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Adam Forsyth

Varun Datta, Truth Ventures CEO

It would be difficult to describe crypto venture capital as being in a funding drought. Investors deployed approximately $5.7 billion into crypto and blockchain companies during the second quarter of 2026, according to Galaxy Research, an increase of 31% from the previous quarter. What has changed is where that money is going and what founders…

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Circle cites 175+ institutions as CPN wins Money20/20 payments bronze

Circle has cited more than 175 financial institutions helping build Circle Payments Network after the stablecoin payments service won bronze in the Payments category at the Money20/20 Money Awards. Summary Circle cited 175+ financial institutions supporting CPN after winning bronze at the Money20/20 Money Awards. Earlier disclosures listed 175 enrolled institutions, without establishing how many…

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Weak Wallet Seeds Were to Blame

A wallet seed generation flaw led to Qubic’s massive breach, prompting a network halt while most stolen funds remain frozen. Qubic has confirmed that an attacker drained 1,404 wallets, stealing around 2.94 trillion QU during a security incident between October 17 and 18. The network said the problem came from weak wallet seed generation,…

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But Is This Really Good News?

“From a counter-sentiment perspective, that’s bearish,” one popular analyst warned. The cryptocurrency market has been anything but stable lately and is still far from the bullish conditions some anticipated this month. Despite the overall uncertainty, optimism continues to build around select tokens like Hyperliquid’s HYPE. Here’s why it rose to the top of a…

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Tether’s Ardoino disputes Iran report with four-week freeze claim

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has challenged Senator Richard Blumenthal’s Iran sanctions report, saying the company has frozen flagged addresses an average of four weeks before official designations since 2023. Summary Four weeks was Tether’s average lead over official designations since 2023, according to Ardoino. 99% of reported addresses were frozen before Chainalysis labeled them, the…

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