cryptoabout 2 months ago
Oil up, bitcoin down as U.S. strikes Iranian crude carriers
Bitcoin trades lower by nearly 1% as escalating U.S.-Iran hostilities push oil higher.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
Bitcoin network used by exchanges hit by $320 million exploit. Hackers claim they're the 'good guys'
Liquid Network, a settlement layer used by exchanges, halted all transactions after losing $320 million worth of bitcoin in a security exploit.
CoinDesk
cryptoabout 2 months ago
‘White hats’ take 4000 BTC from Liquid, ETFs see best inflows of 2026: Hodler’s Digest
Purported white hat hackers have taken 4000 Bitcoin from the Liquid sidechain in a major security breach. The Bitcoin ETFs see the best three weeks of inflows in 2026.
Cointelegraph
cryptoabout 2 months ago
Prediction markets inch closer to the Supreme Court: State of Crypto
New Jersey petitioned for a writ of certiorari in Kalshi's case against it last week, finally throwing the ball to the high court.
CoinDesk
cryptoabout 2 months ago
Ukrainian police took down a crypto scam that stole up to $1 million a month
Investigators have identified 62 victims and say more than 46 Ukrainians took part in the alleged operation.
CoinDesk
cryptoabout 2 months ago
Better and Coinbase’s bitcoin-backed mortgages can reuse borrowers’ collateral
Better Mortgage can reuse the pledged bitcoin, and borrowers cannot recover their crypto until the main conventional mortgage is fully repaid or refinanced.
CoinDesk
cryptoabout 2 months ago
Satoshi-era Bitcoin wakes after 16 years of dormancy as 600 BTC moves
Whale Alert identified 12 mining rewards totaling 600 BTC that moved after 16 years of dormancy, with the onchain tracking platform finding no connection to Satoshi Nakamoto.
Cointelegraph
cryptoabout 2 months ago
Tether-backed Orionx to shut down after audit flags $7M custody gap
Tether-backed Orionx is permanently closing after an audit found more than $7 million in customer assets had moved to wallets outside its custody.
Cointelegraph
crypto2 months ago
Why crypto experts say buying and holding bitcoin easily beats trying to time the market
A historical analysis of bitcoin price performance from 2010 through 2026 demonstrates that the vast majority of the asset's annual returns occur during a tiny fraction of the calendar year.
CoinDesk
crypto2 months ago
Dollar-backed stablecoins can push local currencies lower, Bank of Korea study finds
Buying pressure in Binance-paired currencies correlates with local currency depreciation as market makers balance positions.
CoinDesk
crypto2 months ago
British investor thought he lost $2,000 in bitcoin in 2012. He just recovered $4.5 million
CEL Solicitors says it has identified a wallet holding more than 5,500 BTC linked to former Intersango users.
CoinDesk
crypto2 months ago
Poland upholds crypto bill veto as Zondacrypto scandal widens
Polish lawmakers failed to overturn a presidential veto of crypto legislation as the Zondacrypto investigation expands and its Estonian operator enters bankruptcy.
Cointelegraph
crypto2 months ago
Bitcoin ETF inflows hit $3.8B in strongest three-week stretch of 2026
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew nearly $1 billion in the latest week as Friday inflows stayed positive despite Bitcoin briefly falling below $79,000.
Cointelegraph
crypto2 months ago
XRP Ledger has fewer active accounts than last year, but bigger trades and more value
Daily order-book traders fell about 40% from a year ago while volume rose 79%, as the value held on XRPL climbed above $4 billion.
CoinDesk
crypto2 months ago
Southeast Asia’s crypto funding rebounds to $680 million as investors focus on mature firms
Blockchain investment in Southeast Asia in 2026 has been led by crypto financial services, though funding remains heavily concentrated in Singapore and a handful of companies.
CoinDesk
crypto2 months ago
Surprise nonfarm payrolls print sends Bitcoin back below 80K
The US economy added far more jobs than expected in August, pressuring Bitcoin lower as traders repriced the odds of a Federal Reserve rate cut this month.
Cointelegraph
crypto2 months ago
Pineapple Financial puts $1B in mortgage records on Injective
The mortgage lender plans to bring more than $10 billion in historical loans onchain, turning thousands of mortgage files into blockchain-based records.
Cointelegraph
crypto2 months ago
FinCEN ties $13B in crypto scams to non-US operations
The agency reported that “transnational criminal organizations” based in compounds in Southeast Asia were largely behind digital asset scams targeting US residents.
Cointelegraph