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👀 A few hours ago, Ledger got caught saying one thing and doing another—again
Mt. Gox’s former CEO Mark Karpelès called Ledger out on X today: Ledger support once said the security chip can detect physical tampering and that "added hardware can't pass the authenticity check"—but the official documentation states in black and white: as long as the original chip hasn't been tampered with, the Genuine Check can't detect spy implants
In other words: what support says and what the documentation says directly contradict each other
What stings even more is that Ledger's own Academy article from March this year included actual photos of an implant—the threat had been documented for a while
Karpelès did the math: in less than two months, this kind of "added hardware" has siphoned off over $90 million (according to Bitquery, $102 million in total across 324 wallets)
He asked point-blank: if you know it can't be detected but still claim "it can be detected," does that count as misleading consumers?
The upside: ① The official documentation doesn't hide the limitations; they're clearly spelled out ② It's not a bad thing when people scrutinize these claims—Karpelès took devices apart and published a directory of inspection results to help people avoid pitfalls ③ The industry is tightening up: Ledger has cut ties with resellers, and Trezor has followed suit
A quick reminder about the risk: only buy hardware wallets from the official website or authorized channels. Avoid cheap third-party sellers
Do you think this was a slip of the tongue by customer support, or genuine misrepresentation?
$BTC $ETH $SOL
#硬件钱包 #Ledger
Source: Odaily / ChainCatcher (Karpelès posted on X on 10-19)
For reference only; not investment advice
👀 A few hours ago, Ledger got caught saying one thing and doing another—again
Mt. Gox’s former CEO Mark Karpelès called Ledger out on X today: Ledger support once said the security chip can detect physical tampering and that "added hardware can't pass the authenticity check"—but the official documentation states in black and white: as long as the original chip hasn't been tampered with, the Genuine Check can't detect spy implants
In other words: what support says and what the documentation says directly contradict each other
What stings even more is that Ledger's own Academy article from March this year included actual photos of an implant—the threat had been documented for a while
Karpelès did the math: in less than two months, this kind of "added hardware" has siphoned off over $90 million (according to Bitquery, $102 million in total across 324 wallets)
He asked point-blank: if you know it can't be detected but still claim "it can be detected," does that count as misleading consumers?
The upside: ① The official documentation doesn't hide the limitations; they're clearly spelled out ② It's not a bad thing when people scrutinize these claims—Karpelès took devices apart and published a directory of inspection results to help people avoid pitfalls ③ The industry is tightening up: Ledger has cut ties with resellers, and Trezor has followed suit
A quick reminder about the risk: only buy hardware wallets from the official website or authorized channels. Avoid cheap third-party sellers
Do you think this was a slip of the tongue by customer support, or genuine misrepresentation?
$BTC $ETH $SOL
#硬件钱包 #Ledger
Source: Odaily / ChainCatcher (Karpelès posted on X on 10-19)
For reference only; not investment advice
Mt. Gox’s former CEO Mark Karpelès called Ledger out on X today: Ledger support once said the security chip can detect physical tampering and that "added hardware can't pass the authenticity check"—but the official documentation states in black and white: as long as the original chip hasn't been tampered with, the Genuine Check can't detect spy implants
In other words: what support says and what the documentation says directly contradict each other
What stings even more is that Ledger's own Academy article from March this year included actual photos of an implant—the threat had been documented for a while
Karpelès did the math: in less than two months, this kind of "added hardware" has siphoned off over $90 million (according to Bitquery, $102 million in total across 324 wallets)
He asked point-blank: if you know it can't be detected but still claim "it can be detected," does that count as misleading consumers?
The upside: ① The official documentation doesn't hide the limitations; they're clearly spelled out ② It's not a bad thing when people scrutinize these claims—Karpelès took devices apart and published a directory of inspection results to help people avoid pitfalls ③ The industry is tightening up: Ledger has cut ties with resellers, and Trezor has followed suit
A quick reminder about the risk: only buy hardware wallets from the official website or authorized channels. Avoid cheap third-party sellers
Do you think this was a slip of the tongue by customer support, or genuine misrepresentation?
$BTC $ETH $SOL
#硬件钱包 #Ledger
Source: Odaily / ChainCatcher (Karpelès posted on X on 10-19)
For reference only; not investment advice
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🔍 On the run for 3 years, but still got caught
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has come down hard this time:
Chinese national Wu Chaoshuai was arrested in a luxury mansion in Bangkok,
suspected of laundering money with cryptocurrency for a transnational criminal organization, with transactions totaling more than $74 million.
Here’s a breakdown of his “counter-surveillance tactics”:
He entered Thailand on a tourist visa in December 2019, then stayed more than 3 years past its expiration;
he moved all over the country, taking turns living in luxury homes and apartments;
he changed his car’s paint job whenever he wanted, used fake license plates, and carried forged documents.
But Thailand’s Immigration Bureau Division 3 followed the trail,
and found that he operated 133 bank and exchange accounts specifically to move funds.
Thailand is now processing him for overstaying his visa before handing him over to Chinese police—
where a warrant has already been waiting for him.
Thailand is really cracking down on crypto crime this year:
in June, it busted a money-laundering ring involving mining machines that laundered more than $300 million a year;
now it has arrested another “accountant” handling $74 million.
For $BTC $ETH $SOL , the cleaner things are on-chain,
the more willing institutions will be to put their money in—which is a good thing in the long run.
Which link in the chain do you think will be targeted next?
A. Underground banks B. Over-the-counter (OTC) trading C. Mixers
Sources: Bitcoin.com (reported October 18), Thailand Immigration Bureau
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
🔍 On the run for 3 years, but still got caught
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has come down hard this time:
Chinese national Wu Chaoshuai was arrested in a luxury mansion in Bangkok,
suspected of laundering money with cryptocurrency for a transnational criminal organization, with transactions totaling more than $74 million.
Here’s a breakdown of his “counter-surveillance tactics”:
He entered Thailand on a tourist visa in December 2019, then stayed more than 3 years past its expiration;
he moved all over the country, taking turns living in luxury homes and apartments;
he changed his car’s paint job whenever he wanted, used fake license plates, and carried forged documents.
But Thailand’s Immigration Bureau Division 3 followed the trail,
and found that he operated 133 bank and exchange accounts specifically to move funds.
Thailand is now processing him for overstaying his visa before handing him over to Chinese police—
where a warrant has already been waiting for him.
Thailand is really cracking down on crypto crime this year:
in June, it busted a money-laundering ring involving mining machines that laundered more than $300 million a year;
now it has arrested another “accountant” handling $74 million.
For $BTC $ETH $SOL , the cleaner things are on-chain,
the more willing institutions will be to put their money in—which is a good thing in the long run.
Which link in the chain do you think will be targeted next?
A. Underground banks B. Over-the-counter (OTC) trading C. Mixers
Sources: Bitcoin.com (reported October 18), Thailand Immigration Bureau
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has come down hard this time:
Chinese national Wu Chaoshuai was arrested in a luxury mansion in Bangkok,
suspected of laundering money with cryptocurrency for a transnational criminal organization, with transactions totaling more than $74 million.
Here’s a breakdown of his “counter-surveillance tactics”:
He entered Thailand on a tourist visa in December 2019, then stayed more than 3 years past its expiration;
he moved all over the country, taking turns living in luxury homes and apartments;
he changed his car’s paint job whenever he wanted, used fake license plates, and carried forged documents.
But Thailand’s Immigration Bureau Division 3 followed the trail,
and found that he operated 133 bank and exchange accounts specifically to move funds.
Thailand is now processing him for overstaying his visa before handing him over to Chinese police—
where a warrant has already been waiting for him.
Thailand is really cracking down on crypto crime this year:
in June, it busted a money-laundering ring involving mining machines that laundered more than $300 million a year;
now it has arrested another “accountant” handling $74 million.
For $BTC $ETH $SOL , the cleaner things are on-chain,
the more willing institutions will be to put their money in—which is a good thing in the long run.
Which link in the chain do you think will be targeted next?
A. Underground banks B. Over-the-counter (OTC) trading C. Mixers
Sources: Bitcoin.com (reported October 18), Thailand Immigration Bureau
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
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🎢 The roller coaster is moving again: a day trip to 81,000, down for a sip of tea, then right back up
$BTC is now at 81,635 (24h +0.52%). It briefly dipped below 81,000 early this morning, then climbed back up—whales are pulling off the ultimate “I kicked myself” maneuver.
$ETH 2,389.7 (24h +0.01%) is lingering on the “ground floor” of its 30-day price range, almost ready to move into the basement.
$SOL 103.61 (24h +0.72%) is the most resilient of the three major coins today.
Market data as of 7:09 this morning, live on TradingView.
💡 In plain English: Galaxy Research’s review last night said October weakened because of “soft institutional buying + net outflows from spot ETFs”—longtime crypto holders are selling, and institutions aren’t stepping in. Put simply: there’s food on the table, but nobody’s picking up their chopsticks.
🔹 There’s good news, too: the 80,000 level was tested repeatedly last week but never truly broken, and buyers below are still hanging on. But ETH’s risk thermometer just hit the mid-to-high 60s; volatility could pick up from here, so let’s wait for things to settle before drawing conclusions.
Here’s the straightforward take: short-term outlook is bearish. BTC is fighting to defend 80,000. If it holds, watch for a rebound toward the 82,300 resistance zone; if 80,000 really breaks, the next target is the previous low at 79,800. One quick word on risk: rate-hike bets are heating up after CPI and PPI both came in scorching hot—don’t use leverage.
Which side are you on: will 80,000 hold or not? Tell us in the comments 👇
For reference only; not investment advice.
🎢 The roller coaster is moving again: a day trip to 81,000, down for a sip of tea, then right back up
$BTC is now at 81,635 (24h +0.52%). It briefly dipped below 81,000 early this morning, then climbed back up—whales are pulling off the ultimate “I kicked myself” maneuver.
$ETH 2,389.7 (24h +0.01%) is lingering on the “ground floor” of its 30-day price range, almost ready to move into the basement.
$SOL 103.61 (24h +0.72%) is the most resilient of the three major coins today.
Market data as of 7:09 this morning, live on TradingView.
💡 In plain English: Galaxy Research’s review last night said October weakened because of “soft institutional buying + net outflows from spot ETFs”—longtime crypto holders are selling, and institutions aren’t stepping in. Put simply: there’s food on the table, but nobody’s picking up their chopsticks.
