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- CoinTelegraph1h ago· Latest News
US midterm election 2026 live: Democrats sweep Congress, flipping House and Senate
Follow live coverage of the 2026 US midterm elections, including key congressional races, crypto-backed candidates and what the results could mean for digital asset regulation.
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- CoinDesk1h ago· Markets
Bitcoin knocks on $78,000 in V-shaped comeback as midterm election uncertainty fades
BTC is steaming higher as U.S. midterm election uncertainty fades.
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- CoinDesk1h ago· Markets
Jack Dorsey's Block faces $764 million DOJ settlement as bitcoin profit plunges 50%
The proposed agreement would resolve a federal anti-money-laundering investigation, while lower Cash App trading fees halved Block's quarterly bitcoin gross profit.
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- CoinTelegraph1h ago· Latest News
Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
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- CoinTelegraph1h ago· Latest News
Ethereum dev targets 2028 for quantum resistance, a year early
Ethereum researcher Justin Drake said it is their “hope” that Ethereum will achieve its post-quantum and post-AI transition by December 2028.
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- CoinDesk2h ago· Markets
U.S.-sanctioned Moscow Exchange to list bitcoin and Tether’s USDT in December
Russia’s main bourse wants back the crypto trading Russians do abroad, and one of the coins it's listing is issued by a company that freezes wallets on the U.S. sanctions list.
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- CoinDesk2h ago· Policy
South Korea's ruling party wants to delay its crypto tax again
South Korea's ruling party wants to delay crypto tax by about two years, as it waits for global tax-sharing rules and new digital assets law.
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- CoinDesk2h ago· Policy
Democrats surge toward Senate, House majorities, with crypto braced for new direction
The dominance of Republicans in all three government branches has been broken by the midterms, and the industry will feel the result as Congress changes hands.
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- CoinDesk2h ago· Markets
Bitcoin briefly sinks to $75,700 as bets on a Democratic sweep rattle markets
Stock futures and the dollar slid and Treasuries rallied as early U.S. midterm returns pointed to Democrats taking both chambers of Congress.
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- CoinTelegraph3h ago· Latest News
Democrats claim control of the US Senate
The shift in Senate control could change the path for the CLARITY Act, reshape committee leadership and bring closer scrutiny of Trump’s crypto businesses.
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- CoinTelegraph4h ago· Latest News
ZachXBT identifies French bank as alleged victim of $133M crypto theft
The French bank has not confirmed its alleged involvement in the crypto theft, which ZachXBT said could have resulted in losses exceeding $133 million.
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- CoinTelegraph6h ago· Latest News
1inch lawyer sees agencies driving US crypto regulation as midterms unfold
Crypto executives expect US regulators to drive crypto policymaking regardless of the midterm election outcome.
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- CoinDesk7h ago· Tech
Live updates: Crypto's election gamble falters as Democratic victories usher in a 'blue wave'
Voters are choosing who will represent them in the House, Senate and state-wide seats.
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- CoinTelegraph7h ago· Markets
RUNE rallies 15% as THORChain restarts most swaps after halt
THORChain has restored trading on Bitcoin, Ethereum and several other networks following a refund bug, while three chains remain paused.
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- Decrypt7h ago· Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Wants to Rebrand AI Data Centers, Use Them to 'Protect the Grid'
The ChatGPT maker says future facilities could ease pressure on power grids by cutting demand during emergencies.
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- CoinDesk8h ago· Policy
What voters said about their views on crypto
A CoinDesk-commissioned poll from April sheds light on how voters — who aren't necessarily part of the crypto sector — view this industry.
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- CoinDesk8h ago· Finance
What happens if North Korea steals Wall Street's tokenized assets next
The $6.3 billion Binance hack showed how quickly cryptocurrencies can disappear on blockchain rails. Tokenized securities may offer better recourse than crypto after a theft, but the markets around them can still break down when stress hits
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- Decrypt8h ago· Business
Tether Holds 150,000 Bitcoin, CEO Says—About 50,000 More Than Its Reserve Report Shows
Paolo Ardoino told the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano the company owns “give or take 150,000 Bitcoin,” but its Q3 reserve report implies just 100,060.
