cointelegraph Aug 25, 2026

Galaxy puts Coldcard hack losses at 1,789 BTC, with 87% unmoved

Galaxy Research’s latest tally shows that more than half of 221 Coldcard hack victim reports involved individual losses exceeding...

cointelegraph Aug 25, 2026

Business owner faces up to 280 years over $24M crypto Ponzi scheme

A federal jury convicted Brent Kovar of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering after he took $24 million from at least 400 in...

cointelegraph Aug 25, 2026

US targets Iran’s crypto sector, cites over $100M in oil-linked payments

The US Treasury expanded sanctions to Iran’s digital asset sector, alleging a UAE-based broker processed over $100 million in cryp...

cointelegraph Aug 25, 2026

BNB Chain activates Pasteur hard fork to strengthen bridge security

BNB Chain activates the Pasteur hard fork on BSC, closing bridge and validator security gaps while targeting greater transaction c...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

CFTC, US soldier accused of illegal Polymarket bet spar over interpretation of p...

A judge stayed the CFTC’s civil case against a soldier who allegedly used nonpublic information for a Polymarket bet, but the regu...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

Gemini plans to distribute crypto prediction markets through Apex brokerages

The proposed deal would make Gemini the exclusive venue for crypto event contracts offered through Apex’s FCM, expanding its predi...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

Bernstein sees new USDC growth cycle, sets $140 Circle price target

USDC supply increased by roughly $2 billion in seven days, with Bernstein citing higher transaction activity and several factors t...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

Coinbase-affiliated advocacy group endorses candidates for US midterms

With just over two months until the US general election, Stand With Crypto announced its pick for politicians in its efforts to “e...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

Coinbase tokenized stocks go live on Base with Chainlink price feeds

Coinbase’s B20 equities bring stocks including Apple and Nvidia onchain, allowing eligible non-US users to trade them 24/7 and use...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

Strive buys 1,110 Bitcoin for $81.5M, holdings top 21K BTC; ASST shares surge 11...

Strive’s Nasdaq-traded shares surged more than 11% as the Bitcoin treasury company said it paid an average of $73,409 per BTC, pus...