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Ledger’s early implant warnings deserved more action, Karpelès says   north  
Ledger was contacted about tampered hardware wallets risks months before its latest security crisis, with former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès questioning its response.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Helen Partz ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-16 13:51:35
Ledger’s early implant warnings deserved more action, Karpelès says
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MSCI adopts index exclusion rules that could oust Strategy   north  
Strategy, Metaplanet and Upexi were previously identified for deletion under the methodology, with MSCI set to announce its final list on Nov. 11.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Felix Ng ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-16 00:48:20
MSCI adopts index exclusion rules that could oust Strategy
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Glamsterdam Hoodi Testnet Announcement   north  
Following its activation on Sepolia on October 6, the Glamsterdam network upgrade is now scheduled for the Hoodi testnet. Glamsterdam advances Ethereum's L1 scaling roadmap with enshrined proposer-builder separation, block-level access lists, and changes to gas pricing that better reflect the [...]
Keywords: Protocol Announcements

Source: Ethereum Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-16 00:00:00
Glamsterdam Hoodi Testnet Announcement
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Scammer loses $4.8M stored on tampered Ledgers: Asia Express   north  
A scammer reportedly lost $4.8M of stolen money after storing the funds on tampered Ledgers. Bitcoin and Ether ETFs launch trading in Thailand and South Korea blocks 27 exchanges.
Keywords: Magazine

Authors: Andrew Fenton ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-15 22:42:58
Scammer loses $4.8M stored on tampered Ledgers: Asia Express
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Can the SEC and CFTC’s pro-crypto rules be overturned? Legal opinion   north  
The SEC and the CFTC have issued a raft of pro-crypto rules recently. But will the rules hold up in court, and can they be easily rolled back by the “anti-crypto army”?
Keywords: Magazine

Authors: Andrew Fenton ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-15 13:30:00
Can the SEC and CFTC’s pro-crypto rules be overturned? Legal opinion
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HEX token sellers erase $160M following reports of founder Richard Schueler arrest   north  
The HEX token’s price declined by 30% following local media reports of the Istanbul arrest of founder Richard Schueler, nearly two years after Interpol issued a “Red Notice.”
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Zoltan Vardai ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-15 12:12:57
HEX token sellers erase $160M following reports of founder Richard Schueler arrest
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Ledger’s answer to wallet tampering costs $849 and ships next year   north  
Ledger’s new Atom combines crypto wallet security with everyday apps and is expected to ship in summer 2027 as the company investigates tampered wallets sold in Asia.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Helen Partz ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-15 12:00:00
Ledger’s answer to wallet tampering costs $849 and ships next year
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Bitcoin dips to $80.1K as KOSPI closes at its lowest since April   north  
Bitcoin price action continued to see contagion from a Korean tech sell-off after the KOSPI Index fell 7.5% on Thursday.
Keywords: Markets

Authors: William Suberg ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-15 09:48:07
Bitcoin dips to $80.1K as KOSPI closes at its lowest since April
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Australia seeks feedback on crypto platform rules ahead of 2027 rollout   north  
The consultation follows Parliament’s passage of digital asset legislation in April, with Australia’s securities regulator now proposing capital, custody and trading standards for crypto platforms.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Felix Ng ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-15 05:00:40
Australia seeks feedback on crypto platform rules ahead of 2027 rollout
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‘Bunker mode’ won’t protect your crypto, critics say   north  
Even if Justin Drake’s prediction that AI could break cryptography proves correct, critics say “bunker mode” is an impractical suggestion that’s unlikely to protect your crypto.
Keywords: Magazine

Authors: Christina Comben ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-14 13:30:00
‘Bunker mode’ won’t protect your crypto, critics say
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Can crypto users trust the supply chain behind hardware wallets?   north  
Ledger hardware wallet implants have renewed scrutiny of the middlemen handling devices before they reach buyers, even through authorized sellers.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Helen Partz ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-14 11:59:42
Can crypto users trust the supply chain behind hardware wallets?
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CryptoQuant’s 3 charts keeping Bitcoin’s ‘Uptober’ thesis valid   north  
Bitcoin onchain analysis eyed a “potential bottom” for BTC price action in early October as demand weathered external headwinds.
Keywords: Markets

