The post OpenAI AI Agent Uses Crypto Wallet Funds Without Permission to Finish a Coding Task appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News An OpenAI research model used cryptocurrency funds from a wallet without the owner’s permission to complete a software task on Ethereum’s Sepolia test network. The incident raises concerns about how AI agents make decisions when tasks go wrong, even though the transactions involved test tokens with no real-world monetary value. OpenAI Agent Used Another Wallet …

The post Bill Morgan Questions Why XRP Critics Spend Hours Spreading FUD appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Crypto lawyer Bill Morgan has questioned why people who call XRP a scam or claim it has no value spend hours criticizing the cryptocurrency on X. Morgan suggested that such behavior raises questions about their motives, arguing that it could reflect financial incentives or simply a willingness to spend time attacking an asset they claim …

The post Solana Foundation’s Shanghai Event Cancelled Without Warning On Day Of Launch appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The Solana Foundation’s “Solana Accelerate China 2026” event in Shanghai was called off at short notice on the morning of October 16, Wu Blockchain reported. No reason for the cancellation has been given. Some registered attendees said they waited about 90 minutes at the venue and were still refused entry. Organisers sent an apology email …

The post Stacks Q3 Report: 735 BTC Staked As STX Staking Climbs 25% appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin layer-2 network Stacks said 735 BTC entered its Bitcoin staking system across the first two lock-up cycles, according to its third-quarter ecosystem report. The first cycle, Bond 1, drew 230 BTC from participants including 21Shares, HashKey Cloud, UTXO Management and Sypher Capital. The second cycle more than doubled that figure to 505 BTC. STX …

The post South Korea Watches Bond And Currency Markets After Stock Rout appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance said it will track whether the recent stock market turmoil spreads into the bond, foreign exchange and money markets, Cailian Press reported. The government and related agencies will step up monitoring of equities and act firmly against any activity that disrupts market order. The ministry said the market’s …

The post Australia Publishes Draft Law To Adopt OECD Crypto Tax Reporting Rules appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Australia’s Treasury has released draft legislation to bring the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) into domestic law, Cointelegraph reported. The Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2026: Tax Information Reporting is open for public feedback until October 28. Along with CARF, the bill sets up a separate local reporting regime for crypto assets. Under the framework, crypto …

The post Strategy Braces for $2.8B Liquidation Shock as MSCI Changes Index Rules  appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The world’s leading publicly traded Bitcoin treasury company, Strategy, is among a list of companies of its kind that face potential removal from Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) global indexes. Announced on October 15, the decision established new financial tests that deem non-operating companies ineligible for indexing. In this context, non-operating firms are those whose …

The post Google Achieves ‘Magic State’ Quantum Breakthrough; Top 5 Quantum-Proof Blockchains to Watch appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Google has achieved the “magic state cultivation” breakthrough, once again raising curiosity about the leading quantum-ready blockchains and cryptocurrencies in the digital ecosystem. Google’s quantum milestone and its impact on blockchain  Google has accomplished a 99.99% accuracy in producing magic states, a key ingredient required by a quantum computer for it to produce meaningful results. …

The post Russia Bans P2P Crypto Trading & Self-Custody Wallets: What Investors Need to Know appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Russia has banned direct peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency trading, as well as retail transfers to self-custody wallets. Bank of Russia announced the update to the comprehensive crypto regulations signed into law by President Vladimir Putin in August. Russia restricts P2P trading and crypto self-custody Following the bans, crypto traders now have a grace period until July …

The post OCC Final Rule On GENIUS Act Expected By End Of October appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency expects to publish its final rule implementing the GENIUS Act no later than the end of October, Comptroller Jonathan Gould said, according to journalist Eleanor Terrett. Gould said the rule would be released soon. The GENIUS Act, signed into law in July 2025, created the first …