Bitcoin ETFs turn positive for 2026 with $2.4B weekly inflow, largest since October
The inflows pushed bitcoin ETFs' year-to-date net flows back above zero after the funds sat roughly $5.8 billion in the red two months ago.
Theblock · +10 outlets
Kalshi loses second appeals court ruling as sports contracts held subject to state law
The Sixth Circuit ruled Kalshi's sports event contracts are not swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act, widening a circuit split over prediction market oversigh
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Bitget hacker moves $83M in stolen XRP that Ripple cannot freeze
Two wallets were nearly emptied and a third is being drained, with about $75 million remaining across the five original holding accounts.
Coindesk · +3 outlets
SEC's Hester Peirce to depart next week, Oct. 2
The exit of the commissioner known as Crypto Mom comes as the agency rolls out its latest crypto policy work.
Coindesk · +12 outlets
SEC crypto FAQ addresses token buybacks, network upgrades and promises of profit
SEC staff said promoting a network's current uses generally would not create an expectation of profit, a key Howey test consideration.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Kraken parent Payward bets billions on becoming financial infrastructure beyond crypto exchange
Co-CEO Arjun Sethi said Payward is unifying trading, payments, asset management and institutional services on common rails.
Coindesk · +13 outlets
Binance deal boosts Circle in stablecoin race with Tether, analysts say
The five-year deal could strengthen USDC's reach in emerging markets, though Tether's liquidity advantage remains hard to dislodge.
Coindesk · +9 outlets
Coinbase tokenized stocks go live as collateral for USDC borrowing on Aave V4
Aave V4 on Base added Apple, Nvidia, Tesla and four more tokenized stocks as collateral for USDC loans for non-U.S. users.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger to step down, Kristin Smith returns as interim
The leadership switch comes shortly after the crypto Clarity Act stalled in Congress.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Solana's Alpenglow 150-millisecond settlement upgrade reaches second public test network
Alpenglow now runs on both public test networks, giving application teams a place to test before the live blockchain switches.
Coindesk · +12 outlets
HYPE falls as Binance lists Hyperliquid spot pairs
The token dropped roughly 4.5% to 6% after the exchange added spot trading for Hyperliquid's token.
The Coin Republic · +14 outlets
Hyperliquid ETF push draws Wall Street interest despite no VC, private sale or insiders
Coverage examines what changed for Hyperliquid ETFs in September and why issuers want to package HYPE.
Yellow.com · +2 outlets
Strategy proposes daily dividends for STRC, STRD, STRF and STRK preferred stocks
STRC has traded below $100 since May despite a 12% dividend rate and roughly $1 billion in preferred buybacks.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Magic Eden legacy approvals exposed $5.7M in NFTs to exploit before whitehat rescue
Whitehats rescued 23,155 tokens after legacy approvals left them vulnerable.
Theblock · +7 outlets
XRP Ledger Batch upgrade slips to Oct. 9 after validator support resets
A brief drop below the network's 80% support threshold restarted the two-week activation clock for the feature, which bundles up to eight transactions.
Coindesk · +12 outlets
Man charged in $16M crypto pig butchering scam
A man was charged for his role in defrauding a victim of millions of dollars' worth of crypto.
Theblock · +13 outlets
Tether confirms minimal EQIBank exposure following $89M US asset seizure
Tether's stated ceiling places its maximum exposure under $64 million, but the incident underscores counterparty risks in fiat gateway networks.
Coindesk · +1 outlets
Solana activates Transaction V1
The network upgrade changes how transactions are structured, with implications for SOL applications.
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