Bitget Hacker Moves $83M in Stolen XRP
Funds on the Move as Recovery Options Narrow The attacker behind the Bitget exchange breach has moved roughly $83 million in stolen XRP out of three original holding wallets, complicating wha
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$550M Worth of Iran-Connected Assets Frozen by Tether Under Sanctions Enforcement Program
@Tether has confirmed it helped freeze a cumulative $550 million in $USDT linked to Iranian financial networks in 2026, acting alongside the US Treasury and its sanctions enforcement arm, the
Bybit and Franklin Templeton want to boost Tokenized Investing
@Bybit_Ins and @FTI_US have joined forces to bring tokenized money market fund shares into Bybit's institutional trading ecosystem, the latest sign that the boundary between traditional finan
ICP Founder Pushes for Decentralized Governance Following Bitget Hack
Dominic Williams, founder of @DFINITY and the Internet Computer Protocol, has called for coordinated on-chain action in the wake of the @Bitget security breach, arguing that decentralized gov
Bitget Withdrawals Resume After $388M Exploit
Phased Withdrawal Restart Begins Bitget (@bitget) has begun restoring user withdrawals following a major security breach on September 24 that drained approximately $388 million from the excha
Chainlink Unveils CCIP 2.0 To Standardize Institutional Cross-Chain Interoperability
@Chainlink has launched version 2.0 of its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), delivering what the company describes as an institutional-grade overhaul of how capital moves between
Polkadot (@Polkadot) is edging ever closer to having its own native stablecoin.
@Polkadot is moving closer to launching its own native stablecoin. The network's decentralized governance system, OpenGov, is currently voting on $dotUSD, a proposed dollar-pegged asset desig
Breez SDK adds cross-chain stablecoin payments for bitcoin apps
Breez, a Bitcoin software provider focused on payments infrastructure, has introduced a new feature in its Breez SDK that allows users to receive stablecoin payments from more than 30 differe
$18.43M crypto shock hits Robinhood chain as 53 tokens face scrutiny
An anonymous onchain analyst says a single operation pulled at least $18.43 million out of 53 memecoin launches on Robinhood Chain in about two months. The analyst, who goes by Wazz, posted t
Citi Adds Stablecoin Payments to Its Business Platform
Key Takeaways Spring by Citi can now support stablecoin acceptance. Coinbase provides the underlying payment infrastructure. The update expands a Citi-Coinbase partnership from 2025. Product
StealthEX Celebrates 8th Anniversary With $800 Crypto Giveaway
Eight winners will each receive $100 in cryptocurrency in a community campaign featuring eight participating crypto projects StealthEX, an instant non-custodial crypto exchange, is celebratin
Polkadot (@Polkadot) is edging ever closer to having its own native stablecoin.
@Polkadot is moving closer to launching its own native stablecoin. The network's decentralized governance system, OpenGov, is currently voting on $dotUSD, a proposed dollar-pegged asset desig