Crypto news
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India warns AI-powered hackers targeting crypto exchanges at ‘machine speed’
India’s cybersecurity agency says a threat actor is escalating an AI-assisted hacking campaign targeting crypto exchanges and other financial firms.
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American Bitcoin (ABTC) Posts $126 Million Profit as Holdings Gain $197 Million
Bitcoin Magazine American Bitcoin (ABTC) Posts $126 Million Profit as Holdings Gain $197 Million American Bitcoin Corp. (Nasdaq: ABTC) reported about $126 million in third-quarter net income on Wednesday, a swing from a $57.2 million loss in the prior quarter that rested largely on a $197.3 million...
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Pendle Volume Hits $221.5 Million, a 30-Day High
Ethereum accounted for nearly all the trading, while reported locked value stayed near $1.03 billion through the day's latest snapshot.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Mercado Bitcoin Plans View-Only Reopening on Nov. 9 After Hack
The exchange says it will use company funds to replace affected assets, while withdrawals and trading await security clearance.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Mercado Bitcoin says phased reopening to begin Monday, will cover losses
Customers will initially be able to view their holdings, while withdrawals and trading remain suspended pending security checks.
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Tokenization and stablecoins may weather Democrats' sweep as broader crypto rules face uncertainty
Wall Street's push to bring finance onto blockchain rails may continue under existing laws, though the SEC and CFTC face tougher oversight and questions over how long their rules will last, experts said.
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Crypto's Washington hopes fade, but Grayscale and BlackRock see growth ahead
The asset manager says global demand and institutional adoption will sustain the industry despite a political setback, while BlackRock sees little impact on its crypto business.
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Why Bitcoin's Next Soft Fork Could Feel Like a Practice Run
Matt Corallo explains why patching four legacy bugs is about rebuilding muscle memory, just as much as it’s about Bitcoin maintenance.
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BitMart founder says security team ‘severely understaffed’ after new hack
The crypto exchange’s founder warned of security staffing shortages amid restructuring as analysts flagged suspicious transfers potentially linked to the Mercado Bitcoin hack.
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Crypto PACs eye 2028 “new map” as Democrats take Congress
Crypto super PACs spent more than $176 million on the midterms, but the Democratic sweep raises the prospect of tougher industry scrutiny.
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ChatGPT Is Getting a GIF Maker Powered by OpenAI's Unannounced Images 2.6 Model
OpenAI is rolling out animated GIF creation in ChatGPT, with frame-by-frame editing and speed controls.
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Judge Lets Stock Perpetual Futures Keep Trading but Says CFTC Likely Overstepped Its Authority
Bitcoin Magazine Judge Lets Stock Perpetual Futures Keep Trading but Says CFTC Likely Overstepped Its Authority Stock perpetual futures can keep trading on Kalshi, Coinbase Derivatives and Bitnomial for now after a federal judge denied an emergency bid to halt them Tuesday, while finding that the...
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Democratic sweep of Congress forces crypto industry to rethink Washington strategy
After two years of a pro-crypto, pro-innovation climate in Washington, the digital asset industry faces a sharp political jolt.
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TSV Begins Tokenized CNTN Trades Under SEC Innovation Exemption
Tradecraft's public feed recorded $30,296 in purchases, while Fairmint maintains the shares' official onchain ownership register.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Crypto Groups Seek to Strike Down Illinois’ 0.2% Tax
The levy would tax asset value rather than gains, with covered brokers required to collect it from Illinois customers.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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How Aussie Bitcoiners can avoid 2027’s shock CGT hike: Part 1
From setting up an SMSF or a company, to just leaving the country entirely, here are some strategies Australian Bitcoiners can employ to deal with 2027’s massive CGT hike.
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Google Tells Schools They Can Reject AI—But They'll Lose Search, Too
Google is giving schools more control over Gemini, but districts that want Search without AI are out of luck, fueling accusations that the company is pressuring educators into adopting AI.
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Huizenga Loses House Seat Despite $1 Million From Crypto PAC Fairshake
Bitcoin Magazine Huizenga Loses House Seat Despite $1 Million From Crypto PAC Fairshake Rep. Bill Huizenga, the No. 2 Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, lost his reelection bid to Democrat Sean McCann, the Associated Press called Wednesday afternoon, despite about $1 million in...
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French Bank Credit Mutuel Arkea Confirms Cyberattack as ZachXBT Puts Losses Above $133 Million
Bitcoin Magazine French Bank Credit Mutuel Arkea Confirms Cyberattack as ZachXBT Puts Losses Above $133 Million French bank Credit Mutuel Arkea said Wednesday that a cyberattack allowed hackers to carry out fraudulent transfers from the bank's own account, a theft that on-chain investigator ZachXBT...
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House Democrats Eye Their Own Crypto Market Structure Bill With a Bigger SEC Role After Sweep
Bitcoin Magazine House Democrats Eye Their Own Crypto Market Structure Bill With a Bigger SEC Role After Sweep House Democrats are discussing a plan to turn Rep. Maxine Waters' Crypto Investor and Consumer Bill of Rights into their own crypto market structure bill next Congress, with ideas that...
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Coinbase Says 99% of Customer Crypto Is Offline and Out of Hackers’ Reach
Coinbase told customers it wasn’t affected by the $6.4 billion Binance hack and detailed its security controls, including offline storage for over 99% of assets, split private keys and kill switches.
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Nasdaq Approves Listing of Canary’s Staked Injective ETF
The proposed INJC fund would stake at least 90% of its INJ holdings and charge a 1.10% annual sponsor fee.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin Price Holds Near $80,000 as Democratic Sweep Sparks Short Squeeze
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Holds Near $80,000 as Democratic Sweep Sparks Short Squeeze Bitcoin price traded near $80,000 on Wednesday afternoon, up about 3% on the day and roughly $26,000 below its price one year ago, as markets shook off election-night jitters over the Democratic sweep of...
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Crypto's powerhouse super PAC, Fairshake, found its kryptonite
The industry's primary campaign arm had cultivated a reputation as an unstoppable force, but more than a third of its spending failed to hit the mark, especially in Ohio.
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Bitcoin rebounds past $80,000 as markets shrug off midterms and Binance hack
Bitcoin rose 3.5% to $80,500 and ether jumped 6% after Democrats won Congress, while Bitwise says the Binance hack had limited market impact.
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US Bank Regulator Issues First AI Framework as Banks Battle Rogue Agents
The OCC's first examiner guide weighs autonomy and financial harm, and directly addresses outside AI agents—the same risk that recently prompted major banks to restrict customer-account access.
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Strategy raises $5.4B but barely buys bitcoin
Michael Saylor’s Strategy diluted common shareholders by $5.4 billion worth of stock sales between July and September but bought just $588 million worth of BTC. This means that less than 11 cents from every $1 raised last quarter went towards buying BTC. Strategy says that when it wants to buy BTC,...
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Trump-linked tokens lead crypto losses after Democrats sweep in the US midterms
The official Trump and World Liberty Financial tokens were the two biggest losers among the top 100 cryptocurrencies on Wednesday even as Bitcoin and Ether rallied.
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French Hill’s race still too close to call as House flips, changing the direction of crypto legislation
As of Wednesday afternoon, House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill's race for reelection is too close to call.
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Riot shares surge on $28B AI lease as Hut 8 sinks on revenue miss
Bitcoin miner Riot sold BTC to finance its AI expansion, while Hut 8 reported falling revenue and rising costs before its major data center leases generate income.