Wormhole (W/IDR) Price Today
$7.9M stolen from Coinsbuy wallets on Ethereum and TRON, attacker moves funds toward privacy coin Monero
Wallets linked to crypto payment processor Coinsbuy were drained of about $7.9 million across Ethereum and TRON blockchains. The attacker quickly moved stolen funds through exchanges and began converting them to Monero, a privacy-focused cryptocurren...
Bitcoin hedge funds turn net long on CME, signaling growing institutional bullishness.
Hedge funds trading Bitcoin futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) have shifted to a net-long position, marking a significant change in institutional sentiment. This shift comes as the traditional basis trade—selling futures while buying sp...
Bitcoin volatility index hits lowest since 2025, but downside protection remains costly.
Bitcoin's volatility index (BVIV) dropped to 35.59%, the lowest since September 2025, reflecting a collapse in demand for options betting on big price swings. Despite this, put options, which provide downside protection, remain expensive, signaling o...
Bitcoin security researcher forced to use Chinese AI after OpenAI restricts cybersecurity tool access
Rob Hamilton, a Bitcoin security researcher and CEO of AnchorWatch, had to revert to Chinese open-source AI models after OpenAI restricted his access to its Trusted Access for Cyber tools. Hamilton's work with the Bitcoin Red Team uses AI to identify...
Bitcoin rises nearly 11% in Q3, its best third quarter since 2021, but questions remain on sustainability.
Bitcoin has gained nearly 11% in the third quarter of 2026, marking its strongest Q3 performance since 2021. This rebound follows a difficult first half of the year when Bitcoin dropped significantly, falling about 50% below its October 2025 peak of ...
XRP ETF assets drop $81.6M in H1 2026 despite $82.4M new investments due to falling XRP prices.
Canary Capital's XRP ETF saw its net assets fall from $322.8 million to $241.2 million in the first half of 2026, a decline of $81.6 million. This happened even though investors added $82.4 million through capital-share transactions. The drop was mai...
IMF highlights tokenization's potential to transform finance, spotlighting XRP Ledger's role in this shift.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has emphasized that tokenization could fundamentally change financial markets by enabling assets and payments to operate on shared digital infrastructure. The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is noted for its suitability in thi...
OpenAI blocks Bitcoin Red Team founder from AI security tools amid Bitcoin vulnerability research
Rob Hamilton, founder of Bitcoin Red Team, lost access to OpenAI's Trust and Cyber AI tools while researching Bitcoin security vulnerabilities. This restriction forces him to switch to Chinese open-source AI models to continue his work, which has ide...
Standard Chartered forecasts Chainlink's LINK token could reach $200 by 2030 amid $4T tokenized asset growth.
Standard Chartered's digital assets team predicts tokenized assets on public blockchains will hit $4 trillion by 2028, split between stablecoins and real-world assets. Chainlink's LINK token is expected to benefit significantly due to its Cross-Chain...
Crypto whale bets $14.3M on Monero (XMR) rallying to $516 via Hyperliquid platform
A crypto whale has opened a $14.3 million leveraged long position on Monero (XMR) through the Hyperliquid platform, betting the privacy-focused coin will rise to between $475 and $516. The whale used 4x leverage to buy 36,000 XMR, setting take-profit...
