Oct 8, 20264m 05s
US Government Moves $1.01B in Bitcoin From the Bitfinex Hack
A US government-linked wallet shifted 12,267 BTC worth $1.01B tied to the 2016 Bitfinex hack. No exchange deposit, pointing to a reshuffle, not a sale.
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Oct 8, 20264m 39s
Uranium Finance Hacker Convicted on All Counts in $50M DeFi Case
A Manhattan jury convicted Jonathan Spalletta of computer fraud and money laundering over two 2021 Uranium Finance exploits that drained more than $50M.
Oct 8, 20265m 17s
ESMA Orders EU Platforms to Drop Unauthorized Stablecoins by January
ESMA told EU crypto platforms to stop offering non-MiCA stablecoins like USDT and PYUSD by January 8, 2027, leaving only exit services for existing holders.
Oct 8, 20264m 52s
A $1,000 MetaMask Exit Could Jam $5B in Ethereum Staking
MetaMask pulled 565,056 ETH from validators after a $923 block-tip incident. If that cohort restakes into a 1.4M ETH backlog, the queue could swell past $5B.
Oct 8, 20264m 33s
Kyrgyzstan Scraps State-Backed Stablecoin After UK Sanctions
Kyrgyzstan has ended its state-backed stablecoin project months after UK sanctions, a case study in how enforcement can unwind a government crypto plan.
Oct 8, 20264m 06s
Moody's Issues First-Ever Credit Rating to a Stablecoin Protocol
Moody's assigned Sky Protocol a B3 issuer rating with a stable outlook, the agency's first credit rating on any stablecoin protocol. Here is what it means.
Oct 8, 20264m 50s
Samsung Brings Solana Stablecoins to 82 Million US Devices
Samsung is partnering with Solana to enable stablecoin transactions inside Samsung Wallet across 82 million US devices, pushing crypto payments into mainstream phones.
Oct 8, 20264m 36s
Lido Unveils Morpho-Based Lending Market for Looping Strategies
Lido contributors unveiled Lido Lend, a lending market built on a modified Morpho Blue fork for looping borrowers and conservative lenders, pending a DAO vote.
Oct 8, 20265m 23s
Ripple Emerges as a Wall Street Rival in Cross-Border Payments
A WSJ report says Ripple is becoming a direct competitor to Wall Street banks for cross-border settlement. XRP traded at $1.42 as of October 8, 2026.
Oct 7, 20264m 34s
Tether Signs Kazakhstan Central Bank Deal for Tenge Stablecoin
Tether signed an MOU with Kazakhstan's central bank to explore a tenge-backed stablecoin and an asset tokenization framework, per CoinDesk. Here is what it means.