North Korean IT fraud case cites crypto transfers in alleged $3m scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the arrests of two Americans accused of helping North Korean IT workers obtain jobs at more than 70 U.S. companies in a scheme that generated approximately $3 million. The U.S. Department of Justice…...
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Coinbase joins DOJ and UK crime agency to target West Africa scams
Coinbase has joined a four-day operation with U.S. and UK law enforcement to disrupt West African scam networks by tracing illicit funds, supporting asset freezes and sharing intelligence. Coinbase said in an Oct. 13 post that its Global Intelligence team…...
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Ripple partners with Stripe’s Privy to bring XRP payments to apps
Ripple has partnered with Stripe-owned Privy to bring XRP and RLUSD wallet tools into apps on the XRP Ledger, where Ripple says AI agents have already made 13 million payments. Privy announced that it is bringing its programmable wallet infrastructure…...
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Federated Hermes taps Prometheum for tokenized fund debut in Q1 2027
Federated Hermes, which manages $911.6 billion in assets, has partnered with Prometheum to develop tokenized funds for U.S. brokerage distribution, with the first product expected in Q1 2027. Prometheum and Federated Hermes said in their Oct. 13 announcement that the…...
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Wells Fargo prepares for stablecoins as CEO questions US use cases
Wells Fargo has outlined plans to issue stablecoins with 20 other financial institutions in the first half of 2027, while CEO Charlie Scharf has said their use cases in the United States remain unclear. Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said…...
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Interactive Brokers adds Ethereum staking as $900B broker expands crypto
Interactive Brokers, which reports more than $903 billion in client assets, has launched Ethereum staking through Zerohash, adding rewards on crypto holdings to a platform that supports trading in 20 digital assets. Interactive Brokers announced on Oct. 13 that eligible…...
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Bitcoin price rebounds as whales return: Can BTC break $84,000?
Bitcoin price recovered toward $83,200 on Oct. 13, but weak daily momentum and another rejection near $84,000 left buyers facing a fresh test despite an analyst’s report of renewed whale activity. TradingView’s Binance BTC/USDT daily chart showed Bitcoin at $83,200.43,…...
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HYPE price falls 5% despite $1.36B in buybacks: Can it reclaim $85?
HYPE price has fallen nearly 5% to around $81.20 over the past 24 hours despite Hyperliquid’s Assistance Fund having spent $1.36 billion buying more than 48 million tokens. Hyperliquid News reported on Oct. 13 that the Assistance Fund’s cumulative purchases…...
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USDU expands to Solana with UAE-regulated issuance and 1:1 backing
Universal has announced the expansion of its dollar-backed USDU stablecoin to Solana, extending its UAE-regulated issuance framework and 1:1 reserve backing to another blockchain for institutional settlement. Universal said in its announcement that eligible participants will be able to hold…...
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NEAR price retreats from $6 as analyst eyes $16: Can bulls hold $4.50?
NEAR price has slipped below $5 after a rejection at $6, putting near-term support under pressure while analyst Giannis Andreou keeps a conditional recovery toward $16 in view. TradingView’s Binance NEAR/USDT daily chart showed the token at $4.976 on Oct.…...
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Chainlink price falls 18% despite bullish $19.50 call: Can LINK recover?
Chainlink price has rebounded toward $13 after retreating from its late-September peak, with support at the 50-day moving average and an analyst’s $16.50–$19.50 outlook putting the recovery in focus. TradingView’s Binance LINK/USDT daily chart showed Chainlink trading at $12.952 on…...
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Solana price loses 11% in a week, is $100 the next test?
Solana price has rebounded toward $108 after falling close to $100, but its position below daily trend resistance leaves the recovery facing an early test near $111. TradingView’s Binance SOL/USDT daily chart showed Solana trading at $107.77 on Oct. 13,…...
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Why did Bitcoin’s latest rally stop near $84,000?
Bitcoin price has rebounded toward $84,000 on October 13 despite a steep selloff in South Korean equities, but weak ETF demand and heavy selling orders near resistance have prevented buyers from pushing higher. According to TradingView data, Bitcoin (BTC) was…...
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Ledger suspends retail sales in Germany as wallet implant probe continues
Ledger hardware wallets have been withdrawn from sale at MediaMarkt Saturn stores and online following a reported device implant involving a customer in Germany. According to an October 13 statement from Ledger, the retailer stopped selling the devices with the…...
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DeepSigma launches RWA perpetuals demo with 77 traditional markets
DeepSigma has unveiled a decentralized perpetual futures trading platform with a live paper-trading demo covering 77 real-world asset markets, including U.S. stocks, indexes, commodities and Treasury yields. According to the company’s Oct. 13 announcement shared with crypto.news, the exchange runs…...
