- CZ names three key rules for secure crypto storage
Changpeng Zhao highlighted three priorities: protection from theft, avoiding loss of access, and planning for inheritance in advance. For self-custody, he recommends offline devices, multiple backups, and verifying addresses on the hardware wallet screen; for exchanges, hardware 2FA keys, unique email addresses, and withdrawal address whitelists. - Claude sent Philadelphia police a false murder report
On July 18, Claude Haiku 4.5 submitted a fabricated “tip” through a public form during an automated test involving an unsolved murder. Anthropic discovered the incident only on September 28 and notified police on October 7; the message had landed in spam, while police criticized the two-month delay. - U.S. Treasury defends government bond buyback program
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responded to Senator Elizabeth Warren, saying the program has been operating since May 2024 and is designed to improve Treasury market liquidity. In September 2026, the Treasury bought back about $5.2 billion in bonds, even as yields continued to rise amid inflation and fiscal concerns. - Greece plans a 10% tax on crypto profits
The proposed legislation would introduce a 10% capital gains tax on crypto, while the first €500 in annual profit would be tax-free. The bill is currently open for public consultation and is expected to reach parliament in November. - Google launches platform for creating games with prompts
Playground allows users to build browser games without coding by describing mechanics, characters, physics, and rules in natural language. The service is already available to users aged 18+ in the U.S., with Google planning future integration with Unity Spark for more advanced 3D projects. - NFL asks U.S. Supreme Court to clarify status of prediction markets
On October 8, the league backed New Jersey in its dispute with Kalshi, arguing that sports prediction contracts should be treated as gambling rather than financial derivatives. On the first Sunday of the NFL season, such contracts generated $1.8 billion out of $3.3 billion in total prediction-market volume. - U.S. selects eight tasks to test the real-world value of quantum computers
The Department of Energy created Quantum Genesis Priority Applications covering chemistry, materials science, subatomic physics, and applied mathematics. DOE also launched a funding program of up to $215 million for systems with at least 100 logical qubits, with the first fault-tolerant quantum computers expected by 2028.
Crypto Digest by MINE.exchange (October 6–12 2026)
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