Tether Amasses $23B Gold Hoard in Swiss Bunker; Ardoino Eyes ‘Central Bank’ Status
Tether's gold reserves hit 140 tonnes—rivaling nation-states—as CEO Paolo Ardoino confirms a 'central bank' strategy stored in a Swiss nuclear...
US Marshals Probe $40M Theft of Seized Bitfinex Funds; Contractor’s Son Accused
A Telegram wealth-flexing dispute exposed a $40M theft of government-seized crypto, implicating the son of a US Marshals contractor.
Vitalik Retracts 2017 “Mountain Man” Stance; Calls for Self-Verification “Escape Hatch”
Buterin admits his 2017 dismissal of user verification was a mistake, citing ZK proofs as the key to ending reliance...
BitGo (BTGO) Breaks Issue Price; Stock Slides 19% Post-Debut
BitGo raised $212M in its NYSE debut but surrendered early gains to close 19% below its offer price, despite a...
Chainalysis: Crypto Money Laundering Hits $82B as Chinese Networks Seize 20% Share
New data reveals a massive shift in crypto crime logistics, with Chinese-language networks processing $16.1 billion in 2025.
Ethereum Declares Post-Quantum ‘Strategic Priority’; Signature Bloat Threatens Gas Economics
Justin Drake unveils a dedicated team to tackle the '40x size' trade-off of quantum-resistant cryptography, betting on ZK-wrapping to save...
Bank of Korea Governor Blocks Won-Stablecoin Path, Cites ‘Uncontrollable’ FX Risk
Governor Rhee Chang-yong warns that won-pegged tokens could bypass capital controls, stalling the Digital Asset Basic Act as the central...
ASIC Drops $9.3M Hammer on Qoin Wallet Issuer; Bans BPS Financial for 10 Years
Federal Court orders BPS Financial to pay AUD 14M and imposes a decade-long ban, citing 'serious and unlawful misconduct' regarding...
60% of Major US Banks Build Bitcoin Services as Adoption Hits “Point of No Return”
River's latest audit confirms 14 of the top 25 US banks are developing direct Bitcoin trading or custody, signaling the...
Viral AI Assistant ‘Clawdbot’ Exposes 1,000+ Users via Plaintext Vulnerability
Security researchers find over 1,000 exposed Clawdbot instances, revealing plaintext storage of API keys and private chats.