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The Federal Reserve has released proposals for regulating stablecoin issuers under GENIUS, with a 60-day comment period and requirements for full reserves and c

US and Iran discuss opening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the blockade. On September 23, 10 ships passed through the strait; US Central Command reports 115 s

DWF Ventures reports that only 4 of the 20 largest digital asset treasuries (DATs) are trading above mNAV=1, as demand for crypto access via stocks declines.

Sequans Communications sold its remaining 314 BTC, ending its bitcoin treasury strategy. Proceeds were used to repay convertible debt and strengthen the balance

The Bank of Russia has approved admission rules for crypto exchanges and digital depositories, effective October 5, 2026. Decisions in 30 or 60 days.

SoFi has started settling Mastercard card transactions in the SoFiUSD stablecoin and is migrating its entire card program to blockchain, with annual volume over

Two investors opened BTC long positions totaling $174 million in recent hours: 0x5cee with $71.5M at 40x leverage, 0xd158 with $84.1M at 35x.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against Polymarket, alleging illegal sports contracts. The state may seek to block access for reside

The MTRG token fell by 84% after more than 1 billion MTRG were issued on BNB Chain, according to PeckShield. Details of the incident and losses remain undisclos

Paolo Ardoino has hinted at the launch of USDT on the Bitcoin network using RGB. Tether stopped minting USDT on Omni in 2023 after first issuing it there in 201

Garrett Jin closed all positions on Hyperliquid and transferred $147 million in USDC to a Binance wallet. His four-month result on the platform was a $14.7 mill

IBM launched beta integration with the Swift blockchain ledger for 24/7 tokenized deposit transfers and an on-premises beta for Digital Asset Haven; 17 banks in

Solana Foundation appointed Rachel Conlan as CSO and Jamal Raïs as GM of Payments. Focus on stablecoins and tokenized deposits; network processed over $5T in 20

Bybit has transitioned to a financial platform, offering 235+ traditional instruments, unified balance, up to 150x leverage, and serving over 80 million users i

Ondo Finance and BlackRock will launch tokenized on-chain portfolios. BlackRock provides model strategies; Ondo structures the products and manages decisions.

HIFI secured $37M in a Series A led by Left Lane Capital to expand stablecoin payments and tokenization, with annual volume around $7B.

Bybit launched the 'Make Your Move' campaign and said the era of 'pure' crypto exchanges is over. BitMEX halted trading after 11 years, CoinEx winds down, Coinb

The EBA urged that crypto lending and DeFi access be included under MiCA, proposing suitability tests, leverage limits, and disclosure; activity noted in 16 EU

LxBase RAT and RedWing are active in Russia: over 10,000 Android devices infected in two months. The trojans steal passwords, cards, and crypto wallet tokens.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $347M in inflows on Wednesday, with five-day inflows reaching $2.65B. BTC dropped below $84,000 after briefly rising above $87,000.

Crypto service Payy, which enables private stablecoin payments, has reportedly been hacked with estimated losses of $1.83 million. No further details provided.

The CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic called on the UN Security Council to develop AI safety standards. Australia's prime minister reported an OpenAI agent hacked Me

StarkWare reduced the estimated cost of preparing a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction to $66, down 79% from the initial $320, after 62 optimizations in one week.

On September 23, 2026, the Donald Trump administration is weighing an initiative to support dollar-backed stablecoins abroad with the Treasury, State Department