'Ignore Everything and HODL': Trader Behind 700% XRP Call Goes Big on ETH

Well-known crypto analyst DonAlt has announced that he is adopting a HODL strategy for Ethereum (ETH). In his view, the current weekly chart structure gives the asset a clear path higher. “No serious resistance left IMO. Im just gonna ignore everything and HODL,” the analyst said in a recent October review.  Weekly ETH/USD chart showing the breakout above key resistance into support, Source: DonAlt / TradingView.  Interest in DonAlts large ETH position is linked to his past performance: during the 2024–2025 cycle, he accurately forecast XRPs rally from the $0.50–$0.70 range to peaks of around $3.50–$3.66.  The analysts current position in Ethereum reflects lessons from the previous cycle. The XRP rally mayve brought DonAlt substantial profits, but his highest macro target of $6.90 was never reached before the coin entered a deep reversal.  DonAlt later described that success as partly down to “giga luck,” acknowledging that the trade had played out within a local speculative cycle.  The main lesson he carried into the current market was the need for strict discipline when taking profits, rather than waiting for the highest theoretical targets.  Why the trader behind the 700% XRP rally decided to simply hold Ethereum  The analyst built most of his position in mid-August 2026, opening a

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Spanish Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Accused of Running KillSec Ransomware Group

In briefSpanish police arrested a 16-year-old Romanian national in Alicante, suspected of being KillSecs administrator and main operator.A Dutch national living in the UK has been indicted in Puerto Rico and arrested pending extradition.Investigators are tracing the groups criminal proceeds, including cryptocurrency.  Spanish police have arrested a 16-year-old suspected of being the main operator of the KillSec ransomware group, as law enforcement across Europe seized its servers and leak site and secured at least 110 terabytes of stolen data, Europol said.  The teenager, a Romanian national detained in Alicante, is suspected of acting as the groups administrator, a Europol spokesperson told Reuters. Two other people in their twenties were arrested, one in Britain and one in Romania. A fourth suspect, a developer who turned 18 in August and was a minor when some of the offences were committed, has been identified but not arrested.  Myriad: How high will Bitcoin go? Click to make your prediction.  The September 30 action was part of Operation KillSwitch, an investigation led by the Hamburg State Criminal Police Office and the citys public prosecutor into around 1,000 suspected attacks worldwide, of which about 500 have so far been identified as successful. Eight properties were searched in Spain, Greece, Romania

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Fideuram AI scam: How did €39.5M vanish into crypto?

Fideuram has lost at least €36 million from a February 2026 impersonation scam that triggered roughly €95 million in overseas transfers, with investigators now tracing part of the missing money into Bitcoin wallets.  Corriere della Sera reported that then-chairman Paolo Molesini received a WhatsApp message appearing to come from Intesa Sanpaolo CEO Carlo Messina, followed by a call using what the newspaper described as an AI-generated version of a lawyer‘s voice. Fideuram is the private banking arm of Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest banking group.  Italian Private Banking Giant Fideuram Hit by AI Voice Scam, at Least €36 Million Converted Into Crypto  According to the Italian media outlet Milano, in February 2026, former Fideuram Chairman Paolo Molesini received a WhatsApp message impersonating Carlo Messina, CEO of Intesa… pic.twitter.com/SHmSBzLJY8  — Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) October 2, 2026  More recent court details put the amount still missing at €39.5 million, while earlier reports referred to at least €36 million converted into crypto. The difference comes from figures disclosed at different stages of the investigation and recovery process.  How did the Fideuram AI scam work?  The fraud began on Feb. 23 when Molesini received a WhatsApp message from someone claiming to be Messina. The number was not one Molesini recognized, but the

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South Koreas Upbit and Bithumb list new AI tokens

