Live updates: Binance records $6 billion outflows after starting withdrawals, less then 4% of total holdings
The outflows followed a 45hour withdrawal freeze after a $6.3 billion theft, with rival exchanges attracting deposits as customers regained access to their…
China’s Communist Party calls for a crackdown on corruption that uses crypto and blockchain
China's Communist Party has named virtual currency and blockchain in a new anticorruption call. Source:CoinDesk
Why stealing billions from a crypto exchange can be harder to stop than a bank theft
The $6.3 billion Binance breach has revived a debate over whether crypto exchanges are less secure than banks or simply harder to protect once hackers get…
Marine sniper turned macro strategist says this bull market has six to 12 months left. Here’s his playbook.
Alex Barrow, founder of Macro Ops, says the bull market is on borrowed time and will ratchet back painfully for investors who aren’t prepared.…
BTCPay Server warns of hot wallet thefts running on outdated software
BTCPay Server urged operators to shut down their servers after receiving reports of unauthorized attackers draining funds from hot wallets. Source:Cointelegraph
BTCPay, a bitcoin payment tool, tells users to switch off their servers after reports of drained wallets
The opensource project says it is still investigating and hasn't given a loss figure or announced a fix. Its founder said the reports appear to involve…
THORChain halts swaps after block reorg bug, slowing Binance hackers
THORChain node operators paused swaps involving assets on 10 networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and Tron. Source:Cointelegraph
$3.64B flees Binance on reopen, THORChain co-founder opposes coin freeze: Hodler’s Digest
Binance has reopened withdrawals following the world’s biggest ever hack, and THORChain cofounder argues it should not halt the protocol to comply with FBI…
AI agents bypassed crypto spending limits without human approval, researchers find in a new test
The researchers say any approval an agent can reach is unreliable, and they built Countersign, an app tying approval to a physical action the agent can’t fake.…
The key races to watch for the 2026 election
While crypto isn't a major issue in the 2026 election, the industry will be shaped by who takes office in January. Here are the main races CoinDesk is…
This is the biggest threat to the AI-powered bull market
Blockbuster earnings growth has helped to power the stock market higher in 2026. In 2027, that engine might stall. Source:MarketWatch
Crypto PACs made big Republican push in final weeks before November 3 election
Even as polling and online wagers put Democrats at a high chance to claim greater power in Congress, the industry's highprofile support has gone the other…