Ledger probes $86M wallet drain tied to reseller CryptoBilis, asks Southeast Asia seller to halt sales
The hardware wallet maker is investigating reports that devices sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis were tampered with, with losses estimated above $86
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US CFTC proposes folding event contracts like Kalshi's into swaps regulation amid legal fight
The derivatives regulator wants certain prediction-market contracts classified as swaps, which would subject platforms such as Kalshi to formal CFTC oversight.
Coindesk · +5 outlets
New York AG secures up to $35M and lifetime crypto ban from Celsius' Alex Mashinsky
Mashinsky, already serving a 12-year sentence for fraud, settled New York's civil case over claims he misled Celsius customers about the lender's safety.
Coindesk · +5 outlets
Ether ETFs extend outflow streak to nine days as Solana funds end record 14-week inflow run
Spot bitcoin, solana and ether ETFs all logged weekly outflows, a shift for funds that had drawn sustained inflows.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Kalshi investigates bets on Trump press secretary pick placed before announcement
Three bets totaling about $173 placed ahead of the Zacharia pick announcement were set to pay out roughly $9,600, prompting an internal probe.
Theblock · +8 outlets
US targets $1 billion Iran-linked crypto seizure, Bessent says 'we know where it is'
The plan follows months of sanctions and asset freezes aimed at Iranian crypto holdings.
Theblock · +14 outlets
XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could have created billions of dollars in XRP from nothing
Researchers showed a payment could generate spendable XRP without funding from the sender, prompting an emergency software release.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
DWF Labs subsidiaries sue BitGo for $141M over alleged token lock-up breach
DWF seeks $114 million in damages, alleging BitGo's token sales caused direct losses as token prices fell.
Coindesk · +10 outlets
Robinhood Chain activity falls more than 40% as slowdown spreads from fees to trading
Daily transactions dropped from 10.8 million to 6.2 million since mid-September even as Robinhood keeps paying network fees on customer swaps.
Coindesk · +4 outlets
Zcash developers set January target for quantum-resistant payments after 'bunker mode' scare
The plan covers public payments holding roughly seven in 10 ZEC, with a separate wallet tool to obscure which addresses belong together.
Coindesk · +2 outlets
NEAR Protocol enters top 20 after first post-quantum asset launch
The launch is pitched as the network's first post-quantum asset, tied to a top-20 market-cap move.
Cryptonews.net · +7 outlets
Bain Capital leads $37.5M investment in bitcoin life insurer Meanwhile
The bitcoin-denominated life insurer will use the funding to expand beyond the United States.
Bitcoin News · +10 outlets
Hyperliquid revenue passes $1.4 billion as HYPE price and open interest decline
Cumulative protocol revenue hit a new milestone despite falling token price and shrinking open interest.
Hokanews · +2 outlets
Blockchain.com applies to CFTC for US prediction markets and crypto derivatives licenses
The exchange filed for DCM and FCM licenses ahead of a planned $500 million IPO.
Theblock · +14 outlets
One year after 10/10 flash crash, bitcoin and ether liquidity rebuilt while altcoins keep eroding
Order books for BTC and ETH are deeper than before the $19 billion crash, but altcoin liquidity keeps thinning and spot trading remains below its October 2025 p
Coindesk · +12 outlets
Crypto VC funding: Spiko and Nous Research each raise $90M
Two crypto-linked startups closed $90 million rounds in the latest funding tally.
Crypto News · +1 outlets
Robinhood Chain considers transaction-ordering tech that gives paying traders priority
Arbitrum recently replaced its Timeboost ordering system with a Priority Gas Auctions model, which Robinhood Chain is now weighing.
Coindesk · +1 outlets
Visa survey says nearly half of APAC consumers open to stablecoin payments by 2031
Visa's poll of 14,250 people found growing interest in stablecoin payments, though only 6% correctly understood how they work.
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