South Korea‘s Bithumb and Upbit have expanded local access to two AI-linked crypto projects on Oct. 2, with Talus entering Bithumb’s won market and Dolphin gaining KRW, BTC and USDT pairs on Upbit.  Bithumb announced that Talus, ticker US, would begin trading against the Korean won at 3 p.m. Korea Standard Time, with a reference price of KRW37.85 and deposits supported only through the Sui network.  ???? New Listing  ???? 탈루스(#US) 원화 마켓 추가 안내   ???? $US/KRW will be listed on #Bithumb!   ???? Details : https://t.co/Ym02dqN4z2#Bithumb #US @Talus_Labs pic.twitter.com/bcbIPJLcQh  — 빗썸 Bithumb (@BithumbOfficial) October 2, 2026  Upbit separately scheduled Dolphin, ticker POD, to begin trading at 4 p.m. across its KRW, BTC and USDT markets. The exchange supports POD deposits and withdrawals through Base, using contract address 0xeD664536023d8E4b1640C394777D34aBAFF1dF8F.  Bithumb gives Talus direct won trading  Bithumb‘s listing gives Korean users a direct won market for Talus without requiring an intermediate stablecoin or Bitcoin trade. Deposits and withdrawals were scheduled to open within two hours of the exchange’s 12:14 p.m. notice, subject to the required 20 network confirmations.  The exchange describes Talus as an onchain AI-agent platform that combines blockchain-based verification with offchain computation. Talus uses its Nexus framework to organize services into workflows while allowing resource-heavy tasks to run

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Bitcoins $113,000 case strengthens as US regulators push 9 crypto actions

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a custody framework on Oct. 1 that would let investment advisers and regulated funds hold crypto under rules written for it.  Related Law CLARITY Act: US Digital Asset Market Structure United States · Passed  It is the latest of nine agency actions since Aug. 18 that span most of an assets life, from fundraising to safekeeping. Two came before the Senate rejected cloture on the CLARITY Act on Sept. 15, a 49-50 vote with 60 required, and seven came from Sept. 17 on.  Their legal status runs from live exemptions to pre-rule White House review, and that status determines what a crypto business can use today.  Raising money and defining the rules for crypto  The SECs Regulation Crypto Assets proposal, issued Aug. 18 before the vote, would create an offering regime for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets.  It includes exemptions for up to $5 million over four years and $75 million in a 12-month period, plus a conditional safe harbor from the investment-contract definition. It is a proposal with comments due Oct. 20.  On Sept. 25, SEC Corporation Finance staff published FAQs covering token functionality, decentralization, staking receipt tokens, marketing, continued network building, buybacks and secondary-market promoters, and

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Bitget hack: Where did the stolen $387M go?

Bitget‘s attacker has moved much of the exchange’s $387.5 million theft toward Bitcoin through cross-chain services, while only around $840,000 had been publicly frozen five days after the Sept. 24 breach.  BlockSec reported that the stolen funds followed three main paths: quickly converting assets that issuers could freeze, consolidating value from several chains into Bitcoin and gradually sending BTC into CoinJoin transactions.  The security firm based its analysis on addresses published through Bitgets tracking dashboard and a Sept. 29 snapshot, meaning the balances and laundering totals can continue changing as funds move.  How did the Bitget hacker move the stolen money?  Bitget said the breach began at 18:31 UTC on Sept. 24 with unauthorized transfers from portions of its hot and warm wallet infrastructure.  BlockSec found that the first transactions involved tiny test transfers of 0.84 ETH and 93 TRX. Larger withdrawals started at 18:58 UTC, while Bitgets reconciliation system detected a discrepancy seven minutes later and blocked ordinary customer withdrawals.  The attackers were not relying on the normal customer withdrawal process, according to Bitget. The exchange said a vulnerability in a third-party security product gave the attackers high-level internal credentials, which were then used to submit forged withdrawal commands directly into its wallet system.  Private keys

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South Korea crypto exchange profits fall 78% in H1 amid trading slump

