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The FBI announced that the North Korean‑aligned hacking collective known as TraderTraitor, also identified as Jade Sleet, Pressure Chollima, PUKCHONG, Slow Pisces and UNC4899, stole more than $6.43 billion in cryptocurrency across 11 blockchains. investigators from the FBI, U.S. Secret Service and IRS‑CI said the group primarily converted the loot into Ethereum before moving it through decentralized‑finance swaps and instant‑swap services for further laundering. Binance resumed phase‑one withdrawals after pausing them following the breach, noting that deposits remain unaffected. The theft [...]

Zumo and Quantum Chain signed a memorandum of understanding to develop quantum‑resilient infrastructure for the UK’s digital asset and blockchain finance sector. The partnership will test quantum‑safe solutions across private networks, tokenised deposits, payments, and institutional digital assets, including a potential quantum‑resistant GBP stablecoin. Both firms aim to provide cryptographic agility and post‑quantum security as the National Cyber Security Centre urges a full migration to post‑quantum cryptography by 2035, amid rising fears of cryptographically relevant quantum computers. [...]

Tokenisation is moving from concept to implementation on Wall Street, with banks and asset managers testing blockchain‑based issuance, settlement and administration of assets. Ludovico Rossi of Brickken argues the technology’s potential is nascent, but it promises reduced administrative costs, faster settlement and simpler compliance. At the time, quantum computing threatens the public‑key cryptography that underpins blockchain signatures. A Google Quantum AI whitepaper predicts a machine with under 500,000 physical qubits could break elliptic‑curve signatures in minutes, exposing [...]

Nine major blockchain firms announced the Quantum Alliance, an open‑standards body aimed at defining and verifying post‑quantum readiness for networks, wallets, and infrastructure. The Alliance will publish testing criteria, benchmarks, and migration guidance covering transaction signatures, key management, consensus, zero‑knowledge proofs, and peer‑to‑peer links. Initial focus areas include blockchain migration, post‑quantum zero‑knowledge systems, wallet security, and cross‑chain compatibility. The initiative responds to growing evidence that quantum computers could compromise elliptic‑curve signatures by 2028‑2029, threatening the $2.9 trillion crypto [...]

The XRP Ledger fixed a critical integer‑overflow bug that could have allowed attackers to mint counterfeit XRP by exploiting the payment engine’s 64‑bit math without overflow checks. The flaw, present since 2015, would let a single transaction consume many offers, wrap the total amount, and pay offer owners in full while charging the buyer almost nothing. Researcher Cayden Liao reported the issue on September 22, prompting RippleX to test it and release a patch in xrpld 3.4.1 on [...]

On 7 October 2026, Justin Drake, a prominent researcher from the Ethereum Foundation, warned crypto investors that rapid advances in generative AI could compromise the elliptic‑curve cryptography underpinning Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other blockchains. He urged a “bunker mode” strategy: migrating funds to new addresses whose public keys remain hidden behind a hash, and moving assets only after a transaction is signed. Drake cited recent breakthroughs in mathematical conjectures and AI‑driven problem‑solving as evidence that ECDSA may break before quantum computers [...]

MindWave Innovations Inc., a subsidiary of Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US, announced three blockchain network agreements signed between September 24 and October 4, 2026. The deals involve Singapore‑based AQUAE Holdings, New York‑based Flash Sports & Media Holdings, and an unnamed insurance client, each receiving a dedicated MindChain subnet for climate‑finance credits, sports‑media ticketing and memorabilia authentication, and insurance claim processing respectively. Under a uniform model, MindWave builds and operates the networks, earning service fees, equity stakes, and a 20 % allocation of the tokens [...]

Hyperscale Data, Inc. announced that Ault Markets now offers live, invite‑only access to its decentralized exchange (DEX) operating on the Ault Blockchain. The DEX, launched in beta, allows trading without centralized control, following typical decentralized exchange models. Ault Markets will expand asset listings, adding tokenized silver, gold, and platinum in future releases. The company’s executive chairman highlighted the milestone and emphasized tokenization’s role in reshaping financial markets over the next decade. Invitations can be requested via AultMarkets.com, [...]