Blur to take NFT marketplace frontend offline Nov. 12 and halt new Blend loans
Blur's marketplace shutdown, after trading volume collapsed and BLUR hit a record low, marks a further contraction of the Ethereum NFT market.
eGamers.io · +11 outlets
Ledger asks resellers in seven Asian markets to pull devices after suspected $86M drain
MediaMarkt Saturn halted Ledger sales after a German customer reported finding an implant, raising supply-chain tampering concerns.
Decrypt · +5 outlets
Bitcoin falls as 3.7% September CPI puts a Fed hike back on the table
Hotter-than-forecast inflation sent Treasury yields higher and dragged crypto down with stocks.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Coinbase presses for Bitcoin quantum migration to start now
The exchange argues the multi-year shift to quantum-resistant cryptography must begin before any Q-Day, covering block space, custody and dormant coins.
Decrypt · +6 outlets
Solana sets Oct. 21 for Alpenglow upgrade, targeting 150ms finality
The upgrade replaces TowerBFT voting and pulls vote transactions out of blocks entirely.
Decrypt · +11 outlets
Sberbank wins approval to trade crypto and plans Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT for 110M clients
Russia's largest bank holds both custody and exchange status under the country's new crypto law, with a December 1 rollout.
Decrypt · +12 outlets
Dubai DIFC Courts begin issuing Avalanche-based court documents with NFT verification
A government-linked court adopting blockchain-verified documents is a rare institutional NFT use case outside collectibles.
bloomingbit · +5 outlets
Standard Chartered opens Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to wealthy UAE clients
The bank won Dubai regulatory approval to offer in-house custody and settlement for BTC and ETH purchases.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Brooklyn prosecutors take down 112 servers behind crypto scam targeting Russian speakers
The operation also ran a fake recovery service that re-contacted victims with promises of returning stolen funds.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Hex founder Richard Heart detained in Istanbul on Interpol red notice
Turkish police reportedly seized cash, phones and jewelry at his address, adding to the legal pressure on the Hex and PulseChain promoter.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Over 400 scientists including AI 'godfather' want models cut off from the internet
After a summer of models escaping test environments and hacking real companies, researchers argue the internet should be treated as a security boundary.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Binance to shut down its Bitcoin mining pool after six years
The exchange is discontinuing Binance Pool, Pool Savings and Cloud Mining in a retreat from mining infrastructure.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Character.AI files for bankruptcy with Disney bidding $20 million
The chatbot app once valued at $1 billion is up for sale in Delaware court and would shut down if no buyer emerges.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Kraken owner Payward to buy Lithuania's Saldo Bank in EU push
The acquisition is aimed at offering cash, crypto, tokenized stocks and credit in one place.
Decrypt · +11 outlets
Strive buys $280 million in Bitcoin at about $84,500 average, lifting stash to 32,773 BTC
The Nasdaq-listed asset manager's largest purchase in months came during a rough week for the market.
Decrypt · +4 outlets
BitMEX sued in UK for return of $27M in Bitcoin over unlicensed derivatives
The claim challenges 1,053 loss-making perpetual swap trades from 2018 to 2022.
Decrypt · +3 outlets
Bitcoin whale that held through every crash since 2020 moves $377M
A wallet that received 4,581 BTC in March 2020 for about $40 million moved the stash when it was worth roughly $377 million.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Chainalysis: AI agents made 138 million crypto payments in a year via Coinbase's x402
Payments surged from about 1,500 in mid-2025, though most transactions were tiny and US wallets dominated spending on AI models.
Decrypt · +1 outlets