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Blockstream is refusing the Liquid attacker’s demand for nearly 600 BTC, or about $50 million, after a Sept. 6 exploit created roughly 4,000 unbacked L-BTC and enabled the withdrawal of about 3,996 real BTC.
Nasdaq, Boerse Stuttgart and other coalition members want the EU to remove or raise the cap in its tokenization trial, saying the current limit is too low and already exceeded by some European projects.
Fnality Europe has appointed former Bank of England deputy governor Jon Cunliffe, along with Jochen Metzger and Ron Berndsen, to its supervisory board as it seeks to expand beyond its sterling payment system.
Bitcoin held most of its August gains as data showed little panic selling and sell-side risk at rare lows. Cointelegraph also reported that sellers around the $80,000 level had faded from view.
DoubleZero is adding real-time Kalshi political-market data for institutional and automated traders ahead of the US midterms, as election betting activity continues to grow, Cointelegraph reports.
Consensys will separate MetaMask’s consumer business from its Ethereum protocols and institutional blockchain infrastructure operations, Cointelegraph reported. The restructuring will create distinct consumer and institutional blockchain businesses.
The LAPTOP memecoin is built around the Hunter Biden laptop controversy. Project disclosures say it has no utility, lock founder tokens for six months and reserve 2% of the supply for wallets that lost money on TRUMP.
VerifiedX launched a $15 million financing round for institutional Bitcoin infrastructure. Cantor Fitzgerald is advising on the transaction, with proceeds intended for BitGo custody, exchange listings and Bitcoin lending programs.
Cointelegraph reviews 10 unresolved crypto mysteries, including the disappearance of the CryptoQueen and a mysterious death involving a DeFi builder. The cases remain without clear answers, according to the report.
U.S. agencies have accused Moonshot, the Chinese company behind Kimi, and five other Chinese AI firms of systematically extracting capabilities from American models. Kimi had rattled markets earlier this year, according to CoinDesk.
NYPD memos sent to Homeland Security warn that Meta’s smart glasses could be used for covert filming inside jails and police facilities, Decrypt reports. The documents highlight potential privacy and surveillance concerns around the devices.
Two Prime CEO Alexander Blume says Bitcoin’s rebound may have more room as volatility shorts unwind. Subdued funding rates and ongoing call selling suggest the move is not being driven by excessive speculation.
Ledger’s CTO called for responsibility in AI-assisted bug hunting and warned against “attention farming.” Ledger and Trezor said researchers should publish findings if vendors fail to fix vulnerabilities within an agreed disclosure window.
