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Aptos (APT) was also a top performer, gaining 5.3% from Monday.

Private key theft has become an automated, industrialized threat, highlighting the need for crypto users to remain vigilant, according to a report by GK8, a subsidiary of Galaxy Digital. Private key theft is no longer just another way hackers attack crypto users — it has become a full-fledged business, according to GK8, a crypto custody expert owned by Mike Novogratz’s crypto investment platform Galaxy Digital. In a report published Monday, GK8 detailed how private key theft has evolved into an industrialized operation, highlighting the rise of black market tools that allow perpetrators to locate and steal someone’s seed phrase. The study pointed to several tools, such as malware infostealers and seed phrase finders, that can scan files, documents, cloud backups and chat histories to quickly extract a user’s private key, effectively giving attackers full control over their assets. Read more

Falling revenue and record difficulty could tighten the squeeze on bitcoin miners, though many are more driven by their AI infrastructure initiatives.

About 60% of aPriori’s APR airdrop was claimed by a single entity across 14,000 interconnected wallets, according to Bubblemaps. Web3 startup aPriori has gone quiet after fresh allegations over its latest token airdrop, as onchain analysts flag unusually concentrated distribution patterns. About 60% of the recent aPriori (APR) token airdrop was claimed by a single entity across 14,000 interconnected cryptocurrency wallets, according to blockchain analytics platform Bubblemaps. The wallets were freshly funded through crypto exchange Binance with 0.001 BNB (BNB) each over a short period, Bubblemaps said. All of the addresses then sent their APR allocations to new wallets. Read more

Pi is turning its giant mobile community into a distributed compute grid, testing whether AI can run on a global crowd instead of the cloud. Before talking about “50 million nodes reshaping AI,” it helps to look at what Pi Network actually has today. Pi began as a smartphone mining app and grew into one of the largest retail crypto communities, with tens of millions of registered “Pioneers.” Read more

The stablecoin issuer's investment comes as BTC-backed lending scales rapidly, with Ledn surpassing $1 billion in originations this year and positioning for global expansion.

Historical data shows that nearly every large transfer from Mt. Gox has negatively affected bitcoin's price.

El Salvador says it has bought 1,090 BTC worth over $100 million, raising questions about an IMF loan pledge to limit Bitcoin exposure and fiscal risks. El Salvador, the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, says it has bought more than $100 million in BTC despite pledging to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to limit public exposure to the asset as part of a loan agreement. According to data from El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office, the government acquired 1,090 Bitcoin (BTC) worth more than $100 million on Tuesday. The purchase comes after the IMF said in a July report that the Central American nation had not bought any new Bitcoin since the organization approved a $1.4 billion loan program at the end of 2024. According to El Salvador’s Bitcoin reserve data, the country’s Bitcoin holdings went from 5,968 BTC on Dec. 18, 2024 — when the government inked a deal with the IMF — to over 7,474 BTC following its latest purchase announcement. Read more

Average BTC deposit volume on Binance has jumped above 0.9, a level that historically signals mounting sell intent.

A widespread Cloudflare outage disrupted major parts of the internet on Tuesday, knocking many crypto platforms offline.

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 18, 2025

SEC exam staff will not treat crypto as a standalone risk in its fiscal 2026 priorities, marking a clear departure from the agency’s approach in 2024 and 2025. The Division of Examinations’ 17-page “2026 Examination Priorities” lays out focus areas for investment advisers, funds, broker-dealers, and market utilities, and reiterates cross-cutting work on information security, […] The post SEC is done with crypto: Removes all mention from its agenda for 2026 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A growing number of analysts have started revising their 2025 crypto outlook, and XRP has reappeared near the top of several pricing models. In a recent analysis, Crypto Volt, outlined why XRP is projected to perform favorably under updated risk frameworks used by mid-sized funds. The perspective differs quite substantially from the predictions of past […]

Kisten Smith, President of Solana Policy Institute, explains how regulatory tailwinds are shaping the industry, from crypto treasury firms to industry confabs.

Bitcoin hovered near $91,000 as sentiment hit "extreme fear," volatility jumped and leveraged traders absorbed over $1 billion in liquidations while altcoins fell further.

Fundstrat Global Advisors’ Head of Research Tom Lee, who is chairman of BitMine Immersion Technologies, shares his perspective on Ethereum. He explains how the asset is being leveraged by crypto treasury firms, as well as a growing number of financial institutions.

Market drawdown pushes bitcoin below 2025 key cost basis levels.

Mastercard is rolling out verified, human-readable crypto aliases to self-custody wallets, using Polygon for onchain support and Mercuryo for identity verification. Mastercard is expanding its Crypto Credential program to self-custody wallets, allowing users to send and receive cryptocurrencies using verified, username-style aliases instead of long wallet addresses. Polygon will be the first blockchain to support the rollout, while payments firm Mercuryo will handle identity verification and issue the aliases to users, according to a Tuesday press release shared with Cointelegraph. “By streamlining wallet addresses and adding meaningful verification, Mastercard Crypto Credential is building trust in digital token transfers,” said Raj Dhamodharan, executive vice president of blockchain and digital assets at Mastercard. Read more

Ethereum drops 15% as whales sell 230,000 ETH in one week. Traders eye key support zones near $3K amid weak retail interest and volatility.

Bitcoin ETFs have bled hundreds of millions as the market outlook deteriorates, driven by profit-taking and portfolio rebalancing.