Hacker Prints $2.7M in Crypto as Initia Blockchain Halts
A hacker reportedly exploited a vulnerability on the Initia blockchain to mint approximately $2.7 million worth of cryptocurrency without authorization, triggering a full network halt as the
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Global Rules for Tokenized Gold: What Investors Need to Know
Tokenized gold is becoming popular around the globe, but there are various regulations applicable to various financial markets. These rules affect ownership rights, access and trading require
Hacker Prints $2.7M in Crypto as Initia Blockchain Halts
A hacker exploited a previously unknown bug in Initia's blockchain infrastructure on October 23, 2026, minting and bridging out roughly $2.7 million in digital assets before the network's val
Chainlink Crypto News: Four Integrations Expand DeFi and Compliance
Chainlink Crypto News: Four Integrations Expand DeFi Reach Chainlink has shared four fresh integrations, and together they cover some of the biggest themes in crypto right now: moving tokens
Sophon names November 25 as its withdrawal deadline: what happens to your tokens now?
Sophon is shutting down its Ethereum layer-2 blockchain, and anyone still holding a balance there has to get it out by November 25, according to the project. After that, infrastructure and we
Binance Futures Adds Round-the-Clock Perpetuals for Bank of America and Medtronic
Binance Futures launched four new USDT-margined perpetual contracts on October 21, 2026 tracking Constellation Energy, Bank of America, Interactive Brokers and Medtronic stock The contracts,
Crypto: A White House Adviser is Allegedly Bought Off by Tether
A major political and judicial storm has just erupted at the heart of the American crypto ecosystem. The issuer of the USDT stablecoin, Tether, is under fire from a federal investigation led
Coinbase to Halt GYEN Transfers and Convert Balances to USDC
Coinbase will stop processing transfers of GYEN, the yen-pegged stablecoin issued by GMO-Z.com Trust Company, on October 26, and will convert any remaining user balances to USD Coin at prevai
Tether Blacklists USDT Wallets Linked to CoinDCX Outflows
Tether has blacklisted a set of USDT wallets reported to be linked to abnormal outflows from CoinDCX, India's largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, according to reporting by The Defiant.
Sen. Blumenthal Demands Tether Records Over Payments to Ex-White House Crypto Adviser’s Firm
Sen. Richard Blumenthal is demanding records from Tether over reported multimillion-dollar payments to a consulting firm co-founded by Bo Hines, the White House’s former top crypto adviser. B
Tether Blacklists USDT Wallets Linked to CoinDCX Outflows
Tether has reportedly blacklisted a set of USDT wallets connected to outflows from CoinDCX, the Indian cryptocurrency exchange, in what would mark a direct intervention by the stablecoin issu
Blumenthal Demands Tether Records Over $6.3 Million Paid to Bo Hines’ Firm
The senator is asking Tether to explain payments to a consulting firm co-owned by the former White House crypto adviser Senator Richard Blumenthal has opened an inquiry into Tether, the issue