Fresh Breaking News
Initia halted its L1 and rollups after an exploit. An attacker reportedly minted 2M unbacked AUSD, bridged out via LayerZero, and swapped to ~1,135 ETH (~$2.7M). Upbit paused INIT deposits and withdrawals.
#Initia#INIT#CryptoHack#DeFi#usacryptogroup
Top 10 daily stories on the blockchain (Oct 23)
1. Bitcoin ETFs saw $636M in outflows, wiping out the prior day's inflows. BTC holds near $81K as oil hits a six-month high.
2. HSBC launched its first stablecoin, a Hong Kong dollar coin, to over 3M retail app users.
8. The Senate's top Democratic investigator is probing Tether payments to Bo Hines' firm.
9. Ireland's central bank fined Coinbase Ireland $3.6M over customer fund safeguarding failures.
10. Bitcoin Core changed its security policy as AI makes code bugs easier to find.
Fresh Breaking News
Switzerland has approved its first spot Bitcoin ETF for retail investors. BIT Asset Management's Bitcoin Fund ETF is set to start trading on the SIX Swiss Exchange in November, with the public offering limited to Switzerland.
#Bitcoin#BTC#ETF#Switzerland #usacryptogroup
9. CoinDCX admits "operational losses" after $16M in wallet transfers draw scrutiny
10. Uniswap aggregator hooks go live on Ethereum, Base and Robinhood Chain
#Stablecoins#DeFi#ETF#usacryptogroup
Top 10 daily stories on the blockchain (Oct 22) ๐งต
1. Bitcoin slides below $82K as AI doubts return; DeFi tokens lead the drop
2. China seeks to seize 61,800 BTC tied to the $5.7B Qian fraud case
#Bitcoin#Crypto#usacryptogroup
6. SoFi launches an FDIC-insured tokenized deposit paying 4.4% that converts to a stablecoin
7. American Bankers Association says the OCC's GENIUS Act stablecoin rules undermine Congress
8. Starknet community backs research into a standalone post-quantum L1
Fresh Breaking News
Coinbase Ireland has been fined $3.6M over safeguarding failures. Customer funds were left underfunded and mixed with group accounts, per The Block.
EU regulators are watching how exchanges hold your money.
#Coinbase#CryptoRegulation#Ireland #usacryptogroup
Fresh Breaking News
China moves to seize 61,800+ BTC tied to Qian Zhimin's $5.7B fraud. The coins sit in UK custody, and a UK court just ruled Chinese law governs victims' claims. A Tianjin court opened a 6-month window for claimants.
#Bitcoin#BTC#China#usacryptogroup
Top 10 daily stories on the blockchain (Oct 21) ๐งต
1. The OCC finalized its GENIUS Act rules for stablecoin issuers and custody, the first U.S. agency out of the gate ahead of the January deadline.
#usacryptogroup#Crypto#Stablecoins
7. JPMorgan issued its first long-term Bitcoin forecast: about 10% a year.
8. Zcash jumped about 12% after developers set a November date for the NU7 upgrade.
9. Utah's attorney general sued prediction market Kalshi.
#Zcash#PredictionMarkets
Fresh Breaking News
The OCC finalized its GENIUS Act rules for stablecoin issuers, the first federal rule under the new law.
It sets reserve, redemption and risk standards, plus custody rules. The framework kicks in mid-January.
#Stablecoins#GENIUSAct#OCC#usacryptogroup
Top 10 daily stories on the blockchain (Oct 20) ๐งต
1. Swiss regulator FINMA approves Switzerland's first spot Bitcoin ETF for retail investors.
2. BlackRock files a downside-protected "buffer" Bitcoin ETF as IBIT pulls in $665M in one day, its best since Oct 2025.
6. A Kazakhstan court bars Coinbase, BingX and four others from unlicensed services in Astana's financial center.
7. Microsoft, Alphabet and Goldman Sachs object to OKX-ICE tokenized stock trading.
8. The Drift exploiter sends $61M in ETH to Tornado Cash, holds about $194M.