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Two brothers from Texas will spend approximately 15 years in prison after kidnapping a Minnesota family and forcing them to surrender more than $8 million in cryptocurrency. Raymond Christian Garcia...

Uber has tested a blockchain-based system that allows it to earn additional returns on corporate cash over weekends, when traditional markets are closed. The pilot involved HSBC, Franklin Templeton, Tradeweb...

Grayscale believes tokenized assets need stronger legal protections, reliable valuations, and sound credit assessments before attracting wider institutional investment. Sebastian Pulido, Grayscale’s Managing Director and Head of Onchain Asset Management,...

President Donald Trump says inflation is falling and incomes are climbing, a message that could lift short-term demand for Bitcoin and US stocks. Official September data tells a different story,...

Binance has started replacing crypto assets affected by the $6.3 billion hack. The exchange says it has set aside more than $6.34 billion in company funds to cover the losses....

Binance’s latest hack, involving an estimated $6.3 billion in losses, has sparked fresh worries about the security of centralized exchanges and the safety of cryptocurrency assets.  However, the incident has...

Chainalysis says its investigators have observed previously unseen laundering patterns while tracing funds stolen in the $6.4 billion Binance hack.  The firm blames North Korean group TraderTraitor for the October...

Elon Musk has weighed in on reports of a major security breach at Binance, where approximately $6.3 billion was reportedly drained from hot wallets across Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC), and...

Brazil’s October 30 crypto licensing deadline requires existing crypto service providers to submit authorization applications to the Central Bank. Firms that miss the deadline face restrictions on continuing their existing...

Developers working on the XRP Ledger have proposed two changes to prevent accounts from receiving tokens without approval from their issuers. The proposals target gaps in the network’s authorization checks...

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao’s recent X post has garnered attention after tech billionaire Elon Musk reacted to it with laughing emojis. While CZ had warned users against opening suspicious links,...

Could an AI agent steal billions from an exchange? Elon Musk suggested so after the Binance hack. Reports point to a compromised laptop and North Korean hackers, not artificial intelligence....

Bitget has launched #NoCap, a new affiliate program that allows eligible creators to earn lifetime recurring commissions from people they refer to the platform. Unlike traditional crypto affiliate programs, #NoCap...

North Korea-linked hackers are suspected of carrying out the $6.3 billion Binance exploit, according to blockchain investigator ZachXBT and analytics firm Chainalysis. They noted that on-chain evidence connects the stolen...

India’s crypto exchange, CoinDCX, has temporarily limited futures trading following recent developments surrounding the Binance security breach. The exchange has switched its futures market to Reduce-Only mode. Thus, users are...

The global crypto market cap fell 2.9% to $2.688 trillion over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin traded at $78,205.91, down 2.3% on the day and down 4.6% over the past...

Binance faces fresh security concerns after wallets linked to the exchange moved about $2.77 billion across five blockchains on Thursday. Co-founder Changpeng Zhao said, “User funds are safe!” while acknowledging...

Polymarket has suspended new trading on its international platform after a third-party provider suffered a security breach. The prediction market operator said it had fixed the issue and would compensate...

Standard Asset Company (SAC) has opened its headquarters in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to advance a planned $1.5 billion investment strategy combining Bitcoin holdings and UAE real estate acquisitions....

Kalshi has raised $1 billion in a Series G funding round, reaching a $40 billion valuation as the prediction market platform expands into financial markets. Wellington Management and Sequoia Capital...

Galaxy Digital has taken steps to expand its presence in regulated financial services by applying for a national trust bank charter in the United States. The company submitted its application...

Bank of England has opened a consultation on how central counterparties (CCPs), institutions that sit between buyers and sellers to manage trade risks, could accept tokenized collateral. This is another...

The US Treasury Department has implemented sanctions on ten individuals and one company for helping North Korea secretly raise funds. Officials say the group used fake online tech jobs and...

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has carried out searches in Bengaluru and Madhya Pradesh as part of its investigations into alleged cryptocurrency-based cross-border transfers bypassing the legitimate Reserve Bank of India...

Indian law enforcement agencies have uncovered three major financial fraud networks, including a probe into a crypto racket worth NPR37.64 crore, a ₹90.2 lakh Facebook scam, and a ₹3.93 crore...