Holders could face fines of up to 10,000 euros for failing to declare qualifying assets. French lawmakers have backed a proposal that would require holders of self-custodied crypto assets to report holdings equal or above 100,000 euros ($112,000) or face penalties. The amendment, numbered I-CF821, was adopted by the National Assembly’s Finance Committee on Friday, and…

The XRP Ledger Foundation pushed back against claims that its emergency security patch was forced on network operators.XRP Ledger developers have defended the emergency security patch used to fix a bug capable of creating XRP beyond the network’s fixed supply, saying they could not wait for the network’s usual two-week validator vote without exposing the…

An user reports buying a tampered Ledger from a big retailer in Europe. Security researchers use AI to uncover a “$94 billion” XRP bug — but receive just a $250K bounty. A tampered Ledger attack that has already seen an estimated $93.4 million taken from Asian hardware wallet users, has reportedly spread to Europe. X…

Investors will have to wait an extra day to find out if and how much Strategy added to its Bitcoin treasury in the first week of October. Strategy chair Michael Saylor teased investors watching Sunday for a signal of the company’s recent Bitcoin purchases with the message “There’s always room for more orange,” in a…

Company advised users not to visit or interact with the link in question and said it will share any further verified updates.Bitcoin-only hardware wallet Coldcard said a phishing link appeared Sunday on its official X account, for which it has used offline two-factor authentication and tightly restricted access since 2017.The company said it was investigating…

Ledger said the incident appeared to be isolated to a single reseller and its Southeast Asian market. Hardware wallet maker Ledger, which has been investigating reports of crypto losses involving its devices purchased from a Southeast Asian reseller, confirmed that one of the impacted users’ devices contained an unauthorized hardware implant.Ledger said in a Sunday…

The two measures attempt to set the stage for a potential US Supreme Court battle over federal and state jurisdiction.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued two proposals, one that would define event contracts as “swaps” under federal law and another that excludes traditional casino gambling from that definition.Several states have sued prediction-market operators,…

“We’re ready to bring quantum resistance to mainnet at any time,” Sun said in a post on X.Justin Sun, founder of the Tron network, said that the company’s post-quantum cryptography was now live on testnet.“We’re closely tracking progress in quantum computing and AI, and we’re ready to bring quantum resistance to mainnet at any time,…

There are global concerns following incidents at OpenAI ‌and Anthropic, and fears have arisen that rogue AI agents may venture beyond human control.European Union rules on AI use are more than capable of dealing with rogue agents, EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said.There are global concerns following incidents at OpenAI ‌and Anthropic, and fears have…

The round follows increased international demand for Meanwhile’s Bitcoin life insurance policies amid broader macro instability.Meanwhile, a life insurer licensed to operate completely in Bitcoin, announced $37.5 million in new funding from existing investors. Bermuda-based Meanwhile, whose backers include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has now raised more than $180 million.Bain Capital Crypto led the new…