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Singapore’s regulatory question is less about where Hyperliquid Labs is registered and more about whether it falls under MAS oversight. An interesting case seems to be brewing around Hyperliquid. Reports have emerged that authorities in Singapore, the city-state the decentralized trading platform claims is home to its corporate headquarters, say they have no jurisdiction over Hyperliquid at all. MAS Questions Where Hyperliquid Falls Under Regulation According to a Financial Times report on October 7, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is not aware of Hyperliquid being regulated in any major jurisdiction and has previously warned investors that its perpetual futures…

Wall Street went from celebration to caution in less than 24 hours. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to a record close of 7,818.93. The Nasdaq also reached a new high as falling bond yields and another surge in AI stocks pushed investors back into equities. By Wednesday, that momentum had disappeared. Industrials were the weakest S&P 500 sector. Homebuilders fell 2.9% and chip stocks lost 1.2%. Nvidia slipped around 0.7%, while SpaceX fell 2.5%. Caterpillar plunged nearly 6% after US regulators launched an inquiry into competition in the agricultural equipment market. Nvidia Stock Turns Red on Wednesday, September…

The partnership with SAP-backed Tereina will let businesses send and receive Circle’s stablecoins from within the financial software they already use.

In brief Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake called on the industry to plan for “bunker mode” by gradually moving funds to addresses whose public keys haven’t been exposed. He said ECDSA, the signature scheme behind Bitcoin and Ethereum, could break before Q-Day, in the worst case “in months not years,” citing rapid AI-driven math advances. Drake urged holders not to panic or rush, and said he’ll push to accelerate Ethereum’s shift to hash-based cryptography. Justin Drake has spent years warning that quantum computers could one day crack crypto’s cryptography. Now the Ethereum Foundation researcher says artificial intelligence might get there…

In brief OpenAI published 722 math manuscripts in 372 result families on GitHub from an unreleased internal model. Only 162 of the 722 papers have a Lean-formalized main result, and OpenAI warns that some unformalized results could have issues. MIT’s Andrew Sutherland says the one-prompt, single-agent claim is unverified until the model is released, and the release omits the prompts that an advisory group at the Institute for Advanced Study recommended disclosing. OpenAI published 722 math manuscripts on GitHub on Tuesday, all produced by an internal model the company has not released. An OpenAI spokesperson said almost everything came from…

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, October 6th, 2026, Chainwire ASICID Inc. has released its IDMINER Series, a new lineup of cryptocurrency mining systems designed for Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin mining. The series includes the IDMINER HomeRack, IDMINER 2 and IDMINER 1, with configurations ranging from 1,150 TH/s to 9,600 TH/s of Bitcoin hashrate and from 350 GH/s to 3,200 GH/s of Litecoin and Dogecoin hashrate. The three models are designed for different mining setups, from individual and home miners to professional and larger-scale operators. IDMINER Series Specifications IDMINER HomeRack Bitcoin hashrate: 9,600 TH/s Litecoin/Dogecoin hashrate: 3,200 GH/s Power configuration: 4 ×…

Singapore, Singapore, October 6th, 2026, Chainwire Multi-chain stablecoin wallet combines simpler transfers, flexible gas-fee options, security features, and practical use cases with one ambition: to become the world’s easiest stablecoin wallet. Changer+ today announced the launch of its self-custodial stablecoin wallet, built to make holding, moving and using stablecoins simpler. Changer+ supports major stablecoins including USDT and USDC across Ethereum, TRON, BNB Chain and Solana, with more networks and stablecoins planned. To celebrate its launch, Changer+ is offering new users three free transactions per device on each chain – Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain from October 6 to November 6, 2026.…

Bitmine owns 4.9% of the total ETH coin supply of 122.1 million Bitmine is 99% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 15 months Tom Lee to deliver the keynote at Token2049 on October 7, 2026 in Singapore Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026 Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock is trading on the NYSE under the symbol BMNP Bitmine has 5,067,309 staked ETH, representing $13.8 billion at $2,726 per ETH. MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR and institutional investors Bitmine owns $117…

The first reserve-yield payment awaits transfer to the Assistance Fund, adding buyback funding tied to USDC balances rather than trading volume…. Read the full story at The Defiant

South African bank Absa has become the first African lender to custody bitcoin, according to reports.  As reported first by Bloomberg on Friday, the Johannesburg-based lender will serve institutional clients, mostly by custodying bitcoin — but other digital assets will also be a part of the service.  Banks worldwide are integrating or offering bitcoin-related products and services. A number of U.S. and European banks have started offering crypto-related services by custodying assets for institutions. Rob Downes, head of digital assets at Absa’s corporate and investment banking unit, was quoted saying that while bitcoin was the biggest asset the bank would…