Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing $2.5M in Crypto From 35 Investigations
Patrick Yaroch drained wallets using credentials the FBI had collected, then asked ChatGPT for advice on starting a new life in Europe.
GOPAX halts crypto trading, withdrawals to move all assets to cold storage
South Korea’s GOPAX suspended trading, deposits and standard withdrawals after a hacking threat, with manual withdrawals available through support.
Kalshi Users Pour $300 Million Into Stock Perps Within Hours of U.S. Debut
Contracts on Palantir, Meta, SpaceX and dozens more answer to both the CFTC and SEC, two days after Chairman Michael Selig said equity perps could trade onshore. The post Kalshi Users Pour $300 Million Into Stock Perps Within Hours of U.S. Debut appeared…
IREN Moves Its $4 Billion AI Cloud Goal Into 2027, With $6 Billion of Capex Yet to Be Financed
The bitcoin miner turned AI cloud provider blamed a customer-requested change and supplier timing for the delay, as AI cloud revenue rose to $200 million last quarter. The post IREN Moves Its $4 Billion AI Cloud Goal Into 2027, With $6 Billion of Capex…
Binance’s $6.3B hack leaves questions over hot wallet safeguards
Experts say blockchain records show repeated wallet drains but cannot establish Binance’s internal signing controls or transaction limits.
CBN Crypto P2P BVN Match Required Before Token Release
The Central Bank of Nigeria has set a hard CBN crypto P2P BVN match rule for platform peer-to-peer deals. Section 10.3.3 of its Regulations for the Operations of Non-Security Virtual Assets in Nigeria (November 2026) is clear. A provider may not release…
Report: Democrats Considering New Crypto Market Structure Bill
Democrats are weighing ethics rules that could restrict crypto activities by President Trump and other federal officials in Washington, too.
White House Begins Review of ‘Economically Significant’ SEC Crypto Broker-Dealer Draft
The White House regulatory office logged the SEC draft on Nov. 3, but its text is not public, so what it would change for brokerages holding crypto is not yet known. The post White House Begins Review of ‘Economically Significant’ SEC Crypto…
CBN Sets N15bn Capital Bar for Dollar Stablecoin Issuers
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set an N15 billion paid-up capital floor for Class 2 foreign-currency stablecoin issuers. That CBN stablecoin capital requirement sits in its Regulations for the Operations of Non-Security Virtual Assets in Nigeria…
Ethereum Foundation Calls for Contract Checks After Glamsterdam Security Findings
Most findings involve fixed gas budgets and reserves. The Hoodi testnet upgrade remains paused, with no confirmed mainnet activation date.