Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Cysic has suspended its cross-chain bridge after an attacker created 10 million unauthorized CYS tokens on BNB Chain and converted part of the supply into assets moved toward Ethereum. TL;DR: On-chain analysis traced the sale of about 7.2 million CYS...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 days ago
Qubic halted its network after attackers exploited weakly generated wallet credentials to remove roughly $1.4 million in cryptocurrency from more than 1,400 accounts, according to the project’s account of the incident. TL;DR: The reported loss...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 days ago
TL;DR: Stablecoins issued or circulating on Cardano reached roughly $70.2 million in DefiLlama’s October 18 snapshot, up about 31% over 30 days. USDC represents nearly two-thirds of that total. Cardano’s stablecoin market has crossed anot...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 days ago
TL;DR: Aptos reports roughly 174,570 APT burned in the past 30 days, but gross staking issuance is about 1.5 million APT a month. Fee burns reduce issuance; they have not made the token deflationary. Burning tokens sounds attractive to investors unti...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 days ago
TL;DR: Investigators have raised new concerns about stolen crypto flowing into Zcash, following earlier tracing of roughly 2,746 ZEC linked to the Bitget breach. Shielded transactions obscure details after entry, but do not prove that the underlying...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 days ago
TL;DR: Cross River Bank announced an integration of Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin into its Core Operating System on October 15. The bank aims to give fintech customers access to blockchain settlement alongside conventional payment rails. A US bank...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 days ago
TL;DR: Sui’s Hashi project is preparing for a phased October mainnet rollout with more than $500 million in partner capital commitments. Anchorage Digital is joining as a launch partner, but pledged funding is not the same as value already depl...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 days ago
TL;DR: Crypto-aligned political committees have reported more than $52 million in spending against former Senator Sherrod Brown’s bid to return to Congress. The campaign is one of the clearest examples of the industry’s willingness to spe...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 days ago
TL;DR: Ledger has introduced Atom, a new device intended to run everyday apps while keeping sensitive approvals inside its secure operating system. The Founders Edition has a $849 reservation price, with shipping estimated for 2027. Ledger wants to m...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 days ago
TL;DR: South Korea’s Financial Services Commission identified Gopax operator Streami among 16 financial firms affected by recent hacking incidents. Authorities said around 100,000 data-leak cases had been identified across the broader group, no...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 days ago
TL;DR: Polygon Labs has closed its acquisition of Coinme, gaining access to 37 state money-transmitter licences and 11 applicable exemptions. The move is designed to connect its on-chain payment technology with regulated US money movement. Polygon ha...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 6 days ago
TL;DR: French lawmakers approved an amendment to the 2027 budget by 38 votes to 37 that would change how gains are taxed when cryptocurrencies are converted into stablecoins. The proposal is not yet final law. For French crypto investors, moving from...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 week ago
TL;DR: Security researcher Joe Grand says he warned Ledger about signs of physically modified devices months before a wider hardware-wallet supply-chain attack came to light. The dispute concerns communications and product distribution, not proof tha...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 week ago
TL;DR: HEX and PulseChain founder Richard Heart was reportedly detained in Istanbul in connection with a Finnish tax investigation. The reported legal proceedings are separate from his earlier US securities dispute, and no conviction is established b...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 week ago
TL;DR: Stablecoin issuer Tether has participated in a funding round for AI infrastructure startup AIsa, bringing the startup’s cumulative fundraising above $9 million. The company is working on payment and access systems for autonomous software...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 week ago
TL;DR: Taiwanese authorities have reportedly restricted access to Coinbase and Kalshi sites over concerns involving election betting. The measures arrive ahead of local elections and underscore differing national approaches to prediction markets. Tai...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 week ago
TL;DR: Ripple Prime is offering eligible institutional clients exposure to perpetual derivatives referencing traditional assets through infrastructure connected to Hyperliquid. The service extends Ripple’s reach beyond cryptocurrency payments....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 week ago
TL;DR: Pirate Chain developers disclosed a vulnerability linked to roughly 39.8 million unauthorized ARRR tokens. The incident raised urgent questions about network supply and how an attack can be investigated when transactions use strong privacy pro...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 week ago
TL;DR: A Canadian court has heard evidence that self-described Crypto King Aiden Pleterski spent about $16.3 million of investor money on personal expenses. He has pleaded not guilty, and the criminal trial remains ongoing. A Canadian court has heard...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 week ago
TL;DR: Reporting about a consulting arrangement involving Tether and a firm associated with former White House crypto adviser Bo Hines has raised questions about conflicts of interest. Hines’ representatives dispute wrongdoing, and the reportin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 week ago
TL;DR: Major public companies have reportedly objected to plans to represent their shares on a tokenized trading platform. The resistance highlights unresolved questions about shareholder protections and the regulation of blockchain-based securities....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 week ago
TL;DR: Solana Mobile has announced Ledger as its first external hardware partner, bringing its software to Ledger’s Atom device. The move extends Solana Mobile’s strategy beyond its own Saga and Seeker smartphones. Solana Mobile is expand...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 week ago
TL;DR: Coinbase and card infrastructure company Marqeta are expanding their work on stablecoin-backed payment cards. The arrangement aims to let businesses build programmes that connect digital-dollar balances to conventional merchant payment network...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 week ago
TL;DR: A cryptocurrency scammer reportedly lost roughly 60 BTC, worth around $4.8 million, after depositing proceeds into compromised hardware wallets. The story forms part of a wider supply-chain attack involving modified Ledger devices. Someone acc...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 week ago
TL;DR: Solana’s Accelerate event in Shanghai was abruptly postponed after organisers said registrations exceeded permitted capacity. The disruption came against the backdrop of China’s restrictive policies toward commercial cryptocurrency...
