The best crypto writing from the last 24 hours.
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Ledger Says Unauthorized Component in CryptoBilis Wallets Leaked Recovery Phrases Over Cellular
Ledger says an unauthorized cellular component in CryptoBilis wallets from a Southeast Asian reseller leaked recovery phrases, and all confirmed drains involve CryptoBilis-sold signers.
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Ledger Finds LTE Implant That Stole Recovery Phrases in Suspected $86M Drain
Ledger reports a hidden LTE chip that reads 24-word recovery phrases off the screen during setup, tied to a suspected $86M drain; a major hardware wallet security finding.
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Ledger says 'spy' chip inside CryptoBilis Ledger devices transmitted wallet keys over mobile network
Ledger's first public account says a covert chip in CryptoBilis-sold devices could transmit master keys over mobile networks without any Ledger software change.
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Trezor Cuts Its Resellers After Ledger Finds Spy Implant in Crypto Wallets
Trezor ends reseller authorizations from Jan 1, 2027, after Ledger found a spy implant in wallets sold by a Southeast Asian retailer that exfiltrated recovery phrases.
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Ledger confirms hardware implant in CryptoBilis reseller units as MediaMarkt suspends sales in Europe
Ledger confirmed a hardware implant in CryptoBilis-sold devices that steals recovery phrases, a major wallet supply-chain security event.
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Ledger details LTE-enabled spy implants in wallets sold by CryptoBilis
Ledger details LTE-enabled spy implants found in hardware wallets sold by reseller CryptoBilis, which exposed recovery phrases; CryptoBilis halted sales and Trezor and OneKey cut ties.
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Crypto thieves sell hardware wallets with secret eSIM
Hardware wallets sold by thieves reportedly contained a hidden eSIM that could exfiltrate keys, a supply-chain attack vector worth knowing about.
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BNY and Citadel Securities Use Tokenized Treasury in Overnight Repo
BNY and Citadel Securities settled a tokenized Treasury repo on BNY's private digital ledger in minutes, a concrete institutional tokenization milestone.
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Most tokenized stock trading on Solana, BNB Chain occurs outside US market hours
Tokenized equities on Solana and BNB Chain, now about $3.3B, see most trading happen outside US market hours, showing demand for 24/7 access.
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XRPN took shareholder vote with no knowledge of XRP inflation bug
Evernorth's XRPN shareholder vote proceeded without knowledge of a secret XRP inflation bug that undermined its fixed-supply thesis.
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Anza Sets Oct. 21 for Solana’s Alpenglow Mainnet Upgrade
Solana's Alpenglow mainnet upgrade is set for Oct. 21, targeting 150ms finality, with validators needing software changes first.
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Working Together on Bitcoin’s Post-Quantum Readiness
Coinbase discusses collaborating on Bitcoin's post-quantum readiness, a relevant long-term security topic (snippet is empty, so depth is unclear).
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After Ledger’s Reseller Breach, Trezor Pares Back Who Can Sell Its Hardware Wallets
Trezor is cutting its reseller network after Ledger's reseller breach, though it did not say how many resellers are affected.
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German Ledger reseller pauses sales following $86M draining incident
MediaMarkt pauses Ledger sales after tampered devices from CryptoBilis were linked to an $86M theft.
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Binance Closes Its Mining Pool and Cloud Mining, Gives Miners Four Weeks to Move Hashrate
Binance Pool stops accepting mining shares Nov. 10, with miners having until Nov. 24 to view records and payouts before the pages close.
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Mysten Reports Sui's First Native Quantum-Safe Devnet Transaction
Sui's devnet processed a native quantum-safe transaction using ML-DSA-65 signatures, with mainnet support targeted for Q1 2027 pending audits.
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Federated Hermes joins Wall Street's tokenization push with plans for first onchain fund shares
Federated Hermes, a $911B asset manager, is partnering with Prometheum to offer blockchain-based share classes in traditional brokerage accounts, a meaningful tokenization milestone.
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UK High Court rules Chinese law governs claims over $5 billion in seized bitcoin
A UK High Court ruling that Chinese law governs victim claims over 61,000 seized bitcoin, leaving ownership unresolved; significant for crypto legal precedent.
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ENS seeks DAO approval to activate upgraded Ethereum naming system
ENS is asking token holders to approve activating an upgraded naming system, with new .eth registrations paused for hours during the transition while existing names can renew without migrating.
