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Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme
The fraudster managed to scam about 100 people across the United States, convincing them of transferring funds to him, claiming their accounts had been hacked.
Litecoin token has its moment as network activity booms
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 24, 2026
EU financial watchdogs warn quantum computing poses imminent threat to blockchain encryption
The warning brings renewed urgency to the debate over how bitcoin should deal with legacy addresses whose public keys are already exposed onchain.
San Bernardino autopsy rules former Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang took her own life
A California Highway Patrol spokesperson told CoinDesk via email that her death is still being investigated.
Live updates: Bitcoin pulls back to $84,000 as bond yields fly higher
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has soared 18 basis points on Wednesday to its highest level since 2007.
The S&P 500 has a 'breadth' problem. Crypto doesn’t.
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 23, 2026
BitMEX shuts down: perpetuals pioneer officially closes it doors after 11 years
The exchange, co-founded by Arthur Hayes, stopped trading and deposits, but says users can still log in and withdraw funds as its wind-down continues.
FTX, Alameda-linked wallets send $75 million in ether to Wintermute, onchain data shows
Onchain analysts PeckShield and EmberCN say the funds moved to a Wintermute wallet, but neither a sale nor the purpose of the transfer have been confirmed.
Canada's 'Big Six' banks to launch interbank tokenized deposit initiative
Initial testing will focus on moving digital commercial deposits across participating institutions before linking to broader digital asset ecosystems.
European central banks push to expand stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending and staking
Central bankers argue that indirect yield structures blur the line between electronic payment tokens and commercial bank deposits, distorting financial system competition.