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- CoinDesk9h ago· Policy
CFTC gets into legal clash over stock perps after having cleared path for crypto version
A group backed by Citadel Securities and other firms sued the U.S. derivatives regulator for opening a path for perps that it argued belong in the SEC's hands.
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- Decrypt9h ago· Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic's AI Is Getting Cheaper to Use. That's Becoming a Problem for Its Business
Claude's prices are falling, but Anthropic's computing expenses grew faster than sales in the latest quarter—a tricky equation ahead of its IPO.
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- CoinTelegraph9h ago· Latest News
SpaceX blocks tokenized stock listing on OKXICE despite offshore trading boom
SpaceX joined several other issuers objecting to OKXICE tokenized trading, months after crypto platforms offered tokens tied to its shares.
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- Decrypt10h ago· Artificial Intelligence
CrowdStrike Launches AI Agent 'Kill Switch,' Plans to Acquire Fiddler AI
CrowdStrike's new kill switch lets security teams cut off unauthorized AI agents through a gateway, while its planned Fiddler acquisition aims to make autonomous software easier to monitor and audit.
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- Decrypt11h ago· Law and Order
Justin Sun Accuses Trump-Backed World Liberty of Using UAE Ties to Escape Federal Court
Tron founder Justin Sun said he has asked a federal court to sanction World Liberty Financial, alleging the Trump family-backed venture delayed disclosing UAE ties that could defeat federal jurisdiction over his lawsuit.
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- CoinTelegraph11h ago· Latest News
CFTC clears stock perpetual futures for trading on US exchanges
US regulators are opening the door to stock-based perpetual futures, extending a popular crypto trading product into traditional markets amid ongoing legal disputes.
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- Decrypt11h ago· Technology
Crypto Docs Host GitBook Hit by AI Agent Security Breach, Urges Users to Rotate Keys
GitBook says attackers accessed infrastructure credentials in an AI-assisted breach, prompting a shutdown and emergency token resets.
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- CoinTelegraph12h ago· Latest News
US midterms: Prediction markets favor Democrats in key crypto races
Kalshi and Polymarket price a 75% chance of a Democratic sweep, days after markets misjudged Brazil’s runoff.
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- Decrypt12h ago· Law and Order
CFTC Lets Traders Bet on Stocks With Crypto-Style Perpetual Futures
Chairman Michael Selig said “equity perpetual futures” can now trade on CFTC-registered exchanges, extending a crypto-native instrument to traditional stocks.
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- Decrypt13h ago· Business
Brazil's Biggest Bitcoin Exchange Says It Will Refund Users After a $40 Million Hack
Mercado Bitcoin says customers won't pay for a hack that drained tens of millions. Withdrawals on the exchange remain frozen with no restart date.
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- Decrypt13h ago· Business
Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX Block Their Stock From OKX-ICE Tokenized Venue
Amazon, Tesla, SpaceX, Netflix, Lam Research, and SoFi objected to trading of their shares on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue, bringing the total to 56.
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- Decrypt14h ago· Law and Order
Five Ways North Korea Breaks Into Crypto Firms—and How Binance Was Hacked
From AI deepfakes to poisoning code libraries: here's how North Korean hackers get inside crypto companies.
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- Decrypt14h ago· Technology
Epidemic of Hacked Freezers Spreads Across Europe
A suspected hacking wave has pushed supermarket freezers into defrost mode across ten European countries, with temperatures reportedly hitting 50°C. Nobody knows who's behind it or why it spread.
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- CoinDesk14h ago· Policy
Justin Sun seeks sanctions against Trump-linked World Liberty Financial over UAE ties
The Tron founder says World Liberty failed to disclose its UAE ties until months into his lawsuit over $45 million in WLFI tokens.
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- CoinDesk14h ago· Tech
South Korea's president says country needs a ‘cybersecurity czar’ following $6.3 billion Binance hack
Lee Jae Myung said he wants a government-wide agency to tackle cyberattacks as AI raises security concerns across financial institutions and critical infrastructure.
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- CoinTelegraph14h ago· Magazine
Wall Street killed Bitcoin’s wild rallies: 10x’s Markus Thielen
Markus Thielen sees Bitcoin reaching $90,000 by year-end, questions institutional ETF demand and says Ethereum must do more for holders.
