Arbitrum's Security Council paused all new Stylus contract activations on its One and Nova networks on 2 October 2026. The emergency action targets AI-assisted attacks that craft WebAssembly programs capable of degrading network performance.

Bitcoin’s rally is approaching a $90,000 test as a rare accumulation pattern reappears and sell-side liquidity thins. On Oct. 2, Bitcoin registered an intraday high at $87,000 after buyers broke through a sell wall around $85,000 that had stalled several previous attempts to advance

NEAR Intents, the cross-chain swap protocol built on NEAR, lost about $3. 8 million to a security exploit on Thursday and has paused its services. The platform had spent the prior week publicly blocking up to $50 million in stolen Bitget funds. The NEAR Intents team said it has patched the flaw, will reimburse users in. . .

CryptoQuant reports Bitcoin's bull market remains intact with a Bull Score Index of 90 after closing above the 365-day MA, yet signs of cooling include record profit-taking and slowing demand.