Blockchain investigator Chainalysis hit by cybersecurity incident
Chainalysis has engaged world-class third-party experts to support a review of its security and strengthen its defenses.Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis...
Year: 2026
Binance $6.3B record hack sparks pre-election political clashes
Some political and administration figures tried to make hay of the biggest-ever crypto heist. Soon after the $6.3 billion hack...
Binance Inside Job Theories Explode Ahead of Monday’s Reserve Reports
Claims that the $6.3 billion Binance hack was an inside job are spreading across X as the exchange holds back...
Israel Extradites Suspect to US Over $2.8M Crypto Hack
An Israeli-Russian citizen accused of stealing $2.8 million in digital assets, has been extradited to the U.S. after Israel’s Supreme...
Australia Casts Doubt on Retail Prediction Markets, Calls Them Bets
Australia’s corporate regulator cast doubt on the notion that prediction markets for retail clients are in the public interest, arguing...
Blockchain Revenues Plunge 30%, but a New Growth Engine Emerges
Global blockchain revenues are projected to decline year over year to $100 billion in 2026, down from approximately $140 billion...
Pennsylvania Lawyer Allegedly Drains $156,781 From Two Clients, Leaving 76-Year-Old’s Bank Account With $26
A Pennsylvania lawyer is accused of stealing more than $156,000 from two clients, including a 76-year-old man whose bank account...
Bank of America Handing $2,000,000 to Customers Whose Unauthorized Debit Card and ATM Disputes Were Denied
Bank of America is paying $2 million to settle claims that it wrongly turned down customers who reported unauthorized debit...
Binance Hackers Deploy ‘Never-Seen-Before’ Crypto Laundering Tactics
Chainalysis identified previously unseen laundering patterns as attackers circulated stolen Binance assets through thousands of transactions, suggesting automated efforts to...
MEXC Launches Canton 0-Fee Carnival with $1M Prize Pool
Mutsamudu, Comoros, October 30, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, announced the launch of the Canton...
USDD Reports Strong Treasury Performance, Growth in Key Metrics, and Ecosystem Expansion
30 October 2026 — British Virgin Islands — USDD has reported strong treasury performance in Q3 2026, alongside continued growth...
Coinbase Says Customer Funds Safe After Analytics Vendor Contact-Data Incident
TL;DR: Coinbase said an incident involving analytics provider Amplitude affected contact information associated with a small subset of Coinbase customers....
Bitcoin Slips Below $80,000 After Fed Holds Rates and Tech Shares Weaken
TL;DR: Bitcoin slipped below $80,000 in early October 29 trading as markets digested the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave rates...
Ethereum Client Updates Address Certificate Risk in Teku and Besu
TL;DR: Ethereum software teams have published updates addressing trust-store exposure tied to compromised certificate-authority keys from eMudhra. For ETH markets,...
Binance hackers raced to move billions before it could be frozen
Attackers raced to convert stolen stablecoins into crypto that issuers could not freeze as industry players like Tether and Circle...