Teku and Besu patch validator reward hijack flaw Ethereum client developers Teku and Besu have shipped security updates targeting a certificate vulnerability that could let attackers impersonate services used by validators — and quietly redirect their block rewards elsewhere. The flaw is patched, but the episode is a useful reminder that Ethereum's validator infrastructure has attack surfaces well beyond smart contracts. Node operators running either client should update promptly.

💰 XRP ETF Holds 13-Week Inflow Streak Amid Market Selloff XRP's price fell 5.11% on October 14 after hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data triggered a broad crypto selloff — but its ETF product moved in the opposite direction. XRP ETF inflows reached approximately $740,000 that day, extending an unbroken 13-week inflow streak even as Bitcoin and Ethereum funds recorded net outflows during the same session. The divergence highlights that institutional appetite for XRP exposure remained intact despite short-term price pressure driven by macro data.

🚨 UK Freezes $12M Penthouse Tied to $14B Bitcoin Scam British authorities have frozen a £12 million London penthouse belonging to Thet Li, alleged finance chief of the Prince Group — a scam operation linked to $14 billion in Bitcoin that the U.S. has moved to seize. Li is accused of running the financial machinery behind the empire. The asset freeze is the UK's piece of what appears to be a coordinated cross-border crackdown. Turns out a luxury penthouse is a surprisingly traceable place to park proceeds from a crypto fraud empire.