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TLDR Bitcoin briefly rose above $83,000 on Tuesday before slipping back toward $82,600. U.S. stocks rose as oil prices fell, and healthcare shares hit a record high. Trader Ardi said Bitcoin
TLDR: MEXC will discontinue services for users located in Russia or Belarus as part of compliance efforts. MEXC states that affected users’ assets remain safe and secure while accounts follow
TLDR Bitwise and the Hyperliquid Policy Center filed comment letters asking the SEC to revise its proposed crypto rules. Bitwise wants a clear standard for deciding if a crypto asset is a sec
Switzerland’s financial regulator FINMA has approved the country’s first exchange-traded fund that invests directly in bitcoin, opening the asset to retail investors through an ordinary broke
France wants cryptocurrency platforms to face liability for certain decentralized finance (DeFi) incidents if they fail to vet protocols or ignore known security risks. French authorities pub
Key Highlights Drift Protocol exploiter transferred 44,510 ETH (~$109.15M) to Tornado Cash across Oct 20–21, per OnchainLens Oct 20 tranche: 25,710 ETH (~$63.04M) Oct 21 tranche: 18,800 ETH (
The attacker behind the Drift Protocol exploit has funneled a sizable Ether stash into the sanctioned mixing service, according to blockchain trackers. An attacker connected to a security bre
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has issued its first long-term return forecast for Bitcoin $BTC, projecting a 10% compound annual return against 5.5% for gold. The forecast comes with a caution
NEAR's (@NEARProtocol) House of Stake is voting on a proposal to reduce annual token issuance from 2.5% to 1.6%. The measure, known as HSP-029, would lower the rate of new NEAR tokens enterin
MoonPay (@moonpay) is in talks with Dunamu, the company behind South Korean crypto exchange Upbit (@Official_Upbit), about a strategic collaboration focused on stablecoin payments and corpora
Kazakhstan’s AIFC Court has restricted Coinbase, BingX, Bitcoin(.)com, HTX, BitMart and WEEX from offering unlicensed crypto services within the Astana International Financial Centre. The inj
Belgian hardware wallet provider Ngrave reported that cybercriminals stole approximately $2.56 million in cryptocurrency from users of its LIQUID companion app, after attackers took control o
