The former mobile games company is building out its fund management business in Abu Dhabi as it targets institutional demand for stablecoins and tokenized assets. Animoca Brands said Monday it had secured approval to manage investment funds for non-retail clients in Abu Dhabi, expanding the asset management business of a company that began in mobile …
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Brazil’s exchange Mercado Bitcoin paused deposits and withdrawals after a security breach, saying customer funds and data were safe. Mercado Bitcoin, one of Brazil’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, confirmed a security incident on Monday that blockchain analysts estimated drained more than $49 million from its wallets. Despite the company’s announcement that it had suspended deposits and …
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Strategy spent $208.2 million buying back STRC preferred shares and $65.5 million on Bitcoin, while allocating $98.5 million to its USD Cash balance. Michael Saylor’s Strategy spent more than three times as much buying back its STRC preferred shares as it did acquiring Bitcoin last week. Strategy repurchased $208.2 million in STRC and spent about …
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Who better to judge a dispute between AI agents than a jury of different AI models? That’s the idea behind GenLayer, which is already issuing thousands of judgements each day. The world is headed towards a future in which AI agents will trade stocks and crypto, shop for your family, and much more. But what happens …
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A hacker group that hit a New Mexico university hospital system has apologized for disrupting patient care and offered to pay patients up to $2,500 each, while saying it will keep the data it took. A group called BYOD has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, reports …
Bitcoin lost 7.3% in October 2026 after another decline the previous year, despite the month’s historically strong returns, as analysts reassess seasonal signals. Bitcoin’s back-to-back October losses have put its “Uptober” reputation under the microscope as analysts weigh seasonal trends against institutional demand and economic conditions. Bitcoin fell 7.3% in October 2026, following a roughly …
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Trezor cited July’s Coldcard attacks, in which strong passphrases helped protect some users whose wallet recovery information was compromised. Hardware wallet maker Trezor has increased the maximum length of optional wallet passphrases from 50 to 128 characters. On Sunday, Trezor said the change is available in its Trezor Suite with updated device firmware. Older firmware …
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The HKMA plans to bring regulated stablecoins into tokenized government debt trials, while HSBC says its RedCoin stablecoin has reached 50,000 users. Hong Kong has expanded its Project Ensemble pilot to allow round-the-clock settlement of tokenized transactions, as the city’s monetary regulator prepares to bring regulated stablecoins into trials involving tokenized government debt. On Monday, …
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Bitcoin price action held its 100-day moving average into the monthly close as crypto markets braced for US midterm election and tech earnings volatility. Bitcoin (BTC) held above its 100-day moving average on Monday ahead of US midterm elections, jobs data and earnings from Apple and Palantir. Key points: Tuesday’s US midterm elections will determine …
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Binance is reopening crypto withdrawals in careful phases after the biggest theft in the industry’s history. The exchange paused withdrawals as a precaution during the October 29th incident, when an attacker drained approximately $6.36 billion across ten blockchains in roughly 20 minutes. Binance says it has now covered about 95% of the impacted amount using …
Bank of America is warning customers that they could be on the hook for what happens if they hand their banking logins to an AI agent. In an email to customers titled “Protecting your finances in the AI World,” the bank urges people to never share their username and password with another person or an …
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OKX led cryptocurrency exchanges with $445 million in daily inflows, while Binance processed about $7 billion in net outflows. OKX recorded about $445 million in 24-hour net inflows, the largest among tracked crypto exchanges, while Binance continued to register outflows after reopening withdrawals following its $6.3 billion hack. Crypto exchange Bybit was in second place …
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs ended October with $515 million in net withdrawals, while Ether funds posted a record $1.61 billion in monthly outflows. Investors pulled $643 million from US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Friday, pushing October’s net flows into negative territory as crypto markets faced volatility following Binance’s $6.3 billion hack. Friday’s withdrawals …
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BTCPay Server urged operators to shut down their servers after receiving reports of unauthorized attackers draining funds from hot wallets. BTCPay Server has identified an attack vector affecting older versions of its payment software after receiving reports of attackers draining funds from users’ hot wallets. On Monday, the Bitcoin payment platform said its investigation identified …
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The central bank is surveying 31 financial institutions on how a major exchange shutdown, prolonged crypto downturn or losses at another firm could affect their operations. The Bank of Korea has reportedly asked banks and brokerages about cryptocurrency-related risks, asking how they would be affected by a major exchange hack, a market crash or heavy …
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