Sam Bankman-Fried asks Supreme Court to overturn FTX fraud conviction and $11B forfeiture
The FTX founder is seeking Supreme Court review of his conviction and the $11 billion forfeiture order, keeping the collapsed exchange's legal fallout in the ne
The Block · +6 outlets
Revolut leaked passports and bitcoin transaction histories in response to fake government request
The breach shows how easily regulated fintechs can be socially engineered into handing over sensitive customer data.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Blockstream refuses ransom for return of $47M in bitcoin stolen in Liquid hack
Blockstream called the demand theft and declined to pay, an unusual public stance in a year marked by large crypto hacks.
Decrypt · +4 outlets
Bitwise to close its Dogecoin ETF before the fund's first anniversary
The closure marks a rare ETF shutdown among the wave of crypto fund launches, highlighting weak demand for some single-token products.
Decrypt · +3 outlets
Bitcoin falls below $67K as MSTR plummets, Saylor fallout continues, alts still pumping
A sharp drop in Strategy shares alongside bitcoin weakness points to stress in the largest corporate bitcoin holder.
Decrypt
EU regulator says prediction markets are rife with insider trading
The warning signals tighter scrutiny of event and prediction markets that have grown alongside crypto betting venues.
Decrypt · +11 outlets
OpenAI asks Congress whether an AI slowdown would be legal
The request puts questions about AI development governance and potential emergency brakes before US lawmakers.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Robinhood crypto trading volume jumps 61% in August
Rising retail trading activity at Robinhood is a read on crypto market participation heading into the fall.
Decrypt · +7 outlets
Crypto billionaires give Reform UK $97M in record donations
Large crypto-linked political donations in the UK mirror growing industry spending on elections abroad.
Decrypt · +6 outlets
Users say OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra model got dumber, echoing past model regressions
Complaints of quality degradation after a flagship launch mirror earlier cycles of model behavior complaints.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Bitcoin falls, then rises as markets digest inflation data ahead of Fed rate decision
Crypto prices swung on inflation prints and Grayscale BTC movements before the Federal Reserve's rate decision.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Bitcoin golden cross flickers off as rate-hike bets firm up
A technical signal fading as macro expectations shift illustrates how rate policy is driving crypto price action.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Rising Aave borrow rates threaten to flip Ethena's USDe yield loops into negative carry
Higher borrowing costs could squeeze the yield strategies that underpin demand for Ethena's synthetic dollar.
CryptoSlate · +4 outlets
AI agents cut bitcoin quantum attack benchmark by 86%, Morning Minute reports
Faster theoretical quantum attack benchmarks revive long-running questions about bitcoin's cryptographic assumptions.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Albuquerque bans bitcoin ATMs, giving operators 45 days to remove them
The municipal ban adds to a patchwork of US local restrictions on crypto kiosks over fraud concerns.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
India's Arya.ag puts $2B of farm assets on blockchain for loan testing
The agricultural finance pilot tests tokenized crop collateral as a route to credit for smallholder farmers.
Analytics Insight · +2 outlets
Frgmnt partners with Anchorage Digital to expand institutional access to fUSD
The tie-up pairs a tokenized dollar product with a federally chartered crypto custodian to court institutional users.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Rivian drops its 2027 profit target, and one analyst calls it a reason to applaud
The EV maker's revised timeline reflects continued pressure on electric vehicle margins and capital spending.
Yahoo Finance · +3 outlets