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How to Restore Access to a Crypto Wallet
Losing an app password is different from losing the keys. Social-login wallets and guardian systems also depend on specific credentials or arrangements already in place.
US Sanctions Eight Canadian Money Firms Over Alleged Iran Crypto Links
The designations freeze covered assets and generally bar US dealings with the firms. OFAC also listed six Tron addresses.
Keplr Pauses Google and Apple Login After Unauthorized Transaction Reports
The wallet says recovery-phrase and hardware-wallet accounts are unaffected in its initial assessment, while social-login users should stop sending funds to their accounts.
Dinari Promises Anthropic dShares on IPO Day, Including for US Investors
The pledge follows Ondo's non-US launch plan, while Dinari's US tokens remain non-transferable and barred from DeFi.
MEXC Says Withdrawals Continue as FinCEN Orders US Financial Cutoff
The exchange says it has begun an independent review of its AML and sanctions controls. The US transfer ban takes effect 30 days after Federal Register publication.
Aave Labs Acquires Avon Team to Develop Fixed-Rate Lending
The deal includes Avon's lending protocols and onchain order book, but Aave Labs has not named a first market or launch date.
Merkley-Raskin Bill Would Ban Election and Sports Contracts on US Exchanges
The March 26 proposal also targets US government-action contracts, with a commercial-hedging exception defined by the CFTC. It remains in committee.
What Is Stablecoin Market Cap? Supply, Share and Dominance Explained
Issuance and redemptions change circulating supply. Transfers do not, and a price move can change market cap without any tokens being issued or redeemed.
Algorand Foundation Shuts Forum and Advisory Council
The Foundation will pause xGov grants on Dec. 6 and shelve Project King Safety, while maintaining bonus staking support through January 2028.
Veranta Adds 1,000x BTC and ETH Leverage on Base
The venue says traders can redeem profits immediately, with payouts drawn from a protocol buffer before liquidity-provider capital.
US Sanctions 45 More Targets Linked to Prince Group
The SDN update lists no crypto addresses for the newly designated parties, but US firms must still block covered assets and avoid unauthorized dealings with them.
Threshold Sets tBTC Reconnection Target as Week-Long Pause Continues
Bitcoin redemptions will resume once enough operators return, while Aave’s $123.2 million Ethereum Core tBTC reserve remains frozen.
Coinbase Opens USDC Borrowing Against PAX Gold
The gold-backed token joins Coinbase’s collateral options, while its loan-health pricing updates only during gold-market hours.
Ondo Plans Tokenized Anthropic Shares From IPO Day
Ondo Stocks uses share-backed notes for eligible non-US investors, unlike the derivatives already trading on Anthropic's valuation.
Crypto 401(k) Rule Enters Final White House Review
Labor’s public proposal would give plan fiduciaries a process-based safe harbor for investment decisions involving crypto and other assets.
Rotki Founder Says Gnosis Pay Exposed His Address, Card and Wallet Details
A notification screenshot he shared describes unauthorized access to the consumer-card system on Nov. 3 and says enterprise programs were unaffected.
What Are Crypto Derivatives? Futures, Perpetuals and Options Explained
Futures bind both sides to settlement obligations. Options give buyers a right in exchange for a premium, while sellers take the corresponding obligation.
Treasury and Fed Withdraw Plan for $250 Cross-Border Travel Rule Threshold
The $3,000 threshold remains in place, including for qualifying crypto transfers under FinCEN's existing guidance.
Bitcoin Gains Drive Strive's $474.8 Million Q3 Profit
SATA and SATS imply about $287.4 million in annual dividends at November rates and Oct. 30 share counts, a cost excluded from its Bitcoin Yield metric.
Safe Says $12.4 Billion of Smart-Account Assets Sits in DeFi
The figure is net of $2.37 billion in borrowing. Safe's published third-quarter report gives the $57.64 billion total but not the DeFi split.
Bank of Russia Clears Bitcoin, Ether and USDT Rules for Nov. 17
Non-qualified investors face testing and a 300,000-ruble annual purchase cap per intermediary, while Moscow Exchange targets a Dec. 1 rollout.
Binance Hackers Swap $50 Million in XRP, Mostly Into Bitcoin, Elliptic Says
Bitcoin obtained from other stolen assets nearly doubled in a day to 1,650 BTC, while the main ETH and bitcoin holdings remain untouched.
Ethereum Foundation Calls for Contract Checks After Glamsterdam Security Findings
Most findings involve fixed gas budgets and reserves. The Hoodi testnet upgrade remains paused, with no confirmed mainnet activation date.
iPhone Wallet Theft Probe Traces $4.06 Million in TRON Drains
Trust Wallet warns that DarkSword and Coruna exploit older iOS versions to access wallet data, rather than flaws in wallet apps.
Ether Falls 8.5% to $2,220, Lagging Bitcoin
US ether ETFs recorded $99.9 million in net withdrawals on Nov. 5, reversing the previous day's $53 million inflow.
IREN Mining Revenue Falls 58% as AI Sales Reach $200 Million
IREN aims to substantially complete its mining transition by December, while its $4 billion AI revenue run-rate target moves into early 2027.
Loopscale Partly Restores Loan Functions, Keeps Vault Withdrawals Frozen
Repayments and collateral withdrawals remain disabled for USDC Genesis-funded loans as the Solana lender details two attack paths.
Hyperliquid Strategies Posts $620.6 Million Profit on HYPE Paper Gains
HYPE was trading about 14% below the price used to value the company's quarter-end token holdings.
Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to $2.47 Million Crypto Theft
Prosecutors say Patrick Steven Yaroch used credentials tied to 35 FBI investigations, compromising cases and intelligence sources and methods.