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FSB Flags Run Risk in Stablecoins Backed by Affiliated Issuers
An FSB note to G20 finance chiefs flags unsettled cross-border resolution rules and extra run risk in stablecoins issued by affiliated entities.
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MediaMarktSaturn pulls Ledger products amid tampering reports
MediaMarkt pulled Ledger products in Europe while Ledger investigates tampering reports tied to CryptoBilis devices.
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Karpelès Says Airport-Bought Ledger Flex Contained Spy Implant
Karpelès says a Ledger Flex bought at an airport contained a spy implant, and the buyer identified the retailer as Metapod.
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Ledger Says CryptoBilis-Sold Wallet Implants Transmit Recovery Phrases Over LTE
Ledger says CryptoBilis-sold wallet implants can transmit recovery phrases over LTE, and its Genuine Check cannot detect this kind of tampering. A notable hardware wallet security finding.
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Once-largest Ethereum NFT marketplace Blur is shutting down after volumes collapse 99%
Blur, once the largest Ethereum NFT marketplace, will close its site Nov. 12 after monthly volume fell from about $1.43B to under $7M, following Blast's shutdown announcement.
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South Korea moves to block 27 crypto websites, including KuCoin, MEXC
South Korea is moving to block 27 crypto sites including KuCoin and MEXC over unregistered exchanges, with users warned of possible withdrawal difficulties.
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DAO Tooling CEO Says the ‘Regulatory Excuse’ for Tokens That Return No Value Is Going Away
ScopeLift's Ben DiFrancesco argues fee-earning protocols should have a credible plan to send value to governance tokens, as the regulatory excuse fades.
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Aptos rolls out Encrypted Mempool to curb frontrunning, sandwich attacks
Aptos has launched an optional encrypted mempool that hides transaction details until ordering is final, targeting frontrunning and sandwich attacks.
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FBI Reports $17 Billion Scam-Center Tally as West Africa Raids Net 28 Arrests
FBI and DOJ report a $17B scam-center tally and a West Africa enforcement week removing 3.7M accounts and flagging $11M in freezable funds.
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Binance Is Shutting Down Its Bitcoin Mining Pool After Six Years
Binance is closing its Bitcoin mining pool and related cloud mining services, a retreat from mining infrastructure.
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The Logic Behind Starknet's L1 Question
Bankless explains why Starknet is considering evolving into an L1 network and what would change if it did.
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DOJ Announces Two Arrests in North Korean ‘Laptop Farm’ Crackdown
DOJ arrested two people in a North Korean laptop farm scheme that hit more than 70 US employers and generated about $3M, with crypto transfers alleged.
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Parlays Drive Kalshi’s $3.9 Billion Trading Days, Analysis Finds
An analysis attributes about 70% of Kalshi weekend notional volume to parlays, though the metric is notional rather than cash spent or new users.
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Trezor reduces resellers as a ‘preventative step’ amid Ledger tampering reports
Trezor is removing some hardware wallet resellers from its authorized list as a precaution following tampering reports involving Ledger.
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Base Introduces Earn & Borrow With Aave and Morpho
Base now lets apps embed stablecoin lending and crypto-backed loans powered by Aave and Morpho, with borrowers still exposed to protocol liquidation rules.
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UK Court Rules Chinese Law Governs Victims’ Claims to 61,000 Bitcoin
A UK court ruled Chinese law governs victims' claims to about 61,000 BTC, a ruling that shapes ownership of a large contested holding.
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9/11 victims claim bitcoins seized from Chinese-Iranian mining pool
Alleged 9/11 victims are claiming bitcoin the US seized from the LuBian mining pool, a legal fight over a large government-held BTC stash.
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How the SEC’s lack of leadership could facilitate crypto rulemaking
A quorum rule change at the SEC could let the agency revise crypto rules without waiting for a market structure bill.
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Blur to Shut Down NFT Marketplace After Blast
Blur will shut its NFT marketplace and halt new loans on Nov. 12, days after sister project Blast announced its closure.
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Chainalysis Reactor Withstands Daubert Scrutiny Again on Appeal
Chainalysis Reactor's evidence has passed federal court admissibility review again on appeal, a notable result for blockchain forensics in court.
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UK crypto trader says almost $800,000 lost in knife attack as wrench attacks proliferate
A U.K. trader reports a knifepoint robbery of nearly $800,000 in crypto, adding to concern about wrench attacks in the country.