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Anyone who sells their coins and cannot prove the purchase price will in future have to pay tax on half the sale proceeds. This substitute assessment appears in the German Federal Ministry of
TLDR MetaMask disclosed a Sept. 30 security incident affecting part of its infrastructure. The company says it has found no immediate threat to MetaMask wallets. Affected Ethereum validators
TLDR Crypto hacks and exploits caused more than $766 million in losses in September, the worst month of 2026 so far. PeckShield counted 55 major incidents worth $766.5 million, while CertiK r
Stacks price has jumped more than 20% in 24 hours to around $0.38 after founder Muneeb Ali was named Stacks Labs CEO, while the network prepares to expand its institutional Bitcoin staking pr
Base activated Cobalt on September 30. For issuers of its B20 tokens, the fork adds a way to schedule balance multipliers, seize balances with a record and combine transfer policies. None of
What MetaMask Has Disclosed MetaMask disclosed on October 1, 2026, that it is responding to a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure. The company confirmed no direct threat to
Founder-Linked Wallet Breaks Seven Years of Silence A wallet associated with the founder of @quantnetwork has sprung back to life after seven years of dormancy, sparking fresh attention acros
Sui Network has removed 3,023 fake accounts, scam websites and phishing threats across multiple online platforms, the latest result of its ongoing security partnership with ChainPatrol. A Bro
A Landmark Bill Hits a Wall The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, widely considered the most consequential piece of crypto legislation in US history, has stalled in the Senate after a critica
The attacker behind the $387.5 million Bitget exploit has turned to Zcash's privacy infrastructure as a new tool for obscuring stolen funds. Wallets linked to the hack have started moving sto
A New Leader for the Algorand Foundation The @AlgoFoundation has appointed William Herkelrath as chief executive officer. He formally took over on August 31, succeeding Staci Warden after alm
@Chainlink's $LINK token has climbed to its highest price of 2026, but on-chain data is flashing a signal worth watching: the number of wallets holding LINK is beginning to fall even as the p
