Circle and ACI plan USDC settlement pilot alongside Colombia’s payment rails
The Colombia-focused pilot explores integration through Connetic, while bank participation, production volumes and measured benefits remain undisclosed. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand th
Crypto alarm clock: Bitcoin and altcoins plummet after historic cyberattack at Binance
Hackers stole $6 billion worth of crypto from Binance and that caused a major crash in the crypto market. This is how the market is now.
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Central banks map their role in a payments system shared with stablecoins
The October 29 official summaries connect settlement access, infrastructure, oversight and coordination while keeping potential benefits and…
Binance hit by biggest crypto hack ever: $6.3 billion stolen
Binance has been hit by a $6.3 billion crypto hack. North Korean hackers are suspected, while the Bitcoin price is falling sharply.…
Strategy eyes more Bitcoin buys as Saylor touts $30B credit capacity
Michael Saylor says Strategy could create up to $30 billion in digital credit without new common-stock fundraising or further Bitcoin price …
North Korea’s TraderTraitor linked to $6.3B Binance hack
TRM Labs says it has high confidence in the attribution, while ZachXBT identified stolen funds from the Binance and Bitget hacks converging …
Binance hack began with a $296 million XRP drain after 36-hour preparation
The Binance attacker spent at least 36 hours preparing for the $6.36 billion crypto exchange hack that began with $296 million in XRP. Accor…
Europeans choose crypto over retirement: striking difference with US
Crypto is gaining ground as a means of wealth accumulation in Europe. New research reveals striking differences with US investors.…
Circle starts cutting legacy USDC app transfer limits on October 31
Legacy USDC integrations face shrinking capacity ahead of Dec. 1, while Circle plans to keep pending redemptions available during the wind-d…
Bitcoin Price Briefly Slides to $76,300 as Binance Confirms Hack Estimated at $6.3 Billion
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Briefly Slides to $76,300 as Binance Confirms Hack Estimated at $6.3 Billion Binance says the attacker repor…
Hackers drain 9,400 SOL from bot wallets, and a copied key is blamed
Owner-key signatures and old bot wallets reveal the stakes of service controls, while @BloomTrading denies private-key compromise. Read the …
Binance hack could accelerate shift to DEXs: Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick says the breach could accelerate a shift toward decentralized trading and strengthen his case for Uni…
Allium restores 18 major chains, but only specific platforms are safe
Specified Snowflake and Databricks tables passed checks, while BigQuery backfills and account recovery requirements remain. Read the full st…
20 institutions join DTCC token service, but only 34 securities qualify
Already-tokenized securities can move between registered wallets all weekend; conversion orders remain limited to business-day hours. Read t…
Silicon Valley shifts AI funding to crypto using an Ethereum ICO blueprint
Its October startup request pairs blockchain capital raising with stablecoins, trading and agent infrastructure ahead of a November 2 deadli…
Binance hack may involve private key ‘misuse,’ not theft: Blockaid CEO
Blockaid’s Ido Ben-Natan suspects attackers manipulated Binance’s transaction-signing infrastructure, drawing parallels with the Bybit hack.…
Trump’s crypto firm joins Tether, Circle, and Ripple in $2.6 billion stablecoin freeze as Binance hack outflows near $6 billion
Stablecoin issuers, including Tether, Circle, Ripple, and World Liberty Financial, have frozen more than $2.6 billion in digital assets link…
Binance hack rattles crypto markets as BNB falls 7%, Bitcoin slides
Bitcoin and Ether tumbled as the broader crypto market fell 3.3%, with reports of suspicious multibillion-dollar transfers from Binance-link…
The Fed’s rate freeze will mean nothing unless banks fix a repo market bottleneck
The October 29 settings put reserve interest at 3.90%, standing repo at 4.00% and reverse repo at 3.75%, each supporting rate control. Read …
Strategy (MSTR) Posts Record Operating Income as Bitcoin Rebounds in Q3 2026
Bitcoin Magazine Strategy (MSTR) Posts Record Operating Income as Bitcoin Rebounds in Q3 2026 Strategy reported record $20.91 billion in Q3…
Bitcoin Price Slides Below $79,000 as Binance Loses $5.8 Billion in Massive Hack
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Slides Below $79,000 as Binance Loses $5.8 Billion in Massive Hack Bitcoin price fell below $79,000 as repor…
Bitcoin whipsaws below $79,000 as Binance hot wallet reportedly drained by Tornado Cash-linked wallet
Bitcoin hit an intraday low of $78,297 on Binance spot on Oct. 29 and sat near $79,126 at press time, as large transfers left Binance-labele…
Tampered Ledger reported in Singapore a month before news broke: Asia Express
Singapore police say tampered Ledgers started showing up there on September 10. South Korean lawmakers look set to delay the crypto tax law …
Kalshi’s Senate contracts can settle on different answers to the same election
An Oct. 28 snapshot shows a loss before fees when outcomes align, while different settlement rules expose the package to another risk. Read …
France shares crypto data with tax authorities: ‘that could lead to more robberies’
France wants to automatically share crypto data with foreign tax authorities. But experts warn of risks for investors.…
Binance investigates potential multibillion-dollar hack
Binance said it is investigating a potential security breach after suspicious wallet transfers, while co-founder CZ reported nearly $1.8 bil…