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Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 12. Crypto Week Ahead is a comprehensive list of what's coming up in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, as well as the major macroeconomic events that will influence digital asset markets. U.S. inflation data will test the interest-rate outlook this week ahead of the Federal Reserve's October meeting. Investors currently expect the central bank to keep interest rates unchanged.

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Ledger confirmed an unauthorized hardware implant in a device linked to crypto losses at CryptoBilis, a Southeast Asian reseller. The company says confirmed cases are limited and its internal systems remain unaffected. Crypto wallet manufacturer Ledger has confirmed that a device linked to recent user fund losses contained an unauthorized hardware implant. According to the company, all confirmed cases identified so far involve products distributed through the Southeast Asian reseller.

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Bitcoin is holding on to its weekend gains as oil trades lower. ETFs lost over $600 million in outflows last week. Bitcoin BTC$84,048.79 is back above $84,000, shrugging off big ETF outflows last week as oil prices slip. As of this writing, the leading cryptocurrency by market value traded near $84,050, according to CoinDesk, after slipping to around $83,500 earlier Monday. That is close to Sunday’s high of around $84,145.

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The U.S. Supreme Court hasn't yet indicated whether it will take up cases surrounding prediction markets, but there are now several amicus briefs, an interim final rule and a rule proposal. A number of parties filed amicus briefs to the Supreme Court of the United States last week, urging it to take up a case on whether sports-based prediction market contracts are swaps, or not. And on Friday, the CFTC.

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Executives see openings for tokenization, DeFi and dealmaking, while lawyers warn agency action leaves spot-market oversight and lasting certainty unresolved. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act’s failure to advance in the Senate has shifted the next phase of U.S. crypto regulation to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), opening prospects for more trading and investment to move onchain while leaving a central question unresolved:.

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"It's news for me," said Ukrainian President Zelensky, "but if Russians agree to an energy ceasefire, Ukraine will agree." “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,” said President Trump on Truth Social Sunday morning. “Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” Reporting for Axios, Barak Ravid said Ukrainian President Zelensky told him, “The ceasefire announcement was news for me. But if Russians.