Category: Cryptocurrency

FT: Tether Execs Controlled Entities in Northern Data Mining Deal

A Financial Times investigation reveals Tether executives secretly controlled the entities involved in Northern Data's mining unit transactions.
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Security

Terraform Estate Targets Jump Trading With $4B Suit Over UST Peg Deal

Terraform’s bankruptcy administrator accuses Jump Trading of secretly rescuing UST’s peg in 2021, dumping discounted LUNA and extracting billions, then...
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Senator Lummis Sets 2027 Exit; Crypto Policy Agenda Faces New Timeline

The Wyoming Republican and Bitcoin holder will not run in 2026, putting a two-year deadline on her signature crypto legislation.
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Governance

CLARITY Act Markup Set for Jan; DeFi Punted to 18-Month “Gray Zone”

Senate markup for the CLARITY Act is confirmed for January 2026, but the bill leaves DeFi regulation in an 18-month...

Nic Carter Warns Bitcoin Devs ‘Sleepwalking’ Into Quantum Crisis; 1.7M BTC at Risk

Venture capitalist Nic Carter clashes with Blockstream's Adam Back over the 1.7 million BTC exposed to quantum attacks, warning that...

Warren Trap: Senator Demands Probe into PancakeSwap Over Trump-Linked Token Volume

Senator Warren targets PancakeSwap in a letter to the DOJ and Treasury, citing its dominance in trading Trump-linked World Liberty...
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

$50M Vanishes in ‘Address Poisoning’ Scam; Victim Offers $1M Bounty

A trader lost nearly $50 million in USDT after falling for an 'address poisoning' attack, with the hacker immediately swapping...
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Cleveland Fed’s Hammack Signals Rate Cut Freeze; Bitcoin Stalls at $87K

Incoming FOMC voter Beth Hammack dismisses November's soft CPI data and calls for a multi-month rate pause, leaving Bitcoin stuck...
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

Solana Shrugs Off Historic 6 Tbps DDoS Attack; Zero Downtime Recorded

The network neutralized an industrial-scale assault—one of the largest in internet history—without a single missed block, cementing its post-2022 technical...
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

US Lawmakers Propose Crypto Tax Overhaul: Wash Sale Loophole Closes, Staking Relief Opens

Reps. Miller and Horsford introduce the PARITY Act, offering a 5-year tax deferral on staking rewards and a stablecoin exemption...