Ledger confirms unauthorized hardware implant tied to reseller CryptoBilis, losses may exceed $86M
Decrypt reported all confirmed cases trace to reseller CryptoBilis, while CoinDesk said Tether froze $10M in USDT linked to the exploit.
cointelegraph.com · +13 outlets
Bitcoin slides below $82K as crypto liquidations top $770M, then rebounds above $83K
Leverage unwound across the market with bulls absorbing most liquidations as BTC decoupled from tumbling Korean equities and Nasdaq futures.
The Block · +5 outlets
Strategy adds 250 bitcoin, holdings reach 848,250 BTC, and buys back $192M in STRC
The purchases continue the company's steady accumulation strategy ahead of the Columbus Day holiday.
Decrypt · +12 outlets
UK moves closer to keeping $5B bitcoin haul after High Court ruling
The ruling advances the government's claim over seized bitcoin amid ongoing legal disputes.
Decrypt
Zcash rally unwinds: ZEC drops 3.45% after speculative surge to $1,332
ZEC had gained on a short squeeze and post-quantum roadmap before the pullback, still the only weekly gainer in the top ten.
CoinMarketCap · +3 outlets
Standard Chartered adds Ripple RLUSD stablecoin custody in Dubai with in-place trading
Clients can trade the stablecoin without moving it, deepening institutional stablecoin infrastructure.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Crypto backlash over French proposal to require reporting wallets over $112K
The plan would require owners to report holdings over 100,000 euros amid a wave of wrench attacks in France.
finance.yahoo · +2 outlets
Bitmine raises ether holdings to 6M ETH, nearing 5% supply target
The company added $32M in ETH as Tom Lee said it is nearly done stacking.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Ripple-backed Evernorth hits Nasdaq holding 473M XRP worth far less than it paid
The listing spotlights the gap between acquisition cost and current market value for the XRP treasury vehicle.
Decrypt · +3 outlets
XRP Ledger payment engine had a counterfeiting bug hiding since 2015
The long-undetected flaw raises questions about ledger code review as XRP payments see broader institutional adoption.
Decrypt · +5 outlets
Jeonbuk Bank offers bitcoin-backed corporate loans: report
The move marks further bank-level integration of bitcoin as loan collateral in South Korea.
cointelegraph.com · +14 outlets
Bitcoin, ether and solana ETFs all in the red for October
Weak ETF flows compound a soft month for major crypto assets amid leverage unwinds.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Cypherpunk says Zcash mining is 'nowhere close' to bitcoin and AI, sees $10K potential
The Winklevoss-backed firm's CIO Will McEvoy cited ZEC mining earning roughly four times what AI hosting paid amid tight supply.
finance.yahoo · +7 outlets
NFT marketplace Blur to shut down website and stop new Blend loans next month
The wind-down signals continued contraction in NFT trading infrastructure.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
FTX-tied crypto mining venture to be repurposed for AI after acquisition
The deal reflects the broader shift of mining infrastructure toward AI compute demand.
cointelegraph.com · +3 outlets
Crypto fear and greed index drops to pre-rally August lows
Sentiment cooled sharply as traders awaited US inflation data and leverage unwound.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Monero rallies to multi-year high as regulators move to shut down privacy coins
The privacy coin rally suggests real market demand even as regulators intensify scrutiny of anonymity features.
Startup Fortune
IMF finds tokenized stocks show real demand but remain volatile and illiquid
The findings add caution to the tokenized equities narrative as exchanges push into the sector.
Decrypt · +1 outlets