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MetaMask moves into prediction markets with Polymarket integration
Founded in 2020, Polymarket is now reportedly courting a valuation of up to $15 billion amid a breakout year.
Bitcoin thieves stole $1.1B using fake bird noises: Now Malaysia hunts heat signatures from the sky
In Malaysia’s illegal Bitcoin (BTC) mining hotspots, the hunt begins in the sky. Drones buzz over rows of shops and…
The Daily: JPMorgan says Strategy is key to bitcoin’s next move, IMF warns stablecoins may weaken central bank control, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Cardano is executing a “silent reset” after a critical ledger error nearly fractured the network in November
In an industry that thrives on noise and chaos, Cardano is betting its future on a “quiet” hard fork and improved…
Crypto sleuth ZachXBT claims British threat actor tied to $243 million Genesis creditor theft ‘likely arrested’
A British hacker tied to the $243 million Genesis creditor theft has possibly been arrested in Dubai, according to on…
TON treasury files $420.69 million meme shelf registration to invest in tokens and Telegram AI ecosystem
AlphaTON will expand its investments in TON tokens, the Telegram mini app ecosystem, and the recently launched Cocoon…
Coinbase, Chainlink Introduce Base-Solana Bridge to Link Ecosystems
The bridge, secured by Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, allows users to trade and interact with Sol…
Ledger researchers flag Android chip flaw enabling full device takeover, exposing smartphone-based web3 wallets to physical attack
The vulnerability requires physical access, but underscores risks for users who store private keys on their smartphones.
Aave deepens CoW integration with MEV-protected swaps and new intent-based flash loans
The collaboration introduces the first flash loan product built for intent-based infrastructure, enabling more progra…
Secret footage from a rigged laptop exposes how North Korean spies are slipping past your security team
North Korean operatives were caught on camera, live, after security researchers lured them into a booby-trapped “de…
Sports apparel giant Fanatics launches prediction market with Crypto.com
Like Polymarket and Kalshi, Fanatics Markets will let users trade contracts across sports, finance, economics, and po…
Coinbase CEO Armstrong Says Banks That Don't Adapt Stablecoin Will be 'Left Behind'
CEO Brian Armstrong said top banks are "leaning into this as an opportunity," signaling Wall Street’s quiet embrace…
The Daily: UK passes crypto property law, Firelight launches XRP staking protocol on Flare, Trump brothers’ American Bitcoin plunges, plus more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Polymarket begins opening US app to users on the waitlist
The CFTC banned Polymarket from operating in the U.S. in 2022 for operating an unregistered derivatives exchange.
Firelight launches XRP staking protocol on Flare, with stXRP planned to earn rewards through DeFi insurance
This is Phase 1 of the rollout, so staking rewards aren’t live yet; they are expected to begin in Phase 2, early ne…
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest stocks up on more Coinbase, Bullish and Robinhood shares
Ark Invest bought another 28,315 Coinbase shares on Tuesday, worth around $7.5 million, as it continued to rebalance …
Investigating DeFi hacks with ‘Code is Law’ co-director James Craig and Wildcat Finance co-founder Laurence Day
"Code is Law" co-director James Craig and Wildcat Finance co-founder Lawrence Day discuss their experiences with, and…
You Won’t Believe How Much Bitcoin Companies Now Hold, What % Of Supply Do They Control?
Bitocin treasury companies continue to accumulate a significant amount of BTC despite current market conditions and n…
The Daily: Grayscale predicts new bitcoin highs in 2026, ‘Vanguard effect’ lifts crypto markets, Chainlink ETF debuts, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Why Coinbase Shares Still Have 90% Upside Despite Crypto Pullback, According to Wall Street Analyst
Bernstein kept its Street-high $510 price target on Coinbase, citing strong fundamentals and product expansion.
Ethereum gets huge mainnet upgrade tomorrow – Here’s why you should care ETH’s ‘sloping side road’
Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade activates Dec. 3, deploying a suite of changes designed to increase rollup throughput, ti…
BlackRock’s Larry Fink and Rob Goldstein say tokenization could do for finance what the early internet did for information
The executives pointed to a 300% surge in real-world asset tokenization over 20 months as evidence that the shift is …
Anthropic Research Shows AI Agents Are Closing In on Real DeFi Attack Capability
Models tested by MATS and the Anthropic Fellows program generated turnkey exploit scripts and identified fresh vulner…
Yearn recovers $2.4 million in stolen assets stemming from ‘unchecked arithmetic’ bug
Yearn Finance lost about $9 million in an exploit on Sunday, after an attacker was able to mint a near-infinite amoun…
Kalshi tokenizes ‘thousands’ of its prediction markets using Solana
Kalshi has tapped Solana to move its prediction markets onchain and enable permissionless monetization of its "global…
The Daily: Bitcoin faces ‘late-cycle fragility,’ Strategy establishes new $1.44B USD reserve, Sony Bank plans US stablecoin, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
$36 million Upbit hack revives the quiet truth about hot-wallet ‘insurance’
When Upbit detected unauthorized withdrawals of roughly $36 million in Solana tokens from a hot wallet on Nov. 27, CE…
Kalshi and Polymarket post strongest months yet with nearly $10 billion in combined November volume
Market share data shows the pair now dominates sector-wide flows, forming a fast-consolidating duopoly amid growing c…
Crypto operating businesses ‘look strong,’ despite weak price action: Bernstein
Analysts pointed to Coinbase's expanding product lines, token launches, and new consumer apps as examples of "transfo…
Yearn Finance’s yETH Hit by $3M Exploit
Yearn Finance’s yETH product was targeted in an exploit where an attacker minted nearly unlimited yETH in a single…