CFTC sues Cash FX, alleges $950M crypto-linked forex scheme
The CFTC claimed that Cash FX engaged in minimal forex trading and misappropriated most of the participant funds.
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Bitcoin Supply Shock: 81% of BTC Has Not Moved in Six Months
River Financial data shows 81% of Bitcoin supply has remained inactive for six months.
Crypto Hacks 2026: 288 Attacks and $2.2B Lost
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SEC Issues New Crypto Guidance, Clarifies When Tokens Fall Under Securities Laws
SEC Issues new guidance, Clarifying when crypto assets can fall under federal securities laws.
Tom Lee Says Crypto Rally Could Go Much Further – Here’s What’s Driving It
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XRP Ledger’s Batch upgrade slips to Oct. 9 after validator support resets
An XRP Ledger upgrade expected to activate Sept. 29 has been pushed back by at least 10 days after validator support briefly fell below the level required to turn it on.
Solana’s 150-millisecond settlement upgrade reaches second public test network
Solana’s planned upgrade to make payments final in a fraction of a second has reached its public developer network, giving application teams a place to test before it reaches the blockchain carrying r…
Bitcoin Targets Historical 77% Q4 Rally: Key Breakout Level to Watch
Bitcoin is looking at up to a 77% surge in price this Q4, based on historical movement in that period.
Another appeals court rules against prediction market provider Kalshi, says sports contracts are subject to state regulations
A panel of judges on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that prediction market provider Kalshi's sports-related events contracts are not swaps, and therefore are subject to state gaming r…
Google Built an AI That Hunts Its Own Security Bugs
The company disclosed on September 24 that its Product Security team built an autonomous system called PageBreak, designed to hunt for real, exploitable vulnerabilities in Google's own web application…
Why Solana Is Targeting $160 According to Multiple Market Signals
Solana is 26% up in the month following sustained institutional uptake, increasing on-chain activity, and a rising Altcoin Season Index.
Circle and Tether Freeze Stablecoins Tied to Bitget Hack—But Most Funds Slip Away
Circle and Tether have frozen a wallet linked to the massive Bitget exchange hack, cutting off roughly $318,000 in stablecoins from the attacker, though the bulk of the stolen fortune moved beyond rea…
US Prosecutors Want $84.2 Million From a Bank Tied to Tether
The US Department of Justice wants to keep $84.2 million that, according to a civil forfeiture complaint, moved through accounts used to process payments for Tether.
Bitcoin Options Expiry Removes a Key Source of Market Stability
Bitcoin faces one of its largest-ever derivatives events as nearly $16 billion in options approach expiry. The September 25 settlement comes after a sharp BTC▲$77,666.00 rebound, and ahead of several …
Blockchain Association sees leadership shift shortly after crypto Clarity Act fizzles
Summer Mersinger is leaving the helm of the Blockchain Association, one of the crypto industry's leading advocacy groups, a week after the sector weathered a major legislative setback in the loss of t…
Ex-CFTC leader to leave Blockchain Association after CLARITY vote fails
Former CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger joined the Blockchain Association in 2025 after resigning during her second term at the federal commodities regulator.
XRP ETF Inflows Clash With a $1.60 Wall of Overhead Supply
XRP traded at $1.5176 on Tuesday, September 22, up 5.30% over 24 hours from a previous close of $1.4156. The day's range ran from $1.5062 to $1.5398 on 24-hour volume of $6.12 billion. The token is up…
AI Agents Hacked Their Own Test Environment to Cheat, Cybersecurity Firm Finds
Cybersecurity firm Darktrace ran a stress test on AI agents this summer. One of them broke into the system grading the test and rewrote its own score.
Bitget Hack Details: How Fraudulent Approvals Enabled $387M Theft
Bitget says attackers stole $387.5M after compromising a critical backend system and triggering fraudulent transfer approvals.
Why Peter Brandt Still Won’t Call XRP An Investment: ‘Useful Doesn’t Mean Valuable’
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U.S. SEC's steadiest crypto advocate, Hester Peirce, to depart next week
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's longtime ally of the crypto industry, Commissioner Hester Peirce, has set a departure date for next week, marking an end to a long era in which she sought…
CZ Denies Moving Bitcoin Price, Says $3 Trillion Crypto Market Is ‘Nowhere Near Saturated’
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3 Altcoins That Could Reach All-Time Highs By Next Week
Three altcoins are sitting near levels that could quickly turn another rally into fresh all-time highs. 3 altcoins that could reach all-time highs by next week are WhiteBIT Coin, Hyperliquid, and Veni…
Bitcoin Treasury Strategy Proposes Daily Dividends For Preferred Stocks
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Treasury Strategy Proposes Daily Dividends For Preferred Stocks