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Austin Mwendia is a passionate crypto journalist with three years of experience. He has contributed to various media outlets, covering blockchain technology, market analysis, and financial trends. He is committed to educating readers and expanding the adoption of blockchain and decentralized finance.

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Ethereum Foundation and SEAL Fund Dedicated Threat Hunting to Curb Crypto Drain Attacks

Crypto News4 months ago

By Austin Mwendia2/10/2026

Highlights: Ethereum Foundation and SEAL have launched a funded effort to track and stop wallet drainer attacks. The sponsorship adds a dedicated security engineer to focus only on drainer activity and live attack tracking. The initiative expands coordinated threat monitoring […]

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FDIC Settles FOIA Case and Pays $188K to Release Crypto Bank “Pause Letters”

Crypto News4 months ago

By Austin Mwendia2/9/2026

Highlights: FDIC has settled the FOIA case and agreed to release crypto pause letters after a prolonged court dispute. A federal court ruled the FDIC wrongly withheld records without reviewing them individually. The disclosed letters renewed scrutiny over how banks […]

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French Police Arrest Six After Crypto Kidnapping of Magistrate and Mother

Crypto News4 months ago

By Austin Mwendia2/9/2026

Highlights: Crypto kidnapping cases in France are pushing police to treat ransom threats as high-risk crimes. French investigators rescued the victims without paying ransom after a rapid nationwide police response. The victims escaped after being held for about thirty hours […]

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Best Cryptocurrencies to Invest in Today, February 9 – Tron, Ethereum, Stellar

Crypto News4 months ago

By Austin Mwendia2/9/2026

Highlights: TRX is holding steady near $0.28 as treasury buying supports the price and signals strong long-term confidence. ETH is trading above $2,080 after buyers defended the $2,050 support, while resistance near $2,200 caps upside. XLM has stabilized near $0.16 […]

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China Bans Crypto and RWA Tokenization, Moves Digital Currency Oversight Under PBoC

Crypto News4 months ago

By Austin Mwendia2/6/2026

Highlights: China has banned crypto and says all related trading and services are illegal under financial law. The central bank set January 1, 2026, as the start date for a new digital currency system after years of testing. Regulators also […]

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Gemini Pulls Out of UK, EU, and Australia Amid Layoffs and Strategy Shift

Crypto News4 months ago

By Austin Mwendia2/6/2026

Highlights: Gemini will exit the UK, EU, and Australia while cutting jobs to focus operations on the US market The exchange plans to shut services in several markets to reduce costs and focus operations on core regions. Gemini confirmed the […]

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Best Cryptocurrencies to Invest in Today, February 6 – Cardano, Ethena, Litecoin

Crypto News4 months ago

By Austin Mwendia2/6/2026

Highlights: ADA is testing long-term support near $0.27 as heavy selling pressure keeps buyers cautious in a weak market. ENA is sitting near the $0.11 floor after a deep sell-off, with oversold signals hinting at a short relief bounce. Litecoin […]

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Nevada Court Blocks Emergency Shutdown of Coinbase Prediction Markets

Crypto News4 months ago

By Austin Mwendia2/5/2026

Highlights: A Nevada judge declined an emergency order and let Coinbase keep its products available for now. State regulators and Coinbase are clashing over whether federal law governs prediction markets. Similar legal fights in other states show rising scrutiny of […]

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Lawmakers Scrutinize World Liberty After Reports of UAE Stake Before Trump Inauguration

Crypto News4 months ago

By Austin Mwendia2/5/2026

Highlights: Lawmakers are scrutinizing World Liberty following reports of foreign investment and possible policy influence. Khanna’s inquiry focuses on a UAE-linked stake and stablecoin activity tied to a major Binance deal. The Congress set a March 1 deadline for records […]

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CFTC Withdraws 2024 Proposal to Ban Sports and Political Prediction Markets

Crypto News4 months ago

By Austin Mwendia2/5/2026

Highlights: The CFTC dropped a 2024 proposal and closed the door on a ban tied to event contracts. The shift gives prediction markets more clarity as the agency prepares a fresh rule path. Regulators also pulled staff guidance that had […]

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Base Restores Network Stability After Late-January Transaction Delays

Crypto News4 months ago

By Austin Mwendia2/4/2026

Highlights: Base has restored the network after engineers reversed a configuration change that slowed transactions. Users saw delayed or dropped transactions on January 31 while the network continued producing blocks. Coinbase is tightening monitoring and security to catch transaction issues […]

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Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum’s Original Layer-2 Scaling Model No Longer Works

Crypto News4 months ago

By Austin Mwendia2/4/2026

Highlights: Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum should rely less on layer-2 scaling as mainnet capacity grows. He said many layer-2 networks failed to meet Ethereum’s security standards. Developers are raising gas limits to boost Ethereum mainnet throughput. Vitalik Buterin has said […]