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Asia dominates Crypto Adoption Index, Bitget’s $351M hack: Asia Express

The APAC region accounts for half of the Global Crypto Adoption Index. Bitget suffers massive $351M loss and OpenAI forgets to mention its agents hacked the Australian Government.

Bitget Hacked as $350 Million Vanishes From Crypto Exchange Wallets

A newly created wallet drained hot and cold reserves labeled as belonging to Bitget across multiple blockchains in under an hour.

Bitget’s $351.6 million hack pushes September crypto losses to 2026 high

Bitget has suspended withdrawals after unauthorized transfers drained about $351.6 million from a limited number of its hot and warm wallets. The crypto exchange detected the transfers at 18:31 UTC on Sept. 24 and activated its emergency response procedures within minutes, Chief Executive Officer Gr...

US weighs overseas push for dollar-backed stablecoins: Bloomberg

The reported initiative could involve private-sector companies and several US agencies as Washington looks to expand the international use of dollar-backed stablecoins.

Trump administration weighs a global stablecoin plan to cement dollar's dominance

Washington is a mulling plan to actively promote USD-backed stablecoins worldwide in a bid to cement the greenback's global reserve status.

EU banking watchdog calls for crypto lending rules under MiCA

The EBA outlined potential rules for crypto lending and firms providing access to DeFi protocols as part of the European Commission’s MiCA review.

Alpen says AI identified Liquid’s $320M BTC exploit in an hour. Could a payout limit have stopped it?

On September 6, 2026, Liquid’s federation released roughly 3,996 BTC after its network accepted L-BTC that lacked Bitcoin backing. Liquid is a Bitcoin sidechain whose L-BTC is meant to represent bitcoin held in a federation reserve. A validly authorized withdrawal turned the invalid sidechain state ...

Crypto casino Duelbits goes offline after $7 million hot wallet hack

Attackers drained Duelbits' hot wallets across four blockchains; about $6 million in stolen funds now sits in a single Ethereum address.

ARK Invest brings $1.3 billion venture fund onchain through Securitize

ARK Invest is bringing its $1.3B ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX), which holds OpenAI, Anthropic and Stripe, onchain via Securitize on Ethereum.

NYSE is assembling the pipes for a $5.5 trillion tokenized asset market

NYSE is adding Blockchain.com as a prospective gateway to its planned round-the-clock market for tokenized US stocks. Blockchain.com and NYSE Group signed a memorandum of understanding that could give the crypto platform’s users access to US-listed shares and exchange-traded funds on NYSE’s planned ...

Fed proposes reserve limits, capital standards for stablecoin issuers under GENIUS Act

The Federal Reserve proposed new measures for stablecoin issuers, including reserve-asset limits and standardized capital requirements.

Bitget confirms $351M security breach, suspends withdrawals

Bitget said unauthorized transfers affected a limited number of hot wallets, while cold wallets and most platform assets remained unaffected.

Crypto exchange Bitget loses $352 million in hack, claims user funds are 'safe'

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen announced the hack shortly after independent researchers flagged unusual wallet movements.

Fed proposes new capital, redemption rules for stablecoin issuers

The Fed’s proposal would set capital requirements, a two-day redemption window and new reserve disclosures as regulators implement the GENIUS Act.

U.S. Federal Reserve moves on proposals to implement GENIUS Act for stablecoins

The Fed proposed rules on putting last year's GENIUS Act into place with regulations, including those governing stablecoin yield programs.

EU financial watchdogs warn quantum computing poses imminent threat to blockchain encryption

The warning brings renewed urgency to the debate over how bitcoin should deal with legacy addresses whose public keys are already exposed onchain.

Bitcoin falls below $84K as 10-year Treasury yield hits 19-year high

Bitcoin traded near $83,200 as Fed hike odds reached about 75% and Treasury prepared a $6 billion buyback of long-dated bonds.

Cosmos restarted to seize $2.2 million in stolen ATOM, but 169,000 tokens still escaped

Cosmos Hub restarted after a nearly day-long halt, moving 1.23 million ATOM linked to a governance exploit on Neutron. Validators resumed block production on Sept. 23 after stopping the network a day earlier, with the first block after the restart moving 1,227,121.37 ATOM, worth about $2.2 million, ...