🔹 There’s good news, too: the 80,000 level was tested repeatedly last week but never truly broken, and buyers below are still hanging on. But ETH’s risk thermometer just hit the mid-to-high 60s; volatility could pick up from here, so let’s wait for things to settle before drawing conclusions.
Here’s the straightforward take: short-term outlook is bearish. BTC is fighting to defend 80,000. If it holds, watch for a rebound toward the 82,300 resistance zone; if 80,000 really breaks, the next target is the previous low at 79,800. One quick word on risk: rate-hike bets are heating up after CPI and PPI both came in scorching hot—don’t use leverage.
Which side are you on: will 80,000 hold or not? Tell us in the comments 👇
For reference only; not investment advice.
$BTC is now at 81,635 (24h +0.52%). It briefly dipped below 81,000 early this morning, then climbed back up—whales are pulling off the ultimate “I kicked myself” maneuver.
$ETH 2,389.7 (24h +0.01%) is lingering on the “ground floor” of its 30-day price range, almost ready to move into the basement.
$SOL 103.61 (24h +0.72%) is the most resilient of the three major coins today.
Market data as of 7:09 this morning, live on TradingView.
💡 In plain English: Galaxy Research’s review last night said October weakened because of “soft institutional buying + net outflows from spot ETFs”—longtime crypto holders are selling, and institutions aren’t stepping in. Put simply: there’s food on the table, but nobody’s picking up their chopsticks.
🔹 There’s good news, too: the 80,000 level was tested repeatedly last week but never truly broken, and buyers below are still hanging on. But ETH’s risk thermometer just hit the mid-to-high 60s; volatility could pick up from here, so let’s wait for things to settle before drawing conclusions.
Here’s the straightforward take: short-term outlook is bearish. BTC is fighting to defend 80,000. If it holds, watch for a rebound toward the 82,300 resistance zone; if 80,000 really breaks, the next target is the previous low at 79,800. One quick word on risk: rate-hike bets are heating up after CPI and PPI both came in scorching hot—don’t use leverage.
Which side are you on: will 80,000 hold or not? Tell us in the comments 👇
For reference only; not investment advice.
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🍿 The hardware wallet world’s biggest drama of the year: Ledger CEO and former Mt. Gox boss publicly trade blows
Yesterday, Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier went on the attack on X, calling out former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès: “Coming from the Mt Gox CEO… Come on man, you are no white knight. Get real.”
In other words: The person whose exchange lost 850,000 BTC in 2014 thinks he can play the white knight? Wake up.
📌 Here’s what happened—
A few days ago, Karpelès took apart a sealed Ledger Nano X and found a spy circuit board hidden inside that could steal the 24-word recovery phrase and send it to scammers. He accused Ledger of knowing about this implant as early as March (security researcher Joe Grand reported it on March 4), but only publishing a low-key guide on Ledger Academy instead of issuing a public warning. He says that being upfront sooner could have prevented more than $90 million in user losses.
💡 Ledger isn’t backing down either—
Gauthier said the company had “done everything in its power to protect users,” and told Karpelès to stick to the facts and stop speculating. But Ledger also admitted a painful truth: its Genuine Check authenticity check can’t detect an implant if the original secure chip hasn’t been tampered with during implantation.
👀 Spectators are here for the drama; crypto holders are watching the details—
The CryptoBilis supply-chain attack has stolen more than $102 million from 324 wallets so far. Tether froze $10 million, MediaMarktSaturn stopped sales across Europe on October 13, and Trezor has also tightened its reseller network.
✅ One practical tip for everyone: Buy hardware wallets only from the official website or authorized sellers, and inspect the device as soon as you unseal it.
$BTC $ETH $SOL Whales, where did you buy your cold wallets? Share in the comments 👇
Source: TokenPost/mitrade report dated 10-18, Karpelès’s X post (10-17)
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
🍿 The hardware wallet world’s biggest drama of the year: Ledger CEO and former Mt. Gox boss publicly trade blows
Yesterday, Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier went on the attack on X, calling out former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès: “Coming from the Mt Gox CEO… Come on man, you are no white knight. Get real.”
In other words: The person whose exchange lost 850,000 BTC in 2014 thinks he can play the white knight? Wake up.
📌 Here’s what happened—
A few days ago, Karpelès took apart a sealed Ledger Nano X and found a spy circuit board hidden inside that could steal the 24-word recovery phrase and send it to scammers. He accused Ledger of knowing about this implant as early as March (security researcher Joe Grand reported it on March 4), but only publishing a low-key guide on Ledger Academy instead of issuing a public warning. He says that being upfront sooner could have prevented more than $90 million in user losses.
💡 Ledger isn’t backing down either—
Gauthier said the company had “done everything in its power to protect users,” and told Karpelès to stick to the facts and stop speculating. But Ledger also admitted a painful truth: its Genuine Check authenticity check can’t detect an implant if the original secure chip hasn’t been tampered with during implantation.
👀 Spectators are here for the drama; crypto holders are watching the details—
The CryptoBilis supply-chain attack has stolen more than $102 million from 324 wallets so far. Tether froze $10 million, MediaMarktSaturn stopped sales across Europe on October 13, and Trezor has also tightened its reseller network.
✅ One practical tip for everyone: Buy hardware wallets only from the official website or authorized sellers, and inspect the device as soon as you unseal it.
$BTC $ETH $SOL Whales, where did you buy your cold wallets? Share in the comments 👇
Source: TokenPost/mitrade report dated 10-18, Karpelès’s X post (10-17)
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
Yesterday, Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier went on the attack on X, calling out former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès: “Coming from the Mt Gox CEO… Come on man, you are no white knight. Get real.”
In other words: The person whose exchange lost 850,000 BTC in 2014 thinks he can play the white knight? Wake up.
📌 Here’s what happened—
A few days ago, Karpelès took apart a sealed Ledger Nano X and found a spy circuit board hidden inside that could steal the 24-word recovery phrase and send it to scammers. He accused Ledger of knowing about this implant as early as March (security researcher Joe Grand reported it on March 4), but only publishing a low-key guide on Ledger Academy instead of issuing a public warning. He says that being upfront sooner could have prevented more than $90 million in user losses.
💡 Ledger isn’t backing down either—
Gauthier said the company had “done everything in its power to protect users,” and told Karpelès to stick to the facts and stop speculating. But Ledger also admitted a painful truth: its Genuine Check authenticity check can’t detect an implant if the original secure chip hasn’t been tampered with during implantation.
👀 Spectators are here for the drama; crypto holders are watching the details—
The CryptoBilis supply-chain attack has stolen more than $102 million from 324 wallets so far. Tether froze $10 million, MediaMarktSaturn stopped sales across Europe on October 13, and Trezor has also tightened its reseller network.
✅ One practical tip for everyone: Buy hardware wallets only from the official website or authorized sellers, and inspect the device as soon as you unseal it.
$BTC $ETH $SOL Whales, where did you buy your cold wallets? Share in the comments 👇
Source: TokenPost/mitrade report dated 10-18, Karpelès’s X post (10-17)
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
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🍎 Apple users, don’t panic just yet—but read this first
Qubic officially disclosed on October 18: Between 7:42 and 9:26 a.m. Beijing time that day, in just 104 minutes, 1,404 wallets were drained of around 2.94 trillion QU (about $1.3 million).
In plain English: The hackers didn’t touch the blockchain itself. They exploited a weakness in wallet seeds—seeds generated by older Apple devices and browsers weren’t random enough and could be reverse-engineered. It’s like the teeth on your house key were too easy to guess, so a thief simply made a copy.
The good news? This may be the most frustrating crypto heist in history:
Validators hit pause on the entire network (tick 85,371,949). 87.1% of the stolen funds are still stuck on-chain and haven’t gone anywhere; the remaining 12.9% had just been transferred to MEXC, and the exchange froze them immediately.
They stole $1.3 million, but didn’t get to spend a cent. The whole lot was caught red-handed.
Qubic says the seed-generation vulnerability was fixed in version 4.26.4. Whether and how the stolen funds will be returned will be decided by a validator quorum vote.
A heads-up to everyone using $BTC $ETH $SOL : No matter how secure the chain is, it can’t make up for a weak wallet seed. Check whether your wallet was generated by an older version.
Source: Qubic’s official announcement (10-18, as reported by Bitcoin.com/BlockBeats)
Here’s the question: 87% of the stolen funds are frozen on-chain. Do you think validators should return them directly to the victims? Share your thoughts in the comments.
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
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🍎 Apple users, don’t panic just yet—but read this first
Qubic officially disclosed on October 18: Between 7:42 and 9:26 a.m. Beijing time that day, in just 104 minutes, 1,404 wallets were drained of around 2.94 trillion QU (about $1.3 million).
In plain English: The hackers didn’t touch the blockchain itself. They exploited a weakness in wallet seeds—seeds generated by older Apple devices and browsers weren’t random enough and could be reverse-engineered. It’s like the teeth on your house key were too easy to guess, so a thief simply made a copy.
The good news? This may be the most frustrating crypto heist in history:
Validators hit pause on the entire network (tick 85,371,949). 87.1% of the stolen funds are still stuck on-chain and haven’t gone anywhere; the remaining 12.9% had just been transferred to MEXC, and the exchange froze them immediately.
They stole $1.3 million, but didn’t get to spend a cent. The whole lot was caught red-handed.
Qubic says the seed-generation vulnerability was fixed in version 4.26.4. Whether and how the stolen funds will be returned will be decided by a validator quorum vote.
A heads-up to everyone using $BTC $ETH $SOL : No matter how secure the chain is, it can’t make up for a weak wallet seed. Check whether your wallet was generated by an older version.
Source: Qubic’s official announcement (10-18, as reported by Bitcoin.com/BlockBeats)
Here’s the question: 87% of the stolen funds are frozen on-chain. Do you think validators should return them directly to the victims? Share your thoughts in the comments.
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
Qubic officially disclosed on October 18: Between 7:42 and 9:26 a.m. Beijing time that day, in just 104 minutes, 1,404 wallets were drained of around 2.94 trillion QU (about $1.3 million).
In plain English: The hackers didn’t touch the blockchain itself. They exploited a weakness in wallet seeds—seeds generated by older Apple devices and browsers weren’t random enough and could be reverse-engineered. It’s like the teeth on your house key were too easy to guess, so a thief simply made a copy.
The good news? This may be the most frustrating crypto heist in history:
Validators hit pause on the entire network (tick 85,371,949). 87.1% of the stolen funds are still stuck on-chain and haven’t gone anywhere; the remaining 12.9% had just been transferred to MEXC, and the exchange froze them immediately.
