Bitcoin at 18: From a Whitepaper to a Global Financial Experiment
AI Summary Show Bitcoin uses proof-of-work and cryptographic hash-linked blocks to prevent double-spending without a central authority. The genesis block, mined on Jan 3, 2009, embedded a headline referencing the UK bank…
OneKey Founder Flags BootROM Risks for Crypto Seeds on Older iPhones
Key Highlights OneKey founder Yishi cautioned that wiping an older iPhone and keeping it offline does not make it a secure long-term storage device for crypto seed phrases. The checkm8…
THORChain Pause Delays Binance Hack Laundering, Chainalysis Says
Key Highlights Chainalysis reported that an Ethereum reorganization caused THORChain to issue a duplicate refund following a 10 ETH deposit. The incident triggered an emergency pause, temporarily halting cross-chain swaps…
Binance Targets November 1 Withdrawal Reopening After 90% Replenishment
Key Highlights Binance is targeting Sunday, November 1, to resume withdrawals following the October 29 security incident. The exchange said it has replenished 90% of the affected amount, with ten…
b14g Probes 97M CORE Withdrawal as Exchanges Freeze 9M Tokens
Key Highlights Approximately 97 million CORE tokens staked through b14g were withdrawn without authorization at 09:29 UTC on October 31 and transferred to attacker-controlled addresses. b14g paused the affected staking…
Coinbase (COIN) Drops 12% as Q3 Results Meet Crypto Sell-Off, Binance Hack
AI Summary Show Coinbase reported $718.7 million in Q3 net income, driven by a $715 million investment gain on held crypto assets. Binance co‑CEO Richard Teng disclosed a breach exploiting Ethereum’s EIP‑7702,…
India Arrests Man Over Alleged ₹24 Crore Crypto-Hawala Network
Key Highlights Jaipur Police arrested Vikas Dhaka over an alleged network that routed transactions worth around ₹24 crore over two years. Investigators allege the syndicate used workers’ KYC details to…
Tether Reports $1.5B Q3 Profit as Reserve Buffer Nearly Doubles to $8B
AI Summary Show Tether’s Q3 2026 net operating profit hit $1.5 billion, driven mainly by Treasury bills and reverse repos. Reserve buffer rose $3.8 billion to $7.95 billion, increasing asset‑liability surplus to nearly…
a16z, DeFi Education Fund and Uniswap Challenge Illinois Crypto Tax Rules
Key Highlights Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the DeFi Education Fund and Uniswap Labs submitted comments on October 30 opposing parts of Illinois’ draft rules under the Digital Asset Tax Act. The…
CFTC Seeks Crypto Exchange Safeguards After Binance’s $6.3B Hack
AI Summary Show CFTC Chair Michael Selig pushes federal registration for crypto exchanges, citing Binance’s $6.3 billion breach. Binance co‑CEO Richard Teng outlines the hack’s technical details and confirms company funds…