Durov Says 700,000-Plus Wallets Were Created on Telegram in 48 Hours
The Gram explorer’s creation count includes wallets without onchain transactions, a different measure from active wallets.
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NYSE Picks Avalanche for Tokenized Stock Settlement
The planned venue would retain NYSE’s Pillar matching engine while offering instant settlement and stablecoin funding, subject to regulatory approval.
What ‘Instant Settlement’ Means for Tokenized Stocks
A stock token and its payment can change hands together, but custody arrangements and conversion into bank dollars remain separate parts of the process.
Bullish Names Former NYSE President Stacey Cunningham as President
The company’s planned $4.2 billion Equiniti acquisition would combine shareholder registries with its tokenized-securities trading business.
Mercado Bitcoin Begins View-Only Reopening After Hack
The exchange says it is replacing stolen assets with company funds, while payments and trading will return in later phases.
Formation Notifies SEC of Plan for Solana Tokenized Stock Venue
The venue targets early 2027 trading in Exodus, Forward Industries and Galaxy shares, with access restricted to verified investors.
Poland’s Lower House Backs Crypto Freezes Under Broader Sanctions Bill
Listed customers could lose access to exchange-held assets before a court reviews their designation, and an appeal would not automatically lift the restrictions.
PeckShield Flags $45.3 Million ETH Long With Possible UXLink Exploit Link
A later dashboard snapshot showed about $44 million in ETH exposure and an unrealized loss of roughly $652,000.
Ankr Ethereum Bridge Loses More Than $303,000 in Five-Transaction Exploit
The contract remained unpaused after withdrawals referencing a small Optimism deposit that had already been redeemed.
Binance Says 335.9 Million-Record Breach Claim Is Likely a Scam
The exchange cites inconsistencies in a listing seeking $900,000 for purported identity documents, credentials and private keys.
Bitcoin Trades Near $73,900 After Four-Week Low
Ether has lost 18.8% over roughly 28 days, compared with bitcoin's 12.2%, as major tokens decline.
Solana Draft Would Retire Durable Nonces No Earlier Than May 2027
Custodians would need new offline-signing flows, with replacement programs introducing different rules for failed transactions.
SlowMist Flags 'Cracked TradingView Premium' as Wallet-Data Malware
The Windows sample uses Telegram and Steam to rotate command servers. SlowMist's alert gives no confirmed thefts or victim count.
Hyperliquid Whale’s 56,667-ETH Long Fully Liquidated
The two tracked accounts show lifetime losses of about $44.8 million after the trader previously reduced exposure from 93,184 ETH.
Blumenthal Sets Jan. 4 Deadline for Binance, Tether and Trump Crypto Firms
The senator warned of alternative measures to secure records, but his current ranking-member position does not give him unilateral subpoena authority.
Threshold Says tBTC Bridge Has Resumed Onchain, but App Remains Paused
Aave’s $119.9 million Ethereum Core tBTC reserve remains frozen while Threshold waits for more operators to reconnect.
AVAX Falls 28% in Four Weeks, Lagging Bitcoin and Ether
Bitcoin lost 11.3% and ether 16% over the matched window, as AVAX reversed its earlier relative outperformance.
Bitcoin Trades Below Strategy’s $75,451 Average Purchase Price
The company’s disclosed 849,327 BTC were worth about $63.58 billion at the Sunday quote, below their $64.08 billion acquisition cost.
How to Read Token Allowances in Revoke.cash and Etherscan
Viewing a wallet address requires no signature. Revoking an allowance changes a specific token-spending permission—not every permission attached to the account.
Bridge’s OCC Approval Opens Path to Federal Stablecoin Trust Bank
The order requires $45 million in minimum capital and preopening checks. A bank charter does not replace GENIUS Act issuer approval.
What Is a DeFi App? From Wallet Connection to Lending Deposit
Connecting a wallet does not authorize a deposit. A lending position is recorded onchain, separately from the website displaying it—and withdrawals still depend on protocol rules and available assets.
Keplr Confirms Web3Auth Recovery Addresses After Wallet Breach
The list includes the destination of a six-account Cosmos Hub batch that tokenized 2,265.59 staked ATOM.
Tornado Cash-Funded Wallet Builds $26 Million Bitcoin-Ether Trade
The wallet converted 3,100 ETH into roughly 6.92 million USDC before pairing a Bitcoin long with an Ether short on Hyperliquid.
Cosmos Batch Moves 2,266 Staked ATOM From Six Accounts
One delegator reported theft, while Web3Auth says some apparent wallet drains are protective recovery transfers.
OKX Warns MEXC Users of Deposit Freezes Ahead of FinCEN Cutoff
CEO Star Xu said OKX treats FinCEN special measures with caution 'similar to sanctions' after customers reported USDT deposits held for review.
Loopscale Reopens All Vaults After Attack-Related Freeze
The restart includes the USDC Genesis Vault and lifts its remaining loan-management restrictions. Loopscale says a technical post-mortem will follow.
Binance Names Justin Yek CFO as Kaiser Ng Prepares to Leave
Co-CEO Yi He says a transition plan has been underway for six months, placing the handover's planning before the exchange's $6.34 billion theft.
SEC vs. CFTC: Who Regulates Crypto in the US?
The activity matters: securities offerings and trading, commodity derivatives and spot-market fraud fall under different powers. A proposal is not the same as an exemption or a law.
Keplr Says Recovery Effort May Explain Empty Wallet Balances
Users who created accounts through Google or Apple should stop deposits and move remaining liquid assets, Keplr said.
STRK Slumps 57% in Four Weeks as Starknet Rally Unwinds
Starknet’s DeFi TVL fell to $35.8 million after Extended moved settlement to Arc, while its proposed Layer 1 transition remains at the research stage.