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Securitize Reports $66.3 Million Loss in First Public Quarter, Agrees to Buy River One
Securitize posted a $66.3M loss in its first public quarter, mostly from listing-related charges, while revenue rose 13% to $18.6M and it agreed to buy River One.
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BitGo Q3 profit nearly doubles on crypto gains as revenue falls 51%
BitGo's Q3 net income nearly doubled on a $71 million unrealized crypto gain, but revenue fell 51% and missed preliminary analyst expectations.
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Crypto exchanges need hard dollar caps on hot wallets, CertiK says
CertiK argues exchanges need hard dollar caps on hot wallet exposure, not just cold-storage ratios as a security measure.
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XRP Ledger maps out quantum-proof accounts, with no extra fees for users
XRP Ledger Foundation lays out a quantum-resistant account design with no extra user fees and a path to full transition by 2028.
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Sigma Prime Releases High-Priority Lighthouse Security Update
Sigma Prime released a high-priority Lighthouse security update; details are withheld until operators upgrade.
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Attackers Exploit Alpine SSH Password-Bypass Flaw
Attackers are exploiting an Alpine SSH password-bypass flaw; operators should patch and restart SSH or disable password authentication.
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Robinhood backs tokenization of its stock on OKX–ICE platform even as most companies opt out
Robinhood backs tokenizing its stock on the OKX-ICE platform while most companies opt out.
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Anza’s Plan to Kill Solana’s Durable Nonces Puts Custodians on a Six-Month Clock
Anza's draft to remove Solana durable nonces would bar activation before May 5, 2027, putting custodians on a six-month clock after Drift's $295.7M exploit.
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Chainalysis Reopens Compliance Tools With Mandatory Credential Resets
Chainalysis reopens compliance tools with mandatory credential resets after an incident; operational news.
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NYSE Taps Avalanche to Settle Its Planned Tokenized Stock Platform
NYSE's planned tokenized stock venue will use Avalanche as core ledger for its clearing firm, per Ava Labs.
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LNbits urges Bitcoin Lightning server operators to shut down immediately
LNbits issued an emergency shutdown warning after a Paywall extension exploit drained at least one operator's Lightning funds.
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A Finnish home swapped district heating for a Bitcoin miner
A Finnish home uses a Bitcoin miner for heating, with a roughly $20,000 setup whose payback depends on price and power costs.
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Cosmos Contributes IBC to Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust
Cosmos contributes IBC to the Linux Foundation's Decentralized Trust, with Cosmos Labs holding five of seven initial technical committee seats.
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Base’s Retired Flashblocks Feeds Accept Connections but Send No Data
Base retired its Flashblocks feeds, which now accept connections but send no data; developers must update subscriptions and pending-state reads.
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Coinbase Wins Full Federal Trust Charter From OCC
Coinbase's custody arm completed a full national trust charter from the OCC, though it cannot take deposits, lend or issue stablecoins.
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What ‘Instant Settlement’ Means for Tokenized Stocks
Explainer: tokenized stock transfers and payments can settle together, but custody and bank-dollar conversion remain separate steps.
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NYSE to settle tokenized stocks on Avalanche in planned 24/7 market
NYSE picked Avalanche as the core ledger technology for its tokenized-securities clearing firm, supporting a planned 24/7 market.
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NYSE picks Avalanche to settle tokenized stocks amid Wall Street's blockchain race
NYSE has picked Avalanche as the core settlement ledger for its planned blockchain stock exchange, a notable institutional infrastructure move.
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Zcash developers want 20-second blocks just days after major speed upgrade
Zcash developers push for 20-second blocks after orphan rates held near pre-upgrade levels with blocks three times faster.
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Solana Draft Would Retire Durable Nonces No Earlier Than May 2027
A Solana draft would retire durable nonces no earlier than May 2027, forcing custodians to build new offline-signing flows.
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Zcash devs propose another block time cut days after NU7 upgrade
Zcash developers propose a second block time cut within days of the NU7 upgrade, aimed at faster confirmations for payments, exchange deposits and swaps.
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Two rival Ethereum proposals aim to stop Glamsterdam breaking old contracts
Two competing Ethereum proposals tackle how Glamsterdam's gas changes could break existing contracts, differing on what contracts see and what users pay.
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LNbits Urges All Server Operators to Shut Down After Attacks
LNbits is urging all server operators to shut down after attacks, with patches expected in 24 to 48 hours; a security-critical event for Lightning operators.
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These Finland homes get free heat from bitcoin miners
Bitcoin miners are supplying free heat to homes in Finland, a practical example of mining heat reuse.
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These Finland homes get free heat from bitcoin miners (as long as BTC stays above $70,000)
A Finnish startup uses 30 bitcoin miners as home heating, and the economics hold only while BTC stays above about $70,000.
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Algorand Foundation Shuts Forum and Advisory Council
Algorand Foundation is closing its forum and advisory council and pausing xGov grants on Dec. 6.
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Holepunching, Changing Consensus - Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #430
Optech #430 covers TCP hole punching for home-router nodes, a draft BIP on co-signer spending policies, and BIP54 discussion.
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Zcash NU7 upgrade goes live, leaves 12,224 ZEC stranded in Sprout pool
Zcash's NU7 upgrade left about 12,224 ZEC (roughly $15M) in the legacy Sprout pool unspendable, with a future upgrade possibly restoring access.
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Zcash’s major network upgrade NU7 goes live on mainnet, cutting block time by threefold
Zcash's NU7 upgrade is live on mainnet, cutting block time threefold and removing 60% of transaction fees from circulation.
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Zcash’s landmark NU7 upgrade goes live, speeding up private payments
Zcash's NU7 upgrade is live, cutting block time to 25 seconds and easing the work wallets need to find private payments.