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Add Your Withdrawal Address Early: How Coinbase Allowlists and Kraken's Settings Lock Work
New addresses can wait 48 hours on Coinbase. Kraken can freeze account changes. Learn the rules before you need to send crypto.
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Jury Convicts Man Over Uranium Finance Hacks That Took More Than $50 Million
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How to Stake Ethereum: Best Platforms, Rewards & Risks Explained
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Sent 1,000 Tokens and Fewer Arrived? How Solana Transfer Fees Work
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Treasury's Proposed Stablecoin Rule: Comments Are Due Oct. 19
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Coinbase Pricing: Trading Fees, Limits & Hidden Costs Explained
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OCC Finalizes Its Stablecoin Rule: What It Covers and What It Leaves Open
The OCC's final GENIUS Act rule starts Jan. 18, 2027. See who it covers, what it sets, and which questions stay open.
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Blur's Website Closes Nov. 12: What NFT Traders and Blend Borrowers Should Check
Blur says its website closes Nov. 12 and Blend stops new loans. See what Blur confirmed and what is unknown for NFT holders and borrowers.
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XRPL Batch Is Live: One Request, Several Actions. What to Check Before You Sign
XRPL turned on Batch on Oct. 9, 2026. A Batch groups several actions into one request. Here is what the four modes mean and what to check before you sign.
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An SEC Official Expects Stock Futures With No End Date This Quarter. Here Is What Coinbase Filed
An SEC division director expects at least four exchanges to start stock-linked futures with no end date this quarter. Here is what Coinbase's filed rules say.
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CFTC Asks for Comment on What Counts as "Actual Delivery" of Crypto in Leveraged Retail Trades
The CFTC has opened a public comment period on what should count as "actual delivery" in leveraged, margined, or financed retail crypto transactions. Comments are due Dec. 14, 2026.
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Why Do Bitcoin Addresses Start With 1, 3, bc1q, or bc1p? What to Check Before You Send
If you have used more than one Bitcoin wallet or exchange, you may have noticed that receiving addresses do not all look alike. Some start with 1, some with ...
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Borrowing USDC Against Tokenized Stocks on Aave V4: What the Base Market Covers and What to Check
Aave V4 on the Base network now has a market where certain tokenized U.S. stocks can serve as collateral for borrowing the stablecoin USDC. Aave Labs describ...
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XRPL Disclosed a Bug That Could Have Created XRP From Nothing: What the Report Says
On Oct. 9, 2026, XRPL.org published a vulnerability disclosure report describing a bug in the software that runs the XRP Ledger. The report says the bug coul...
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Sixteen Fake Firefox Wallet Extensions Copied Rabby and OKX: What to Do If You Typed in a Recovery Phrase
On Oct. 7, 2026, the security firm Socket reported 16 Firefox extensions built to steal crypto wallet recovery phrases and private keys. Four copied the Rabb...
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Samsung Wallet Plans USDC Transfers With Solana Support: What Is Confirmed Before Launch
On Oct. 7, 2026, Samsung Electronics America announced that stablecoin features will arrive in Samsung Wallet in the last week of October for eligible Galaxy...
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FinCEN Withdraws Its Unhosted Wallet and Crypto Mixing Proposals: What It Means for Bitcoin Users
On Oct. 5, 2026, the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it is withdrawing two proposed rules that would have change...
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Your .eth Name Is an NFT That Expires: The ENS Renewal Timeline
An Ethereum Name Service (ENS) name such as yourname.eth is an NFT, but it behaves differently from most collectibles. You do not own it forever. A .eth name...
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A Limit Order Is Not Always a Maker Order: How Coinbase and Kraken Charge Fees
Many traders choose a limit order to control price and assume it also gets the lower fee. It does not always. Whether you pay a maker fee or a taker fee depe...
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How to Read a Memecoin Top-Holder List Without Mistaking the Pool for a Whale
Block explorers list every token's largest holders, and memecoin discussions often treat that list as a verdict. A top wallet holding 40% of supply sounds li...
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What ESMA's Oct. 8 Opinion on Non-MiCA Stablecoins Means for EU Crypto Users
On Oct. 8, 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities markets regulator, published an opinion on how crypto-asset servic...
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Anyone Can Look Up a Bitcoin Address. What Does a Block Explorer Show About You?
A block explorer shows any Bitcoin address's balance and history. Learn why reusing an address links payments and which habits can reduce linking.
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You Do Not Need $83,000 to Own Bitcoin. Here Is How Fractions and Satoshis Work.
One bitcoin equals 100,000,000 satoshis. See how to convert dollars to sats and why minimums and fees matter for small purchases.
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No $68,000 Bitcoin Print in Coinbase's BTC/USD Record, Oct. 4–8, 2026
Coinbase's complete five-minute BTC/USD record for Oct. 4–8 UTC shows a low of $82,743.82 and no $68,000 print. One venue only.
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