They stole $1.3 million, but didn’t get to spend a cent. The whole lot was caught red-handed.
Qubic says the seed-generation vulnerability was fixed in version 4.26.4. Whether and how the stolen funds will be returned will be decided by a validator quorum vote.
A heads-up to everyone using $BTC $ETH $SOL : No matter how secure the chain is, it can’t make up for a weak wallet seed. Check whether your wallet was generated by an older version.
Source: Qubic’s official announcement (10-18, as reported by Bitcoin.com/BlockBeats)
Here’s the question: 87% of the stolen funds are frozen on-chain. Do you think validators should return them directly to the victims? Share your thoughts in the comments.
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
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👀 The drama: Ledger CEO goes head-to-head with former Mt. Gox CEO
Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier publicly fired back at Mark Karpelès:
"Give me a break. You’re no white knight—get real."
How it started: Karpelès previously unboxed a Ledger and found a spy chip inside. He then revealed that Ledger had known since March about mass-produced devices with implants, but only published an obscure article on Ledger Academy.
In other words: A loud warning sooner could have prevented $90 million in user losses.
Gauthier’s point: Security work is hard. He appreciates the concern, but asks people to stick to the facts and stop speculating.
But in the same exchange, Ledger admitted to a major flaw—
Its Genuine Check verification process cannot detect this kind of implant if the security chip is still intact and original.
In other words, “Officially verified” ≠ “The device hasn’t been tampered with.”
$BTC $ETH $SOL
Background: The CryptoBilis distributor’s scheme involved modifying devices to add a module that secretly transmitted users’ 24-word recovery phrases. Ledger has told distributors in several Southeast Asian countries to stop selling and pull the products, while Trezor has also cut back its distributor network.
Did you get your hardware wallet from a distributor or buy it from the official website?
For reference only; this is not investment advice.
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👀 The drama: Ledger CEO goes head-to-head with former Mt. Gox CEO
Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier publicly fired back at Mark Karpelès:
"Give me a break. You’re no white knight—get real."
How it started: Karpelès previously unboxed a Ledger and found a spy chip inside. He then revealed that Ledger had known since March about mass-produced devices with implants, but only published an obscure article on Ledger Academy.
In other words: A loud warning sooner could have prevented $90 million in user losses.
Gauthier’s point: Security work is hard. He appreciates the concern, but asks people to stick to the facts and stop speculating.
But in the same exchange, Ledger admitted to a major flaw—
Its Genuine Check verification process cannot detect this kind of implant if the security chip is still intact and original.
In other words, “Officially verified” ≠ “The device hasn’t been tampered with.”
$BTC $ETH $SOL
Background: The CryptoBilis distributor’s scheme involved modifying devices to add a module that secretly transmitted users’ 24-word recovery phrases. Ledger has told distributors in several Southeast Asian countries to stop selling and pull the products, while Trezor has also cut back its distributor network.
Did you get your hardware wallet from a distributor or buy it from the official website?
For reference only; this is not investment advice.
Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier publicly fired back at Mark Karpelès:
"Give me a break. You’re no white knight—get real."
How it started: Karpelès previously unboxed a Ledger and found a spy chip inside. He then revealed that Ledger had known since March about mass-produced devices with implants, but only published an obscure article on Ledger Academy.
In other words: A loud warning sooner could have prevented $90 million in user losses.
Gauthier’s point: Security work is hard. He appreciates the concern, but asks people to stick to the facts and stop speculating.
But in the same exchange, Ledger admitted to a major flaw—
Its Genuine Check verification process cannot detect this kind of implant if the security chip is still intact and original.
In other words, “Officially verified” ≠ “The device hasn’t been tampered with.”
$BTC $ETH $SOL
Background: The CryptoBilis distributor’s scheme involved modifying devices to add a module that secretly transmitted users’ 24-word recovery phrases. Ledger has told distributors in several Southeast Asian countries to stop selling and pull the products, while Trezor has also cut back its distributor network.
Did you get your hardware wallet from a distributor or buy it from the official website?
For reference only; this is not investment advice.
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⚡️ Just confirmed: Turkey’s justice minister personally announced it on X—the HEX founder really has been detained this time
36 hours ago…
Turkey’s Justice Minister Akın Gürlek confirmed it in a post on X on Saturday: HEX and PulseChain founder Richard Heart (whose real name is Richard James Schueler) was arrested on October 14 in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district. His wife was taken in with him, and three bodyguards were detained shortly afterward.
Here’s what that X post says:
This isn’t “reportedly detained”—it’s an official confirmation that “he’s in our hands.”
The seizure list makes for quite a picture:
💵 $7.15 million in cash + 6 cold wallets
🏠 15 properties searched overnight (across three districts)
⌚ 28 watches, 97 pieces of jewelry, 300 bags, 160,000 lira
💻 29 phones, 12 laptops, 19 graphics cards
🔫 4 rifles, 3 unlicensed handguns, 1,400 rounds of ammunition
Nine cars registered to his wife were also seized (Anadolu Agency).
The backstory at a glance:
The Red Notice was requested by Finland in December 2024 (over tax and assault allegations). A judge dismissed the U.S. SEC case in February 2025 for lack of jurisdiction, and the SEC dropped its appeal in April.
The Turkish legal proceedings are ongoing; the minister didn’t say whether an extradition request has been made.
What about HEX?
At the time of writing, it was at $0.0005890, up 2.00% over 24 hours, with a market cap of $34.51 million (live data from CoinDesk).
$BTC $ETH $SOL It’s a quiet night, and there’s only one main character: HEX.
Here’s the question:
Can Turkish police access the coins in those 6 cold wallets?
Let’s discuss in the comments 👇
For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.
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⚡️ Just confirmed: Turkey’s justice minister personally announced it on X—the HEX founder really has been detained this time
36 hours ago…
Turkey’s Justice Minister Akın Gürlek confirmed it in a post on X on Saturday: HEX and PulseChain founder Richard Heart (whose real name is Richard James Schueler) was arrested on October 14 in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district. His wife was taken in with him, and three bodyguards were detained shortly afterward.
Here’s what that X post says:
This isn’t “reportedly detained”—it’s an official confirmation that “he’s in our hands.”
The seizure list makes for quite a picture:
💵 $7.15 million in cash + 6 cold wallets
🏠 15 properties searched overnight (across three districts)
⌚ 28 watches, 97 pieces of jewelry, 300 bags, 160,000 lira
💻 29 phones, 12 laptops, 19 graphics cards
🔫 4 rifles, 3 unlicensed handguns, 1,400 rounds of ammunition
Nine cars registered to his wife were also seized (Anadolu Agency).
The backstory at a glance:
The Red Notice was requested by Finland in December 2024 (over tax and assault allegations). A judge dismissed the U.S. SEC case in February 2025 for lack of jurisdiction, and the SEC dropped its appeal in April.
The Turkish legal proceedings are ongoing; the minister didn’t say whether an extradition request has been made.
What about HEX?
At the time of writing, it was at $0.0005890, up 2.00% over 24 hours, with a market cap of $34.51 million (live data from CoinDesk).
$BTC $ETH $SOL It’s a quiet night, and there’s only one main character: HEX.
Here’s the question:
Can Turkish police access the coins in those 6 cold wallets?
Let’s discuss in the comments 👇
For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.
36 hours ago…
Turkey’s Justice Minister Akın Gürlek confirmed it in a post on X on Saturday: HEX and PulseChain founder Richard Heart (whose real name is Richard James Schueler) was arrested on October 14 in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district. His wife was taken in with him, and three bodyguards were detained shortly afterward.
Here’s what that X post says:
This isn’t “reportedly detained”—it’s an official confirmation that “he’s in our hands.”
The seizure list makes for quite a picture:
💵 $7.15 million in cash + 6 cold wallets
🏠 15 properties searched overnight (across three districts)
⌚ 28 watches, 97 pieces of jewelry, 300 bags, 160,000 lira
💻 29 phones, 12 laptops, 19 graphics cards
🔫 4 rifles, 3 unlicensed handguns, 1,400 rounds of ammunition
Nine cars registered to his wife were also seized (Anadolu Agency).
The backstory at a glance:
The Red Notice was requested by Finland in December 2024 (over tax and assault allegations). A judge dismissed the U.S. SEC case in February 2025 for lack of jurisdiction, and the SEC dropped its appeal in April.
The Turkish legal proceedings are ongoing; the minister didn’t say whether an extradition request has been made.
What about HEX?
At the time of writing, it was at $0.0005890, up 2.00% over 24 hours, with a market cap of $34.51 million (live data from CoinDesk).
$BTC $ETH $SOL It’s a quiet night, and there’s only one main character: HEX.
Here’s the question:
Can Turkish police access the coins in those 6 cold wallets?
Let’s discuss in the comments 👇
For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.
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On October 12, I said $BTC was headed for 75,000, and some people treated it like a joke.
Now it’s at $BTC 81,690 dollars, hovering below 82,000. ETF money is voting with its feet:
On October 16, U.S. spot BTC ETFs saw net outflows of $82.39 million in a single day—with BlackRock alone seeing $71.78 million leave. $ETH was worse, with outflows for a third straight day, totaling $69.68 million that day. In the first half of October, BTC ETFs saw cumulative outflows of about $535 million. In September, they had net inflows of $2.6 billion. That’s a real-money shift in direction.
The technical picture doesn’t look good either: $BTC was rejected at 87,000 twice, and is now sitting right on the 81,000–82,000 level. Below that, 75,000–76,000 is the previous-low support zone. If it breaks, then it really is heading for the 75,000 I mentioned.
Of course, there’s another possibility: buy orders could be stacked around 75,000, and if it gets there, it could bounce. But we’ll cross that bridge when we get there. For now, the bears have more cards in hand.
$SOL 102.9 dollars is slumping too, and $ETH is at 2,392 dollars. They’re tightly correlated—neither can escape the move.
Will we see 75,000, or will 87,000 be reclaimed first?
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
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On October 12, I said $BTC was headed for 75,000, and some people treated it like a joke.
Now it’s at $BTC 81,690 dollars, hovering below 82,000. ETF money is voting with its feet:
On October 16, U.S. spot BTC ETFs saw net outflows of $82.39 million in a single day—with BlackRock alone seeing $71.78 million leave. $ETH was worse, with outflows for a third straight day, totaling $69.68 million that day. In the first half of October, BTC ETFs saw cumulative outflows of about $535 million. In September, they had net inflows of $2.6 billion. That’s a real-money shift in direction.
