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Hyperliquid Strategies Adds $29.65M in HYPE as Price Falls Below Cost
Japan Government Cyberattack May Expose 246,000 Records
Blockstream Rejects Ransom as Liquid Hackers Hold Nearly 600 BTC
Denmark Warns Dollar Stablecoins Could Create Financial Risks
Brevo Login Flaw Exposes 347K Trezor Subscribers to Phishing
CLARITY Act Faces Tuesday Senate Test after Bessent Push
Nasdaq invests $100M in Payward at $21B valuation
Bitcoin Near $78K as 95 of 100 Tokens Fall
Arya.ag Puts $2B Grain-Backed Loans Onchain via Avalanche
Bitcoin ETFs Log Second Outflow as $120M Leaves Funds
Dogecoin Drops 5% as Bitcoin Holds $78,000 Level
Crypto Gang Stole $245M as 22-Year-Old Pleads Guilty
Anthropic Valued at $2.12T by Crypto Synthetic Perps
Crypto Fraudster Claimed $0.34 After Hiding Millions
Bitcoin Rebounds From $77,603 as Bulls Target $80K
U.S. Bank pilots USBDC after one live cross-border test
Iran eases FX rules to allow crypto repatriation by exporters
Bitcoin Theft Ringleader Pleads Guilty in $245M Fraud
Republican Senators Warn CLARITY Act May Fail in September Vote
Mexico seizes 300 crypto mining rigs at hydro dam site
Bitcoin Custody: Block Seeks OCC Charter After $10.7B Volume
Bitcoin Nears $79K as Zcash ETF Assets Top $500M
LAPTOP token launches Wednesday as Hunter Biden targets TRUMP
Bitcoin Tax Exemption Could Add $859M Over 10 Years
Bitcoin nears $79K as Zcash jumps 43% on $500M fund
BTCB2 Sparks XBT Ticker Fight After Fork at Block 961632
France Faces Growing Crypto Tax Reporting Gap as DAC8 Takes Effect
Bernstein Sees Robinhood Chain Fees Reaching $160M by 2028
Bitcoin Golden Cross Goes Live as Bulls Watch for a Sustained Rally
Hyperliquid Strategies Adds $29.65M in HYPE as Price Falls Below Cost
Hyperliquid Strategies accumulated and staked another 365,000 HYPE worth about $29.65 million, adding to a large treasury position as the token trades below its recent average purchase price.
Japan Government Cyberattack May Expose 246,000 Records
Japan's Digital Agency says a cyberattack on its Government Solution Service may have exposed personal information linked to roughly 246,000 records.
Blockstream Rejects Ransom as Liquid Hackers Hold Nearly 600 BTC
Blockstream has rejected a 10% ransom demand from the actors holding nearly 600 BTC after the $320 million Liquid Network exploit.
Denmark Warns Dollar Stablecoins Could Create Financial Risks
Denmark's central bank says stablecoin use remains limited domestically but warns that wider adoption of foreign, dollar-backed stablecoins could create indirect financial and monetary risks.
Brevo Login Flaw Exposes 347K Trezor Subscribers to Phishing
A Brevo authorization flaw exposed crypto companies to phishing attacks, with a fraudulent Trezor email reaching about 347,000 subscribers.
CLARITY Act Faces Tuesday Senate Test after Bessent Push
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, H.R. 3633, faces a procedural test in the Senate on Tuesday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged lawmakers on Sept. 9 to advance the bill. The push matters because it frames federal digital asset rules as a regulatory and national security priority.
Nasdaq invests $100M in Payward at $21B valuation
Nasdaq invested $100 million in Payward Inc., the parent of crypto exchange Kraken, at a $21 billion valuation on Sept. 10, 2026. The deal expands a strategic partnership to bring tokenized, voting-enabled equities to crypto exchange users, signaling growing alignment between traditional market infrastructure and digital asset platforms.
Bitcoin Near $78K as 95 of 100 Tokens Fall
Bitcoin traded near $78,000 on Thursday, slipping 2% over 24 hours to $78,111 as memecoins and small-cap tokens led a broad crypto retreat. The pullback, concentrated overnight, left 95 of the 100 largest listed assets lower, signaling a risk-off tone across the cryptocurrency market.
Arya.ag Puts $2B Grain-Backed Loans Onchain via Avalanche
Arya.ag is moving $2 billion in grain-backed loans onchain, tokenizing grain deposits on Avalanche to let lenders verify the crops backing agricultural credit. The initiative targets faster, more transparent collateral checks for India’s farm finance market, potentially broadening access to working capital for producers and traders.
Bitcoin ETFs Log Second Outflow as $120M Leaves Funds
Bitcoin ETFs posted a second straight daily outflow on Wednesday, with $120 million leaving the funds, more than double Tuesday’s loss. The setback contrasts with inflows to ether, XRP and solana products, underscoring a split in cryptocurrency investor positioning this week.
Dogecoin Drops 5% as Bitcoin Holds $78,000 Level
Dogecoin fell 5% on Thursday, leading major cryptocurrencies lower, while Bitcoin held the $78,000 level as oil-driven pressure pushed Treasury yields to their highest since late 2023. BNB slipped about 4% and XRP dropped 3% amid a more cautious risk backdrop across global markets.
Crypto Gang Stole $245M as 22-Year-Old Pleads Guilty
Cryptocurrency theft surpassed $245 million after Singaporean citizen Malone Lam, 22, pleaded guilty on Sept. 8 in U.S. District Court in Washington to a RICO conspiracy. Prosecutors said he led an international network that combined online impersonation with brazen home break-ins and laundered proceeds into luxury spending.
