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Ethereum has prepared to test a 200 million gas limit on Sepolia under the Glamsterdam upgrade, putting more than three times the network’s previous block capacity through a public test before developers decide what could eventually work on mainnet. Ethereum is testing a 200 million gas limit on Sepolia, up from roughly 60 million, as…

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has said an undercover operation costing him $349,700 exposed an alleged Chinese laundering network that moved more than $1 billion for North Korea-linked hackers and helped trace funds from Bybit’s $1.5 billion 2025 theft. ZachXBT says he spent $349,700 posing as a client inside an alleged Lazarus-linked laundering network. His investigation identified…

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor and analyst on CoinDesk’s Markets team. He has been covering crypto options and futures, as well as macro and cross-asset activity, since 2019, leveraging his prior experience in directional and non-directional derivative strategies at brokerage firms. His extensive background also encompasses the FX markets, having served as a fundamental…

Investors bought over $241 million in U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded funds last week, the third consecutive week of inflows that has helped keep the leading cryptocurrency’s price up during the start of so-called “Uptober.” 

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In Trump AI news, The Wall Street Journal reported on October 3 that Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will lead the administration’s AI response and chair a new White House task force.

Circle has urged the European Commission to remove fixed bank deposit requirements for stablecoin reserves as the EU reviews its Markets in Crypto Assets regulation. Circle urged the European Commission to reconsider MiCA rules requiring stablecoin issuers to hold at least 30% of reserves in commercial bank deposits, rising to 60% for significant issuers. The…

Bitcoin could get more room to recover after U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by just 29,000 in September, well below forecasts, adding to expectations that the Federal Reserve may hold interest rates steady at its October meeting. US nonfarm payrolls rose by just 29,000 in September, well below forecasts, while unemployment edged up to 4.2%. The…

Evernorth shareholders approved the deal, but the XRP treasury, funding, closing and XRPN Nasdaq listing remain subject to conditions before completion.

Ghana has become sub-Saharan Africa’s fifth-largest crypto market, with annual digital-asset transactions estimated at roughly $21 billion as regulators prepare to bring a fast-growing stablecoin and trading market under formal supervision. Ghana ranks fifth among sub-Saharan Africa’s crypto markets, with annual transactions estimated near $21 billion. Between 8% and 17% of Ghanaians have bought or…