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- CoinTelegraph15h ago· Latest News
Binance traces $6.3B hack to fake job interviews, compromised AI tool
Hackers exploited compromised employee computers and stolen credentials to breach Binance’s wallet infrastructure, according to the exchange’s investigation.
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- CoinDesk15h ago· Finance
Amazon, Tesla and SpaceX join OKX–ICE tokenized stock objections as deadline looms
Objections have reached 56 companies, with nearly 80% of the venture’s initial stock selection opting out.
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- CoinDesk15h ago· Finance
Stablecoin governance group behind OUSD sets out management fee, offers equity earning pool
Governance group Open Standard will charge a 0.1 basis point management fee on payment volume, capped at at $0.01 per payment.
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- Decrypt15h ago· Artificial Intelligence
UK Says AI-Powered Ransomware Attack on Critical Infrastructure 'Highly Likely' by 2028
The National Cyber Security Centre said AI will expose security flaws tolerated for far too long, and called time on tech on the cheap.
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- CoinTelegraph15h ago· Markets
Bitcoin price defends $76K lows as analysts see stocks pricing in ‘political gridlock’
Bitcoin made modest gains at the start of Wall Street trading on Tuesday as markets awaited cues from the US midterm elections.
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- CoinDesk16h ago· Policy
CFTC clears perpetual futures on stocks, bringing crypto trading model to Wall Street
CFTC Chair Michael Selig said the move gives U.S. traders a regulated alternative to “offshore, and often unregulated, venues.”
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- CoinDesk16h ago· Finance
Binance's $6.3 billion hack began with a fake job interview, and a campaign 'built over many months'
North Korea-linked attackers spent months compromising Binance employees and internal systems before exploiting its hot-wallet signing infrastructure through Ethereum's EIP-7702 mechanism.
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- CoinDesk17h ago· Finance
South Korea asks its biggest banks how a major crypto hack would hit them
In its first such survey, the BOK also asked about a crypto price crash, losses at another firm, and each firm’s crypto teams, budgets and investments.
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- CoinDesk17h ago· Finance
CZ warns of more AI-driven hacks following Binance’s historic $6.3 billion heist
While investigators found no evidence that AI agents laundered the stolen Binance funds, Zhao stressed that automated tools are lowering the barrier for complex breaches.
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- Decrypt17h ago· Business
Ethereum Privacy Network Aztec Rolls Out Major Security and Speed Upgrade
The “Tierra” upgrade resolves a critical bug from the prior version, adds formal verification, and an AI-powered testing harness.
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- CoinDesk17h ago· Finance
LO:TECH raises $12 million to expand crypto trading into U.S. and Asia
LO:TECH is betting on round-the-clock tokenized stock trading but didn’t say if it trades them now; a WFE study found stock exchanges still set prices.
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- CoinTelegraph17h ago· Latest News
What’s at stake for crypto as the US votes in the 2026 midterms?
Crypto groups spent about $176 million ahead of the US midterms, with control of Congress and the future of crypto legislation at stake.
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- CoinTelegraph18h ago· Latest News
Moscow Exchange to launch Bitcoin, Ether and USDT trading in December
Moscow Exchange plans to launch crypto trading on Dec. 1 under Russia’s new law, with annual purchase limits for non-qualified investors.
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- Decrypt18h ago· Opinion
Morning Minute: Tom Lee Calls the Binance Hack Bullish for Ethereum
Meanwhile, both the BTC ETFs and ETH ETFs bleed outflows in the Binance hack aftermath, dragging down prices.
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- CoinDesk18h ago· Finance
Binance net outflows reach $5.3 billion after record hack. CEO says recovery underway
Nearly $11 billion left the exchange over 46 hours, although CEO Richard Teng said hourly deposits were beginning to exceed withdrawals.
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- CoinTelegraph19h ago· Markets
NEAR token sinks 7% as proposal to cut annual token issuance passes
The proposed issuance cut would prevent 11.8 million NEAR from entering circulation over two years, worth about $45 million at today’s price.
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- CoinDesk19h ago· Crypto Daybook Americas
Bitcoin is breaking a midterm election pattern going back to 2014
Your day-ahead look for Nov. 3, 2026
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- Decrypt19h ago· Coins
Binance Misses Monthly Luna Classic Burn for First Time Since 2023
LUNC holders are waiting for Binance’s November burn, but it hasn’t arrived as the exchange recovers from a record $6.3 billion hack.
