Crypto is confronting a dangerous collision between increasingly valuable digital assets and artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can automate phishing, vulnerability research, and credential theft at machine speed. Recent multibillion-dollar breaches are not all AI-driven, but security researchers say attackers are already using autonomous tools to compress operations that once required teams of hackers. AI […]
Wall Street analysts are telling clients to buy the dip after the $6.3 billion Binance hack, and Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan expects bitcoin’s price to recover fairly soon. Hougan Calls the Hack a Mere ‘Blip’ Hougan, chief investment officer at crypto asset manager Bitwise, played down the damage, stating: This hack has not changed anything […]
Binance has started buying back the tokens lost in its $6.3 billion hack, and onchain data shows wallets associated with Ethena sent 128.63 million ENA worth about $24 million to the exchange. Ethena Tokens Flow Into Binance Blockchain trackers flagged the transfers early on Oct. 31, writing: Binance is buying back the stolen assets through […]
Claims that the $6.3 billion Binance hack was an inside job are spreading across X as the exchange holds back its proof-of-reserves results until Monday, Nov. 2. Skeptics Question the Timing of Monday’s Audit The doubts center on the order of events, as in its Oct. 30 update, Binance said it had covered about 80% […]
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 on Thursday. Gate CEO Calls for Global Security Alliance to Secure The Crypto Industry Following […]
The company behind the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is taking a piece of Hyperliquid’s $650 billion trading phenomenon into America’s regulated markets. ICE’s new partnership with Trade[XYZ] aims to bring around-the-clock perpetual futures to U.S. traders for the first time. ICE and Trade[XYZ] Plan Regulated Hyperliquid Market On Thursday, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent […]
Polygon Labs has expanded its Polygon Open Money Stack to support Solana, allowing enterprises to manage bank funding and payouts via a single technical integration and commercial relationship. Streamlining Cross-Border Money Movement Polygon Labs announced on Oct. 29 the expansion of its Polygon Open Money Stack to Solana, giving businesses a single integration to […]
Google has introduced a multi-party computation platform designed to help banks and financial institutions secure cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets without storing a complete private key in one place. Google MPC Splits Crypto Keys to Reduce Single-Point Failure Google is moving deeper into crypto infrastructure, this time by tackling one of institutional investors’ biggest concerns: who […]
The most recent “not your keys, not your coins” incident involving a small Nasdaq-listed company that lost access to its bitcoin and saw its stock crash 50% serves as a reminder of the risks facing bitcoin treasury investors. On Oct. 26, tech company Datavault AI disclosed that it had been unable to withdraw bitcoin from […]
Google searches for “bitcoin” have dropped to a five-year low, and some traders note that the last two times interest sank this far, the asset’s price found a steady bottom. Retail Has Left the Building Google Trends does not measure raw search volume but rather scores interest on a relative scale from 0 to 100, […]
Bithumb, South Korea’s second-largest crypto exchange, has confirmed that an outside party broke into its internal mobile groupware system and leaked personal data, while two other Korean financial firms reported intrusions as well. What Bithumb Disclosed According to Yonhap News Agency, Bithumb confirmed that an unauthorized external party accessed its internal mobile groupware system, resulting […]
Investor Mike Alfred says bitcoin will hit $100,000 by Thanksgiving, after BTC reclaimed $81,000 with roughly $2.7 billion in leveraged shorts stacked just above at $84,000. The Confidence Is There Mike Alfred, a longtime investor and bitcoin commentator, did not mince his words, stating unequivocally: Ok, that’s it. I’ve seen enough to call it. $100,000 […]
ZODL founder Josh Swihart has opposed a proposal by Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe to disable only the Zcash Community Grants funding stream, calling the move a “half measure” that creates market uncertainty. Zcash Founder Proposes Redirecting ZCG Allocation Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) founder Josh Swihart has pushed back against fellow Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe’s […]
“I think we will have a lot less retail, and it’ll be more of the institution and more of the business meeting environment,” FactBlock CEO Andrew Park told Bitcoin.com News ahead of KBW2026. By the time the conference closed in Seoul on Oct. 1, there was evidence supporting that prediction. Of the 290 speakers at […]
Strategy shareholders decide on Wednesday whether STRC becomes what the company calls the first security to pay dividends every calendar day, and staying home counts as a vote against. What’s on the Ballot The special meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. ET on Oct. 28, with two key agenda points being listed: Proposal 1 amends the […]
Attackers hijacked Foundation’s email infrastructure and sent fake hardware-wallet recall notices containing customers’ real names, addresses and purchase details. The company says it expelled the intruders within ten minutes of user reports, but the personal information raises troubling questions. Compromised API Keys Turned Official Emails Into Phishing Bait Boston-based hardware-wallet manufacturer Foundation disclosed the incident […]
XRP is currently hovering around $1.28, about 64% under its record, while unverified Blackrock deal claims have flooded social media ahead of Ripple’s upcoming Swell conference. The Bear Number XRP is changing hands at 1.28 on Monday, which puts it about 64% below its all-time high of $3.65 from July 2025. The token is down […]
