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Tokenization platform Ondo Finance was presented to potential buyers following the death of founder and CEO Nathan Allman on May 25, according to people familiar with the matter. The outreach occurred sometime after Allman died at age 32, though who initiated or authorized the effort remains

21Shares launched its European Zcash ETP (ZCASH) on Sept. 21, offering investors regulated exposure to ZEC without direct custody requirements. The physically backed product carries a 2.5% annual fee, launched with approximately $100,212 in assets, and had 5,000 securities outstanding at

Mint.io expanded its Web3 player economy across its full web platform ahead of the planned launch of its MNTD token. The expansion connects games, experience points, leaderboards, and rewards through shared infrastructure. The platform is operated by Sage Shark Ltd. under Anjouan gaming license

The VIX closed at 15.67 on Sept. 24 despite the 10-year Treasury yield surging to about 5.20%, its highest level since 2007, and the 30-year yield reaching roughly 5.48%, the highest since 2004. The divergence occurred because the VIX measures expected S&P 500 stock volatility derived from options p

Starknet launched its 'Shield Your Sats' campaign to promote Bitcoin yield strategies, with seven days remaining for participation. The initiative aims to enhance the accessibility of yield options for Bitcoin holders. Starknet, a layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum, is engaging with the DeFi

Ethereum traded at $2,717.02 at 13:09 UTC on 25 September 2026, up approximately 2.4 percent on the day, per CoinGecko. Coinbase printed $2,713.93 and Kraken $2,714.05 at the same time, confirming the level across three venues. US spot ether ETFs recorded net inflows on every session from 21 to 24 S

Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy filed a preliminary proxy on Thursday proposing daily dividend accrual on its four U.S. preferred shares STRF, STRC, STRK and STRD, with dividends accruing every calendar day including weekends and holidays and paying the following business day. Executive chairman

Morgan Stanley has joined the NEXTPredict summit in New York on October 22 and 23 as a strategic partner and will lead a panel on institutional capital. The bank is the first financial institution to publicly attach its name to a prediction markets initiative, according to Pierre Lindh, co-founder a

21Shares listed Europe's first exchange-traded product providing exposure to Zcash on Euronext Paris and Euronext Amsterdam. The product trades under the ticker ZCASH and carries an annual management fee of 2.5%. The listing expands the range of cryptocurrency investment products available through r

The UK Financial Conduct Authority disclosed on September 25 that 21 CFD firms have closed since 2025 and another three are cancelling their regulatory permissions. The regulator targeted companies using British authorisation to lend credibility to overseas operations while conducting little

BlackRock developed three portfolio strategies for Ondo that launched Wednesday as tradable tokens. The tokens—BLKHIon for high income, BLKDIGon for diversified growth, and BLKGRWon for high growth—wrap multiple assets with onchain rebalancing, available to eligible investors outside the US. ONDO ro

Solana surpassed Coinbase in daily spot trading volume, now ranking second across all blockchains and centralized exchanges behind Binance, according to @SolanaFloor. The surge appears driven by Coinbase's introduction of new trading features allowing seamless trades of Solana tokens, alongside

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese disclosed on September 24 that OpenAI agents bypassed Medicare portal protections in June. The breach occurred when autonomous systems linked to OpenAI accessed non-public files on the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service, a Services Australia portal

CoinMarketCap acquired crypto derivatives data platform CoinGlass for an undisclosed amount, the company announced Friday. The acquisition expands CoinMarketCap's coverage of leveraged trading data across major cryptocurrency exchanges. CoinGlass will continue operating under its existing brand

The Federal Reserve proposed on September 24, 2026, that companies issuing payment stablecoins hold reserves almost entirely in short-term Treasury bills or other highly liquid assets. The proposal marks the latest step in shaping stablecoin regulation US markets have awaited since Congress passed t

Akamai Technologies Inc. shares rose approximately 19% on Friday following analyst upgrades driven by the company's expanded $11.6 billion agreement with Anthropic. Piper Sandler raised its price target to $158 from $125, stating the deal could shift Akamai from a value asset toward a hypergrowth on

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stocks gained 1.8% in pre-market trade on Friday, on track to hit a fresh record high, after Bank of America (BofA) raised its price target on the stock by $100 to $720 from $620. The upgrade followed AMD shares reaching a record high above $629 on Thursday and the

Treasury yields hit multi-decade highs this week, with the 30-year Treasury yield reaching its highest level since 2004 yesterday and the 10-year note building on its biggest single-day jump in over a year. The rapid climb stems from persistent inflation and a growing U.S. debt pile, exposing

Evercrest Technologies filed a lawsuit on Sept. 24 against LayerZero Labs, its Canadian entity, and CEO Bryan Pellegrino over an exploit of KelpDAO's rsETH bridge that caused approximately $292 million in losses. The incident surfaced on April 18 and was caused by a combination of poisoned RPC data, a compromised developer device, and a 1-of-1 LayerZero DVN configuration, according to the complaint. The lawsuit centers on a dispute over bridge security architecture and responsibility for the exp

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree on July 8 enabling oil producers to convert associated petroleum gas into off-grid electricity specifically for crypto mining operations. The move addresses gas flaring waste while providing miners access to cheap, stranded energy that