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Alex Mashinsky, already serving 12 years for fraud, settled New York’s civil case over claims he misled Celsius customers about the failed crypto lender’s safety. New York Attorney General Letitia James said Friday she secured up to $35 million from former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky and a permanent ban preventing him from working in the securities, commodities or cryptocurrency industries. James sued Mashinsky in 2023 according to a press release,.

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The hardware wallet maker said it is investigating devices sold by a Southeast Asian reseller as social posts swirl about crypto assets drained from Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tron addresses. Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger said Friday it is investigating reports of stolen funds linked to devices sold through a reseller in Southeast Asia as a suspected $86 million heist threatens to add to the industry's mounting losses from exploits this.

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DWF is seeking $114 million in damages on the basis BitGo’s token sales resulted in direct losses through the fall in tokens' prices. DWF Labs subsidiaries DWF Maas and Falcon Digital are suing cryptocurrency custodians BitGo BTGO over an alleged breach of a token sale’s lock-up terms, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The two investment subsidiaries of market maker DWF Labs allege they agreed to sell Falcon Finance tokens.

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The plan concerns public payments, where about seven in 10 ZEC sit. A separate wallet tool would keep balance checks from revealing which addresses belong together. Developers of privacy-focused Zcash (ZEC) plan to add protections designed to withstand quantum computers within months as warnings about AI-assisted attacks put the broader security of cryptocurrency wallets under scrutiny. “Our team plans for post-quantum signature opcodes to land in Zcash in January,” Roman.

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Your day-ahead look for Oct. 9, 2026 This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter 'Daybook.' Sign up here, if you haven't already. Bitcoin BTC$82,489.04 held near $82,600 after President Donald Trump said he would not strike Iran before the U.S. midterm elections, pulling the largest cryptocurrency off Thursday’s low of roughly $80,400 and turning the liquidation pressure onto bearish traders. Ether ETH$2,491.25 slipped 2% over 24 hours to about $2,500,.

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Bitcoin recovered to around $82,500 after Trump ruled out an Iran strike, but remains about 4% lower on the week, while ether has lost 9%. Bitcoin BTC$82,504.78 heads into the weekend about 4% lower than at the same time last Friday, even after recovering to around $82,500 from a low near $80,300 on Thursday. Ether ETH$2,491.91 slid 9% over the week to around $2,500. The BTC rebound followed a Truth.