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Bitcoin dropped under $83,000 as oil rose following a report on plans to strike Iran, CoinDesk reported. FxPro says crossing below that level opens a fast route to $80,000. Brent crude traded above $102, driving Treasury yields back near their highest point since 2002.

Standard Chartered plans to expand its custody business for crypto and real-world assets into Singapore, CoinDesk reported. The bank would offer this custody service to institutional customers as well as accredited corporate investors. The bank would need to meet regulatory requirements to offer the service.

Greece is preparing to introduce a tax of 10% on capital gains from cryptocurrency, CoinDesk reports. The bill would exempt annual crypto gains of no more than 500 euros, or $560, from the tax. Greece will submit the proposed legislation to parliament in November.

Securitize is bringing tokenized Apple, Nvidia and Tesla shares to Solana, CoinDesk reports. According to the firm, trading will start on its platform built on Solana. The company said it also plans to expand trading to the NYSE and OKXICE digital venues.

The U.S. government transferred $1 billion worth of bitcoin linked to the Bitfinex hack, CoinDesk reports, with no indication of a sale. Arkham data shows that the 12,267 BTC reached wallets without labels, not an exchange. The transfer came one day after $383 million arrived at Coinbase Prime.

The EU's securities regulator gave crypto platforms a three-month deadline to remove stablecoins without authorization, CoinDesk reports. ESMA said authorized platforms must stop offering new access to stablecoins that do not comply with MiCA rules. The regulator said national authorities oversee the holdings of existing customers.

The National Football League has joined states in opposing federal oversight of prediction markets, CoinDesk reports. Gary Gensler and an author of the law at issue share that position. The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to act in the pushback against prediction markets.

Senator Richard Blumenthal is looking into the relationship between Cantor Fitzgerald and Tether, CoinDesk reports. The senator, the top Democrat among Senate investigators, is examining Tether's financial partnership in the U.S. Democrats are steadily improving their chances of winning back a Senate majority.

A Virginia man who ran a dark web drug market received a 40-year prison term and forfeited $101 million in bitcoin, CoinDesk reported. He enabled millions of drug deals worth about $430 million. He agreed to surrender BTC worth $100 million. His partner gave up almost 1,600 BTC.

MARA transferred bitcoin worth $81.1 million to Galaxy Digital as it shifts its strategy toward AI, CoinDesk reported. The transfer does not establish that the bitcoin miner sold the coins. MARA held 35,577 BTC in August, down from 53,822 BTC in February.

Bitcoin regained ground and traded near $82,500 after Trump ruled out striking Iran before the midterm elections, CoinDesk reported. Bitcoin's price has stabilized around that level, though it is still down roughly 4% for the week. Ether has fallen 9% over the same period.

Thailand will allow asset management firms in the country to launch cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds on its local stock exchange, CoinDesk reports. The country's new crypto rules take effect on Oct. 16. Bitcoin and ether will be the first assets eligible for these funds.

The UK imposed sanctions on three crypto exchanges for alleged links to Russia, CoinDesk reported. Britain said the exchanges and two payment providers may have assisted Russia in evading financial sanctions. Britain said two of the businesses processed transactions involving A7, a network backed by the Kremlin.

DWF Labs subsidiaries have filed a $141 million lawsuit against BitGo over an alleged breach of a token lock-up, CoinDesk reports. DWF wants $114 million in damages. DWF claims that BitGo's token sales pushed token prices down and caused direct losses.

New York's attorney general secured a settlement with Celsius' Alex Mashinsky for up to $35 million and a lifetime ban from crypto, CoinDesk reports. Mashinsky settled the state's civil case over claims that he misled customers about the safety of Celsius, the failed crypto lender. He is already serving a 12-year sentence for fraud.

Ledger is looking into possible wallet tampering following reports of $86 million in stolen cryptocurrency, CoinDesk reports. The hardware wallet manufacturer said its investigation covers devices sold through a reseller in Southeast Asia. Social media posts describe crypto being drained from addresses on Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tron.

The U.S. CFTC is proposing a formal rule for event contracts while a legal fight continues, CoinDesk reports. The derivatives regulator wants to classify certain contracts traded on platforms such as Kalshi's as swaps, which would place those contracts under the agency's oversight.

Robinhood Chain's slowdown has spread from network fees to trading, CoinDesk reports. The chain's daily transaction count has dropped by more than 40%, from 10.8 million to 6.2 million since mid-September. Robinhood continues to pay the network fees for swaps made by its customers.

XRP Ledger fixed a bug that had existed for a decade and could create billions of dollars worth of XRP from nothing, CoinDesk reported. Researchers showed that a payment could produce spendable XRP even when its sender provided no funds. Their demonstration prompted an emergency software release.

Qivalis has received an e-money license from the Dutch central bank for its euro token, which complies with MiCA, CoinDesk reports. The regulatory approval allows the company to offer infrastructure for settling euro transactions onchain. BBVA, BNP Paribas and ING provide backing for the company.