Bitcoin

Binance confirmed a $6.3 billion hack — the largest in crypto history — with investigators linking the breach to North Korea's TraderTraitor group. Around $3 billion in assets have been frozen as the exchange pledges to cover all customer losses.

Sara Montes de Oca · 5 DAYS AGO

Blockchain.com has applied for two CFTC licenses to operate as a futures exchange and derivatives broker in the U.S., seeking to offer prediction markets and crypto derivatives as it also prepares for a potential IPO targeting a $4 billion to $6 billion valuation.

TechEchelon Staff · 26 DAYS AGO

Fairshake and its affiliated super PACs, holding $120.4 million in cash, are backing 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats in 32 House races ahead of November's midterm elections, with at least $1 million committed to six incumbents tied to the stalled CLARITY Act.

Jay Goldberg · 30 DAYS AGO

The SEC and CFTC began moving to establish cryptocurrency rules under existing authority days after the Clarity Act failed a Senate procedural vote, as industry leaders and regulators signal they will no longer wait for Congress to act.

Sara Montes de Oca · 43 DAYS AGO

A Brazilian banking malware operation called KREMLIN has been silently force-installing malicious extensions on Chrome and Edge since mid-2025, bypassing Chromium's cryptographic integrity checks to steal credentials, session tokens, and sensitive user data, according to Elastic Security Labs.

Marc Sabatini · 49 DAYS AGO

The Senate voted 50–49 on Tuesday to block the Clarity Act from advancing, falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed and leaving the crypto industry without a comprehensive regulatory framework heading into midterm season.

Sara Montes de Oca · 50 DAYS AGO