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Gathered from the major desks

The Wire

Headlines as they are published, grouped when several desks report the same story, with paid posts left out. Each one links to the desk that wrote it.

Friday, October 2, 2026

  1. Cointelegraph
    Furious debate about THORChain vs NEAR shows idealism has limits

    RUNENEAR

  2. CoinDesk
    America at a crossroads: Commissioner Peirce’s parting challenge
  3. Bitcoin Magazine
    Impacts of Daily Dividends on Digital Credit

    BTC

  4. Decrypt
    'Uptober' Off With a Bang as Bitcoin Surges to $86K

    BTC

  5. CoinDesk
    U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, with unemployment rate rising to 4.2%

    BTC

  6. The Block
    BitGo CEO says Clarity’s failure left capital markets exposed to risk potentially worse than Lehman
  7. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin survived 5% yields but crypto’s cheap-money era did not

    BTCETH

  8. Decrypt
    Morning Minute: NEAR Intents Hacked for $3.8M - Was It A Bullish Hack?

    NEAR

  9. CointelegraphNotable
    BNB Chain crosses $1B in tokenized stocks, ETFs as market hits $3.7B

    BNB

  10. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin sees big overnight rally as ETF demand returns before the next US jobs test

    BTC

  11. Decrypt
    US Designates Russia's A7 Network as Transnational Criminal Organization
  12. CoinDeskNotable
    Live updates: Bitcoin, gold and tech futures edge higher as markets await U.S. jobs report

    BTC

  13. CryptoSlate
    US targets $17 billion Russia-linked crypto payment network using USDT as an escape route

    USDT

  14. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin treasuries may struggle to match Strategy, says Ammous

    BTC

  15. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin treasuries may struggle to match Strategy, says Ammous

    BTC

  16. CoinDesk
    Crypto traders are in risk-on mode as bitcoin dominance nears return to 60%

    BTCUSDT

  17. Cointelegraph
    CONNECT recap: Arthur Hayes on money printing, Wall Street moves onchain
  18. The Block
    ECB outlines three models for putting central bank money onchain
  19. CryptoSlate
    Coinbase completes Deribit switch, ending International Exchange trading
  20. CointelegraphNotable
    Bitcoin reaches for $87K as short liquidations top $120M

    BTC

  21. CointelegraphNotable
    Aave founder says V3 unaffected after third-party adapter exploit drains $305K

    AAVE

  22. Cointelegraph
    Porsche’s ‘long haul’ Web3 project ends in less than four years
  23. CoinDesk
    Why rising perpetual funding rates signal growing bullish leverage as bitcoin crosses $86,500

    BTC

  24. Decrypt
    Spanish Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Accused of Running KillSec Ransomware Group
  25. CryptoSlateNotable
    Bitcoin’s $113,000 case strengthens as US regulators push 9 crypto actions

    BTC

  26. BitcoinistNotable
    Bitnomial Certifies Ondo US Dollar Spot Futures With CFTC

    ONDO

  27. Bitcoinist
    Aptos Pushes Private v1.49.2 Hotfix Candidate To Testnet Validators

    APT

  28. Bitcoinist
    Optimism Recommends op-node v1.19.8 For Sequencers Ahead Of Glamsterdam
  29. Bitcoinist
    Upbit Adds Dolphin POD Across KRW, BTC And USDT Markets

    USDTBTC

  30. NewsBTC
    Polymath And CineCity Explore Regulated Tokenized Film Investment Platform
  31. NewsBTC
    Visa Says Business Payments Now Drive 17% Of Stablecoin-Linked Card Volume
  32. NewsBTC
    Celestia Says Fibre Sustained 3.07 Tb/s In 120-Validator Benchmark

    TIA

  33. NewsBTC
    Chainlink And Swift Demo Automated Tokenized-Equity Dividends Across Four Blockchains

    LINK

  34. NewsBTC+1 desk
    Fiserv Puts Stablecoin Banking Platform Live With North Dakota Roughrider Coin

    SOL

  35. NewsBTC
    Crypto Shorts Lose $110M In Ten Minutes As Sudden Rally Forces Traders Out
  36. NewsBTC
    Marex Gives Institutions Long And Short Crypto Exposure Without Holding The Coins
  37. NewsBTC
    Hester Peirce Leaves SEC After Years At The Center Of US Crypto Policy
  38. NewsBTC
    OpenWorld Begins Nasdaq Trading As VerifyMe Deal Creates Public Tokenization Company
  39. NewsBTC
    QNT Reaches Solana Liquidity Through Sunrise And Raydium

    SOLETH

  40. CoinDesk
    Tether's USDT is 'coming home' to Bitcoin this month over a decade after debut there

    BTCUSDT

  41. CointelegraphNotable
    Bitcoin ETFs kick off ‘Uptober’ with $103M inflow

    BTCETH

  42. CoinDeskNotable
    Bitcoin tops $86,000 ahead of U.S. jobs report

    BTC

  43. CryptoSlate
    Solana enters US banking with 90 North Dakota banks leading it

    SOL

  44. Cointelegraph
    South Korea crypto exchange profits fall 78% in H1 amid trading slump
  45. The BlockNotable
    Spot bitcoin ETFs log $2.7 billion in September inflows as institutional demand holds

    BTC

  46. CryptoSlate
    Electrum patches Lightning flaw, but old Bitcoin backups break

    BTC

  47. Cointelegraph
    South Korea advances tokenized securities rules ahead of 2027 rollout
  48. The Block
    SEC’s innovation exemption poses constraint on bringing stock tokens to US, Robinhood crypto chief says
  49. Cointelegraph
    Zano exploiter created 36.9M unauthorized ZANO before blockchain rollback
  50. Cointelegraph+1 desk
    Core Lightning warns attackers are targeting unpatched Bitcoin nodes

    BTC

  51. CryptoSlate
    PropAMMs lower Solana trade costs, and public pool returns crash

    SOLUSDC

  52. Cointelegraph
    Ethereum’s zkAPI brings privacy-preserving API payments to mainnet

    ETH

  53. CryptoSlate
    Bitget restores $300M fund after absorbing $388M security breach
  54. CointelegraphNotable
    NEAR Intents says its identified the hacker, gives 48-hour ultimatum

    NEAR

  55. Cointelegraph
    SEC moves to clear custody hurdle for advisers offering crypto
  56. The Block+1 desk
    Ethereum Foundation launches zkAPI to let users pay for AI models without revealing identity

    ETHUSDC

  57. CryptoSlateMajor
    Crypto hackers have taken $2.7 billion in 2026 and the losses are alarmingly concentrated

Thursday, October 1, 2026

  1. Cointelegraph
    China warns foreign spies about crypto, Singapore dominates Asia: Asia Express
  2. CryptoSlate
    US factory costs spike, threatening Bitcoin’s rally above $85,000

    BTC

  3. Bitcoin Magazine
    Frank Holmes: They Will Print $100 Trillion – Why to Buy Bitcoin & Gold

    BTCETH