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Can crypto users trust the supply chain behind hardware wallets?
Ledger hardware wallet implants have renewed scrutiny of the middlemen handling devices before they reach buyers, even through authorized sellers.
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Coins.ph says Philippine central bank license intact amid revocation claims
Coins.ph says its Philippine central bank license remains intact amid reports of possible revocation over alleged offshore gambling transactions.
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CryptoQuant’s 3 charts keeping Bitcoin’s ‘Uptober’ thesis valid
Bitcoin onchain analysis eyed a “potential bottom” for BTC price action in early October as demand weathered external headwinds.
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer lays out ex-FTX CEO’s Supreme Court case
Should US high court justices grant review of the case, they could release a decision as early as June 2027.
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Bitcoin will become ‘less volatile’ and larger than gold: ‘The Bitcoin Standard’ author
Saifedean Ammous argues that Bitcoin already functions as money when held as a store of value; expects it will become larger and less volatile than gold as it matures.
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Standard Chartered expands Bitcoin and Ether trading to professional investors in UAE
Standard Chartered expanded its spot crypto trading services to professional investors in the UAE region, with plans to offer access to more market participants.
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Starknet introduces wallet privacy feature for DeFi activity
Starknet’s Shadow Accounts allow users to obscure connections between their main wallets and DeFi activity, though transactions remain visible onchain.
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Fed’s Williams sees AI supply squeeze lasting beyond 2 years
New York Fed President John Williams’ comments came as he reaffirmed his view that the US Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates once more this year.
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Bitwise’s Hougan says Q3 charts point to ‘crypto spring’
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said nearly every fundamental indicator that Bitwise tracks spiked sharply higher.
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Ledger asks resellers to halt sales in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong
The wallet maker requested that devices be removed from shelves while investigators work to establish where tampering occurred.
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Most tokenized stock trading on Solana, BNB Chain occurs outside US market hours
Tokenized equities have reached nearly $3.3 billion in value as investors embrace round-the-clock access beyond Wall Street hours.
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Trezor reduces resellers as a ‘preventative step’ amid Ledger tampering reports
CCO Danny Sanders said he had notified certain hardware wallet resellers that they would be removed from Trezor’s list of authorized entities starting Jan. 1.
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How the SEC’s lack of leadership could facilitate crypto rulemaking
A recent change in the SEC’s rules on quorum could make it easier for the agency to amend its approach to crypto regulation in the absence of a market structure bill.
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Strive reports $208M in warrant exercises as Bitcoin holdings jump 11%
Strive is now the fifth-largest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holder, with 32,773 BTC, as it continues to expand its treasury through equity financing.
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Bitcoin keeps up pressure on $84K as US stocks skirt Korea tech sell-off
Bitcoin price action preserved overnight gains as US stocks quickly rebounded after opening lower on the back of Korea’s tech-stock rout.
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Anthropic warns ‘AI worms’ may autonomously spread across devices like a virus
Anthropic warned that rogue “AI worms” are months away from the ability to self-replicate and autonomously infect user devices such as home appliances and other internet-connected devices.
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Is Bitcoin kidding itself about the Lightning Network?
Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc says Bitcoiners are lying to themselves about Lightning. Developers claim usability has improved, but questions remain over everyday adoption.
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Digital cash offers ‘cash-like privacy,’ but bank data breaches threaten users: BIS
BIS said that digital cash can achieve “cash-like privacy,” however, the technology isn’t yet production-ready due to risks such as bank data breaches.
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Russia clears Sberbank for crypto trading ahead of December launch
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has secured crypto exchange authorization as it prepares to offer Bitcoin, Ether and Tether USDt trading.
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ENS seeks DAO approval to activate upgraded Ethereum naming system
New .eth registrations would pause for hours during the transition, while existing domain holders could renew their names without migrating.
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Metaplanet to issue $329M convertible bonds to pay debt, fund share buybacks
Metaplanet plans to issue zero-interest bonds with a five-year maturity to improve its debt structure and cut its reliance on Bitcoin-collateralized loans without selling holdings.
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MediaMarktSaturn pulls Ledger products amid tampering reports
European retailer MediaMarkt pulled Ledger products as the wallet maker probes tampering reports beyond CryptoBilis in Southeast Asia.
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Bitcoin hits $84K resistance as Korean tech rout deepens KOSPI losses
Bitcoin’s liquidity kept BTC price below $84,000 amid a mounting South Korean tech and semiconductor stock sell-off.
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Chinese fraud victims lose key court battle over 61,000 Bitcoin
Chinese fraud victims seeking to recover 61,000 seized Bitcoin face a legal setback after a UK court ruled that Chinese law governs their claims.
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Ledger details LTE-enabled spy implants in wallets sold by CryptoBilis
Ledger detailed how LTE-enabled implants exposed wallet recovery phrases as CryptoBilis halted sales and Trezor and OneKey cut ties with the reseller.
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Blur is shutting down its website, so why are NFT collectors cheering?
Blur’s planned website closure revived criticism of the royalty policies and token rewards that helped it overtake OpenSea during the NFT boom, but hurt creators.
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Binance to shut down crypto mining pool services in November
Binance will discontinue its mining pool and related services on Nov. 10, urging miners to move to alternative pools before the shutdown.
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South Korea moves to block 27 crypto websites, including KuCoin, MEXC
Authorities said the restrictions are aimed at unregistered exchanges and have acknowledged that customers could have difficulty withdrawing assets.
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Meta launches Muse Wonder AI models, challenging top rivals
Meta co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said its newest models are a step toward “personal superintelligence.”
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Aptos rolls out Encrypted Mempool to curb frontrunning, sandwich attacks
The optional feature hides transaction details until their order is finalized, preventing bots from exploiting pending trades.