China’s Communist Party calls for a crackdown on corruption that uses crypto and blockchain
China's Communist Party has named virtual currency and blockchain in a new anticorruption call. Source:CoinDesk
Why stealing billions from a crypto exchange can be harder to stop than a bank theft
The $6.3 billion Binance breach has revived a debate over whether crypto exchanges are less secure than banks or simply harder to protect once hackers get…
Marine sniper turned macro strategist says this bull market has six to 12 months left. Here’s his playbook.
Alex Barrow, founder of Macro Ops, says the bull market is on borrowed time and will ratchet back painfully for investors who aren’t prepared.…
Bitcoin ETFs lost $643 million in outflows Friday, and 2026 is barely green now
The first trading day after the Binance hack saw the biggest ETF outflow since June 25. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin claws back toward $79,000 as markets shake off crypto's biggest hack
ZEC led the majors and oil slid on a report that Trump wants to give Iran diplomacy more time, with U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday. Source:CoinDesk
Bank of Korea probes financial firms’ exposure to crypto risks
The central bank is surveying 31 financial institutions on how a major exchange shutdown, prolonged crypto downturn or losses at another firm could affect…
Binance net outflows surge to $5.8B as withdrawals resume after record hack
The exchange says withdrawals surged after some services resumed but have since slowed, with the outflows representing a fraction of its roughly $171 billion…
$3.64B flees Binance on reopen, THORChain co-founder opposes coin freeze: Hodler’s Digest
Binance has reopened withdrawals following the world’s biggest ever hack, and THORChain cofounder argues it should not halt the protocol to comply with FBI…
The crypto reader's guide to the 2026 midterm election: State of Crypto
America is going to the polls, and the results will shape crypto legislation and regulation over the next two years. Here's what to know. Source:CoinDesk
AI agents bypassed crypto spending limits without human approval, researchers find in a new test
The researchers say any approval an agent can reach is unreliable, and they built Countersign, an app tying approval to a physical action the agent can’t fake.…
Apple’s new earnings era begins at a critical time for Big Tech
A rare Monday earnings report for Apple will give investors a glimpse into how new CEO John Ternus is managing inflated memory prices and a tougher backdrop…
The key races to watch for the 2026 election
While crypto isn't a major issue in the 2026 election, the industry will be shaped by who takes office in January. Here are the main races CoinDesk is…