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- CoinDesk19h ago· Finance
ETHGas wants to bring Wall Street to public Ethereum with institutional controls
The proposed service would offer sanctions screening and qualified validators, but current compensation for failed commitments is set at zero.
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- CoinTelegraph20h ago· Latest News
Binance’s net inflows turn positive at $2.3B as withdrawals expand
Binance led exchanges in 24-hour net inflows, reversing Monday’s heavy outflows as it restored access to funds after its $6.3 billion hack.
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- CoinDesk20h ago· Markets
Bitcoin steadies after dip to $76,300 as ETF outflows and midterm elections weigh on crypto
Bitcoin edged up 0.2% to around $76,900 since midnight UTC as spot ETFs lost $399 million for a second day and Binance customers pulled a net $4.72 billion.
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- Decrypt20h ago· Coins
Liquid Network Restores Full Bitcoin Backing Two Months After $320M Exploit
Blockstream CEO Adam Back said the sidechain's defenses have been hardened, and warned developers not to trust AI-suggested fixes blindly.
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- CoinDesk20h ago· Markets
Liquid’s bitcoin IOUs are fully backed again after a $320 million exploit
A final 250 BTC transfer closed the hole left by September’s bug, but the federation behind the network still hasn’t said who paid to fill it.
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- CoinTelegraph20h ago· Latest News
France postpones 2027 budget vote, crypto exit-tax proposals scrapped
The National Assembly postponed the vote on the budget’s revenue section for the second time, while the Nov. 17 deadline for the first reading examination nears.
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- Decrypt21h ago· Business
North Korea Denies $6.3B Binance Hack, Calls FBI Finding a 'Political Provocation'
Kim Yo Jong suggested the U.S. itself could be behind the theft, as Binance said hourly deposits had begun to exceed withdrawals.
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- CoinDesk21h ago· Finance
Tether holds 150,000 bitcoin worth $11.5 billion, CEO Paolo Ardoino says
Ardoino didn’t say where the extra coins sit. Holdings outside USDT reserves, such as Tether’s investments, wouldn’t appear in the report.
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- CoinTelegraph21h ago· Markets
Bitcoin price threatens $77.7K support loss with recent buyers underwater
Bitcoin fell below the realized price of the one-to-three-month-old buyer cohort in a move that risked flipping it to new resistance.
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- CoinTelegraph23h ago· Latest News
ARK buys $17M in Coinbase, Circle shares while trimming Bullish
ARK Invest added Coinbase and Circle shares across two trading sessions while selling about $8 million in Bullish as crypto stocks declined.
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- CoinTelegraph23h ago· Latest News
Kraken restricts accounts linked to suspected $133M EU crypto theft
Crypto.com also took steps to block funds tied to the suspected theft, while Kraken said its systems and customer accounts were not compromised.
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- CoinTelegraph23h ago· Markets
BlackRock’s IBIT sees biggest Bitcoin ETF outflows since June
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF shed $405.3 million on Monday as US spot Bitcoin funds opened November with nearly $399 million in net outflows.
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- CoinTelegraph1d ago· Latest News
Crypto.com to withdraw Hong Kong consumer app citing regulatory changes
Crypto.com will discontinue its consumer app services in Hong Kong in February next year.
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- CoinTelegraph1d ago· Markets
Australia lifts rates to 18-year high as AI boom, energy costs fuel inflation
The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its benchmark rate to 4.85% on rising technology costs from AI investment and higher energy prices.
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- CoinTelegraph1d ago· Latest News
UK warns AI ransomware attack on infrastructure ‘highly likely’ by 2028
The warning comes as UK cyber officials also flag growing threats from state-backed hackers targeting government officials and politicians.
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- CoinTelegraph1d ago· Latest News
Binance begins second withdrawal phase, exchange outflows slow
The exchange says additional assets will become available for withdrawal from 04:00 UTC on Tuesday as security checks are completed, following an initial reopening on Sunday.
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- CoinTelegraph1d ago· Latest News
South Korea urges exchanges to boost cold storage after Binance hack
South Korean crypto exchanges are already required to hold at least 80% of customer crypto in cold wallets, but the regulator is urging more.
