Crypto

The exploit leveraged a flaw in Truebit’s pricing logic, letting the attacker mint unlimited TRU tokens and drain ETH reserves.

UK crypto businesses must secure FCA authorization well before the crypto regime starts in October 2027 or face transitional restrictions on new services. Financial authorities in the United Kingdom set a timeline for a new crypto licensing regime, requiring aspiring companies to seek full authorization before the framework comes into force. Crypto asset service providers (CASPs) will be able to apply to enter the UK under the crypto licensing regime starting this fall, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Thursday. “We expect the application period will open in September 2026,” the FCA noted, adding that the timeline will be confirmed in due course. Read more

The ruling confirms that Bitcoin in South Korean exchange accounts is an “object of seizure” under criminal law, aligning Seoul with US and EU enforcement practices. South Korea’s Supreme Court handed down its first explicit ruling that Bitcoin held in centralized exchanges can be seized by investigators, marking a notable shift in how exchange‑custodied crypto is treated under criminal law.  In a decision on Dec. 11, 2025, and disclosed via the court’s official bulletin, the court upheld the seizure of 55.6 Bitcoin (BTC) held in a Korean exchange account by a suspect under a money laundering investigation. Bitcoin is now an “object of seizure” under the Criminal Procedure Act because it is electronic information with independent manageability, tradability and economic value.  Read more

A7A5, a ruble-linked stablecoin few outside Russia had heard of a year ago grew the most of any stablecoin, outpacing both USDT and USDC over the past 12 months.

The strategy combines native Ethereum staking yield with restaking rewards and incentives from Linea and ether.fi, under a qualified custodian structure.

Rapid pushback from prominent accounts highlighted how quickly misinformation can be challenged, yet still travel widely.

Bitcoin ETFs have registered a net outflow of over $1 billion in three days.

Protests began in Iran in response to worsening economic conditions and as the Iranian rial hit record lows against the US dollar. Internet access in Iran was cut on Thursday by the government as protests spread across the Middle Eastern country, raising the question: Can its citizens still use crypto?  Around seven million people, out of the country’s 92 million population, are estimated to be crypto users, according to Statista. TRM Labs tracked roughly $3.7 billion in total crypto flows in Iran between January and July 2025. But internet access has been cut off in the country as protests began over worsening economic conditions, and after the Iranian rial hit record lows against the US dollar. Read more

Another Friday has rolled around, which means another batch of crypto options are expiring while spot markets retreat from New Year highs.

[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, January 9th, 2026] Morph, the Ethereum-based settlement layer purpose-built for payments, today announced the launch of its Payment Accelerator, a $150 million program designed to support payment companies bringing live, real-world transaction activity onchain. Stablecoins are increasingly being adopted as a settlement rail for global commerce and cross-border transfers. Morph […]

BitMEX says the era of easy money via arbitrage trades likely died in the October crash, as a liquidation spiral left many market makers naked. The massive crypto crash in October decimated market makers, ending an era where crypto traders were able to make easy money, says crypto exchange BitMEX. The crash between Oct. 10 and 11 wiped out $20 billion in the “most destructive event for sophisticated market makers in crypto history,” BitMEX said in its State of Crypto Perpetual Swaps in 2025 report released on Thursday. A feedback loop of auto-deleveraging, where exchanges liquidate profitable, leveraged positions to cover themselves and prevent further losses, broke the market makers’ “‘safe’ delta-neutral strategies,” forcing them to pull liquidity and leave orderbooks at multi-year lows, BitMEX said. Read more

Reports of non-consensual AI-generated sexual images doubled since late 2025, with some involving children, the Commissioner said.

The Zcash protocol remains unaffected despite the governance clash and restructuring with Bootstrap.

France is becoming a European hotspot for crypto wrench attacks, with over 14 crypto-related attacks documented last year.

The attack exploited a flaw in an older smart contract, allowing the attacker to buy TRU at no cost and sell it back to extract ether.

Traders absorbed a two-step liquidation reset that left price trapped between $2.07 support and $2.17 resistance.

Tactical de-risking and declining investor sentiment are the reasons behind the recent spot U.S. ETF outflows, Decrypt was told.

Cloudflare data shows a near-total blackout as demonstrations calling for regime change spread and authorities tighten control.

Trump was responding to a reporter who also asked about pardon requests for other high-profile figures, including Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Prediction markets see low odds of a clear Supreme Court ruling on tariffs, a setup that has previously triggered short-term volatility in bitcoin, which then stabilized.