Ledger CEO clashes with ex-Mt. Gox boss over $90M wallet thefts

Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier has publicly clashed with former Mt. Gox chief Mark Karpelès over warnings about modified hardware wallets linked to an estimated $90 million in cryptocurrency thefts. Summary Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier challenged Mark Karpelès after criticism of the company’s warnings about tampered wallets. Karpelès pointed to a March security guide, but its […]

Qubic Loses $1.3 Million in Wallet Raid Before Network Halts

Key Takeaways Qubic reported 1,404 wallets drained of approximately 2.94 trillion QU between Oct. 17 and 18. Qubic attributed the theft to predictable wallet seeds generated by older Apple software. MEXC reportedly froze the stolen tokens it received, while Qubic’s quorum considers restitution. Qubic Exploit Drains 1,404 Wallets as Network Freezes $1.3 Million Theft A […]

Which Bled More Last Week?

The winner was quite clear. In a week in which the underlying asset tumbled from over $84,000 to a monthly low of under $80,000, it’s almost expected that the exchange-traded funds tracking its performance were in the red. And they were. The same can be said about the Ethereum ETFs, which, albeit finally saw […]

Owala x Target: Where to buy all 8 new colorways from holiday drop

TL;DR: Target’s exclusive Owala holiday collection drops on Oct. 18. Eight new colorways are available to purchase this weekend. If your emotional support water bottle is due for a festive refresh, set an alarm on your phone right now: the first of several Owala holiday drops is officially hitting Target on Oct. 18. These will […]

Can the sector find lasting buyers?

The memecoin market has entered the final quarter of 2026 at roughly $30 billion, with far more new tokens than lasting trading markets. CoinGecko put total crypto capitalization growth at 39.6% in Q3 even as average daily volume fell 8.6%, and a Bitquery study found most Pump.fun coins stopped trading after their first day. The […]

20 Best Gifts for Men, Manly Men, and Manly Man Men (2026)

You might wonder whether black is the most natural color for a cooler, given its propensity for absorbing heat. OK, and? Suck it up, and embrace the steely, Vader-esque manliness of this Ultra-Tough cooler from RTIC. It’s roto-molded, natch, but it’s also filled with 2.8 inches of foam. I have tested the 45-quart version while […]

Beyond the Casino

This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week, with a comment on each story. Bitcoin is roughly flat in the past seven […]

But Should You Really Be?

Is the OG meme coin about to stage a major comeback? We’re far from the meme-coin hype that rattled crypto markets, where new tokens were popping up left and right to fight for the public’s attention and, more importantly, the capital ready to deploy. Although the oldest and largest of the bunch was always […]

Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says

Replit, the AI coding platform that has become a favorite of startup founders and developers, is no longer working with Anthropic, the company’s CEO and co-founder Amjad Masad said Thursday while onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Masad said the decision was made for a number of different reasons, including cost. Replit announced a partnership with OpenAI […]