Crypto Industry News & Market Trends

Revolut tricked into handing hackers the passports and Bitcoin histories of wealthy customers

Revolut disclosed customers passports, verification selfies and Bitcoin transaction histories after treating a fraudulent government request as legitimate.　　Related Asset Bitcoin #1 BTC · $77,463.43 24-hour change: down 1.55% 24H Down 1.55% 7D Down 2.90% 30D Up 21.71%　　Affected customers were told Friday that the disclosed information could include passport or drivers license copies, verification selfies, names, dates of birth, occupations, home addresses, phone numbers, IBANs, and account statements. Withdrawal records and complete transaction histories, including Bitcoin activity, may also have been released.　　The request came from an unauthorized mailbox operating inside the domain infrastructure of a genuine government agency and carried valid authentication credentials.　　Related Company Revolut Banking and payments app　　Revolut subsequently contacted the agency, concluded the request was fraudulent, blocked the address and began notifying customers and regulators. The company has not identified the agency or disclosed how many customers were affected.　　Compliance demands sharpen customer backlash　　The incident has drawn scrutiny over how much information financial institutions collect from customers and the controls used when governments later seek access to those records.　　Marc Zeller, founder of the Aave Chan Initiative, said the disclosure came shortly after Revolut demanded additional information from him, threatening to close his account.　　“The infuriating part is that it happens right

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This Bitcoin Election Strategy Has Worked 3 Times: Here's When It Says to Buy BTC

Its a simple yet very effective strategy. At least, it has been for the past decade.　　Popular analyst CryptoGoos outlined a remarkably simple BTC trading strategy that has successfully tracked and identified the assets most important cycle bottoms and tops.　　If it plays out again, the next major buy signal could be happening as we speak (or as you read). The idea is quite interesting – instead of relying on complicated indicators, moving averages, and on-chain metrics, investors should look into the US midterm elections.　　This striking historical pattern shows that Bitcoin has struggled during every previous midterm election year before recovering strongly once the vote was out of the way. That makes this year and the following several months highly interesting.　　No Good Midterm Year　　Given the fact that BTC was essentially an unknown internet magic money in 2010, we wont count that midterm election year. Instead, we will focus on 2014, 2018, and 2022. A quick look into that shows that all three were ugly. 12 years ago, BTC had already collapsed following the extraordinary 2013 bull market and the failure of Mt. Gox.　　Fast forward to the 2018 bear market, the cryptocurrency plunged from almost $20,000 to under $3,500. The 2022 example was

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Decoding Moneros 32% rally: Will XMR target $571 or...

Monero [XMR] rose 7.68% in the past 24 hours, and according to CoinMarketCap data, the daily trading volume witnessed a 26% increase on the 12th of September.　　A weekend Volume increase could help XMR maintain momentum if demand remained steady.　　Since the days open at $78,338 on the 22nd of August, Bitcoin [BTC] was down 1.42% to $77,225 at the time of writing. It has spent the majority of the past three weeks trapped below the $80k resistance but holding on above the $77k support.　　In the same three weeks, Monero had rallied by 32.2%. The privacy coin saw a retracement from the $550 supply zone over the past week, but the past 48 hours gains meant that XMR bulls were knocking on the $550 resistance once again.　　Monero ready to challenge the January highs once more　　Source: XMR/USDT on TradingView　　On the weekly timeframe, Monero has a bullish structure. The rally in 2025 set a new high at $571, while the $261 low that the move originated from was not breached.　　When XMR challenged Julys $409 swing high, bulls cleared the level within two weeks. The move then extended close to $571, reflecting strong higher-timeframe demand.　　Swing traders and investors may need to respect that broader structure.　　However,

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XRP Ledger just quietly activated critical foundation for its upcoming new lending protocol

