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Cory Fields says quantum landmines could make Bitcoin theft a losing bet
The Bitcoin developer has floated hidden ownership traps and staked auctions that would force a quantum attacker to post collateral before moving vulnerable coins, as a mailing-list thought experiment
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Musk says SpaceX and Tesla are exploring a merger uniting 30,221 Bitcoin
Elon Musk told SpaceX's earnings call that independent director committees at both companies are assessing a tie-up, which would combine their Bitcoin holdings. No transaction terms have been agreed.
Ether ETF outflows pass $1.08bn in October, Cointelegraph reports
US spot Ether ETFs have lost $1.08bn so far in October, their largest monthly outflow since November 2025, as Ether fell 9.7% over the month.
Bank Negara Malaysia launches tokenised bond platform linked to RENTAS+
Malaysia's central bank has launched SSDS+, a distributed ledger platform for issuing and holding tokenised bonds and sukuk, settling related payments in central bank money through RENTAS+.
Ripple Prime opens 24/7 stock swaps as HSBC warns liquidity is thin
Institutions can now trade swaps tracking more than 100 markets around the clock through Ripple Prime, posting RLUSD as collateral. HSBC's Daragh Maher says the launch is evolutionary rather than revo
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade goes live to cut finality to 150 milliseconds
CoinDesk reports that Solana's Alpenglow upgrade is due to activate on Wednesday, moving validator voting off-chain to target roughly 150-millisecond finality instead of about six seconds.
Ngrave says phishing via hijacked alerts stole $2.56m from 70 wallets
The Belgian hardware-wallet maker says attackers used a third-party notification provider to send fake security warnings on 17 Oct, prompting customers to hand over recovery phrases.