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- Decrypt1d ago· Artificial Intelligence
Claude Fable 5.5, GPT 6.2 Astra Could Be Right Around the Corner, Leaks Suggest
Users say Claude is routing some requests to a stronger unreleased model, a Mythos 5.5 label appeared in Anthropic’s site code, and OpenAI appears to be testing GPT-6.2 Astra.
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- CoinTelegraph1d ago· Latest News
North Korea denies role in $6.3B Binance hack, points finger at US
Pyongyang has pushed back against the FBI’s attribution of the Binance attack, with Kim Yo Jong calling the US allegations politically motivated.
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- CoinTelegraph1d ago· Latest News
New Jersey drops Coinbase staking order ahead of crypto’s midterm test
New Jersey lifted its staking ban and dropped a $5 million penalty, clearing the way for Coinbase to restore staking access for users in the US state.
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- Decrypt1d ago· Business
Bitcoin Firm Strive Climbs Up the Treasury Ranks With Another Big Buy
Strive added 124 Bitcoin for about $10 million and now trails Twenty One Capital by 390 BTC for third place among Treasury companies.
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- CoinTelegraph1d ago· Latest News
AI poses greater threat to Bitcoin than quantum computing, Swan founder says
The Swan Bitcoin founder warned that hackers are using large language models to exploit security flaws with just a few prompts.
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- Decrypt1d ago· monero
Mystery $106 Million Crypto Theft Hits EU Entity Days After Binance Hack
Onchain investigator ZachXBT says an unidentified EU entity lost more than $106 million from centralized exchange accounts on Sunday,.
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- Decrypt1d ago· Artificial Intelligence
Claude-Built Linux Exploit Targets Bug That Ubuntu Still Hasn't Patched
Anthropic says Claude wrote an attack that can take over a Linux server with no password. Red Hat patched on Sunday, but Ubuntu still has no fix.
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- Decrypt1d ago· Artificial Intelligence
Tom Lee Calls Bottom on AI Stock Selloff, Citing Tight Supply and Crypto Resilience
The Fundstrat strategist says constraints on AI spending have slowed growth without ending the boom, while crypto’s response to the Binance hack suggests sellers may already be exhausted.
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- Decrypt1d ago· Coins
North Korea Is Laundering Binance Hack Loot at One New Wallet Every 25 Seconds
$2.85 billion of the $6.43 billion stolen from Binance has been frozen or seized, compared with about 3% in the Bybit hack, as North Korea’s automated laundering spans 12,000 wallets.
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- Decrypt1d ago· Artificial Intelligence
Proton Users Revolt After CEO Calls Security Caution 'Loser Thinking' Amid AI Push
Proton customers say they are canceling subscriptions after reports of pressure to adopt AI coding, as the privacy company scraps employee re-interviews but defends its broader shift toward automated development.
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- Decrypt1d ago· Business
Nvidia and Nike Lead Biggest Wave Yet of Tokenized Stock Objections
Nvidia, Costco, Nike and nine other companies objected to trading of their shares on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue, bringing the total to 50.
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- Decrypt1d ago· Artificial Intelligence
Elon Musk Mocks Sam Altman Over Claim Home PCs Are Wasting RAM
The OpenAI CEO said it's quite terrible for DRAM to sit largely idle in personal computers while AI data centers face a supply crunch.
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- Decrypt1d ago· Business
Brazil's Largest Exchange Mercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals After $40 Million Hack
Brazil's largest crypto exchange paused deposits and withdrawals after a security incident. Tether froze more than 4.5 million USDT tied to the attack.
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- Decrypt1d ago· Business
Bitmine Buys More Ethereum as Tom Lee Calls the Binance Hack Bullish
The chairman laid out six reasons the market’s “muted” 4% ETH drop after the record Binance theft shows crypto is “increasingly resilient,” as the firm’s stash neared its 5% supply goal.
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- Decrypt1d ago· Business
How T7X Is Building the Infrastructure for a New Era of Capital Markets
T7X records ownership directly on-chain instead of wrapping assets held elsewhere, keeping token and asset under one legal framework.
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- Decrypt1d ago· Opinion
Morning Minute: Binance Hack Leads to Mass Outflows While FBI Opens Probe
Uptober was far from it, with the Binance hack punctuating a red month. Will November be better? Or will the Binance hack hang over crypto?
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