All news
Beryllus Capital and Cambodian Families Launch Mekong Growth Fund
A coalition of Cambodian business families and UK-based Beryllus Capital has signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the Beryllus Capital Mekong Growth Fund. The venture aims to secure between $200 million and $500 million, with long-term aspirations of scaling the platform beyond $1 billion.
Marcel Rohner Warns Swiss Regulators on Capital Rules
Departing Swiss Bankers Association chairman Marcel Rohner has issued a pointed warning to regulators: prioritizing financial stability at the expense of market competitiveness risks undermining the sector's long-term health. His comments surface as the government pushes for stricter capital mandates that directly impact the post-merger UBS.
BlackRock sees Bitcoin maturing into institutional collateral
Bitcoin volatility has compressed from 80 to a 35–40 range, marking a shift in how major holders treat the asset. According to Jay Jacobs, BlackRock’s U.S. Head of Equity ETFs, the rise of exchange-traded products is transforming Bitcoin from a speculative vehicle into a cornerstone of institutional collateral and lending strategies.
Strategy Leads Nasdaq-100 With 47% Monthly Surge
Strategy shares vaulted to the top of the Nasdaq-100 index with a 47.65% gain over the month ending September 18, fueled by a sharp recovery in Bitcoin prices and intense trading volume. The company’s stock climbed 16.39% in a single session as the cryptocurrency reclaimed the $80,000 threshold.
French family held hostage in crypto-linked home invasion
Four unidentified assailants remain at large after storming a home in Vendin-le-Vieil, where they held a cryptocurrency worker and his two young children captive for over three hours. The attackers forced the father to surrender access codes, resulting in the theft of approximately €40,000 in digital assets.
SEC Opens Path for Onchain Stock Trading via New Innovation Exemption
The Securities and Exchange Commission has unveiled a five-year framework allowing tokenized U.S. stocks to trade on permissioned automated market makers. This regulatory shift creates a pathway for onchain equity trading, provided the tokens grant holders full shareholder rights, including voting capabilities, dividends, and liquidation claims.
Toyosa Adds Bitcoin to Payment Options for Toyota Vehicles in Bolivia
Toyosa has officially expanded its vehicle payment system to include Bitcoin, allowing customers in Bolivia to purchase cars using the cryptocurrency. The move, announced at the Expocruz 2026 trade fair in Santa Cruz, builds on a digital-asset checkout service that previously offered only bolivianos, U.S. dollars, and Tether’s USDT.
ZetaChain Moves Toward Solana Migration Following Governance Vote
ZetaChain is nearing a major structural shift as 99.4% of voters supported Proposal 68, a mandate to migrate the ZETA token to Solana and eventually decommission the project's native Layer 1 blockchain. The vote surpassed the 40% quorum requirement, signaling strong community alignment ahead of the September 20 deadline.
Ethereum sets 2029 deadline for quantum-resistant network
The Ethereum Foundation has established a December 2029 deadline to achieve full quantum resistance across its execution, consensus, and data-availability layers. This non-negotiable target serves as a primary benchmark for the Protocol Cluster, forcing a shift from distant theoretical research toward concrete, long-term architectural implementation.
Binance Wallet Opens Access to Tokenized Pre-IPO Campaigns
Binance Wallet has introduced a gateway to PancakeSwap’s new Pre-Access campaigns, enabling users to gain indirect economic exposure to private companies ahead of potential public listings. The program offers tokenized assets that mimic equity value, though participants hold no direct shareholder rights, dividends, or voting status in the underlying firms.
Grayscale Sets 3-for-1 Share Split for Zcash ETF
Grayscale’s Zcash ETF will undergo a 3-for-1 forward share split on September 30, a move aimed at adjusting the fund's share structure following a period of rapid growth. Shareholders of record as of September 28 will receive two additional shares for every single share held, tripling their total position without altering their investment's economic value.
Hong Kong Banker Sentenced for $1.6 Billion Crypto-Bribery Scheme
A former relationship manager at China Construction Bank (Asia) has been sentenced to four years in prison for accepting over $470,000 in Tether to authenticate fraudulent bank instruments. Lam Chun-yin’s scheme involved validating fake standby letters of credit totaling $1.6 billion, undermining the integrity of the city’s financial sector.
Kalshi Joins Race to Launch Perpetual Stock Futures
Kalshi has formally requested regulatory clearance to list perpetual futures tied to U.S. stocks and ETFs, initiating a high-stakes competition with Coinbase and Bitnomial. The proposal, filed with the SEC and CFTC on September 18, seeks to bring 23-hour weekday trading to major equities like Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia.
Ripple Pushes Toward September Launch for XRPL Batch Amendment
With 30 of 35 validators currently backing the Batch V1.1 amendment, the XRP Ledger is on track for a potential activation on September 29. Ripple reports that commercial projects and asset managers are already building infrastructure around the feature, which allows for the atomic grouping of up to eight transactions.
Tokenized Real-World Assets Hit $34 Billion Amid Regulatory Shift
The market for onchain real-world assets reached $34.18 billion by mid-September 2026, marking an 85.2% surge since the year began. While issuance of tokenized bonds, equities, and commodities continues to climb, the industry faces a significant hurdle: only 12% of these assets are currently integrated into decentralized financial applications.
