TSMC Confirms Employee Data Leak as Hackers Try to Sell 46,000 Records for Bitcoin
Hackers are reportedly demanding 3 Bitcoin for thousands of TSMC employee records, threatening to publish the data if nobody buys. Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC has confirmed a leak of personal information belonging to some current and former employees. Reports…
Solana launches private AI tools with on-chain hardware checks
The Solana Foundation has introduced Solana Confidential Compute, an open-source toolkit built with Nito that lets developers create private AI applications and verify their computing hardware on Solana. Summary The toolkit is in beta on Solana devnet, with a mainnet…
Why Is Crypto Crashing? 5 Reasons Bitcoin and Altcoins Are Suddenly Falling
Why is crypto crashing? Bitcoin has fallen below $69,000, dragging Ethereum and major altcoins into a market selloff. Investors are facing a combination of worsening macroeconomic conditions, shrinking liquidity, and billions of dollars in forced liquidations. The decline is not…
Kalshi Cuts Ties With Donald Trump Jr. Amid Conflict of Interest Concerns Over Polymarket
Kalshi originally brought Trump Jr on board to help attract conservative audiences, including supporters of the MAGA movement. Kalshi has ended its advisory relationship with Donald Trump Jr. as his venture capital firm, 1789 Capital, increased its investment in…
North Korea Is Creating Fake Meme Coins to Launder Millions From the $6.4B Binance Hack
Six meme coins created on NEAR helped North Korean hackers move stolen funds, with almost no genuine trading activity involved. North Korean hackers are creating their own meme coins to move stolen stash from the Binance hack, according to…
Solana’s RWA Market Explodes 600% in a Year as Ethereum Struggles to Keep Up
Solana is rapidly closing the RWA gap with Ethereum as its tokenised market share grows from 4.5% to 26% in one year. Solana’s on-chain economy is growing beyond meme coins. In fact, a new report suggests that real-world assets…
Crypto Funds See 4th Week of Outflows, but XRP and SOL Shine: CoinShares Report
Four consecutive weeks of crypto fund outflows hit $3.74 billion, but altcoins outperform as US investors retreat from the market. Investment products linked to digital assets experienced their fourth consecutive week of outflows, recording $173 million and pushing cumulative…
Hayden Davis Resurfaces After LIBRA Crash, But His Latest Trades Are Deep in the Red
Bubblemaps found that Hayden Davis, who was involved with LIBRA and YZY tokens, has resumed on-chain trading, but recent Solana meme coin bets resulted in nearly $3 million losses. A year after Bubblemaps first detailed the on-chain mechanics behind…
Grayscale Sees New Crypto Opportunities as Bitcoin’s Grip Weakens
Key Takeaways Bitcoin explained about half the variation in crypto sector returns. Among the 10 largest non-stablecoin assets, six led quarterly performance over two years; bitcoin led none. Crypto sectors became less correlated, broadening diversification potential. Grayscale Finds More Than…
TSMC Confirms Employee Data Leak as Hackers Try to Sell 46,000 Records for Bitcoin
Hackers are reportedly demanding 3 Bitcoin for thousands of TSMC employee records, threatening to publish the data if nobody buys. Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC has confirmed a leak of personal information belonging to some current and former employees. Reports…
Solana launches private AI tools with on-chain hardware checks
The Solana Foundation has introduced Solana Confidential Compute, an open-source toolkit built with Nito that lets developers create private AI applications and verify their computing hardware on Solana. Summary The toolkit is in beta on Solana devnet, with a mainnet…
DOJ, CFTC Sue Arkansas to Block Kalshi Crackdown as Prediction Market Battle Escalates
Key Takeaways The DOJ and CFTC sued Arkansas to block its crackdown on Kalshi, arguing that federally regulated prediction markets fall under the CFTC’s exclusive jurisdiction. Arkansas accuses Kalshi of illegal gambling and deceptive practices, seeking restitution, unpaid taxes and…
Why Is Crypto Crashing? 5 Reasons Bitcoin and Altcoins Are Suddenly Falling
Why is crypto crashing? Bitcoin has fallen below $69,000, dragging Ethereum and major altcoins into a market selloff. Investors are facing a combination of worsening macroeconomic conditions, shrinking liquidity, and billions of dollars in forced liquidations. The decline is not…
Kalshi Cuts Ties With Donald Trump Jr. Amid Conflict of Interest Concerns Over Polymarket
Kalshi originally brought Trump Jr on board to help attract conservative audiences, including supporters of the MAGA movement. Kalshi has ended its advisory relationship with Donald Trump Jr. as his venture capital firm, 1789 Capital, increased its investment in…
BTCC Exchange Launches Anthropic Pre-IPO Trading Campaign with 0 Fees and an AI Tech Prize Pool
The launch extends BTCC’s 0-Barrier Trading theme, bringing 0 fees to one of the most closely watched pre-IPO stories in AI. Campaign highlights 0% fees: Zero trading fees on ANTHROPICUSDT throughout the campaign. Trade more, spin more: Participants can earn…
Xapo CEO points to Anthropic IPO
Bitcoin has fallen below $70,000 on Nov. 13, with Xapo Bank CEO Seamus Rocca pointing to demand for Anthropic’s upcoming stock market listing as a source of pressure on the cryptocurrency. Summary Rocca attributes Bitcoin’s latest decline to investors raising…
Bitcoin Price Hits $70K on Soft PPI: Why Did the BTC USD Rally Collapse?
Bitcoin (BTC USD) jumped to $70,214 on Friday, November 13, minutes after U.S. producer prices for October came in softer than expected. The move did not last. By 15:00 UTC, Bitcoin had slipped back to $68,838, below where it stood…
$6 in Bitcoin Becomes $6.9 Million as 16-Year-Old Wallets Awaken
Key Takeaways Two bitcoin wallets dormant since September 2010 transferred 100 BTC worth nearly $6.9 million on Nov. 13, up from just $6 when the coins were originally mined—a roughly 1.15 million-fold increase. Dormant bitcoin activity has surged in 2026,…