The weekend is going relatively calmly for bitcoin and most of the crypto market, as is typical, but another macro event in the past several hours threatened to disrupt that. Yemen’s Houthis reportedly attacked the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with at least 12 people killed and over 300 injured. Saudi Arabia’s […]
On-chain researchers estimate that somewhere between $72 million and $86 million may have been stolen, as Ledger begins investigating reports of these major crypto losses from users who bought hardware wallets from an authorized Southeast Asian reseller. The hardware wallet manufacturer said there is no indication that its own infrastructure, systems, or services were compromised. […]
Bitcoin’s on-chain regime model from BIT has returned to a 67% net-long position for a second consecutive month, with five indicators now in territory historically associated with bull markets. The reading suggests a potential recovery in Bitcoin’s cycle, although a recent $7,000 price decline and two important on-chain price levels leave room for further weakness. […]
The UK sanctioned crypto payment processors Cryptomus and Heleket and Kyrgyzstani exchange TokenSpot on October 8, after blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis linked the services to illicit financial flows and networks associated with Russia’s sanctions evasion. The designations target parts of the infrastructure used to move money through crypto, including payment services that received funds from […]
Licensed EU crypto firms have until early January 2027 to wind down services for stablecoins that fail MiCA, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said on Thursday. ESMA set that three-month deadline in an opinion addressed to national supervisors. The opinion covers asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) and e-money tokens (EMTs) that do not meet MiCA’s […]
Samsung is teaming up with Solana to allow users in the United States to send money across borders using USDC starting in the last week of October 2026. The feature will be available through Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay. Major Mainstream Partner According to the official press release, the launch will be available across 82 […]
Ripple is moving deeper into Wall Street’s leveraged ETF business, with its prime brokerage arm providing swap financing to funds that use derivatives to amplify bets on stocks and indexes. A recent Wall Street Journal report shows how the crypto company is entering a fee-heavy part of traditional finance where banks have long dominated, while […]
XRP is still stuck in a narrow range of around $1.46-$1.56, but an analyst has said that the compression may be about to break into a bigger move. If the token can break out and hold its resistance, the analyst predicts a bullish path to $1.80-$2, but if it dumps below support, it could drop […]
Tether has announced an agreement with the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) to explore a stablecoin pegged to the tenge, the country’s national currency. The memorandum of understanding also includes the Alatau City Authority (ACA), which oversees regulation in the city of Alatau under its special legal regime. Tether, the NBK and the ACA will […]
Vitalik Buterin has warned that rapid advances in AI-assisted mathematics could make ECDSA and other structured cryptographic systems less secure sooner than expected, while cautioning users against rushing into wallet migration. His argument goes beyond quantum computing, raising the possibility that AI could find mathematical shortcuts that humans have missed for decades. Buterin Warns Against […]