SBF asks Supreme Court to overturn FTX fraud conviction and $11B forfeiture
Sam Bankman-Fried's final appeal seeks to vacate his conviction and the forfeiture order, extending the FTX legal saga years past sentencing.
coindesk.com · +5 outlets
Nasdaq invests $100M in Kraken parent Payward at $21B valuation to expand tokenized stocks
The exchange operator's stake in a major crypto venue underscores growing institutional interest in onchain equity trading.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Core CPI rose a faster-than-forecast 0.3% in August, lifting odds of a Fed rate hike
Hotter inflation data pushed markets to price in multiple hikes, a headwind for risk assets including crypto.
Coindesk · +13 outlets
Blockstream refuses to pay ransom for $47M in Bitcoin stolen in Liquid hack, calls it theft
The company's public refusal signals a harder line on paying attackers as bitcoin-related breaches continue to mount.
Decrypt · +7 outlets
Kalshi seeks approval for 24/7 leveraged perpetual futures on Tesla, Nvidia and Apple
The prediction-market operator would offer the first regulated US perps tied to single stocks, adding to the jurisdiction fight with Wall Street regulators.
finance.yahoo · +9 outlets
SEC proposes sweeping transfer agent overhaul targeting tokenized stock markets and double recordkeeping
The rule would reshape how onchain equities are recorded as tokenization moves into regulated securities infrastructure.
coindesk.com · +4 outlets
Revolut exposed bitcoin activity and passports after falling for a fake government request
The breach highlights social-engineering risk at crypto-adjacent fintechs holding customer identity data.
coindesk.com · +3 outlets
New Clarity Act text tweaks DeFi and credit union provisions, but path forward stays murky
The revised market-structure bill remains stalled, with midterm politics potentially deciding its fate.
coindesk.com · +2 outlets
Coinbase rebrands Base App back to Coinbase Wallet, citing social experiment falling short
The reversal comes as competition in onchain trading wallets intensifies around Robinhood and other venues.
The Block · +8 outlets
India begins tokenizing its $620B corporate bond market with digital rupee settlement
A state-led tokenization push at this scale would make India one of the largest public-sector adopters of onchain debt rails.
coindesk.com · +6 outlets
Robinhood crypto trading volume jumps 61% in August; Robinhood Chain hits $874.8M record
Retail crypto activity rebounded sharply even as the broader market stayed choppy.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Robinhood CEO Tenev says companies should not get veto over stock tokens, open to AMC truce
The dispute over tokenized equity rights tests whose rules govern onchain versions of public shares.
coindesk.com · +13 outlets
CNBC: Bitcoin is back, but a Clarity Act failure and Democratic midterm gains could pressure crypto prices
Bitcoin's rally leaves it still down on the year, with policy risk cited as a key swing factor into the election.
CNBC · +9 outlets
Ethereum tops $2,600 for first time in eight months, outpacing Bitcoin, XRP and Solana
ETH's relative strength came alongside roughly $665M in crypto liquidations, mostly short positions.
finance.yahoo · +2 outlets
Bitwise to shut down Dogecoin ETF less than a year after launch
A rare ETF closure in the crypto fund wave suggests single-meme-asset products struggle to gather lasting assets.
The Block · +14 outlets
Bitcoin retreats to about $77,000 after CPI, then claws back toward $77,300
Bitcoin and most majors sold off on hotter inflation data before partial recovery, with the golden-cross narrative fading.
Coindesk · +2 outlets
BIS chief warns AI capex arms race relies on opaque debt, posing systemic risks
The central bank body flags financing structures behind the AI buildout as a macro stability concern.
coindesk.com · +1 outlets
Anchorage Digital brings Frgmnt's fUSD stablecoin to institutional clients
A regulated custodian adding a yield-bearing dollar token shows stablecoin distribution increasingly targeting institutions.
cointelegraph.com