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Peter Stokes, 19, has been charged in the US for allegedly taking part in a hacking group’s unsuccessful $8 million crypto ransom scheme. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/teen-scattered-spider-suspect-extradited-to-us-over-8m-crypto-ransom?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Mark Zuckerberg’s comments came on the same day that Meta expanded its Meta Business Agent globally for businesses on Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-agent-development-hasnt-accelerated-as-expected-says-zuckerberg?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

New data from Allium suggest that US users are bypassing geoblocks to bet on markets offered on Polymarket’s global platform. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-dominates-polymarket-political-bets-despite-geoblock?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said Strategy’s STRC offer of high yields and low volatility was always a questionable fit for buying Bitcoin, as the cryptocurrency offers neither. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-will-be-less-important-in-bitcoin-after-strc-incident-bitwise?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Securitize has issued tokenized versions of its shares on Solana and Avalanche, marking the first time a newly public company has done so on its debut. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/securitize-gains-on-nyse-debut-with-tokenized-stock-live-on-solana-avalanche?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin bulls may make a run on $70,000 after weak US jobs data eased rate hike fears and capital looks to rotate into BTC and gold. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-holds-61k-after-us-jobs-data-report-ai-sector-weakness-did-btc-bottom?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Analysts are divided on Bitcoin’s next move, but there’s some hope at last. Meanwhile, SharpLink has resumed buying Ether after an eight-week pause, and other market news. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/features/is-bitcoin-heading-for-65k-sharplink-buys-16m-eth-market-moves?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

While engaged in negotiations over ethics in a crypto market structure bill in Congress, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said she had “no involvement” in her son’s derivatives exchange, backed by at least one industry figure. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-chris-larsen-senator-gillibrand-son-venture-market-structure-bill?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The global lender says blockchain-based finance could streamline markets but warns that fragmented standards and regulations may create new systemic risks. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/imf-tokenization-financial-markets-settlement-risks?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

EU authorities already preemptively sanctioned Russia’s digital ruble in 2025 as part of measures in response to the country’s war against Ukraine. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/russia-digital-ruble-rollout-september-central-bank-governor?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound