Crypto News Aggregator

Core DAO plans emergency hard fork after validators claimed excess CORE rewards; exchanges suspended transfers, user assets safe.

Polymarket predicts Democrats have a 51% chance to sweep Congress in November midterms.

Stablecoins are solving cross‑border payment delays by enabling instant settlement despite legacy banking bottlenecks.

Core DAO validators received excess rewards, prompting Coinbase and LBank to restrict CORE transfers amid unresolved supply concerns.

Bitcoin fell below $77,000 after Trump confirmed new US strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz.

Crossmint enables credit card memecoin purchases on Fomo and Robinhood Wallet without KYC, potentially bypassing Visa/Mastercard crypto transaction rules.

Prediction market Kalshi bans Republican politician Laurie Buckhout and former Rep. George Santos for insider trading, marking its first lifetime ban.

X accounts are being bombarded with unsolicited password reset emails as attackers exploit X's recovery form, though X says no breach has been found.

Strategy counters MSCI's Bitcoin screen using its own SEC neutrality defense, threatening MSTR's index status.

Firelight Protocol raised $8 million to build an onchain protection layer for DeFi, expanding its collateral beyond XRP to bitcoin and XLM.

Bitcoin's 26% August surge has reignited optimism, but industry veterans debate whether crypto's mainstream adoption justifies years of effort.

Ethena launches Ethena Pay, a neobank app offering 6% savings and 5% cashback, integrating stablecoins into everyday banking.

Four nations introduced crypto regulations this week, including Russia, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Singapore.

Ripple and Coincheck partner with SettleMint and DFNS respectively to expand digital asset custody infrastructure across Asia.

Russia's new crypto law legalizes regulated investment and cross-border use, but infrastructure and licenses remain incomplete until 2027.

Bitfinex Securities lists tokenized notes for Strategy, Metaplanet, and other Bitcoin treasury firms, offering fractional exposure from $1.

Prediction market Kalshi suspended Republican Laurie Buckhout for three years after she placed bets on her own congressional race.

Saylor's essay and Strategy's capital moves highlight evolving Bitcoin ownership models.

Bitcoin ETFs saw $216.7M inflows on Monday, with BlackRock's IBIT capturing 95% while altcoin funds extended their winning streaks.

CME's XRP futures share grows as XRP prices surge 40% weekly.

Thailand's SEC proposes allowing intermediaries to facilitate retail access to certain overseas digital asset derivatives under specific conditions.

Trump announced nine new pharmaceutical pricing deals, boosting healthcare stocks amid strong investor confidence.

Phemex flagged 82 USDT trading pairs for special treatment due to low liquidity, unresponsive projects, and missed milestones.

Stablecoins are competing with bank transaction accounts, potentially increasing borrowing costs as banks face funding challenges.

AI data centers adopt Bitcoin miners' demand-response tactics to curb power use during grid peaks, enabling flexible compute scheduling.

CME leveraged funds hold a net short 272 times larger than Coinbase's net long, creating a massive potential forced unwind risk.

Bitcoin rose 26% in August, but Fed's Kevin Warsh warns the rally may end as interest rates rise.

Telegram launches Gram wallet and rebrands its crypto platform as Walt.

Strive bought 1,800 BTC, becoming the fifth-largest public bitcoin treasury, prompting TD Cowen to raise its ASST price target to $32.

Kalshi banned ex-Congressman George Santos for manipulation on its prediction market platform.

Kalshi banned permanently former Rep. George Santos for trading a contract tied to his own attendance at the State of the Union and fined him over $71,000.

Sber estimates Russian regulated crypto exchanges will see $46 billion volume in first year post-legalization.

The article compares the SEC's $75 million crypto funding limit to the Congressional pathway, showing they are distinct despite similar figures.

ICE, NYSE's owner, partners with tZERO for tokenized securities infrastructure, invests in the firm, and licenses 103 blockchain patents.

Crypto projects spent $638 million on token buybacks this year, led primarily by Hyperliquid and Pump.fun.

Webot CEO Jay Hua outlines AI integration roadmap for trading bots, emphasizing regulated exchange infrastructure and progressive AI autonomy within user-defined boundaries.

DeFi lenders lost about $84 million after a price‑manipulation attack on illiquid tokens, a scheme regulators had warned about.

Mystery persists over $1M Bitcoin cycle involving custodian transfers and deliberate burning

Metaplanet transferred 4,800 BTC to Coinbase Prime, part of 10,270 BTC moved this week, sparking sale speculation.

Strategy (MicroStrategy) bought 4,603 BTC for $369.7 M, raising its holdings to 845,050 BTC worth about $66.1 B.

Bitcoin and gold fell after a hawkish Fed speech, ending their debasement‑trade rally and showing Bitcoin’s shift to a monetary hedge.

Strategy (MicroStrategy) bought 4,603 bitcoins worth $369.7 million last week, its first weekly purchase in two months.

MicroStrategy restarted Bitcoin buying after a 10-week pause, acquiring 4,603 BTC for $370 million.

DeFi protocol More Markets lost $9.3M after attackers drained its lending reserve using Ankr Staked FLOW and E-mode.

Key events: U.S. jobs report, Russia’s digital ruble rollout, and major crypto governance votes shape markets this week.

Russia's largest bank Sberbank forecasts $46.4 billion in crypto exchange trading in the first year under new regulations.

Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr leaves Ocean mining pool over differing views on mining’s future and launches new venture Convoy.

Zoomex launches 1000x leverage futures contracts for BTC, ETH, and other assets, offering high capital efficiency with transparent, rule‑based execution.

September Fed rate hike probability is 58%, far below the 90% feared, suggesting fears are overblown despite hawkish Fed comments.

Cronos blockchain paused after attacker manipulated TONIC token price to exploit Tectonic lending protocol for ~$75 million.

BlackRock's BUIDL fund reclaims top spot in tokenized Treasuries with $2.8B, edging out Circle's USYC, signaling a maturing RWA market.

Trump announced a deal for US majority control of Venezuelan oil reserves, but Brent crude prices rose instead of falling due to Middle East risk factors.

Sberbank plans to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether as loan collateral under new Russian crypto regulations.

MicroStrategy signals potential Bitcoin buying resumption as debt leverage drops to 0.1% and STRC shares near par value.

PowerCompute added $3.77M debt after early Bitcoin collar reset, raising rate to 6.5% and setting new floor/ceiling terms.

IREN's FY2026 revenue remains 82% Bitcoin-driven despite pivoting to AI cloud infrastructure, with a $4B contracted AI target.

Blockchain technology threatens SWIFT's dominance in cross-border payments with its massive network of 11,500 financial institutions.

Industry leaders debate whether AI agents will use stablecoins or a new neutral currency for trillions in autonomous commerce.

Evernorth’s Nasdaq merger vote centers on a 10 billion-share authorization to grow XRP per share through DeFi and capital strategies.

Lighter (LIT), Zcash (ZEC), and Rain (RAIN) have all broken multi-month highs and are targeting their 1.618 Fibonacci extensions this weekend.

A Solana token promoted by Trump-linked Real Trump Coins collapsed rapidly after the team sold most of its supply, wiping out its value.

Cosmos misjudged a critical bug for four months, allowing hackers to steal nearly $6 million across six chains.

Kevin Warsh's hawkish remarks at Jackson Hole sparked a crypto selloff, wiping out nearly $488 million in leveraged positions.

Capital B raised €21 million from Adam Back and TOBAM to purchase 270 more bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to roughly 3,415 BTC.

Circle will sponsor Chelsea FC from 2026/27 after UK FCA warned clubs about crypto sponsorship deals.

Bullish has provided a $100 million stablecoin debt facility to USD.AI for financing loans secured by GPU hardware for AI infrastructure operators.

A narrow vote passed Solana's disinflation proposal by a tiny margin, driven by a last-minute switch from a Kraken-linked validator.

Circle partners Chelsea as front‑of‑shirt sponsor, placing USDC branding on men’s, women’s and academy kits from 2026/27.

BlackRock's IBIT attracted $277.6 million on Aug. 27, exceeding total US Bitcoin ETF inflows of $242.3 million, while rival funds experienced significant outflows.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh emphasizes the need to address sustained inflation, causing Bitcoin to dip.