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1 Mar 2026, 08:30

Bitcoin Moves Mirror Each Other During Major Geopolitical Crises, CryptoQuant Report Finds

Bitcoin exchange inflows spike briefly during major conflicts, then quickly return to normal. Underlying macroeconomic factors, not wars, drive Bitcoin’s medium-term market direction. Continue Reading: Bitcoin Moves Mirror Each Other During Major Geopolitical Crises, CryptoQuant Report Finds The post Bitcoin Moves Mirror Each Other During Major Geopolitical Crises, CryptoQuant Report Finds appeared first on COINTURK NEWS .

1 Mar 2026, 08:20

US Judge Blocks Binance’s Bid to Shift Securities Lawsuit to Arbitration

A New York court denied Binance’s request to move the securities lawsuit to arbitration. The class action centers on allegations of unregistered digital asset sales to US users. Continue Reading: US Judge Blocks Binance’s Bid to Shift Securities Lawsuit to Arbitration The post US Judge Blocks Binance’s Bid to Shift Securities Lawsuit to Arbitration appeared first on COINTURK NEWS .

1 Mar 2026, 08:00

Polygon drops 11% – Can POL’s $0.90 demand zone stop more losses?

Polygon drops by 11%, with exchange reserves flattening and mixed inflow signals emerging.

1 Mar 2026, 07:47

US Judge Lets Binance Unregistered Token Class Action Proceed

A federal judge in Manhattan has refused Binance ’s bid to move a long-running securities lawsuit into private arbitration, allowing a class action alleging the exchange sold unregistered digital tokens to US investors to continue in court. Key Takeaways: A US judge rejected Binance’s attempt to force arbitration, allowing a class action over alleged unregistered token sales to proceed in court. The court found users were not properly notified of the 2019 terms and the arbitration clause could not apply retroactively. The ruling moves the case closer to addressing whether some tokens listed on Binance qualify as securities under US law. In a Thursday opinion, US District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr. ruled that Binance did not properly notify users when it revised its Terms of Use in February 2019 to include an arbitration clause and a class-action restriction. The plaintiffs, which are customers from California, Nevada and Texas, opened their accounts between September 2017 and April 2018, before those provisions existed. Appeals Court Revives Binance Securities Case The lawsuit is part of a wave of cases filed in April 2020 against crypto exchanges and token issuers during heightened scrutiny of token sales. A lower court dismissed the complaint in 2022, but the Second Circuit revived it in 2024, concluding that US securities laws could apply to Binance even though the exchange lacked a formal domestic headquarters. The Supreme Court declined to review that decision in early 2025. Binance argued its updated 2019 terms governed the relationship with users. Judge Carter disagreed, stating that simply posting revised terms online was insufficient notice. The court noted that customers had no duty to routinely check whether a company unilaterally altered contractual language. Even if users later learned of the arbitration clause during the litigation, the court said it could not apply retroactively. Under California contract law, a unilateral change that does not clearly address earlier claims cannot be used to limit disputes tied to past conduct. The exchange also failed to enforce its class-action waiver. Although the heading referenced such a waiver, the body of the agreement never defined its scope. The judge described the language as unclear and interpreted the standardized contract against Binance, which drafted the document. Plaintiffs previously narrowed the case by dropping claims tied to activity after February 2019, leaving allegations focused on earlier token sales. The decision clears a major procedural barrier and allows the case to move toward substantive arguments over whether certain listed tokens qualify as securities. US Senators Urge Probe Into Binance Over Sanctions and AML Concerns The ruling arrives as Binance faces renewed political scrutiny in Washington. A group of 11 US senators recently asked federal authorities to review whether the exchange complies with sanctions and anti-money-laundering requirements . Lawmakers cited reports alleging roughly $1.7 billion in digital assets moved through the platform to Iranian-linked entities and raised concerns about possible sanctions evasion through newer payment products. Roughly 20% of people change jobs yearly. It's normal. Organziation should have turnover. People move to better jobs. More growth/promotion opportunites for remaining team too. (Not picking on Tom or EF, just making a point that people don't need to spin job changes related to… https://t.co/EqcmfpaAZ2 — CZ BNB (@cz_binance) February 13, 2026 Separately, Senator Richard Blumenthal launched a congressional inquiry seeking records on the company’s compliance controls. Binance has rejected the accusations, saying it reports suspicious activity and bars Iranian users from its platform. The company also disputed media reports that it handled Iran-related transfers and denied claims it dismissed employees who flagged them. The Securities and Exchange Commission moved to drop its own enforcement action against Binance last year, but the private lawsuit remains active. The post US Judge Lets Binance Unregistered Token Class Action Proceed appeared first on Cryptonews .

