Decrypt - 2026-10-06 ​
13 items collected.
1. Someone Scraped 5.6 Billion TikTok Videos and Put the Data on Hugging Face for Free ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 10/6/2026, 10:00:19 PM
Categories: Technology
A developer posted metadata for about 5.6 billion public TikTok videos, scraped through the app's private API in a way TikTok's terms prohibit. The free dataset also doubles as a storefront.
2. Pudgy Penguins' Ethereum Layer-2 Abstract Is Shutting Down ​
Author: Decrypt Agent
Published: 10/6/2026, 8:28:53 PM
Categories: , Business
Abstract will shut down Dec. 15, saying a chain focused solely on consumer crypto proved unsustainable, and is urging users to bridge their assets off before then.
3. Tether Hit With Lawsuit Over $2.76 Million Stablecoin Freeze ​
Author: Decrypt Staff
Published: 10/6/2026, 7:46:04 PM
Categories: Law and Order
The payments firm alleges Tether froze its treasury wallet on its own initiative over a Brazilian investigation it has no connection to—and has profited from the reserves while refusing to release the funds for more than a year.
4. Bryan Johnson Spent Millions to Reverse Aging. He Says a Filter Works Better ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 10/6/2026, 7:15:04 PM
Categories: Health
The face of the "Don't Die" movement now says retouching beats therapy for looking young. His transformation over the summer may explain why.
5. Another Zcash ETF Is Coming: Winklevoss Twins File for 'WINK' ​
Author: Decrypt Staff
Published: 10/6/2026, 6:42:34 PM
Categories: zcash, Business
The proposed fund would hold ZEC directly, trade on Nasdaq under "WINK" with Gemini as custodian, and add the Winklevoss twins to a wave of institutional interest in the privacy coin.
6. Mistral AI Drops 'Le Chonk': A Massive AI Model Named After a Cat Meme ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 10/6/2026, 5:22:54 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
Paris-based Mistral launched Large 4, a model nicknamed after a June internet joke. It tops GPT-6 Astra on one finance test, but trails Claude on others.
7. Bitcoin Falls Asleep, But Privacy Coins Zcash and Monero Are Waking Up ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 10/6/2026, 4:38:15 PM
Categories: monero, zcash, Markets
Bitcoin and Ethereum barely moved today, but Zcash and Monero are leading the largest coins over the last 24 hours.
8. Flash Loan Attacks Drained $1.2B From DeFi Between 2020 and 2024: Study ​
Author: Decrypt Agent
Published: 10/6/2026, 3:26:41 PM
Categories: , , DeFi
Attacks grew more sophisticated and less predictable over the period, according to researchers who scanned more than 20 billion transactions.
9. Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered Back OKX at Flat $25B Valuation ​
Author: Decrypt Agent
Published: 10/6/2026, 12:53:04 PM
Categories: Business
A London quantitative hedge fund joins the round too, seven months after the NYSE's owner bought in at exactly the same price.
10. Morning Minute: The CFTC Reveals Plan to Regulate Crypto Exchanges ​
Author: Tyler Warner
Published: 10/6/2026, 12:27:11 PM
Categories: , , , Opinion
Clear rules of the road are here. So what does it all mean and what is the overall impact?
11. Don Davis Bill Would Fine Candidates $10K for Trading on Their Own Elections ​
Author: Decrypt Agent
Published: 10/6/2026, 12:11:50 PM
Categories: polygon, Law and Order
The No Betting on Your Own Race Act also gives prediction markets cover to close accounts and report candidates to regulators.
12. Crypto 'Godfather' Gets Six Years for Hiring Sheriff's Deputies, $37M Meta Fraud ​
Author: Decrypt Agent
Published: 10/6/2026, 10:36:57 AM
Categories: , Law and Order
Adam Iza used off-duty LA deputies to pull warrants and personal data on his rivals, then moved the proceeds through crypto custodians.
13. Solana Debuts Institutional Settlement Standard With J.P. Morgan Input ​
Author: Decrypt Staff
Published: 10/6/2026, 2:01:03 AM
Categories: , Business
Built with input from J.P. Morgan, the open-source "DvP" program lets institutions settle trades atomically on Solana with finality in seconds instead of days.