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Backpack CEO Targets 10,000 Tokenized Stocks on Solana
“Not 10 stocks, not 100 stocks. We want to bring the entire stock market to Solana,” said Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante. The executive is pushing to expand the platform's tokenized equity offerings from its current baseline of roughly 200 symbols to 10,000, creating a bridge between traditional brokerage accounts and decentralized finance.
Bitget Schedules Phased Withdrawal Resumption After $387.5M Hack
After a massive security breach resulted in $387.5 million in unauthorized transfers, Bitget has announced a phased restoration of withdrawal services. The exchange, which paused operations following the September 24 incident, plans to reopen Bitcoin transfers on September 28 at 08:00 UTC, followed by staggered availability for other assets.
Solana Pushes Alpenglow to Devnet Aiming for 150ms Finality
Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade has transitioned to the public developer network, shifting from the current 12.8-second finality window toward a 150-millisecond target. Developed by Anza, the system replaces on-chain validator vote transactions with a direct, multi-round voting mechanism designed to finalize blocks significantly faster than the existing TowerBFT consensus model.
Ripple’s RLUSD Supply Hits $2.5B Amid Ledger Growth
Ripple’s dollar-pegged stablecoin, RLUSD, has reached a circulating supply of approximately 2.49 billion tokens. This expansion coincides with a 6% weekly increase in the total value of stablecoins held on the XRP Ledger, where Ripple’s own asset now accounts for more than 92% of all tracked liquidity.
Crypto ETFs Attract $3.2 Billion in Broad Capital Inflow
A surge of $2.39 billion into U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds powered a massive week for crypto investment products, as investors poured a combined $3.26 billion into Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana vehicles between September 21 and September 25, according to data from Farside Investors.
NFT Market Rebounds With $55.5 Million in Weekly Sales
Global NFT sales climbed to $55.51 million over the seven days ending September 26, marking a 57.17% increase from the previous week. Ethereum reclaimed its position as the dominant blockchain, while a single transaction involving the Beezie collection accounted for nearly $1 million of the total volume.
Crypto Startups Secure Over $104 Million in Weekly Funding
Blockchain firms pulled in more than $104.2 million across eight disclosed transactions between September 19 and September 25, 2026. While venture capital fueled the bulk of these deals, the week’s total was bolstered by a significant public stock offering tied to Solana treasury strategies.
SEC Staff Defines Boundaries for Staking Receipts and Functional Networks
Staking receipts may qualify as digital tools rather than securities if they serve strictly as proof of ownership without granting additional financial benefits. The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released new guidance on September 25, clarifying how issuers can navigate federal securities law for staking, buybacks, and network development.
JEC Democrats Map Out Project 2025 Policy Risks
A new report from the Joint Economic Committee warns that the Heritage Foundation’s 900-page policy blueprint threatens to dismantle core protections for working families. The analysis identifies specific proposals within the Republican-aligned transition plan that would reshape healthcare access, public education funding, and federal climate enforcement efforts.
Trump Aide Guides GOP Strategy to Slash Social Spending
Russ Vought, the former Trump administration budget director, has become a primary architect for House Republicans as they navigate the looming debt ceiling standoff. His strategy centers on aggressive spending cuts that bypass Social Security and Medicare to target programs serving low-income Americans, including Medicaid and SNAP.
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Trump Nominates Project 2025 Architect to Lead Budget Office
President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget has reignited fears regarding the future of federal safety nets. Critics argue the appointment of a primary Project 2025 architect signals a shift toward aggressive cuts to Social Security and Medicare despite campaign promises.
Supreme Court Rejects Missouri GOP’s Latest Redistricting Attempt
For the third time, the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked Missouri Republicans from implementing a controversial 2025 congressional map, mandating that the state revert to its 2022 district lines for the upcoming midterm elections to avoid widespread electoral chaos as voters head to the polls.
Unions Force Trump Administration to End Shutdown Layoff Policy
A coalition of federal unions secured a legal settlement Friday, compelling the Trump administration to rescind its directive authorizing mass layoffs of public servants during government shutdowns. The agreement effectively ends a contentious policy that targeted thousands of workers as political leverage during the historic 43-day shutdown of 2025.
Judge Orders Reinstatement of Thousands of Fired Federal Workers
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of government employees, labeling the mass firings a "sham" designed to bypass statutory requirements. U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled that agencies lacked the legal authority to terminate staff under the guise of performance-based dismissals.
New York Times Corroborates Warnings to Netanyahu Before Oct. 7
A September 2023 phone call between UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Benjamin Netanyahu included a specific warning about a major Hamas-led attack. The New York Times has now corroborated reports that the Israeli leader received this intelligence but failed to share it with his own security chiefs.
