Cryptocurrency
Strategy Aggresses on Bitcoin and Preferred Stock Buybacks
Number: Strategy deployed $294.4 million in a single week to bolster its treasury, channeling funds into 1,665 additional Bitcoin and a $151.7 million repurchase of its Series A preferred stock, STRC. The aggressive capital allocation, detailed in a Sept. 28 filing, underscores the company's dual-track treasury management strategy.
D3 Launches Frontier Program to Secure Priority for New Domain Names
With 1,616 new domain extension applications moving through the ICANN approval pipeline, D3 has introduced Frontier, a crypto-native points system. By depositing assets into specific Solana and Hyperliquid vaults, users can now earn priority access to register names under these upcoming internet extensions before they hit the general public.
Tether Freezes $550 Million in Iran-Linked USDT Assets
Tether has blocked approximately $550 million in USDT linked to Iranian interests throughout 2026, acting on intelligence provided by U.S. authorities. The move targets wallets associated with the Central Bank of Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force, and Hezbollah as part of a broader crackdown on sanctioned networks.
Tether and Shiga Partner on Self-Custodial Wallets for Africa and GCC
Tether and Shiga Digital are launching a suite of self-custodial wallet products aimed at expanding access to Bitcoin, USD₮, and gold-backed tokens across Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council. The initiative leverages Tether’s open-source Wallet Development Kit to provide financial infrastructure for both individual users and institutional banking clients.
ESMA Shifts Focus to Strict MiCA Enforcement for 2027
The European Securities and Markets Authority is pivoting from rulemaking to active enforcement, establishing operational resilience, liquidity management, and regional presence as its primary supervisory targets for 2027. This shift signals a new era of scrutiny for crypto asset service providers operating within the European Union.
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Why BingX is merging crypto and TradFi into a single account
Kevin Lee, Chief Strategy Officer at BingX, argues that modern traders no longer view markets as isolated silos. With macro events triggering simultaneous volatility across Bitcoin, commodities, and equities, Lee is pushing for a unified trading model that allows users to execute strategies across asset classes from one balance.
BitMine Nears 5% Ethereum Supply Target After Crossing 6 Million ETH
BitMine Immersion Technologies has officially surpassed six million Ethereum tokens, acquiring an additional 17,362 ETH over the past week to solidify its position as one of the largest corporate holders of the asset. The company is now within 98% of its stated goal to control 5% of the total circulating supply.
Franklin Templeton brings $687M tokenized fund to Bybit
Institutional investors on Bybit can now leverage Franklin Templeton’s $686.64 million tokenized government money fund as off-exchange collateral. The integration allows firms to maintain custody of their Benji-issued shares while securing USDT or USDC trading credit lines through the exchange’s institutional arm, ByCustody.
Wintermute-linked wallet holds $126M in Hyperliquid short positions
A wallet identified by on-chain researchers as belonging to Wintermute has accumulated $126.25 million in short positions on the Hyperliquid exchange, with Ethereum accounting for the largest share of the exposure as major digital assets retreat from their recent peaks.
MEXC Resolves $340,000 Dispute After User Account Breach
A user named Shuang Fei lost $340,000 in digital assets after an attacker allegedly exploited an active API key left behind following a security recovery process. While the exchange claims the matter is now fully resolved, the specific terms of the settlement and the technical cause of the breach remain undisclosed.
Bitget Restarts Bitcoin Withdrawals Following $388M Security Breach
Four days after a sophisticated exploit drained approximately $387.5 million from its hot and warm wallets, Bitget resumed Bitcoin withdrawals on September 28 at 08:00 UTC. The exchange is now executing a phased restoration of services while investigators work to trace the stolen assets across multiple blockchain networks.
Acurast deploys Laya AI to run on global smartphone network
More than 280,000 smartphones across 175 countries are now powering the Laya AI decision model, shifting computational tasks away from centralized data centers. By utilizing existing consumer mobile hardware, Acurast aims to provide a decentralized alternative for real-time structured decision-making without the need for dedicated GPUs.
RedotPay Targets $5 Billion Valuation Amid IPO Push
Conflict lead: While industry peers like Kraken and Ledger have delayed their public market debuts, Hong Kong-based RedotPay is pushing back against reports of a slowdown, confirming that its path toward a U.S. initial public offering remains active as it eyes a valuation exceeding $5 billion.
Circle Co-founder Neville Departs Board as CFO Fox-Geen Plans Exit
Circle Internet Group faces a significant leadership shakeup as co-founder P. Sean Neville resigned from the board effective immediately, while Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Fox-Geen announced his intention to step down by the end of 2026. The company confirmed these departures were not triggered by operational or policy disputes.
Strategy Eyes Daily Dividend Payouts for Preferred Securities
Strategy has scheduled an October 28 special shareholder meeting to seek approval for daily dividend payments on four U.S.-listed preferred stock classes. If the proposal passes, the company aims to reduce reinvestment delays and improve market liquidity by replacing quarterly and semi-monthly schedules with a new daily record-date framework.