The technical picture doesn’t look good either: $BTC was rejected at 87,000 twice, and is now sitting right on the 81,000–82,000 level. Below that, 75,000–76,000 is the previous-low support zone. If it breaks, then it really is heading for the 75,000 I mentioned.
Of course, there’s another possibility: buy orders could be stacked around 75,000, and if it gets there, it could bounce. But we’ll cross that bridge when we get there. For now, the bears have more cards in hand.
$SOL 102.9 dollars is slumping too, and $ETH is at 2,392 dollars. They’re tightly correlated—neither can escape the move.
Will we see 75,000, or will 87,000 be reclaimed first?
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
Now it’s at $BTC 81,690 dollars, hovering below 82,000. ETF money is voting with its feet:
On October 16, U.S. spot BTC ETFs saw net outflows of $82.39 million in a single day—with BlackRock alone seeing $71.78 million leave. $ETH was worse, with outflows for a third straight day, totaling $69.68 million that day. In the first half of October, BTC ETFs saw cumulative outflows of about $535 million. In September, they had net inflows of $2.6 billion. That’s a real-money shift in direction.
The technical picture doesn’t look good either: $BTC was rejected at 87,000 twice, and is now sitting right on the 81,000–82,000 level. Below that, 75,000–76,000 is the previous-low support zone. If it breaks, then it really is heading for the 75,000 I mentioned.
Of course, there’s another possibility: buy orders could be stacked around 75,000, and if it gets there, it could bounce. But we’ll cross that bridge when we get there. For now, the bears have more cards in hand.
$SOL 102.9 dollars is slumping too, and $ETH is at 2,392 dollars. They’re tightly correlated—neither can escape the move.
Will we see 75,000, or will 87,000 be reclaimed first?
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
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👀 15 hours ago, Turkey’s justice minister personally weighed in with an official stamp: HEX founder Richard Heart really has been detained in Istanbul
This time it’s not some rumor from the Turkish media. It’s an official statement posted on X on Saturday (October 17) by Minister Akın Gürlek, who for the first time publicly confirmed the October 14 raid in Beşiktaş.
The minister’s list of seized items is more detailed than a shopping cart:
💵 About $7.15 million in cash + 160,000 Turkish lira; 🔐 6 crypto cold wallets (the authorities say they’re still investigating how much crypto is in them)
👜 300 bags, 100 pairs of shoes, 136 pairs of glasses, 28 watches, 97 pieces of jewelry; 📱 29 phones, 12 laptops, 11 desktop computers, 19 hard drives, 46 USB drives, 19 graphics cards; 🔫 7 firearms, 1,400 rounds of ammunition, and 9 luxury cars registered to his wife were also seized
👥 Five people were rounded up: Heart himself, his wife, and 3 bodyguards; 15 properties were searched in a joint operation by the police intelligence department, the financial crimes unit, and the National Intelligence Organization (MİT).
Some background: He’s a U.S. citizen and is subject to an Interpol Red Notice requested by Finland; the case brought against him by the U.S. SEC in 2023 was dismissed by a judge in February 2025.
The minister’s words, translated, basically mean: Don’t treat Turkey as a lawless place to hide.
As for prices: HEX was at $0.0005895 at the time of publication (live data from CoinGecko), down 7.1% over 24 hours; at the same time, $BTC 81,565 (-0.68%), $ETH 2,404.5 (-1.13%), and $SOL 103.06 (-1.77%)—the broader market was seeing modest fluctuations.
Can Turkish authorities access the crypto in those 6 cold wallets? Let’s discuss in the comments 👇
(Source: official statement by Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek on October 17; Bitcoin.com report. Prices are live readings at the time of publication.)
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
👀 15 hours ago, Turkey’s justice minister personally weighed in with an official stamp: HEX founder Richard Heart really has been detained in Istanbul
This time it’s not some rumor from the Turkish media. It’s an official statement posted on X on Saturday (October 17) by Minister Akın Gürlek, who for the first time publicly confirmed the October 14 raid in Beşiktaş.
The minister’s list of seized items is more detailed than a shopping cart:
💵 About $7.15 million in cash + 160,000 Turkish lira; 🔐 6 crypto cold wallets (the authorities say they’re still investigating how much crypto is in them)
👜 300 bags, 100 pairs of shoes, 136 pairs of glasses, 28 watches, 97 pieces of jewelry; 📱 29 phones, 12 laptops, 11 desktop computers, 19 hard drives, 46 USB drives, 19 graphics cards; 🔫 7 firearms, 1,400 rounds of ammunition, and 9 luxury cars registered to his wife were also seized
👥 Five people were rounded up: Heart himself, his wife, and 3 bodyguards; 15 properties were searched in a joint operation by the police intelligence department, the financial crimes unit, and the National Intelligence Organization (MİT).
Some background: He’s a U.S. citizen and is subject to an Interpol Red Notice requested by Finland; the case brought against him by the U.S. SEC in 2023 was dismissed by a judge in February 2025.
The minister’s words, translated, basically mean: Don’t treat Turkey as a lawless place to hide.
As for prices: HEX was at $0.0005895 at the time of publication (live data from CoinGecko), down 7.1% over 24 hours; at the same time, $BTC 81,565 (-0.68%), $ETH 2,404.5 (-1.13%), and $SOL 103.06 (-1.77%)—the broader market was seeing modest fluctuations.
Can Turkish authorities access the crypto in those 6 cold wallets? Let’s discuss in the comments 👇
(Source: official statement by Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek on October 17; Bitcoin.com report. Prices are live readings at the time of publication.)
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
This time it’s not some rumor from the Turkish media. It’s an official statement posted on X on Saturday (October 17) by Minister Akın Gürlek, who for the first time publicly confirmed the October 14 raid in Beşiktaş.
The minister’s list of seized items is more detailed than a shopping cart:
💵 About $7.15 million in cash + 160,000 Turkish lira; 🔐 6 crypto cold wallets (the authorities say they’re still investigating how much crypto is in them)
👜 300 bags, 100 pairs of shoes, 136 pairs of glasses, 28 watches, 97 pieces of jewelry; 📱 29 phones, 12 laptops, 11 desktop computers, 19 hard drives, 46 USB drives, 19 graphics cards; 🔫 7 firearms, 1,400 rounds of ammunition, and 9 luxury cars registered to his wife were also seized
👥 Five people were rounded up: Heart himself, his wife, and 3 bodyguards; 15 properties were searched in a joint operation by the police intelligence department, the financial crimes unit, and the National Intelligence Organization (MİT).
Some background: He’s a U.S. citizen and is subject to an Interpol Red Notice requested by Finland; the case brought against him by the U.S. SEC in 2023 was dismissed by a judge in February 2025.
The minister’s words, translated, basically mean: Don’t treat Turkey as a lawless place to hide.
As for prices: HEX was at $0.0005895 at the time of publication (live data from CoinGecko), down 7.1% over 24 hours; at the same time, $BTC 81,565 (-0.68%), $ETH 2,404.5 (-1.13%), and $SOL 103.06 (-1.77%)—the broader market was seeing modest fluctuations.
Can Turkish authorities access the crypto in those 6 cold wallets? Let’s discuss in the comments 👇
(Source: official statement by Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek on October 17; Bitcoin.com report. Prices are live readings at the time of publication.)
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
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👀 He hid out in Thailand for almost four years, only to get caught in a Bangkok mansion
This guy’s résumé is the stuff of a money-laundering facilitator’s hall of fame—
🔍 133 bank accounts, all opened using nominees he paid to recruit
A total of 500 million yuan (about 2.485 billion baht, according to Thai media) flowed through these accounts. He also helped a transnational gang exchange cryptocurrency and foreign currency, and arranged visas for its members—a full-service operation.
🔍 On the run for 3 years and 8 months, with plenty of tricks up his sleeve
He reported a fake address, switched license plates, and changed his car’s color with a wrap—the whole anti-tracking toolkit.
But the INTERPOL database pinpointed his location. Thailand’s Immigration Bureau, Division 3, showed up on Friday and arrested him at the mansion.
🔍 China had issued an arrest warrant long ago
He was wanted by China for crimes linked to a loan-sharking gang. Thailand will deport him back to China once the procedures are complete.
In other words: the crypto world is often treated as an “invisibility cloak” for money laundering. But once on-chain addresses are cross-checked against bank records, there’s nowhere to hide.
Do you think catching one “facilitator” is useful in cross-border money-laundering cases? Share your thoughts in the comments.
#泰国 #CrossBorderMoneyLaundering
$BTC $ETH $SOL
For reference only; this is not investment advice.
👀 He hid out in Thailand for almost four years, only to get caught in a Bangkok mansion
This guy’s résumé is the stuff of a money-laundering facilitator’s hall of fame—
🔍 133 bank accounts, all opened using nominees he paid to recruit
A total of 500 million yuan (about 2.485 billion baht, according to Thai media) flowed through these accounts. He also helped a transnational gang exchange cryptocurrency and foreign currency, and arranged visas for its members—a full-service operation.
🔍 On the run for 3 years and 8 months, with plenty of tricks up his sleeve
He reported a fake address, switched license plates, and changed his car’s color with a wrap—the whole anti-tracking toolkit.
But the INTERPOL database pinpointed his location. Thailand’s Immigration Bureau, Division 3, showed up on Friday and arrested him at the mansion.
🔍 China had issued an arrest warrant long ago
He was wanted by China for crimes linked to a loan-sharking gang. Thailand will deport him back to China once the procedures are complete.
In other words: the crypto world is often treated as an “invisibility cloak” for money laundering. But once on-chain addresses are cross-checked against bank records, there’s nowhere to hide.
Do you think catching one “facilitator” is useful in cross-border money-laundering cases? Share your thoughts in the comments.
#泰国 #CrossBorderMoneyLaundering
$BTC $ETH $SOL
For reference only; this is not investment advice.
This guy’s résumé is the stuff of a money-laundering facilitator’s hall of fame—
🔍 133 bank accounts, all opened using nominees he paid to recruit
A total of 500 million yuan (about 2.485 billion baht, according to Thai media) flowed through these accounts. He also helped a transnational gang exchange cryptocurrency and foreign currency, and arranged visas for its members—a full-service operation.
🔍 On the run for 3 years and 8 months, with plenty of tricks up his sleeve
He reported a fake address, switched license plates, and changed his car’s color with a wrap—the whole anti-tracking toolkit.
But the INTERPOL database pinpointed his location. Thailand’s Immigration Bureau, Division 3, showed up on Friday and arrested him at the mansion.
