SEC Crypto Task Force to host October 17 roundtable on financial surveillance and privacy
The SEC Crypto Task Force will hold a public roundtable on financial surveillance and privacy at its headquarters on Oct. 17. The post SEC Crypto Task Force to host October 17 roundtable on financial surveillance and privacy appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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Ledger CTO Warns of NPM Supply-Chain Attack Hitting 1B+ Downloads
Charles Guillemet, chief technology officer at hardware wallet maker Ledger, warned on X on Monday that a large-scale supply chain attack is underway after the compromise of a reputable developer’s Node Package Manager (NPM) account. According to Guillemet, the malicious code — already pushed into packages with over 1...
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Strategy’s Michael Saylor Breaks Into Bloomberg’s Billionaire Rankings
MicroStrategy (now Strategy) co-founder Michael Saylor has made his first entry on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, joining the list with an estimated net worth of $7.37 billion and taking the 491st spot. Reports have disclosed that his wealth rose by about $1 billion since the start of 2025, a...
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Tether’s Bitcoin Holdings Actually Up, CEO Debunks BTC Dumping Claims
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has publicly addressed and dismissed circulating claims that the firm sold Bitcoin for gold. The controversy erupted on September 6, after YouTuber Clive Thompson suggested that Tether had quietly altered its investment strategy. Citing the company’s statements of assets, Thompson alleged that the firm had...
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Aethir price surges 43% amid fresh spike for DePIN tokens
Aethir’s price soared as the cryptocurrency market registered an uptick, with the token’s gains outpacing those across the decentralized physical infrastructure networks ecosystem. The Aethir (ATH) token traded to an intraday high near $0.045 as price spiked more than 43%…...
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Bitcoin Holding $112,000 As Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Extend Gains
Cryptocurrency markets are trading higher on Monday as gold continued its rally above $3,600. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $112,418.05 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $4,333.15 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $216.20 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.97 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.2388 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001290 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 174,999 traders...
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Hyperliquid price at record high; USDH vote and 80% fee cuts fuel rally
Hyperliquid price reached an all-time high, following news of a stablecoin launch and a major institutional vote of confidence. On Monday, September 8, Hyperliquid (HYPE) price was up 7.5%, reaching an all-time high of $51.89. With a market cap of…...
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Ledger CTO urges users to check crypto onchain transactions amid supply chain attack
Ledger CTO urges hardware wallet transaction checks and software wallet caution amid NPM supply chain attack. The post Ledger CTO urges users to check crypto onchain transactions amid supply chain attack appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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El Salvador Celebrates 4 Years of Bitcoin Legal Tender with 21 BTC Purchase
El Salvador just marked the fourth anniversary of its Bitcoin legal tender law with a symbolic acquisition of 21 BTC. The purchase comes despite International Monetary Fund (IMF) restrictions following a $1.4 billion loan agreement. Symbolic 21 BTC Purchase El Salvador bought 21 BTC on September 7 to celebrate...
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Largest supply chain attack in history targets crypto users through compromised JavaScript packages
A new cyberattack is silently targeting crypto from users during transactions amid an incident that security researchers describe as the largest supply chain attack in history. BleepingComputer reported that hackers compromised NPM package maintainer accounts through phishing emails and injected malware that steals crypto. The attack targeted JavaScript developers...
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