Crypto investment firm RockawayX is betting $150 million on yield becoming next big use case

The $2 billion digital-asset investment firm rolls out an initiative to back, build and provide liquidity to projects bringing real-world yields into DeFi.

UK’s largest banks complete world’s first interbank transactions using tokenized deposits

Barclays, NatWest, and HSBC and others used tokenized deposits for remortgages and a marketplace-payment test, taking bank-issued digital cash beyond a single institution.

US Aims to Turn Stablecoins Into a Weapon for Dollar Dominance

Washington may fund private stablecoin ventures abroad to protect the dollar's reserve status and prop up Treasury demand.

New York Wants to Ban Polymarket, Lawsuit Calls It 'Illegal Gambling Operation'

Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul allege the prediction market operates without a license and exposes New Yorkers to gambling harms.

Federal Reserve Unveils Stablecoin Rules on Reserves and Capital

The central bank opened two proposals for comment under the GENIUS Act, requiring issuers it supervises to back tokens fully with safe assets and creating an application process for banks seeking to issue stablecoins.

Galaxy adds $100M Sky token and institutional adoption is tested

Galaxy Digital has added $100 million of sUSDS, Sky Protocol's yield-bearing savings token, to its corporate treasury and approved it as collateral for institutional clients, the companies said Sept. 23. Galaxy and Sky described the treasury position as complete, but their announcement gave no figur...

Kalshi says CFTC hasn’t contacted it over ‘unusual’ $5B trading activity

Kalshi said nearly $5 billion in similarly sized Ether perpetual trades reflected its liquidity incentive programs and rejected allegations that the activity was wash trading.

White hats recover 52 Bitcoin from Coldcard exploit, and a new public portal lets victims check eligibility

Coldcard owners can publicly check whether white hats recovered coins from their wallets. Galaxy researcher Alex Thorn linked a Sept. 21 Bitcoin transaction carrying a Crypto Recovery Trust claims reference to roughly 52.37 BTC from Coldcard-related clusters. He directed owners to search their publi...

Neutron DAO passes a new proposal, and $9.3M in crypto disappears

Neutron voters passed proposal #9 on Sept. 22, with 11 “Update Admin” actions listed on the chain explorer. The same day, security tracker SlowMist recorded estimated losses of $4.9 million at Astroport and $4.4 million at Drop. The tracker’s combined estimate of $9.3 million reflects the reported i...

Bitcoin ETFs add $347M as BTC falls below $84K after topping $87K

US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows slowed to $347 million on Wednesday as Bitcoin fell below $84,000, while five-day inflows reached $2.65 billion.

Traders price in 4 Fed rate hikes by June 2027 as bitcoin slides below $83,000

The four-hike path is the most likely outcome, while rising bond yields and a stronger dollar weigh on bitcoin and gold.

Bitcoin slides to $83,300 as bond yields hit highest level since 2007

The 10-year Treasury yield reached its highest since 2007, sending U.S. stocks and crypto lower before Asian and European traders bought the dip.

HIFI raises $37 million Series A to expand tokenized capital markets infrastructure

HIFI raised $37 million in Series A funding led by Left Lane Capital to scale tokenized settlement infrastructure.

HIFI raises $37M to expand stablecoin payments, tokenized markets

HIFI CEO Zach Walsh told Cointelegraph the $37 million Series A is the company’s first priced funding round, though HIFI did not disclose its valuation.

Cathie Wood's ARK teams with Securitize to tokenize venture fund with OpenAI, Anthropic stakes

The ARK Venture Fund is bringing exposure to sought-after private tech companies onchain through Securitize, first on Ethereum then potentially expanding to other chains.

New York sues Polymarket over alleged illegal gambling business

The action filed by state lawmakers followed a similar lawsuit against prediction markets company Kalshi in July that alleged the platform was running an illegal gambling operation.

New York moves to block Polymarket from the state, alleging it’s running an illegal gambling operation

New York has sued Polymarket, accusing it of operating an illegal gambling operation and asking a court to block it from operating.

Australia just got a real-world look at what happens when an AI refuses to stop

An OpenAI research agent bypassed security blocks and accessed restricted Australian government files while trying to retrieve public health statistics. On Sept. 24, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the agent entered nonpublic areas of a Services Australia Medicare statistics portal on June 18 a...

U.S. commodities firms can invest in tokenized assets, use blockchain records: CFTC

The U.S derivatives regulator is grinding away at further guidance that welcomes tokenization and blockchain recordkeeping as regular industry elements.

