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After Strategy completed a substantial buyback of STRC preferred shares in September, Chairman Michael Saylor revealed that the company "still has room" to purchase more Bitcoin. Independent analysts believe the move aims to optimize the balance sheet and build cash reserves to support future Bitcoin acquisition plans.
Odaily News: The LBTC-to-Bitcoin redemption operation on Bitcoin sidechain project Liquid Network has been suspended for 35 days. As of October 11, 2026, the project maintains an 86% support rate. Attackers previously exploited a vulnerability in the Elements software to steal nearly 4,000 Bitcoins, of which approximately 3,400 have been returned. The wallet still holds 598.5 Bitcoins, worth $49.69 million.Blockstream rejected the attackers' demand for a 10% bounty and demanded the immediate return of the remaining Bitcoin. Liquid Network stated that an independent external security audit of Elements v23.3.4 is underway, and the Liquid Federation has simultaneously updated the PAK list and placed all redemption keys in cold storage.There is currently no specific date for resuming redemption operations. Some LBTC holders have migrated funds through applications such as Sideswap and Sideshift.ai. One user reported that due to insufficient liquidity, the migration took several weeks, with spreads and fees totaling approximately 5%. (Bitcoin.com News)
PaperTrade posted on X stating that trading volume in the first 6 hours after launch exceeded stock market trading volume; one day after launch, PaperTrade has become a trading platform supporting 1000x leverage, with liquidity pool (LP) size reaching $5 million and $25 million in rewards distributed to staking users.In response to community concerns about the fair launch mechanism and BTC/ETH market manipulation, PaperTrade stated that due to the need to prevent frontend congestion and spam request attacks, small orders cannot enjoy exactly the same priority as large orders, and the team has maximized fairness within these constraints. Some users exploiting the Hyperliquid BBO mechanism to manipulate BTC/ETH was not an oversight in mechanism design, but rather resulted from opening a higher OI cap during the initial launch period to alleviate queuing pressure. As traffic has declined, the team has begun tightening position limits at both the on-chain and relay levels to reduce the profit space for manipulation.PaperTrade added that no system can completely eliminate manipulation, and the goal is to make attacks nearly unprofitable through parameter adjustments, noting that in the relevant incidents, some users ultimately returned most of their profits to the platform due to persistent manipulation attempts.
Odaily reports, according to monitoring by Bitcoin News, @0xJohannes stated that a Ledger hardware wallet purchased from an official European reseller several weeks ago was found to contain an unauthorized spy implant device. Suspicious wiring not present in genuine Ledger hardware was discovered inside the device, indicating it may have been physically tampered with before being sold. The implant appears to be an older version, as newer versions typically conceal the components behind the screen. Funds in the affected device have not been stolen thus far. Suspected cases have currently been reported in Asia, South America, and Europe. If the original secure element remains intact, Ledger's Genuine Check software cannot detect unauthorized physical modifications.
Odaily News: Strive CEO Matt Cole followed Michael Saylor's lead by posting a chart of the company's Bitcoin holdings on X, accompanied by the caption "Think ₿igger," hinting that BTC accumulation data may be disclosed next week.
Strategy founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor has once again posted information regarding the Bitcoin Tracker. Based on past patterns, Strategy typically discloses changes in its Bitcoin holdings the day after such announcements are released.
Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X that publicly listed Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark disclosed its September operational data: mining output of 529 BTC, sold 702 BTC, of which 700 BTC were sold through call option exercises and 2 BTC were sold directly on the spot market; the company holds 13,530 BTC, with an average operating hashrate of 36 EH/s and contracted power capacity of 1.8 GW. CleanSpark also disclosed that 3,475 BTC in its treasury are recorded as collateral for derivatives trading or as receivables.CleanSpark has secured $2.276 billion in financing for its Sandersville data center expansion project, with the related lease agreements expected to generate approximately $6.6 billion in contract revenue. CEO Matt Schultz stated that the financing will fully fund the project through to completion. As the business expands beyond Bitcoin mining, the company will cease publishing monthly Bitcoin mining updates and switch to quarterly disclosures.
