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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

The Canadian dollar weakened beyond C$1.41525 per US dollar on September 25 as the gap between Canadian and US short-term bond yields kept pressure on the currency. Wise showed one US dollar buying C$1.41525 at 07:55 UTC on September 25, extending a decline that Reuters described on September 22 as

KaikoData released a report showing the Korean Won constitutes approximately 25% of global fiat-denominated cryptocurrency transactions, underscoring the Korean crypto market's fiat-native structure. The findings highlight the market's reliance on domestic currency for trading activity, with Upbit s

SlowMist has not confirmed a cryptocurrency theft victim linked to an iPhone Safari attack that prompted security warnings this week. Multiple reports urged iPhone users to update their devices immediately, warning that malicious Safari pages could expose crypto private keys and seed phrases, with s

Cipher Digital (CIFR) announced it extended the lease term at its Barber Lake data center from 10 years to 20, increasing total contracted revenue from $3.8 billion to over $9 billion. The additional 10-year commitment comes from an unnamed AI lab and is expected to generate about $5.2 billion in in

KuCoin opened spot trading for tokenized representations of Apple, Robinhood, Strategy and SpaceX on September 23. The exchange added four new xStocks—AAPLX, HOODX, MSTRX and SPCXX—to its spot market, giving eligible users access to equity-linked assets without traditional brokerage accounts. The to

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced mass production of the Semi electric truck has begun at the Nevada factory opening on the 25th (local time). The announcement came as the facility in Sparks, Nevada, which began production in late April, represents Tesla's first manufacturing site built exclusively

BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF IBIT showed 30-day at-the-money implied volatility at approximately 37.4% with an IV rank of 11.9 as of September 23, according to Saxo Bank analysis. The IV rank placed current volatility expectations near the bottom of the 12-month range. Realized volatility over the p

US spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded five consecutive days of net inflows through September 24, accumulating approximately $746.5 million with zero outflows on the final day. The streak reflects growing investor appetite for regulated ETH exposure, pushing cumulative net inflows since

PayPal announced on March 17 the expansion of its dollar-pegged stablecoin PYUSD to 70 markets, up from its previous availability in only the United States and United Kingdom. The expansion enables eligible users in dozens of new countries including Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Uganda, and

Citadel is expanding its quantitative investing arm and recruiting AI researchers from artificial intelligence labs, joining a hedge fund industry competition for machine learning talent that now positions Wall Street against Silicon Valley. The firm accepted over 350 interns in June 2026, its

Microsoft introduced an updated Copilot app on Friday that combines coding and complex productivity capabilities into a single platform. The software giant made the move as it seeks to boost adoption of its enterprise AI tools, where fewer than 7% of its more than 450 million commercial Office 365 s