware of stablecoins but had not used them.Stablecoin providers, banks and card networks are competing for a payments opportunity in a region with about 2.5 billion middle-class consumers, according to the Asia Business Council. Asia already leads global stablecoin flows and onchain activity, and payment…

More volatility is expected on Monday morning as usual. The weekend is going relatively calmly for bitcoin and most of the crypto market, as is typical, but another macro event in the past several hours threatened to disrupt that. Yemen’s Houthis reportedly attacked the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with at least 12 people killed and over 300 injured. Saudi Arabia’s authorities have vowed to respond to the attack, while the Houthis are yet to comment on it. Fighting in the region has escalated in the past week or so, as another three people were killed in…

Overview of DeFishing MEETLabs has announced the launch of DeFishing, marking it as the first game on its GamingFi platform. This blockchain-based fishing game is designed to be played on the BNB Chain and introduces a unique combination of Proof of Play (POP) and Proof of Staking (POS) mechanisms. Players can earn rewards through gameplay, mission completions, and rankings, as well as from staking their tokens. Promotional Events To coincide with the launch, several promotional events are being activated: Digital Asset Package: Players can redeem airdrop coupons for test tokens of GoldShark Coin (GSC). Registration Package: Up to 100,000 GSC…

Today in crypto, Meanwhile, a Sam Altman-backed life insurer licensed to operate completely in Bitcoin, announced $37.5 million in new funding from existing investors for a total $180 million, Ledger investigated suspected cryptocurrency losses involving devices sold by a Southeast Asian reseller and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) sought industry feedback on the use of tokenized collateral in clearinghouses.Sam Altman-backed Bitcoin life insurer, Meanwhile, raises more fundsMeanwhile, a life insurer licensed to operate completely in Bitcoin, announced $37.5 million in new funding from existing investors.Bermuda-based Meanwhile, whose backers include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has now raised more than…