Singaporean Pleads Guilty in $240M Bitcoin Theft Case
A Singaporean has pleaded guilty in a $240 million Bitcoin theft case that hinged on the impersonation of crypto exchange Gemini, marking one of the largest reported digital-asset theft prose
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Coinbase Shifts Its Perpetual Futures to Deribit on…
Coinbase is due to move the infrastructure powering its international perpetual futures trading to Deribit on Wednesday, September 9, completing an integration in which almost all of the deri
Bitcoin price may stay below $82K until Fed decision: analysts
Bitcoin has fallen 0.8% to about $79,176 over the past 24 hours as analysts forecast continued trading between $78,000 and $82,000 before the Federal Reserve’s September policy decision. Summ
Bitcoin slips below $80,000 as stocks mostly hold their ground
Bitcoin slipped about 1% below $80,000 after gaining more than 20% in August, with $82,000 still blocking its way higher and the 50-week moving average near $81,000 sitting overhead. Oil jump
CFTC Seeks Dismissal of CME Suit Over Kalshi Bitcoin Perpetuals
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by CME Group over Kalshi's Bitcoin perpetual futures, according to the reported filing that frames
XRP futures hit six-month high, here's what changed
XRP's derivatives market woke up in August. Futures trading volume climbed to a six-month high, its busiest stretch since February, as a sharp price rally pulled traders back to the token, ac
Polish Prosecutors Seek Pretrial Detention in ZondaCrypto Probe
Polish prosecutors have expanded their criminal case involving crypto exchange Zondacrypto by formally charging an additional suspect, identified as Romana Ż., with allegedly taking part in a
Bitcoin Reaches $82500: Has The Bull Market Started?
The bears tell us that Bitcoin will return to 60,000 dollars. On the other side, some bulls are already talking about completely outrageous prices. As always, reality is probably somewhere in
Zondacrypto case: Poland charges fifth suspect
Polish prosecutors have charged Roman Ż., a former business partner of missing BitBay founder Sylwester Suszek, with two offenses as the Zondacrypto investigation expands beyond 3,600 custome
Liquid Peg-Out Moves Nearly 4,000 BTC From Federation
Nearly 4,000 BTC left Liquid's federation through what the supplied headline describes as a valid peg-out, with no reported key compromise. The account remains partial, and the details behind
Stolen Keys Beat Code Flaws: Why the Private Key Is the Way In for 2026 Crypto Hacks
Anyone who lost crypto assets in 2026 mostly lost them to a stolen key rather than to a programming error. On September 4, 2026 the trade service crypto.news drew up the balance for the first
Spot CEX Volume Rises 15% to $811B in August
Spot centralized exchange (CEX) trading volume rose 15% to $811 billion in August, with Coinbase and KuCoin identified as the exchanges that led the reported gains. TLDR KEYPOINTS August spot