🔍 China had issued an arrest warrant long ago
He was wanted by China for crimes linked to a loan-sharking gang. Thailand will deport him back to China once the procedures are complete.
In other words: the crypto world is often treated as an “invisibility cloak” for money laundering. But once on-chain addresses are cross-checked against bank records, there’s nowhere to hide.
Do you think catching one “facilitator” is useful in cross-border money-laundering cases? Share your thoughts in the comments.
#泰国 #CrossBorderMoneyLaundering
$BTC $ETH $SOL
For reference only; this is not investment advice.
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💡 BTC 81,219, “scraping” along the 50-day moving average. This week’s biggest hurdle is right underfoot
📊 Market (TradingView live prices at 07:08 this morning):
$BTC 81,219 (-0.52%)
$ETH 2,389.1 (-1.27%)
$SOL 102.93 (-1.85%)
BNB 715.55 (-1.03%), APT 0.7942 (-5.75%) — APT is down in the basement all by itself today
🔹 Here’s what the chart is saying: BTC is hovering around the 50-day moving average and the lower Bollinger Band (both are near 81,200 and form the bulls’ nearest line of defense)—in other words, the bears are testing the waters while the bulls are holding on for dear life. Around 84,000 (the 20-day moving average) is the ceiling; BTC hasn’t reclaimed it since the CPI selloff. ETH is even weaker, having slipped below the Bollinger Band. Below 2,389, the first level to watch is the 30-day low around 2,360. The weakness is crystal clear.
💡 My take: bearish. The 81,000 area is the last paper-thin line of defense. If it holds, we’ll keep grinding sideways in the 81,000–83,800 range. If it breaks, 80,000 is the next stop. For the bulls to turn things around, they’ll need to reclaim the 20-day moving average around 84,000 first.
⚡️ Don’t go all-in halfway up the mountain—following the trend matters more than trying to catch the bottom.
Are you bullish or bearish today? Let me know in the comments 👇
For reference only; not investment advice.
💡 BTC 81,219, “scraping” along the 50-day moving average. This week’s biggest hurdle is right underfoot
📊 Market (TradingView live prices at 07:08 this morning):
$BTC 81,219 (-0.52%)
$ETH 2,389.1 (-1.27%)
$SOL 102.93 (-1.85%)
BNB 715.55 (-1.03%), APT 0.7942 (-5.75%) — APT is down in the basement all by itself today
🔹 Here’s what the chart is saying: BTC is hovering around the 50-day moving average and the lower Bollinger Band (both are near 81,200 and form the bulls’ nearest line of defense)—in other words, the bears are testing the waters while the bulls are holding on for dear life. Around 84,000 (the 20-day moving average) is the ceiling; BTC hasn’t reclaimed it since the CPI selloff. ETH is even weaker, having slipped below the Bollinger Band. Below 2,389, the first level to watch is the 30-day low around 2,360. The weakness is crystal clear.
💡 My take: bearish. The 81,000 area is the last paper-thin line of defense. If it holds, we’ll keep grinding sideways in the 81,000–83,800 range. If it breaks, 80,000 is the next stop. For the bulls to turn things around, they’ll need to reclaim the 20-day moving average around 84,000 first.
⚡️ Don’t go all-in halfway up the mountain—following the trend matters more than trying to catch the bottom.
Are you bullish or bearish today? Let me know in the comments 👇
For reference only; not investment advice.
📊 Market (TradingView live prices at 07:08 this morning):
$BTC 81,219 (-0.52%)
$ETH 2,389.1 (-1.27%)
$SOL 102.93 (-1.85%)
BNB 715.55 (-1.03%), APT 0.7942 (-5.75%) — APT is down in the basement all by itself today
🔹 Here’s what the chart is saying: BTC is hovering around the 50-day moving average and the lower Bollinger Band (both are near 81,200 and form the bulls’ nearest line of defense)—in other words, the bears are testing the waters while the bulls are holding on for dear life. Around 84,000 (the 20-day moving average) is the ceiling; BTC hasn’t reclaimed it since the CPI selloff. ETH is even weaker, having slipped below the Bollinger Band. Below 2,389, the first level to watch is the 30-day low around 2,360. The weakness is crystal clear.
💡 My take: bearish. The 81,000 area is the last paper-thin line of defense. If it holds, we’ll keep grinding sideways in the 81,000–83,800 range. If it breaks, 80,000 is the next stop. For the bulls to turn things around, they’ll need to reclaim the 20-day moving average around 84,000 first.
⚡️ Don’t go all-in halfway up the mountain—following the trend matters more than trying to catch the bottom.
Are you bullish or bearish today? Let me know in the comments 👇
For reference only; not investment advice.
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👀 Bitget announcement: It’s about to tell a group of users, “We’re done here”
Here’s what we know:
- Bitget posted an announcement on its official X account (Beijing time, 10-17): it will take a “one-time measure” and stop providing services to “certain users.”
- On funds: the company says users’ funds are safe and the platform will continue operating normally. Affected users will receive an email/app notification with next steps, deadlines, and withdrawal arrangements.
- If you haven’t received a notification: keep using the platform as usual—no need to panic.
In plain English: the company hasn’t said which users will be affected.
But the move brings to mind an incident from a month ago:
- On 9-25, Bitget confirmed unauthorized transfers and temporarily suspended withdrawals as an emergency measure.
- A security firm later disclosed that about $388 million was lost in that incident.
Put simply: the announcement is worded reassuringly—“funds are safe” and “customer support will assist throughout”—and most users who haven’t received a notification are unaffected. What’s really worth noting is that Bitget itself added a warning: use official channels and watch out for phishing links and impersonator accounts. Once an announcement like this goes out, phishers are quick to pounce.
Source: Cointelegraph report dated 10-17 + Bitget’s official X account.
#Bitget
Have you ever received a “service termination” notice from an exchange? Tell us in the comments.
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
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👀 Bitget announcement: It’s about to tell a group of users, “We’re done here”
Here’s what we know:
- Bitget posted an announcement on its official X account (Beijing time, 10-17): it will take a “one-time measure” and stop providing services to “certain users.”
- On funds: the company says users’ funds are safe and the platform will continue operating normally. Affected users will receive an email/app notification with next steps, deadlines, and withdrawal arrangements.
- If you haven’t received a notification: keep using the platform as usual—no need to panic.
In plain English: the company hasn’t said which users will be affected.
But the move brings to mind an incident from a month ago:
- On 9-25, Bitget confirmed unauthorized transfers and temporarily suspended withdrawals as an emergency measure.
- A security firm later disclosed that about $388 million was lost in that incident.
Put simply: the announcement is worded reassuringly—“funds are safe” and “customer support will assist throughout”—and most users who haven’t received a notification are unaffected. What’s really worth noting is that Bitget itself added a warning: use official channels and watch out for phishing links and impersonator accounts. Once an announcement like this goes out, phishers are quick to pounce.
Source: Cointelegraph report dated 10-17 + Bitget’s official X account.
#Bitget
Have you ever received a “service termination” notice from an exchange? Tell us in the comments.
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
Here’s what we know:
- Bitget posted an announcement on its official X account (Beijing time, 10-17): it will take a “one-time measure” and stop providing services to “certain users.”
- On funds: the company says users’ funds are safe and the platform will continue operating normally. Affected users will receive an email/app notification with next steps, deadlines, and withdrawal arrangements.
- If you haven’t received a notification: keep using the platform as usual—no need to panic.
In plain English: the company hasn’t said which users will be affected.
But the move brings to mind an incident from a month ago:
- On 9-25, Bitget confirmed unauthorized transfers and temporarily suspended withdrawals as an emergency measure.
- A security firm later disclosed that about $388 million was lost in that incident.
Put simply: the announcement is worded reassuringly—“funds are safe” and “customer support will assist throughout”—and most users who haven’t received a notification are unaffected. What’s really worth noting is that Bitget itself added a warning: use official channels and watch out for phishing links and impersonator accounts. Once an announcement like this goes out, phishers are quick to pounce.
Source: Cointelegraph report dated 10-17 + Bitget’s official X account.
#Bitget
Have you ever received a “service termination” notice from an exchange? Tell us in the comments.
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
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CZ’s response in the early hours seemed, on the surface, to back Solana
Look closer at the names he dropped, though, and there’s more to it
He said, "I support the progress of all chains"
Then named: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, $SOL
HYPE, ZEC, $SIGN…
Here’s the translation:
The first half is politically correct—he doesn’t want to offend anyone
The second half is the real point—
$SIGN is a project co-led in two funding rounds by his own YZi Labs ($16 million + $25.5 million). His mention of it is bullish
$HYPE ’s founder came out of YZi Labs’ early incubation program. Binance just listed it for spot trading on September 24, with zero listing fees
Slip small-cap coins between big names to bask in their glow
This tactic is called a “name-drop signal”—no call for a pump, just a mention
Of course, SOL had to be named
Otherwise, he couldn’t shake off the blame for “lighting the fuse” 😏$BTC
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CZ’s response in the early hours seemed, on the surface, to back Solana
Look closer at the names he dropped, though, and there’s more to it
He said, "I support the progress of all chains"
Then named: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, $SOL
HYPE, ZEC, $SIGN …
Here’s the translation:
The first half is politically correct—he doesn’t want to offend anyone
The second half is the real point—
$SIGN is a project co-led in two funding rounds by his own YZi Labs ($16 million + $25.5 million). His mention of it is bullish
$HYPE ’s founder came out of YZi Labs’ early incubation program. Binance just listed it for spot trading on September 24, with zero listing fees
Slip small-cap coins between big names to bask in their glow
This tactic is called a “name-drop signal”—no call for a pump, just a mention
Of course, SOL had to be named
Otherwise, he couldn’t shake off the blame for “lighting the fuse” 😏$BTC
Look closer at the names he dropped, though, and there’s more to it
He said, "I support the progress of all chains"
Then named: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, $SOL
HYPE, ZEC, $SIGN …
Here’s the translation:
The first half is politically correct—he doesn’t want to offend anyone
The second half is the real point—
$SIGN is a project co-led in two funding rounds by his own YZi Labs ($16 million + $25.5 million). His mention of it is bullish
$HYPE ’s founder came out of YZi Labs’ early incubation program. Binance just listed it for spot trading on September 24, with zero listing fees
Slip small-cap coins between big names to bask in their glow
This tactic is called a “name-drop signal”—no call for a pump, just a mention
Of course, SOL had to be named
Otherwise, he couldn’t shake off the blame for “lighting the fuse” 😏$BTC
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💥 The 80K floor—the bears barely had time to sit down
Bitcoin plunged below 80,000 yesterday, but buyers swooped in and flipped the table—reclaiming the 82,000 level within two hours.
