Engineer Who Sabotaged Employer for Bitcoin Ransom Gets Prison Time
Bitcoin Newsby Andrew Hayward·20h ago
A former infrastructure engineer at a New Jersey-based industrial company has been sentenced to 32 months in federal prison after admitting that he sabotaged his employer’s computer systems—and...
Kalshi's 15-Minute Gold Bets Top Ether as Fast Markets Drive Fees
Bitcoin Newsby Luci Kelemen·21h ago
Kalshi’s public data shows its 15-minute gold markets traded more contracts than their ether counterparts in September, their second month of operation.
Europol Warns Quantum Threat Could Put Crypto Fortunes at Risk
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman·22h ago
Europol is pushing back on crypto’s quantum doomsday scenario. In a report published Wednesday, the agency says quantum computers pose a far greater threat to exposed wallet keys than to...
10 AI Models Including Claude and ChatGPT Pick Crypto's Year-End Winners
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman·22h ago
The crypto leaderboard has been anything but sleepy in 2026, with venice token (VVV) up a staggering 1,541% year to date and several others already sitting on triple-digit gains.
Moody’s Gives Sky Protocol Its First Stablecoin Credit Rating
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman·23h ago
Moody’s has given Sky Protocol a B3 rating with a stable outlook, marking the agency’s first rating of a stablecoin protocol.
Pudgy Penguins Team to Shutter Ethereum Layer 2 Network Abstract
Bitcoin Newsby Andrew Hayward·1d ago
Another Ethereum Layer 2 chain bites the dust: Just days after the creators of the once-hyped Blast said they’re shutting down the scaler, Abstract is about to follow suit.
Quantum-Safe Quantus Launches QTC Token Trading via Near Intents
Bitcoin Newsby Emmanuel Musa·1d ago
Quantum-focused blockchain Quantus has launched trading for its QTC token through near.com and Near Intents, giving users access to more than 180 assets across over 30 chains without first sending...
Bitcoin Price Erases October Gains: Why $81,300 Is Now the Critical Level
Bitcoin Newsby Terence Zimwara·1d ago
Bitcoin price dropped to an intraday low of $82,734, erasing early-month gains. Despite forced long liquidations, open interest remained steady, signaling aggressive new short positioning by...
Kazakhstan Taps Tether to Explore a New Tenge Stablecoin Model
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman·1d ago
Kazakhstan already has a tenge stablecoin in a central-bank sandbox. Now it has brought Tether into the room to study another one.
Jury Convicts Uranium Finance Hacker Who Spent Crypto Loot on Pokemon Cards
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman·1d ago
A Manhattan federal jury convicted cybersecurity consultant Jonathan Spalletta on Wednesday of computer fraud and money laundering over the 2021 Uranium Finance attacks.
Solana Hits 14M Stablecoin Holders as Card Volume Tops $1B
Bitcoin Newsby Emmanuel Musa·1d ago
Solana’s stablecoin footprint has expanded to more than 14 million holder addresses, alongside over $15 billion in supply and $1 billion in cumulative stablecoin card volume.
Bitcoin Beats Equities, Real Estate Among Wealthy Investors: Survey
Bitcoin Newsby Linas Kmieliauskas·1d ago
Another survey of investors with deep pockets signals strong interest in digital assets, especially bitcoin, as these assets were the most common pick for the best long-term performer among wealthy...
US Lawmaker Pushes Ban on Candidates Betting on Their Own Elections
Bitcoin Newsby Terence Zimwara·1d ago
U.S. Rep. Don Davis has introduced the No Betting on Your Own Race Act, which would prohibit federal candidates from trading prediction market contracts tied to their own elections.
Solana x402 Lets AI Agents Batch USDC Payments, Slashing Fees
Bitcoin Newsby Emmanuel Musa·1d ago
Solana has rolled out batch payments for the x402 standard with PayAI Network and BlockRunAI, allowing AI agents to make many USDC payments before settling them in a single onchain transaction.
Bitcoin Price Slides to $83K as Short-Term Bears Take Control
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman·1d ago
Bitcoin’s price range is trading near the floor of its 24-hour range after an overnight selloff dragged the BTC/USD pair to $83,404.
Blackrock Pulls $122M Into Bitcoin ETFs as Ether Loses $202M
Bitcoin Newsby Emmanuel Musa·1d ago
U.S. bitcoin ETFs returned to positive territory Tuesday with $118.86 million in net inflows, led almost entirely by Blackrock’s IBIT.
Bitcoin Price Slips Under $84K as Tom Lee Eyes Biggest Bull Market Ever
Bitcoin Newsby Shiraz Jagati·1d ago
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee told a Singapore crowd that crypto is “2 days past the bottom” on the same morning a flash crash liquidated more than $400 million in longs, while his treasury company Bitmine...
US Senate Findings Put GCC Stablecoin Transactions Under Spotlight
Bitcoin Newsby Terence Zimwara·1d ago
The U.S. Senate findings linking stablecoins, particularly tether, to Iran’s shadow banking network could increase compliance pressure on licensed VASPs across the Gulf region.
Ripple Gets a Korean Brokerage Onboard as XRP Beats Bitcoin on Upbit
Bitcoin Newsby Shiraz Jagati·1d ago
Ripple’s strategic partnership with Meritz Securities, signed by President Monica Long in Seoul, was announced earlier today.
XRP ETFs Logged 12 Straight Weeks of Inflows Then XRP Hit $1.45
Bitcoin Newsby Shiraz Jagati·1d ago
U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds added $3.14 million on Oct. 6, led by a $10.55 million day for Bitwise, hours before a flash crash dragged XRP from $1.52 to $1.46.
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