Sony-backed Soneium is transitioning from a foundational blockchain into an onchain entertainment economy centered on tokenized intellectual property. Application Expansion Soneium, the Sony-backed blockchain network focused on the digital entertainment economy, announced Oct. 26 that it is transitioning to an onchain ecosystem centered on tokenized intellectual property and a native token. The network’s updated roadmap […]
Big public miners are making room for artificial intelligence (AI). Bitcoin’s hashrate is climbing anyway. This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocksbridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, compute, infrastructure, and data analysis from The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The network’s seven-day average has […]
Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. A developer is promised 100,000 tokens, vesting over two years. An advisor is offered a percentage of […]
Otto Lobo, president of the CVM, Brazil’s SEC equivalent, stressed that mandatory tokenization combined with AI supervision was necessary to modernize traditional surveillance methods made obsolete by the fund structure’s size, with a net worth of $2.32 trillion. Brazil’s SEC Defends Mandatory Tokenization For Market Surveillance Purposes The CVM, Brazil’s equivalent of the U.S. Securities […]
Arthur Hayes says he has closed Maelstrom’s entire directional book, and onchain trackers counted about $22 million in tokens leaving his wallets on Saturday morning. ‘I Dumped It All’ Hayes, the BitMEX co-founder who runs family office Maelstrom, did not bother with nuance. “I dumped it all,” he posted on X earlier on Saturday, saying […]
Bitcoin’s price traded near $80,500 Saturday morning, Oct. 24, with sellers controlling the shorter time frames despite longer-term technical indicators remaining positive. Exchange aggregation sites recorded a 24-hour low of $80,409, while Bitstamp logs identified support near $80,351 per coin. The technical picture remains bearish beneath $82,000, although largely neutral oscillators suggest the latest selling […]
Bitcoin closed a daily candle below its 50-day moving average for the first time since August, as $318 million in long bets were wiped out in a single day. The Line That Broke For roughly two months, bitcoin’s 50-day moving average (MA) acted like a floor where every dip toward it got bought. That status […]
Crypto contracts on Kalshi and Polymarket hit a record $2.7 billion in weekly volume, driven mostly by short-term bets on where bitcoin heads next. What Set the Record Exactly? Weekly notional volume in crypto-related contracts on Kalshi and Polymarket reached a record $2.7 billion, with most of that money going into short-term bets on bitcoin […]
An early ether buyer who paid just $18.83 per coin nine years ago has sold 3,000 ETH worth about $7.23 million, a 128x return. The Trail The math on this trade seems almost absurd, with onchain data from the wallet’s Arkham explorer page showing 3,000 ETH leaving a Gemini hot wallet roughly nine years ago, […]
A growing market for bitcoin-backed, multisig-secured loans now has what appears to be its first bank offering this type of product, as Sygnum and Debifi delivered on a promise made a year ago. Switzerland-headquartered digital asset bank Sygnum and Latvian bitcoin lending platform Debifi launched MultiSYG, a loan product that secures collateral in a multisig […]
Spot gold fell below $4,000 an ounce on Oct. 23 after a selloff that wiped an estimated $1 trillion off gold and silver in a single day. The Number That Is Crucial Gold traded at $3,998.72 early Friday in Asia, down 0.63% on the day, and briefly hit an intraday low near $3,986. That left […]
A Circle shareholder has filed a federal lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump and World Liberty Financial of pocketing more than $2 billion in UAE-linked crypto payments in violation of the U.S. Constitution. The Money Trail The litigation rests on two transactions: The first is a $500 million agreement for a 49% stake in World Liberty […]
Ireland’s central bank has fined Coinbase Ireland €3.25 million after finding that the company failed to properly protect customer funds over several years. Errors in its systems left a designated customer-funds account short by as much as €5.2 million in 2024. Coinbase says no customers lost money or access to their funds, and the problems […]
U.S. bitcoin ETFs attracted $528.40 million on Wednesday, taking their three-day inflow streak above $1 billion as institutional demand broadened across eight funds. Blackrock, Fidelity Drive Bitcoin ETF Streak The character of bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) demand changed on Wednesday. Monday’s $526.60 million surge had been overwhelmingly driven by Blackrock’s IBIT. Two sessions later, buying […]
As critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities hit the internet this week, several major crypto asset players, including Coinbase, Bitgo, Bitget Wallet and Pancakeswap, said they were unaffected by the PHP flaws. However, internet users were urged to strengthen their online security practices in the coming days, as the eMudhra vulnerability also remained exploitable. “Call me paranoid, but […]
According to Nexo’s analysis, bitcoin’s price trajectory depends largely on Federal Reserve policy and upcoming inflation trends. Continued growth could be sustained if interest rates are held steady or reduced, whereas hawkish monetary policy shifts risk triggering market pullbacks. Federal Reserve and Inflation: Bitcoin’s Core Drivers As the global cryptocurrency market enters the final stretch […]
