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Wallets linked to the FTX bankruptcy estate and Alameda Research transferred approximately $75 million worth of ether to crypto market maker Wintermute. Onchain analyst EmberCN tracked six wallets transferring a combined 27,372 ETH, while blockchain security firm PeckShield separately flagged a 23,6

Qualcomm Technologies agreed to acquire PickNik Inc., the company behind MoveIt, one of the world's most widely used open-source robotics manipulation frameworks. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the deal remains subject to customary closing conditions. The acquisition deepens Qualcomm's

According to Gate event market data, as of September 23, 2026, the market priced in a 31% probability that BTC would break above $90,000 by the end of September, a 14% probability of breaking above $92,500, a 7% probability of breaking above $95,000, and a 2% probability of breaking above $100,000. The probabilities of falling below $85,000, $82,500, $80,000, $77,500, and $75,000 were 94%, 49%, 20%, 10%, and 5%, respectively. In addition, according to Gate market data, BTC is currently quoted at

Taylor Lindman, chief counsel to the US Securities and Exchange Commission's Crypto Task Force, announced on 22 September that the agency is developing custody standards to enable broker-dealers and registered investment advisers to hold and transact in crypto assets. Lindman made the remarks at

Whale Alert confirmed a transfer of 700 BTC, valued at approximately $59.96 million, from cryptocurrency exchange Kraken to Binance. The transaction details are available on Whale Alert's official tweet. Whale Alert is an organization that tracks large cryptocurrency transactions and provides real-t

Meta Platforms Inc. drew two price-target hikes Wednesday as Cantor Fitzgerald raised its target to $860 from $680 and KeyBanc lifted its target to $900 from $780. The upgrades came as analysts cited the fast-growing Muse personal AI agent as a potential new revenue source beyond Meta's core

Oil prices dropped for a fifth straight day Tuesday after President Donald Trump said US and Iran delegations had a "very good" three-hour meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The decline came as Iran reportedly suggested it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted a five-year exemption for on-chain trading of tokenized U.S. equities. The regulatory action allows firms to trade tokenized stocks without immediate compliance hurdles, aiming to foster innovation in financial markets. The decision

European Union financial supervisors warned Wednesday that advances in quantum computing could threaten the cryptography securing blockchains. The European Banking Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, and European Securities and Markets Authority issued a joint risk

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong recently acknowledged the crucial early support the cryptocurrency exchange received from influential figures Paul Graham and Y Combinator on social media. Armstrong's recognition highlights the role of reputable backers in establishing trust within the crypto space.

BisonFi has maintained dominance as the leading automated market maker (AMM) on Solana for 25 consecutive weeks, according to commentary from @SolanaFloor. The platform, backed by Jump Trading, reflects a significant shift in Solana's decentralized finance ecosystem market dynamics. Humidifi,

A North Korean cybercrime group known as WaterPlum drained funds or credentials from over 7,000 cryptocurrency wallets and transferred approximately $10.71 million to Pyongyang between December 2025 and July 2026, according to a joint advisory published on September 18 by seven agencies across

Anthropic and OpenAI released competing AI models 90 minutes apart, with Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 topping leaderboards at 58 on AA's Intelligence Index and OpenAI's GPT-6 Sol and Luna cutting prices by 50%. The releases mark the latest developments in what the AI industry has termed its

Galaxy Digital added $100 million of Sky Protocol's sUSDS to its corporate treasury and approved the yield-generating stablecoin as collateral across its institutional trading business, the companies announced Tuesday. The purchase was funded from Galaxy's balance sheet, which held nearly $2.5

Meta's $27.3 billion AI data center bond traded down to 94.4 cents on Tuesday, a record low since October 2025 pricing at par. The decline coincided with Meta stock rallying 9%, its largest intraday gain in a year, as the Nasdaq composite closed at an all-time high in an AI-led rally. The bond

Ema, a startup that deploys AI agents to automate corporate processes across HR, IT, and finance, raised $77 million in a Series B funding round led by Bengaluru-based venture firm Creaegis. Existing investors Accel, Section 32, and Prosus increased their stakes in the round, which consisted

Apple Inc. is seeing signs of improving iPhone 18 demand at the margin according to UBS, though China remains the main weak spot in the firm's latest supply-chain and wait-time data. UBS Evidence Lab found average wait times for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max increased by roughly three and two days w

Solana pushed its Alpenglow upgrade to the public testnet. The upgrade targets a reduction in transaction finality from roughly 13 seconds to 0.15 seconds by replacing the current TowerBFT consensus mechanism with a new voting protocol called Votor. Anza, the firm maintaining Agave, confirmed the te

CoinsBee, a global crypto gift card platform, reported that USDT on TRON recorded approximately 1.8 times as many completed payments as Bitcoin and 1.9 times as many as Ethereum over the 90 days ending September 1, 2026. The payment count advantage stems from TRC-20's low-cost structure, which

Czech intelligence chief Michal Koudelka warned that Russia could test NATO through limited incursion, drone activity, false-flag provocations, or an influence campaign on a timeline measured in months rather than years. The warning reflects concerns among European officials about Russian hybrid act