Crypto

Coinmarketcap has acquired crypto derivatives analytics platform Coinglass for an undisclosed sum, adding open interest, funding rates, liquidations, and options data to one of the industry’s largest market-data platforms. Coinglass will continue operating independently for now, but the deal has already sparked debate over data concentration, as Coinmarketcap is owned by Binance. Key…

A New York cryptography lab has proposed Zcash-style private transfers on Bitcoin without changing Bitcoin itself. Published on Thursday by [[alloc] init], Shielded Bitcoin would hide amounts and counterparties without a soft fork, separate blockchain, federation or trusted operator. Bitcoin would simply store and order encrypted data that it cannot understand, while outside software verifies the…

An iPhone app promoted as a read-only crypto monitoring tool carried code capable of accessing other apps and sensitive wallet data, a new analysis found. A wallet identified as the attacker’s received nearly $580,000 in crypto. Key Takeaways Malicious code appeared in two official App Store versions of FomoPeek. In a controlled test, the code collected and uploaded Apple Notes data. A wallet…

Binance has purchased $100 million of Circle stock while signing a new five-year commercial agreement designed to expand USDC adoption across its platform. The deal links Binance more closely to both Circle’s equity value and the growth of its flagship stablecoin. Key Takeaways Binance bought $100M of Circle stock and signed a 5-year deal to expand USDC adoption. The partnership aligns exchange…