October 6, 2026
Protocols and services used to move funds stolen from Bitget have collected $761,725 in fees during the laundering process, while an independent researcher has traced $259,718 in THORChain affiliate fees to recipients with additional financial links to wallets involved in… …
Ethereum’s EEZ has completed an atomic L1-to-L2 mainnet test carrying 0.001 ETH, allowing linked actions to succeed or fail together. …
Rialo has stepped up its push to become blockchain infrastructure for financial institutions as the network discusses proof of concept projects with Korean firms and builds applications with other institutional partners. According to Bobby Zagotta, chief business officer at Rialo,… …
India’s RBI remains cautious on crypto over monetary and capital-flow risks while backing tokenization, CBDC pilots and digital bonds. …
XRP trades near $1.50 as buyers defend $1.45, Binance leverage recovers and two XRPL upgrades approach on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9. …
Michael Saylor has hinted at another Strategy Bitcoin purchase after the company raised its holdings to 847,666 BTC with a $143M buy. …
NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin has outlined 13 application ideas spanning AI pets, private trading, and cross-chain payments, alongside five suggestions for helping developers reach users. Illia Polosukhin, in an Oct. 3 X post, said new and returning developers had been… …
Hackers have used Microsoft’s official X account to promote an unauthorized Clippy-themed token, with the promotional activity removed roughly 30 minutes later, according to The Verge. The Verge reported that Microsoft confirmed the breach after its account promoted an unofficial… …
Bitcoin traded near $84,600 on Oct. 3 as Quant and Midnight led the week’s top crypto gainers, rising 158.3% and 96.5%, respectively. Lighter fell 28.7%, while MemeCore, Ethena and Zcash posted double-digit losses. CoinGecko’s seven-day top-100 rankings for Oct. 3… …
Circle has urged EU policymakers to revise MiCA’s stablecoin issuance and reserve rules after its EU policy director said only three of the world’s 30 largest stablecoins comply with the framework. Circle, in its Oct. 1 policy submission, called for… …
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson has signaled that officials may need more time before changing rates again, as Polymarket odds cited in the latest report have fallen to 23% for an October hike from about 70% last week. The… …
African businesses have increasingly turned to stablecoins over the past five years to address cross-border payment delays, dollar access, and settlement costs, according to Kora CEO Dickson Nsofor. Dickson Nsofor, CEO of pan-African payment infrastructure platform Kora, told crypto.news that… …
Pump.fun price is up about 14% as PUMP tests $0.006, with strong momentum and another $1.02 million token buyback supporting attention. …
Metaplanet directors defended its executive share plan after a 41% cut, while questions remain over Simon Gerovich’s August share exercise. …
Malaysian police have detained two men and seized 30 Bitcoin mining machines after uncovering an operation in Seri Iskandar that allegedly used an illegal electricity connection.on. According to Perak Tengah district police chief Supt Hafezul Helmi Hamzah, the district’s Criminal… …
Bitcoin price traded near $84,000 on Sep. 28 after retreating from a recent high above $87,000, leaving traders focused on whether U.S. spot ETF demand can help the price hold its September breakout. Lacie Zhang, research lead at Bitget Wallet,… …
The Cardano Foundation has announced a multi-year partnership with the Venture Accelerator at UCLA Anderson School of Management that will bring blockchain coursework, five startup fellowships, and a founder showcase sponsorship to the Los Angeles campus. The Cardano Foundation said… …
A wallet linked to the Bitget hacker has swapped about $6.3 million in ETH for Bitcoin through THORChain after the network rejected the exchange’s request to block addresses tied to its Sep. 24 breach. According to CoinDesk’s review of THORChain… …