More than $170 million in crypto moves from Bitget wallets to unidentified address

The receiving address has made several swaps, but the reason for the Bitget wallet transfers remains unclear.

New York sues Polymarket, seeks triple gains and $100,000 penalties over prediction markets

New York has sued Polymarket, alleging its US prediction market is an unlicensed gambling business operating across the state. On Sept. 24, Attorney General Letitia James asked a New York state court to stop QCX LLC, which operates as Polymarket US, from offering event contracts without a state gami...

New York sues Polymarket, alleging it is running an illegal gambling operation

The state wants to block Polymarket from operating without a gambling license and recover allegedly illegal gains.

Bitcoin’s ‘last resort’ quantum-safe solution just got 79% cheaper: StarkWare

A weeklong optimization challenge cut the estimated GPU cost of preparing an experimental quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction to under $67, potentially making the “last-resort measure” a little easier on the wallet.

MoonPay targets $8.7B trading venue, but the features remain unrevealed

MoonPay has signed a definitive agreement to buy North Capital Investment Technology, a deal that would bring an existing private-securities trading venue into the crypto payments company's group if it closes. The companies announced the agreement on Sept. 23, and said both boards had approved it. R...

Why surging US real yields are quietly forcing Bitcoin under $84,000

Bitcoin registered an intraday low at $83,500 on Sept. 23, the same day the US 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.11%, up 15 basis points in a single session, as a hotter-than-expected business activity survey pushed investors to reprice interest rates. Bitcoin now sits inside the $84,000 to $85,000...

Why Zcash soared to $1,600 as Europe unlocks new ETP access

21Shares has launched a Zcash ETP, a physically backed exchange-traded product, on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, opening a brokerage route to ZEC for European investors. The issuer announced the listing on Sept. 22 as Zcash rallied, but the price advance began before the product arrived. The 21Share...

Morning Minute: Selig Says ‘It’s Go Time’ for CFTC Crypto Rules

The CFTC has been extremely busy ever since the Clarity Act failed its vote, and it appears they’re ready to accelerate.

EU's financial regulator to make AI and tokenization a supervisory priority in 2027

European regulators will map how financial firms use the technologies in client-facing products and begin checks on the most affected businesses.

BitMEX opens fund recovery to customers it previously barred from the platform

BitMEX has opened withdrawal access to customers in six jurisdictions previously barred from using the exchange after ending operations this week. On Sept. 24, the crypto derivatives platform said users in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong SAR, Bermuda, Seychelles and Myanmar can now log in, comp...

CFTC staff presses exchanges on political speech prediction market bets, asks how to prevent manipulation

A clear video can settle whether a public figure said a particular word. It cannot show who knew the script beforehand or whether the speaker chose a word to affect a bet. That gap is at the center of a Sept. 22 advisory on speech markets from staff at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The C...

Crypto’s bear market wiped out over $2 trillion, yet on-chain activity held above $9 trillion

The crypto industry lost $2.1 trillion in market value during the past year, yet measured on-chain economic activity declined just 1.6% as stablecoin use expanded. The global crypto economy generated about $9.4 trillion in activity during the 12 months through June 30, down from $9.5 trillion a year...

In Her Final Weeks, SEC's Peirce Calls for Ending the KYC 'Panopticon'

In one of her final speeches as commissioner, Peirce argued that regulators' "data haystacks" endanger the people they aim to protect—as recent KYC leaks expose crypto holders to phishing and physical attacks.

Man sentenced to 12 years for $16M Coinbase customer support scam

A Brooklyn man was sentenced to as much as 12 years in prison for stealing nearly $16 million from Coinbase users. On Sept. 23, Ronald Spektor, 23, received a four-to-12-year sentence after pleading guilty to a 31-count indictment stemming from a fake customer-support operation that targeted about 1...

CFTC updates guidance on tokenized assets, blockchain records after failed vote

Although the CFTC chair did not say the failed vote on the CLARITY Act was behind new rules for authorized crypto entities, he said the move was “to provide regulatory clarity.“

A week of AI coding cut a quantum-safe bitcoin transaction estimate from $320 to $66

StarkWare, which conducted the research, says contest participants using AI tools made the computation about five times faster, though the $66 figure has not yet been demonstrated in another transaction mined on Bitcoin.

