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    Self-styled ‘Godfather’ Adam Iza sentenced to six years for $37 million Meta fraud

    Adam Iza, a self‑styled “Godfather,” has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for a $37 million fraud against Meta, tax evasion and intimidation, with restitution and concurrent sentences for related crimes.

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    Ether’s Liquidity Shrinks Compared to Bitcoin in Q3; XRP Sees Increased Buying Interest

    Ether outperformed bitcoin in Q3 but saw its liquidity decline relative to the leading cryptocurrency, according to new data from Coingecko.

    BTC price: Bitcoin’s inflation-driven surge to $85.5K fades as bond yields stay elevated

    Bitcoin's brief surge to $85,500 faded as stubbornly high bond yields erased gains, despite a softer PCE report that briefly lifted crypto prices, before late Wall Street volatility reversed the rally.

    Bullish bitcoin (BTC) bets build as open interest jumps by $2.3 billion

    Rising open interest and funding rates signal renewed demand for bullish bitcoin exposure.

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    U.S. CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto regulations, though spot-market gap lingers

    The derivatives regulator is proposing two rules meant to cover the waterfront of crypto activity and exchanges, as long as it's not simple, direct trading.

    BTC price: Bitcoin’s inflation-driven surge to $85.5K fades as bond yields stay elevated

    Bitcoin's brief surge to $85,500 faded as stubbornly high bond yields erased gains, despite a softer PCE report that briefly lifted crypto prices, before late Wall Street volatility reversed the rally.

    XRP news: SPAC tracking Ripple-linked token jumps nearly 300%

    Armada Acquisition Corp. II rose about 270% last week, leaving the thinly traded shell at nearly four times its roughly $10.50 trust value before merging with Evernorth, an XPR treasury company.

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    Self-styled ‘Godfather’ Adam Iza sentenced to six years for $37 million Meta fraud

    Adam Iza, a self‑styled “Godfather,” has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for a $37 million fraud against Meta, tax evasion and intimidation, with restitution and concurrent sentences for related crimes.

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    Technicals signal bitcoin shift, Ethereum gears up for Glamsterdam: Crypto Week Ahead

    Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 5.

    Bank group sues U.S. regulator over granting crypto trust charters

    The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, accusing the regulator of overstepping its legal authority.

    Ethereum Staking Entry Faces 25-Day Wait as Nearly 1.5 Million ETH Queues Up

    Ethereum's staking queues have grown significantly, with nearly 1.5 million ETH waiting to enter and over 780,000 ETH waiting to exit following MetaMask's security incident response.

    U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, with unemployment rate rising to 4.2%

    Ahead of the report, traders were pricing in only a 23% of a second Fed rate hike at the U.S. central bank's policy meeting later this month.

    Citigroup Boosts 12-Month Bitcoin Forecast to $113,000 Amid Renewed ETF Demand

    Citigroup raises its 12-month bitcoin target to $113,000 and ether to $3,028, driven by renewed ETF inflows and positive economic signals.

    Crypto job postings triple to over 1,200 in September but applications fall

    Finance, engineering and trading led hiring demand, while Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana were the most frequently requested blockchain skills.

    SEC maps out crypto custody in new proposal that furthers its digital assets agenda

    The regulator issued a proposed rule for custody, marking a swan song for its inaugural Crypto Task Force chief, Commissioner Hester Peirce, who exits this week.

    Decryptnews: MetaMask Exits Ethereum Validators After Attacker Diverts Staking Rewards

    MetaMask has exited Ethereum validators after a security incident diverted approximately 0.36 ETH in staking rewards, affecting around 17,000 validators holding roughly 523,000 ETH, though no user funds were compromised.

    Ethereum-based Blast chain shuts down as operating ‘no longer makes sense’

    Once home to more than $2 billion in crypto assets, Blast is shutting down as activity fades, costs rise and bigger platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood build networks of their own.