The XRP Ledger activated a package of fixes for transaction handling, AMMs, and newer protocol features, putting outdated servers at risk.　　Related Asset XRP #5 XRP · $1.37 24-hour change: down 1.75% 24H Down 1.75% 7D Down 3.26% 30D Up 35.88%　　The fixCleanup3_3_0 amendment went live Sept. 11 at 11:29 UTC in validated ledger 106,911,489, according to XRPSCAN. Ripples public XRP Ledger endpoint showed the amendment enabled and supported on Sept. 12.　　The update bundles maintenance corrections involving Checks, automated market makers, pseudo-accounts, permissioned trading, Single Asset Vaults, and the Lending Protocol as part of the networks live rules.　　Several changes target transaction paths that could previously fail in edge cases. CheckCash and CheckCancel now reject an all-zero CheckID during preflight with temMALFORMED, while a narrow divide-by-zero condition involving AMMWithdraw returns tecAMM_FAILED instead of ending in tefEXCEPTION.　　Related Company Ripple Financial technology and enterprise blockchain company　　Other fixes adjust freeze handling for transfers involving pseudo-accounts and tighten safeguards around AMMs, permissioned markets and cleanup processes, according to the XRPL amendment registry.　　The code supporting those changes has been available since xrpld 3.3.0 was released Aug. 6. Their activation this week marks the point when they shifted from optional software support into rules that servers must understand to

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Bitcoin Price Takes a $3,215 Ride Just to Land Back at $77K

Bitcoin‘s price is hanging around $77,300 on Saturday morning, after somehow squeezing a $3,215 intraday adventure into a 24-hour gain of just 0.2%. That tiny move does a pretty good job of hiding what has actually been a wild ride underneath, as bitcoin’s longer-term structure remains intact while the short-term picture has clearly cooled, leaving bitcoins price caught between support around $76,040-$76,400 and a stubborn patch of resistance beginning near $77,970.　　Key TakeawaysBitcoins price took a wild $3,215 ride, only to wind up near $77,300 with a tiny 0.2% gain.BTCs bigger trend still looks healthy, but the short-term charts are all over the place below $78,800.Bitcoin bulls have work to do: crack $78,800, and that $82,280-$82,830 neighborhood is back in the cards.　　1-Hour Bitcoin Price Chart　　Bitcoins price on the 1-hour chart looks like a market that went through all that trouble just to end up back where it started. After sliding through a descending channel from an annotated $81,401 high around Sept. 5, bitcoin dropped as low as $76,040 around Sept. 11, suddenly came alive, and then got turned away after pushing into the upper $79,000s.　　BTC/USD 1-hour chart via Bitstamp on Sept. 12, 2026.　　Since then, the fireworks have mostly disappeared. Price has

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The dilution trap where Bitcoin holdings rise while shareholder value stalls

Buying shares in a Bitcoin treasury company gives ownership in a business that holds Bitcoin, and management decides how to pay for the coins and when to buy or sell them.　　Related Asset Bitcoin #1 BTC · $77,290.19 24-hour change: down 0.22% 24H Down 0.22% 7D Down 3.04% 30D Up 21.38%　　The company also has bills to pay and may owe money to lenders, so the shares value depends on those decisions and Bitcoins price.　　Frances Capital B is a Bitcoin treasury company that makes that relationship easy to see. Between Aug. 17 and Sept. 7, its treasury Bitcoin holdings increased from 3,145 BTC to 3,521 BTC, roughly 12%.　　However, Bitcoin per share barely moved under the companys calculation, which includes some shares that could be created in the future. More Bitcoin came into the business alongside more claims to ownership.　　That result explains why the method of paying for Bitcoin belongs at the center of any assessment of a treasury stock.　　Selling new shares raises cash, but existing shareholders then own a smaller percentage of the company. Borrowing preserves their percentage for the moment while adding a repayment obligation. Either can work well on favorable terms, but both affect the investments value.　　Capital B is listed

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Law firm documents appear on dark web as cyberattacks rise

