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πŸŽƒ Kraken is giving away 1,000 SOL this Halloween!
One lucky winner will take home the entire 1,000 SOL prize, selected at random after the campaign ends.


How to enter:
1⃣ Join the sweepstakes in the Kraken app, Kraken Pro app, or Kraken Pro web.
2⃣ Make eligible spot trades or Instant Buy purchases.
3⃣ Earn 1 entry for every $1 in eligible trading volume.
For example, $1,000 in volume = 1,000 entries 🎟

❗️Only trades made after joining the sweepstakes count. Each participant can collect up to 1,000,000 entries.

Futures, margin trades, stocks, xStocks, Bundles, fiat-to-stablecoin and stablecoin-to-stablecoin trades are excluded.

⏳ Ends October 31, 2026, at 13:59 UTC.
No purchase necessary β€” a free entry option is available. Eligibility and regional restrictions apply. See the official rules for details.

πŸ”— Trade on Kraken:
https://proinvite.kraken.com/rrru/n8oik36l

πŸ“•Read more:
https://blog.kraken.com/product/promotions/halloween-sweepstakes-2026


βš”οΈ The Cipher That Outlived an Empire

Engineer Carter Church, using GPT-6 Astra, deciphered a letter to a general from Napoleon, which had been unreadable for 217 years. The model only needed a single scan and about six hours of processing time.


πŸ›‘ Aave is safe, but the adapter is compromised.

An attacker managed to withdraw approximately 114 ETH (approximately $305,000) from two multi-signature Safe wallets by exploiting a vulnerability in a third-party module called FlashLoopAdapter.

The module was used to manage positions within Aave V3.

Aave founder Stani Kulechov emphasized that the protocol itself was not affected.


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πŸ• That's DeFi, little dog.

The MyDoge wallet team has launched the DogeOS testnet – an L2 network that will add DeFi smart contracts to Dogecoin.

Transaction fees are paid in DOGE, and the Dogecoin blockchain itself will not need to be changed.


πŸ“ˆ +42.7% for the quarter – only better in 2017

Bitcoin ended the third quarter with a growth of 42.71%. This is the best result for this period since 2017.

Against this backdrop, Citi raised its 12-month forecast for BTC from $82,000 to $113,000.

What is currently preventing the cryptocurrency from growing further:


πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Kraken launches Borrow for US customers
Kraken Borrow lets eligible customers buy crypto beyond their available USD balance. Your cash is used first, with borrowing covering the rest. Total buying power can reach up to 3Γ— the value of eligible assets.

There’s no repayment deadline or minimum payment. Before confirming a purchase, users can see the borrowing fee and daily interest.

The feature is available in 48 US states, excluding New York and Maine.

⚠️ Borrowing adds risk: falling asset prices may trigger a forced sale, and losses can exceed your initial investment.

πŸ”— Trade on Kraken:
https://proinvite.kraken.com/rrru/n8oik36l

πŸ“• Read more:
https://blog.kraken.com/product/borrow/us-customers


🟒 Bitget Resumes BTC Withdrawals and Reveals Details of the Attack

Bitget's CEO, Gracie Chen, discussed the investigation into the September 24th incident during a live broadcast.

According to her, the attacker found a vulnerability in a third-party security product used by Bitget. They gained access to internal accounts with elevated privileges. Using these accounts, the hacker sent fraudulent withdrawal commands to the wallet system, bypassing the risk controls.

Key takeaways:

⏺ Private keys were not compromised, and cold wallets were not affected.
⏺ The vulnerability has been fixed, and there are no further unauthorized transfers.
⏺ User balances have not changed, and the security fund will cover any losses.

Starting September 28th, clients can once again withdraw BTC on the Bitcoin and BSC networks. Other assets will be re-enabled gradually. Bitget expects to release an internal security report by the end of the week.


😈 Strategy and the Number of the Beast

Strategy purchased another 1666 BTC for $142.7 million, with an average price of $85,681.

The company now holds 847,666 BTC, which is approximately 4% of the total Bitcoin supply.


Ōura IPO access is coming to Kraken through xStocks πŸ“ˆ

Ōura, the company behind the Oura Ring, plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker OURA. Eligible Kraken users can now submit a non-binding indication of interest before the listing.

