The Coinformer Newsroom

13 Oct 2026, 13:27•Cards•1 min read

Remember the hacked Ledger wallets? The problem may be bigger than first thought. Here's what you need to know in 6 cards

What began as reports of stolen crypto involving one Southeast Asian wallet reseller has grown into a wider security headache.

12 Oct 2026, 19:51•News•1 min read

Global financial watchdog says stablecoin market stopped growing. BIS data suggests otherwise

Two international financial bodies have published conflicting accounts of stablecoin growth, leaving tens of billions of dollars unexplained.

12 Oct 2026, 13:28•News•1 min read

A new Ethereum proposal promises private money backed by two stablecoins that can be frozen

Ethereum developers are exploring a stablecoin that hides users' transactions, although the assets supporting it could still be frozen by Circle or Tether.

11 Oct 2026, 16:54•News•1 min read

China has spent years building state-controlled blockchains. Now it wants yet another one

China has renewed its ambitions for a national blockchain network. It's not clear, though, what happens to the infrastructure it has spent years developing.

10 Oct 2026, 15:27•News•1 min read

A bug XRP Ledger initially rated "low severity" was days from activation before engineers realized it could halt the network

A bug first treated as low severity in XRP Ledger's Batch upgrade was days from Mainnet activation when engineers discovered it could trigger a network halt.

09 Oct 2026, 22:21•News•1 min read

Ledger told CryptoBilis customers to move their crypto. The reseller sold Trezor and Tangem too, and had quietly changed hands months earlier

Ledger told recent CryptoBilis customers not to use their devices after reports of stolen funds. The reseller's ownership had changed before those devices were sold.

09 Oct 2026, 20:14•News•1 min read

Tether froze, then unfroze THORChain's USDT vaults. Its blacklist still gives some targets time to move funds first

Tether quickly unfroze THORChain's USDT vaults, while its current blacklist process still leaves a measurable gap between proposing and executing many freezes.

09 Oct 2026, 14:16•News•1 min read

Blast and Abstract couldn't cover the cost of running their chains. Here are the rivals with even smaller fee revenues

Blast and Abstract are preparing to close, but some surviving rivals collect even less in transaction fees.

08 Oct 2026, 13:17•News•1 min read

Starknet's boss said "we're not leaving Ethereum." A year later, an exit is on the table

Ethereum's security helped sell Starknet, but its upgrade schedule could now push the network away.

08 Oct 2026, 11:32•News•1 min read

Crypto braces for "bunker mode" as OpenAI pushes deeper into mathematics

OpenAI dropped more than 700 math papers. Now an Ethereum researcher wants crypto holders to prepare for "bunker mode."