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BTC

$87,061.00

-0.15%

ETH

$2,930.45

-0.82%

BNB

$859.23

-0.99%

SOL

$127.68

-0.72%

TRX

$0.279157

-0.27%

ADA

$0.380591

-2.01%

WBT

$57.56

-0.97%

BCH

$549.20

0.98%

WBTC

$86,878.00

-0.23%

XMR

$432.13

3.36%

XLM

$0.217249

-2.58%

ZEC

$392.54

-0.82%

LTC

$78.75

-0.37%

SHIB

$0.00000776

-2.65%

CRO

$0.094355

-1.26%

M

$1.66

-1.60%

RAIN

$0.00770175

-1.52%

CC

$0.071154

-2.92%

TAO

$248.03

-5.74%

OKB

$107.62

-1.11%

ETC

$12.43

-0.50%

PEPE

$0.00000404

-0.96%

PI

$0.201992

2.54%

ENA

$0.211829

-4.81%

SOL

$127.64

-0.75%

HASH

$0.02971207

-4.26%

HTX

$0.00000164

0.05%

SKY

$0.060111

3.26%

PUMP

$0.00230725

-6.31%

WLD

$0.518384

-3.58%

GT

$10.23

0.37%

POL

$0.110819

-2.62%

KAS

$0.04330611

-0.81%

ARB

$0.196019

-1.41%

FBTC

$87,022.00

-0.33%

LBTC

$87,163.00

-0.12%

FLR

$0.01160594

1.03%

VET

$0.01069111

-0.91%

XDC

$0.04694317

-4.46%

WM

$0.999514

-0.05%

SEI

$0.116605

-2.51%

WBTC

$86,860.00

-0.14%

BONK

$0.0000085

-2.70%

BDX

$0.091729

0.62%

WFLR

$0.01160616

0.77%

DAI

$0.99995

0.00%

JUP

$0.19036

-3.20%

IP

$1.72

-0.03%

OP

$0.289582

-2.11%

FET

$0.213729

-4.96%

WETH

$35,382,014.00

0.00%

CRV

$0.359508

-2.53%

LDO

$0.547286

-1.84%

SPX

$0.521616

0.59%

XTZ

$0.4543

-2.14%

STX

$0.260022

-2.02%

GHO

$0.99909

-0.07%

AB

$0.0050125

-0.08%

TIA

$0.510265

-0.58%

JST

$0.04149243

4.24%

GRT

$0.03847726

-1.19%

TWT

$0.952078

-2.29%

TEL

$0.00415511

1.05%

SUN

$0.02038975

0.95%

BTT

$0.00000039

-0.10%

SBTC

$86,649.00

-0.15%

2Z

$0.109275

0.20%

CFX

$0.072027

0.69%

WIF

$0.372351

-0.92%

BSV

$18.35

-0.06%

OHM

$22.01

-0.32%

NFT

$0.00000035

-0.51%

KAU

$138.76

0.95%

BAT

$0.219382

-3.89%

USX

$0.999275

-0.01%

USR

$0.999381

0.00%

S

$0.081036

-2.88%

GALA

$0.00654189

-2.12%

CHZ

$0.0300754

-0.71%

GNO

$115.72

-1.35%

DCR

$17.40

-5.94%

VSN

$0.08509

-1.06%

UBTC

$87,040.00

-0.21%

TOMI

$0.00000235

-3.81%

RAY

$0.960889

0.28%

A

$0.159911

-2.81%

XPL

$0.129993

-3.88%

ZK

$0.02878575

-3.06%

ZBCN

$0.00250614

0.81%

AR

$3.55

-2.17%
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

  • Netflix. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Hollywood Director Guilty of Scamming Netflix out of $11M, Spending It on Crypto

    Filmmaker Carl Rinsch has been found guilty of defrauding streaming giant Netflix and using $11 million in misappropriated funds to buy cryptocurrencies and luxury goods. Rinsch, the director of the 2013 film “47 Ronin,” was found guilty on one count of wire fraud, one count of money laundering, and five counts of transacting with illicitly obtained property. Director of '47 Ronin' Charged With Defrauding Netflix, Misusing $11M on Crypto and Luxury Goods The 48-year-old had been commissioned by...

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    3 min read
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  • DOJ signage. Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    US DoJ Indicts Ukrainian Over Russia-Linked Cyberattack Groups That Paid in Crypto

    The U.S. Department of Justice has issued two indictments against a Ukrainian individual accused of being involved with two Russian state-sanctioned cyberattack groups. 33-year-old Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova, a Ukrainian national who was extradited to the United States earlier this year, is alleged to have provided support to the CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn (CARR) and NoName. Justice Department Announces Actions to Combat Two Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Criminal Hacking Groups Ukrainian Natio...

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    4 min read
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  • Nigel Farage. Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    UK Political Parties Call for Investigation into Reform UK Crypto Donations

    Political parties in the UK have called for the electoral regulator to investigate after British crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne donated £9 million ($12 million) to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. The Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party have separately written to the Electoral Commission to request an investigation into the donation, which was the largest ever made in the UK by a living individual. Reform UK Gets Britain's Biggest Political Donation Ever From Tether Investor The Labour Part...

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    3 min read
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  • Phreeli. Image: Shutterstock/Phreeli/Decrypt

    Zcash Founder Helped to Create This Anonymous Phone Service

    A new anonymous phone service has launched in the United States, enabling consumers to sign up for mobile coverage by providing nothing more than their zip codes. Named Phreeli, the new mobile carrier requires no other personal info from customers, who can pay their monthly bill without sharing credit card or bank data with the company. Zooko Wilcox, co-founder of privacy coin Zcash, acted as a consultant on the project, advising Phreeli on how to apply zero-knowledge proofs to bill paying. “Pho...

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    3 min read
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  • 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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    4 min read
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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
    Simon Chandler
  • 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
    Simon Chandler
  • 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
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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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