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Regulation
Policy, taxation and government action shaping crypto worldwide and in India.
7 Banks Change Their Coinbase Stock Price Targets After Q3 Earnings
Seven Wall Street firms cut Coinbase price targets after Q4 trading revenue hit just $165 million through October 25. The post 7 Banks Change Their Coinbase Stock Price Targets After Q3 Earnings appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Binance Prepares to Resume Withdrawals, Unveils $6.3B Hack Recovery Plan
Binance is preparing to restore withdrawals in phases after its $6.3 billion hack, with reopening dependent on security checks. The exchange committed company funds to replace stolen assets while investigators expanded their review of the breach. Withdrawals…
Uniswap launches TJAR fee tool, but only fast searchers capture the hidden arbitrage profit
Uniswap says Robinhood uses TJAR for stablecoin fee receipts, while the chosen release price shapes outside traders’ surplus. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Binance Hack Shows Why Offshore Exchanges Need US Oversight, CFTC Chair Says
Michael Selig said the record $6.4 billion theft shows why offshore exchanges should register with the CFTC and adopt U.S.-grade cybersecurity standards.
A16z, Uniswap Warn Illinois Crypto Tax Rules Could Effectively Ban DeFi
Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Uniswap Labs, and the DeFi Education Fund are urging Illinois regulators to overhaul proposed cryptocurrency tax regulations, warning that the rules could effectively prohibit decentralized finance (DeFi)…
Binance Hack Rattles Crypto Markets – BNB Drops 8%
TL;DR Cryptocurrency markets extended their losses after Binance reported a major security breach estimated at $6.3 billion. BNB declined more than 8%, while Bitcoin approached $77,000 and Ethereum fell below $2,300. More than $1.5 billion in leveraged…
Worried About Crypto Hacks? Buy Bitcoin Proxies in Stock Market Instead, Say Wall Street Firms
Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, TD Cowen and Compass Point say the record $6.4 billion theft is a Binance security failure, not a crypto-wide threat, pointing clients toward proxies like Coinbase, Robinhood, and Strategy.
Experts divided over Binance hack asset freezes, warn recovery is another matter
Tether, Circle and others moved within hours to block billions in stolen crypto, but legal experts question whether smaller victims would get the same protection.
Trezor Warns of Compromised Hardware Wallet Following $93M Ledger Security Scare
Cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker Trezor has warned customers about a potentially compromised device sold through a former authorized reseller linked to the recent Ledger wallet security scandal, raising concerns that the sophisticated attack may have…
$8 Million Crypto Kidnapping Lands Texas Brothers 15-Year Prison Terms
Raymond and Isiah Garcia held a Minnesota family at gunpoint for more than nine hours, forcing the father to transfer over $8 million in crypto, in one of the clearest “wrench attack” prosecutions yet.
New Breach Points: Binance CEO Reveals Fresh Findings in $6.3B Hack
Binance investigators uncovered additional breach points, bypassed approval controls, and evidence-destruction tactics in Thursday’s $6.3 billion hack, co-CEO Richard Teng said. His update outlined a withdrawal-service rebuild, a companywide security review,…
Secret Service, FBI Join Binance Hack Probe as Circle Freezes $823 Million
Binance says it has set aside $6.34 billion to cover losses from the breach and the FBI and Secret Service are now working with the exchange as investigators trace the stolen funds.