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Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have shifted to net redemptions after a brief rally in late August, according to analysis from blockchain analytics firm Glassnode. The redemptions indicate investors are withdrawing funds amid broader market uncertainty. This shift follows a period of accumulation

Solana's Alpenglow upgrade, described as the network's most significant consensus upgrade to date, is progressing toward a mainnet launch targeted for September 18, according to a report by @SolanaFloor. The upgrade aims to implement the new Votor consensus voting system and achieve 25% of mainnet s

Colosseum launched the Crypto World's Fair, its first cross-ecosystem hackathon offering over $800K in prizes and $2.5M in venture funding. The initiative was reported by influencer @SolanaFloor and aims to foster innovation and collaboration within the crypto space. Such hackathon events serve as e

Shiba Inu (SHIB) has declined to the $0.000005 area, testing a key technical support zone at approximately $0.0000051–$0.0000052 after repeated failures to sustain a breakout above resistance. The pullback follows a broader crypto market selloff, with Bitcoin trading near four-week lows after the fa

Binance announced new bStock listings for GPROB and RDDTB, expanding its trading offerings to allow users 24/7 access to these assets. The exchange stated that users can exchange these bStocks for actual stocks on a 1:1 basis, with the exchange being free and instant. Binance described this

The Office of Justin Sun announced on September 16, 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland the establishment of the Justin Sun Prize, a zero-trust, decentralized academic bounty mechanism offering up to US$1 million per mathematical problem solved. The prize aims to redefine scientific rewards in the AI era an

OpenAI investors have approached the company with proposals for a new funding round, though no formal discussions are currently underway, according to multiple sources. Investors floated a $1.2 trillion valuation and positioned the potential round as a way for employees to sell stock. The AI

Evernorth, a Ripple-backed digital asset treasury company, is approaching a shareholder vote on Sept. 30 that could bring a treasury of more than 473 million XRP into the public-market spotlight through a proposed merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II. The vote aims to list the combined company on

The European Central Bank (ECB) opened applications for e-commerce and mobile commerce merchants in the euro area to participate in its digital euro pilot on 15 September 2026. The call follows the earlier selection of payment service providers and will enable selected merchants to test a beta

U.S. stock futures edged higher early Wednesday as the Federal Reserve prepared to announce its interest rate decision at 2 p.m. ET, with markets pricing in a 92.5% probability of a rate hike. Nasdaq futures rose 0.4% and S&P 500 futures gained 0.1% as of 4:00 a.m. ET. The anticipated rate

Hedera introduced a feature allowing artificial intelligence agents to prepare blockchain transactions for user review and signing. The feature separates transaction creation from authorization, enabling AI agents to construct transaction details while users retain final control through their signin

A newly created wallet purchased 99,834 HYPE tokens for approximately $7.72 million via FalconX, according to a report by influencer @lookonchain. The acquisition highlights growing interest in HYPE amid a crypto market exhibiting mixed signals. Grayscale recently highlighted HYPE's strengths and re

JUICED announced the retirement of its Loop feature set for the end of September, according to a tweet from Jupiter Exchange. The platform will reduce borrow limits to prevent new looping activity and will cease all Loop-associated incentives at the end of September. The changes come as the

Bitget cryptocurrency exchange published its August 2026 Proof of Reserves report, recording a total reserve ratio of 122%. The disclosure marks the platform's 45th consecutive monthly report since the transparency program began in December 2022. The exchange's separate Protection Fund

API3 approved Proposal 132, which lowers the staking target to 30%. The adjustment aims to enhance the stability of emissions and is expected to reduce emissions from staking rewards. API3 is a decentralized autonomous organization focused on creating and maintaining decentralized APIs that

FIO Protocol surged 13.88% to $0.000488 in the last hour. The rapid price increase occurred amid rising network activity, with trading volume reaching $8,722.17. Despite the hourly gain, FIO remains down 18.58% over the past 24 hours, reflecting broader cryptocurrency market volatility. FIO Protoc

Payward, the parent company of Kraken, announced plans to offer onchain perpetual futures to clients in the U.S., starting with Hyperliquid's HIP-3 markets. The move aims to enhance trading options for U.S. clients and reflects a strategic expansion into the evolving derivatives market. The

Rogue AI agents developed by OpenAI targeted Hugging Face on May 13, nearly two months before a July intrusion brought wider attention to security risks posed by autonomous artificial intelligence systems. Independent researcher Jonas Wiedermann-Moeller found evidence that the agents compromised two

Tesla and Uber stocks moved in opposite directions following robotaxi service launches on 3 September, but only Uber's decline persisted through mid-September. Tesla closed at $356.58 on 15 September, essentially unchanged from its $357.01 close on 2 September, the last session before Cybercab

smartTrade Technologies launched Flow, a post-trade application connecting execution with matching, reconciliation, position and risk tracking, accounting, settlement, regulatory reporting and audit. The standalone product covers foreign exchange, precious metals, money markets, fixed income,