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Oct 26, 2026 · Shailaja Pathak
CoinDCX Absorbs $16 Million Loss Tied to Retired Wallet After Failed Sweep
India’s largest crypto exchange CoinDCX said it absorbed a 15.99 million USDT loss, about $16 million, after an internal sweeping process failed to move customer deposits out of a wallet it retired following its July 2025 breach. CEO Sumit Gupta had first called the reports a false alarm.
HSBC Launches RedCoin Stablecoin, Plans HK$100 Tokenized Funds
HSBC has begun a phased rollout of HSBC RedCoin, its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin, to more than 3.3 million PayMe users and about 100,000 merchants. The bank plans to add tokenized money market fund subscriptions from HK$100 to its mobile banking app before the end of 2026.
China Seeks 61,800 Bitcoin Seized in UK Over $5.7B Fraud
Chinese prosecutors have applied to confiscate more than 61,800 bitcoin and other assets tied to a 40.378 billion yuan ($5.7 billion) fraud led by Qian Zhimin. A Tianjin court accepted the request, days after a UK court ruled Chinese law governs victims’ claims to the seized coins.
JPMorgan Brings JPM Coin Dollar Deposit Token to Ethereum
JPMorgan Chase is bringing JPM Coin (JPMD), its US dollar deposit token, to Ethereum for institutional clients, moving beyond Base where it launched in November 2025. Kinexys cited Ethereum’s onchain liquidity. The token stays restricted to approved, vetted counterparties.
Can You Trust AI With Your Crypto? Francesco Andreoli Thinks You Can, With Limits
MetaMask opened Agent Wallet to all users on August 6, 2026, giving AI agents a scoped wallet across 22 EVM chains and Hyperliquid. Francesco Andreoli, Head of Developer Relations at Consensys, walks through the policy engine, the $10,000 Transaction Protection, and where users get it wrong.
By Polina
Interview with Charlie Hu, Co-Founder of COCO AI: AI Agents, Enterprise Adoption, and Future of Work
COCO AI co-founder Charlie Hu runs a 15-person team alongside about 60 AI agents, serving 500-plus businesses in e-commerce, gaming, and digital marketing. He breaks down the shift from Copilot to Autopilot, why physical AI is the next frontier, and how to stay valuable.
By Polina
Interview with Adam Budínský: Trezor’s Head of Hardware on the Safe 7, Open Security, and Self-Custody
The Trezor Safe 7 just won a 2026 Red Dot Award for Product Design. Head of Hardware Adam Budínský talks to CIM about the device's open, auditable, secure element, the push to end blind signing on Ethereum, the touchscreen threat model, and why self-custody adoption still lags in India.
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China Seeks 61,800 Bitcoin Seized in UK Over $5.7B Fraud
Chinese prosecutors have applied to confiscate more than 61,800 bitcoin and other assets tied to a 40.378 billion yuan ($5.7 billion) fraud led by Qian Zhimin. A Tianjin court accepted the request, days after a UK court ruled Chinese law governs victims’ claims to the seized coins.
Indian Finance Minister Flags 2027 Risk as Stocks Slide and Jio Hits Crypto Rails
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman named capital outflows as a top 2027 risk, speaking in Bangkok as Indian stocks fell over 12% and foreign investors pulled $33 billion. The warning lands as Jio’s record IPO is already priced through Bitget’s JIOUSDT pre-IPO crypto futures.
Capital B Posts €69.5M H1 2026 Loss Despite Buying More Bitcoin
Capital B reported a €69.5 million ($78M) net loss for the first half of 2026, with about 97% of it a non-cash Bitcoin impairment tied to the June 30 price. Revenue rose 3.5%, and the French treasury company kept buying, holding 3,538 BTC by September 30, up 25.3% since January.
Rupee Near Record Low Splits Bitcoin and XRP Prices in India From the Dollar
The delayed US September CPI came in at 3% and crypto sold off, with Bitcoin below $81,000 and XRP down over 4%. With the rupee near a record low and the RBI intervening, Bitcoin and XRP prices in India can move differently from their US dollar charts. Here is why that happens.
