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Door Remote - 09 Oct 2026
Today in crypto, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) started seeking feedback on tokenized collateral, several crypto projects applied for Anthropic’s new AI-powered security scanning program and the US government moved more than $1 billion in Bitcoin seized in connection with the 2016 Bitfinex hack.
ESMA seeks evidence tokenized collateral can be cashed out in crisisESMA wants evidence that clearinghouses can access tokenized collateral and turn it into cash if markets come under stress.
ESMA published a call for evidence Friday to seek industry feedback on the implications of tokenized collateral.
“We must create the conditions for tokenized markets to operate safely and at scale across borders, with legal certainty, interoperable infrastructures and appropriate supervision,” ESMA Chair Verena Ross said.
Tokenized collateral is entering live European clearing operations as banks and investors seek faster access to securities to meet margin requirements. ESMA’s review will help determine whether existing EU rules can ensure clearinghouses can access and liquidate such collateral when a member defaults.
Crypto projects apply for Anthropic’s new frontier AI security scanner Ethereum client developer Nethermind and Bitcoin and Lightning wallet ZEUS are among several crypto companies to apply for a newly launched Anthropic program that gives open-source projects access to security reports from its most powerful AI models.
The projects submitted enrollment requests on Friday for OSS Scanner, which Anthropic launched on Thursday with the aim of helping open-source developers find and fix vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them.
“These reports will be generated by our strongest models (including Claude Mythos) to give open-source projects the largest defensive advantage,” Anthropic said in its announcement.
The applications come as crypto firms push for access to frontier AI models to defend against increasingly capable attackers. Cybersecurity experts have warned that uneven access could leave defenders at a disadvantage as powerful alternatives become more widely available.
Anthropic said OSS Scanner is an opt-in service that follows its work on Project Glasswing. The company said while it already regularly scans open source software for vulnerabilities and sends reports after human review, the manual review process is slow “so we’re not always able to share vulnerabilities as quickly as we would like.”
US moves another $1 billion in seized Bitcoin tied to Bitfinex hackThe US government transferred more than $1 billion in Bitcoin linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack on Wednesday, just hours after moving another $770 million in seized BTC to Coinbase Prime.
According to blockchain data, a government-associated wallet transferred more than 12,267 BTC to an unidentified address. Arkham Research linked the sending wallet to Bitcoin recovered from the Bitfinex breach, which resulted in the theft of 119,756 BTC.
The transactions represent nearly $1.8 billion in Bitcoin movements within hours, although the purpose of the transfers remains unclear. Cointelegraph contacted the US Marshals Service and Department of Justice about the Coinbase Prime transactions but had not received a response.
The activity comes as Washington continues to develop its approach to government-held cryptocurrency. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March 2025 establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a separate digital asset stockpile, while lawmakers have since advanced legislation seeking to formalize the reserve.
Estimates put US government Bitcoin holdings at approximately 328,372 BTC in 2026, largely accumulated through criminal seizures and asset forfeitures.
ESMA seeks evidence tokenized collateral can be cashed out in crisisESMA wants evidence that clearinghouses can access tokenized collateral and turn it into cash if markets come under stress.
ESMA published a call for evidence Friday to seek industry feedback on the implications of tokenized collateral.
“We must create the conditions for tokenized markets to operate safely and at scale across borders, with legal certainty, interoperable infrastructures and appropriate supervision,” ESMA Chair Verena Ross said.
Tokenized collateral is entering live European clearing operations as banks and investors seek faster access to securities to meet margin requirements. ESMA’s review will help determine whether existing EU rules can ensure clearinghouses can access and liquidate such collateral when a member defaults.
Crypto projects apply for Anthropic’s new frontier AI security scanner Ethereum client developer Nethermind and Bitcoin and Lightning wallet ZEUS are among several crypto companies to apply for a newly launched Anthropic program that gives open-source projects access to security reports from its most powerful AI models.
The projects submitted enrollment requests on Friday for OSS Scanner, which Anthropic launched on Thursday with the aim of helping open-source developers find and fix vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them.
“These reports will be generated by our strongest models (including Claude Mythos) to give open-source projects the largest defensive advantage,” Anthropic said in its announcement.
The applications come as crypto firms push for access to frontier AI models to defend against increasingly capable attackers. Cybersecurity experts have warned that uneven access could leave defenders at a disadvantage as powerful alternatives become more widely available.
Anthropic said OSS Scanner is an opt-in service that follows its work on Project Glasswing. The company said while it already regularly scans open source software for vulnerabilities and sends reports after human review, the manual review process is slow “so we’re not always able to share vulnerabilities as quickly as we would like.”
US moves another $1 billion in seized Bitcoin tied to Bitfinex hackThe US government transferred more than $1 billion in Bitcoin linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack on Wednesday, just hours after moving another $770 million in seized BTC to Coinbase Prime.
According to blockchain data, a government-associated wallet transferred more than 12,267 BTC to an unidentified address. Arkham Research linked the sending wallet to Bitcoin recovered from the Bitfinex breach, which resulted in the theft of 119,756 BTC.
The transactions represent nearly $1.8 billion in Bitcoin movements within hours, although the purpose of the transfers remains unclear. Cointelegraph contacted the US Marshals Service and Department of Justice about the Coinbase Prime transactions but had not received a response.
The activity comes as Washington continues to develop its approach to government-held cryptocurrency. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March 2025 establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a separate digital asset stockpile, while lawmakers have since advanced legislation seeking to formalize the reserve.
Estimates put US government Bitcoin holdings at approximately 328,372 BTC in 2026, largely accumulated through criminal seizures and asset forfeitures.