Hex Founder Richard Heart Detained in Istanbul on Interpol Red Notice: Report
Turkish police and intelligence officers reportedly seized cash, phones, jewelry and firearms at the crypto founder's address in Beşiktaş.
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Ledger Asks Resellers in Seven Asian Markets to Pull Devices After Suspected $86M Drain
European electronics chain MediaMarkt Saturn has also halted Ledger sales after a customer in Germany reported finding an implant.
Notorious Crypto Celeb Meme Coin Promoter Plots Second Wave on New Launchpad
Sahil Arora says he's not done with celebrity meme coins, and that Fomo presents new possible strategies for his controversial schemes.
Morning Minute: Move Over, Saylor, There’s a New Top Buyer in Town
With Strategy's preferred stock STRC closing in on $100 par, Saylor might not be the number two buyer for long...
Kraken Owner Payward to Buy Lithuania's Saldo Bank in EU Push
Co-CEO Arjun Sethi says customers want cash, crypto, tokenized stocks and credit in one place, starting with lending and cards.
BitMEX Sued in UK for Return of $27M in Bitcoin Over Unlicensed Derivatives
The claim challenges 1,053 loss-making perpetual swap trades from 2018 to 2022 and also accuses the now-closed exchange of deceit.
OpenAI Engineer Arrested for Bugging Office, Company Says AI Caught Him
A Saudi national working at OpenAI allegedly hid an encrypted audio recorder behind a TV in an executive meeting room. OpenAI says its own models helped trace it back to him.
Character.AI Files for Bankruptcy as Disney Bids $20 Million—And Users Get Grief Resources
The chatbot app once valued at $1 billion is up for sale in a Delaware court, two weeks after launching new models. If nobody buys it, it shuts down.
Binance Is Shutting Down Its Bitcoin Mining Pool After Six Years
Binance will discontinue Binance Pool, Pool Savings, Cloud Mining, and other related services in a retreat from mining infrastructure.
Bitcoin Whale That Sat Through Every Crash Since 2020 Just Moved $377M
A wallet that received 4,581 BTC in March 2020, worth about $40 million then, moved its stash today when it was worth about $377 million.
Strive Buys $280 Million in Bitcoin, Its Largest Purchase in Months
The Nasdaq-listed asset manager bought the Bitcoin at an average of about $84,500 during a rough week for the market, lifting its total stash to 32,773 BTC.
AI Researchers Are Smoking Cigarettes to Prove AI Will Cure Cancer, Says Palantir Exec
Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar says many AI researchers have taken up smoking to signal their faith in AI.
Bitcoin Shakes Off Spooky Season Jitters: Can Bulls Keep It Going?
Bitcoin dipped below $81,000 before buyers stepped in, but the Fear and Greed Index says traders aren't convinced yet.
Trezor Cuts Its Resellers After Ledger Finds Spy Implant in Crypto Wallets
Trezor is ending reseller authorizations on January 1, 2027, after Ledger confirmed that wallets sold by a Southeast Asian retailer carried a hidden implant that sent out users' recovery phrases.
AI Powered PlayStation Crack Could Let You Play GTA 6 on PC at Launch
AnyPS5 is working to get any PS5 game running natively on PC—and gamers are hoping it'll work for the next instalment of Grand Theft Auto.
Ledger Finds LTE Implant That Stole Recovery Phrases in Suspected $86M Drain
Ledger says the hidden chip reads the 24-word phrase off the screen during setup, leaving the Secure Element and its software untouched.
Morning Minute: Bitcoin Gets Spooked as ‘Uptober’ Lets Down
Crypto majors are red, alts are down bad and onchain is facing capitulation. This was not the ‘Uptober’ that was promised…
UK Moves Closer to Keeping $5B Bitcoin Haul After High Court Ruling
A judge ruled that Chinese law should govern fraud victims' claims to the 61,000 BTC seized from Zhimin Qian, in a blow to the claimants.
‘Leave’: Crypto Backlash Over French Proposal to Report Wallets Over $112K
The proposal would require crypto owners to report holdings over €100,000, sparking concerns following a wave of "wrench attacks" in France.
NFT Marketplace Blur to Shut Down Website, Stop New Blend Loans Next Month
The shutdown comes as NFT trading volumes have collapsed from their 2021-2022 peak, with market revenue projected at $318 million this year.