Solana bug reports now cost 1 SOL as AI floods security teams with spam

Researchers must now permanently burn 1 SOL for every submission after a monthlong contest drew 809 reports, with AI believed to have helped generate or write nearly all of them.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/27/solana-bug-reports-now-cost-1-sol-as-ai-floods-security-teams-with-spam

Ethereum fixes Glamsterdam bug that could have sent staking deposits to builders

Developers initially rejected the change before reversing course, as testing delays gave them more time to examine a flaw in Ethereum's upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/27/ethereum-fixes-glamsterdam-bug-that-could-have-sent-staking-deposits-to-builders

Zcash co-founder proposes ending grants funding, citing $125 million treasury

Sean Bowe’s proposal would send the committee’s 8% share of newly created ZEC to a reserve for future miners. The committee would keep the money it has already received.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/27/zcash-co-founder-proposes-ending-grants-funding-citing-usd125-million-treasury

Ripple gets a final go-ahead to launch its own U.S. national trust bank

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has approved Ripple National Trust Bank (RNTB), Ripple's CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced on X.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/27/ripple-gets-a-final-go-ahead-to-launch-its-own-u-s-national-trust-bank

India's largest crypto exchange absorbs $16 million loss from internal process failure tied to retired wallet

The Mumbai-based exchange initially dismissed reports of suspicious outflows as a false alarm. It now says it lost $16 million and will absorb the loss.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/26/coindcx-absorbs-usd16-million-loss-from-internal-process-failure-tied-to-retired-wallet

Bitcoin slips under $80,000 as traders de-risk ahead of Fed meeting

Ether and XRP led losses among the majors as the AI trade took another hit in Asia, where Goldman Sachs cut its Kospi target by 25%.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/26/bitcoin-slips-under-usd80-000-as-traders-de-risk-ahead-of-fed-meeting

Elon Musk confirms $40 billion SpaceX debt deal for AI chips, warns of neocloud shakeout

SpaceX has raised $40 billion in debt to buy GPUs, while Musk predicts a major shakeout among smaller AI cloud providers.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/26/elon-musk-confirms-usd40-billion-spacex-debt-deal-for-ai-chips-warns-of-neocloud-shakeout