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DeFi
Abracadabra Proposes Winding Down MIM at Four Cents on the Dollar
A Snapshot vote would liquidate the protocol, swap what collateral is left into ether and pay MIM holders pro rata. The team puts recoverable backing at about $900,000 against $21 million of bad debt.

CeFi
Robinhood Begins US Crypto Perps Rollout With Up to 10x Leverage
The eight-contract lineup offers no-expiry trading through Robinhood Derivatives and Bitstamp, with broader access planned in the coming months.

TradFi & Fintech
BlackRock Sees Stablecoins Powering AI Agent Payments
The asset manager points to tiny, round-the-clock payments for data and computing power, while traditional checkout systems retain a role.

Regulation & Politics
SEC Sues Cryptoaiml and TSAI Over Alleged $15 Million AI Trading Scams
Two New York lawsuits allege investors were shown fictitious profits and pressed for more money when they tried to withdraw.

DeFi
Balancer Sets Shutdown Dates After BAL Holders Approve Wind-Down
About $52.4 million remains in V2 and V3 pools. Withdrawals will stay open, while treasury redemptions are scheduled to begin in May 2027.

DeFi
Balancer Holders Approve Wind-Down, Reject Official Fork
Pausable pools begin moving to withdrawals-only on Oct. 30, while BAL holders can redeem for treasury assets starting at the end of May 2027.

Regulation & Politics
House Oversight Expands Prediction-Market Probe to Hyperliquid
Comer is seeking identity-verification and suspicious-trading records from Hyperliquid Labs, Crypto.com and PredictIt owner Aristotle Exchange.

DeFi
Coinbase Adds HYPE and ZEC as Collateral for Loans of Up to $100,000
The Morpho-powered borrowing product runs on Base and is available to eligible US users outside New York.

DeFi
Sentora Seeks Aave V4 Markets With 50% Revenue Share for DAO
The Ethereum instance would lend RLUSD, PYUSD and OUSD, with Sentora controlling risk outside the mandate of Aave's risk service providers.

Hacks
NEAR Intents Says It Froze $503,000 in Bitget Hack Funds
About $166,000 passed through the swap system, while Bitget says NEAR Intents waived its recovery-bounty share.





