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Bitcoin treasury companies promise to amplify returns over investing in Bitcoin alone, but does the potential upside outweigh the risks to the downside? Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-treasuries-can-outperform-btc-but-is-it-a-risk-worth-taking?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

S&P Global agreed to buy OpenZeppelin, which says its smart contracts have facilitated more than $37 trillion in value transfers. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sp-global-openzeppelin-acquisition-blockchain-security?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

German crypto adoption is progressing through family offices and wealth managers, while the UK’s retail-facing cryptocurrency market remains “nascent,” according to the researcher. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-adoption-blooming-germany-uk-behind-researcher?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

North Korea-linked hackers used Tron, Aptos and BNB Chain to maintain malware infrastructure, while suspected Iran-linked actors embedded directions in Bitcoin transactions. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/onchain-malware-writes-surge-420-north-korea-iran-chainalysis?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Zcash rose about 20% in 24 hours as Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang disclosed that the firm invested in ZEC amid a broader crypto market rally. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/zcash-zec-price-paradigm-investment-privacy-coins?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Revolut says it received no direct contact despite separate ransom demands for $3 million in Monero and 10,000 Bitcoin from competing breach claimants. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/revolut-data-breach-monero-ransom-no-direct-contact?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

South Korean police reportedly referred 18 Polymarket users to prosecutors in a gambling probe involving 26 people and $12.7 million in bets. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-polymarket-users-prosecutors-gambling-probe?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin corporate treasuries remained at an unrealized loss on their holdings as the price fell below $80,000 and fresh capital inflows dwindled. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-treasuries-buy-just-59k-btc-in-three-months-as-paper-losses-linger?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Celsius estate alleges BitMEX wrongfully liquidated and seized 6,360 BTC, worth nearly $490 million, during the March 2020 market crash. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/celsius-estate-bitmex-6360-btc-liquidation-lawsuit?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The six cases are separate from July’s incident, when OpenAI models escaped containment and hacked Hugging Face during a security evaluation. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/openai-discloses-6-new-cases-of-misaligned-ai-behavior?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound