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Canada proposes letting covered holders redeem stablecoins directly, with no minimum amount and a 1% issuer fee cap. Daily limits could override normal timing if reserve-market illiquidity stops an issuer meeting all requests. via @akibablade cryptoslate.com/canada-propo…

.@LidoFinance opened a permissionless route to validators with balances up to 2,048 ETH. Initial capacity targets roughly 32 seed deposits; reaching the maximum depends on activation, cap increases and inflows. via @akibablade cryptoslate.com/lido-opens-l…

Tether’s MDK v0.11 reference agent pauses device actions for human approval. Sites must supply identity checks; without a user identity, approvals use a shared local operator. Analysis by @akibablade cryptoslate.com/paolo-ardoin…

Initia’s USDC bridge reserve hit $63 during the Oct. 23 hack, @Bitquery_io found. It counted 55 failed ordinary withdrawals before the halt, mostly one bot resubmitting the same balance. via @akibablade cryptoslate.com/initia-hack-…

US prosecutors say $36.9M stolen from 174 Americans passed through a Bahamas bank and into USDT. Zheng Zhao has been extradited over his alleged laundering role, @USAO_LosAngeles says. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/how-37-milli…

Only 26% of $752.5M in Pump․fun wallet gains of $100K+ passed @Bitquery_io’s checks for conventional trading. 51% came from sales of tokens received by transfer, which can leave no recorded buy for copy traders to mirror. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/pump-funs-bi…

Per SEC filings, @evernorthXRP could sell up to 5.22M new shares to a Cantor affiliate, with much of the proceeds intended for XRP. Sales haven’t begun; SEC registration effectiveness and other conditions are still required. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/evernorth-ta…

Hedge funds held an estimated $2T in cash US Treasuries at end-2025, per the OFR. @DallasFed research finds that shifting the same risk capital from basis trades to swap-spread trades can mean a much smaller Treasury position. via @andjelaradmilac cryptoslate.com/hedge-funds-…

Eight Fearless Wallet users reported unauthorized transfers involving 17,286 DOT, per @Polkadot. Polkadot urges affected users to create new keys in another wallet. Reinstalling the extension leaves exposed credentials compromised. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/a-20-month-p…

Kraken parent @Payward agreed to buy Saldo Bank’s owner, with closing expected in 2027 if regulators approve. Eligible Saldo deposits are generally covered up to €100K per depositor; Kraken’s existing EEA e-money uses safeguarding. via @andjelaradmilac cryptoslate.com/kraken-wants…

Firedancer bounty eligibility requires a non-refundable 1 $SOL burn, even for duplicate reports of a real bug. Rewards generally go to the first report; exceptions for later submissions remain discretionary. via @akibablade cryptoslate.com/firedancer-m…

.@circle’s Match auctions use USDC redemption fees to fund rebates for matched institutional minters. Under its non-EEA Mint agreement, dollar payouts remain subject to US banking hours, despite atomic USDC settlement. via @akibablade cryptoslate.com/circles-new-…

Kraken withdrew disputed Monero questionnaires after its co-CEO said they weren’t required by regulation. Source-of-funds checks remain, alongside a $1,500 rolling 30-day XMR withdrawal cap for individuals. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/kraken-drops…

.@CryptoHayes says Maelstrom took profits and exited its directional crypto bets. On-chain analyst EmberCN estimates about $26M in token sales, including 8,000 $ETH worth roughly $19M. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/arthur-hayes…

OKXICE’s proposed stock-token pools would price trades from their own inventory, not NYSE quotes. In a simple hypothetical pool at a $100 reference price, $1,000 buys about 9.09 tokens, roughly $909 worth at that price. Analysis by @andjelaradmilac cryptoslate.com/nyses-owner-…

A Circle shareholder’s suit alleges Trump-linked UAE deals diverted USDC business. It estimates $70M–$82M in potential annual gross reserve income, conditional on USDC being chosen and staying in circulation. via @hardeyjumoh cryptoslate.com/circle-share…

43.6% of 8,422 surveyed Bitcoin Core peers ran unsupported releases on Oct. 18. @darosior announced a policy to backport fixes for easily rediscovered flaws to all maintained releases. via @pelicamatos cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-core…

Exchanges saw a one-day net withdrawal of 169,770 $ETH, the largest in over four months, @SantimentData says. US spot Ethereum ETFs posted over $1B in net outflows from Oct. 1–22, with 14 of 16 sessions negative. via @pelicamatos cryptoslate.com/ethereum-see…

🔒 NEW PREDICTION MARKET: Another critical PHP flaw before year-end? Yes is at 67% in the Oct. 24 snapshot. A new PHP or bundled extension flaw needs a public CVE and qualifying critical score. Third-party plugin flaws alone are excluded. cryptoslate.com/predictions/…

Broadridge says its blockchain repo platform processed an average of $359B a day in September. The ledger tracks collateral; cash still moves through conventional payment systems. via @andjelaradmilac cryptoslate.com/wall-streets…