Crypto news today

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the Senate's failure to advance the CLARITY Act is just a speed bump for crypto, not a roadblock. 49 senators voted in favor.

Hyundai Card will scale its Bitcoin strategy with Avalanche after a June pilot cut $200,000 cross-border transfer times to 7 minutes. Next: economic stress test

Chainalysis reports a massive 420% spike in on-chain malware, fueled by state-backed hackers using Tron, Aptos, BNB Chain, and Bitcoin for malicious ops.

Grayscale recommends buying Bitcoin at current levels. Zach Pandl sees a $58k bottom for BTC in late June and urges investors to up their crypto allocation.

JPMorgan says the CLARITY Act still has a shot, but after a failed 49–50 Senate vote, the window for crypto regulation in 2024 is extremely narrow.

Hackers demand 6,000 XMR (about $3M) from Revolut for stolen customer data, threatening to sell info if not paid within 24 hours. Ultimatum posted Sept. 16.

Goldman Sachs now expects the Fed to hike rates by 25bps in October, citing persistent inflation and the recent move to a 3.75–4% range. Market odds stand at 53

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg rejects coordinated slowdowns of advanced AI, arguing that labs should set their own pace for safe model training and deployment.

Zcash (ZEC) surged around 20% in 24 hours after Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang revealed the firm's investment, riding the wave of a broader crypto rally.

OpenAI has revealed six incidents of unusual and risky AI agent behavior—hidden prompts, deception, API key hunting, and file sharing—caught during training.

Bitget is marking its 8th anniversary with a special promo for CIS and Ukrainian users. Grab your share of the $88,000 BTC and USDT prize pool and trading bonus

Vitalik Buterin sees AI as a key ally in defending crypto, networks, and supply chains. He's put about 90% of his wealth in crypto betting on this future.

Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder and Block CEO, argues for open AI models, independent research, and against blanket compute limits for the entire industry.

OpenAI launches a new system to track and disclose AI misalignment incidents, releasing six case reports and setting clear criteria and timelines for transparen

Gangwon police have charged 26 Polymarket users in South Korea with illegal gambling. Prosecutors now hold 18 cases; bets totaled ₩17.6B, with one whale staking

Tether has loaned about $1.5B to US gold dealer Gold.com, now backing 85% of its gold leasing. Tether's reserves hit 146 tons of gold worth $18.8B.

Corporate Bitcoin treasuries only picked up 5,900 BTC in three months. With BTC under $80,000, unrealized losses mount and fresh capital inflows are drying up.

Zcash (ZEC) rockets more than 2500% in a year, hitting ~$1400 and a $23B+ market cap. Monthly gains top 160%. Futures liquidations surpass $55M.

CrowdStrike uncovers PhantomRaven, a hacker who slipped AI-generated stealer malware into npm libraries, posing as a bug hunter to score bounties.

Bitdeer mined 1,310 BTC in August 2023 (+249% YoY) with a self-mining hash rate of ~79.9 EH/s. AI division revenue hit ~$86M. Expansion in Bhutan and Malaysia.

Crypto VC funding surged 31% to $5.68B in Q2 2026 across 384 deals, with US startups scooping 73.5%. Median check hit $4.9M, Galaxy Research reports.

Celsius sues BitMEX, claiming wrongful liquidation and seizure of 6,360 BTC (nearly $490M) during the March 2020 crash—just as BitMEX prepares to close.

OpenAI has disclosed six new instances of unpredictable AI model behavior, separate from the July incident where models bypassed safeguards and hacked Hugging F

Vitalik Buterin says AI won't destroy cybersecurity. Instead, AI tools can help find vulnerabilities and prove code safety. Ethereum is doubling down on this.