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BTC

$89,696.00

-1.86%

ETH

$3,040.73

-3.00%

BNB

$884.07

-1.12%

SOL

$133.25

-2.80%

TRX

$0.28989

1.47%

ADA

$0.41497

-3.55%

WBT

$60.74

-1.13%

BCH

$594.11

3.52%

WBTC

$89,540.00

-1.82%

XLM

$0.240142

-3.46%

XMR

$392.16

-2.41%

LTC

$81.16

-1.25%

ZEC

$342.60

-9.02%

SHIB

$0.00000844

0.34%

CRO

$0.104214

-0.65%

TAO

$277.38

-2.05%

M

$1.35

6.14%

OKB

$104.86

-1.91%

CC

$0.061203

-10.31%

ETC

$13.25

-1.84%

ENA

$0.257684

-7.04%

PI

$0.226732

-0.08%

PEPE

$0.00000441

-4.48%

RAIN

$0.00747921

-3.89%

PUMP

$0.00290725

-2.87%

SOL

$133.24

-2.90%

HTX

$0.00000167

-1.04%

HASH

$0.02791067

7.98%

KAS

$0.052178

-2.47%

WLD

$0.575378

-4.72%

KCS

$10.10

-1.81%

QNT

$89.73

-2.84%

POL

$0.120889

-1.76%

SKY

$0.052657

-3.96%

GT

$10.16

-0.71%

ARB

$0.202441

-4.49%

VET

$0.01255731

-2.38%

FBTC

$89,744.00

-1.47%

FLR

$0.01303574

-0.22%

LBTC

$89,830.00

-1.68%

XDC

$0.04956873

-0.85%

SEI

$0.128353

-3.16%

BONK

$0.00000907

-3.60%

IP

$2.21

-2.15%

WBTC

$89,632.00

-1.63%

JUP

$0.226648

-5.60%

FET

$0.236172

-2.44%

BDX

$0.084833

0.87%

SPX

$0.630421

-6.03%

OP

$0.304094

-3.89%

TBTC

$89,858.00

-1.74%

CRV

$0.383462

-4.69%

STX

$0.296991

-1.36%

TEL

$0.00553679

-1.93%

XTZ

$0.478905

-1.96%

LDO

$0.565773

-7.32%

TIA

$0.570391

-7.36%

GRT

$0.04556959

-3.54%

AB

$0.00530866

-0.02%

2Z

$0.127356

1.65%

GHO

$0.999812

-0.04%

ENS

$11.14

-3.85%

TWT

$1.013

-0.78%

SUN

$0.02158683

1.91%

BSV

$20.59

-0.28%

JST

$0.04027475

-0.40%

BAT

$0.262992

3.79%

BTT

$0.0000004

-2.26%

SBTC

$89,135.00

-2.30%

LUNC

$0.00006686

61.96%

WIF

$0.377113

-1.53%

CFX

$0.070955

-3.38%

S

$0.095576

-3.99%

NFT

$0.00000036

-1.18%

XPL

$0.173796

-4.19%

GALA

$0.00714427

-3.05%

GNO

$125.57

-2.27%

DCR

$19.38

-9.56%

USX

$0.99982

-0.01%

KAU

$135.36

-0.40%

VSN

$0.091617

-4.04%

CHZ

$0.03008743

-0.16%

MWC

$27.26

-0.62%

UBTC

$89,669.00

-1.76%

A

$0.179736

-3.44%

MON

$0.02634513

-1.05%

ZK

$0.03298281

-7.59%

FTN

$0.644504

-4.37%

ZBCN

$0.00279799

-2.67%

FF

$0.113389

-3.38%

AR

$4.01

-2.41%

WAL

$0.155762

-4.24%

XEC

$0.00001183

-0.05%

IMX

$0.289411

-1.70%
Price data by
Simon Chandler

Simon Chandler

Simon Chandler is a journalist based in London. He writes about technology, markets and politics, and has bylines for Forbes, Digital Trends, CCN, Wired, TechCrunch, the Verge, the Sun, the New Internationalist, and TruthOut, among many others. Disclosure: No significant crypto holdings.

Stories by Simon Chandler

  • Binance. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Binance Unveils New Crypto Savings Account for Kids

    Binance has unveiled Binance Junior, a new savings account that lets parents invest in crypto on behalf of their children.   Available to children aged between six and 17, Binance Junior functions as a sub-account of a parent’s main account with the exchange, with parents having full control of the sub-account at all times.   Parents can transfer funds to Binance Junior accounts via their own Binance accounts, or by sending on-chain transfers from external wallets and platforms.   Funds deposite...

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  • Crime. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    White-Collar Fraudster Jailed in UK After Converting $650K in Company Funds to Crypto

    A British man has received a 33-month prison sentence after being found guilty of embezzling over £500,000 ($659,500) from his employer and converting the stolen money into cryptocurrency, which he used on gambling websites. 39-year-old Jason Lowe, from Skipton in North Yorkshire, had worked for the same Lancashire-based firm since 2016, but between March 2023 and February 2024 siphoned off the funds in order to feed his gambling addiction. Structured as an employee-owned trust where staff benef...