The indicated price range is $40–$44 per share, plus a 5% fee. Users who receive an allocation will get OURAx, a tokenized asset backed 1:1 by Ōura shares, in their Kraken portfolio on listing day.

Allocation is not guaranteed, and geographic restrictions apply. In the EEA, OURAx provides price exposure without voting or dividend rights.

πŸ”— Trade on Kraken:
https://proinvite.kraken.com/rrru/n8oik36l

πŸ“• Read more:
https://blog.kraken.com/product/ipo-access/oura


πŸ”„ Update: Magic Eden was not hacked

The CEO of Magic Eden stated that the vulnerability was not found in the marketplace itself, but in the Limit Break trading protocol, which the platform abandoned two years ago.

While the company is discussing a freeze on transfers with Limit Break, users are advised to revoke permissions on Magic Eden.

The expert who moved the NFTs to a safe location was called a hero.


🧠 Microsoft Introduces a New Version of Copilot

The service will combine chat, application creation and automation, as well as autonomous AI agents. To achieve this, Microsoft has defined three modes:

⏺️ Home;
⏺️ Code;
⏺️ Autopilot.

Separately, the company is changing the pricing model: Cowork, Code, and Autopilot will be priced based on the volume of work performed.


πŸ“ˆ Bitcoin on the verge of $90,000 – but a test awaits it here.

Analysts at CryptoQuant warn that the growth could stall. The reason is widespread profit-taking by short-term holders. The average purchase price of coins that have been moved in the last 1-3 months is $64,300, and the upper limit of potential profit for this group is $90,300 (+40% from the entry price).


Kraken offers up to 6% APY on AUSD πŸ’°
Eligible Kraken+ subscribers can now earn up to 6% APY on AUSD for the first three months, followed by an ongoing rate of up to 3%.

AUSD is a dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Agora and backed 1:1 by cash, short-term US Treasuries and reverse repurchase agreements.

Rewards are activated through Auto Earn, with no lock-up period - AUSD remains available for trading or withdrawal at any time. Availability and rates may vary by region.

πŸ”—Trade on Kraken:
https://proinvite.kraken.com/rrru/n8oik36l

πŸ“” Read more:
https://blog.kraken.com/product/promotions/ausd-up-to-6-apy


πŸ’Έ Big Tech Commits $300 Billion to AI

Over the past year, companies like Meta, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Broadcom have provided guarantees worth hundreds of billions of dollars for data centers and accelerators.

However, a significant portion of this related debt is held by separate entities and does not appear as the typical debt of these tech giants themselves.


πŸ’Έ Strategy acquired 950 BTC

The company also purchased $174 million worth of STRC shares.

As of September 20th, its reserves hold 846,000 BTC and $6.09 billion in dollar-denominated assets.


πŸš€ Kraken becomes an official X Cashtag partner

Kraken is now an official launch partner for X Cashtags in the US, making it easier to go from discovering an asset on X to trading it directly on Kraken.

Users can now tap a supported ticker on X, view market discussions and charts, then hit β€œTrade” to continue directly on Kraken.

Kraken plans to support Cashtags across nearly 2,500 assets, covering both its centralized exchange and DEX offering.

πŸ”—Trade on Kraken:
https://proinvite.kraken.com/rrru/n8oik36l

πŸ“° Read more:
https://blog.kraken.com/news/kraken-is-an-official-x-cashtag-partner


πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has clarified new rules for the cryptocurrency industry. The regulatory regime will come into effect on October 25, 2027, and applications for licenses will begin to be accepted from September 30, 2026.

Cryptocurrency exchanges, custodial services, stablecoin issuers, and other market participants will require permission. In October, the regulator will hold further consultations on the rules for market makers, DeFi protocols, and financial promoters.


🏦 The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points, to 3.75-4%.

The decision was in line with market expectations. This is the first increase in rates in three years.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading above $76,000. The asset has lost 0.8% in the last 24 hours.


πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺ UAE to integrate Avalanche into its national digital identity system.

Blockchain technology is being used in the infrastructure of UAE PASS, through which over 12 million people verify their identity, sign documents, and access government services.

The service supports over 15,000 services from 350 providers.


🀫 Mike McGlone, a senior strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, called Bitcoin a "puppet of the stock market" and stated that three sell signals are forming, suggesting a potential drop in the asset to $10,000.

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