In other words: the bears had just popped the champagne when the cork flew straight back into their faces 😂
📊 Market (TradingView, as of 7:09 this morning)
$BTC 81,648（-0.65%）：24-hour high around 82,750, low around 80,700. The 80,000 level was breached twice in two days, and neither time did the price stay below it.
$ETH 2,421.0（-0.98%）、$SOL 104.28（-1.07%），both got dragged down along with Bitcoin.
BNB 721.51（-0.72%），APT 0.8391（+0.66%），the only altcoin showing signs of life.
⚡️ The surprising part: US PPI inflation surged to 6.3% year over year, a four-year high. The script should have been “inflation through the roof → rate-hike expectations → bearish.” But the market flipped the script—rate-hike expectations actually fell, as money sought safety in US Treasuries.
🔹 This Bitcoin rebound is interesting: the price rose, but leveraged positions didn’t—this wasn’t a borrowed-money buying spree; spot and low-leverage money are doing the heavy lifting. Looks like the bears may run out of ammo first.
📌 The one-line outlook: short-term bullish. 80,000 is the goalkeeper; hold that level and 84,000 is next. Lose 80,000, and we’ll see whether the 80,700 floor can come to the rescue a second time.
Are you on the train or off it? Drop your position in the comments 👇
For reference only; not investment advice
💥 The 80K floor—the bears barely had time to sit down
Bitcoin plunged below 80,000 yesterday, but buyers swooped in and flipped the table—reclaiming the 82,000 level within two hours.
In other words: the bears had just popped the champagne when the cork flew straight back into their faces 😂
📊 Market (TradingView, as of 7:09 this morning)
$BTC 81,648（-0.65%）：24-hour high around 82,750, low around 80,700. The 80,000 level was breached twice in two days, and neither time did the price stay below it.
$ETH 2,421.0（-0.98%）、$SOL 104.28（-1.07%），both got dragged down along with Bitcoin.
BNB 721.51（-0.72%），APT 0.8391（+0.66%），the only altcoin showing signs of life.
⚡️ The surprising part: US PPI inflation surged to 6.3% year over year, a four-year high. The script should have been “inflation through the roof → rate-hike expectations → bearish.” But the market flipped the script—rate-hike expectations actually fell, as money sought safety in US Treasuries.
🔹 This Bitcoin rebound is interesting: the price rose, but leveraged positions didn’t—this wasn’t a borrowed-money buying spree; spot and low-leverage money are doing the heavy lifting. Looks like the bears may run out of ammo first.
📌 The one-line outlook: short-term bullish. 80,000 is the goalkeeper; hold that level and 84,000 is next. Lose 80,000, and we’ll see whether the 80,700 floor can come to the rescue a second time.
Are you on the train or off it? Drop your position in the comments 👇
For reference only; not investment advice
Bitcoin plunged below 80,000 yesterday, but buyers swooped in and flipped the table—reclaiming the 82,000 level within two hours.
In other words: the bears had just popped the champagne when the cork flew straight back into their faces 😂
📊 Market (TradingView, as of 7:09 this morning)
$BTC 81,648（-0.65%）：24-hour high around 82,750, low around 80,700. The 80,000 level was breached twice in two days, and neither time did the price stay below it.
$ETH 2,421.0（-0.98%）、$SOL 104.28（-1.07%），both got dragged down along with Bitcoin.
BNB 721.51（-0.72%），APT 0.8391（+0.66%），the only altcoin showing signs of life.
⚡️ The surprising part: US PPI inflation surged to 6.3% year over year, a four-year high. The script should have been “inflation through the roof → rate-hike expectations → bearish.” But the market flipped the script—rate-hike expectations actually fell, as money sought safety in US Treasuries.
🔹 This Bitcoin rebound is interesting: the price rose, but leveraged positions didn’t—this wasn’t a borrowed-money buying spree; spot and low-leverage money are doing the heavy lifting. Looks like the bears may run out of ammo first.
📌 The one-line outlook: short-term bullish. 80,000 is the goalkeeper; hold that level and 84,000 is next. Lose 80,000, and we’ll see whether the 80,700 floor can come to the rescue a second time.
Are you on the train or off it? Drop your position in the comments 👇
For reference only; not investment advice
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💥 Big news: Ledger received reports of “tampered devices” as far back as December last year. Why didn’t they say anything?
There’s a new development in the Ledger/CryptoBilis saga—and this time, it’s about old reports. Cointelegraph just broke the story:
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès told Cointelegraph that at least two people reported “tampered devices” to Ledger in December 2025. (Vietnamese crypto educator Tai Zen was one of them.)
Even more concerning: security researcher Joe Grand submitted a report to Ledger on March 4, 2026, about an implant in a Nano X he’d bought from Lazada Thailand in August 2025. Ledger confirmed they’d received it and said it was “under internal investigation.” And then… nothing. They never issued a warning to users.
Both men are now asking the same question: Months have passed—where’s the warning?
Karpelès did give them some credit: “It’s understandable to get a single report about a device from some shady seller, but as the reports pile up and the technology gets more sophisticated, surely users should be warned to be cautious.”
For comparison, Joe Grand also reported tampered devices sold through unauthorized TikTok/Facebook channels to Trezor this August. Trezor’s response: “As soon as the first case appears through an authorized channel, we act as quickly as possible, including directly warning customers.” Now that’s a different level of response.
For context: According to the latest figures from Bitquery (10-15), the CryptoBilis supply-chain attack has caused cumulative losses of around $102 million, affected 324 wallets across six blockchains, and Tether has frozen $10M.
In other words: This wasn’t the first time Ledger received an implant report—it was just the first time they acknowledged the scale of the problem. The real question is: Where were the warnings signals between last December and this March? What happened during those 10 months?
How would you rate Ledger’s crisis communications this time?
#硬件钱包 #Ledger
For reference only; not investment advice
💥 Big news: Ledger received reports of “tampered devices” as far back as December last year. Why didn’t they say anything?
There’s a new development in the Ledger/CryptoBilis saga—and this time, it’s about old reports. Cointelegraph just broke the story:
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès told Cointelegraph that at least two people reported “tampered devices” to Ledger in December 2025. (Vietnamese crypto educator Tai Zen was one of them.)
Even more concerning: security researcher Joe Grand submitted a report to Ledger on March 4, 2026, about an implant in a Nano X he’d bought from Lazada Thailand in August 2025. Ledger confirmed they’d received it and said it was “under internal investigation.” And then… nothing. They never issued a warning to users.
Both men are now asking the same question: Months have passed—where’s the warning?
Karpelès did give them some credit: “It’s understandable to get a single report about a device from some shady seller, but as the reports pile up and the technology gets more sophisticated, surely users should be warned to be cautious.”
For comparison, Joe Grand also reported tampered devices sold through unauthorized TikTok/Facebook channels to Trezor this August. Trezor’s response: “As soon as the first case appears through an authorized channel, we act as quickly as possible, including directly warning customers.” Now that’s a different level of response.
For context: According to the latest figures from Bitquery (10-15), the CryptoBilis supply-chain attack has caused cumulative losses of around $102 million, affected 324 wallets across six blockchains, and Tether has frozen $10M.
In other words: This wasn’t the first time Ledger received an implant report—it was just the first time they acknowledged the scale of the problem. The real question is: Where were the warnings signals between last December and this March? What happened during those 10 months?
How would you rate Ledger’s crisis communications this time?
#硬件钱包 #Ledger
For reference only; not investment advice
There’s a new development in the Ledger/CryptoBilis saga—and this time, it’s about old reports. Cointelegraph just broke the story:
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès told Cointelegraph that at least two people reported “tampered devices” to Ledger in December 2025. (Vietnamese crypto educator Tai Zen was one of them.)
Even more concerning: security researcher Joe Grand submitted a report to Ledger on March 4, 2026, about an implant in a Nano X he’d bought from Lazada Thailand in August 2025. Ledger confirmed they’d received it and said it was “under internal investigation.” And then… nothing. They never issued a warning to users.
Both men are now asking the same question: Months have passed—where’s the warning?
Karpelès did give them some credit: “It’s understandable to get a single report about a device from some shady seller, but as the reports pile up and the technology gets more sophisticated, surely users should be warned to be cautious.”
For comparison, Joe Grand also reported tampered devices sold through unauthorized TikTok/Facebook channels to Trezor this August. Trezor’s response: “As soon as the first case appears through an authorized channel, we act as quickly as possible, including directly warning customers.” Now that’s a different level of response.
For context: According to the latest figures from Bitquery (10-15), the CryptoBilis supply-chain attack has caused cumulative losses of around $102 million, affected 324 wallets across six blockchains, and Tether has frozen $10M.
In other words: This wasn’t the first time Ledger received an implant report—it was just the first time they acknowledged the scale of the problem. The real question is: Where were the warnings signals between last December and this March? What happened during those 10 months?
How would you rate Ledger’s crisis communications this time?
#硬件钱包 #Ledger
For reference only; not investment advice
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👀 Plaintiff and defendant join forces to plead their case. Judge: No.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York rejected a joint motion from the “plaintiff + defendant”—the CFTC and Gemini—to vacate the $5 million settlement order from January 2025.
Put plainly: the regulator says, “I shouldn’t have sued in the first place,” while Gemini says, “I was pressured into settling back then.” The two joined hands and went to the judge asking him to reverse the decision.
The judge’s response: Not a chance. 🚪
How the case began: In 2022, the CFTC sued Gemini, alleging that it made false or misleading statements to regulators during a review of Bitcoin futures contracts. The case went on for about three years. Three weeks before trial, Gemini voluntarily settled—paying $5 million and agreeing to a permanent injunction barring it from lying to the CFTC again.
On May 28 this year, the two sides jointly moved to vacate the order. The CFTC said that, given its current enforcement priorities, it shouldn’t have brought the case in the first place. Gemini said it had settled under pressure from regulators.
The judge said none of that was a reason to reopen the judgment. Gemini’s decision at the time was “deliberate,” not coerced. Besides, after three years of litigation, it knew the ins and outs of the case—including the fraud involving its former COO.
Here’s what makes this interesting: even when the regulator and the party it penalized join forces, the court isn’t buying it. The doors of the justice system aren’t so easy to open. That’s actually good for the industry—rules can’t be changed on a whim and settlements casually undone, which provides greater certainty.
At the time of publication, $BTC was trading at $81,340 (-1.31%; live TradingView Bitstamp reading at 00:10 CST).