Audit Reveals Millions Squandered in Trump Administration ICE Expansion
A federal watchdog audit has exposed a pattern of systemic mismanagement within Immigration and Customs Enforcement, revealing that the agency poured billions into detention initiatives without fundamental planning. The report details millions in taxpayer losses from abandoned projects, unused warehouse acquisitions, and facilities that failed to meet basic federal standards.
ACLU Documents Expose Private Prison Push for ICE Expansion
Private prison corporations are positioning themselves to capitalize on the Trump administration's immigration agenda, with new documents revealing bids to operate at least six additional detention facilities. The files, secured by the ACLU, detail a sweeping effort to scale up capacity across 10 states as detention stocks climb.
Watchdog Accuses Trump of Illegal Control Over $400M PAC
The Campaign Legal Center has formally accused Donald Trump of violating federal campaign finance laws by asserting personal control over the $400 million war chest held by the MAGA Inc. super PAC. Federal regulations strictly prohibit officeholders from directing spending for super PACs, which are required to operate independently.
Palm Beach County Defies Trump on Data Center Expansion
While Donald Trump insists that American communities should clamor for data centers to avoid becoming "backwards and poor," his own backyard has taken a different stance. Palm Beach County commissioners voted 6-0 on Thursday to impose a one-year moratorium on large-scale facilities, directly challenging the president's pro-industry rhetoric.
Google’s PageBreak AI Identifies 500+ XSS Flaws in Internal Apps
Google has deployed an AI security agent called PageBreak that uncovered over 500 cross-site scripting vulnerabilities across the company’s internal web applications. By integrating Gemini models with specialized validation tools, the system automatically confirms exploitability before flagging issues for engineering teams, effectively neutralizing the common problem of AI-generated false positives.
Tucker Carlson Alleges Trump Dismissed War Risks with Fatalism
Following a private Oval Office meeting, commentator Tucker Carlson claims President Donald Trump dismissed concerns over a potential war with Iran by stating that death is inevitable. The revelation has reignited calls for Cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment, citing the president's apparent disregard for national security.
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Voter Purge Database
The US Supreme Court intervened Friday to allow the Trump administration to deploy a controversial database for scrutinizing voter rolls, sparking warnings that thousands of eligible citizens could be wrongfully purged from registration lists just weeks before the November 3 midterm elections.
Cosmos Hub Validators Recover 1.23 Million ATOM After Governance Attack
Cosmos Hub validators halted the network for 24.5 hours to intercept a massive cryptocurrency theft, successfully securing 1.23 million ATOM. The emergency intervention occurred after a malicious governance proposal on the Neutron network granted an attacker control over critical contract assets, triggering a race to prevent further losses.
Polymarket Taps OpenWorlds to Automate Prediction Market Trading
Autonomous trading agents are coming to Polymarket through a new partnership with AI lab OpenWorlds, shifting the burden of market discovery and execution from human traders to software. The integration aims to replicate the research and decision-making workflows typically reserved for professional investment firms.
Kansas Senate Ad Targets Roger Marshall Over Past Medical Debt Arrests
“Please do not handcuff me in front of my two-year-old daughter,” Meischa Zimmerman pleads in a new campaign ad. Eight months pregnant at the time, Zimmerman recounts being arrested in 2011 after failing to make a $50 medical payment to her obstetrician, current Republican Senator Roger Marshall.
Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ad Sparks Legal Outcry
A 30-second television spot featuring Donald Trump has triggered a firestorm of criticism, with lawmakers and watchdogs accusing the administration of using public funds for illegal political propaganda. The ad, which carries a 'Paid for by the US government' disclosure, appeared on major networks shortly before the midterm elections.
Bitget hacker swaps USDC for ETH as Circle freeze policy faces scrutiny
The hacker responsible for the $351.6 million Bitget exchange breach has begun converting stolen USDC into ETH, reigniting a contentious debate over Circle’s response time to illicit on-chain activity. Security researchers are questioning why the stablecoin issuer has not acted to restrict the compromised addresses despite the attacker's ongoing movements.
Opposition Mounts Against Trump's Proposed Triumphal Arch
As heavy equipment moves onto Columbia Island, critics are mobilizing to halt the construction of a 250-foot Triumphal Arch. Congressman Don Beyer and the watchdog group Public Citizen argue the project bypasses congressional oversight and threatens the historic integrity of the site near Arlington National Cemetery.
Anthropic Founders Seek Majority Voting Control Ahead of IPO
Before its anticipated public offering, Anthropic is asking shareholders to approve a new class of shares granting CEO Dario Amodei and his six co-founders 50.1% of voting power on most corporate matters. The move ensures the founding team retains structural control even as they hold a minority of the company’s total equity.
Rights Advocates Urge Congress to Curb FBI Surveillance Powers
On the first anniversary of National Security Presidential Memorandum 7, civil liberties group Defending Rights and Dissent has warned Congress that the directive is being weaponized to target domestic political speech, effectively turning the FBI’s counterterrorism infrastructure against the administration's ideological opponents.