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The U.S. Justice Department has seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency that authorities say was intended for Hamas, while also taking control of websites, domains and servers used to raise funds and recruit supporters. The operation, announced Sept. 1, marks another major U.S. effort to

The U.S. Justice Department and cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike announced Tuesday they disrupted Sality, a peer-to-peer botnet that has operated since 2003. For the past eight years, the botnet's primary function was deploying EggJagger, a clipjacking tool that replaced cryptocurrency wallet

Cryptoquant analyst Woo Minkyu reported that wallets holding 100 or more bitcoin added approximately 60,000 BTC between Aug. 1 and Aug. 30, a figure worth roughly $4.7 billion at prices near $78,000. The accumulation accelerated after bitcoin's price broke the $62,000-$65,000 range on Aug. 19.

Granite River Trading has formally launched as a principal digital-asset trading firm, naming co-founder Josh Gibson as chief executive and disclosing connections to more than 25 centralized, decentralized and onchain venues. The firm trades its own capital through systematic and discretionary

Coinbase Institutional transferred 668 BTC, valued at approximately $51.1 million, to an unknown wallet on September 2, 2026, according to Whale Alert. The transaction was recorded on the same date with no stated cause for the transfer. The move reflects ongoing institutional activity in the

Hyperliquid Strategies has expanded its committed equity facility with Chardan Capital Markets to $2.5 billion from $1 billion, giving the Nasdaq-listed HYPE treasury firm significantly more capacity to raise capital through new share sales. The company disclosed the increase in a Sept. 1 filing w

AI and technology companies issued $186.8 billion in convertible bonds globally across 362 deals as of Sept. 1, surpassing the prior year's total, according to data from Dealogic shared with Axios. The surge is driven by investor demand for exposure to artificial intelligence infrastructure, with 60

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission issued new Travel Rule regulations Wednesday requiring digital asset operators to collect information about parties involved in crypto transfers, including transactions with self-custodial wallets. The rules take effect Feb. 27, 2027, giving crypto

S&P Dow Jones Indices and Kaiko launched the S&P Kaiko Digital Asset Indices, a co-branded suite covering more than 4,000 rates and indices. The partnership consolidates existing S&P crypto indices and Kaiko reference rates under one brand, with Kaiko supplying data and calculation technology

Base launched its Creator Grant Program offering up to $4,000 to independent creators who produce content about its ecosystem, as announced on Twitter. The initiative aims to foster creativity and increase engagement within the Base community. The program launch follows Base's recent achievement of

Bitfinex Securities listed five tokenized notes tied to publicly traded bitcoin treasury companies Strategy, Metaplanet, H100 Group, and Capital B on Sept. 1. The products enable eligible investors outside the United States to trade synthetic exposure to these companies' stock performance for as

Rapha Zagury, CEO of Twenty One Capital, stated at Bitcoin Asia 2026 in Hong Kong on August 28 that Bitcoin is experiencing its first-ever hashrate bear market, with network computing power remaining below its late-2025 peak for the longest stretch on record. Zagury argued the decline stems from a s

Bybit plans to launch USDT-settled options on its stock perpetual contracts at 20:00 UTC on 17 September 2026, beginning with Nvidia and a synthetic SpaceX product. The exchange describes the product as an industry first and says trading will continue around the clock. These are not

Remixpoint, Japan's second-largest digital asset trading company, sold all of its altcoin holdings as of September 1, with total sales exceeding JPY 879 million. The company now holds roughly 1,506 BTC as its only cryptocurrency asset, consolidating its portfolio to focus solely on Bitcoin. This

Shein, a global online fast fashion retailer, has gone public in Hong Kong with the simultaneous launch of SHEINx, a tokenized stock available for trading on the 1inch platform. The announcement was shared by CryptoTwitter commentator @1inch. This initiative represents a convergence of traditional s

Venture capital firm a16z, digital asset investment manager Grayscale, and the Crypto Council for Innovation submitted comment letters dated Aug. 31 to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, urging the regulator to avoid blanket restrictions on novel exchange-traded funds. The three

Arbitrum recorded $814 million in daily decentralized exchange volume, according to DeFiLlama data. The Ethereum Layer-2 network's trading activity signal comes as traders engage with on-chain markets. The figure reflects actual trading activity rather than token price movements, relevant for Arbitr

KuCoin announced support for Ethereum (ETH) and USDG deposits and withdrawals via the Robinhood Chain, effective immediately. The integration aims to enhance user experience and accessibility by allowing

Korea Exchange (KRX) will launch after-hours trading starting on the 14th, extending Korean stocks trading until 8pm and enabling real-time transactions during commute hours. The move follows alternative exchange Next Trade (NXT) in expanding trading hours, accelerating the shift toward a 24-hour tr

Japan's 10-year government bond yield crossed 3% on 1 September for the first time since 1996, while the UK 10-year gilt reached 5.2501% and the 30-year gilt 5.8909% on 2 September. In the US, the 10-year Treasury moved toward 4.796% and the 30-year remained close to 5.3%. The global long-end