Source: The Block report dated 10-16 (publication time personally verified: 2026-10-16T01:44:05-04:00); the judge’s original ruling is publicly available.
#Gemini #CFTC
What do you think—is a settlement order something that should be “forgiven and forgotten,” or is “a deal a deal”? Share your thoughts in the comments. 👇
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
👀 Plaintiff and defendant join forces to plead their case. Judge: No.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York rejected a joint motion from the “plaintiff + defendant”—the CFTC and Gemini—to vacate the $5 million settlement order from January 2025.
Put plainly: the regulator says, “I shouldn’t have sued in the first place,” while Gemini says, “I was pressured into settling back then.” The two joined hands and went to the judge asking him to reverse the decision.
The judge’s response: Not a chance. 🚪
How the case began: In 2022, the CFTC sued Gemini, alleging that it made false or misleading statements to regulators during a review of Bitcoin futures contracts. The case went on for about three years. Three weeks before trial, Gemini voluntarily settled—paying $5 million and agreeing to a permanent injunction barring it from lying to the CFTC again.
On May 28 this year, the two sides jointly moved to vacate the order. The CFTC said that, given its current enforcement priorities, it shouldn’t have brought the case in the first place. Gemini said it had settled under pressure from regulators.
The judge said none of that was a reason to reopen the judgment. Gemini’s decision at the time was “deliberate,” not coerced. Besides, after three years of litigation, it knew the ins and outs of the case—including the fraud involving its former COO.
Here’s what makes this interesting: even when the regulator and the party it penalized join forces, the court isn’t buying it. The doors of the justice system aren’t so easy to open. That’s actually good for the industry—rules can’t be changed on a whim and settlements casually undone, which provides greater certainty.
At the time of publication, $BTC was trading at $81,340 (-1.31%; live TradingView Bitstamp reading at 00:10 CST).
Source: The Block report dated 10-16 (publication time personally verified: 2026-10-16T01:44:05-04:00); the judge’s original ruling is publicly available.
#Gemini #CFTC
What do you think—is a settlement order something that should be “forgiven and forgotten,” or is “a deal a deal”? Share your thoughts in the comments. 👇
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York rejected a joint motion from the “plaintiff + defendant”—the CFTC and Gemini—to vacate the $5 million settlement order from January 2025.
Put plainly: the regulator says, “I shouldn’t have sued in the first place,” while Gemini says, “I was pressured into settling back then.” The two joined hands and went to the judge asking him to reverse the decision.
The judge’s response: Not a chance. 🚪
How the case began: In 2022, the CFTC sued Gemini, alleging that it made false or misleading statements to regulators during a review of Bitcoin futures contracts. The case went on for about three years. Three weeks before trial, Gemini voluntarily settled—paying $5 million and agreeing to a permanent injunction barring it from lying to the CFTC again.
On May 28 this year, the two sides jointly moved to vacate the order. The CFTC said that, given its current enforcement priorities, it shouldn’t have brought the case in the first place. Gemini said it had settled under pressure from regulators.
The judge said none of that was a reason to reopen the judgment. Gemini’s decision at the time was “deliberate,” not coerced. Besides, after three years of litigation, it knew the ins and outs of the case—including the fraud involving its former COO.
Here’s what makes this interesting: even when the regulator and the party it penalized join forces, the court isn’t buying it. The doors of the justice system aren’t so easy to open. That’s actually good for the industry—rules can’t be changed on a whim and settlements casually undone, which provides greater certainty.
At the time of publication, $BTC was trading at $81,340 (-1.31%; live TradingView Bitstamp reading at 00:10 CST).
Source: The Block report dated 10-16 (publication time personally verified: 2026-10-16T01:44:05-04:00); the judge’s original ruling is publicly available.
#Gemini #CFTC
What do you think—is a settlement order something that should be “forgiven and forgotten,” or is “a deal a deal”? Share your thoughts in the comments. 👇
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
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💡 A different perspective: Warsh “said nothing” in Bangkok, and the market understood everything
This morning (Bangkok time), Fed Chair Warsh chatted with Managing Director Georgieva at the IMF annual meeting. Asked whether the Fed would raise rates at its October 27–28 meeting—
His exact words were: “I do not prejudge meetings.” In plain English: I’m not making predictions about meetings—you can guess for yourselves. The Fed is done with “signaling in advance.”
📌 Three key takeaways
① He acknowledged that after the September rate hike, the economy’s trajectory was “broadly in line with the Fed’s expectations”
② The whole world is tightening, and “there are no free riders”
③ He called AI a “positive supply shock”—building factories is good; price increases are a bump in the road
📊 The market’s reaction says it all: CME FedWatch puts the odds of no change in October at 85.1% (up from 72% just a day ago); Goldman Sachs expects a pause in October and one final hike in December; UBS goes further, forecasting one hike in December and another in March 2027, then stopping.
In plain English: No rate hike in October means some short-term breathing room, but the odds of a December hike are close to 89%. The sword is still hanging overhead.
At the time of writing: $$BTC 81,895 (+1.83%; live TradingView Bitstamp reading at 21:06 CST)
What do you think: Will they raise rates on October 28 or not? 👇
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
💡 A different perspective: Warsh “said nothing” in Bangkok, and the market understood everything
This morning (Bangkok time), Fed Chair Warsh chatted with Managing Director Georgieva at the IMF annual meeting. Asked whether the Fed would raise rates at its October 27–28 meeting—
His exact words were: “I do not prejudge meetings.” In plain English: I’m not making predictions about meetings—you can guess for yourselves. The Fed is done with “signaling in advance.”
📌 Three key takeaways
① He acknowledged that after the September rate hike, the economy’s trajectory was “broadly in line with the Fed’s expectations”
② The whole world is tightening, and “there are no free riders”
③ He called AI a “positive supply shock”—building factories is good; price increases are a bump in the road
📊 The market’s reaction says it all: CME FedWatch puts the odds of no change in October at 85.1% (up from 72% just a day ago); Goldman Sachs expects a pause in October and one final hike in December; UBS goes further, forecasting one hike in December and another in March 2027, then stopping.
In plain English: No rate hike in October means some short-term breathing room, but the odds of a December hike are close to 89%. The sword is still hanging overhead.
At the time of writing: $$BTC 81,895 (+1.83%; live TradingView Bitstamp reading at 21:06 CST)
What do you think: Will they raise rates on October 28 or not? 👇
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
This morning (Bangkok time), Fed Chair Warsh chatted with Managing Director Georgieva at the IMF annual meeting. Asked whether the Fed would raise rates at its October 27–28 meeting—
His exact words were: “I do not prejudge meetings.” In plain English: I’m not making predictions about meetings—you can guess for yourselves. The Fed is done with “signaling in advance.”
📌 Three key takeaways
① He acknowledged that after the September rate hike, the economy’s trajectory was “broadly in line with the Fed’s expectations”
② The whole world is tightening, and “there are no free riders”
③ He called AI a “positive supply shock”—building factories is good; price increases are a bump in the road
📊 The market’s reaction says it all: CME FedWatch puts the odds of no change in October at 85.1% (up from 72% just a day ago); Goldman Sachs expects a pause in October and one final hike in December; UBS goes further, forecasting one hike in December and another in March 2027, then stopping.
In plain English: No rate hike in October means some short-term breathing room, but the odds of a December hike are close to 89%. The sword is still hanging overhead.
At the time of writing: $$BTC 81,895 (+1.83%; live TradingView Bitstamp reading at 21:06 CST)
What do you think: Will they raise rates on October 28 or not? 👇
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
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📣 Just announced: U.S. retail investors have a new $13 trillion firehose for buying crypto
Schwab CEO gave the green light at yesterday’s Fall Business Update: spot trading for retail customers in $BTC $ETH is now fully live, with deposits and withdrawals to follow. $SOL and two other coins (AVAX and LINK) are expected by year-end.
A few key numbers:
- Schwab manages $13.33 trillion in client assets and 40.3 million brokerage accounts—and is now jumping straight into the crypto business
- Fees are 0.75%, with a 1-cent minimum per trade. Paxos will custody the crypto, making Schwab’s compliance credentials crystal clear
- Deposits and withdrawals will roll out in phases: up to 3 withdrawals per 24 hours, capped at $5,000 each, and a monthly deposit limit of $50 million
In other words: crypto folks used to go buy stocks; now it’s the other way around—the retirement accounts of everyday Americans can buy $BTC with a single tap. At the time of writing, $BTC was at $82,281 (+1.64%).
One quick risk note: it’s not available in New York, Louisiana, or outside the U.S. for now.
What do you think—will traditional brokerages entering the market drive down exchange fees?
Source: Schwab 10-15 Fall Business Update and Q3 earnings report (client assets as of 9-30)
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
📣 Just announced: U.S. retail investors have a new $13 trillion firehose for buying crypto
Schwab CEO gave the green light at yesterday’s Fall Business Update: spot trading for retail customers in $BTC $ETH is now fully live, with deposits and withdrawals to follow. $SOL and two other coins (AVAX and LINK) are expected by year-end.
A few key numbers:
- Schwab manages $13.33 trillion in client assets and 40.3 million brokerage accounts—and is now jumping straight into the crypto business
- Fees are 0.75%, with a 1-cent minimum per trade. Paxos will custody the crypto, making Schwab’s compliance credentials crystal clear
- Deposits and withdrawals will roll out in phases: up to 3 withdrawals per 24 hours, capped at $5,000 each, and a monthly deposit limit of $50 million
In other words: crypto folks used to go buy stocks; now it’s the other way around—the retirement accounts of everyday Americans can buy $BTC with a single tap. At the time of writing, $BTC was at $82,281 (+1.64%).
One quick risk note: it’s not available in New York, Louisiana, or outside the U.S. for now.
What do you think—will traditional brokerages entering the market drive down exchange fees?
Source: Schwab 10-15 Fall Business Update and Q3 earnings report (client assets as of 9-30)
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
Schwab CEO gave the green light at yesterday’s Fall Business Update: spot trading for retail customers in $BTC $ETH is now fully live, with deposits and withdrawals to follow. $SOL and two other coins (AVAX and LINK) are expected by year-end.
A few key numbers:
- Schwab manages $13.33 trillion in client assets and 40.3 million brokerage accounts—and is now jumping straight into the crypto business
- Fees are 0.75%, with a 1-cent minimum per trade. Paxos will custody the crypto, making Schwab’s compliance credentials crystal clear
- Deposits and withdrawals will roll out in phases: up to 3 withdrawals per 24 hours, capped at $5,000 each, and a monthly deposit limit of $50 million
In other words: crypto folks used to go buy stocks; now it’s the other way around—the retirement accounts of everyday Americans can buy $BTC with a single tap. At the time of writing, $BTC was at $82,281 (+1.64%).
