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Circle is defending USDC's economics as rivals offer its partners a larger share of income, CoinDesk reports. Coinbase, Circle's biggest USDC partner, also supports rival network Open USD, which distributes reserve income to partners after taking a management fee.

Latvia's parliament passed a law to tax crypto withdrawals that exceed deposits instead of taxing each trade, CoinDesk reports. The law includes a one-time declaration process. Latvia is considering allowing tax payments with crypto in 2027.

Patrick Witt announced last week that he was leaving the White House, CoinDesk reported.

Eight more companies, including Broadcom and Verizon, opposed trading on the proposed OKX-ICE venue, CoinDesk reported. Separately, Nasdaq said it would not participate under the SEC's framework.

Deutsche Bank aims to expand crypto custody into Asia in 2027 as its German launch approaches, CoinDesk reports. The service will first support bitcoin and ether, along with stablecoins USDC, EURC and EURAU. The bank will manage wallets and private keys for clients.

Bitcoin and Nasdaq futures rose alongside Asian stocks, including South Korea's Kospi, CoinDesk reported. Stronger-than-forecast Chinese GDP and lower oil prices increased appetite for risk.

JPMorgan is bringing JPM Coin, its dollar deposit token, to Ethereum, CoinDesk reports. The bank wants to offer the token to more institutional clients.

Qivalis received an e-money license from the Dutch central bank to provide infrastructure for settling euros onchain, CoinDesk reported. BBVA, BNP Paribas and ING back the company behind the MiCA-compliant euro token.

A hot U.S. September CPI reading drove bitcoin sharply lower, CoinDesk reported. The news could bring several Federal Reserve rate hikes back into consideration.

Payward, Kraken's parent company, agreed to acquire Lithuania's Saldo Bank, according to CoinDesk. Saldo has $190 million in assets. The purchase will make Payward the first crypto company to buy an EU bank and give it an EU license to take deposits and offer loans.

BlackRock's crypto ETF assets grew 63% as investors returned, reaching $79.6 billion, CoinDesk reported. Its holdings remain 23% below their level a year earlier.

Crypto liquidations reached almost $1 billion as bitcoin, ether and XRP fell, CoinDesk reported. Ether represented almost 60% of forced closures involving the two biggest cryptocurrencies. Ether fell about twice as much as bitcoin.

Binance Pool, which once handled 2.3% of the Bitcoin network, is closing after its hashrate fell 65%, CoinDesk reports. The pool's computing power dropped to about 9 EH/s from December's 26 EH/s. Miners still using the pool must switch providers before the Nov. 10 cutoff.

Australia's financial regulator, ASIC, has proposed stricter rules for crypto exchanges before a licensing deadline, CoinDesk reports. ASIC aims to keep users' digital assets and crypto trading safe and protect Australia's financial stability.

Turkish media reported the arrest of Hex founder Richard Heart in Istanbul, according to CoinDesk. Police reportedly seized 64 luxury watches and $4 million in cash during a raid at his Istanbul home.

Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI shut down a crypto fraud network aimed at Russian speakers, CoinDesk reports. The scheme allegedly took tens of millions using Facebook ads in Russian and fake advisers. The network then targeted the victims again with false offers to recover their money.

Bitcoin returned to around $82,000 following a liquidation of $1 billion, CoinDesk reported. Bitcoin ETFs recorded outflows of $244 million on Thursday. The ZEC fund's October outflow streak continued.

A Virginia man who facilitated millions of drug deals worth about $430 million received a 40-year prison sentence for operating a dark web drug market, CoinDesk reported. He agreed to surrender $100 million in BTC. His partner gave up almost 1,600 BTC.

MARA sent Galaxy Digital $81.1 million worth of bitcoin as it shifts toward AI, CoinDesk reported. The transfer does not confirm that MARA sold the bitcoin. MARA's bitcoin holdings fell to 35,577 BTC in August from 53,822 BTC in February.

Thailand will let local asset managers list crypto ETFs on its stock exchange under rules taking effect Oct. 16, CoinDesk reports. Bitcoin and ether will be the first eligible assets.

The UK sanctioned three crypto exchanges for alleged links to Russia, CoinDesk reported. Britain said the exchanges and two payment providers may have helped Russia bypass financial sanctions. Britain said two processed transactions involving A7, a Kremlin-backed network.

DWF Labs subsidiaries have sued BitGo for $141 million over an alleged breach of a token lock-up agreement, CoinDesk reports. DWF seeks $114 million in damages, claiming BitGo's token sales drove token prices down and caused direct losses.

New York's attorney general secured a settlement with Celsius' Alex Mashinsky for up to $35 million and a lifetime ban from crypto, CoinDesk reported. The state's civil case alleged that Mashinsky misled customers about the failed lender's safety. Mashinsky is already serving a 12-year sentence for fraud.

Ledger is investigating possible wallet tampering following reports of crypto theft totaling $86 million, CoinDesk reported. Ledger said its inquiry covers devices sold through a reseller in Southeast Asia. Social media posts claim funds were taken from addresses on Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tron.

The U.S. CFTC is proposing a rule that would treat some event contracts traded on platforms such as Kalshi as swaps under its oversight, CoinDesk reports.

XRP Ledger fixed a decade-old bug that could generate billions of dollars worth of XRP from nothing, CoinDesk reported. Researchers showed how a payment could produce spendable XRP without funds from its sender, prompting an emergency software update.

Bitcoin fell below $83,000 as oil rose on a report about plans to strike Iran, CoinDesk reported. FxPro says falling below that level opens the way for a rapid drop to $80,000. Brent crude rose past $102, pushing Treasury yields back near their highest levels since 2002.

Standard Chartered plans to bring crypto and real-world asset custody to Singapore, CoinDesk reports. The bank would serve institutions and accredited corporate investors if regulatory requirements are met.

Greece is preparing a 10% tax on crypto capital gains, CoinDesk reports. The bill would exempt yearly crypto profits of 500 euros ($560) or less. Parliament will receive the bill in November.

Securitize said tokenized Apple, Nvidia and Tesla shares will trade first on its Solana platform, CoinDesk reported. The firm also plans to bring the shares to digital venues NYSE and OKXICE.