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More →Adam Back responds to Ledger co-founder's view on the AI ECDSA discovery
Coin World news: Adam Back responded to Ledger co-founder Nicolas Bacca's post on X, saying "checkmate satoshi," a humorous comment on Claude's revelation of the origins of the ECDSA curves. Claude discovered within less than half an hour the origins of the NIST P-192, P-224, P-256, P-384, and P-521 seeds, which did not come from any hash algorithm but were generated by the C library's lrand48 random number generator, with the seed being a Unix timestamp. This discovery reduced speculation that the mysterious NSA cryptographic seeds might hide a backdoor. Back further stated, "This is the NSA's fault, because they did not disclose the reproducible steps for generating the curves published by NIST." Bacca also said, "True, but it's still a good joke."
On-chain data tracking shows more stolen funds flowing into Zcash.
BlockBeats data: On-chain analyst Specter has discovered more stolen funds flowing into Zcash, with related activity linked to multiple security incidents, particularly the Bitget attacker disclosed by Zachxbt. Specter noted that other threat actors have begun exploiting Zcash's privacy features for money laundering. Zachxbt reported that the attacker stole approximately 18,900 ZEC, worth about $28.3 million, from a hot wallet on September 24, 2026. Following the attack, the attacker began hiding approximately 2,700 ZEC, worth about $3.8 million, through Zcash's Ironwood pool. The overall investigation shows that the total network losses involved reached $387.5 million.
Self-proclaimed crypto king Aiden Pleterski was accused in court of misappropriating $16 million in investor funds.
A Canadian court heard evidence that Aiden Pleterski, who calls himself the Crypto King, misappropriated approximately $16 million of investor funds for personal expenses. He has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges, and the case is still being heard. A forensic accountant said Pleterski received tens of millions of dollars from investors, but most of the funds were not used in trading accounts and were instead spent on expensive vehicles, travel, and other personal expenses. According to the review, about $36.3 million was collected from investors during the review period, and prosecutors argue that these transactions misled clients about how their funds were handled. The case has drawn attention because Pleterski was previously the victim of a kidnapping. The jury will decide whether the evidence presented constitutes criminal misconduct.
Anthropic's IPO valuation could be cut by $500 billion as investors reassess the $2 trillion price tag.
CoinWorld news: Anthropic's IPO valuation may face a $500 billion downgrade, as investors are re-examining its $2 trillion price tag. According to a Reuters survey on October 15, current and potential investors discussed valuing Anthropic at approximately $1.5 trillion after a private presentation in San Francisco. Although third-quarter revenue grew to $16.8 billion, the growth rate has slowed to 45%. Investors must weigh rapidly growing sales against the capital required to sustain the development and operation of advanced AI models.
US military: Strait of Hormuz is navigable, 97% of vessels were not hit.
CoinWorld news, according to Fox News, U.S. Central Command spokesman and Navy Captain Tim Hawkins said the Strait of Hormuz remains open to vessel traffic, and about 97% of transiting ships have not been hit by Iran. He noted that the vast majority of Iran's attempts to attack the strait have failed, and the U.S. military has helped thousands of ships pass safely. Hawkins stressed that the actions of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps have no justification and have failed to achieve the goal of closing the strait.
CIA Deputy Director: Bitcoin is not truly anonymous and can be used for intelligence gathering.
According to a report from Bijie, the CIA deputy director revealed in an interview that Bitcoin is not truly anonymous and that the CIA can use it to gather intelligence on adversaries. Michael Ellis said the CIA tracks cryptocurrencies used by drug trafficking groups and terrorist organizations, and described Bitcoin as "another tool in the toolbox" for "collecting more intelligence."
ETH liquidation pressure: watch $2,390.99 to the downside and $2,667.34 to the upside.
CoinWorld data: ETH is currently priced at approximately $2,403.01. If the price drops about 0.5% to around $2,390.99, some high-leverage long positions may face concentrated liquidations; if the price rises about 11% to around $2,667.34, some high-leverage short positions may face concentrated liquidations. The liquidation zone below is currently closer to the current price, meaning that if the price moves downward, long liquidation pressure may emerge sooner. Other notable zones: $2,258.83 and $2,006.51 below; $2,817.53 and $2,823.54 above. The above levels are estimated based on public market prices and changes in open interest, do not mean the price will necessarily reach them, and are not predictions of rises or falls. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it is down 1.15%; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it is down 4.04%.
BTC liquidation pressure: watch $80,800 to the downside and $87,700 to the upside.
CoinWorld data: BTC is currently trading at around $81,200. If the price falls by about 0.5% to around $80,800, some high-leverage long positions may face concentrated liquidations; if the price rises by about 8% to around $87,700, some high-leverage short positions may face concentrated liquidations. The liquidation zone below is currently closer to the current price, meaning that if the price moves downward, long liquidation pressure may emerge earlier. Other notable zones: $75,900 and $67,600 below; $87,900 and $93,000 above. The above levels are estimated based on public market prices and changes in open interest, do not mean the price will necessarily reach them, and are not predictions of price direction. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it is down 0.21%; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it is down 2.11%.
Nine blockchain organizations have formed a quantum alliance to address the security risks of quantum computing.
According to CoinWorld news, nine blockchain organizations have formed the Quantum Alliance, aimed at developing quantum-readiness standards and establishing testing methods for quantum-resistant capabilities across networks, wallets, and infrastructure. Founding participants of the alliance include Quantus, Postquant Labs, and others, with work covering blockchain migration, post-quantum zero-knowledge systems, wallet security, and cross-chain compatibility. The alliance states that elliptic curve signatures leave 6.04 million bitcoins exposed to quantum risk; if a quantum computer with sufficient computing power runs Shor's algorithm, it could theoretically reverse-engineer private keys and take control of the assets. The alliance cites projections indicating that the risk window lies in the late 2020s, and that Google Quantum AI research has lowered the number of qubits required to break Bitcoin's cryptography to fewer than 500,000.
The most recent funding rate for the SOL perpetual contract is -0.003369%.
CoinWorld data: The most recent funding rate for the SOLUSDT perpetual contract is -0.003369%, with shorts paying longs. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it has decreased by 0.0033 percentage points; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it has decreased by 0.0066 percentage points.