Blockstream recovered about 3,400 BTC from the 4,000 BTC stolen in a Liquid Network exploit but refuses to pay the $47 million ransom demanded for the remaining 598.5 BTC. The exploit exploited a software bug in the Elements codebase, allowing attackers to create unbacked L-BTC and swap it for real BTC without compromising the federation's signing keys. Blockstream views paying ransom as encouraging theft negotiation and has engaged law enforcement to recover the rest legally. This incident highlights the risks in crypto security and the company's stance against rewarding attackers.
Palantir has guided its revenue for the third quarter of 2026 to reach $2.16 billion. This forecast is supported by the company's performance in the last two quarters, which suggests that actual results could surpass expectations. The strong revenue ...
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, transferred approximately $28.81 million worth of various crypto tokens, including 14 million Ethena (ENA) tokens valued at $2.73 million, to Cumberland, a trading platform. The transfers, which also included Ether...
On October 22, 2026, NEAR introduced a cross-margin mode for its perpetual futures trading on Hyperliquid, allowing collateral to be shared across all positions rather than isolated per position. This change improves capital efficiency by letting gai...
The First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF (FDN) has been reassessed with a hold rating due to its concentrated portfolio of high-quality tech stocks that have underperformed compared to peers like QQQM and XLK since 2006. Despite its solid gr...
An experiment tested AI models ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude Opus 5.5 in predicting Bitcoin's year-end 2026 price via voice and text. Predictions ranged from $78,000 to $85,000, but none showed clear calculations behind their forecasts. Claude's voice mo...
