Crypto News
Binance says withdrawal outflows stabilise after $6.3 billion crypto heist
Customer withdrawals from Binance reach $3.64 billion as the crypto exchange brings services back online following a major theft linked by investigators to North Korea. The outflows equal 2.1% of ...
THORChain halts swaps after bug exposes cross-chain refund risk
A software flaw tied to an Ethereum block reorganization forces THORChain to halt swaps across multiple networks, interrupting a core function of the cross-chain protocol. The pause affects assets ...
AI wallet tests expose payment approval risks in crypto spending controls
Autonomous payment tools in crypto are facing fresh scrutiny after academic researchers found that AI agents with access to an owner’s email can raise their own spending limits. The tests use ...
Crypto card issuers absorb losses to fund rewards-led customer growth
Crypto-backed card providers are using high cashback, elevated yields and purchase discounts to attract users, even as some products cost more to support than they generate in direct revenue. The ...
U.S. election races seen shaping crypto policy outlook
Control of Congress in this week’s U.S. election is set to influence how crypto legislation and regulation develop after lawmakers take office in January. The Senate remains the central ...
DeepSeek advances AI agent autonomy in competitive coding assistant market
Competition among AI developers is driving new efforts to make coding assistants operate with less direct human supervision. DeepSeek is now outlining a system that delegates work across multiple ...
Ohio crypto spending campaign threatens Senate policy outlook
Ohio's Senate race is becoming a high-stakes test of how far the crypto sector will go to shape the U.S. regulatory agenda. More than $63 million is tied to efforts to block Sherrod Brown's ...
Binance reopens bitcoin withdrawals in phased recovery after hack
Binance is beginning to restore withdrawal services after suspending them following a cyberattack that the FBI blames on North Korean operatives. The exchange says the first phase now covers the ...
DeFi for the select few: Why Hyperliquid is building restricted markets
Hyperliquid's developers are preparing infrastructure that will allow regulated companies to launch markets accessible only to verified clients. But if decentralized finance was originally ...
FBI asks crypto sector to block addresses after Binance hack tied to North Korea
U.S. authorities are intensifying efforts to contain the fallout from the theft of more than $6 billion from Binance after tracing the attack to North Korea-linked actors. The warning highlights ...
Tokenized real-world assets expand as stablecoin usage outpaces supply in 2026
Digital asset activity in 2026 is shifting from new token issuance toward heavier use of existing balances, even as stablecoin supply remains broadly flat. At the same time, tokenized real-world ...
Anthropic-linked crypto contracts draw leveraged pre-IPO bets as debut trading turns volatile
Anthropic's expected stock market debut is already attracting speculative trading through crypto derivatives that do not grant ownership in the AI company. One of the new contracts on Hyperliquid ...
London phone theft exposes crypto wallet risks after $14,000 losses
A street phone theft in London is highlighting the financial risks tied to unlocked smartphones after a victim said criminals drained crypto wallets, used payment cards and accessed trading ...
Binance replenishes 90% of assets after $6.3 billion crypto breach
Binance says it has restored most of the cryptocurrency lost in Thursday’s $6.3 billion hack and still plans to reopen withdrawals on Sunday, Nov. 1. The exchange says customer balances in major ...
Name.com-linked DeFi site hijacks drain about $138,000 in crypto
A wave of DNS hijackings hits a dozen decentralized finance websites late Friday, exposing users to wallet-draining malware and disrupting access to several platforms. Public registry and onchain ...
Crypto staking demand grows as yields decline across Ethereum, Solana
Broader access to crypto staking and rising investor familiarity are supporting higher participation even as reward rates fall. The trend is testing whether stronger blockchain usage and long-term ...
Uber pilots tokenized cash management with HSBC and Franklin Templeton
Corporate treasurers are looking for ways to keep cash invested for longer without limiting access to funds needed for daily payments. Uber tested a blockchain-based setup that lets it move ...
Retail bitcoin mining platforms pitch lower-cost access as AI shift leaves profitability tight
Retail investors are getting renewed access to bitcoin mining as some large operators pursue higher returns from artificial intelligence data centers. But equipment, electricity and management ...
Texas men receive prison terms in Minnesota crypto kidnapping case
A Minnesota court case over a violent cryptocurrency theft highlights the growing physical security risks tied to digital asset holdings. Two brothers from Texas are sentenced after prosecutors ...
Crypto groups boost election spending in U.S. midterms
Corporate political spending tied to digital assets is accelerating again as the U.S. midterm election cycle intensifies. Crypto-backed organizations have spent more than $200 million so far, ...
Bitcoin’s legacy shifts toward blockchain infrastructure and financial integration
Eighteen years after the Bitcoin white paper, the digital asset’s strongest impact appears to extend beyond payments into financial products, enterprise technology and popular culture. While ...
