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Security
MetaMask Staking Exits Lido Validators After Infrastructure Compromise
MetaMask says its investigation has found no indication that wallets or customer funds were affected. Lido estimates the exit, withdrawal and re-entry cycle could take up to about 45 days.

Regulation & Politics
OFAC Sanctions Tren de Aragua ATM Network, Lists Seven Tron Addresses
Chainalysis says the wallets’ counterparties had exposure to laundering networks used by Mexican and Colombian cartels and Venezuelan launderers.

DeFi
Uniswap Labs Plans OUSD Rewards Hook for Liquidity Providers
OUSD is already available across Uniswap's protocol, apps and API, while the planned rewards mechanism awaits its full design.

Regulation & Politics
Daines Unveils Crypto Tax Bill Pairing Payment Relief With Wash-Sale Rules
The ADAPT Act would exempt qualifying stablecoin purchases and crypto-paid transaction costs of $10 or less from gain-or-loss recognition, while restricting loss harvesting.

Regulation & Politics
UK FCA Opens Crypto Authorization Window Ahead of 2027 Regime
Existing firms that apply by Feb. 28, 2027 can keep taking new business if their applications are still pending when the regime starts on Oct. 25.
Blockchains
Base Ships Cobalt With Conditional Transactions And A Seize Function
The year's third Base upgrade lets traders submit transactions that stay dormant until price or block conditions are met, and adds three changes to the B20 token standard behind Coinbase's tokenized stocks. Base's documentation for the new transaction method lists it as running on test networks.

DeFi
Arc Packages USDC Funding and Morpho Lending for Apps
Borrow Kit lets apps offer cirBTC-backed loans, while Onramp purchases require provider identity checks and regional eligibility.

DeFi
Aave V4 TVL Climbs 82% in September as Arc Reaches $181 Million
Active loans in DefiLlama’s tracked markets rose 76%, while V4 generated just 2% of Aave’s trailing 30-day protocol revenue.

TradFi & Fintech
Most Tokenized Cash Never Trades, Dune Finds
Tokenized real-world assets reached $34.5 billion at the end of August, according to a Dune report published Wednesday. Tokenized Treasury funds make up half of it and turned over 0.006% of supply that month. Equities, 8% of the market, generated 93% of spot volume.

Hacks
Ostium Recovery Plan Repays 3,321 Wallets In Full, Leaves 345 To Choose
Wallets that lost $1,000 or less get everything back when the portal opens Wednesday. The 345 wallets carrying at least 86% of the $23.8 million loss choose between a $1,000 payment and a pro-rata claim on funds Ostium has not yet recovered.





