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01 / NEWSROOM

News, without the panic

The latest events, each with a clear source and timestamp.

Cointelegraph 25
Market news

Cuomo Warns Partisan Crypto Spending Could Stall US Legislation

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says crypto’s lopsided political spending could complicate efforts to pass federal market-structure legislation. Speaking at Token2049, he argued that the industry needs support from both parties rather than concentrating its backing on Republicans. Cuomo also rejected the idea that Democrats are inherently hostile to digital assets, pointing to prior bipartisan votes on the CLARITY and GENIUS acts.

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Regulation

Canton CEO Urges Faster Institutional Adoption Before US Policy Turns

Digital Asset CEO Yuval Rooz says the crypto sector should capitalize on today’s US regulatory environment by accelerating institutional blockchain adoption. Speaking at Token2049, he argued that deeply embedded use could make future policy reversals harder, drawing parallels with Uber and Airbnb. Binance co-CEO Richard Teng and Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson also stressed the value of regulatory certainty, while noting agencies are already moving ahead.

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Security

Ethereum Researcher Warns AI Could Threaten Wallet Signatures Before Quantum Era

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake is urging crypto users to prepare cautiously for a scenario in which advanced AI compromises the ECDSA signatures protecting many wallets before quantum computers become capable of doing so. He recommends gradually moving assets to fresh addresses, which can keep public keys concealed behind cryptographic hashes until funds are spent. Drake stressed that any migration must be controlled, warning that a rushed response could cause more harm than the threat itself.

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Partnership

Circle and Tereina Bring USDC, EURC Into SAP Payment Workflows

Circle is partnering with SAP-backed Tereina to integrate USDC and EURC into SAP Cloud ERP and related enterprise payment workflows. Eligible businesses will be able to send and receive dollar- and euro-denominated stablecoin payments without leaving their existing finance applications. The companies plan customer proof-of-value programs over the coming months, targeting cross-border payments and treasury operations.

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news

Hunter Biden Details LAPTOP Token Flows, Points to Market Makers in Launch Fallout

Hunter Biden published an accounting of the LAPTOP memecoin, saying 300 million founder-linked tokens have remained unmoved since launch and will stay locked for six months. He attributed the sharp post-launch collapse to two hired market makers, which he said extracted about $686,000 and $2.18 million respectively. Biden framed the project as a transparent parody of political memecoins, with plans to burn unclaimed airdrop tokens and allocate 5% of supply to charity.

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news

Sui Offchain Tunnels Reach 40.6M TPS in AI-Agent Stress Test

Sui says its programmable offchain tunnels processed 40,614,180 transactions per second during a live stress test at Sui Basecamp, up from roughly 6.1 million in July. The channels handle activity away from the blockchain and settle to Sui mainnet when closed. More than 10,000 tunnels opened during the demonstration, which modeled high-frequency payments, games and chat activity, including interactions between AI agents.

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news

Tether and Kazakhstan Central Bank Explore Tenge Stablecoin Pilot

Tether, Kazakhstan’s central bank and the Alatau City Authority have signed an agreement to study a tenge-pegged stablecoin and real-world asset tokenization. The parties plan to assess international issuance models, identify use cases and develop a stablecoin pilot proposal. They will also explore an asset-tokenization framework, potentially using Tether’s Hadron platform in Alatau, alongside training on reserves, issuance and investor safeguards.

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02 / YANA'S PICKS

Opportunities worth a closer look

Only signals scoring 60 or higher make this list. The score sets research priority; it does not predict returns.

Yana's score 75/100
Strong signal
Security

Qubic restarts blockchain, opens recovery claims after $1.4M hack

The network’s validators approved a recovery plan and opened claims until May 1, 2027.

+75 Event type
AI analysis Models agree
hermes-openaiwatch · 84%

Facts

  • The supplied candidate attributes the report to Cointelegraph and marks it as a non-official source.
  • The supplied headline reports that Qubic restarted its blockchain and opened recovery claims following a $1.4 million hack.
  • The supplied summary states that validators approved a recovery plan and that claims remain open until May 1, 2027.
  • The candidate lists publication time as 2026-10-20T23:26:02+00:00.
  • The candidate assigns a score of 75 based on its security-event classification; this is supplied metadata, not independent validation.
  • No official announcement, technical incident report, recovery terms, or independent corroboration is included in the supplied material.