South Korean crypto exchanges saw operating profits fall 78% in the first half of 2026 as trading activity, market valuations and customer deposits declined, according to new government data.  On Thursday, the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) said average daily trading volume at domestic virtual asset exchanges fell 44% from the previous six months, while market capitalization dropped 33% and won-denominated deposits fell 35%. Exchange sales declined 41% over the same period, even as the number of accounts eligible to trade rose slightly by 0.4%.  KoFIUs survey covered 26 registered virtual asset service providers, including 17 exchange operators and nine custody and wallet providers, and covered activity from Jan. 1 through June 30.  The figures come amid signs that South Korean retail investors have been shifting attention from crypto to the countrys stock market.  In May, the value of crypto held by South Korean investors fell 50.2% to 60.6 trillion won ($41.4 billion) over roughly a year. Korean outlet ChosunBiz linked the decline to capital moving toward stocks.  A Cointelegraph analysis in July also found that combined average daily volume across Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit and Gopax had fallen about 89% year over year during comparable seven-day periods, while the KOSPI, South Koreas benchmark stock

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Bitcoin tops $86,000 ahead of U.S. jobs report

SummaryBitcoin briefly topped $86,885, with U.S. payrolls expected to rise by 90,000 and unemployment forecast to hold at 4.1%.The dollar reached an 18-month high as bond yields surged, while Frances borrowing premium over Germany widened to its largest in 14 years.  Bitcoin briefly topped $86,885 on Friday ahead of the latest U.S. jobs figures.  The largest cryptocurrency by market capitilization eased to around $86,000 but remains around 1.5% higher on the day and up roughly 3% in October.  The unemployment rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4.1%, while nonfarm payrolls are forecast to increase by 90,000 in September, down from 162,000 in August.  The surge in government bond yields, with U.S. 10-year Treasury yield having reached multi-decade highs of 5.34%, had kept bitcoin locked in the $82,000-$85,000 range throughout the week. Yields move inversely to bond prices, so the spike in yields means higher borrowing costs.  Meanwhile, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the dollar against a basket of major currencies, briefly rose above 102 on Thursday, reaching an 18-month high. A stronger dollar typically puts pressure on risk assets, although bitcoin has continued to advance. However, the euro has fallen to around $1.12, its lowest level since May 2025.

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Fed officials lean toward pausing rate hikes in October, could Bitcoin benefit?

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson has signaled that policymakers may need more time before raising interest rates again, lowering expectations for an October hike as Bitcoin tries to recover while U.S. Treasury yields remain above 5%.  Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said in an Oct. 1 speech at the University of Virginia that future policy changes should depend on incoming data, the economic outlook and the balance of risks after the central bank raised rates in September.  “My colleagues and I will need to come to our own judgment, which may take more time,” Jefferson said.  His comments followed a similar message from New York Fed President John Williams, who said another rate hike this year could be appropriate but saw no urgency to make the move. Both officials are voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee.  Markets have responded by cutting expectations for another increase at the Feds October meeting. The probability of an October hike dropped to around 25%, after traders earlier considered another move much more likely.  Attention has instead moved toward December as a possible window for another rate increase.  For Bitcoin, the change in expectations removes some of the immediate policy pressure that has weighed on the cryptocurrency

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Solana enters US banking with 90 North Dakota banks leading it

North Dakotas banks and credit unions are getting a dollar settlement route on Solana as banking technology provider Fiserv brings its digital asset platform into production.  Related Asset Solana #7 SOL · $119.95 24-hour change: up 2.46% Loading price history… 24H Up 2.46% 7D Up 0.06% 30D Up 20.88%  In its Oct. 1 announcement, the company identified Roughrider Coin, an interbank payment token overseen by the Bank of North Dakota (BND), as the platforms first live use case.  Participating institutions will access it through Commercial Center, Fiservs online banking system already used for traditional interbank transfers. BND says initiation, approval, and settlement will run through the same operational channels banks use for ACH and wires, allowing staff to work through familiar banking systems.  Fiserv says more than 90 North Dakota banks and credit unions are participating. That figure describes participation in the rollout, leaving how much money actually moves through Roughrider undisclosed.  The production milestone follows Bank of North Dakota and Fiservs October 2025 announcement, which planned availability in 2026.  Public network, controlled access  BND‘s deployment documentation describes Roughrider as a permissioned asset on Solana’s public blockchain. Participation is voluntary and restricted to financial institutions, and token transfers run on Solana under those institutional access controls.  US bank

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