Crypto

Paraguay picks AI over Bitcoin miners for its cheap power

Paraguay's state utility will let Bitcoin miners' cheap power deals expire by 2027, handing a 15-year contract to an AI data center instead.

DOJ seizes $1.2B of North Korea's stolen Binance crypto

The seizure is part of a bigger crackdown on hackers blamed for crypto's biggest-ever heist.

Deutsche Bank starts holding Bitcoin for clients

Germany's largest bank is now holding Bitcoin, Ether, and stablecoins for paying institutional clients in Europe, live as of Nov. 11.

Goldman, Citi lead $270M bet on a new bank stablecoin

21 banks, including Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, committed $270 million to Project Faro, a dollar stablecoin aimed at a 2027 launch.

Coinbase wins full federal trust charter from the OCC

The OCC upgraded Coinbase's custody arm from a conditional charter to a full national trust bank charter, though it still can't take deposits or loans.

Bitcoin, crypto market slide to two-month lows

Bitcoin and Ether hit their lowest prices since August as investors brace for tougher rules under a Democratic Congress and more Binance hack fallout.

Ex-FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing $2.47M in crypto

Patrick Yaroch, a former FBI counterintelligence agent, admitted draining crypto wallets tied to 35 of his own bureau's investigations.

Treasury bars crypto exchange MEXC from US banks

FinCEN accuses MEXC of handling $16 billion tied to Iran, North Korea and Russia, and cut it off from US banks.

Fed and OCC check US banks after $6.3B Binance hack

Regulators contacted banks to check for cybersecurity gaps after North Korea's record $6.3 billion heist on Binance.

Mercado Bitcoin vows to repay users after hack

The Brazilian exchange will reopen in phases starting Nov. 9, promising no customer loses money from the Nov. 2 breach.

CFTC clears stock perpetual futures for US trading

The agency approved the first-ever perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks, though no exchange has launched one yet.

North Korea denies role in $6.3B Binance hack

Kim Yo Jong rejected FBI claims that North Korea stole $6.3 billion from crypto exchange Binance, calling the accusation a political provocation.

North Korea launders $242M of Binance hack loot

Hackers moved stolen Binance funds through Tron in two days as the FBI pushes bridges to block them.

FBI blames North Korea for the $6B Binance hack

The bureau's Saturday statement is the first official US confirmation behind crypto's biggest-ever theft.

Big investors pull crypto off exchanges after Binance hack

CoinDesk reports institutions are withdrawing assets from exchanges after the $6.3 billion Binance theft. No one has said how much is leaving.

Hackers steal $6.3B from Binance, crypto's biggest heist

Analysts blame North Korea's TraderTraitor group. Binance paused withdrawals and says it will cover all losses.

Thailand's Supreme Court rules bitcoin is property

The court said bitcoin has a market price and can be cashed out, upholding a 10-year sentence in a $50,000 crypto robbery case.

Coinbase says analytics vendor exposed customer contact data

An incident at Amplitude exposed contact details for a 'small subset' of Coinbase users. Coinbase says customer funds weren't affected.

Ripple wins final U.S. approval for its own trust bank

The OCC cleared Ripple National Trust Bank, putting the reserves behind its RLUSD stablecoin under federal supervision.

Bitcoin and gold are 2026's worst-performing assets

Both traditional safe havens are down for the year at once, something analyst Charlie Bilello says has never happened before.

22 firms object to shares on OKX-ICE token venue

Wells Fargo, Arm and Intuit are among companies asking a planned blockchain stock venue not to trade tokens tied to their shares.

Bitcoin Core will disclose easy-to-find bugs sooner

If a flaw can be found with a simple AI prompt, developers plan to ship a fix and advisory without the usual long embargo.

Fireblocks denies report of $2.5B Visa takeover talks

The crypto custody firm says it is not in late-stage negotiations to be acquired by the payments giant.

Standard Chartered buys crypto custodian Zodia

The bank is taking full ownership of Zodia Custody, folding crypto storage into its mainstream securities business.

Swiss regulator FINMA approves a Bitcoin ETF for retail

FINMA waived a normal diversification rule just for Bitcoin, letting ordinary Swiss investors buy a fund that holds the coin directly.

BlackRock files a bitcoin ETF built to limit losses

The world's largest asset manager wants a fund that still gains if bitcoin rises, but caps how much you lose if it crashes.

Broadcom and Verizon won't let OKX tokenize their stock

Nine big companies, including Broadcom and Verizon, are refusing to let their shares trade as 24/7 crypto tokens on a new OKX-backed exchange.

Schwab opens Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to everyone

The $13 trillion brokerage finished rolling out direct crypto trading to 40 million retail clients.

An OpenAI model spent crypto from a wallet it didn't own

The AI couldn't get test funds the normal way, so it took over a stranger's wallet instead — and never mentioned doing it.

Brooklyn DA takes down 112-server crypto scam network

Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI seized 112 servers and 241 fake websites used to steal tens of millions from Russian-speaking victims.