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Stablecoins are global. Their oversight still stops at borders
A dollar stablecoin can change hands across borders and blockchains at any hour. Its issuer may hold reserve assets in one jurisdiction while users trade the token in several others. An October 12 Financial Stability Board note says the resulting…...
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Strive buys 3,311 Bitcoin as BTC holdings reach 32,773
Nasdaq-listed Strive buys 3,311 Bitcoin, raising holdings to 32,773 BTC, as warrant exercises reach $208 million ahead of an October 13 deadline....
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Stacks price jumps 7% ahead of November Bitcoin staking event
Stacks price rises to $0.4119 as Bitcoin staking draws interest. Traders watch $0.476 resistance ahead of November's bonding period....
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ENS seeks approval for major .eth domain upgrade
ENS seeks DAO approval to launch ENSv2 on Ethereum, temporarily pausing new .eth registrations while existing domain holders keep their names....
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How did compromised hardware wallets reach Ledger customers?
Ledger says the confirmed cases in a reported wallet draining incident involve devices sold through CryptoBilis, a Southeast Asian reseller. An unauthorized hardware implant was found in one affected device. The investigation raises a question that wallet instructions rarely answer…...
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110,000,000 ADA sold by Cardano whales: Is a bigger drop coming?
Cardano price falls 15.7% in a week as whales sell over 110M ADA. Network transactions hit a record, while traders watch $0.21 support....
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Best Bitcoin staking platforms in 2026: BTC yield compared
Stacks, Babylon and Core are among the best Bitcoin staking platforms in 2026 for holders who want to earn rewards while keeping native BTC on Bitcoin Layer 1, although their reward structures and risks differ considerably. For long term Bitcoin…...
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Autheo THEO token plunges 92% after suspected bridge exploit
Autheo’s THEO token has plunged more than 90% following a suspected cross-chain bridge exploit that reportedly allowed an attacker to mint millions of unauthorized tokens on Base. In an October 13 security notice, Autheo confirmed that its development team was…...
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Metaplanet seeks $340M to repay Bitcoin loans, buy back shares
Metaplanet plans ¥52 billion in zero-interest convertible bonds due 2031, using proceeds to repay Bitcoin-backed loans and buy back shares....
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Strategy bought Bitcoin, but spent far more buying back its own shares
Strategy bought 250 Bitcoin in the week ended October 11 and spent almost nine times as much repurchasing its STRC preferred shares. The purchases show the company’s Bitcoin treasury and its financing structure making competing claims on capital. A share…...
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Ethereum price at risk as Tom Lee warns of selloff
Ethereum price faces pressure as Tom Lee warns that South Korea's stock selloff could spread to crypto, while BitMine nears its ETH buying target....
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Ledger reveals how hidden chips stole wallet recovery keys
Ledger says a hidden chip in a wallet sold by CryptoBilis can steal recovery phrases and send them over LTE as investigators examine reported thefts....
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Pi Network upgrade nears: Will PI price hit $0.10?
Pi Network price trades near $0.08 ahead of its planned October 16 upgrade. Technical indicators remain bearish as traders watch key support levels....
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Blur is closing. The NFT market downturn is getting harder to ignore
Blur will retire its trading website on November 12, leaving its marketplace contracts on Ethereum while its Blend lending service stops matching new loans. Its exit from the interface business follows the closures or contraction of several NFT venues. The…...
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XRP price dips as futures activity hits 8-month high
XRP price trades near $1.38 as futures open interest weakens. Analysts identify $1.30 support and discuss possible recovery targets for 2027....
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UK crypto trader claims $800K stolen in violent home invasion
A cryptocurrency trader in the UK has reported losing approximately $800,000 in a home invasion after three knife-wielding intruders allegedly restrained him and forced him to surrender funds from his crypto wallets. In an October 13 post on X, the…...
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Sanctioned Russian payment network A7 unveils new USDT service
Russia’s A7 international settlement platform has announced a new payment service that will allow customers to settle foreign invoices using USDT while recipients receive funds through conventional SWIFT bank transfers. According to an October 12 announcement distributed through Chainwire, the…...
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Bitcoin whale moves $378M after 6 years: Is a selloff coming?
A Bitcoin whale transfers 4,582 BTC worth $378 million after six years, while CryptoQuant flags selling pressure from U.S. market participants....
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Koscom to showcase tokenized securities platform at Korea Fintech Week 2026
South Korean financial technology company Koscom has announced plans to showcase its shared tokenized securities platform at Korea Fintech Week 2026 as financial institutions prepare for the country’s new blockchain securities regulations. According to an Oct. 13 report by Yonhap…...
