Crypto & mining news

Headlines aggregated from 9 publishers, newest first, with mining and hardware stories tagged so they surface without wading through price chatter. Every entry links straight to the publisher — nothing is rehosted here, and the excerpt is the publisher’s own.

• 11d ago

  NFL Sides With States Against Kalshi in Supreme Court Prediction Market Fight

  The NFL urged the Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over whether states can regulate sports contracts on prediction markets, arguing they're gambling, not federally regulated swaps.

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• 11d ago

  Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Worth $8.3 Million Moves After 16 Years

  A batch of 100.02 BTC mined in July 2010 moved Wednesday after 16 years. It's worth about $8.3 million, but nothing in the transaction shows who owns it.

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• 11d ago

  Solana DeFi Firms Orca and Loopscale Merge Under New Formation Brand

  Solana DEX Orca and lending platform Loopscale will operate as Formation, a New York company aiming to finance AI, energy, robotics and defense assets and eventually reach regulated U.S. markets.

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• 11d ago

  Bitcoin ETFs Suffer Worst Loss Since June as Uptober Turns Red

  Investors yanked $484.9 million out of spot Bitcoin ETFs in a single day. Oil is near $100, bond yields are at their highest since 2002, and the Fed isn't done hiking.

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• 11d ago

  Will AI Break Crypto Encryption? Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Weighs In on 'Bunker Mode' Shift

  Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin thinks the crypto industry needs to make sure encryption is both quantum and AI-resistant.

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• 11d ago

  US Government Moves $1 Billion in Bitcoin Seized From Bitfinex Hacker

  A government wallet holding Bitcoin seized from the Bitfinex hacker sent 12,267 BTC to a new, unlabeled address, according to Arkham data.

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• 11d ago

  From Uptober to Spooky Szn? Bitcoin Cuts September Gains in Half

  Day traders are selling, leveraged longs are getting flushed and ETF money is heading for the door. The daily chart still holds the line, but its cushion is shrinking.

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• 11d ago

  Decrypt Money Accounts on Solana to Power The Information Exchange

  One self-custodial platform to power Earn, Swaps, Predictions and Perps on Decrypt, as it builds out its financial and intelligence market.

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• 11d ago

  Securitize Brings Nvidia, Apple and Amazon Onchain With Tokenized Stocks on Solana

  The new Securitize Stocks product launches with 12 names backed one-to-one by real shares—preserving dividends and voting rights—trading first on Solana, with NYSE and OKX-ICE venues planned.

  Decrypt

• 12d ago

  AI Video Game Mod Mashups Are Taking Off—Here Are the Wackiest Examples

  Minecraft in Elden Ring, Skate in Call of Duty, and Spider-Man in Gotham. AI vibe coders are creating crazy video game mashup mods.

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• 12d ago

  Morning Minute: AI Could Break Crypto Encryption Before Quantum, Says Ethereum Researcher

  Justin Drake is calling for crypto holders to start calmly planning for “Bunker Mode." But reactions so far haven’t been too calm.

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• 12d ago

  Uranium Finance Hacker Who Bought Pokémon and Magic Cards Convicted Over $50M Theft

  Jonathan Spalletta also spent stolen crypto on a Roman coin marking Julius Caesar's assassination and moon-flown Wright brothers fabric.

  DecryptSecurity

• 12d ago

  Former PlayStation Exec Slams Sony's Move to Kill Discs: 'What Are You Buying?'

  Sony plans to cease physical disc production in 2028. A former PlayStation exec claims it has caused reputational damage.

  Decrypt

• 12d ago

  Greece Plans 10% Crypto Capital Gains Tax, Down From 15% Floated in June

  A draft bill would exempt the first €500 of annual gains, as crypto tax rates across Europe run from Cyprus's 8% to Italy's 33%.

  DecryptRegulation

• 12d ago

  Samsung Wallet Taps Solana for USDC Transfers on 82M US Galaxy Devices

  Users can send USDC across borders from late October, three months after Samsung teased stablecoin support without naming a blockchain.