MEXC is ending services for users in Russia and Belarus, a short service update confirmed on Oct. 20, citing nothing more specific than “global compliance.” Four Paragraphs but No Clear Reason The notice was posted late yesterday and states: [Affected users] will receive individual notifications outlining the applicable timelines and procedures for closing positions and […]
U.S. bitcoin ETFs attracted another $23.16 million on Tuesday, keeping the week firmly positive after Monday’s $526.60 million surge. Ether remained under pressure, while solana extended its losing streak to 12 sessions. Bitcoin ETFs Stay Green After Monday’s $527M Surge Monday’s flood of bitcoin money became a trickle on Tuesday. The important part was that […]
Bitmine staked another 159,728 ETH worth about $390.6 million, lifting the share of its treasury put to work to 86.5%. One Transaction, Nine Figures Onchain analysts reported on Oct. 21 that Tom Lee’s Bitmine had staked another 159,728 ETH, worth about $390.6 million, taking the company’s staked position to 5.23 million ETH, valued near $12.78 […]
Three brand-new wallets received 1,090 BTC worth about $90.38 million from market maker Wintermute, the second near-identical haul in a week. The Blockchain Trail, Examined Onchain sleuths spotted the move early today morning, reporting that whales had been “continuing to accumulate” after three newly created wallets received 1,090 BTC from Wintermute. The first wallet holds […]
Madrid, September 2026 – Stablecoins are no longer an exclusive tool of the crypto ecosystem; they have become a strategic priority for banks, fintechs, and global payment companies. Santander, BBVA, Trade Republic, and Western Union will participate in MERGE Madrid 2026 to analyze how this new financial infrastructure will transform payments, international transfers, investment, and […]
Tron founder Justin Sun says AI and quantum computing have made him more bearish on bitcoin than before, while Bitmex co-founder Arthur Hayes says nobody should sell over the quantum threat. Sun’s Bear Case Sun made his case in an interview last week, arguing that advances in artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and quantum computing have […]
Strategy founder Michael Saylor has added another 267 bitcoin to the company’s enormous treasury, bringing its holdings to 848,517 BTC. The $22.1 million acquisition comes alongside a $193.1 million repurchase of preferred shares and an expansion of Strategy’s digital credit securities repurchase program to $3 billion, revealing a company simultaneously accumulating bitcoin and reshaping its […]
Kucoin recently unveiled an artificial intelligence assistant incorporating strict context isolation and risk controls to prevent prompt-injection attacks and market volatility risks. Addressing Security and Market Risks in Crypto AI As cryptocurrency exchanges scramble to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) across their trading ecosystems, the industry faces an escalating wave of novel security vulnerabilities and operational […]
The Hyperliquid trader behind a $98 million bitcoin long has dumped the position at a loss and moved into $46 million of leveraged Tesla and chip-stock bets, two days before Tesla reports earnings. The Nitty Gritty of the Matter Bitcoin.com News first covered this wallet on Sunday, when it held a 40x bitcoin long worth […]
A photo of a man standing guard in his smashed-up store during France’s riots turned into PIERRE, a Solana meme coin that ran 155x in about nine hours on Sunday. The Photo The image is hard to forget, i.e. a long-haired man in a black T-shirt stands in the doorway of a gutted video game […]
Strategy founder Michael Saylor delivered an ambitious vision for bitcoin at ParaFi Investor Day 2026, arguing that bank lending, tokenized securities, and bitcoin-backed credit could eventually support a $100 trillion financial system. Speaking alongside ParaFi Capital partner Jeff Park, Saylor discussed Strategy’s multibillion-dollar bitcoin treasury, its 12% preferred stock, artificial intelligence (AI), and the financial […]
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week, with a comment on each story. Bitcoin is roughly flat in the past seven […]
The Central Bank of Russia clarified that transactions between Russian citizens using self-custody wallets or from a regulated broker to a self-custody wallet will be banned starting July 1, 2027. The institution stressed that these transactions can only be made using regulated brokers. Bank of Russia Bans Transactions Going to Self-Custody Wallets The Russian government […]
XRP’s price is fighting to hold $1.29 as its $2.77 billion futures market loses momentum and sellers maintain control. Technical indicators favor further weakness, yet oversold readings suggest a recovery isn’t entirely off the table. Meanwhile, Polymarket traders assign a 50% probability to XRP touching $1.20 before November, while Kalshi’s October contracts reflect fading expectations […]
Ethereum’s price has spent the week bouncing between $2,324 and $2,575, but beneath the price swings, derivatives traders are carrying $30.59 billion in futures exposure while options bulls command nearly 62% of outstanding positions. The catch is that futures positions are contracting, short-term liquidations favor longs, and major options exchanges disagree on where ethereum’s fiat […]Bitmex co-founder Arthur Hayes says the artificial intelligence boom is burning cash on a government backstop, and that the bigger it gets, the higher bitcoin goes. The Arguments Put Forth by Hayes Hayes laid out the convictions on the Convergence podcast with Luke Martin, with his four key talking points being: Money is being wasted. […]
Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone has put a $10,000 target back on bitcoin, and within hours, Cryptoquant CEO Ki Young Ju replied that the onchain floor sits much closer to $30,000. McGlone’s Domino Theory McGlone laid out the call in an X post yesterday, previewing a Bloomberg Intelligence report titled “A Bitcoin $10,000 Reversion Path […]