A limited number of Greenberg Traurig documents have appeared on the dark web after an unauthorized actor accessed them, the international law firm has said.　　SummaryGreenberg Traurig said an unauthorized actor accessed and posted a limited number of documents.BakerHostetler handled nearly 60 cyber incidents involving law firms in 2025, according to Reuters.Other firms have reported breaches involving client identity and health information.Crypto wallet providers have also reported customer-data leaks and phishing attacks through outside service providers.　　Reuters reported on Sep. 10 that Greenberg Traurig had confirmed the unauthorized access and dark web posting. The firm described the number of documents as limited. The supplied account does not identify what the documents contained or say how many people, if any, were affected.　　The disclosure comes after other law firms reported unauthorized access to systems holding personal information. The incidents did not all involve the same type of data or method of attack, but several exposed records that firms kept for clients and others who dealt with them.　　Law firm breach reports include identity and health records　　In March, Taft Stettinius the filing of a proposed class action does not establish the allegations as fact.　　You might also like:　　FBI traces Bitcoin to alleged darknet opioid ring　　Goodwin Procter disclosed

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Bitcoin sentiment tops 89 for first time since March 2024

Bitcoin market sentiment has risen above 89 on an index tracked by CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, reaching its highest level since March 2024 before easing back.　　SummaryDarkfost‘s sentiment measure briefly entered the “extreme greed” range during Bitcoin’s recent rise.The analyst said the reading has since cooled while Bitcoin tries to hold its price.CoinGecko showed Bitcoin near $77,300 after a 24-hour range spanning roughly $76,400 to $79,600.U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $462.7 million in net outflows during the Sep. 8–11 trading week.　　CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost said the last comparable burst of bullish sentiment came in March 2024. His measure briefly climbed above 89 out of 100 as Bitcoin rose, putting it in the range he describes as “extreme greed.”　　The reading has since moved down from its peak, according to Darkfost, even as Bitcoin attempts to hold its current price. He cautioned that unusually optimistic or pessimistic readings deserve attention because they can appear around market turning points. His observation identifies a risk to watch; it does not establish that Bitcoin has begun a reversal.　　Bitcoin sentiment has cooled from its peak　　Darkfosts comparison with March 2024 concerns the sentiment measure cited in his post. The measure incorporates Fear Alternative.me’s figure provides a separate, current snapshot of

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SKY7 and Fintech Amigo Combine Expertise to Launch IBAN Cloud

The two companies bring together legal, regulatory, and fintech expertise to simplify the way businesses build banking and payment infrastructure.　　SKY7 and Fintech Amigo are strengthening their strategic collaboration through IBAN Cloud, a joint project designed to help businesses and individuals find banking and payment solutions that match their actual needs and business models.　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　Although both companies operate within the fintech industry and often work with similar types of clients, their areas of expertise are distinct and highly complementary.　　SKY7 specializes in the legal, regulatory, and corporate aspects of financial businesses. The company assists clients with obtaining financial and crypto licenses, establishing companies across different jurisdictions, developing AML and compliance frameworks, opening banking and payment accounts, and supporting transactions involving the acquisition of existing licensed financial institutions.　　Fintech Amigofocuses on the technology and infrastructure behind fintech businesses. The company designs technical architectures for financial products, helps select and implement core banking systems, and integrates external providers ranging from Banking-as-a-Service, Cards-as-a-Service, and KYC/KYB solutions to liquidity providers, custody infrastructure, Wallet-as-a-Service, and blockchain analytics.　　The collaboration is built around a simple principle: launching and scaling a financial product cannot be efficiently divided into isolated legal, banking, and technology tasks. For an entrepreneur, it is one project in

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Wall Street is building tokenized deposits to lock in customer balances

Imagine your company has enough money to pay a supplier, but the money is in its Singapore account and the bill must be paid from New York. If the transfer between those accounts has to wait until Monday, having enough cash overall doesnt solve the immediate problem.　　Businesses work around this by moving money early or keeping extra cash in accounts where they might need it. Both tie up money that could be used elsewhere, and sometimes a company even borrows in one country while its own cash is available in another.　　Banks want to make those transfers easier. On Sept. 5, DBS and Citis New York office completed a dollar payment between Singapore and the US in minutes, according to DBSs announcement. To achieve that, they used tokenized deposits, a way of recording bank deposits as digital tokens, through SWIFTs digital ledger.　　The announcement describes the payment route, and the banks still havent disclosed the amount or established that every customer can use it. But it gives them a concrete example of the service they want to sell: moving company money across borders when customers need it, including on weekends.　　Banks are doing this because its potentially a very lucrative deal. Companies that

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