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SBI, KB Card plan crypto payments for Japan tourists in South Korea
SBI Holdings and KB Kookmin Card partner to test AI identity checks and explore stablecoin payments for Japanese tourists visiting South Korea....
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Aptos launches Encrypted Mempool: How does it work?
Aptos launches Encrypted Mempool to protect pending trades from frontrunning and sandwich attacks as APT price falls amid crypto market losses....
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Binance to shut down its crypto mining pool on Nov. 10
Binance will shut down its mining pool, cloud mining and related services on November 10, giving miners deadlines to move equipment and claim rewards....
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BLUR price crashes 29% as NFT marketplace plans shutdown
BLUR price plunges 29% to $0.01341 as NFT marketplace Blur plans to close its website and stop new Blend loans on November 12, 2026....
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South Korea blocks KuCoin, MEXC and 25 other crypto sites
South Korea orders website blocks on 27 unregistered crypto exchanges, including KuCoin and MEXC, as regulators target unauthorized trading....
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Sberbank wins Russia’s approval for crypto exchange services
Sberbank has secured the Bank of Russia’s approval to provide cryptocurrency exchange services, joining nine registered operators ahead of its planned Dec. 1 product launch. The Bank of Russia has added Sberbank to its register of organizations authorized to exchange…...
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DoubleZero’s Federa says fast market data should not be private
DoubleZero has added Binance spot and futures data as Edge’s fifth venue in six months, with co-founder Austin Federa arguing that access to the fastest market feeds should be available to anyone willing to subscribe. Austin Federa, DoubleZero’s co-founder, told…...
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US CPI to rise to 3.6% in September, Truflation forecasts
Truflation has forecast that September U.S. headline inflation will rise to 3.6% from August’s 3.4%, while annual core inflation will hold at 2.4% as weaker hiring and easing housing costs restrain consumer price pressure. Truflation, in its Oct. 9 inflation…...
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Bitcoin miners face uneven borrowing costs for AI expansion
Bitcoin miners have secured AI financing at sharply different rates, with IREN’s 6% and 9% agreements showing how project terms have shaped borrowing costs, according to BlocksBridge Consulting. BlocksBridge Consulting, in its Oct. 8 Miner Weekly newsletter, said lenders have…...
Read MoreBitcoin fraud victims may lose gains under UK court ruling
A UK High Court ruling has placed claims over more than 61,000 Bitcoin under Chinese law, putting potential gains for about 16,000 fraud victims at risk, according to Caixin. Caixin reported that an Oct. 12 judgment from the High Court…...
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Singapore Gulf Bank expands 24/7 USD payments through BNY
Singapore Gulf Bank has expanded its U.S. dollar payment services through BNY’s 24/7 transfer network, giving eligible corporate and retail clients access to qualifying transfers during weekends and U.S. public holidays. Singapore Gulf Bank announced on Oct. 12 that it…...
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Morgan Stanley sees tokenized assets at $3T–$10T by 2030
Morgan Stanley’s head of digital asset strategy has backed expectations for a $3 trillion–$10 trillion tokenized asset market by 2030 while moving the bank’s expected tokenized equity trading support to early 2027. Amy Oldenburg, Morgan Stanley’s head of digital asset…...
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Pi Network price nears $0.08: What would stop the slide?
Pi Network price has slipped toward $0.08 as its daily trend remains bearish and the 4-hour chart shows PI trading below its lower Bollinger Band. According to TradingView’s OKX PI/USDT daily chart, Pi traded at $0.08006 on Oct. 12 after…...
Read MoreBitcoin faces $80K risk or $86K rebound on CPI: analysts
Bitcoin has rebounded above $83,000, according to ViaBTC’s Jeff Ko, as analysts have identified a drop below $80,000 or a recovery toward $86,000 as possible outcomes of this week’s U.S. inflation report. Jeff Mei, chief operating officer at BTSE, told…...
Read MoreCardano price slips as analyst flags two more downside targets
Cardano price has slipped below $0.25 as daily momentum weakens, putting the $0.224–$0.240 support zone at the center of its recovery outlook. TradingView’s Binance ADA/USDT daily chart placed Cardano at approximately $0.2434 on Oct. 12, with a session high of…...
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LayerZero price stalls below $2.50: Is $2.15 next?
LayerZero price has retreated from $2.483 to around $2.29, leaving ZRO below daily resistance at $2.344 as traders approach a 23.63 million-token unlock on Oct. 20. TradingView’s Binance ZRO/USDT charts showed LayerZero trading at $2.29 on Oct. 12 after a…...
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