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Curve mulls dropping TUSD as crvUSD backing after SEC charges

The regulator alleged TUSD was 99% backed by a risky offshore fund, raising concerns about using TUSD to back Curve's stablecoin.

Puma partners with Web3 mobile game, Infinex NFTs top $40M sales: Nifty Newsletter

Footwear distributor Puma partnered with a Web3 game, integrating characters based on the brand into a sports mobile game.

South Korean foundation to recover funds from defunct crypto exchanges

The Digital Asset User Protection Foundation will be set up by the DAXA self-regulatory organization and receive support from financial authorities.

Wallet in Telegram app temporarily blocked for UK users due to restructuring

Telegram users in the United States are also restricted from using the Wallet in Telegram app due to financial regulations.

Crypto City Guide to Seattle: Site of CZ’s downfall and pot crypto vendors

Seattle’s medical marijuana vendors accept crypto, residents don’t file income tax returns here, and the Governor signed a blockchain bill.

Hamster Kombat reveals plans for 2025 in new roadmap

Hamster Kombat announced that it plans to buy back tokens and distribute them to players regularly. 

Bitcoin price coils as market confirms $65K as ‘real resistance’

BTC price “chop” is still the name of the game, with Bitcoin bulls yet to mount a charge at a $65,000 sell wall.

Fed’s ‘juice’ into crypto has analyst eyeing ‘trimming’ opportunities

The US Fed’s decision to cut interest rates was just “catching up to market expectations,” as an analyst argues a lot of the added “juice” was already priced in the riskier assets.

Biggest fears about Bitcoin’s future: Industry weighs in

Reddit’s Bitcoin community remains optimistic about BTC, but members are still eager to discuss the most valid concerns regarding Bitcoin's future.

Been scammed? ‘Crypto crimestoppers’ claim to help get crypto back

Private investigation firm Lionsgate claims it can help recover stolen crypto when going straight to the police fails.

Tokenized asset market to hit $10T by 2030: Chainlink report

Despite current crypto market volatility, Chainlink projects rapid growth in tokenized assets, driven by institutional demand and regulatory advancements.

BitcoinOS launches BitSNARK ZK verification for enhanced privacy on Bitcoin

BitSNARK enables private transactions and advanced DApps on the Bitcoin blockchain while keeping BTC’s core intact.

85% on Polymarket betting Ethereum won’t see new all-time high by 2025 

A decision on Ethereum ETF options has been pushed back to November, four days after Blackrocks’s IBIT options trading was approved. 

‘Sustained’ Bitcoin ETF inflows may ‘buoy’ price despite slowing spot buying

A more “sustained” run of spot Bitcoin ETF inflows may counteract Bitcoin “spot market buying slowing,” says Bitfinex analysts.

Ether.fi thwarts domain account takeover attempt, confirms user funds safe

Ether.fi credits security upgrades and partners for thwarting a domain account takeover before user funds were compromised.

Telegram bot Banana Gun to absorb $3M loss from hack

Banana Gun has confirmed a $3 million loss caused by a vulnerability in its trading bot, which impacted experienced crypto traders.

Email auto-reply vulnerability allows hackers to mine cryptocurrency

Hackers exploit email auto-replies to spread crypto-mining malware, hijacking unsuspecting users' systems to mine cryptocurrency without their knowledge.

Bitcoin sell-side risk hits 2024 low just $10K from BTC price record

Bitcoin sellers are not rushing to distribute coins at current BTC price levels — even as hodler cohorts return to net profit.

Vitalik Buterin endorses Celo for beating Tron in stablecoin addresses

Vitalik Buterin noted that Celo’s second L2 testnet, Alfajores, will be upgraded to Ethereum L2 on Sept. 26.

Golem report reassures no ETH dump after $337M transfers

Golem’s latest report explains the transfer of 135,000 ETH to CEXs as part of a staking test to ensure operational security.

Google releases production-ready Gemini 1.5 for developers

Google has launched Gemini 1.5 Pro and Flash models, offering developers improved performance at a reduced cost.

Kosovo receives guidance from Council of Europe on crypto crime tracing

Kosovo’s Financial Intelligence Unit partners with the Council of Europe to improve crypto crime tracing skills and strengthen regulations on digital currencies.

Societe Generale Forge partners with Bitpanda for euro stablecoin ahead of MiCA

The partnership comes shortly ahead of the implementation of the MiCA regulatory framework for crypto service providers.

Assetera launches secondary tokenized RWA market on Polygon

Assetera will provide Europe's first regulated secondary tokenized real-world asset marketplace.

OpenAI is rolling out long-awaited ‘advanced voice’ feature

OpenAI’s new advanced voice feature introduces five new voices, capable of remembering previous conversations and changing the topic of discussion mid-conversation.

Stand With Crypto drops ‘supports crypto’ tag from Harris after backlash

A Coinbase-backed lobby group initially graded Kamala Harris as “supports crypto” but dropped the characterization after wide criticism.

‘Patron NFTs’ could be answer to ‘broken’ crypto fundraising model — Kain Warwick

Venture capitalists and angels get a “100x better deal than everyone else” under the current crypto fundraiser model, which is what Kain Warwick’s “Patronage” model intends to fix.

Crypto wallet Exodus donates $1.3M to help ‘mobilize’ US crypto voters

Exodus’ donation to a political action committee is to “help support their mission of educating and mobilizing crypto voters around the country.”

Sky is rethinking plan to offboard WBTC after discussion with BitGo CEO

BA Labs, an adviser to DeFi lender Sky, says its concerns with Tron founder Justin Sun’s involvement in the custody of the Wrapped Bitcoin token have been addressed and new recommendations will be put to a vote on Oct. 3. 

MoneyGram admits ‘cybersecurity issue’ behind several-day outage

MoneyGram’s services have been offline since Sept. 20, with the firm confirming the outage is due to a cybersecurity incident three days later.

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