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10/17/2026 09:10 PM Ledger Faces Backlash Over Hardware Wallet Implant Warnings
TLDR: Mark Karpelès says Ledger knew about advanced hardware wallet implants by March 2026. Karpelès claims stronger public warnings could have prevented more than $90 million in losses. Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier responded by referencing Karpelès’ history leading Mt. Gox. The dispute raises questions about hardware wallet security disclosures and customer communication. Former Mt. Gox [...]
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10/17/2026 08:34 PM IMF Warns Rising Bond Yields Could Deepen Global Debt Crisis
TLDR: G7 average 10-year government bond yields rose over one percentage point between February and September. Global public debt is projected to exceed 100% of GDP by 2030, the IMF warns. US government interest payments could reach 5.7% of GDP in 2031, matching projected Social Security spending. The IMF says reducing deficits and improving debt [...]
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10/17/2026 08:04 PM NEAR Price Risks $3.76 as Zcash and BNB Signal Further Downside
TLDR: NEAR weekly TD sequential sell signal puts $4.30 support in focus, with $3.76 below it. Zcash’s bearish Parabolic SAR flip comes as ZEC tests $1,100, with $850 as the next downside level. BNB’s daily SuperTrend sell signal puts $710 support at risk, with $680 as the next level to watch. Analysts warn of downside [...]
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10/17/2026 04:10 PM Tokenized Real-World Assets Statistics 2026: Market Size, Growth and Top Asset Classes
Tokenized real-world assets, often called RWAs, are digital tokens on a blockchain that represent ownership of an off-chain asset. The asset can be a government bond, a loan, a fund share, a stock or a bar of gold. Supporters point to faster settlement, smaller minimum purchases and assets that can serve as collateral. The market [...]
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10/17/2026 04:03 PM AI Agent Statistics 2026: Adoption, Costs and Results
AI agents are software tools that plan and complete tasks with limited human input. In 2026, surveys show that more companies are buying them and putting them to work. They also show that results are uneven and that running costs are rising. This article pulls together the main statistics from five recent sources. Two are [...]
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10/17/2026 02:29 PM Ethereum Derivatives Show $30B Exposure Amid Long Liquidations
TLDR: Ethereum Derivatives carried $30.59 billion in futures open interest, although the aggregate book slipped 0.42% during the latest 24-hour period. Calls represented 61.75% of Ethereum options open interest, but 24-hour put volume narrowly exceeded call volume, showing balanced near-term flow. Long liquidations exceeded short liquidations over both 24-hour and 12-hour windows, while positive funding [...]
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10/17/2026 02:02 PM Cardano Leios Testnet Logs 26.8 TxkB/s Ahead of Mainnet Push
TLDR: Cardano Leios is the final requirement in Charles Hoskinson’s personal definition of a complete Cardano network, but the upgrade remains in public testing. Musashi Dojo’s Earth phase peaked at 26.8 TxkB/s, roughly six times the current Praos ceiling, but the metric measures data throughput rather than TPS. Linear Leios is targeted for phase one [...]
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10/17/2026 01:48 PM Bitcoin Blockchain Backs Sui Network Contracts and Agent Payments
TLDR: Sui Network reported more than $500 million in institutional commitments for its DeFi protocols, but it did not disclose deployed liquidity or adoption figures. The Bitcoin blockchain remains the security reference for Sui contracts, which carry cryptographic rights tied to Bitcoin rather than replacing the original chain. Sui Agent Payments lets autonomous agents pay [...]
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10/17/2026 12:38 PM Dogecoin Price Tests Historic Trendline as Whales Add 600M DOGE
TLDR: Dogecoin price traded near $0.0802 on October 17, down roughly 7.6% from its weekly opening and below the $0.081 reference. Trader Tardigrade linked the latest monthly trendline test to contacts in 2017 and 2020, preceding earlier rallies on his chart. Ali Martinez reported approximately 600 million DOGE added by large holders since October 12, [...]
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10/17/2026 12:01 PM OKX CEO Star Xu Says Bitcoin Nearly Died Several Times but Came Back Stronger
TLDR: OKX CEO Star Xu recalled several Bitcoin crises, including early network attacks and exchange failures. The Mt. Gox collapse and Bitcoin scaling disputes raised concerns about cryptocurrency’s long-term survival prospects. Xu explained that resolving major cryptocurrency industry crises can take several months or one year. OKX founder believes cryptocurrency markets become stronger after addressing [...]
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