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WSJ reports Polymarket fraud attempt involving at least $10M and CEO guidance to prioritize growth
The Wall Street Journal reported that fraudsters linked stolen debit cards to Polymarket US accounts in February, attempting to move at least $10 million through wagers and with…
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The Price Going Down Is Only One Way to Lose in Crypto
The risks that are easy to miss when you first move from buying crypto to actually using it. TL;DR; When people first enter crypto, they usually think the main risk is obvious: …
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CFTC submits proposed crypto market rules to White House for review after CLARITY Act stalls
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) submitted a proposed framework or rules for regulating crypto transactions and markets to the White House for review on Septem…
Dragonfly’s Qureshi urges ending Zcash Development Fund around 2028 as stakeholders debate structure
Dragonfly’s Qureshi has called for Zcash to end its development fund around 2028, arguing the change would help avoid institutionalization while keeping the system focused on te…
Crusoe raises $3.9B in Series F to expand AI data centers and deploy modular Spark factories
Crusoe reportedly secured $3.9 billion in a Series F financing round, which was described as valuing the company at $30.9 billion [1] [2]. The Series F round was reported to hav…
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of about $159.5M as Ether and XRP ETFs logged outflows
On Sept. 17, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of about $159.45 million, according to SoSoValue data cited by Bitcoin Sistemi, with BlackRock’s IBIT receiving a net in…
IOG warns users after its YouTube channel was hijacked to promote a fake Charles Hoskinson giveaway
Input Output Group (IOG) warned users to avoid its official YouTube channel after the channel was reportedly hijacked and used to air a fake Charles Hoskinson giveaway livestrea…
Ethereum schedules Sepolia Glamsterdam for Oct. 6 and warns of abusive builder tactics
Ethereum confirmed the dates for its Glamsterdam testing on Sepolia, with the test scheduled for Oct. 6 [1] [2]. Ethereum also warned that “fake” or abusive builder behavior cou…
Bank of Japan lifts policy rate to 1.25% as Bitcoin trades above $77,000
The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%, with the decision approved by a 7–2 vote; the BOJ said Japan’s economy is recovering moderately and that un…
S&P Global to acquire OpenZeppelin to expand digital asset risk assessment into onchain technology
S&P Global has entered into an agreement to acquire OpenZeppelin, a smart contract security company, as part of an expansion of its digital asset risk assessment capabilities in…
SEC approves temporary Innovation Exemption for pilot trading of tokenized NMS stocks on specific venues
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a plan for digital versions of securities to begin trading in the United States after a key Senate vote failed on cryp…
Ripple developer kit adds XRP payment support connected to Stripe and Tempo AI payments standard
Ripple added XRP payment support to a new developer kit that connects with Stripe and Tempo’s AI payments standard, according to CoinDesk and Crypto Briefing reports published S…
U.S. House Financial Services Committee advances bill to create a federal strategic Bitcoin reserve
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee advanced H.R. 8957 by a 28-21 vote, moving a bill that would place Bitcoin held by the federal government in a 20-year hold at the fe…
Senate vote leaves CLARITY Act short, while SEC and CFTC signal swift rulemaking
The U.S. Senate rejected the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act in a Tuesday procedural vote, with a 49–50 margin falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed for advancement [1]…