IRYS, AXIS, and BLAST top the list of altcoins with the largest capital outflows: BLAST's asset withdrawal deadline is tomorrow, and IRYS plunged after a short squeeze.

Semiconductor research firm Culper today published analysis stating that Cerebras’ Wafer-Scale Engine (WSE) and its routing architecture are indeed fully capable of resolving yield issues, as the company has claimed. The key uncertainty is how long the wafer will function in real-world operation, the report points out. Cerebras’ design relies on a large number of redundant interconnects to address manufacturing defects, but all these BEOL (Back-End-of-Line) wiring significantly increases the effective area susceptible to TDDB (Time-Dependent Dielectric Breakdown), which may lead to greater long-term reliability risks. TDDB can cause short circuits, which are more hazardous than open circuits in this design. Dielectric layer thickness determines the probability of TDDB occurrence, and variations in this thickness may be spatially correlated across the wafer, meaning many interconnect failures are likely concentrated in specific regions. It remains unclear how Cerebras detects these short circuits and avoids faulty interconnects. In conclusion, the firm estimates CBRS wafers will fail after roughly 2 years of use, a product lifespan that is disruptive to the company’s overall business.

In its October 2026 crypto industry startup outlook report, Y Combinator (YC) noted that over the past year, crypto sector applications have been dominated by institutions rather than consumers for the first time, with core drivers shifting from speculation to practical financial needs such as oil price risk hedging and cross-border corporate fund transfers. YC projects that assets including stablecoins, stocks, debt, commodities, and real estate property rights will undergo further tokenization; new asset classes such as startup equity and small-value securities under $10,000 will also be issued via blockchain, driving the expansion of financial services including trading, lending, and derivatives, while AI agents will become key participants in major financial activities. Over the next six months, YC’s key focus areas are blockchain-enabled financing for the AI industry, niche-market-focused new stablecoins (both U.S. dollar and non-U.S. denominated), stablecoin-based neo-banks, real-world asset tokenization, next-generation trading platforms and interfaces, and AI agent trading and related API infrastructure. YC believes blockchain technology and stablecoins could respectively pose a disruptive impact on traditional stock exchanges and banking systems.

Researchers disclosed a zero-click vulnerability in Telegram’s sticker function at a security conference held in Tokyo, demonstrating that attackers can execute code on iOS devices without requiring any user interaction. However, Telegram has raised objections to the risk assessment of this vulnerability.

Bitwise has lifted its Bitcoin price target to $1.6 million by 2036 in its latest report, a projection translating to a roughly 34.3% compound annual growth rate. The firm cited growing institutional demand, limited Bitcoin supply, and concerns over fiat currency depreciation as key drivers. Previously, Bitwise had forecast Bitcoin would reach $1.3 million by 2035.

Jupiter partners with BitGo to launch institutional validators, enabling BitGo’s institutional clients to stake SOL directly via their existing custodial accounts.

According to an official announcement, Robinhood Chain has added 8 new stock tokens, namely JPMorgan Chase, Visa, PayPal, BMNR, McDonald's, Disney, Uber, and VanEck Gold Miners ETF.