Lightning apps using unpatched LDK risk Bitcoin theft from a reconnect lie
Lightning Development Kit (LDK), a library for building Bitcoin Lightning wallets and payment applications, has patched a flaw that could let a malicious channel peer steal the value of a…
Bitcoin hedge funds face a liquidation trap when their collateral is split across markets
Here’s a hypothetical situation: a hedge fund is making money, but one of its exchanges is about to liquidate its position anyway. Bitcoin has fallen, its short position on CME…
XRP ETFs extend a 13-week inflow streak as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana funds shed $1.25 billion
US-listed XRP ETFs extended their inflow streak to 13 weeks as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana funds suffered nearly $1.25 billion in combined withdrawals during the week ended Oct. 9. Bitcoin…
Bitcoin companies are learning that holding forever takes cash
Metaplanet sold 10,000 BTC and bought back 11,000 at a higher average price to show it was willing to sell its Bitcoin. The Japanese treasury company was pursuing a credit…
Kalshi Probes $173 in Bets That Called Trump’s Press Secretary Pick Katie Zacharia at 1% Odds
Kalshi, a federally regulated prediction market in the United States, is investigating a small cluster of trades that correctly bet on Katie Zacharia becoming the next White House press secretary…
XRP Ledger Reveals Critical Bug That Could Have Minted XRP Beyond Its 100 Billion Supply
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has disclosed a critical vulnerability in its payment engine that could have allowed an attacker to create new XRP beyond the network’s fixed supply of 100…
Ledger Confirms Hardware Implant Amid $86M Loss Probe, Urges Users to Re-Seed
Ledger has confirmed that a device belonging to one of the users affected by the CryptoBilis incident contained an “unauthorized hardware implant,” advancing an investigation into reported cryptocurrency losses among…
Ethereum Price Today: ETH Reclaims $2,500, BitMine’s Tom Lee Sees $50,000 Ahead
AI Summary Show Ethereum rebounded above $2,500 after market‑wide liquidations wiped $175 million, easing short‑term selling pressure. Continued net outflows from U.S. spot‑Ethereum ETFs drained $491 million, signaling investor caution despite price…
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Sells SpaceX, Alphabet, Shopify, Robinhood, Bitcoin ETF
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest sold shares of its Bitcoin ETF, SpaceX and Robinhood on October 9, according to the firm’s daily trade notifications. The activity also included sales of Alphabet,…
Being right about Bitcoin won’t save your 3x leveraged ETF position
Bitcoin’s next recovery could vindicate your investment thesis but leave your leveraged fund deep in the red, because the fund’s daily reset can make waiting a pretty expensive habit. Getting…