Ledger investigates $86M-$87M in user fund losses tied to Southeast Asian wallet reseller CryptoBilis
Ledger says funds disappeared from devices bought through reseller CryptoBilis, reviving questions about supply-chain tampering in hardware wallet distribution.
Cointelegraph · +5 outlets
US government moves about $1B in bitcoin seized from the Bitfinex hack, including $770M to Coinbase Prime
The transfers drew market attention given the government's history of auctioning seized coins, though no sale has been announced.
CoinDesk · +10 outlets
Mashinsky hit with $35M penalty and permanent New York crypto industry ban in Celsius settlement
New York AG Letitia James secured the ban and payments tied to federal conditions, closing a major chapter in Celsius's 2022 collapse.
Cointelegraph · +8 outlets
CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulation as legal fight over prediction markets rages
The rulemaking comes as sports leagues and others escalate challenges to prediction market venues in US courts.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Bitcoin rebounds to about $82,000 after Trump rules out Iran strike before midterms
The geopolitical reprieve lifted risk assets after a rough week that saw BTC dip toward $80,000.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Bitcoin ETFs post worst day since June, bleeding nearly $500 million as Uptober turns red
The outflows coincide with a broader crypto selloff and roughly $1.1 billion in leveraged liquidations.
Decrypt News · +13 outlets
Crypto liquidations top $1B as ether bets are wiped out at six times bitcoin's rate
Speculators moved about 55,000 BTC to exchanges as the total crypto market cap slid to a one-month low.
Cointelegraph · +14 outlets
Chainlink launches CCIP Vault Adapters enabling one-click deposits from 80-plus chains
The upgrade extends Chainlink's interoperability push into tokenized finance vaults and drew a spike in large LINK transactions.
CryptoDaily · +10 outlets
Securitize launches 1:1-backed tokenized US stocks on Solana, starting with Apple, Nvidia and Strategy
The launch is among the highest-profile attempts to put traditional equities onchain, with plans for NYSE and OKX trading.
The Block · +14 outlets
ESMA gives EU crypto platforms three months to drop non-MiCA stablecoins such as USDT
The deadline pressures EU venues to delist the largest stablecoin, a major compliance test for the bloc's MiCA regime.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
DTCC and Chainlink plan collateral AppChain launch in Q1 2027
The plan extends Chainlink's work with the US clearinghouse on tokenized collateral infrastructure for traditional finance.
TOKENPOST · +2 outlets
Blockchain.com files for CFTC exchange license to offer US prediction markets and crypto derivatives
The filing adds Blockchain.com to a growing list of crypto firms seeking regulated US derivatives and event-contract venues.
finance.yahoo · +13 outlets
WLFI-linked and DWF Labs subsidiaries sue BitGo for $141 million over early token sales
The overlapping suits target BitGo over token sale arrangements, adding legal risk for the custody provider.
Decrypt News · +4 outlets
Solana to halve block times to 200 milliseconds in upgrade at epoch 1053
The change completes a series of block-time cuts from 400 milliseconds since August, aimed at improving Solana throughput.
Coindesk · +7 outlets
Samsung taps Solana and Sui for zero-fee USDC remittances on 82 million phones
The integration puts stablecoin transfers into Samsung Wallet for US Galaxy users starting in October.
CoinDesk · +11 outlets
Sui's Hashi set to launch with $500 million in bitcoin finance commitments
The commitment-backed launch is one of the larger pushes to build bitcoin lending infrastructure on a non-Bitcoin chain.
CoinDesk · +9 outlets
Senate Democrat presses Cantor Fitzgerald on Tether ties and Lutnick family profits
The probe examines the intersection of a major stablecoin issuer and a Wall Street firm tied to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
Decrypt News · +1 outlets
UK sanctions Cryptomus, TokenSpot and payment platforms in new Russia-focused crackdown
The measures target platforms accused of facilitating illicit flows from sanctioned Russian entities.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets