Crypto news
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NEAR Gains 83% in Four Weeks, Outpacing Bitcoin and Ether
A draft plan would lower maximum annual issuance from 2.5% to 1.6%, reducing both dilution and staking rewards.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Senate Democrat Presses Cantor Fitzgerald on Tether Ties and Lutnick Family Profits
Sen. Richard Blumenthal wants Cantor Fitzgerald to open its records on Tether and on how much Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's family has earned from its business deal.
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US defense giant’s top holder dumped 10% of its stake
General Dynamics’ largest shareholder, a family office that first acquired shares in the massive US defense contractor in 1959 , has slashed its stake by nearly $1 billion and was responsible for 9.6% of all General Dynamics stock that traded during the month of September. Those sales have cut its...
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Robinhood Chain considers technology that gives paying traders priority
A recently updated version of the paid-for transaction-ordering technology “Time Boost” will be available on Arbitrum, Robinhood Chain’s infrastructure provider.
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Blockchain.com Seeks Approval for US Prediction Markets and Crypto Derivatives
The crypto platform filed for designated contract market and futures commission merchant licenses, which would let it run its own regulated event-contract venue instead of relying on overseas partners.
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Bitcoin Rebounds After Rough Week, But Traders Are Pricing In More Downside
Bitcoin bounced after dipping to around $80,000. Traders are placing increasingly high odds BTC slips further before October is over.
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HSBC, Ant Digital test AI-agent payments using tokenized deposits
The technical trial showed how AI agents could discover services and make micropayments using HSBC’s tokenized deposits, with real-time settlement and risk checks.
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Bitcoin ETFs Shed $729M in Two Days as Investors Reverse Course
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin ETFs Shed $729M in Two Days as Investors Reverse Course U.S. investors this week reversed course, cashing out $729 million from spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds — putting downward pressure on the leading cryptocurrency’s price. Funds managed by BlackRock, Fidelity, Morgan...
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Ledger investigates fund losses linked to Southeast Asian reseller, warns users
Hardware wallet maker Ledger probes losses tied to reseller CryptoBilis, as researchers separately estimate more than $72 million to $86 million in suspected crypto thefts.
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American Express fined $350M for decade of suspected money laundering
American Express National Bank processed approximately $13 billion in suspected trade-based money laundering (TBML) between June 2014 and May 2025, including through accounts associated with bank insiders, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) found . The OCC and American Express...
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Ledger Warns Buyers Not to Set Up Wallets From Reseller After Users Report Losses
Bitcoin Magazine Ledger Warns Buyers Not to Set Up Wallets From Reseller After Users Report Losses Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has said that it is investigating loss of user funds after customers in South East Asia reported issues with devices bought from a reseller. The Paris-based company...
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Ledger says Southeast Asia reseller linked to $86M draining
Ledger users in Southeast Asia who purchased their wallets from a reseller named CryptoBilis have reportedly been drained for over $80 million so far in an ongoing hack. Crypto analysts Specter and Tanuki42 first noted reports of Ledger users losing funds. They traced the addresses and came up with...
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Ethereum L2 Starknet Jumps 20% After Saying It Wants to Become an L1
Starknet is "actively considering" becoming its own blockchain, a move it says would make it the first fully quantum-resistant network by 2027.
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Telegram Rolls Out Money Wallet for Gram Transfers and Collectibles
The Money section appears after an incoming transfer, according to Walt, the separate service formerly known as Wallet.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Blockchain.com pursues CFTC approval for prediction markets: CNBC
The crypto company has reportedly applied for two licenses with the US commodities regulatory as the courts weigh prediction markets cases.
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DWF Labs Subsidiaries Sue BitGo for $141 Million Over Early Token Sales
The DWF Labs-linked firms allege in London’s High Court that BitGo sold discounted Falcon Finance and ESPORTS tokens roughly two months before their lock-up expired, cratering the value of their remaining holdings.
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New York AG Secures Up to $35M and Industry Ban From Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky
Mashinsky owes New York $25 million if he fails to forfeit another $10 million, and $10 million more if he doesn't serve his full sentence.
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Blockchain.com seeks CFTC greenlight for prediction markets, crypto derivatives trading: CNBC
Blockchain.com has applied for DCM and FCM licenses to offer ahead of a planned $500 million IPO.
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Ostium Proposes Equity Stakes For Hacked Liquidity Providers
Stage 2 pairs a pro-rata claim on recovered funds and half of Ostium's opening fees with an optional equity allocation priced at the company's next round. The percentages are still unset, and holders have until Oct. 30 to elect.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Crypto Biz: Wealthy investors are buying crypto, but their advisers aren’t sold
Wealthy investors are embracing crypto faster than their advisers, while OKX attracts new funding and Strategy shifts more capital toward preferred stock buybacks.
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Ledger Probes Potential Theft of $87M in User Funds Tied to Crypto Wallet Reseller
Ledger asked reseller CryptoBilis to pause sales and urged recent buyers not to set up their devices, as an onchain investigator tracked more than $86 million in suspected thefts.
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Tether Freezes USDT Linked to Ledger User Thefts, MistTrack Says
MistTrack puts reported losses near $90 million as Ledger asks reseller CryptoBilis to halt device sales and shipments.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Tether Unfreezes Four THORChain Vaults Three Hours After Blacklisting 1.45 Million USDT
The four Tron addresses came off the USDT blacklist at 15:30 UTC with their balances intact, and THORChain has restarted Tron trading, deposits and signing. The 19 other wallets frozen in the same sweep are still blacklisted.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin consolidates near $82.5K as crypto weathers Ledger theft reports
Bitcoin and crypto markets eyed a recovery from Thursday’s drop despite concerns of another hardware wallet exploit.
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New York AG secures up to $35 million and lifetime crypto ban from Celsius’ Alex Mashinsky
Alex Mashinsky, already serving 12 years for fraud, settled New York’s civil case over claims he misled Celsius customers about the failed crypto lender’s safety.
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Ledger investigates wallet drains involving CryptoBilis buyers; estimate tops $86 million in losses
Ledger said it is investigating reports of fund losses from users in Southeast Asia who bought its products from reseller CryptoBilis.
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Ledger investigates potential wallet tampering after reports of $86 million in crypto stolen
The hardware wallet maker said it is investigating devices sold by a Southeast Asian reseller as social posts swirl about crypto assets drained from Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tron addresses.
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US targets $1 billion Iran-linked crypto seizure, Bessent says ‘we know where it is’
Bessent’s latest crypto seizure plan follows months of sanctions and freezes targeting Iranian assets.
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Mashinsky Accepts Lifetime Industry Ban and Up to $35 Million in Conditional Payments
The New York settlement ties the money to federal forfeiture and prison-sentence conditions, adding to existing FTC and CFTC restrictions.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Franklin Templeton and Animoca Plan Broader Asset Lineup for NUVA
NUVA launched on Ethereum in May with vaults tied to YLDS and home-equity credit. The partners also plan to explore tokenized cultural assets.... Read the full story at The Defiant