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Bitcoin ETFs just lost $463 million as the Fed puts BTC at risk of losing $75,000

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted $462.7 million in weekly outflows, ending a three-week stretch of heavy investor demand. The funds recorded withdrawals across all four trading sessions in the holiday-shortened week, marking their first weekly loss since mid-August. SoSoValue data showed net withdrawals of $46.7 million Tuesday, the first trading day after the […]

CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo14 Sept

Trump concession sends CLARITY Act odds above 32% before make-or-break Senate vote

The CLARITY Act’s chances of becoming law climbed above 32% as Senate Republicans unveiled their final compromise before Tuesday’s cloture vote. Polymarket traders pushed the probability of the landmark crypto market-structure legislation being enacted in 2026 to its highest level since Aug. 2 after Republicans released a 635-page final draft designed to resolve several disputes […]

CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo14 Sept

Hackers mint trillions in fake Bitcoin, but 15 BTC bridge recovery leaves liquidity providers unpaid

The native bridge remains paused as a 20% bounty window closes Sep. 13 and final accounting continues.

CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright13 Sept

Audited DeFi protocols lost $885M to attacks that occurred completely outside their audit scopes

The ack3-affiliated preprint found a 72.1% outside-scope share after excluding two H1 2026 outliers, while August incidents add operational context.

CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright13 Sept

Coinbase gives community banks a stablecoin bridge while supplying infrastructure underneath

Banks retain the customer interface, while undisclosed pricing, data, compliance and settlement terms will determine who captures the value.

CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright13 Sept

Malicious bots are actively probing exposed Bitcoin payment servers to steal master administrative keys

The risk is limited to manually exposed APIs, and version 2.4.4 closes the standard public path.

CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo13 Sept

Cosmos is back online after outage, but Ledger users still can’t see or send their ATOM

Balances, history and transactions remain unavailable in the app, but Ledger lists Cosmostation and Keplr for urgent access.

CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright13 Sept

Why AI faces an immediately difficult choice: Nationalize or decentralize – AI’s 2026 slowdown dilemma

His three-stage proposal points toward binding cross-lab limits, a narrow public brake and independently distributed scrutiny.

CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright13 Sept

Critical Bitcoin Lightning bugs exposed nodes to fund theft and restart failure

LDK v0.2.6 addresses small splice-related fund losses and a payment-handling flaw that could prevent saved channel state from loading.

CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright13 Sept

Bitcoin’s slide below $77,000 sets up a Monday tech test as AI leaders sound warning

Sunday’s 0.8% decline extends earlier weakness, while AI slowdown calls and the coming Fed meeting pose separate risks.

CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright13 Sept

Bitcoin’s oil risk stretches into 2027 as IEA cuts supply outlook again

Weaker oil demand offers a counterweight, but the lower supply forecast complicates the case for financing relief.

CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright13 Sept

Why 90% of your DeFi trades are quietly being routed back to Wall Street market makers

Open Jupiter, tell it you want to swap SOL for USDC, check the price, and press the button. From the user's point of view, there is not much more to it. So it's only natural to assume that Jupiter is where the trade happens. In reality, Jupiter is closer to a search engine for liquidity. […]

CryptoSlate•Andjela Radmilac13 Sept

UK company sells entire Bitcoin reserve to return 669 BTC to shareholders – here is who actually gets paid

The company expects settlement by Sept. 28 after selling its entire 669.4867 BTC treasury.

CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright13 Sept

Crypto wallet creators now have just 24 hours to alert regulators when flaws are exploited

Qualifying commercial wallet hardware and software now face a rapid three-stage reporting process for serious security events.

CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright13 Sept

Thailand’s stablecoin proposal would block transfers to other people’s wallets

Licensed crypto firms could accept deposits and withdrawals only through accounts verified as the customer’s own.

CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright12 Sept

Bitcoin’s $80,000 ceiling looks fragile after stocks shrugged off near-5% Treasury yields

With Bitcoin near $77,743 and weekend options volatility elevated, Wednesday’s Fed decision will test whether the gap persists.

CryptoSlate•Gino Matos12 Sept

The biggest vulnerability in your Bitcoin wallet might be the shipping label

Hardware wallets might be able to protect your keys, but the paperwork from buying them could expose your identity. To buy a hardware wallet, you give a company your name and address so it can send you a device designed to put you in control of your money. Once you've unpacked the box and set […]

CryptoSlate•Andjela Radmilac12 Sept

Why Bitcoin initially held its gain as rate traders put September hike odds at 85%

Gasoline drove much of August's headline jump, but faster monthly core inflation kept Waller's warning alive.

CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright12 Sept

Stablecoins make sending money easy until someone needs to spend it

When you send money to someone abroad, the confirmation on your phone is only your half of the transaction: the other half belongs to the person who has to use it. Their rent may be due in local currency. Their nearest cash collection point may be across town. They may want to spend some of […]

CryptoSlate•Andjela Radmilac12 Sept

The challenge for AI agents is deciding who pays for automated errors

Imagine asking an AI assistant to book a decent hotel for a weekend away. You give it a budget and say you’d like somewhere near the center, then it finds a room, pays, and sends you the confirmation. The hotel is within budget and in a solid location, but the room has no window, breakfast […]

CryptoSlate•Andjela Radmilac12 Sept