  DecryptDeFi

• 12d ago

  OpenAI Says a Secret AI Model Cracked Hundreds of Open Math Problems in One Prompt—Mathematicians Want Receipts

  OpenAI posted 722 AI-written math manuscripts from an unreleased model, saying most came from a single prompt. Some mathematicians call the claims unverified.

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• 12d ago

  Ethereum Researcher Says AI May Break Encryption Before Quantum Does

  Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake urged holders to calmly move funds to unused addresses, warning that AI-driven math could break crypto signatures before quantum computers do.

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• 12d ago

  Anthropic Launches Haiku 5.5: Its Cheapest and Fastest Claude Model Yet

  Claude Haiku 5.5 costs about 75% less to run than its predecessor and targets high-volume jobs like summaries and live customer support. It arrives 15 days after Opus 5.5.

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• 12d ago

  SEC and CFTC Crypto Rules 'Fall Short' of Clarity, Says Rep. French Hill

  The House Financial Services chairman credited the SEC and CFTC for stepping in after the Clarity Act's collapse but said only "permanent law change" can secure U.S. leadership.

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• 12d ago

  Tether Signs Deal With Kazakhstan's Central Bank to Explore a Stablecoin and Tokenized Assets

  Tether, issuer of the USDT stablecoin, will help Kazakhstan's central bank study a tenge-pegged token and put real-world assets on a blockchain.

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• 12d ago

  Hackers Used AI Agents to Raid a Megachurch's Database, Exposing 850,000 Members

  Seoul's Yoido Full Gospel Church says data on 850,000 members may be compromised, and a security firm found signs AI helped run the attack.

  DecryptSecurity

• 12d ago

  Google Lets You Build a Video Game by Typing a Description

  Google's Playground turns a typed description into a playable, shareable game, no coding required. It's live for U.S. adults, with creation access tiered by Google AI subscription.

  Decrypt

• 12d ago

  US Government Moves $103 Million in Seized Bitcoin and BNB, But Hasn't Said Why

  Government-labeled wallets sent 833.6 BTC to Coinbase Prime deposit addresses and shuffled 40,285 BNB. No sale is confirmed, but the stash behind it is the largest any government holds in Arkham's ranking.

  DecryptBitcoin

• 12d ago

  Bitcoin Dips Below $83K as Oil Shock Rattles Markets: What Happens Next?

  Bitcoin fell sharply as oil topped $101 and the 30-year Treasury yield hit its highest since 2002. The daily chart still leans bullish. The four-hour chart disagrees.

  DecryptBitcoinMarketsRegulation

• 12d ago

  Bitmine's Relentless Ethereum Buying Is About to End, Tom Lee Says

  Speaking at Token2049 in Singapore, the chairman said Bitmine is about 100,000 ETH—roughly six to seven weeks—from its 5% cap, setting an end date on a buying spree that made it the world's largest Ethereum treasury.

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• 13d ago

  Engineer Gets 32 Months for Bitcoin Extortion Plot Against His Own Employer

  Daniel Rhyne locked his company's IT administrators out of its network and demanded 20 BTC, then worth $750,000, to stop the shutdowns.

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• 13d ago

  Morning Minute: OKX Raises at $25B From Circle, Ripple, and StanChart

  OKX raises more, $500M+ in crypto longs liquidated after a late evening selloff, and Abstract calls it quits.

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• 13d ago

  Europol Warns Crypto Wallets Are 'Primary Risk' for Quantum Attacks

  The EU police agency expects blockchains to adapt to the threat, while a second report weighs the risk of data stolen now and cracked later.

  DecryptSecurity

• 13d ago

  Prosecutors Cite Bitcoin Fog Ruling Against Roman Storm's Venue Challenge

  The Tornado Cash founder hit back in a tweet, noting FinCEN withdrew a proposed mixer rule over concerns it could chill legitimate activity.

  DecryptBitcoin

• 13d ago

  Ledger Launches Bitcoin Loans, Letting Holders Borrow Without Selling

  Unveiled at TOKEN2049 Singapore, the Morpho-powered Crypto Loan feature lets users borrow stablecoins against wrapped Bitcoin while keeping private keys and final approval on their hardware device.

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