Anthropic Valued at $2.12T by Crypto Synthetic Perps
Anthropic was assigned a roughly $2.12 trillion implied valuation on Sept. 9 as synthetic ANTHROPIC/USDT perpetuals traded near $2,120 with a 1 billion share assumption. The pricing, mirrored across multiple exchanges, underscores crypto traders’ appetite for pre-IPO exposure and contrasts with OpenAI’s $1.58 trillion implied figure.
Crypto Fraudster Claimed $0.34 After Hiding Millions
Cryptocurrency fraud took center stage as a Virginia man convicted of stealing more than $2.5 million from investors allegedly concealed millions in crypto, then declared just $0.34 in assets in bankruptcy. A federal jury in Alexandria found Jihoon Park, 52, guilty on Sept. 8 for defrauding investors and the court.
Bitcoin Rebounds From $77,603 as Bulls Target $80K
Bitcoin recovered sharply from a Sept. 8 low of $77,603, climbing back above $79,000 as buyers defended the decline. The next major test is the $79,742–$80,000 resistance zone.
U.S. Bank pilots USBDC after one live cross-border test
U.S. Bank advanced its stablecoin initiative, USBDC, after completing one live cross-border payment test. The fifth-largest U.S. commercial bank said it is exploring USBDC for treasury payments, liquidity management and collateral, signaling a push to modernize cash movement for institutional clients and streamline settlement across borders.
Iran eases FX rules to allow crypto repatriation by exporters
Cryptocurrency repatriation gained a foothold in Iran as authorities eased currency controls, allowing exporters to bring overseas earnings home in crypto and use them to fund imports directly. The shift enables trade to bypass the official foreign-exchange system, signaling a policy pivot with implications for cross-border settlement.
Bitcoin Theft Ringleader Pleads Guilty in $245M Fraud
Bitcoin theft case advanced as 22-year-old Singaporean Malone Lam, a Miami resident, pleaded guilty to leading a $245 million crypto fraud that stole 4,100 bitcoin. The ring used online scams and home invasions, underscoring escalating risks to cryptocurrency holders and the scale of organized theft targeting digital assets.
Republican Senators Warn CLARITY Act May Fail in September Vote
Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is unlikely to pass when the Senate votes on Sept. 15, two Republican senators said, citing unresolved ethics provisions tied to President Donald Trump’s family. Their assessments indicate the bill lacks votes unless the White House engages on language Democrats insist on keeping.
Mexico seizes 300 crypto mining rigs at hydro dam site
Mexico seized 300 crypto mining rigs on Sunday from a property in Puebla’s Sierra Norte that was illegally drawing electricity from a federal hydroelectric complex. Federal prosecutors, the Navy, and Puebla state police also removed transformers, medium‑voltage terminals, and active satellite internet equipment at the Tlaola site, a municipality of roughly 20,000 people.
Bitcoin Custody: Block Seeks OCC Charter After $10.7B Volume
Bitcoin custody took center stage Tuesday as Block Inc. applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter. The move aims to house Builders Bank & Trust, an uninsured, non‑depository entity to safeguard digital assets, following $10.7 billion in Bitcoin transaction volume in 2025.
Bitcoin Nears $79K as Zcash ETF Assets Top $500M
Bitcoin recovered toward $79,000 after falling below $78,000, while Grayscale’s Zcash ETF surpassed $500 million in assets as investors await key U.S. inflation data.
LAPTOP token launches Wednesday as Hunter Biden targets TRUMP
LAPTOP token will launch Wednesday, with Hunter Biden positioning the project as a response to TRUMP token losses. He called TRUMP a “grift” and said LAPTOP is about “resilience, redemption and recovery,” pledging distributions to nearly one million wallets identified as having lost money on TRUMP.
Bitcoin Tax Exemption Could Add $859M Over 10 Years
Bitcoin de minimis tax exemption on crypto payments could deliver a 10-year net federal revenue gain of about $859 million. The policy, under discussion in the United States and relevant to G20 economies, may also support bitcoin’s price while expanding taxable activity, according to a new academic analysis.
Bitcoin nears $79K as Zcash jumps 43% on $500M fund
Bitcoin (BTC) recovered toward $79,000 on Tuesday after briefly dipping to nearly $77,600, leaving it little changed on the day. Zcash (ZEC) outperformed, rising about 43% on the week as a new Grayscale fund crossed the $500 million mark. The divergence highlights selective risk appetite across cryptocurrencies.
BTCB2 Sparks XBT Ticker Fight After Fork at Block 961632
BTCB2 pushed into a fresh controversy after persuading a couple of small trading venues to list the coin under the XBT ticker. The minority chain forked from Bitcoin on Aug. 8, 2026 at block 961632 and later switched to BLAKE2b on Aug. 30, moves that have stirred arguments across trading and infrastructure circles.
France Faces Growing Crypto Tax Reporting Gap as DAC8 Takes Effect
Chainalysis estimates France recorded $9.4 billion in potentially taxable onchain crypto activity in 2025, while taxpayers reported €368 million in crypto gains for 2024.
Bernstein Sees Robinhood Chain Fees Reaching $160M by 2028
Bernstein analysts estimate Robinhood Chain could generate up to $160 million in annual fees by 2028 as Stock Token activity expands and decentralized trading grows.
Bitcoin Golden Cross Goes Live as Bulls Watch for a Sustained Rally
Bitcoin has officially formed a golden cross as its 50-day moving average moves above the 200-day average. History shows the signal can precede major gains, but it is not a guarantee of a lasting rally.
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