Crypto Breaking News

Pocket Bitcoin said its August security incident exposed records linked to 5,411 customers across two data groups.

Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Paul Dobson break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."

Saint Seiya creator Masami Kurumada is suing his former manager over alleged losses worth about ¥4.68 billion.

Beata Manthey, European equity strategy head at Citi, says economic data, earnings revisions and government policy paint a positive picture for European firms. "We argue that actually policymakers are making good steps toward really protecting [the] European economy going forward," Manthey tells Bloomberg Television.

Argentina’s Public Prosecutor’s Office trained staff to trace, analyse and seize virtual assets during criminal investigations.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) has 96,231 fake-address text outputs in its UTXO set, according to a Bitquery scan of 965,135 blocks.

Monad activated its MIP-8 upgrade on 2 September, changing how contracts are charged for reading stored data.

Hyperliquid has expanded its HIP-3 framework with optional on-chain allowlists for permissioned perpetual markets.

A fresh flare up in tit-for-tat attacks between the US and Iran put the Strait of Hormuz back in focus as gas, oil and other commodity prices rallied this week. With negotiations between the two sides grinding to a halt and Europe nearing the end of summer, dwindling gas storage levels are threatening to intensify a global fight for supply. The Opening Trade spoke with guests about the outlook as governments and consumers face the prospect of higher prices heading into winter.

Volkswagen's supervisory board backed a restructuring that calls for 50,000 additional job cuts, far fewer models and a smaller industrial footprint. The new staff cuts represent about 8% of VW's global workforce as of the end of last year. Bloomberg's Danny Lee reports.

Economists think the European Central Bank will raise interest rates next week but not beyond that. The majority of respondents in a Bloomberg survey expect the deposit rate to be raised by a quarter-point to 2.5% on Thursday and stay there through 2027. The survey results point toward a far more dovish outcome than markets are currently betting on. Bloomberg's Jana Randow breaks down the situation.

The US Treasury identified US$12.7 billion in reported financial activity tied to suspected digital asset investment scams.