Bitget’s $388M hack pushes Q3 crypto security losses past $1B
Crypto security losses reached $1.26 billion in Q3 across 247 incidents, with September alone accounting for roughly $769 million.
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Binance’s EU services face scrutiny over licensing exemption: Report
EU regulators are reportedly examining Binance’s use of a MiCA exemption to serve customers as ESMA seeks stronger enforcement powers.
Philippine Central Bank Limits Peso Transfers to Coins.ph Crypto Platform
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Top Analyst Says XRP Could Outpace Ethereum’s ROI This Cycle
Crypto analyst CrediBULL Crypto said XRP is set up for one of the strongest runs of the current cycle, potentially outperforming Ethereum’s return on investment off the lows. The token remains stuck in a short-term rang…
LATAM stablecoin liquidity may depend on few providers, investor says
Researchers in a Latin American stablecoin ecosystem report warned “fragility in the system is concentrated in its thinnest layer,” with just 16 of 494 companies focused primarily on wholesale liquidity, treasury and cr…
Bitcoin Is Up, DeFi Is Recovering, So Why Doesn’t This Look Like a Bull Market Yet?
The post Bitcoin Is Up, DeFi Is Recovering, So Why Doesn’t This Look Like a Bull Market Yet? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin and Ethereum have recovered much of their July losses. Bitcoin rose about 38%…
Tokenized assets don’t always mirror traditional markets, Dune finds
Dune found that tokenized markets show different trading patterns from traditional markets, with RWA value reaching $34.5 billion.
Chainalysis beats most Celsius claims, but ‘audit’ lawsuit survives
Chainalysis still faces an aiding-and-abetting claim over Celsius’ disputed $3.3 billion audit after a judge dismissed 15 other claims.
EU Presses Binance Over ‘Reverse Solicitation’ Exemption for Users: Report
European regulators are questioning how Binance continues to serve customers in the bloc months after failing to secure a license under its crypto rules, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the mat…
Live Updates: Bitcoin flat near $84,000 after closing out best quarter since 2024
Initial jobless claims edged lower to 197,000 last week, according to a just-released government report. That’s down from 198,000 previously and just below market forecasts for 200,000.
EU Regulators Scrutinize Binance Over MiCA ‘Reverse Solicitation’ Use
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Bitcoin ETFs draw $6.3B in Q3 as BTC price rises nearly 43%
Bitcoin gained 42.71% in Q3, its best third-quarter performance since 2017, as US spot ETFs attracted $6.34 billion in net inflows.
MetaMask Exits Lido Validators Amid Infrastructure ‘Security Incident’
MetaMask is responding to an “ongoing security incident” affecting part of its infrastructure and has begun pulling its Ethereum validators out of the Lido staking protocol as a precaution, the companies said on Wednesd…
Bitcoin trapped below $86K as PCE changes cloud inflation reading
Bitcoin erased its post-PCE gains as analysts cautioned that methodology changes complicated the lower-than-expected inflation reading.
Indian Stocks Crash: Nifty Hits 6-Month Low, On Track For 8th Straight Weekly Loss
The post Indian Stocks Crash: Nifty Hits 6-Month Low, On Track For 8th Straight Weekly Loss appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Indian equities tumbled sharply as the Nifty fell 1.5% to its lowest level in six mont…
Quant Price Surges 5X in Days as Founder Wallet Moves $6.97M QNT — Can QNT Break $400?
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Bitcoin think tank questions MSCI’s ‘invisible committee’ over Strategy, Metaplanet rule
A Bitcoin Policy Institute paper says MSCI’s proposed “non-operating company” rule could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its indexes and may have roots in an earlier crypto treasury review.
MetaMask security incident forces Ethereum staking exits, no funds at risk
MetaMask is pulling Ethereum staking systems out of service after a security incident, with Lido warning of lost rewards and a security researcher reporting that payments from producing blocks were diverted to another w…
Ripple Unlocks 1 Billion XRP From Escrow, Worth $1.49 Billion
Ripple has unlocked a total of 1 billion XRP, worth roughly $1.49 billion, across four separate escrow transactions of 400M, 300M, 200M, and 100M XRP, all executed within minutes of each other. The move marks the start …
Crypto hacks top $768M in September, worst month of 2026
The $388 million Bitget breach and $320 million Liquid Network exploit accounted for most of September’s losses, though more than $270 million from the latter was later returned.
Dogecoin gets DeFi testnet as DogeOS bets miners will eventually secure its apps
DogeOS has opened a public test network for Ethereum-style trading, lending and other applications using DOGE, an attempt to give Dogecoin holders more ways to use their coins beyond payments and price speculation.
MetaMask exits Ethereum validators amid undisclosed security incident
MetaMask said it is investigating the threat internally and said it has found no immediate threat to its wallets.
CFTC seeks to define event contracts as swaps amid prediction market fight
The classification could assist the CFTC’s claim that it has exclusive federal jurisdiction over event contracts offered on regulated prediction markets.
Dogecoin Is Getting Apps as DogeOS Opens Its Public Testnet
DogeOS opened the public testnet for its Dogecoin application layer on Wednesday, per its press release. A testnet is a trial version of a network, where developers test apps before real money is involved.