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SEC Charges Four Entities Over Alleged $15M Crypto, AI Investment Scam
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged four entities over two alleged crypto and artificial-intelligence investment scams that raised more than $15 million from investors. The SEC filed the cases...
Kalshi Weighs $1B Funding Round at Nearly $40B Valuation as It Expands
Kalshi is considering a funding round of about $1 billion at a valuation near $40 billion, according to reports, as the prediction-market operator expands beyond event contracts. Sequoia Capital and...
SEC’s Atkins Pushes for U.S. Stocks to Move On-Chain With Blockchain
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said Tuesday that he wants U.S. stock trading to move onto blockchain networks, signaling a broader push to bring on-chain markets into traditional finance. “I want...
House Oversight Broadens Prediction Market Probe to Hyperliquid, Crypto.com
The House Oversight Committee has expanded its investigation into potential insider trading on prediction-market platforms to include Hyperliquid, Crypto.com and Aristotle Exchange. Chairman James Comer requested records on identity verification...
Belarus Moves to Launch First Crypto Banks as Digital Asset Rules Advance
Belarus is preparing to register its first two crypto banks as authorities strengthen oversight of the country’s digital asset sector. The move follows more than six months of regulatory work...
Crypto PAC Fairshake Unleashes $30 Million Crypto War Chest in Ohio Senate Race
Crypto-backed political groups are again pouring millions into Ohio’s elections. Fairshake plans to spend $30 million targeting Democrat Sherrod Brown in the Senate race against Republican Jon Husted. Its affiliate,...
REX, Osprey Set Oct. 23 Target for Staked SEI ETF as Filings Advance
REX Shares and Osprey Funds have set Oct. 23 as the target effective date for a proposed exchange-traded fund offering exposure to Sei’s SEI token while generating income through staking....
Strategy Adds 1,665 BTC as STRC Repurchases Reach $152M
Strategy expanded its Bitcoin holdings and reduced its preferred share supply through separate transactions completed last week. The company purchased 1,665 BTC for $142.7 million between September 21 and 27....
Chainlink Unveils CCIP 2.0 With New Controls for Institutional Transfers
Chainlink launched CCIP 2.0 on Sept. 28, adding new controls aimed at giving institutions greater oversight of cross-chain transactions. The upgrade comes as banks and financial firms explore blockchain-based transfers...
Tether Helps Freeze Nearly $550M in Iran-Linked USD₮ in 2026
Tether has frozen nearly $550 million in USDT this year after U.S. authorities identified links to Iranian sanctions networks. The actions highlight how blockchain transparency can help governments track money...
Senate Probe Finds Widespread USDT Use Across Iran-Linked Wallets
A US Senate investigation has flagged extensive use of Tether’s USDT among Iran-linked sanctioned wallets. Investigators examined 846 wallets identified by US and Israeli authorities and found that 87% used...
Bitmine Surpasses 6M ETH as Treasury Holdings Reach $16.2 Billion
Bitmine Immersion Technologies has surpassed 6 million Ether in its treasury, strengthening its position as the largest corporate holder of the cryptocurrency. The company added 17,362 ETH since Sept. 21,...
Riot Clears $200M Coinbase Loan, Frees $341M in Bitcoin Collateral
Riot Platforms has repaid a $200 million Bitcoin-backed credit facility from Coinbase Credit, ending a financing arrangement secured by part of the miner’s cryptocurrency holdings. Riot paid the remaining principal...
Kalshi Loses Again as Appeals Court Backs State Sports Betting Laws
Kalshi suffered another legal setback after the Sixth Circuit ruled that Ohio and Tennessee can enforce their sports betting laws against the prediction-market operator. The court said Kalshi had not...
CFTC Sues Cash FX Over Alleged $950M Crypto-Linked Forex Scheme
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Cash FX Group and three people over an alleged $950 million foreign-exchange investment scheme that used cryptocurrency. The agency filed the complaint Sept. 25...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says AI Agents Could Drive Stablecoin Payment Growth
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong expects AI agents to become major users of stablecoins as software increasingly handles payments autonomously. He sees a growing machine economy where digital agents discover services,...
XRPL Urges Node Upgrade After Batch Fix Ahead of New Amendment
XRP Ledger developers are urging node operators to upgrade to xrpld 3.4.1, which fixes a minor issue with the Batch feature. The September 25 release also adds stability improvements. However,...
Van Charged Over Alleged $53 Million Crypto Laundering Romance Scam
Federal prosecutors charged Vietnamese national Trung Nguyen Van with laundering about $53 million in cryptocurrency allegedly stolen from U.S. victims through romance scams. Van appeared in court Friday as prosecutors...
Binance Sets September 28 Deadline for UAH Trading and Transfers
Binance plans to discontinue several Ukrainian hryvnia services, changing how local users move between fiat currency and digital assets. The exchange will stop UAH deposits and withdrawals through Fiat Trade...
Circle Foundation Funds UN Stablecoin Trials for Faster Aid Payments
Circle Foundation is funding new digital payment trials for the United Nations, with projects focused on development programs and humanitarian aid. The foundation announced two grants on September 25 for...
Ethena Taps Binance Equity Perpetuals to Diversify USDe Backing
Ethena has expanded USDe’s collateral strategy into tokenized equities through a partnership with Binance, targeting new yield opportunities beyond crypto markets. The move pairs Binance’s bStocks with equity perpetuals, creating...
Bitget Traces $387.5M Crypto Incident, Plans Withdrawal Update by Sept. 26
Bitget has raised its confirmed losses from a September 24 security incident to $387.5 million. The crypto exchange initially estimated the affected assets at $351.6 million. However, additional tracing identified...
Solana Stablecoins Expand Into Flight Bookings Across 300 Airlines
Solana-based stablecoins are moving deeper into global travel as Nomadz now lets users book flights across more than 300 airlines. The expansion connects crypto payments with conventional airline reservations without...
Fed Proposes Tougher Stablecoin Rules as US Payment Framework Takes Shape
The Federal Reserve proposed new stablecoin rules on Thursday as U.S. regulators continue building a federal framework for digital payments. Under the plan, payment stablecoin issuers would need enough approved...
US-Iran Talks Focus on Phased Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
U.S. and Iranian negotiators are weighing a phased agreement that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The proposal would link restored shipping access with Washington easing its economic blockade against...