Risks

  • The reported loss amount, restart status, and claims deadline have not been independently verified.
  • The attack vector, affected components, and possibility of further exploitation are unspecified.
  • Recovery eligibility, reimbursement amounts, funding, and payment timing are unknown.
  • A reported security incident and network interruption may damage confidence and disrupt liquidity or operations.
  • Recovery claims can attract phishing and impersonation; any claims portal should be verified through official channels before connecting a wallet or signing transactions.
Cointelegraph · 2026-10-20Source ↗
Yana's score 75/100
Strong signal
Security

Crypto’s 2026 shutdown wave claims 82 projects. What went wrong?

Crypto projects are struggling to survive as falling revenues, depleted funding and security breaches force closures across DeFi, blockchain infrastructure and gaming.

+75 Event type
AI analysis Models agree
hermes-openaiinsufficient_evidence · 95%

Facts

  • The candidate attributes the article to Cointelegraph and marks it as a non-official source.
  • The supplied title claims that 82 crypto projects shut down in 2026.
  • The supplied summary attributes closures across DeFi, blockchain infrastructure and gaming to falling revenues, depleted funding and security breaches.
  • The candidate lists publication time as 2026-10-20T19:59:39+00:00.
  • The candidate assigns event_type 'security' and score 75, with an explanation referencing a breach.
  • The supplied material does not name affected projects or provide incident-specific evidence. The linked article has not been independently verified.

Risks

  • The shutdown count, time period and causal claims are unverified.
  • No project-level details, primary-source confirmations, loss amounts or remediation status are supplied.
  • The security label and score could generate a misleading alert if treated as verified incident evidence.
  • Sector-wide reporting may conflate commercial failures with security failures.
Cointelegraph · 2026-10-20Source ↗
Yana's score 75/100
Strong signal
Security

Drift exploiter sends $61M ETH to Tornado Cash, holds $194M

The April 1 hack caused about $295 million in losses and was later attributed to a North Korean threat group in a Mandiant investigation.

+75 Event type
AI analysis Models agree
hermes-openaiavoid · 84%

Facts

  • The supplied candidate is a security-related article attributed to Cointelegraph and marked official_source=false.
  • Its title claims a Drift exploiter sent $61 million in ETH to Tornado Cash and still holds $194 million.
  • Its summary claims an April 1 hack caused approximately $295 million in losses and that a Mandiant investigation attributed it to a North Korean threat group.
  • The supplied publication timestamp is 2026-10-20T12:38:28+00:00.
  • The candidate assigns a score of 75 based on security-related keywords; that score is not independent corroboration.
  • No article text beyond the supplied summary, transaction hashes, affected contract addresses, or Mandiant report was provided. The claims have not been independently verified.

Risks

  • Potential unresolved protocol vulnerabilities and uncertainty about recovery of stolen assets.
  • Possible liquidity pressure, withdrawal disruption, and reputational damage affecting the protocol.
  • Attribution, amounts, and remaining holdings may be incomplete or inaccurate without primary-source verification.
  • The report concerns an earlier exploit; it does not establish that a new exploit occurred at publication time.
  • Interaction with exploit-linked funds may create legal or compliance exposure depending on jurisdiction.
Cointelegraph · 2026-10-20Source ↗
Yana's score 75/100
Strong signal
Security

Bitget plans Thai crypto exchange acquisition weeks after $388M hack

The proposed acquisition would give Bitget a route into Thailand’s crypto market through a locally licensed operator.

+75 Event type
Cointelegraph · 2026-10-20Source ↗
Yana's score 75/100
Strong signal
Security

Qubic freezes chain after attacker drains 1.4K wallets with weak seeds

Qubic says 87.1% of the stolen funds remain onchain and the rest were frozen at crypto exchange MEXC, as network validators prepare to vote on a recovery plan.

