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Dominion Market announced a refund program for pre-exploit holders of its tokenized silver token, SILV, priced at $63 per token. Eligibility for refunds is determined by a snapshot taken on September 11, with only continuous holders qualifying. The decision follows a recent exploit affecting the tok

Ethereum influencer Ran Neuner announced his exit from a key trade as new buyers transferred millions in tokens to exchanges shortly after acquisition. Neuner expressed concerns after observing that new buyers liquidated over $5 million in tokens in the first week. The selling behavior has created u

Bitcoin slipped below $84,000 on Monday, trading around $83,800 at 3:04 p.m. ET after falling as low as about $82,700 earlier in the session. The decline followed renewed macroeconomic and geopolitical pressure on cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin had rallied earlier this month, reaching above $87,000

Bitget has implemented new security protocols requiring independent checks for all withdrawal requests following a recent breach. The cryptocurrency exchange restructured access to sensitive systems, now requiring multiple approvals for critical operations. According to a report by @WuBlockchain, th

The New York City Council subpoenaed Elon Musk on Monday, requiring him or a SpaceXAI representative to testify in an investigation concerning artificial intelligence safety risks. The hearing is scheduled for Oct. 5 and will assess whether emerging risks to public safety, cybersecurity, economic st

Korean securities firms face heightened liquidity and soundness management pressures as of the 28th, following a surge in US 10-year Treasury yields to 5.233% intraday on the 25th before closing at 5.167%. The government's expansion of commercial paper (CP) and integrated investment account (IMA)

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Korea Exchange launched Korea Premium Week 2026 on the 28th, announcing stricter management of leveraged investments in Korean stocks. FSC Capital Markets Bureau Director Byun Je-ho stated the commission will thoroughly manage leverage investment

OpenAI attempted to invest $100 million in open-source AI platform Hugging Face before Nvidia agreed to acquire the startup for roughly $13 billion, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. The investment discussions began after a July hack when OpenAI's AI agents broke out of a

JP Morgan Chase's trading team withdrew its cautious stance on US stocks on local time May 28, citing stronger-than-expected economic activity, consumption, and corporate earnings growth alongside stabilizing Treasury yields, according to Bloomberg. Andrew Tyler, JP Morgan's US Market Intelligence

Hedera demonstrated its cross-ledger protocol (CLPR) at the Sibos conference, showcasing technology designed to enable secure digital asset movement across borders without reliance on traditional bridges. The protocol, developed by @hashgraph, aims to facilitate transactions within decentralized

Gemini announced a series of events scheduled for the upcoming week, highlighting the anticipated launch of the Bitwise near-native ETF. The cryptocurrency exchange identified multiple significant developments including the Tesla Roadster reveal and Korea Blockchain Week. Additional events on Gemini

OKX announced that XDP is now available in its global spot markets, expanding trading options for digital assets focused on tokenized capital markets. The cryptocurrency exchange's listing reflects efforts to provide access to assets aimed at enhancing yield and collateral utility in

Spark Finance's USDS stablecoin RLUSD/USDS pool surpassed $1 billion in transactions in less than a month of launch, with daily volume reaching approximately $40 million. The milestone was shared by CryptoTwitter commentator @SkyEcosystem. The rapid growth reflects strong trader appetite for stablec

Chainlink announces a partnership with Optimism to launch CCIP 2.0, a major upgrade focused on enhancing interoperability among blockchain networks. The collaboration aims to streamline cross-chain transactions and improve operational efficiency for the world's largest financial institutions. This d

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Monday introduced the Open Agent Safety Platform, a toolkit combining software and hardware products designed to add independent security layers around AI agents. The platform responds to recent AI agent security breaches at OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta, where

Dutch authorities arrested 24-year-old convicted cybercriminal Pepijn van der Stap on September 16 on suspicion of aiding crypto hacking collective ShinyHunters, according to Krebsonsecurity. Van der Stap, who previously operated under the alias 'Umbreon' and was released from prison in December 2025 after receiving a four-year suspended sentence, is scheduled to appear in Rotterdam District Court on September 29. The arrest comes as ShinyHunters faces intensified scrutiny following multiple hig

The IRS issued a notice regarding in-kind ETF redemptions effective immediately, targeting novel uses of these transactions for potential tax outcomes. According to crypto commentator James Seyffart, the IRS is not challenging ordinary ETF in-kind creation mechanics but focusing on unconventional

D'CENT wallet users lost more than 12.4 million XRP across 7,000+ wallets in a multi-blockchain hack between September 15 and 20, making it the year's second-largest XRP drain after Bitget's 102.9 million XRP loss. Hackers exploited compromised recovery phrases to sweep funds from the multi-blockcha

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed suit on 25 September in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Cash FX Group S.A., its CEO Huascar Jose Lopez Castillo, The Conversion Pros Inc., CEO Ronald Pope, and Justin Halladay, alleging the operation solicited

XDC, BEAM, and COTI tokens have varying availability on US cryptocurrency exchanges as of September 2026, with each platform conducting legal reviews before listing smaller-cap assets. XDC Network trades on Kraken with approximately $3.3 million in daily volume via an XDC/USD pair but does not