1 Mar 2026, 07:41

Crypto losses from hacks fall to lowest level since March 2025

February 2026 ended with the lowest recorded figure in monthly losses from cryptocurrency scams since March 2025 at $37.7 million, despite address poisoning scams on the rise. The cryptocurrency sector frequently suffers attacks from bad actors targeting liquidity-rich environments with social engineering and phishing tactics, but despite these sophisticated threats, February 2026 has formally ended with the lowest monthly losses to cyberattacks and exploits in nearly a year. February’s $37.7 million loss was notably less than other months as there were no big incidents to drive up the total. Top crypto exploits in February 2026 February’s $37.7 million loss was spread across several notable incidents. The largest confirmed exploit involved the SOF token, which lost $10.5 million. This was followed closely by the IoTeX bridge hack , which security analysts at Halborn and PeckShield explained involved a private key compromise of the ioTube cross-chain bridge, leading to a loss of approximately $8.9 million. The IoTeX founders initially estimated the loss to be lower, around $2 million, but on-chain data confirmed a larger theft across multiple assets, including USDC and WBTC. Also in February, Foom , Ploutos, and CrossCurve lost $2.2 million, $2.1 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Phishing incidents alone accounted for roughly $8.5 million of the monthly total. Losses are down, frequency is up In 2025, the monthly averages of cryptocurrency losses were heavily affected by massive individual incidents, such as the Bybit hack in February 2025, which saw roughly $1.5 billion in Ethereum stolen by the North Korean-linked Lazarus Group. And so in 2026, without a recorded billion-dollar loss to drive up the totals, the underlying security of the DeFi and exchange ecosystems appears more stable, even as smaller, more targeted attacks continue to plague individual users. While the total dollar amount stolen has dropped, the frequency of address poisoning is reaching record highs. Cryptopolitan recently reported that a trader lost $600,000 on February 17, 2026, after falling victim to this exact tactic. In an address poisoning attack , a scammer monitors the blockchain for active wallets. Once they find a target, they send a tiny, zero-value transaction to that wallet using a “vanity address” generated to look almost identical to one the victim has recently used. Most crypto users verify addresses by checking only the first few and last few characters. Scammers use open-source tools like Profanity to create addresses where the first and last five characters match the victim’s regular contacts. Because many wallets abbreviate the middle of an address with an ellipsis (…), the fake address looks perfect at a glance. The attacker’s goal is to “poison” the victim’s transaction history so that the next time the user goes to copy their own address or a friend’s address for a transfer, they accidentally copy the scammer’s address instead. Security firms now estimate that over one million address poisoning attempts occur every day on the Ethereum network alone. Recent upgrades to the Ethereum network, such as the Fusaka upgrade in late 2025, have lowered transaction fees, making it significantly cheaper for attackers to spam thousands of wallets with these poisoned transactions. In December 2025, another trader lost $50 million in USDT after they copied a fake address from their history just minutes after sending a successful $50 test transaction. Experts target address poisoning vectors CZ, the former CEO of Binance, recently suggested that all crypto wallets should include a feature that automatically checks if a destination address is a known “poison address” and blocks the user from sending funds to it. Other developers are exploring pre-execution risk assessments, which simulate a transaction and show the user a clear, human-readable summary of where the money is going before they send it. For the average user, experts recommend saving frequent addresses in their wallet’s built-in address book rather than copying them from transaction history. Whitelisting should be enabled on exchanges so that funds will only be sent to pre-approved addresses. Users are also encouraged to verify every single character of an address or use Ethereum Name Service (ENS) names. Want your project in front of crypto’s top minds? Feature it in our next industry report, where data meets impact.

1 Mar 2026, 07:30

Alchemy Unveils Autonomous Infrastructure Access for AI Agents via x402 Standard

Alchemy has launched a new “agentic” gateway that allows artificial intelligence (AI) agents to independently purchase compute credits and access blockchain data without any human intervention. Announced on February 26, 2026, the update introduces a programmatic payment flow using x402, an open-source payment standard developed by Coinbase. This protocol revives the dormant “402 Payment Required”