New York Attorney General Secures Up to $35M From Mashinsky, Bans Him for Life
New York's attorney general secured up to $35 million from former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky and a lifetime industry ban, but both payments are conditional.
New York's attorney general secured up to $35 million from former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky and a lifetime industry ban, but both payments are conditional.
U.S. government-linked wallets moved about $770 million in seized Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, while a separate 12,267 BTC transfer linked to the Bitfinex hack sent another $1.01 billion to new addresses.
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U.S. spot Ether ETFs lost $72.54 million on October 8, marking eight consecutive sessions of outflows as combined Bitcoin and Ether ETF withdrawals approached $1 billion for October.
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Ledger asked reseller CryptoBilis to halt sales while it investigates reports of lost funds.
An Ethereum whale had 28,716 ETH liquidated on Hyperliquid, then reportedly added $10 million in USDC margin and reopened a long as the broader crypto market sold off.
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Sui’s Hashi is preparing for a phased October mainnet rollout with more than $500 million committed, aiming to bring Bitcoin-backed lending and borrowing to its ecosystem.
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Thailand’s SEC has finalized its crypto ETF framework, allowing locally listed funds tracking Bitcoin and Ether under rules taking effect October 16.
Pi Network plans to activate Protocol 28 on Mainnet on October 16, with node operators required to upgrade by October 13.
MARA sent about 996 BTC worth $81.13 million to an address linked to Galaxy Digital, per Lookonchain data. The transfer does not confirm a sale.
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The XRP Ledger has activated PermissionDelegationV1_1, allowing financial institutions to delegate specific account tasks while keeping primary signing keys under tighter control.
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GMX has built a significant presence in decentralized derivatives, reporting $561 billion in total trading volume while expanding leveraged markets beyond crypto.
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DWF Labs-linked firms DWF Maas and Falcon Digital are suing BitGo for $141 million, alleging it sold Falcon Finance and ESPORTS tokens before contractual lock-ups expired.
Sui introduced Agent Pass at Basecamp 2026 to help developers control AI agent spending, adding to its wider push toward safer autonomous payments.
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Zcash developers are pushing back against Mathocalypse fears, outlining a proposed rapid token-holder vote and miner coordination to respond to potential cryptographic threats.
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Starknet says it is considering becoming a Layer 1 to hit full quantum resistance by 2027. Nothing is proposed or voted on, and governance would decide it.
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Solana's SIMD-0525 sets a final cut to 200-millisecond slots at epoch 1053, doubling validator vote fees and shortening epochs to about one day.
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $484.9 million on 7 October, their largest daily outflow since June, as forced long liquidations pushed Bitcoin below $81,000.
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Chainlink says CCIP Vault Adapters are live, letting one network's DeFi vault take single-click deposits from 80+ blockchains.
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ESMA's opinion gives MiCA-licensed crypto firms three months, until 8 January 2027, to stop serving EU clients with non-compliant stablecoins.
NEAR climbed 137% in 30 days to the edge of crypto's top 20. Here's what the Bitwise ETF, Intents volume and a 40% open-interest ratio show.
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Meteora's MET token surged more than 67% as the protocol unveiled DLMM Pro and expanded its Solana ecosystem with new WLD trading pairs.
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Polygon's Open Money Stack now supports TRON, routing USDT between the networks in one flow.
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Standard Chartered plans custody for selected cryptoassets, stablecoins and tokenised real-world assets in Singapore, subject to regulatory approval.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $487.07 million in net outflows on October 7, with every tracked fund seeing withdrawals as institutional demand reversed sharply.
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