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Stablecoin market cap tops $300B as crypto rebounds
The combined value of dollar‑pegged tokens has climbed past $300 billion for the first time, according to DefiLlama’s real‑time dashboard. It’s a fresh all‑time high for an asset class that powers trading, payments and DeFi plumbing, and a sign of renewed capital flowing into crypto rails. 
SEC staff clears path for DePIN in DoubleZero no-action
In a rare no‑action letter, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance said it will not recommend enforcement action against DoubleZero for distributing its 2Z token to network participants, provided the program runs as described. Commissioner Hester Peirce welcomed the move, saying DePIN tokens differ “fundamentally” from the capital‑raising deals Congress asked the SEC to police. 
Tom Lee (BitMine): Ethereum is Wall Street’s blockchain of choice
At Korea Blockchain Week’s Impact conference, BitMine chairman Tom Lee called Ethereum a “truly neutral chain” that Wall Street will favor, adding that the White House and Congress are leaning toward it under the current administration. He linked that stance to a coming token economy for agentic AI and robots – and to BitMine’s pivot into an ETH treasury. 
Canadian police seize $40M crypto, dismantle TradeOgre
Canada’s national police seized C$56 million (~$40 million) in crypto from TradeOgre, calling it the country’s largest cryptocurrency seizure. The case began in June 2024 after a Europol tip, which found that the platform was unregistered and did not verify clients. Buterin challenges Thiel on cypherpunk values
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin publicly pushed back on Peter Thiel’s worldview, writing on X that Thiel is “not a cypherpunk.” He linked to Thiel’s 2007 essay on Straussian politics and intelligence power, contrasting it with the privacy‑first ideals that shaped Bitcoin and, later, Ethereum. The post quickly spilled into a governance debate inside the ETH community. 
Starknet rolls out BTC staking with 100M STRK push
Starknet has switched on what it calls the first trustless way to stake Bitcoin on a Layer‑2. Holders of wrapped BTC (WBTC, tBTC, Liquid BTC, SolvBTC) can delegate on Starknet and earn rewards without giving up custody, while those balances also help secure the network. Sixteen crypto ETFs hit final SEC deadlines in October
October is shaping up as “ETF month” for crypto in the U.S., with the Securities and Exchange Commission facing final deadlines on a wave of spot funds tied to major altcoins. Industry watchers say it’s an unusually crowded slate — and note that the SEC can decide any time before each cutoff. Anchorage prepares for Tether's USAT launch by doubling staff
Anchorage Digital Bank NA will more than double its stablecoin unit as it prepares to issue Tether's new U.S.-regulated stablecoin USAT under its federal banking charter, Bloomberg reports. The expansion comes ahead of USAT's planned year-end debut. 
Buterin backs Base as ‘right way’ L2 amid sequencer debate
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin pushed back on claims that Base’s centralized sequencer makes it akin to an exchange, calling the Coinbase L2 an extension of Ethereum that uses some centralized features for UX while relying on Ethereum’s decentralized base layer for security. He said Base is non‑custodial and pointed readers to L2BEAT’s standards and prior field tests. 