Pi Network Prepares for Protocol 28 as Token Stagnates Below $0.10
Pi Network has shifted its focus to the upcoming Protocol 28 upgrade, setting an October 16 deadline for the Mainnet transition. While developers fine-tune the network’s transaction and smart contract infrastructure, the PI token remains trapped in a consolidation phase, struggling to break through the significant $0.10 resistance level.
THORChain Rejects Bitget Request to Block Stolen Assets
THORChain has refused to blacklist addresses linked to Bitget’s $387.5 million security breach, sparking a heated debate over the responsibility of decentralized protocols. While Bitget demands the network halt service to the attacker, THORChain maintains that its infrastructure is designed as neutral, permissionless software, not a tool for selective censorship.
Arthur Hayes Targets $5,000 Ethereum Price Driven by Institutional Shift
Ethereum could reach $5,000 within a year as Robinhood’s integration of the network for its financial blockchain creates a blueprint for institutional adoption, according to Arthur Hayes. Speaking at EastPoint: Seoul 2026, the Maelstrom chief investment officer argued that Robinhood’s infrastructure choice provides a critical narrative shift for the asset.
Binance Wallet streamlines gas payments with USDT integration
Binance Wallet now allows users to pay transaction gas fees using USDT across the BNB Smart Chain, Ethereum, Solana, and TRON networks. Launched September 25, the update eliminates the immediate requirement for users to hold native blockchain tokens to execute transactions, simplifying the experience for those primarily holding stablecoin balances.
Zano Reverts Month of Blockchain History Following Gateway Exploit
The Zano blockchain has been forced to restart from block 3,833,000, effectively erasing roughly one month of network activity. The drastic recovery follows the discovery of a critical vulnerability within the project's recently launched Gateway Address feature, which allowed unauthorized ZANO and Freedom Dollar tokens to enter circulation.
California Outlaws Meme Coin Issuance by Public Officials
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation barring state and local officials from issuing meme coins, a move aimed at curbing potential conflicts of interest within government. The new law, AB 2409, takes effect January 1, 2027, establishing civil penalties for those who leverage public office to profit from digital asset speculation.
Vitalik Buterin envisions Ethereum as a cryptographic world computer
Ethereum is moving toward an architecture that transcends the traditional definition of a blockchain, shifting from redundant execution to a system powered by zero-knowledge proofs, data sampling, and decentralized off-chain computation, according to co-founder Vitalik Buterin.
French probe eyes VRA crypto manipulation in €50 million Dubai real estate
French authorities have placed a Russian-born citizen, identified as Svetlana A., under formal investigation for suspected organized fraud and money laundering. Investigators are scrutinizing whether the artificial inflation of the VRA cryptocurrency helped finance a massive real estate portfolio in Dubai worth over €50 million.
Japan Police Arrest Two in 81 Million Yen Cryptocurrency Scam
Tokyo authorities have arrested 31-year-old Saki Okayama and 38-year-old Mitsuki Minamisawa for their alleged roles in a sophisticated fraud scheme. Operating from Cambodia, the group impersonated police officers to coerce a woman in her 40s into transferring 81 million yen in cryptocurrency under the guise of proving her innocence.
GoPlus Security challenges THORChain’s decentralization claims
Security firm GoPlus Security has publicly challenged THORChain’s decentralized status, arguing that the protocol’s internal emergency controls provide node operators with the power to intercept illicit transactions. The critique follows allegations that stolen assets from the recent Bitget breach are being laundered through the network’s cross-chain vaults.
Jason Calacanis labels meme coins a giant scam
Technology investor Jason Calacanis has publicly disavowed the meme coin sector, characterizing the entire asset class as a giant scam. His statement arrives amid a wave of social media impersonation attacks, prompting the investor to clarify that he neither endorses these tokens nor privately solicits financial trades from his followers.
GIWA Denies Mainnet RPC Leak, Citing Non-Existent Network
GIWA has officially rejected viral social media claims that its mainnet RPC endpoint was compromised. The Ethereum Layer 2 project, backed by South Korean exchange Upbit, stated on Sept. 27 that such a security breach is impossible because the network has not yet reached a live production state.
Bitcoin Mining Retrenches as Hashrate Hits Three-Week Low
Bitcoin’s seven-day average hashrate has dipped to 915.8 EH/s, marking its lowest point since early September as miners offload reserves. Between September 20 and 26, mining operations liquidated 1,530 BTC, reflecting a broader shift in treasury management and infrastructure priorities across the sector.
Bitcoin ETFs Stage Massive Rebound Following Treasury Policy Shift
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have attracted approximately $5.3 billion in new capital since the Treasury Department announced an expansion of its long-dated bond buyback program in mid-August. This surge marks a significant reversal for the sector, which had struggled with a multi-billion dollar deficit earlier this summer.
Bitget Hackers Use Wasabi CoinJoin to Obfuscate Stolen Funds
Blockchain compliance firm AMLBot has tracked roughly 4 BTC linked to the Bitget security breach into a Wasabi CoinJoin transaction. This movement represents an attempt to obscure the trail of stolen assets, which the exchange now estimates at approximately $387.5 million following the September incident.