Binance drained of $5.5B in suspected hack; Tether and Circle freeze $1.8B as DeFi venues pause
The reported breach would be among the largest in crypto history, and stablecoin issuers' freezes show the industry's main lever for containing stolen funds.
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Hyperliquid's HYPE jumps 13% as NYSE owner ICE moves to bring its perpetual futures to the US
ICE's push would put a major onshore exchange operator behind offshore-style perpetual futures, a regulatory test for US crypto derivatives.
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Hedera joins 150-firm DTC working group shaping tokenization of DTC-held securities
Participation in the DTCC-led effort places Hedera in the standards conversation for tokenized US market infrastructure.
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Walmart blocks its stock from OKX-ICE tokenized trading venue; JPMorgan, Coca-Cola among objectors
Issuer pushback is mounting against tokenized equity venues that list shares without corporate consent.
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Hedera seeks SEC clarity on HBAR's status as price trades near $0.07
Hedera has joined an industry push for SEC definitions of digital assets, with regulatory clarity framed as the token's key swing factor.
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Polymarket pauses trading amid investigation into a security incident
A halt at the largest prediction market raises questions about security and market integrity in event-based betting.
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Utah files felony charges against Kalshi and co-founders over sports bets
State criminal action against a CFTC-regulated prediction market escalates the jurisdictional fight over event contracts.
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Coinbase swings to $719M Q3 profit on crypto gains
The return to profit shows exchange earnings remain tightly levered to crypto asset prices and trading activity.
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Trezor warns CryptoBilis buyers after report of hardware implant in Safe 5 wallet
A reported supply-chain implant in a hardware wallet would undercut the core security promise of self-custody devices.
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Justin Sun's HTX agrees to leave UK in settlement with financial watchdog
The exit follows UK rules requiring crypto firms to register with the FCA before serving local customers.
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Strategy shareholders approve daily dividends on preferred stock with 99.3% in favor
The vote expands the bitcoin treasury company's preferred dividend structure, a financing lever tied to its BTC holdings.
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Hackers publish work details of 41,000 Homeland Security employees
The leak of federal employee records adds to a run of data breaches at government-adjacent targets.
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Crypto spends $176M on midterms, but only 13% of voters call it a priority
The spending gap between industry lobbying and voter salience is a test of whether crypto money moves races.
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OpenAI plans to buy Google's AI chips as it looks beyond Nvidia, report says
A move to diversify accelerators would loosen Nvidia's grip on frontier AI training supply.
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Treasury sanctions 11 over North Korean IT worker scheme that moved millions in crypto
The action targets a financing channel that funnels crypto earnings to North Korean state programs.
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Moody's rates Ripple's $2.6B RLUSD stablecoin A2, a day after OCC bank approval
A credit rating and federal bank charter signal stablecoin issuers are being judged on balance-sheet quality, not just reserves.
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Polygon extends its stablecoin payments infrastructure to Solana
Cross-chain payment rails are consolidating as stablecoin issuers seek broader settlement reach.
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Bitcoin treasury firm Datavault AI says it can't access its BTC, stock tanks
Loss of access to treasury bitcoin exposes custody and key-management risk at corporate holders.
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