Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 days ago
An Israeli-Russian citizen accused of stealing $2.8 million in digital assets, has been extradited to the U.S. after Israel’s Supreme Court rejected his final appeals. Federal Indictment and Extradition Request Alexander Block, an Israeli-Russian cit...
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Australia’s corporate regulator cast doubt on the notion that prediction markets for retail clients are in the public interest, arguing the contracts have “all the features of a bet.” The statement stops short of a formal ban and came a day after ASI...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 days ago
Global blockchain revenues are projected to decline year over year to $100 billion in 2026, down from approximately $140 billion in 2025. Despite the downturn, the DeFi and finance sector remains the dominant revenue generator, accounting for roughly...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 days ago
Chainalysis identified previously unseen laundering patterns as attackers circulated stolen Binance assets through thousands of transactions, suggesting automated efforts to obscure the trail. Its investigation also linked the theft to North Korean h...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 days ago
Binance is preparing to restore withdrawals in phases after its $6.3 billion hack, with reopening dependent on security checks. The exchange committed company funds to replace stolen assets while investigators expanded their review of the breach. Wit...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 days ago
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and John Curtis have asked Kalshi and Polymarket to explain how they keep insiders out of election markets, giving the companies until Nov. 3, Election Day, to answer seven questions. The bipartisan letter cites candidates who...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 days ago
Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Uniswap Labs, and the DeFi Education Fund are urging Illinois regulators to overhaul proposed cryptocurrency tax regulations, warning that the rules could effectively prohibit decentralized finance (D...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 days ago
Stablecoin issuer Tether generated $1.5 billion in net operating profit during the third quarter of 2026, bringing its year-to-date total to $4.5 billion, while reserves backing its tokens reached $191.5 billion, according to its latest financial att...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 days ago
Cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker Trezor has warned customers about a potentially compromised device sold through a former authorized reseller linked to the recent Ledger wallet security scandal, raising concerns that the sophisticated attack may...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 days ago
Binance investigators uncovered additional breach points, bypassed approval controls, and evidence-destruction tactics in Thursday’s $6.3 billion hack, co-CEO Richard Teng said. His update outlined a withdrawal-service rebuild, a companywide se...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 days ago
Bitcoin stabilized above $77,000 after a $6.3 billion Binance hack triggered a marketwide sell-off, pushing the cryptocurrency to a multiweek low of $76,320. Bitcoin Plunges to Multiweek Low Following Binance Hack Bitcoin price stabilized above $77,0...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 days ago
Lin Han, founder and CEO of Gate, has called for the formation of a cryptocurrency security alliance to standardize procedures to prevent and eventually deal with the aftermath of security incidents similar to the $6.3 billion hack that Binance faced...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 days ago
Bitcoin ETFs stayed positive for a fourth straight session Thursday, adding $17.07 million and lifting week-to-date inflows above $440 million. Ether and solana funds suffered a fresh wave of redemptions, while zcash extended its winning streak and X...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 6 days ago
Crypto-linked stocks plunged Friday as a multibillion-dollar Binance security breach collided with a broader technology selloff driven by concerns over AI spending. Coinbase dropped more than 12% and Strategy fell 6%, even after both companies report...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
Yishi Wang, founder and CEO of hardware wallet company OneKey, suggested that North Korean hackers could be eyeing another major target after Binance was ransacked: BlackRock’s IBIT, the world’s largest bitcoin ETF, holding nearly $63 bil...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
Elon Musk poked fun at Binance’s $6.3 billion security crisis, and Changpeng Zhao (CZ) fired back with a billion-dollar reminder: the cryptocurrency exchange owns a valuable stake tied to Musk’s SpaceX empire, an investment Zhao would rat...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
Through its social media channels, Binance announced it had already reserved over $6.34 billion in company funds to cover losses from the hack suffered on Thursday, with $5 billion held in the tokens impacted, while other purchases are being complete...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
Aave froze 292 reserves across its V3 and V4 markets following a major Binance security breach that saw attackers steal more than 195,000 ETH and millions of dollars in altcoins. Binance Exploit Drains 195,000 ETH Across Multiple Blockchains Decentra...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
The Binance hacker sold about $158 million in altcoins for 70,480 ETH, while analysts challenged the exchange’s claim that no private keys were leaked. Seven Tokens Gone in Hours The thief behind the Binance breach wasted little time turning st...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
Logan Paul called crypto “a scam” following the $6.3 billion Binance hack, and critics were quick to point to his own Cryptozoo project. “I Don’t Trust Crypto” Youtuber and boxer Logan Paul has a new take on digital asse...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
Bitcoin ETFs attracted $137.33 million on Wednesday, extending their inflow streak to three sessions and lifting week-to-date additions above $423 million. Bitcoin ETFs Add $137M as 3-Day Inflow Streak Builds Three sessions into the week, bitcoin has...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
Ripple froze about $200 million and World Liberty Financial froze $27 million in USD1 tied to the Binance hack, joining Tether, Circle and Coinbase in a rare industry-wide lockdown. Ripple Steps in Binance’s ongoing crisis has turned into an un...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
Cryptocurrency liquidations exceeded $1.54 billion following a Binance hack-related marketwide sell-off that disproportionately affected leveraged long positions. Market Crash Triggers $1.5B in Liquidations Cryptocurrency market liquidations surpasse...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
Sanxingdui: Future Past, billed as China’s first fully AI-generated feature film, opened nationwide on October 23 with more than 10,000 screenings scheduled for its first day. Yet presale revenue as of the prior evening was just 65,000 yuan, about $9...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
Several blockchain investigators say North Korea’s Tradertraitor (a sub-unit of the larger Lazarus/DPRK ecosystem) likely carried out the roughly $6.3 billion Binance hack, the largest crypto theft on record to date. Investigators Point to Pyon...