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The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average rose at the opening bell, driven by softer-than-expected August PCE inflation data. The S&P 500 gained 0.24% to 7,688.99, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.36% to 26,892.80 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.15%. The

Whale Alert reported a transfer of 119 million USDC from Aave to an unknown wallet. The transaction involves the stablecoin USDC and the decentralized finance protocol Aave. Large wallet movements can signal shifts in market sentiment within the cryptocurrency sector. Whale Alert Reports 119

Cactus Custody, the institutional custody business of BIT group, has launched a Swiss custody service operated by ChainTech AG, a company registered in Switzerland and a member of VQF, a self-regulatory organization recognized by FINMA. The launch addresses institutional clients' growing focus on

U.S. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer requested records from Crypto.com, Hyperliquid and PredictIt on Sept. 29. The letters ask the three platforms to explain customer verification procedures, suspicious trading monitoring, and methods for identifying activity involving material

Tom Lee declared crypto has entered a bull market during his appearance at Korea Blockchain Week on Wednesday, while Bitmine now controls 6,001,302 ETH—equal to 4.9% of Ethereum's entire supply as of Sept. 27. The Fundstrat co-founder cited Bitcoin's break above its 200-day moving average, renewed i

Cathie Wood introduced Kalshi into her ETF strategies, announcing the move via her Twitter account. Wood endorsed Kalshi's management team for its innovative approach to prediction markets, stating the team is 'skating to where the prediction markets puck will be.' Kalshi operates as a private

Hyperliquid Co-founder Jeff Yan stated at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 that around-the-clock trading is not what sets onchain venues apart from traditional exchanges. Speaking in a fireside chat, Yan pointed out that crypto never needed conventional market hours because the asset class is inherently i

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a motion for a temporary injunction against five OpenAI entities and Sam Altman personally, seeking to bar the company from developing AI models without independent third-party approval. The motion, posted alongside an X video on September 28, 2026,

ConcreteXYZ Foundation has selected BitGo to provide qualified custody services for its upcoming Solana token. The partnership positions BitGo as the infrastructure provider for token management and security operations. The collaboration reflects the foundation's focus on secure asset management as

The U.S. Commerce Department announced on September 30 that final second-quarter gross domestic product growth reached 2.2% on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis. The figure exceeded both the preliminary estimate of 1.5% released last month and the market forecast of 1.5%, marking an upward

Pharos Network announced its Agent Native upgrade on September 30, 2026 during the Korea Blockchain Week keynote, introducing sponsored transactions live on Testnet and new AI-powered entry points for users and developers. The upgrade aims to position AI agents as native economic participants

LIT cryptocurrency experienced a 61.84% price decline to $0.137 within 60 minutes after reaching a peak of $0.36393. The sharp drop indicates a potential panic selling scenario, likely fueled by broader market uncertainties as stated in market analysis. The cryptocurrency market currently shows

Saemaul Geumgo, South Korea's community credit cooperative network, issued ₩10.1568 trillion in real estate project financing loans backed by third-party joint guarantees totaling ₩12.4176 trillion, according to data submitted by the Ministry of Interior and Safety to lawmaker Chung Chun-saeng of th

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates issued stark warnings about artificial intelligence in an interview with New York Times columnist Ezra Klein, calling AI 'the most dangerous thing that humans have ever gone near.' Gates said AI has already crossed dangerous thresholds in cyberattacks and

Singapore's crypto activity rose 55.4% to $284 billion in the year ended June 2026, according to Chainalysis, regaining its position as the largest crypto economy in Central and Southeast Asia and Oceania (CSAO). The growth was driven by institutional platform activity, which increased 94% to $60 bi

Bitwise's XRP ETF operates with a 0.34% fee, Coinbase custody for XRP, and BNY Mellon for fund administration, per a Sept. 18 SEC filing. The fund, listed on NYSE Arca under the ticker XRP, holds approximately $616.4 million in assets under management with an inception date of Nov. 19, 2025. The str

Kaiko launched its Data On-Ramp oracle on ZenithFdn's testnet, providing Ethereum Virtual Machine developers within the Canton Network access to regulated, multi-asset pricing data. The institutional-grade oracle aims to enhance data accessibility ahead of the mainnet launch and potentially

Chainlink demonstrated its Fulcrum technology at Sibos 2026 in collaboration with the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), enabling cross-chain securities financing transactions. The demonstration showcased technology designed to streamline processes and enhance efficiency in securities t

The SEC granted an exemption allowing tokenized US stocks to trade on-chain, a regulatory action occurring amid legislative delays surrounding the CLARITY Act. The exemption requires trading venues to permission every participant in their liquidity pools and comply with OFAC sanctions rules. This