Binance Drained of $5.5 Billion in Suspected Hack; Tether and Circle Freeze $1.8 Billion
A suspected compromise of Binance's hot wallet sent Bitcoin below $79,000 as DeFi venues paused markets and stablecoin issuers moved to freeze funds.
Decrypt · +6 outlets
Polymarket Pauses Trading After Security Incident
The prediction market halted activity while it investigated an exploit, a week in which crypto venues faced multiple security scares.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Utah Files 14 Felony Charges Against Kalshi and Co-Founders Over Sports Bets
The state attorney general accuses the prediction market of promoting illegal online gambling, escalating US regulatory pressure on event contracts.
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
FOMC Leaves Rates Unchanged; Bitcoin Slips as December Rate Hike Talk Builds
A hawkish hold and hotter inflation data weighed on risk assets, leaving bitcoin near $80,000 with a possible year-end hike in play.
Decrypt · +3 outlets
NYSE Parent ICE to Bring Hyperliquid-Based Perpetual Futures to the US
The exchange operator's move into crypto perpetuals marks a major institutional entry into a market dominated by offshore venues, lifting HYPE.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Walmart, Eli Lilly, JPMorgan and Coca-Cola Lead Pushback Against OKX-ICE Tokenized Stocks
More than 40 listed companies have objected to their shares being offered on the OKX-ICE tokenized trading venue, testing the boundaries of tokenized equities.
Yahoo Finance · +2 outlets
Coinbase Swings to $719 Million Q3 Profit on Crypto Gains
The exchange returned to profit as digital asset prices and trading activity improved in the quarter.
Decrypt · +5 outlets
Cardano Foundation Joins Swiss CMTA to Help Write Tokenized Securities Standards
The Foundation expands its role in Swiss capital markets by joining the body drafting rules for tokenized securities.
Startup Fortune · +8 outlets
Cardano's Midnight Mainnet Tops 1 Million Transactions as Activity Surges
The privacy-focused sidechain reported a sharp jump in network activity, even as debate continues over whether Midnight helps or hurts ADA.
Cryptonews.net · +6 outlets
Visa Reports Tenfold Increase in Stablecoin Settlements
The payments network's disclosure adds to evidence that stablecoins are moving into mainstream settlement rails.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Moody's Rates Ripple's $2.6B RLUSD Stablecoin A2 After OCC Bank Approval
An investment-grade rating on the stablecoin follows regulatory approval for a Ripple-linked bank charter.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Cardano Community Weighs 9.6 Million ADA Proposal to Expand Blockchain Police Evidence System
Holders are evaluating a treasury ask to scale a blockchain-based police evidence platform, one of several Cardano governance votes in play.
CryptoRank · +2 outlets
Hackers Publish Work Details of 41,000 Homeland Security Employees
The leak adds to a wave of data breaches with implications for identity and credential security.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Cardano Founder Hoskinson Welcomes Ethereum to Midnight Network's Privacy Ecosystem
Hoskinson framed the Ethereum integration as a broadening of Midnight's privacy tooling for builders.
Hokanews · +5 outlets
Treasury Sanctions 11 Over North Korean IT Worker Scheme That Moved Millions in Crypto
The action targets a network accused of using crypto to launder proceeds from fraudulent IT employment.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Cathie Wood's Ark Buys Robinhood Stock
The purchase followed Robinhood's earnings miss, with its crypto revenue and Robinhood Chain drawing investor attention.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Bitcoin Treasury Firm Datavault AI Says It Can't Access Its BTC, Stock Tanks
The disclosure raises questions about custody and controls at corporate bitcoin holders.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
French Senate Adopts Bill for Automatic Sharing of Crypto Tax Data
France moves toward automated reporting of crypto holdings to tax authorities, part of a broader EU enforcement trend.
cointelegraph.com · +1 outlets