Odaily reports: Juan Curutchet, head of financial and foreign exchange institution supervision at the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA), stated that it will not push for the integration of cryptocurrencies and digital assets into banking and payment channels in the next two years. The ban on crypto services by financial institutions introduced in 2022 will remain in effect.Juan Curutchet pointed out that Argentina's current economic fragility is insufficient to support the advancement of such measures. Whether the ban will be lifted in the future depends on economic conditions, and the relevant topic may be discussed during a second Milei term.Despite the ban remaining in place, Argentine banking groups are advancing institutional stablecoin projects through independent entities, aimed at programmable money, treasury management, payments triggered by on-chain events, and collateralized credit management.In the 12 months ending June 30, cryptocurrency transaction value in Argentina exceeded $88.5 billion, making it the second-largest crypto hub in Latin America. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X that hardware wallet manufacturer COLDCARD stated its official X account had published a fake security advisory directing users to a phishing website disguised as a wallet migration guide; the post has been deleted, but no corresponding login, session, or access records were found. COLDCARD said its credentials and offline two-factor authentication remain secure, leading it to suspect that the attacker may have obtained X platform-level or administrator privileges, and it has asked X's security team to investigate urgently. The company also mentioned unverified reports of X administrator accounts being sold on darknet markets, but has not yet found a connection to this incident.
Odaily News — Papertrade.xyz, a synthetic perpetual contract DEX built on Hyperliquid HyperEVM, has attracted $118 million in deposits, reaching a total value locked (TVL) of $118 million, with the platform supporting up to 1000x leverage.As of 11:45 AM ET on October 10, data from Papertrade.xyz shows that the platform's 2,349 positions have open interest of approximately $11 billion, but the funds backing these positions amount to only $54 million.The platform does not charge slippage, funding rates, spreads, or traditional notional trading fees. Trades are executed through synthetic swaps between users and a shared protocol liquidity pool. Losing traders receive PAPER tokens, while profitable traders may experience delayed withdrawals when liquidity is insufficient.Papertrade.xyz was founded by Jez and Blurr, who operate under partial anonymity. The project also sold 100 pairs of custom paper pants at $2,000 each, which sold out in approximately 40 minutes, generating $200,000 in sales. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Less than 10 minutes after Papertrade went live, its notional trading volume has reached $14.4 billion, with Bitcoin and Ethereum contract open interest at $3 billion and $2.66 billion, respectively. According to the project's mechanism, for every $1 lost by platform users, the protocol will mint a certain amount of PAPER along a curve; when the LP balance is below $2 million, every $1 lost corresponds to 100 PAPER minted, and once the LP balance exceeds $2 million, the minting rate will decrease as the balance increases.
the State Tax Inspectorate of Lithuania has updated the user reporting procedures for crypto asset service providers. Through Order No. VA-63, it has clarified the reporting scope and operational standards, aligning the country's rules with the EU's DAC8 and the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF).The new rules require regulated crypto asset service providers and local crypto operators to enhance customer due diligence, collect user identity, transaction records, and tax residency information, and maintain records of customer identification numbers, transaction logs, and account balances. Entities that have already completed registration and reporting obligations in other EU member states may be exempt from duplicate reporting in Lithuania.Full operational reporting across the EU will begin on January 1, 2026, with data collected by platforms in 2026 to be automatically exchanged among member state tax authorities starting mid-2027. The new rules do not change Lithuania's virtual asset capital gains tax rate, but relevant institutions will need to update their client onboarding processes and back-end systems.Starting March 2, certain transactions involving electronic money tokens (EMTs) will require additional payment service authorization, including transferring EMTs on behalf of clients and operating custodial wallets that support third-party transfers; exchanges between EMTs and exchanges between EMTs and fiat currency are not automatically classified as payment services. (Bitcoin.com News)
Bitdeer posted a weekly Bitcoin update on the X platform, stating that as of October 9, its Bitcoin production for the week was 300.6 BTC, all of which were sold, resulting in a net acquisition of 0 BTC. Its current Bitcoin holdings stand at 0 (excluding customer deposits).
