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A new proposal would ease custody rules for investment advisers handling digital assets, three years after the agency pushed in the opposite direction. The Securities and Exchange Commission
Near Intents has reportedly been exploited for $3.865 million, according to a security alert tied to a BSC hot wallet incident. The reported breach, flagged by on-chain security firm PeckShie
The US securities regulator has proposed easing rules governing how investment advisers and funds hold crypto, potentially clearing a regulatory hurdle that has held some businesses back from
Five security incidents accounted for nearly 59% of all crypto losses tracked by blockchain security firm CertiK in 2026. That concentration means a small number of breaches, not a steady dri
OpenAI has removed three members of its safety team after an internal investigation concluded they passed confidential material to an outside AI safety organization, per the Wall Street Journ
MetaMask disclosed on September 30 that it is responding to a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure, and its staking arm is proactively exiting the Ethereum validators it ope
The SEC proposed amendments to its Investment Adviser custody framework that would, for the first time, explicitly address how registered investment advisers and funds must safeguard crypto a
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed rules that could allow registered investment advisers and funds to self-custody crypto assets, a potential shift in how institutions a
Finding the best crypto to buy now just got harder after the biggest exchange hack of 2026. Bitget lost $387.5 million on September 24 when attackers broke into a backend system and moved fun
Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has submitted a formal response to the European Commission's consultation reviewing the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, adding an indust
Key Insights Bitcoin price faces $85K resistance as whales add 41K BTC in 10 days. BTC’s $82K support remains crucial for maintaining the current bullish setup. A break above $85K could reope
The Bitcoin layer's co-founder returns to lead Stacks Labs after a five-year gap, and STX rallies sharply. Stacks, a layer built to bring smart-contract functionality to Bitcoin, saw its nati