+75 Event type
AI analysis Models agree
hermes-openaiavoid · 90%

Facts

  • The candidate is a third-party security report, not an official project announcement; its score of 75 is a supplied classification score, not evidence of investment quality.
  • The retrieved Cointelegraph article dated October 19, 2026 reports approximately 1,400 affected wallets and a chain halt following exploitation of weak wallet seeds. These are reported claims, not independently verified onchain findings. ([cointelegraph.com](https://cointelegraph.com/news/qubic-freezes-chain-after-attacker-drains-14k-wallets-with-weak-seeds))
  • The article attributes to Qubic the claim that 87.1% of stolen funds remained frozen onchain and 12.9% were frozen at MEXC; frozen funds are not confirmed repayments. ([cointelegraph.com](https://cointelegraph.com/news/qubic-freezes-chain-after-attacker-drains-14k-wallets-with-weak-seeds))
  • At publication, recovery depended on a validator vote, and no restart date had been announced. This does not establish the network's current status. ([cointelegraph.com](https://cointelegraph.com/news/qubic-freezes-chain-after-attacker-drains-14k-wallets-with-weak-seeds))
  • The linked official wallet repository was accessible, but the project's linked X announcement could not be retrieved; primary-source confirmation of incident scope and recovery remains incomplete.

Risks

  • Potential loss from compromised seeds and uncertainty about the complete affected-wallet population. ([cointelegraph.com](https://cointelegraph.com/news/qubic-freezes-chain-after-attacker-drains-14k-wallets-with-weak-seeds))
  • Potential transaction or withdrawal disruption associated with the reported chain halt; current availability was not verified. ([cointelegraph.com](https://cointelegraph.com/news/qubic-freezes-chain-after-attacker-drains-14k-wallets-with-weak-seeds))
  • Recovery timing and outcomes depend on unresolved governance and exchange processes described in the report. ([cointelegraph.com](https://cointelegraph.com/news/qubic-freezes-chain-after-attacker-drains-14k-wallets-with-weak-seeds))
  • Confidence applies to the precautionary screening verdict, not independent confirmation of every incident claim or a prediction of token performance.
Cointelegraph · 2026-10-19Source ↗
Yana's score 75/100
Strong signal
Security

Crypto audits give investors false sense of security as Q3 hacks cost $1.18 billion, Hacken says

+75 Event type
AI analysis Models agree
hermes-openairesearch · 90%

Facts

  • The candidate has an empty summary, is marked non-official, and assigns a score of 75 solely for the security/hack event classification.
  • The retrieved CoinDesk article matches the candidate headline and October 18, 2026 publication date. ([coindesk.com](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/18/crypto-audits-give-investors-false-sense-of-security-as-q3-hacks-cost-usd1-18-billion-hacken-says))
  • Hacken's primary-source report states that Q3 2026 losses totaled $1.18 billion across 107 incidents, up 55% from Q2. These are publisher-reported figures, not independently verified incident totals. ([hacken.io](https://hacken.io/insights/q3-2026-report/))
  • Hacken identifies supply-chain attacks, key compromises, and signer or withdrawal infrastructure failures as drivers of major losses. ([hacken.io](https://hacken.io/insights/q3-2026-report/))
  • CoinDesk reports concerns about audit coverage and says Hacken found no evidence of an active vulnerability at the reviewed venues. ([coindesk.com](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/18/crypto-audits-give-investors-false-sense-of-security-as-q3-hacks-cost-usd1-18-billion-hacken-says))

Risks

  • The underlying incident dataset and full report methodology were not independently validated.
  • An audit badge may omit relevant systems or fail to reflect subsequent changes; Hacken's findings support examining audit scope and remediation status rather than relying on the badge alone. ([hacken.io](https://hacken.io/insights/q3-2026-report/))
  • Hacken sells security services, creating a potential commercial incentive in how its findings are framed. ([hacken.io](https://hacken.io/insights/q3-2026-report/))
  • The candidate identifies no asset, position, or direct exposure, so it cannot support an asset-specific trading decision.
CoinDesk · 2026-10-18Source ↗
03 / FIELD NOTES

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