Polymarket faces scrutiny over alleged $10 million stolen-card scheme
During a chaotic period in February, Polymarket’s U.S. platform became a target for a massive fraud operation involving stolen debit cards. Attempted illicit withdrawals and wagers reached at least $10 million, with payment processor Checkout.com rejecting more than 80% of deposits as fraudulent at the height of the attack.
The $4.5 Million Gap: Robinhood Chain’s Fee-to-Settlement Disconnect
On September 3, users paid approximately $4.5 million in transaction fees to interact with the Robinhood Chain. Yet, the cost to secure that activity on the Ethereum mainnet totaled just $398, a stark illustration of the economic decoupling between Layer 2 networks and the underlying blockchain infrastructure they utilize.
Critics Call Trump's Greenland Security Deal a Diplomatic Rebrand
President Donald Trump’s declaration of a new, permanent security pact with Greenland has drawn sharp dismissals from international observers, who characterize the agreement as little more than a repackaging of Cold War-era terms designed to secure a political win for the administration ahead of next week’s UN General Assembly.
Civil Rights Groups Sue to Block Armed Federal Presence at Polls
A coalition of civil rights and labor organizations filed a federal lawsuit Friday seeking to block the Trump administration from deploying armed agents to polling sites. Plaintiffs argue that the presence of federal forces during November’s midterm elections constitutes illegal voter intimidation specifically targeting minority communities.
Pentagon Accused of Underreporting US Casualties in Iran Conflict
At least 22 American service members have died since the start of the Iran War, according to internal military sources who dispute the Pentagon’s official count. This revelation intensifies scrutiny on the Defense Department, which currently lists only 18 fatalities in its public casualty database, fueling accusations of systemic obfuscation.
MultiversX Probes Potential Mainnet Disruption
MultiversX developers have launched an investigation into an unspecified technical issue on the network’s mainnet, prioritizing the security and reliability of its layer-1 blockchain. The team disclosed the active review at 10:00 a.m. UTC on September 19, promising a follow-up assessment within a 12-hour window.
HotShort to Unveil Short-Drama Tokenization Model at GWDC Seoul
Content platform HotShort will debut its strategy for converting mobile short-drama revenue into blockchain-based assets at the Feixiaohao × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum in Seoul. Scheduled for September 29, the presentation aims to bridge the gap between entertainment cash flows and onchain digital asset structures.
Lemon Exits Brazil as Licensing Costs Outpace Local Revenue
The Argentine cryptocurrency platform Lemon is shuttering its Brazilian operations, citing capital requirements for new virtual-asset licenses that it deems disproportionate to its local market share. The move forces roughly 15,000 customers to withdraw their holdings before a mid-October deadline, marking a strategic retreat from the country’s tightening regulatory landscape.
Bitcoin Eyes $83K Breakout After Short Squeeze Drives 6% Rally
Bitcoin surged to $81,330 over the past 24 hours, clawing back losses from a volatile week to reach its highest point in a fortnight. The rebound, fueled by a massive liquidation of leveraged short positions, now faces a critical resistance test that analysts suggest could confirm a long-term market bottom.
NFT Market Sales Dip as Participation Metrics Surge
Global NFT sales volume contracted by 15.28% to $37.54 million over the past week, even as the number of active buyer and seller addresses more than doubled. This divergence between declining dollar volume and rising wallet participation suggests activity is dispersing across a wider, potentially more fragmented user base.
Crypto ETFs See $70M Exit as Ether Struggles Against Solana Gains
U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded products faced a turbulent week, recording $70.7 million in combined net outflows. While Bitcoin funds clawed back losses to finish near flat, Ether ETFs suffered a significant $140.6 million exodus, contrasting sharply with the $60.7 million inflow captured by Solana-based investment products.
Crypto VC Funding Hits $180 Million as Institutional Interest Deepens
A surge in institutional capital defined the week of September 12–18, as nine crypto and blockchain companies secured $180.25 million in disclosed financing. The week’s primary driver was a $110 million round for Kaiko, highlighting a clear market shift toward regulated data infrastructure and stablecoin-integrated payment systems.
Linera Winds Down Operations Following Failed Token Sale
After failing to meet the minimum funding threshold in a recent token sale, the blockchain project Linera has begun winding down its operations. Despite securing nearly $900,000 in commitments through the Sonar platform, the project could not raise enough capital to sustain development or reach its planned mainnet launch.
Anthropic Sets November IPO Target at $2 Trillion Valuation
Anthropic has pushed its initial public offering to November, aiming for a massive $2 trillion valuation that could raise up to $100 billion. The delay provides the AI developer additional time to finalize third-quarter financial results and gauge investor appetite before entering the public markets.
Trump Administration Targets Public Lands for AI Data Center Expansion
The Trump administration is scouting 17,600 acres of federal territory across six Western states for at least a dozen massive AI data centers. This push to utilize public land comes as new data reveals that major tech firms secured $70 billion in federal tax breaks for projects they were already planning to build.