Blockstream Refuses Ransom Over $47M Liquid Bitcoin Hack
Blockstream has drawn a hard line in the Liquid hack, refusing to pay a ransom for the return of roughly $47 million in Bitcoin still held by the exploiters and branding the demand exactly wh
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Coinbase taps 1,000+ community banks with stablecoin payments via Moov deal
Coinbase has partnered with payments provider Moov to bring stablecoin payment acceptance, settlement and real-time funding to more than 1,000 community banks and credit unions, the company s
Bitcoin Suisse Plans to Cut Up to 60 Swiss Jobs
Bitcoin Suisse, a Swiss cryptocurrency financial services firm, plans to cut up to 60 jobs in Switzerland as part of an overhaul. The reductions are still planned rather than completed, and t
SideSwap Reopens L-BTC Trading; Peg-Outs Remain Suspended
SideSwap resumed L-BTC trading on its order books after the Liquid Network began producing blocks again, but the redemption route back to native Bitcoin stayed closed as federation peg-outs r
CFTC Approves 30% Whistleblower Awards for Cases Under $5M
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved automatic 30% whistleblower awards for cases under $5 million, according to the headline now circulating around the agency’s enforcement
Wintermute’s Aggressive Liquidations Trigger Panic: 5 Cryptos Worth Risking Before Buyers Return to the Market
Reported Wintermute selling has increased attention around short-term crypto liquidity and market volatility. SUI, XRP, ADA, PI, and SHIB have different risk profiles and may respond differen
Spot XRP ETF Performance: Is It Leading the Crypto Rebound?
Spot XRP ETF performance is drawing "insane" superlatives after unconfirmed reports of a large single-day inflow, but the only issuer-verified data available comes from one fund: Bitwise's sp
SideSwap Reopens Liquid Markets; L-BTC Redemptions Still Paused
SideSwap says its Liquid markets reopened on September 10, 2026, after Liquid resumed block production, but L-BTC redemptions into Bitcoin remain suspended while the Liquid Federation complet
21Shares, HashKey Cloud Join 250 BTC Stacks Staking Round
Four institutional firms bonded a combined 250 BTC in a Stacks staking round called the Genesis Bond, the network's first institutional Bitcoin Staking bonding period, redirecting Bitcoin hel
SlowMist: Liquid Network Exploit Minted 3,998 L-BTC
Security firm SlowMist has reportedly attributed a Liquid Network exploit that allowed an attacker to mint 3,998 L-BTC, a claim circulating in secondary reporting but not yet independently co
Ether outperforms crypto market today with a 8% rally as $255 million wipeout defies bears
Ethereum, the second-biggest crypto, jumped as much as 8.3%, its biggest move in three weeks. Traders who bet against it got burned. Over a 24-hour period, shorts on Ether totaled more than $
Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Supreme Court Review to Undo FTX Conviction and 25-Year Sentence
Key Insights: Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Supreme Court review of his conviction and 25-year term. SBF challenges customer loss evidence and disputes the $11 billion forfeiture. His clemency requ