Crypto News
The cryptocurrency market is experiencing significant headwinds today, with Bitcoin ETFs shedding $2.35B in two weeks and major holdings like MicroStrategy's Bitcoin position moving 7 billion underwater amid broader market weakness. Ethereum has declined below $2K as the Ethereum Foundation dumps holdings, while altcoins like PEPE and SHIB are also facing downward pressure. On the regulatory and enforcement front, the DOJ is pursuing a $1.2B seizure from a Binance hack and the FBI conducted its largest dark web drug sweep, seizing $234M in assets.
$8 Million Crypto Kidnapping Lands Texas Brothers 15-Year Prison Terms
Raymond and Isiah Garcia held a Minnesota family at gunpoint for more than nine hours, forcing the father to transfer over $8 million in crypto, in one of the clearest “wrench attack” prosecutions yet.
New Breach Points: Binance CEO Reveals Fresh Findings in $6.3B Hack
Binance investigators uncovered additional breach points, bypassed approval controls, and evidence-destruction tactics…
Secret Service, FBI Join Binance Hack Probe as Circle Freezes $823 Million
Binance says it has set aside $6.34 billion to cover losses from the breach and the FBI and Secret Service are now…
Solana Partners With Anchorpoint to Bring Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin Onchain
Anchorpoint Financial has partnered with the Solana Foundation to expand access to its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin,…
Coinbase leads crypto stock selloff following $6.3B Binance hack
Circle, Strategy and other crypto-linked stocks fell sharply Friday, a day after Binance disclosed a $6.3 billion…
Tether Q3 Profit Hits $1.5B as Excess Reserves Nearly Double to $8B
Tether posted $1.5 billion in net operating profit for the third quarter of 2026, while its excess reserves climbed to…
Bitcoin Treasury Holdings Reach 1.3M BTC as Bitfinex Warns of Funding Risks
Bitcoin treasury companies now hold approximately 1.3 million BTC across 180 publicly listed firms, raising questions…
Coinbase CEO: Quantum Computing Poses Larger Risk to Crypto Than AI
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong thinks quantum computing is a bigger long-term threat to crypto security than AI.
Crypto Biz: Bitcoin’s quantum threat is becoming an economic problem
Bitcoin faces mounting quantum security concerns as Ripple secures a US banking charter, USDC gains ground in Europe and…
Allora Freezes Stolen ALLO Tokens, Begins Full Binance Recovery
Allora has frozen ALLO tokens linked to Binance’s security breach and begun returning the affected assets to the…
Binance collaborates with the FBI to recover part of the stolen funds
A hack estimated at 6.3 billion dollars puts Binance facing a major recovery operation.
Bitcoin Price Rebounds Above $77K, but Binance Hack Keeps Traders on Edge
Bitcoin stabilized above $77,000 after a $6.3 billion Binance hack triggered a marketwide sell-off, pushing the…
Recap: How Binance’s record $6.3B hack unfolded
A recap of Cointelegraph’s live coverage of the Binance hack, including early breach reports and the exchange’s full…
Crypto giant Binance attempting to recover $6.3bn stolen in hack linked to North Korea
The cyber-attack, which the company describes as complex, is believed to be the largest ever of its kind.
Gate CEO Calls for Crypto Security Alliance After $6.3B Binance Hack
Lin Han, founder and CEO of Gate, has called for the formation of a cryptocurrency security alliance to standardize…
Can Binance’s $1B SpaceX Stake Offset Massive Crypto Hack Shortfall?
Binance co-founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao has pointed to the value of the exchange’s investment linked to Elon Musk’s…
Texas Brothers Sentenced to 15 Years for $8 Million Cryptocurrency Kidnapping
Two brothers from Texas will spend approximately 15 years in prison after kidnapping a Minnesota family and forcing them…
Uber Tests Blockchain System to Earn Weekend Returns on Idle Corporate Cash
Uber has tested a blockchain-based system that allows it to earn additional returns on corporate cash over weekends,…
Binance Sets Aside $6.34B to Cover Hack Losses, CEO Says 'Your Assets Are Safe'
Richard Teng said the attacker used a self-destruct mechanism and an EIP-7702 delegation that bypassed Binance's normal…
XRP Ledger Targets the Real Estate Market
RealFi and RealBriefly are preparing an October 31 announcement about property investment opportunities built around the…
Grayscale Executive Says Tokenization Needs Strong Legal Protections to Attract Investors
Grayscale believes tokenized assets need stronger legal protections, reliable valuations, and sound credit assessments…
BNB Price Analysis: 10.5% Crash Threatens $674 Support After Binance Hack
Binance Coin dropped 10.51% toward $680 following Binance’s October 29 security breach, then recovered near $701 on…
Bitcoin risks worst October in 12 years as tech sell-off spreads to gold
Bitcoin circled $77,000 as crypto markets navigated US stock-market downside, while the gold price fell to its lowest in…
Bitcoin ETFs Add $441M in 4 Days as Zcash Streak Hits Day 8
Bitcoin ETFs stayed positive for a fourth straight session Thursday, adding $17.07 million and lifting week-to-date…
Trump’s Inflation Claims Clash With US Data: Can Bitcoin and Stocks Rally?
President Donald Trump says inflation is falling and incomes are climbing, a message that could lift short-term demand…
Blockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance
XRP Eyes $1.40 as Analyst Identifies Key $1.31 Breakout Level
XRP could be approaching a breakout, with an analyst identifying a daily close above $1.31 as the key confirmation level.
Coinbase, Bitcoin Giant Strategy Fall as Binance Hack Rocks Crypto Stocks
Crypto-linked stocks plunged Friday as a multibillion-dollar Binance security breach collided with a broader technology…
Polymarket 1h halt after vendor compromise; affected users will be 'made whole'
Polymarket's international platform halted trading for nearly an hour Thursday after a third-party software vendor…
Binance Buys Back Stolen Crypto Through OTC Deals: But Can It Regain User Trust?
Binance has started replacing crypto assets affected by the $6.3 billion hack.