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Cryptocurrency Security Breaches Exceed $1.26B in Q3 as Bitget's $388M Hack Dominates Headlines
The crypto sector faced a brutal third quarter on the security front. Across 247 separate incidents, the space hemorrhaged $1.
Latin America's Stablecoin Infrastructure Faces Critical Concentration Risk
We're looking at a troubling structural weakness in the LATAM stablecoin ecosystem—one that could unwind faster than most investors realize. New res...
Stablecoins: The Digital Bank Run Risk Nobody's Talking About
Stablecoins operate like financial dynamite. Their combination of extreme liquidity and round-the-clock settlement creates conditions for capital fli...
EU Sets Sights on In-Game Currencies, Not Crypto—Here's Why It Matters
The European Union is tightening its grip on virtual currencies within gaming platforms, but there's a critical distinction traders need to understand...
Robinhood Wallet Expands Stock Token Trading With Arcus RFQ Integration
Robinhood Wallet is leveling up its stock token capabilities by integrating Arcus as a routing provider for stock token swaps. This move opens the do...
Crypto's Legislative Pivot: Why the Industry Is Doubling Down on Senate Strategy
The crypto industry's Washington playbook is shifting dramatically. After months of courting Congress broadly, major players are now laser-focused on...
Citibank Raises Bitcoin Price Target to $113K—Here's What Changed
Citibank just bumped its 12-month Bitcoin price target from $82K to $113K, signaling a notable shift in institutional crypto market sentiment. The ne...
Bitcoin ETF Inflow Streak Snaps: $149M Exodus Signals Shifting Sentiment
The nine-day winning streak for U. S.
Major UK Bank Moves $750K in USDC: Lloyds and Visa's Cross-Border Settlement Test Signals Enterprise Crypto Adoption
Lloyds Banking Group just proved what we've been waiting to see: institutional players are moving real money on stablecoins for actual settlement. Th...
Tokenized Assets Break Away From Traditional Market Playbook, Dune Data Shows
Tokenized assets are carving their own path. A new analysis from Dune reveals that real-world asset (RWA) markets are operating under fundamentally d...
Bitcoin Stuck in Limbo as PCE Revisions Muddy the Inflation Picture
Bitcoin wiped out its initial pop following the PCE inflation print, with traders grappling over what the data actually means for rate expectations. ...
Binance Under EU Microscope: Regulators Question Licensing Loophole as Enforcement Tightens
EU regulators are taking a harder look at Binance's operational model in Europe, specifically how the exchange leverages a Markets in Crypto-Assets (M...
MetaMask Pulls Millions from Lido Staking Over Security Concerns—Expect Month-Long Withdrawal
MetaMask has announced it's exiting its validator position in Lido, Ethereum's largest liquid staking protocol, following what the wallet describes as...
Chainalysis Survives Most Celsius Lawsuits, But Core Audit Allegations Persist
Chainalysis dodged a major legal bullet this week, but not completely. A federal judge dismissed 15 claims against the blockchain intelligence firm i...
EU Regulators Target Binance's 'Back Door' Strategy for Serving European Traders
The European Union is intensifying scrutiny over Binance's methods for continuing to serve EU customers despite losing regulatory approval, according ...
Bitcoin ETFs Capture $6.3B Surge as Q3 Delivers Strongest Rally Since 2017
Bitcoin's Q3 performance just rewrote the playbook. The asset gained 42.
Bitcoin Advocacy Group Challenges MSCI's Mysterious Decision-Making Over Crypto Treasury Holdings
A newly released Bitcoin Policy Institute paper has raised serious questions about MSCI's indexing methodology and what it's calling an "invisible com...
September's Crypto Carnage: $768M in Hacks Marks Worst Month of 2026
September 2026 became a bloodbath for crypto security, with hackers extracting $768 million across multiple exploits—the worst single month we've seen...
CFTC Pushes Aggressive Regulatory Play to Claim Control Over Prediction Markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is making a bold move to tighten its grip on prediction markets by attempting to reclassify event contracts a...
MetaMask Pulls Validators From Lido Amid Unspecified Security Review
MetaMask is taking a cautious stance on its Lido validator operations, temporarily exiting positions while investigating an unspecified security incid...