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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.

BlackRock's head of crypto doesn’t see Bitcoin as a ‘risk on’ asset

Equities, unemployment, job numbers, or manufacturing really have no connection to Bitcoin, argues BlackRock’s head of digital assets.

Gensler grilled as most ‘destructive’ SEC chair during congressional hearing

SEC Chair Gary Gensler has taken heat from lawmakers and members of his own agency during a House Financial Services Committee hearing over his handling of crypto regulation in the United States.

Ethereum is a ‘dictatorship’ claims Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson

Hoskinson says the Ethereum network is more like a “dictatorship” where Vitalik Buterin exerts too much influence over the development of the decentralized network. 

3 reasons why Near Protocol (NEAR) has gained 50% in a month

NEAR extends its 50% gain as user activity, network TVL and a critical network upgrade boost interest in the blockchain.

BNY nears crypto custody for ETFs after SEC softens SAB 121 stance

Bank of New York Mellon will not be held to SEC accounting practices for client crypto custody after a review.

DOJ sues Visa over alleged payments monopoly

The suit alleges that Visa purposely made it difficult for competitors to participate in the payments market. 

MicroStrategy should lend Bitcoin to boost yield — analyst

The proliferation of institutional Bitcoin custodians creates opportunities for MicroStrategy, according to a Benchmark analyst.

Breaking: Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years in prison

The former head of Alameda Research will serve her sentence in a minimum-security prison. 

Bitcoin bulls are laying the path to $66K, but will they make it?

Bullish Bitcoin traders are making progress by attempting to retake the 200-day moving average, but a close above $66,000 could kickstart a rally to BTC’s all-time high.

Dogwifhat makes a comeback after WIF rallies 25% in a week — What is next?

WIF staged a double-digit rally over the past week as memecoin traders piled into fresh positions. 

SEC settles charges against TrueCoin, TrustToken over TrueUSD 

The securities regulator claims the token is undercollateralized and its backing funds are in a risky overseas investment.

Finance traders will be first to spot superintelligent AI — Wharton prof

Ethan Mollick’s commentary sparked speculation from the cryptocurrency community. 

$8.1B in Bitcoin options expire this month — Do bulls or bears have the upper hand?

Will this week’s $8.1 billion Bitcoin options expiry fuel a rally to $70,000 or should traders anticipate a correction? 

USDC issuer Circle launches onchain compliance platform 

It's an important step toward winning the tokenized RWA market as Circle continues to vye with stablecoin leader Tether.

Solana Labs partners with Google Cloud to launch Web3 API

The new Gameshift service will serve as a Web2-to-Web3 bridge for developers. 

Lady of Crypto will be ‘all out of crypto’ by September 2025: X Hall of Flame

Crypto influencer Lady of Crypto has no intention of hodling — she plans to cash out her entire crypto portfolio next year. X Hall of Flame.

Will Trump pardon SBF? 6 weird Polymarket betting pools on US politics

As the US elections approach, crypto policy betting surges on Polymarket. From traditional political predictions to quirky, unexpected wagers, users are placing bets on what’s to come.

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