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ESMA responded to the European Commission's consultation on the MiCA review, recommending changes to simplify the framework while improving investor protection and addressing DeFi, staking and lending. The Defiant reports ESMA also wants to bar crypto firms from MiCA-licensable services involving noncompliant stablecoins.
Chainlink launched a new version of its CCIP crypto bridge technology, CCIP 2.0, which lets companies add custom security checks to cross-chain transfers. Coverage ties the launch to a prior $292 million hack of a rival bridge setup.
Coinbase and Citi expanded their existing partnership so Citi's institutional clients can accept stablecoin payments, with Coinbase business accounts running on Citi's banking rails. The firms' earlier October 2025 collaboration focused on fiat funding and withdrawals for Coinbase's on- and off-ramps.
The Block reports that bitcoin ETFs' nine-day, $3 billion inflow streak ended with $149 million in net outflows, while US spot Ethereum ETFs saw $59.6 million in net outflows. Other posts describe the preceding streak, September and Q3 inflows, and early October flows.
Bitwise launched NRR, described as the first US spot NEAR ETF, which began trading on NYSE Arca and stakes its NEAR holdings with rewards flowing to shareholders. Posts report a 0.75% fee and a separate charge on staking rewards.
Bitget reopened Bitcoin withdrawals after a breach of roughly $387.5 million, according to The Defiant and Cointelegraph. Both posts report that ETH and USDT withdrawals remain paused or scheduled to resume later.
CoinDesk, The Defiant and Cointelegraph report that Franklin Templeton's tokenized money market fund shares can be pledged as collateral for USDT or USDC credit lines on Bybit while continuing to earn yield. The Defiant adds that Franklin ran the same structure with Binance in February.
A fake GIWA Layer 2 bridge was drained of 766 ETH after DYORSWAP mistook the network for the Upbit-backed project, according to The Defiant. Cointelegraph reports scammers stole $2M in ETH and that DYORSWAP paid over 200 ETH in compensation while Dunamu's GIWA warned its mainnet had not launched.
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CoinDesk reports THORChain rejected Bitget's request to block addresses tied to a $387.5 million theft, with funds swapped into bitcoin. The Defiant reports an address flagged by Bitget completed an XRP-to-bitcoin swap after the request.
The Defiant reports that Vitalik Buterin outlined a post-Hegota vision for Ethereum as a 'cryptographic world computer', with Hegota's scheduled changes targeting censorship resistance and wallet flexibility and the broader vision relying on proof aggregation and open research.
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