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Thu, Oct 15, 7:16 AM ET
Hex and PulseChain founder Richard Heart detained in Istanbul on Finnish Interpol Red Notice
The arrest of the controversial HEX creator follows Finnish tax and fraud allegations, a rare enforcement action against a major crypto figure.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Ledger finds LTE implant that stole recovery phrases, asks resellers in seven Asian markets to pull devices
The suspected $86 million drain tied to tampered hardware-wallet supply chains raises questions about reseller-channel security for self-custody devices.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Strive buys 3,311 bitcoin for $280 million, its largest purchase since January
Strive's buy is one of the largest corporate BTC purchases of the year, funded in part by a $500 million preferred offering that carries a $257 million annual d
The Block · +13 outlets
Hot inflation report drags bitcoin lower and revives talk of a Fed hike
Nearly $1 billion in crypto bets were liquidated as majors slid after the CPI print and a broader worst-day-since-July selloff in US stocks.
Decrypt · +4 outlets
France's 31.4% stablecoin capital gains tax proposal draws Chainalysis warning on offshore shift
The proposed levy on stablecoin gains would be among the steepest in Europe and could push activity to friendlier jurisdictions, the analytics firm argues.
Yahoo Finance · +5 outlets
BNY and Citadel Securities complete first Treasury repo on a major triparty platform using tokenized assets
The repo test shows tokenized Treasuries moving into core Wall Street funding markets rather than crypto-native venues.
The Block · +14 outlets
Brooklyn prosecutors take down 112 servers behind crypto scam targeting Russian speakers
The takedown is a rare large-scale action against an infrastructure network used to defraud Russian-speaking crypto users.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Kraken owner Payward to buy Lithuania's Saldo Bank in EU expansion
The acquisition adds a licensed bank to Payward's European footprint as crypto firms push deeper into regulated banking.
cointelegraph.com · +12 outlets
Russia's largest bank Sberbank wins approval to trade bitcoin
Approval formalizes crypto trading at a state-linked Russian lender despite Western sanctions.
Decrypt · +10 outlets
Standard Chartered opens bitcoin and ether trading to wealthy UAE clients
The move extends institutional crypto access in the Gulf, where banks have moved faster than most US and European peers.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Bitcoin ETF investors have put in $57 billion and now hold $106 billion
Flows show concentrated institutional demand for bitcoin ETFs while XRP ETF assets lag badly, though one day saw $65 million leave bitcoin funds.
Yahoo Finance · +4 outlets
Bitcoin falls as 10-year Treasury yield hits 5.3%, a 24-year high
Rising risk-free yields raise the bar for holding bitcoin, pressuring non-yielding assets.
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
DriveWealth to use Ripple's RLUSD for stablecoin settlement and cross-border payments
Another regulated broker adopting an issuer-backed stablecoin for settlement adds to RLUSD's enterprise pipeline.
The Block · +14 outlets
Strategy bought just 250 bitcoin last week while spending far more buying back its preferred shares
Analysts argue the preferred-stock financing structure could eventually cost the company bitcoin, a shift from its earlier relentless accumulation.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Federated Hermes plans its first onchain fund shares
The asset manager joins a widening group of traditional firms testing tokenized fund structures.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Australia moves to close crypto derivatives loophole after retail traders lose A$458 million
The regulator is acting after retail losses from derivatives marketed outside the standard licensing perimeter.
CryptoSlate · +1 outlets
Coinbase pushes for bitcoin quantum migration to start now
The exchange warns that migrating keys away from quantum-vulnerable addresses could take years to complete.
Decrypt
Crypto exchange Binance shuts down its bitcoin mining pool after six years
The closure removes a major pool from the market as mining economics tighten post-halving.
Decrypt

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