One quick risk note: it’s not available in New York, Louisiana, or outside the U.S. for now.
What do you think—will traditional brokerages entering the market drive down exchange fees?
Source: Schwab 10-15 Fall Business Update and Q3 earnings report (client assets as of 9-30)
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
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👀 U.S. stocks, gold, forex—big players can now trade “perpetuals” on-chain 24/7
Ripple announced yesterday (10/15): Ripple Prime has launched RWA perpetual swaps, giving institutional clients direct access to trade
Covers 100+ underlying markets: stocks, indices, ETFs, metals, energy, and forex—with trading and settlement available 24 hours a day, including weekends
In plain English: U.S. markets used to close and leave you stuck watching from the sidelines. Now market makers can keep betting on Apple, gold, and more on-chain
📌 A few key details:
1️⃣ Ripple Prime is the sole counterparty—institutions don’t need to interact with the blockchain directly, making it compliance-friendly
2️⃣ Top global market maker Virtu is already using it—effectively backing its liquidity
3️⃣ Cross-asset margin + RLUSD as collateral—maximizing capital efficiency
4️⃣ Underlying exposure is linked to perpetual contracts on Trade.xyz on Hyperliquid—$HYPE just got another wave of institutional flows (at the time of writing: $81.68, +3.21%)
The bigger picture: RWA perpetuals have gone from niche to around $9 billion in open interest across platforms in a year (according to Bloomberg); last year, Ripple Prime spent $1.25 billion to acquire Hidden Road and transform into an institutional brokerage
At the time of writing: $XRP $1.3407 (+2.69%, live TradingView reading from Coinbase)
A quick risk note: It currently operates only under a BVI license and isn’t available in the U.S. yet. We’ll have to see how the regulatory landscape develops
Who do you think will be next to bring U.S. stocks on-chain and keep them trading 24/7? Let’s discuss in the comments
#RWA
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
👀 U.S. stocks, gold, forex—big players can now trade “perpetuals” on-chain 24/7
Ripple announced yesterday (10/15): Ripple Prime has launched RWA perpetual swaps, giving institutional clients direct access to trade
Covers 100+ underlying markets: stocks, indices, ETFs, metals, energy, and forex—with trading and settlement available 24 hours a day, including weekends
In plain English: U.S. markets used to close and leave you stuck watching from the sidelines. Now market makers can keep betting on Apple, gold, and more on-chain
📌 A few key details:
1️⃣ Ripple Prime is the sole counterparty—institutions don’t need to interact with the blockchain directly, making it compliance-friendly
2️⃣ Top global market maker Virtu is already using it—effectively backing its liquidity
3️⃣ Cross-asset margin + RLUSD as collateral—maximizing capital efficiency
4️⃣ Underlying exposure is linked to perpetual contracts on Trade.xyz on Hyperliquid—$HYPE just got another wave of institutional flows (at the time of writing: $81.68, +3.21%)
The bigger picture: RWA perpetuals have gone from niche to around $9 billion in open interest across platforms in a year (according to Bloomberg); last year, Ripple Prime spent $1.25 billion to acquire Hidden Road and transform into an institutional brokerage
At the time of writing: $XRP $1.3407 (+2.69%, live TradingView reading from Coinbase)
A quick risk note: It currently operates only under a BVI license and isn’t available in the U.S. yet. We’ll have to see how the regulatory landscape develops
Who do you think will be next to bring U.S. stocks on-chain and keep them trading 24/7? Let’s discuss in the comments
#RWA
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
Ripple announced yesterday (10/15): Ripple Prime has launched RWA perpetual swaps, giving institutional clients direct access to trade
Covers 100+ underlying markets: stocks, indices, ETFs, metals, energy, and forex—with trading and settlement available 24 hours a day, including weekends
In plain English: U.S. markets used to close and leave you stuck watching from the sidelines. Now market makers can keep betting on Apple, gold, and more on-chain
📌 A few key details:
1️⃣ Ripple Prime is the sole counterparty—institutions don’t need to interact with the blockchain directly, making it compliance-friendly
2️⃣ Top global market maker Virtu is already using it—effectively backing its liquidity
3️⃣ Cross-asset margin + RLUSD as collateral—maximizing capital efficiency
4️⃣ Underlying exposure is linked to perpetual contracts on Trade.xyz on Hyperliquid—$HYPE just got another wave of institutional flows (at the time of writing: $81.68, +3.21%)
The bigger picture: RWA perpetuals have gone from niche to around $9 billion in open interest across platforms in a year (according to Bloomberg); last year, Ripple Prime spent $1.25 billion to acquire Hidden Road and transform into an institutional brokerage
At the time of writing: $XRP $1.3407 (+2.69%, live TradingView reading from Coinbase)
A quick risk note: It currently operates only under a BVI license and isn’t available in the U.S. yet. We’ll have to see how the regulatory landscape develops
Who do you think will be next to bring U.S. stocks on-chain and keep them trading 24/7? Let’s discuss in the comments
#RWA
For informational purposes only; not investment advice
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⚡️Just confirmed: $SOL ’s Shanghai saga—episode two is even more thrilling than episode one
Just yesterday, we were watching Solana open an office in Shanghai and advertise on the city skyline, with even CZ applauding.
Then the plot took a sudden turn this morning: the Shanghai event—the first stop on Solana Accelerate’s China tour—was “postponed” at the last minute. The official email cited “last-minute logistical considerations” (in other words: something unexpected came up).
👀 Posts circulating on social media from the scene show police turning up at the event venue. Solana has yet to respond to requests for comment.
💡 Why it’s worth watching:
1️⃣ The contrast couldn’t be sharper—the chief strategy officer had just shown off a new Pudong office (“the world’s highest commercial office space”), the president had posted a photo of a Solana ad covering an entire building, and the founder had even taken a Huangpu River cruise on Wednesday night. Then, overnight, everything changed.
2️⃣ Déjà vu—last October, a Solana event in Shenzhen was interrupted midway after police questioned the organizers. At the time, the official explanation was “venue overcrowding.”
3️⃣ The backdrop—China banned crypto trading in 2021 and tightened restrictions in February to cover stablecoin issuance and RWAs. Blockchain can still be discussed in Shanghai, but where exactly the red line falls for the combination of “high-profile advertising + in-person events” remains an open question.
At the time of writing, $SOL was trading at $106.50 (+1.10%; live reading from TradingView Coinbase at 17:36 CST)—the market doesn’t seem spooked yet.
In other words: You can open an office and run ads, but before holding an in-person event, you’d better brush up on “keeping a low profile and staying compliant.”
The next three stops—Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and Beijing (10-16 to 10-22)—are still going ahead. What do you think: will the next stop have a surprise in store?
Source: SCMP original report (10-16) + screenshot of the official email cited from social media
For informational purposes only; not investment advice$ETH
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⚡️Just confirmed: $SOL ’s Shanghai saga—episode two is even more thrilling than episode one
Just yesterday, we were watching Solana open an office in Shanghai and advertise on the city skyline, with even CZ applauding.
Then the plot took a sudden turn this morning: the Shanghai event—the first stop on Solana Accelerate’s China tour—was “postponed” at the last minute. The official email cited “last-minute logistical considerations” (in other words: something unexpected came up).
👀 Posts circulating on social media from the scene show police turning up at the event venue. Solana has yet to respond to requests for comment.
💡 Why it’s worth watching:
1️⃣ The contrast couldn’t be sharper—the chief strategy officer had just shown off a new Pudong office (“the world’s highest commercial office space”), the president had posted a photo of a Solana ad covering an entire building, and the founder had even taken a Huangpu River cruise on Wednesday night. Then, overnight, everything changed.
2️⃣ Déjà vu—last October, a Solana event in Shenzhen was interrupted midway after police questioned the organizers. At the time, the official explanation was “venue overcrowding.”
3️⃣ The backdrop—China banned crypto trading in 2021 and tightened restrictions in February to cover stablecoin issuance and RWAs. Blockchain can still be discussed in Shanghai, but where exactly the red line falls for the combination of “high-profile advertising + in-person events” remains an open question.
At the time of writing, $SOL was trading at $106.50 (+1.10%; live reading from TradingView Coinbase at 17:36 CST)—the market doesn’t seem spooked yet.
In other words: You can open an office and run ads, but before holding an in-person event, you’d better brush up on “keeping a low profile and staying compliant.”
The next three stops—Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and Beijing (10-16 to 10-22)—are still going ahead. What do you think: will the next stop have a surprise in store?
Source: SCMP original report (10-16) + screenshot of the official email cited from social media
For informational purposes only; not investment advice$ETH
Just yesterday, we were watching Solana open an office in Shanghai and advertise on the city skyline, with even CZ applauding.
Then the plot took a sudden turn this morning: the Shanghai event—the first stop on Solana Accelerate’s China tour—was “postponed” at the last minute. The official email cited “last-minute logistical considerations” (in other words: something unexpected came up).
👀 Posts circulating on social media from the scene show police turning up at the event venue. Solana has yet to respond to requests for comment.
💡 Why it’s worth watching:
1️⃣ The contrast couldn’t be sharper—the chief strategy officer had just shown off a new Pudong office (“the world’s highest commercial office space”), the president had posted a photo of a Solana ad covering an entire building, and the founder had even taken a Huangpu River cruise on Wednesday night. Then, overnight, everything changed.
2️⃣ Déjà vu—last October, a Solana event in Shenzhen was interrupted midway after police questioned the organizers. At the time, the official explanation was “venue overcrowding.”
3️⃣ The backdrop—China banned crypto trading in 2021 and tightened restrictions in February to cover stablecoin issuance and RWAs. Blockchain can still be discussed in Shanghai, but where exactly the red line falls for the combination of “high-profile advertising + in-person events” remains an open question.
At the time of writing, $SOL was trading at $106.50 (+1.10%; live reading from TradingView Coinbase at 17:36 CST)—the market doesn’t seem spooked yet.
In other words: You can open an office and run ads, but before holding an in-person event, you’d better brush up on “keeping a low profile and staying compliant.”
The next three stops—Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and Beijing (10-16 to 10-22)—are still going ahead. What do you think: will the next stop have a surprise in store?
Source: SCMP original report (10-16) + screenshot of the official email cited from social media
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