Authors: William Suberg ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-14 10:38:22
CryptoQuant’s 3 charts keeping Bitcoin’s ‘Uptober’ thesis valid
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer lays out ex-FTX CEO’s Supreme Court case   north  
Should US high court justices grant review of the case, they could release a decision as early as June 2027.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Turner Wright ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-14 10:29:47
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer lays out ex-FTX CEO’s Supreme Court case
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China's Trade Surplus Swells and the Market Awaits US CPI   north  
(Business travel disrupts the commentary for the next two days, but the weekly will be posted October 17. Thank you for your patience.) Investors are wary of the unwinding one of the most crowded trades, long the AI ecosystem. Despite cracks, the market remains resilient. So far, the rise in [...]
Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-14 09:54:12
China's Trade Surplus Swells and the Market Awaits US CPI
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Starknet introduces wallet privacy feature for DeFi activity   north  
Starknet’s Shadow Accounts allow users to obscure connections between their main wallets and DeFi activity, though transactions remain visible onchain.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Ezra Reguerra ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-14 05:32:14
Starknet introduces wallet privacy feature for DeFi activity
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Polygon Completes Coinme Acquisition, Adding Regulated U.S. Payments to Open Money Stack   north  
Polygon Open Money Stack is now a U.S.-regulated payments platform with completion of Coinme acquisition

Source: Polygon Blog — Payments & Stablecoin Insights ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-14 00:00:00
Polygon Completes Coinme Acquisition, Adding Regulated U.S. Payments to Open Money Stack
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Stablecoins in Latin America: Why Mexico and Brazil Lead   north  
Stablecoins in Latin America: Why Mexico and Brazil Are Moving First

Source: Crypto, Blockchain and FinTech Industry Insights Blog | Ripple ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-14 00:00:00
Stablecoins in Latin America: Why Mexico and Brazil Lead
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Geo-Aware Leader Schedule   north  
This study evaluates SIMD-0675, a geo-aware leader schedule for Solana. It reorders the stake-weighted random schedule so that consecutive leaders are geographically close, which cuts handoff latency. No validator’s number of leader windows changes. Two parameters are tuned: STAKE_FLOOR (σ), [...]

Source: Solana News: Ecosystem and Developer Updates | Solana Media ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-14 00:00:00
Geo-Aware Leader Schedule
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Is Bitcoin kidding itself about the Lightning Network?   north  
Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc says Bitcoiners are lying to themselves about Lightning. Developers claim usability has improved, but questions remain over everyday adoption.
Keywords: Magazine

Authors: Christina Comben ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-13 13:30:00
Is Bitcoin kidding itself about the Lightning Network?
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Celo Core Co. Launches buy, the Services Marketplace for Agents   north  
Agents on Celo can autonomously pay for 700+ services using USD₮, USA₮, and USDCAgents are gaining autonomy, operating on behalf of their users to research, develop, transact, and even manage multi-currency FX. Until now, agents could not independently pay all for the tools necessary to [...]
Keywords: celo-blockchain, news, ai, agentic-payment

Authors: Celo Core Co. ( top authors )
Source: The Celo Blog - Medium ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-13 12:31:09
Celo Core Co. Launches buy, the Services Marketplace for Agents
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Softer Rates, Heavier Dollar   north  
The pullback in bond yields is the main development in the global capital markets today. Rates eased in Asia Pacific, but the eye of the storm has been in Europe and benchmark 10-year yields are off mostly 4-7 bp today. The move is being led by France and Italy. However, the fundamental [...]
Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-13 10:43:57
Softer Rates, Heavier Dollar
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MediaMarktSaturn pulls Ledger products amid tampering reports   north  
European retailer MediaMarkt pulled Ledger products as the wallet maker probes tampering reports beyond CryptoBilis in Southeast Asia.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Helen Partz ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-13 10:09:01
MediaMarktSaturn pulls Ledger products amid tampering reports
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Bitcoin hits $84K resistance as Korean tech rout deepens KOSPI losses   north  
Bitcoin’s liquidity kept BTC price below $84,000 amid a mounting South Korean tech and semiconductor stock sell-off.
Keywords: Markets

Authors: William Suberg ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-13 09:42:00
Bitcoin hits $84K resistance as Korean tech rout deepens KOSPI losses
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Blur is shutting down its website, so why are NFT collectors cheering?   north  
Blur’s planned website closure revived criticism of the royalty policies and token rewards that helped it overtake OpenSea during the NFT boom, but hurt creators.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Felix Ng ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-13 05:38:37
Blur is shutting down its website, so why are NFT collectors cheering?
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Binance to shut down crypto mining pool services in November   north  
Binance will discontinue its mining pool and related services on Nov. 10, urging miners to move to alternative pools before the shutdown.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Ezra Reguerra ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-10-13 05:23:26
Binance to shut down crypto mining pool services in November
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