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Pennysia Users Urged to Revoke Approvals After Exploit
Onchain records show swaps were disabled before SlowMist's public warning. The cited drain affected four addresses.
Crypto News from The Defiant
Headlines from 10 crypto news sites in one list, newest first. Each headline opens the full story on the publisher's site. Headlines are tagged with the coins they mention, so you can follow one coin.
Singapore Files 41 Charges in Nvidia-Linked Server Case
Shi Bingzhe and two companies face money-laundering allegations over purchases of 917 servers, expanding a probe involving shipments to Malaysia.
Cursor Links Extension Attack to Exposed Credentials
Up to 5,000 users potentially received a tampered Claude Code extension. Cursor is urging affected teams to check machines and rotate exposed credentials.
1inch Warns Delegators to Claim Rewards by Nov. 27
New resolver delegations are closed. Existing delegators should claim rewards and undelegate before the deadline; plain 1INCH staking is unaffected.
Musk Backs Petition to Bring Jensen Huang Back to Nvidia
An independent open letter seeks Huang's reinstatement, but its signature tally is not identity-verified and the board has announced no reversal.
Rubio Recast CIA Report in Huang Memo, Post Reports
The report identifies Rubio's role in the warning that preceded Jensen Huang's exit, but does not resolve the espionage allegation or establish that he invented it.
Ondo Backs Spout Plan for No-Interest Stock-Token Loans
The planned Solana integration would fund lender returns with covered calls, leaving borrowers exposed to forgone gains and liquidation.
Cosmos Hub Votes on Fix for Broken Governance Queries
Proposal 1061 is above quorum with near-unanimous support. Validators would need Gaia v29.1.0 at block 33,935,300 if it passes.
Ethereum Weighs Hegotá Reset for Post-Quantum Security
Developers dropped quick slots but left FOCIL and a new consensus direction unresolved. Christine D. Kim described development as 'on pause.'
Deutsche Bank Crypto Custody Goes Live for Paying Clients
The European service supports bitcoin, ether and three stablecoins. Stablecoin conversion and tokenized financial instruments remain later steps.
Anthropic IPO Said to Restrict China, Hong Kong Institutions
Some investors are exploring offshore bids, Bloomberg reports, but receiving shares remains uncertain ahead of expected Nov. 18 pricing.
Duffy Denies FAA AI Tool Caused Nationwide Ground Stop
The FAA announced SMART’s expansion to airspace covered by 22 centers on Nov. 10. Duffy blamed overloaded legacy telecom equipment for Friday’s halt.
OpenAI Staff Discuss Military AI in Russian Hoax Call
OpenAI says it investigated and took preventive action, without detailing changes to how it verifies government contacts.
Strategy’s Bitcoin Cost Gap Widens to $7.7 Billion
Bitcoin’s fall below $67,000 deepened the shortfall against Strategy’s purchase cost. That threshold does not itself trigger a margin call.
Tesla Opens Cybercab Purchases to Select Private Buyers
The invitation-only offer lists December deliveries in Austin and a required $299 monthly subscription. Personal ownership does not automatically permit running a taxi business.
Kraken Opens Anthropic IPO Requests With 5% Spread
Eligible clients can seek share-backed ANTx tokens, not direct stock ownership. Requests reserve funds and may receive no allocation.
Bitcoin Falls Below $69,000 as Ether Slides Under $2,000
Matched Coinbase closes show ether lost 20.3% over four weeks, compared with bitcoin's 16.3%, as both extended their declines.
stUSDT Winds Down, Sets May 2027 Redemption Deadline
Rebase rewards end Nov. 14. Holders must unstake and then claim USDT, with late redemption requests moving to monthly support batches.
US PPI Hits 6.5% as Bitcoin and Ether Edge Higher
Both headline inflation readings undershot forecasts, but interest-rate markets still favored a December Fed hike.
Scott Seeks Huang, Lutnick Testimony on Nvidia Exports
Huang is asked to appear Dec. 3 and Lutnick Dec. 10. A Commerce spokesperson says the secretary has agreed to testify voluntarily.
Microsoft Blames 365 Outage on Network Upgrade Issue
Microsoft apologized and said the incident was unrelated to cyber activity or AI agents. Its status account now says service is restored to remaining affected customers and regions.
Blacklisted Chinese University Bought H200s: Reuters
Northwestern Polytechnical reportedly bought two Nvidia accelerators through a Chinese supplier, despite restrictions that survived January's easing of H200 export licensing.
MANTRA Announces Seven-Day Pause on New Unstaking
The pause blocks new withdrawal requests but does not stop the eight-day countdown for tokens already being unstaked.
Sacks Says Alice Huang Spy Narrative Is 'Collapsing'
CNN reported that US officials remain divided over the evidence. Sacks called for a leak investigation after Jensen Huang's departure from Nvidia.
dYdX Proposes USDC Backing Shift From Noble to Injective
The v9.9 plan would reroute deposits and withdrawals while leaving existing USDC balances, collateral and open positions unchanged.
Maple Reports $1.89 Billion in Syrup Loan Collateral
Maple disclosed the check after a CEO update on executive departures and withdrawals. The provider says its service is not an audit or assurance engagement.
Apache Patches Critical Bug Found by Anthropic Scanner
The flaw can let unauthenticated attackers run code on HTTP/2-enabled servers. Apache credits Anthropic's OSS Scanner and two Google Cloud researchers.
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Falls 9.1%, Most Since June
Slower blocks triggered the year's third-largest difficulty cut, lifting expected revenue per unit of computing power as Bitcoin's price slide squeezed miners.
Ether Falls Below $1,900 as Losses Outpace Bitcoin
US spot ether ETFs recorded a sixth session of net withdrawals, while the next day's flow tally remained incomplete.
Bitcoin Drops Below $67,000 as Crypto Selloff Deepens
Ether's four-week loss reached 21.4%, while 42 of 44 tokens in a curated crypto watchlist were lower over 24 hours.