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    4 min read
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  • The UK Houses of Parliament. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    UK Budget Confirms New Crypto Reporting Rules from January 1

    The UK government has confirmed in its 2025 Budget that it will implement new rules forcing cryptocurrency traders to report personal details to trading platforms from January 1 of next year. First introduced as part of an international agreement with the OECD, the Cryptoasset Reporting Framework (CAFR) requires cryptoasset service providers to provide HM Revenue & Customs with information on their customers, including cryptocurrency transactions and tax reference numbers. Published on Wednesda...

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    4 min read
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  • Donald Trump. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Trump White House ‘World’s Most Corrupt Crypto Startup Operation’: House Democrats

    Donald Trump and his family have used the presidency to make hundreds of millions of dollars from “cryptocurrency schemes,” according to a new partisan report from the House Judiciary Committee Democrats. Signed by Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the report attempts to document how President Trump has doubled his net worth since the beginning of his 2024 election campaign, primarily via the launching of cryptocurrency-related ventures and businesses. Citing investigations by Reuters, the rep...

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    4 min read
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  • Crypto mining. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    US Investigated Bitcoin Miner Manufacturer Bitmain as National Security Risk: Report

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has been investigating Chinese Bitcoin mining equipment manufacturer Bitmain as a potential threat to national security, according to seven people familiar with the matter. Unnamed sources told Bloomberg that a federal investigation, led by the DHS and codenamed Operation Red Sunset, has focused on the question of whether the firm’s mining hardware could be controlled remotely for espionage purposes, or even to undermine the U.S. power grid. This investi...

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    3 min read
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  • Crime. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    UK Operation to Hit Russian Sanctions Evasion Arrests 128, Seizes $32.6M in Crypto and Cash

    A UK-led operation targeting Russian sanctions evasion has now made 128 arrests and seized $32.6 million in crypto and cash, according to a new update from the National Crime Agency. First publicized in 2024, Operation Destabilise had made 84 arrests and seized $25.5 million as of last December, yet the NCA’s update reveals that it has arrested an additional 45 suspected money launderers and seized over $6.6 million in cash. Operation Destabilise: the NCA has exposed a billion-dollar money laun...

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    5 min read
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  • Bitcoin to the moon? Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    New Hampshire Unveils $100 Million Bitcoin Collateralized Municipal Bond

    New Hampshire’s Business Finance Authority (BFA) has announced a municipal bond that provides firms with the ability to borrow against Bitcoin holdings.   Worth $100 million, the new conduit bond is a first of its kind in the United States, and follows New Hampshire’s passage of a strategic crypto reserve bill in May.   The bond will provide financing to private firms and nonprofits seeking to undertake public works, with borrowers required to provide Bitcoin as collateral, worth 160% of the bor...

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    3 min read
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  • Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Russian Crypto Scammer and Wife Found Dead in UAE After Apparent Revenge Attack

    A convicted Russian crypto scammer and his wife have been found dead in the United Arab Emirates after the pair met with a group of men posing as investors, according to reports in Russian media. Roman Novak, from Leningrad, had been sentenced to six years in prison in Moscow in 2020, following an investment scam in which he defrauded victims of millions in cryptocurrencies. He was released from prison in 2023 and returned to crypto, promoting a payment platform called Fintopia, which he reporte...

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    4 min read
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  • Crime. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    EU Arrests Nine in Connection with $689M Crypto Scam Network

    Police in Cyprus, Spain and Germany have arrested nine individuals in connection with a crypto money laundering network that defrauded victims of $689 million (€600 million). Coordinated by Eurojust, the EU agency for criminal justice cooperation, the operation made the arrests on October 27 and 29, with authorities in France and Belgium also participating. 🚨 Nine arrests following synchronised operation against crypto scammers. 🪙 The suspects had set-up a crytocurrency money laundering netwo...

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    4 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • North Korea. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    North Korea Has Stolen Billions in Crypto, But the Ability to 'Fight Back Is Growing': Chainalysis

    North Korea has stolen $2.84 billion in crypto since January 2024, according to a new report from the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team. Responsible for monitoring the violation of UN sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the MSMT also found that the DPRK stole “at least” $1.65 billion between January and September of this year. Much of this was the fruit of February’s Bybit hack, yet the MSMT—which lists the U.S., Japan, Germany, France, Canada, Australia and other W...

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    4 min read
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  • Crime. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    83 Arrests in ‘Landmark’ Interpol Operation Hitting Crypto Terrorist Financing, Cybercrime in Africa

    Interpol and Afripol have flagged $260 million in illicitly obtained crypto and fiat as part of a joint operation combating terrorist financing and cybercrime networks in Africa. Authorities arrested 83 individuals in multiple African countries as part of Operation Catalyst, which has so far seized $600,000 of the flagged $260 million in illicit assets. 🔵83 arrests in landmark African operation against terrorism financing A first-of-its-kind operation targeting terrorism financing and the ille...

