Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions, control the creation of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Crypto’s Biggest Theft Meets Blockchain’s Next Institutional Test With Binance Hack
Crypto’s Biggest Theft Meets Blockchain’s Next Institutional Test With Binance Hack
November 02, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The crypto sector has had its fair share of crimes, scandals, thefts and embarrassments. And the theft of approximately $6.3 billion in digital assets from Binance last Thursday (Oct. 29) certainly ranks up there among the “worst days...

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Mercado Bitcoin Takes $40 Million Loss in Latest Crypto Hack
Mercado Bitcoin Takes $40 Million Loss in Latest Crypto Hack
November 02, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Mercado Bitcoin is the latest digital asset company to suffer a hack, Bloomberg reported Monday (Nov. 2). The Brazilian cryptocurrency broker will absorb a $40...

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Circle Urges SEC to Protect Permissionless Institutional Networks
Circle Urges SEC to Protect Permissionless Institutional Networks
November 02, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Circle is encouraging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to maintain technology neutrality and to clarify the treatment of different permissionless network structures as the...

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CFTC’s Selig Uses Binance Theft to Press for Federal Exchange Oversight
CFTC’s Selig Uses Binance Theft to Press for Federal Exchange Oversight
November 02, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig is using the theft of more than $6.3 billion from Binance to press his case for bringing...

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BTCPay Warns of Attacks on Crypto Payment Servers
BTCPay Warns of Attacks on Crypto Payment Servers
November 02, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin payments tool BTCPay Server reportedly urged users Sunday (Nov. 1) to shut off their servers following word of an attack. That’s according to a report Monday (Nov. 2)...

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Binance Hackers Employ AI to Hunt High-Value Crypto Targets
Binance Hackers Employ AI to Hunt High-Value Crypto Targets
November 02, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The hackers accused of carrying out the largest cryptocurrency theft on record may have had AI-powered assistance. That’s according to a report Monday (Nov. 2) from Bloomberg...

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Binance Hack Puts Crypto Payment Security Under Scrutiny
Binance Hack Puts Crypto Payment Security Under Scrutiny
October 30, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Binance’s pledge to absorb an estimated $6.3 billion theft leaves the exchange responsible for replacing customers’ assets while investigators pursue a recovery whose timing and...

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Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion From Binance in Record Crypto Heist
Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion From Binance in Record Crypto Heist
October 30, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in the biggest crypto theft ever. The attack breaks the previous record by a...

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Coinbase Cuts Trading Reliance as Subscription and Services Revenue Nears 50%
Coinbase Cuts Trading Reliance as Subscription and Services Revenue Nears 50%
October 29, 2026  |  Earnings

Coinbase furthered its effort to diversify its revenue in the third quarter, with subscription and services revenue growing to account for 49% of the company’s...

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