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Ledger has asked resellers across six Southeast Asian countries and Hong Kong to suspend hardware-wallet sales while it investigates tampered devices. A security team found an implant that could transmit recovery phrases, while suspected losses exceed $86 million.
Trezor will end authorization for some resellers on January 1, 2027, after Ledger found a hidden implant in wallets sold by Southeast Asian retailer CryptoBilis. The component captured recovery phrases and transmitted them over LTE, while Trezor says its devices show no evidence of compromise.
A U.K. cryptocurrency trader says masked attackers forced him to transfer about $760,000 in digital assets at knifepoint. Authorities have not confirmed the claim, which comes as blockchain analysts report a rise in violent “wrench attacks” targeting crypto holders.
MediaMarktSaturn has removed Ledger hardware wallets from its stores and websites worldwide as a precaution while Ledger investigates reports of unauthorized implants in devices sold through retail and reseller channels.
South Korea has approved domestic access restrictions on 27 websites operated by unregistered crypto exchanges, including KuCoin and MEXC. Authorities said the action extends earlier app blocks, while warning that existing customers could face difficulties withdrawing assets.
Ledger says every confirmed case in last week’s suspected wallet-draining incident involved devices sold by reseller CryptoBilis. The company says its systems and direct sales channels were unaffected, while investigators have traced more than $86 million in suspected losses.
Evernorth Holdings rose as much as 5% in its Nasdaq debut as XRPN began trading as a publicly listed XRP treasury company. The firm expects to hold about 473 million XRP and appointed former Coinbase Asset Management executive Hugo Jeandesboz as chief investment officer.
Ledger says confirmed CryptoBilis cases are limited to devices sold by the authorized reseller, as blockchain firms traced up to $93.2 million in stolen crypto. Tether froze $10 million in USDT, while Ledger urged affected customers to move assets to newly generated wallets.
Ledger confirmed that at least one device tied to crypto losses contained an unauthorized hardware implant. All known cases involve Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis, while estimated losses range from $86 million to $93 million across more than 300 wallets.
An AI security agent found an XRP Ledger vulnerability that could have created about 18 trillion XRP in one transaction. Developers issued an emergency fix outside the normal governance process, while RippleX said no unauthorized tokens were created and no public-network exploitation was found.
The CFTC has proposed defining event contracts tied to sports, politics and other outcomes as federally regulated swaps, while excluding casino gambling. The measures could intensify a legal fight between prediction-market operators and states over regulatory jurisdiction.
ESMA says EU-authorized crypto firms should resolve clients’ exposure to non-compliant stablecoins within three months, with national regulators able to permit tightly supervised withdrawal, conversion, transfer or custody services for an orderly exit.
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Greece is preparing a bill to tax crypto capital gains at 15%, with a €500 annual exemption, loss carryforwards and taxation on fiat conversions or spending. The measure would apply from January 2025 and is expected to reach parliament in November.
Cointelegraph is reportedly seeking a buyer after Google’s October 2025 manual penalty contributed to an 80% drop in organic traffic. The publisher later said on X that it is not for sale, while the potential price and status of any discussions remain undisclosed.
Europol says future quantum attacks are more likely to compromise exposed cryptocurrency wallet keys than destroy blockchains. The agency urged a phased move to quantum-resistant security, noting that about 6.9 million bitcoin sit at addresses with exposed public keys.
Bitcoin recovered from its session low near $83,000 as Treasury yields eased after a strong 10-year auction. However, Fed minutes signaling another possible rate hike, geopolitical tensions, oil prices and large leveraged-position liquidations continued to pressure cryptocurrency and broader risk assets.
