A Los Angeles County jury has found former Los Angeles Police Department officer Eric Halem guilty of kidnapping and bitcoin robbery in a 2024 home invasion that targeted a teenage cryptocurrency holder. The verdict followed a two-week trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court, where prosecutors argued that Halem, 38, and three alleged accomplices posed
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. If DeFi and TradFi truly converge, the pressure point will be on and off-ramps. Few things, other than secure custody, are more critical than having a low-friction way to convert digital tokens
This issue of Finalized is dedicated to the contextualization of a recently published paper describing three possible attacks on Ethereum’s proof-of-stake algorithm. tl;dr These are serious attacks with a formally-analyzed, technically-simple mitigation. A fix will be rolled out prior to the Merge and will not delay Merge timelines. Forkchoice attacks, mitigations, and timelines There has
Predict.fun acquires Probable to boost BNB Chain prediction market dominance, offering users 2x fee returns and double Predict Points. Predict.fun has acquired Probable, the onchain prediction platform backed by PancakeSwap and YZi Labs. The announcement came through Predict.fun’s official social media channels. Since its December 2025 launch, Predict.fun has processed $1.5 billion in cumulative trading
Bitcoin price pushed back above $71,000 on Wednesday, defying geopolitical jitters tied to escalating Middle East tensions and a spike in global oil prices, as on-chain data suggests selling pressure may be drying up. Summary Bitcoin rose above $71,000, gaining over 5% and challenging the upper end of its recent consolidation range. Exchange inflows dropped
Devcon is coming in 2022 (along with something new 🤫), but ahead of our next event updates, we invite you to check out a completely refreshed Devcon archive. Meet the new Devcon Archive Devcon’s impact goes beyond just the physical event, and with that in mind, we’ve completely revamped the Devcon archive. Changes include an
Offshore prediction market Polymarket has quietly archived a longstanding contract that allowed users to wager on the likelihood of a nuclear weapon detonation within specific timeframes, removing the market from its platform amid mounting public and political scrutiny. Summary Polymarket archived its nuclear detonation contract shortly after promoting updated odds on X, without issuing a
31 Dec Looking Ahead to 2026: The Next Phase of Tokenised Capital Markets Posted on 31 December, 2025 in Bitfinex Securities by Maria Lobusova 2025 was the year that tokenisation went mainstream and began to be embraced as an integral part of the global financial infrastructure. The tokenised real-world asset (RWA) market now exceeds $35
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In a memo titled “The Weekend That Changed Finance,” Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan says a recent geopolitical shock has revealed a fundamental shift in how financial markets operate, potentially accelerating the migration of global finance onto blockchain-based infrastructure. Summary A geopolitical event exposed the value of 24/7 on-chain financial markets when traditional markets
