Brian Armstrong says Coinbase has “zero tolerance for bad behavior” after Hyderabad Police arrested a former Coinbase customer‑service contractor accused of leaking sensitive user data to hackers. The arrest is tied to a May 2025 incident in which cybercriminals bribed overseas support agents for customer information, then demanded a $20 million ransom—a breach Coinbase estimates…
According to finance ministry data cited by Hindustan Times, India’s crypto TDS collections climbed 41 percent year‑on‑year to ₹511.83 crore in FY 2024‑25, up from ₹362.70 crore the previous year. Reacting to this, CoinDCX co‑founder and CEO Sumit Gupta revealed that his exchange alone deposited ₹259.58 crore in TDS during FY 2024‑25, implying CoinDCX accounted…
Trust Wallet has disclosed a security incident affecting only its browser extension version 2.68, after attackers pushed a malicious update that allowed them to drain more than 6–7 million dollars in user funds across multiple chains. In response, CZ said roughly 7 million dollars has been affected so far and confirmed that Trust Wallet will…
The Bank of Russia has unveiled a new regulatory concept that would, for the first time, allow non‑qualified retail investors to buy approved, highly liquid cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin through licensed intermediaries, capped at about 300,000 rubles per year and subject to a knowledge test. Professional and “qualified” investors would be able to trade a…
In a new update, Strategy said it has topped up its recently created USD reserve by 748 million dollars through fresh equity sales, lifting its cash buffer to roughly 2.19 billion dollars. The reserve is designed to cover dividends and debt service so the firm is not forced to sell any of its 671,268 bitcoin…
Following community concerns over a wallet linked to a former worker, Hyperliquid has introduced a zero‑tolerance rule that stops all current employees, contractors and team members from trading the HYPE token or related derivatives. The derivatives exchange says the move is meant to prevent conflicts of interest, align with traditional finance‑style insider‑trading standards and reassure…
Pi Network has updated its Testnet DEX and AMM liquidity pools with a redesigned interface, Pi‑denominated trading pairs, domain verification as a trust signal, and a new liquidity‑based token ranking system to make DeFi on Pi more user‑friendly and transparent. Liquidity is now organized around Pi as the common base asset, concentrating depth into fewer,…
SWIFT has confirmed that it is developing a blockchain‑based shared ledger in partnership with more than 30 leading banks from 16 countries, using a prototype built with Consensys to enable real‑time, round‑the‑clock cross‑border payments. The new infrastructure is designed to move regulated tokenized value – including tokenized deposits, securities and potentially CBDCs or stablecoins –…
A viral X thread describing how a freelancer could see a client’s entire USDC wallet history has reignited debate about privacy in everyday crypto payments. Reacting to the post, CZ said that while using a centralized exchange can temporarily shield senders and receivers, it simply shifts data visibility to the exchange and does not solve…
The Bank of England has lowered Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75%, its fourth cut of 2025, citing faster‑than‑expected disinflation and a weakening UK economy. Lower borrowing costs generally support “risk‑on” sentiment by easing financial conditions and nudging investors away from cash and bonds into higher‑yielding assets, including equities and cryptocurrencies. However, with…
