MetaMask announced Wednesday night a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure. As a precaution, the company is initiating the withdrawal of its Ethereum validators operated via Lido. However, it specifies that it has detected no immediate threat to wallets. For now, the origin and extent of the compromise remain unknown.
On October 1, 2026, the SEC proposed conditional self-custody and the use of state trust companies for the crypto custody of advisers and funds. Cointribune compares this to the 2025 SEC services letter, which already provided a path, without legal force.
Bitcoin closes September at $83,563 and Bitget Wallet holds a range from $78,000 to $95,000 for October. Cointribune calculates the gaps and the macro events to follow.
NEAR Intents suffered a hack estimated at $3.8 million on October 1st, caused by a bug between its smart contract and a deposit and withdrawal infrastructure. The protocol promises to fully reimburse users and now claims to have identified the attacker, granting them 48 hours to return the funds.
More than 50,000 Europeans have asked the European Commission to ease the MiCA rules on rewards related to stablecoins. The mobilization comes as Brussels reviews its crypto framework. A separate petition led by Stand With Crypto EU also exceeds 126,000 signatures. At the center of the debate: cashback, loyalty benefits, and especially regulated stablecoin remuneration.
Citigroup has revised its 12-month target for bitcoin from $82,000 to $113,000 and for Ether from $2,240 to $3,028. In 2026, this third revision is mainly based on the return of capital in ETFs, although the target set for bitcoin remains lower than that retained by the banking institution at the beginning of the year.
Cardano ended September with an increase of about 23%, but some large crypto investors are beginning to lighten their positions. Since September 20, whales have reportedly sold nearly 90 million ADA, about 22.5 million dollars. At the same time, open interest on futures contracts has declined by 9%. After the rally, the market is therefore much more cautious.
El Salvador will receive an additional $138 million from the IMF despite a gap related to its commitments on Bitcoin. The institution approved the second and third reviews of its financing program and granted several waivers to the country. The BTC file remains under surveillance. The IMF still wants to reduce the direct involvement of the State in crypto.
World Summit AI brings together on October 7 and 8, 2026, near Amsterdam, nearly 10,000 participants and 300 speakers expected, according to the organizer. The published program includes no sessions dedicated to crypto, but it gives a large place to AI agents, software capable of acting alone, which payment networks are already preparing to settle in stablecoins. Cointribune explains what a crypto reader can learn there, who speaks, and how much the ticket costs.
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