- BTC$72,869-1.49%
- ETH$2,021-1.61%
- BNB$659.99-3.15%
- XRP$1.04-1.76%
- SOL$82.22-1.90%
- TRX$0.3164-0.26%
- ZEC$969.92-1.27%
- DOGE$0.0664-2.40%
- XMR$553.71-3.88%
- LINK$9.99-3.20%
- ADA$0.1715-2.55%
- XLM$0.1448-1.58%
Bitminer.io: crypto news mined for signal, reported from the record
The ledgers Updated from the source data
The record so far
- $8.77bnlost so far in 2026, 340 incidents
- 120enforcement actions so far in 2026, 144 by this date in 2025
- 1,062addresses on the US sanctions list
- 241firms licensed under MiCA across 28 EU and EEA countries
Latest hacks
- Rujira AMM Strategies$200,000
- Arcus Perps$2.2m
- Initia$615,000
- Ankr Bridge$304,500
- ACryptoS$665,429
Latest enforcement
- Boston federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action against about $456,602 in USDT alleged to be romance scam proceeds.DOJ
- FinCEN issued an order cutting off crypto exchange MEXC Global from the U.S. financial system over alleged sanctions evasion and cybercrime.FinCEN
- OFAC designated eight Canadian money services businesses, several listing TRON crypto addresses, for enabling the Iranian regime.OFAC
- A former FBI agent pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering for stealing about $2.47M in crypto using FBI investigation credentials.DOJ
- A Florida movie company and its CEO consented to final judgments over an alleged offering fraud that touted blockchain technology use.SEC
14 days since the last crypto hack of $100 million or more: Binance, $6.36bn, on 29 October 2026.
Week of 9 November 2026, so far: $3.4m lost in 4 hacks, 1 US enforcement step and 0 newly sanctioned addresses
On 12 November: in 2022, FTX lost $450.0m; in 2020, Akropolis lost $2.0m; in 2025, dOJ launched a Scam Center Strike Force, citing $401 million in crypto seized and forfeited and new forfeiture filings for $80 million.
Check before you send: is a crypto address sanctioned or flagged by the FBI? · what the record says about a crypto company · which exchanges hold a MiCA licence · an exchange’s record, from Coinbase to Binance
Also in the ledgers: 2026 so far, in data · this week in the record · $9.34bn in thefts the US attributes to North Korea · the 7 hacks that reached a US court · 31 case timelines, from FTX to Prince Group ·192 US crypto scam actions, and where to report one
The Assayer Reported from the record
From the desk
Markets Mined for signal
Bitcoin slips to $72,900 as AI dominates the conversation
Total crypto market cap sits at $2.40T, down 2.4% over 24 hours. Mantle leads the top 100, up 1.6%, while Pepe lags, down 11.4%. AI, ETF flows and stablecoins lead the conversation across 111 industry headlines.
Biggest movers, top 100
- MNTMantle+1.65%
- ASTERAster+1.55%
- OKBOKB+0.57%
- PEPEPepe-11.41%
- AAVEAave-8.96%
- NEARNEAR Protocol-8.36%
Talk of the market
- AI12
- ETFs9
- Stablecoins9
- Tokenization9
- Ethereum5
- Solana5
Mentions across 111 industry headlines
Total market cap
$2.40T
-2.43%
24h volume
$276.6B
Bitcoin dominance
60.8%
Ether dominance
10.3%
Sentiment, 30 days
28Fear
Markets 7-day trend
Prices
- BTC$72,869-1.49%
- ETH$2,021-1.61%
- BNB$659.99-3.15%
- XRP$1.04-1.76%
- SOL$82.22-1.90%
- TRX$0.3164-0.26%
- ZEC$969.92-1.27%
- DOGE$0.0664-2.40%
- XMR$553.71-3.88%
- LINK$9.99-3.20%
Topics Every story, hack and case on one timeline
Following
- FTX17 entriesThe crypto exchange that collapsed in November 2022, and the cases that followed.
- Terra10 entriesTerraform Labs, whose UST and LUNA tokens collapsed in May 2022, and the cases against it.
- Binance14 entriesStories, hacks and enforcement actions mentioning Binance, the crypto exchange.
- Coinbase9 entriesStories and enforcement actions mentioning Coinbase, the US crypto exchange.
- Ripple and XRP13 entriesRipple Labs, its XRP token, and the SEC case that ran from 2020 to 2025.
- North Korea37 entriesThefts the US attributes to North Korea, others security firms link to Lazarus (each marked), and the US charges and sanctions that followed.
- Bybit8 entriesBybit, the crypto exchange that lost $1.40 billion to a theft in February 2025.
- Bridge hacks25 entriesCross-chain bridges, the systems behind several of crypto’s largest thefts.
- NFTs15 entriesNFTs, from brand and art projects to the fraud cases that followed.
- The SEC and crypto105 entriesThe US Securities and Exchange Commission’s crypto cases and settlements, with the stories and look-backs that covered them.
- Crypto mixers16 entriesUS cases against crypto mixers and the people who ran or used them to launder money, from Bitcoin Fog and Helix to Samourai Wallet and Tornado Cash.
Desks
Browse by beat
- Markets48What happened after Coinbase’s 2020 XRP frenzy: an SEC lawsuit, dropped in 2025
- Regulation30FinCEN orders MEXC Global cut off from the US financial system, citing $16bn in illicit transactions
- Crime & Security48FBI-listed Binance theft addresses hold $2.55bn, none on Treasury sanctions list
- Web312Antique NFT Tennis Racquet to Be Auctioned on OpenSea
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North Korean Scammers Using DeFi Platforms to Launder Money
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Crime & SecurityLook-back, Q1 2025
Q1 2025 in crypto hacks: Bybit’s $1.40 billion made up 86.8% of the quarter
One theft made the first quarter of 2025 the costliest of that year, with $1.61 billion lost across 37 incidents.
Around this time, 6 years ago 23 November 2020
The Spread of COVID 19 Continues to Boost the Value of Digital Currencies
- Bitcoin
$18,723→ $72,869- Change
- +289%
- Since
- 5 years, 11 months