IBM connects Digital Asset Haven to Swift blockchain ledger for tokenized deposit transactions

IBM Digital Asset Haven clients can now connect to Swift's shared ledger and instruct tokenized deposit transactions.

Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme

The fraudster managed to scam about 100 people across the United States, convincing them of transferring funds to him, claiming their accounts had been hacked.

IBM opens beta Swift ledger link for 24/7 tokenized deposits

IBM’s beta link lets banks instruct tokenized deposit transfers on Swift’s ledger using existing payment messages and compliance processes.

Bitcoin Breakout Cools as Fed Rate-Hike Bets Climb

Bitcoin has slipped back below $85,000 after tagging an eight-month high near $87,400 last week, with rising odds of an October Fed hike taking some air out of the rally.

JPMorgan says bitcoin crossing $85,000 production cost could ease miner selling pressure

JPMorgan analysts said bitcoin's move above its estimated $85,000 production cost could ease miner selling if sustained.

Bullish, Alpaca and Apex Fintech form coalition to push issuer-backed tokenized stocks

The group aims to link onchain shares to official shareholder records following the U.S. SEC's innovation exemption for tokenized stock trading.

Dogecoin down 8%, bitcoin under $84,000 as Treasury yields hit highest level since 2007

A rebound in oil, the strongest U.S. business survey in five years and a poorly received five-year note sale pushed borrowing costs higher, with DOGE leading token losses.

Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government site before Altman warning

OpenAI notified Australia nearly three months after its agent breached a government portal while gathering public medicine-spending data.

Institutions held crypto through 50% drawdown, Bitwise finds

Every institution interviewed that owned crypto held Bitcoin, usually as its largest asset; some set exit conditions for Ether and Solana.

Era of pure crypto exchanges is ending, Bybit CEO says

Bybit’s global campaign positions it as a broader financial platform, though its stock, gold and forex derivatives were already available.

Solana Foundation taps Binance, Polygon vets to drive institutional adoption and payments

Solana Foundation appointed Rachel Conlan as chief strategy officer and former Polygon Labs exec Jamal Raees as GM of payments.

Solana Foundation Hires Binance's Former Global CMO for Institutional Push

Rachel Conlan arrives as chief strategy officer and Polygon Labs' Jamal Raees takes over payments, both recruited from elsewhere in crypto.

Solana Foundation hires Binance, Polygon veterans as it ramps up tokenized finance push

Rachel Conlan and Jamal Raees join as Solana aims to court institutions moving payments and assets onchain.

Solana Foundation hires ex-Binance CMO and payments exec as new partnerships expand

Rachel Conlan will oversee institutional partnerships and ecosystem growth, while Jamal Raees will focus on stablecoins and tokenized deposits, following a wave of new partnerships.

Ondo launches onchain portfolio tokens based on BlackRock-developed strategies

Ondo has launched three onchain portfolio tokens based on model portfolio strategies developed by BlackRock.

Coinbase’s fixed-rate Bitcoin loans can put healthy collateral at risk after maturity

Coinbase's new fixed-rate Bitcoin-backed USDC loans give borrowers a set repayment date, but the deadline creates a liquidation risk separate from a falling Bitcoin price. If the debt remains unpaid after maturity, a healthy collateral position can still be liquidated. Morpho announced the offer on ...

SoFi tie-up shows stablecoins can provide alternative blockchain settlement rail

SoFi dives deeper into payments as it moves its entire card program to blockchain-based settlement using its SoFiUSD stablecoin, with more than $25 billion in expected annualized volume.

Sequans exits Bitcoin treasury strategy after selling remaining 314 BTC

The France-based semiconductor company has fully unwound a Bitcoin treasury that once held more than 3,200 BTC as more firms scale back crypto holdings.

Bitcoin price steadies, ONDO rallies as US Treasury yields hit 2007 highs

US Treasury yields hit a 19-year high on Thursday, pressuring risk assets as Bitcoin held near $84,000 and ONDO became top performer among altcoins.

Elliptic Wants Every Cop to Read a Crypto Wallet in Seconds—With AI

Elliptic’s new AI-assisted tool, called Pulse, lets any officer input a wallet address or transaction hash and get a plain-language summary in seconds, aiming to bring crypto tracing beyond specialized units.