Odaily report: The U.S. National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) released a stablecoin reporting proposal on October 9, which would add 26 new data fields to the quarterly financial report Form 5300, applicable to federally insured credit unions engaged in stablecoin business, with a target reporting implementation date of March 31, 2027.Among the proposed new fields, 8 involve reserve assets held for authorized third-party issuers, 9 involve cryptographic key custody and control, 5 involve financial exposure to issuers, and 4 involve payment stablecoins held on institutional balance sheets.The information collection is expected to cover 4,224 federally insured credit unions, with an annual reporting burden of 794,112 hours, and a complete quarterly report requiring an average of 47 hours. The NCUA will seek public comment before December 8, and the feedback will be publicly submitted as part of the approval application. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Bitcoin News posted on X platform that Strike has launched the Stacks Bitcoin savings envelope system, allowing users to divide their holdings into up to 5 custom-named buckets, each of which supports fee-free recurring buys. Transfers between Stacks and the main balance are fee-free and unlimited in number, but funds must first be transferred back to the main balance before withdrawal. On the same day, Strike added 3.6% interest on USD cash balances, with interest paid in Bitcoin, and the relevant assets are still held in Strike's multisig cold storage.
Odaily News: Starknet, the Ethereum scaling network built by StarkWare, has stated that it is actively considering transitioning into an independent Layer 1 (L1) network and has set 2027 as its target for becoming the first fully quantum-resistant network. STRK was trading at approximately $0.073 on Friday, up about 20% in 24 hours and more than double its price of around $0.03 in April.StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson said that after becoming an L1, Starknet would be able to control security upgrades on its own without waiting for Ethereum to advance related work. As a Layer 2 (L2) network, Starknet currently relies on Ethereum for security; after transitioning to an L1, it will validate and secure transactions itself.Eli Ben-Sasson pointed out that quantum computers may in the future break the elliptic curve cryptography used by Bitcoin and Ethereum, and that AI's development in mathematics also poses another risk. Ethereum's roadmap is expected to complete core quantum-resistant infrastructure around 2029, while Starknet plans to move that up to 2027; currently, no quantum computer is capable of breaking these systems. (Decrypt)
Starknet has published an introduction to its Quantum-Safe Bitcoin (QSB) scheme, stating that StarkWare researchers have verified a quantum-safe locking mechanism on the Bitcoin mainnet that requires no soft fork, no new opcodes, and no changes to consensus rules. The first QSB output was spent on August 26, 2026, in Bitcoin mainnet block 964,199, with the associated GPU computation cost reduced from approximately $320 to about $50. QSB builds its locking mechanism through hash computation, but each transaction still requires substantial computation, and moving assets into the scheme still requires a traditional transaction that carries quantum risk. The transaction does not comply with Bitcoin Core's default relay rules, and there is currently no accompanying wallet, address format, or recovery process. StarkWare stated that QSB is an emergency research solution, and that the long-term solution still requires the introduction of post-quantum signature mechanisms via a soft fork. Starknet's full quantum resistance also depends on the progress of Ethereum's underlying upgrades.
According to The Block, Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued regulatory framework rules for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which are set to officially take effect on October 16. In the initial phase, the underlying assets of the relevant funds will be limited to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).
According to official sources, Gate WCTC S9 Global Trading Competition officially opened registration on October 9 at 16:00 and will remain open until October 26 at 16:00 (UTC+8). The competition officially begins on October 26 at 16:00 and runs until November 25 at 16:00 (UTC+8). With the theme "Cross Asset Boundaries, Reach the Pinnacle of Trading," this edition features a super prize pool of up to 6,000,000 USDT that unlocks dynamically based on the number of active traders, covering multiple trading products including spot, ETF, flash swap, stocks, futures, and TradFi.Among the offerings, the team competition features a prize pool of up to 3,200,000 USDT, divided into two halves, with rankings based on platform-wide trading volume, CFD trading volume, and profitability. The individual competition prize pool reaches up to 400,000 USDT. The event also introduces a BTC/USDT event contract PK, where users can participate in consecutive 5-minute up/down markets through random matching and accumulate points based on the number of wins.In addition, the WCTC Lucky Launchpad features a 725,000 USDT prize pool. Users who enter the event page for the first time will receive a free launch opportunity and have the chance to win USDT cash, futures position trial vouchers, fee rebate vouchers, random-amount tokens, random-amount stock rewards, and WCTC custom merchandise and other gifts. Around the main themed competition, Gate has set up the WCTC Global Trading Carnival, offering a 1,000,000 USDT prize pool for side activities. The competition also includes a fixed bonus of 275,000 USDT, covering new user participation, team formation, priority team creation, and livestream interaction segments, while integrating with multiple Gate business lines. Through WCTC's concentrated coordination of multi-asset products and global user scenarios, Gate has deepened cross-market and cross-asset business synergies, continuously improving its global multi-asset trading ecosystem.
According to an official announcement, Upbit will list KAIA/KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs.