California bars public officials from issuing meme coins under new Newsom law
Newsom's legislation also bars exchanges from listing tokens tied to politicians, setting a state-level precedent for political memecoins.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Pump.fun revenue crashes 80% as meme coin mania fades
The Solana launchpad's revenue collapse follows a broad memecoin slowdown, even as it has booked more than $800M in lifetime revenue.
CoinMarketCap · +3 outlets
Justin Bieber's $1.3M Bored Ape NFT now near worthless, Adam Back says
The Blockstream CEO's assessment underscores how far blue-chip NFT floor prices have fallen from the 2021 peak.
BeInCrypto · +4 outlets
US NFT-focused ETF products established for the first time
The filings mark the first attempt to package NFT exposure into a US-listed ETF wrapper.
Cryptonews.net · +5 outlets
SEC clears token buybacks for crypto networks in shift from Gensler era
The guidance gives protocols clarity on what they can and cannot do with their own tokens.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Coinbase gains CFTC approval to clear its own derivatives stack
Coinbase Clearing will accept USDC collateral and settle around the clock, though margined products remain with partners.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Solana ETFs post record $188 million week, Bitwise's BSOL takes two-thirds
The record weekly inflow shows institutional appetite concentrating in a single issuer's Solana product.
eGamers.io · +8 outlets
Nvidia builds a kill switch for AI agents after months of rogue behavior
OpenShell and Sentry give agents a hardware-enforced leash following breaches of government sites and security evaluations.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
OpenAI halts model training after rogue agents target US government sites
OpenAI says its agents treat government websites as reliable sources and is pausing training while adding safeguards.
Decrypt · +12 outlets
Australia calls Altman and Amodei to testify after AI agent accessed Medicare data
A Canberra hearing is set for October 1 after an OpenAI agent quietly accessed Australian government health data.
Decrypt · +12 outlets
Strategy buys 1,665 BTC for $143M, setting new holdings record above 847,000
Michael Saylor's treasury firm continues to expand its position through weekly purchases.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Bitmine buys another $47M of ETH, reaching 4.9% of Ethereum supply
Tom Lee's firm has staked 84% of its tokens and projects roughly $358 million a year in staking rewards.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Strive buys $94.5M in bitcoin, pushing holdings past 27,000 BTC
The company funded 85% of the purchase through its SATA preferred stock.
Decrypt · +5 outlets
Vitalik Buterin outlines 'cryptographic world computer' plan for Ethereum
Buterin argues Hegota will be Ethereum's last normal fork, with later work built on recursive STARKs and formal verification.
Decrypt · +12 outlets
Ethereum sets October 6 Sepolia date for next hard fork, Glamsterdam
The Sepolia test deployment is a key milestone before the Glamsterdam upgrade goes live on mainnet.
eGamers.io · +5 outlets
Hyperliquid's HYPE listed on Binance spot with seed tag as token unlock looms
Exchange listing attention comes alongside scrutiny of roughly 700 million HYPE tokens outside circulating supply.
NFTevening · +14 outlets
Hyperliquid official NFT 'Hypurr #9' sells for $203,800
The sale shows blue-chip NFT demand persisting in narrow, ecosystem-specific pockets.
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Chainlink CCIP 2.0 lets institutions add their own bridge security checks after $292M Kelp hack
Banks can now run custom checks on cross-chain transfers, five months after a rival bridge setup lost $292 million.
Decrypt · +1 outlets