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The $2.85B Binance hackers lost shows why the UK needs stablecoin freeze rules
The Binance hack proved stablecoin freezes work. Now the UK should make clear freeze rules a condition of listing coins.…
Zcash devs propose another block time cut days after NU7 upgrade
The proposed reduction aims to shorten transaction confirmation times and improve the user experience for point-of-sale payments, exchange d…
Binance CFO Leaves Week After $6.3 Billion Crypto Hack
Financial director Kaiser Ng leaves Binance shortly after the $6.3 billion hack. Justin Yek takes over his position.…
MEXC sees $126 million outflows as US targets exchange over $16.7 billion in suspected illicit transactions
FinCEN’s order starts 30 days after Federal Register publication and gives covered institutions limited discretion over unsolicited crypto r…
Bitcoin holders have received eCash — What can you do with it?
Bitcoin’s eCash fork gives eligible holders an equivalent balance of ECX, but questions remain over where they can trade the tokens and what…
Samsung teams with Stripe to bring USDC to 82M phones
Samsung Pay, cards and ACH fund the account, with New York excluded and fees varying by transaction. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnder…
Gnosis Pay breach exposes card details, personal data and crypto wallet information
The crypto debit card provider said customer funds remained safe despite the exposure of sensitive financial and personal information.…
Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing $2.47 Million in Crypto From Investigations
Bitcoin Magazine Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing $2.47 Million in Crypto From Investigations Patrick Steven Yaroch, 37, of Ashbu…
Argentine Bitcoiners Debut “The Genesis of Satoshi Nakamoto” Artwork in Downtown Buenos Aires
Bitcoin Magazine Argentine Bitcoiners Debut “The Genesis of Satoshi Nakamoto” Artwork in Downtown Buenos Aires Bitcoin.ar presented the 2.4…
Treasury’s cash plan points to a possible December liquidity window for Bitcoin
Treasury’s November 4 plan frames a possible December respite, while tax receipts and a projected January cash peak complicate the reserve c…
France wants crypto holders to be required to report from €100,000
France wants crypto holders to be required to report with at least 100,000 euros in their own wallets. The parliament voted in favour, but t…
Riot shares surge on $28B AI lease as Hut 8 sinks on revenue miss
Bitcoin miner Riot sold BTC to finance its AI expansion, while Hut 8 reported falling revenue and rising costs before its major data center …
Jack Dorsey’s Block (XYZ) Sets Aside $764 Million for DOJ Settlement as Bitcoin Profit Halves
Bitcoin Magazine Jack Dorsey’s Block (XYZ) Sets Aside $764 Million for DOJ Settlement as Bitcoin Profit Halves Block agreed in principle to…
Circle’s ARC token sale lifts earnings as lower yields weigh on USDC income
Circle is looking to payments fees and future staking rewards to diversify revenue as its core stablecoin business faces pressure from lower…
France backs reporting for self-custodied crypto worth 100K euros or more
The amendment would require taxpayers to report holdings worth at least $112,000, but the measure still needs to survive the budget process.…
Moscow Exchange to launch Bitcoin, Ether and USDT trading in December
Moscow Exchange plans to launch crypto trading on Dec. 1 under Russia’s new law, with annual purchase limits for non-qualified investors.…
Tether freezes $4.5 million as Mercado Bitcoin hacker holds $46 million in crypto
The exchange said restoration work was continuing and released tracking addresses, without giving a reopening timetable or financial amount.…
Vitalik is making private Ethereum payments without a crypto website
Retaining local code can reduce repeated website delivery while leaving package updates, signatures and submission as separate trust decisio…
Treasury holds $1 trillion as Bitcoin faces a key liquidity test this week
Treasury’s November financing decisions will test whether a possible cash drawdown can ease funding conditions while debt issuance competes …
Eclair tightens Bitcoin funding rules after unconfirmed inputs put Lightning payments at risk
The October 27 release requires confirmed peer inputs for splices by default and improves recovery when a channel must close with funding st…
Ethereum added 361,000 ETH to active stake while its total staking balance shrank
CryptoKeyhole’s October 1–30 series imply more ETH counted as active stake while the wider consensus balance shrank. Read the full story on …
Hong Kong takes tokenized settlement to 24/7, plans stablecoin trials
The HKMA plans to bring regulated stablecoins into tokenized government debt trials, while HSBC says its RedCoin stablecoin has reached 50,0…
Bitcoin Lightning’s year-old security fixes still missing from 71% of flagged nodes
An October 21 preprint estimates 71% of an exposed LND cohort remained on affected release lines at its October 13 cutoff. Read the full sto…
XRP price to $28 in 2030: big bank surprises with prediction
Standard Chartered is adjusting its XRP price targets and expects $28 in 2030. Investors are divided on the ambitious prediction.…