Bitcoin just topped a key long-term moving average. Here's what it might mean

Bitcoin’s return above its one-year average excited chart watchers. AltcoinPro Research says the more important signal is whether it can stay above its 200-day average.

Brooklyn man gets up to 12 years over $16 million Coinbase social engineering scheme

A court sentenced 23-year-old Ronald Spektor to four to 12 years in prison for a $15.9 million Coinbase phishing scheme.

Brooklyn Man Who Bragged About $16M Coinbase Scam Gets Up to 12 Years

He posed as support staff, emptied about 100 accounts, then lost $6 million of the proceeds gambling, according to his own messages.

Q-Day Could Arrive Before Quantum Computers Are Commercially Useful, EU Warns

The threat could arrive before quantum computers are commercially useful, and member states have until the end of 2026 to plan for it.

European stablecoin issuer Qivalis sees transformation of global trade finance

Jan-Oliver Sell, the CEO and founder of Qivalis, said the entire trade finance supply chain is moving into stablecoins.

Bitcoin’s bear markets are getting milder. Bull markets may be next

Bitcoin’s latest bear market was milder than past crashes as ETFs, institutional investors and a maturing market reshape its cycles.

Crypto treasury model loses its edge as stock premiums fade: DWF

Most DATs now trade below the value of their crypto holdings, weakening a financing model that once helped companies expand their balance sheets.

AI Can Now Doxx Your Anonymous Accounts? Here's What’s Going On

A February research paper showing AI can unmask pseudonymous internet users is freaking everyone out again this week. Here's what the paper actually says.

The stock token debate, and the gap nobody can close alone

The argument over Robinhood’s AMC token has been about which tokenization model is legitimate, and the SEC has drawn a line. The question to ask now is what has to be true for any of it to be a market, argues Bullish’s Tram Doman.

Cardano proposal slashes fees by 55%, but it comes with a cost for small pools

A new Cardano governance action proposes cutting the minimum from 170 ADA to 75 ADA, this time without the Plutus memory-limit change that brought stake pool operators into the previous ballot. The proposal drops one voting requirement that stopped the earlier action. Approval is pending, and each p...

The data proves it: Bitcoin doesn't care about rising bond yields over long-term

Long-term, BTC ignores rising bond yields. In the short term, however, surging bond volatility could easily dampen crypto's animal spirits.

Live updates: Bitcoin continues lower as bond yields take center stage

U.S. bond yields are little changed early Thursday after yesterday's surge higher sent risk markets sharply lower.

£10K Reward Offered After UK Couple Attacked in Crypto Home Invasion

Police believe the robbery was planned and targeted, with instructions relayed to the three attackers by a fourth man on a video call.

Solana treasury firm SkyAI keeps board after shareholder protest, loses equity plan vote

SkyAI’s board survived a shareholder protest, but its proposed equity pay plan fell by a wide margin.

Someone was trying to sell Ondo Finance after founder Nathan Allman's death

The company has vehemently denied that it was shopping for buyers. Allman’s estate declined to comment.

DoubleZero brings dedicated fiber market data to Hyperliquid traders

DoubleZero launched a dedicated fiber market data feed for Hyperliquid, giving professional trading firms faster access to its full order book.

Why TRON’s $30 trillion lifetime volume could become a trap

TRON has surpassed $30 trillion in lifetime transaction volume as its USDT-heavy network pushes deeper into payments and regulated finance. More than $94 billion of Tether’s USDT now circulates on TRON, the largest supply on any blockchain, TRON DAO said Sept. 24. The network has processed about $6 ...

Litecoin token has its moment as network activity booms

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 24, 2026

Decrypt Media and FOMO Hour’s Thought Leader Farokh Sarmad to Take Main Stage at NEXTPredict NY Conference

Premier Partnership will livestream the Main Stage through Decrypt Media and bring Rug Radio and FOMO HOUR programming onsite.

Crypto for Advisors:The hidden costs of holding your own bitcoin

Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Chats, New Lawsuit Claims

A proposed class action accuses OpenAI of quietly routing real conversations to outside contractors through a program called Project Lily—without telling users first.

Meta's New AI Toy Is a Keychain That Watches, Listens, and Never Blinks

Muse Charm is Meta's palm-sized gadget for talking to its Muse AI agent on the go. It has cameras, a fingerprint sensor, and its own cell connection.