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    4 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Hacker. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Europol Takes Down Cybercrime Network in Latvia, Seizes $330,000 in Crypto

    Europol has seized $330,000 in crypto and arrested seven individuals as part of the takedown of a cybercrime-as-a-service network operating out of Latvia. Codenamed SIMCARTEL, the Europol- and Eurojust-led operation seized 1,200 SIM box devices and 40,000 SIM cards, which the network provided to fraudsters in various countries. The operation also featured collaboration from investigators in Austria, where losses from related frauds totalled $5.2 million, and in Latvia, where losses amounted to...

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    2 min read
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  • The UK Electoral Commission. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    UK Electoral Commission ‘Updating’ Crypto Donation Guidance

    The UK’s Electoral Commission is planning to update its approach to crypto-based political financing, amid reports of the country's first crypto donation to a major political party. “We will be updating our guidance on crypto donations shortly, ”a spokesperson for the regulator told Decrypt, adding that, “The Commission continues to review and adapt the support we provide to parties and monitor the ways they accept donations.” Reporting over the weekend indicated that Nigel Farage’s party Reform...

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    4 min read
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  • Malware code. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Astaroth Banking Trojan Harnessing GitHub to Steal Crypto Credentials

    Hackers are deploying a banking Trojan that makes use of GitHub repositories whenever its servers are taken down, according to research from cybersecurity firm McAfee. Dubbed Astaroth, the Trojan virus is spread via phishing emails that invite victims to download a Windows (.lnk) file, which installs the malware on a host computer. Astaroth runs in the background of a victim’s device, using keylogging to steal banking and crypto credentials, and sending such credentials using the Ngrok reverse p...

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    3 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • The Bank of England. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Crypto Industry Unimpressed by Possible Exemptions from Bank of England Stablecoin Cap

    News that the Bank of England could allow certain exemptions for its planned stablecoin holding cap has been greeted with muted enthusiasm from within the UK crypto industry, with stakeholders calling for the proposed limits to be "recalibrated." The potential waiver would enable crypto-exchanges and other large entities to exceed the mooted £10 million ($13.3 million) limit for businesses. This holding limit drew criticism from the UK crypto industry in September, when it emerged that the centr...

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    4 min read
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  • Crime. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    British Duo On Trial for Planning to Steal $23m in Crypto—From Behind Bars

    Two men in Scotland are set to stand trial for allegedly plotting to steal almost $23 million (£17 million) in a series of crypto robberies. Appearing at the High Court in Glasgow this week, Robert Barr and Barry Letham are accused of conspiring with unidentified collaborators between March and June 2024, with some of the planning allegedly conducted while at least one of the pair was in prison in Edinburgh. Prosecutors allege that the pair and their associates intended to visit several addresse...

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  • Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    What Next for the UK's $7 Billion in Seized Bitcoin?

    Trade associations representing the British crypto industry have mixed views on whether the UK Government should use $7 billion in seized Bitcoin as the basis of a strategic reserve. The UK Government is reportedly aiming to keep most of the 61,000 BTC it seized in 2018, with civil recovery proceedings currently determining how much should be returned to victims of a large-scale Chinese investment fraud. UK Government Wants to Keep $7 Billion in Stolen Bitcoin It Has Seized The legal question of...

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  • The UK Houses of Parliament. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    UK Government Wants to Keep $7 Billion in Stolen Bitcoin It Has Seized

    The U.K. Government is seeking to keep most of the $7 billion in Bitcoin it seized in connection with a Chinese investment fraud, following the conviction of the fraud’s alleged organizer this week. Zhimin Qian pleaded guilty on counts of possessing and transferring criminal property at Southwark Crown Court on Monday, following last year’s conviction of her assistant Seng Hok Ling (also known as Jian Wen) on similar counts. This conviction now raises the question of who will keep the 61,000 BTC...

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  • Judge's gavel. Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    Kentucky State Senator Sued Over Bitcoin Mining Business

    Kentucky Sen. Brandon Smith (R-Hazard) is facing two separate legal cases related to a Bitcoin mining repair business he founded in Letcher County, Kentucky. Smith is the CEO and co-founder of Mohawk Energy, which in 2022 pivoted from coal cleanup operations to ASIC repair and other Bitcoin mining services. Local outlet, Lexington Herald Leader, reports that Ricky Dale Cole sued Smith in Letcher Circuit Court in January, accusing the lawmaker of misrepresenting the value of Mohawk Energy. Cole c...

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  • The UK Houses of Parliament. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    UK’s New Digital ID Scheme ‘Target for Hackers’

    The announcement of the UK’s nationwide Digital ID scheme has divided tech experts, with privacy advocates highlighting the dangers of mission creep and security risks. British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer this week announced the mandatory Digital ID scheme, requiring anyone who wishes to work in the UK to carry digital identification on their mobile phones. Unveiled by Starmer at the Global Progressive Action Conference in London, the Digital ID is expected to be rolled out by the end of the...

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