How Zcash Plans to Hide Your Keys From AI and Quantum Attacks
While much of crypto is still debating “bunker mode,” one team of Zcash developers says it already has a plan.
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Coldcard says it’s investigating how phishing link appeared on its X account
Bitcoin-only hardware wallet Coldcard said a phishing link appeared Sunday on its official X account, for which it has used offline two-factor authentication and tightly restricted access since 2017.
IMF finds demand for tokenized stocks, says the market is still volatile, illiquid
Tokenized stocks are already delivering two of crypto’s long-promised benefits: round-the-clock trading and the ability to buy a fraction of a share. They are also markedly less liquid and more volatile than the convent…
Ledger confirms unauthorized hardware implant; losses may exceed $86M
Ledger said the incident appeared to be isolated to a single reseller and its Southeast Asian market.
CFTC proposals aimed at separating prediction markets from casino gambling
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued two proposals, one that would define event contracts as “swaps” under federal law and another that excludes traditional casino gambling from that definition.
Bitcoin struggles above $83,000 a year after $19 billion crypto crash
Surprisingly low, a drop to $20,000 might seem wild in 2026. Still, markets have shown before – when cash dries up, unthinkable shifts start moving like normal trades.
WLD Price Eyes $1.0 as Bulls Face Key $0.56–$0.75 Resistance
WLD needs to clear the weekly resistance block at $0.56â$0.75 to strengthen the bullish case.
This Sam Altman-Backed Life Insurer Runs Entirely on Bitcoin, and Just Raised $37.5 Million
Meanwhile, a life insurance company that operates entirely in Bitcoin, has raised $37.5 million as demand for its unusual policies climbs among wealthy families overseas.
Here’s a Way to Predict When AI Chatbots Will Turn Bad
Physicists at George Washington University have published a formula that estimates how many good answers an AI chatbot will give before it slips into a bad one, and early tests suggest it works.
Best Cloud Mining Sites in 2026: How Beginners Can Get Started and Earn Crypto Rewards
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CFTC Draws the Line Between Prediction Markets and Gambling in New Rules
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is pressing its claim over prediction markets, issuing a pair of measures Friday that would formally define event contracts as “swaps” under federal law while carving out traditi…
NEAR Price Eyes $6.50 as FastNEAR Acquisition Boosts Momentum
SVRN's FastNEAR acquisition announcement coincided with the recovery that began October 8.
NEAR Protocol & Worldcoin (WLD) Prices Rally as Bulls Test Key Resistance Levels
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) & Worldcoin (WLD) prices have turned out to be among the top performers for the day. NEAR rose 9.89% to $5.365, while WLD gained 8.97% to $0.5527 in the past 24 hours. The focus now shifts to whethe…
Can AMZN Stock Break Above $280 as Wall Street Turns Bullish?
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China’s Return to Crypto Could Trigger the Next Super Cycle, Solana CEO Says
Solana Company CEO Joseph Chee says Chinaâs crypto reopening could trigger another market super cycle.
One year after 10/10 flash crash, bitcoin and ether liquidity have rebuilt, but altcoins still face risks
One year after the largest liquidation event in crypto history, the market’s plumbing tells a split story. Bitcoin and ether order books hold more resting liquidity now than on the day of the crash or at the start of th…
French Committee Backs Stablecoin Swap Tax and Crypto Exit Tax, Then Rejects the Budget
France’s National Assembly Finance Committee voted this week to tax crypto holders who swap into stablecoins—tokens tied to a single official currency, such as the dollar or the euro—and to charge an exit tax on wealthy…
Tokenized commodities look beyond gold as lending and oil open new markets
Tokenized commodities could grow from a market dominated by gold into a broader system for financing metals, trading energy and borrowing against physical assets, according to executives at Paxos Labs, Theo and Energy S…
Justin Sun says Tron’s post-quantum cryptography has gone live on testnet
“We’re ready to bring quantum resistance to mainnet at any time,” Sun said in a post on X.
Tech chief says EU can fend off rogue AI risk: Report
European Union rules on AI use are more than capable of dealing with rogue agents, EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said.
Bitcoin's $19 billion wake-up call: One-year later, has crypto learned anything?
The October 2025 crypto crash exposed the dangers of leverage and crowded bets. A year later, analysts say those risks remain.
Bitcoin's volatility has plunged, but extreme price swings are more frequent than in 2018
The largest cryptocurrency has recorded 10 days in 2026 when its price moved at least three standard deviations from its recent trading pattern, according to a CoinDesk analysis. That's more than the eight such days rec…
Sam Altman-backed Bitcoin life insurer, Meanwhile, raises more funds
The round follows increased international demand for Meanwhile’s Bitcoin life insurance policies amid broader macro instability.
XRP News: XRPL Reveals Critical Bug That Could Have Created New XRP
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) disclosed two software vulnerabilities on October 9, 2026, including a critical bug that could have allowed attackers to create new, spendable XRP. The second flaw affected the networkâs Batch tr…