The minor downward correction of -0.96% indicates that Bitcoin is consolidating just below the psychological eighty thousand dollar threshold. The negative twenty-four hour return suggests a brief pause or mild selling pressure as market participants react to macroeconomic indicators, particularly s
Hemi released a postmortem report on the Genesis Drop exploit that occurred on September 7. According to Foresight News, the attacker used a MerkleBox smart contract vulnerability in Hemi's Genesis Drop at 03:36:47 UTC on September 7 to steal about 124.5 million unclaimed tokens.The report said the
On-chain investigator ZachXBT accused X user Mr Austin Fine, known as @xmrfine, of converting stolen crypto assets belonging to victim Malone into luxury goods for a fee and suggested he may have informed on others. According to ChainCatcher, ZachXBT said he would treat the matter as a complete brea
Singaporean national Malone Lam pleaded guilty to participating in a racketeering conspiracy that US prosecutors say used social engineering and home break-ins to steal and launder more than $245 million in cryptocurrency.On Tuesday, the US Justice Department said that Lam organized the internationa
Velodrome Finance has announced that VELO is planned to cease trading on Binance by 13 Sep 2026, in preparation for the unification of Aerodrome and Velodrome into a single token, Aero. The delisting removes VELO's major centralized exchange venue.Losing Binance access concentrates VELO trading on s
The town of Plattsburgh in New York state held a public hearing to discuss a temporary land use moratorium for operations including AI data centers and crypto mining.In a Thursday hearing, Plattsburgh Mayor Wendell Hughes and the common council heard from members of the public about a law proposed t
Bitcoin is holding near $78,000 despite elevated bond yields and renewed rate-hike fears. This sets up a major macro test as U.S. inflation data lands later this week.Next Threat For BTC? Oil Or RatesScott Melker, speaking with Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart, crypto investor Andrew Parish an
Dubai-based crypto exchange Bybit has launched USDT-settled perpetual contracts tracking three major foreign currency pairs, adding FX to its growing lineup of traditional finance derivatives.The contracts cover , and , tracking movements in the underlying currency pairs without giving traders owne
A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday for his role in leading an international "social engineering" scheme that stole and laundered more than $245 million worth of cryptocurrency.Malone Lam, 22, who is a citizen of Singapore and lived in Miami, pleaded guilty to one count of a federal racketeerin
Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $78,000 at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as risk assets fell on renewed Middle East tensions.Key points:Bitcoin briefly dropped under $78,000 for the first time since Sept. 3, following downside pressure on US equities.WTI crude oil hit three-month highs near $95 per barrel o