Key Takeaways A 75-cent sidewalk impulse buy turned into a one-of-a-kind piece of music history. Provenance and scarcity, not the music itself, drive what collectors will pay. Public bidding exposed a huge gap between a bid and a closed deal. Warren Hill was killing time at a Chelsea sidewalk sale in September 2002 when he…

Key Takeaways Btcpay Server’s emergency warning leaves merchants facing unanswered questions about stolen bitcoin. Nicolas Dorier’s preliminary findings point toward software versions older than 2.4.2. Anthropic’s 85 security findings add a striking twist to Btcpay Server’s latest crisis. Btcpay Developers Urge Immediate Shutdown as Bitcoin Wallets Are Swept At approximately 22:25 UTC on Nov. 1,…

Key Takeaways Ripple would prioritize XRP where it suited customer transactions. Schwartz envisioned blockchain becoming as accessible as the internet. Garlinghouse hoped to move 1% to 3% of transaction activity onchain next year. Garlinghouse and Schwartz Outline XRP’s 5-Year Future Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and board member and CTO emeritus David Schwartz outlined their five-year…

Key Takeaways Bitcoin miners face mounting pressure as market conditions deteriorate. October’s mining figures reveal an unexpected financial contradiction. November could expose deeper vulnerabilities across the mining industry. Bitcoin Mining Hashprice Slides 17.54% as Profit Margins Tighten Bitcoin hashprice is a mining profitability metric that measures the estimated daily revenue generated per unit of computational…

Key Takeaways CZ praised U.S. agencies like the FBI for tracking and freezing funds after Binance’s $6B security breach. This swift law enforcement response prevented a deeper bitcoin market crash despite $1.5B in liquidations. Wall Street analysts dismissed long-term impacts, blaming the exchange’s security rather than Bitcoin’s code. CZ Praises US Role in Binance Hack…

England football legend Ashley Cole was the headline guest. After a round of golf played by 24 teams, Cole joined Red Eagle Foundation Charity Ambassador and former Chelsea player Scott Minto for a Q&A on his career, from his path into football to the ups and downs along the way. England football legend Ashley Cole…

Bitcoin’s celebrated “Uptober” tradition suffered another setback in 2026, with the leading crypto asset closing October down 7.32% against the greenback, its weakest performance for the month since 2014. Over the past seven days, BTC traded between $76,337 and $81,840 as the major $6.3 billion Binance hack rattled markets. The decline also marked bitcoin’s first…

Bitcoin fell back toward $77,000 as news of Binance’s multibillion-dollar breach hit the market late Thursday night EDT. Despite what is shaping up to be the largest crypto hack (by at least 2x, maybe 3x) and arguably the largest heist in all of financial history, bitcoin has held up remarkably well. Prior to the hack,…

The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. A startup builds a wallet that lets customers sign transactions on their own devices. The company never receives their private keys. Then the product team adds recovery tools, integrated swaps, and a merchant payment feature. The founders still describe the business as noncustodial. But…

Key Takeaways Binance linked unauthorized withdrawals to a compromised laptop; estimated losses range from $2.77B to $6.5B. Datavault AI’s 50% stock plunge after losing access to 817.6 BTC highlights corporate custody risks. DTCC’s $114T-plus custody network raises questions about how retail investors will access tokenization. WEEK IN REVIEW Binance Founder Suggests Likely Hack as Billions…