Arkansas has sued Kalshi, saying the prediction market runs an unlicensed gambling business and lets people as young as 18 place real-money bets on sports. The state wants repayments, penalties, unpaid taxes and a court order to stop it, while Kalshi insists its contracts are federally regulated and outside state gambling law.
AnaisHackers stole about $48.6 million from Brazilian exchange Mercado Bitcoin, and blockchain records show money kept leaving customer accounts for hours after the company said the attack was over. The exchange has promised to cover customer losses, but it has not explained how the thief kept access, and deposits, withdrawals and trading remain closed.
WeatherlyAnthropic has launched a Personal Finance beta in Claude for Pro, Max and Ultra subscribers in the US, letting them link bank and card accounts through Plaid and ask questions about their spending, with read-only access so Claude cannot move any money.
AnaisPolice in Penang, Malaysia, arrested 141 people, mostly foreigners, in 14 raids on suspected scam call centres between 9 and 29 October 2026. The groups are accused of cheating people in several countries, including through fake investment offers, romance scams and a second scam targeting people who had already lost money.
WeatherlyCanva is cutting 1,271 jobs, about 22 per cent of its staff, after its growth slowed and competition from AI design tools grew. Those leaving will get at least six months' salary, 12 months of healthcare cover where offered, career support, their company laptops and the chance to apply for a US$10,000 startup grant.
AnaisHackers linked to North Korea stole $6.3 billion from Binance and are now moving some of it through Chinese money-laundering networks, with hundreds of thousands of dollars already traced there. About $3 billion has been frozen, but close to $1 billion has started moving through laundering channels.
WeatherlyCointelegraph tweeted that SEC approved iShares' Bitcoin (BTC) Spot ETF, but was confirmed to be false by BlackRock.
AaronThis development follows a transaction made just three weeks ago, where another wallet linked to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sent 400 ETH, valued at approximately $600,000, to Coinbase.
DavinFake spot Bitcoin ETF news’ approval disseminated by Cointelegraph caused BTC price to pump to $30k before dropping while the news outlet quickly jumped on damage control.
CatherineiSanctuary did not name the exchanges.
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