Category: crypto

Investors are buying hardware wallets as crypto hacks increase in 2025. Ledger, a company that sells secure cryptocurrency storage devices, is seeing record revenues. Individual wallet hacks are on the rise, with North Korean hackers stealing $1.5 billion from an exchange. Physical attacks and kidnappings of crypto holders are also increasing.

White Whale has declined to serve as an unpaid advisor for MEXC due to deceptive transparency practices and continued user fund seizures. He criticized MEXC’s Proof of Reserves system as meaningless without liability audits and called for the exchange to stop seizing user funds. MEXC also erased transaction history after fund seizures.

Recent local elections show a need for bipartisanship in crypto regulation, with a potential shift in U.S. politics. Democratic administration risks reversing everything. Industry needs bipartisan support, regulation transparency, and investor protection. Retail investors seek freedom until facing risks. The industry should align with both parties for long-term stability and progress.

In the week of November 2-8, 2025, there was a total of $1.015 billion in crypto funding across 21 projects, with Ripple Labs leading with a $500 million strategic round. Other notable funding rounds included Lava with $200 million, Canaan Creative with $72 million, and Future Holdings with $35 million.

NFT sales volume declined by 14.06% to $84.44 million from last week’s $98.18 million. The drop is attributed to a decrease in buyer participation by 96%. DMarket led in sales, while top Ethereum collections like BAYC decreased. Bitcoin and Ethereum prices also weakened during this period.

Bitcoin spot ETFs in the U.S. saw $558M in outflows on November 7, one of the largest single-day withdrawals since the funds launched. Fidelity’s FBTC and BlackRock’s IBIT led the outflows. On the same day, Solana ETFs had $12.7M in inflows, extending their streak to nine days. Total net inflows across all Bitcoin ETFs stand…

Privacy coins like Zcash surged to multi-year highs, with a 15x rally since September. Altcoins outperformed Bitcoin, as momentum shifted away from Bitcoin dominance. GTA 6’s delay led to a 10% drop in Take-Two Interactive shares. Institutional selling and options expirations added pressure to Bitcoin’s volatility. Kazakhstan plans to launch a $1 billion national crypto…

Elixir has decided to retire its stablecoin deUSD after Stream Finance borrowed the token to stabilize its own stablecoin, resulting in a $93 million asset loss. Elixir has halted minting and redemptions of deUSD, compensating 80% of holders. Stream Finance owes Elixir $68 million, leading to the stablecoin’s devaluation.

The Ethereum treasury company SharpLink Gaming transferred over $14 million worth of ETH to OKX ahead of its earnings call. The move is significant as it may indicate a restructuring of their treasury allocation or preparation for selling. This has impacted the company’s shares, which have fallen over 12% in recent sessions.

DeAgentAI’s price has surged by 900% to $15.16 following a partnership with Pieverse. The integration allows autonomous agents to automate and verify on-chain invoices, with the AIA token serving as a settlement medium. A retracement to $6.5-$9.8 is expected after reaching a new all-time high, driven by profit-taking.