Story archive · page 10
232 stories from the Blackmint Desk, newest first. Live market news is on Blackmint.
- Regulation ·
Ireland's Central Bank Fines Coinbase Unit €3.25 Million Over Customer-Fund Safeguards
Coinbase Ireland admitted it failed to properly protect customer funds between 2020 and 2025. The fine still needs High Court approval.
- Markets ·
Bitcoin's Overnight Round Trip to $85,000 Ends Below $82,000
Bitcoin neared $85,000 late Wednesday, then fell under $82,000 Thursday morning as oil jumped and tech stocks slid, leaving about $431 million in liquidations.
- Macro ·
Oil Hits Five-Month High on Gulf Attacks as Fed Hike Bets Fade
Brent crude reached $112.55 on Houthi strikes in Saudi Arabia, while a rush into Treasuries pulled yields lower and cut the odds of a Fed rate hike next week.
- Regulation ·
China Moves to Confiscate 61,800 Bitcoin Seized in Britain
A court in Tianjin has accepted a bid to confiscate more than 61,800 BTC tied to a $5.7 billion fraud, opening a second legal fight over coins held by U.K. authorities.
- DeFi ·
Drift Hacker Pushes Over $100 Million in Ether Through Tornado Cash
Wallets tied to April's Drift Protocol exploit sent an estimated $109 million to $122 million in ETH into Tornado Cash on Oct. 20-21, trackers say.
- Regulation ·
U.S. Bank Regulator Finalizes First Stablecoin Rule Under GENIUS Act
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a final rule on Wednesday putting the GENIUS Act into practice. The GENIUS Act is the federal law that governs dollar-backed "payment stablecoins."
- Solana ·
Solana Switches On Alpenglow, Its Biggest Network Change in Years
Solana's main network has moved to a new consensus system called Alpenglow. Consensus is the process validators use to agree that transactions are final.