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  1. AI Agents Spending Caps Bypassed by 9 of 10 Models in Cornell Tech and Yale Study

    A preprint from Cornell Tech and Yale University shows nine of ten frontier AI models can raise their own spending limits on Circle agent wallets by handling OTP emails themselves.

  2. SoFi SOFIE Launches as First National Bank-Issued Tokenized Deposit Offering 4.40% APY

    SoFi launched SOFIE on October 22, 2026, the first national bank-issued tokenized deposit that pays 4.40% APY and offers FDIC protection while allowing blockchain utility.

  3. CoinDCX Confirms $15.99 Million Loss From Retired Wallet Sweep Failure

    CoinDCX confirmed it absorbed a $15.99 million USDT loss after an automated sweep from retired TRON deposit addresses failed.

  4. Initia Exploit Forces Layer 1 and Rollups Halt After MoveVM Theft

    Initia paused its Layer 1 and all rollups on October 23, 2026, after a MoveVM exploit allowed an attacker to mint unbacked bridged assets worth roughly $2.7 million.

  5. PHP2Shell Vulnerabilities Trigger PHP Emergency Patches for CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619

    PHP issued out-of-cycle patches on October 21, 2026, for two critical remote code execution flaws in the core engine. All versions from 5.4 onward require updates.

  6. LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack Compromises Version 1.107.0 on PyPI and Docker

    Attackers published malicious LiteLLM 1.107.0 packages to PyPI and Docker on October 21, 2026, installing credential-stealing malware that activated on Python startup.

  7. Daytona Platforms Series B Funding Raises $60 Million at $1 Billion Valuation

    Daytona Platforms announced a $60 million Series B round on October 20, 2026, reaching a $1 billion post-money valuation led by FirstMark Growth.

  8. Visa B2B Payments Add AI Agent Capabilities and Stablecoin Support

    Visa rolled out AI agent pilots for B2B invoice payments and moved stablecoin prefunding to production in late October 2026.

  9. Whop Series D Closes $200 Million at $5.1 Billion Valuation Led by Sequoia and Shopify Ventures

    Whop closed a $200 million Series D round at a $5.1 billion post-money valuation on October 21, 2026, led by Sequoia Capital and Shopify Ventures.

  10. Cognitive Credit Secures $40 Million Growth Investment Led by Summit Partners

    London-based corporate credit data provider Cognitive Credit raised $40 million on October 22, 2026, in a round led by Summit Partners.

  11. ConnectWise Security Incident Triggers App Credential Reset and Service Suspensions

    ConnectWise disabled Cloud Backup and related services after a credential compromise allowed unauthorized access to Microsoft 365 tenants in October 2026.

  12. Arkham Enterprise Launch Introduces Real-Time Crypto Analytics and Tracing Tools

    Arkham Intelligence introduced its Enterprise platform on October 20, 2026, offering real-time blockchain analytics, enhanced tracing, and case management for compliance and research teams.