Crypto & mining news

Headlines aggregated from 9 publishers, newest first, with mining and hardware stories tagged so they surface without wading through price chatter. Every entry links straight to the publisher — nothing is rehosted here, and the excerpt is the publisher’s own.

• 21d ago

  Tether is a ‘lifeline’ for Iranian regime, Senate Dems say in new report

  Democrats on the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Intelligence published a report alleging that USDT had become a key tool for the Iranian government.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 22d ago

  AI agents could drain cheap bank deposits, Apollo's Torsten Slok warns

  AI agents could trigger a bank run by automatically moving household cash from low-interest checking accounts to higher-yield alternatives, Slok warns.

  CoinDeskSecurityDeFi

• 22d ago

  Chainlink launches new version of its crypto bridge tech 'CCIP' to give apps more control over their security

  The new software lets companies add custom security checks so they do not fall victim to the same type of vulnerabilities that plagued rival bridges.

  CoinDeskSecurity

• 22d ago

  THORChain rejects Bitget request to block hacker as $6 million moves to bitcoin

  CoinDesk found 27 successful swaps moving about 2,390 ETH into 75.2 BTC, even as Bitget urged THORChain to stop serving addresses tied to the $387.5 million theft.

  CoinDeskBitcoinEthereumSecurity

• 22d ago

  Traders aren't panicking yet despite cooling crypto sentiment

  Your day-ahead look for Sept. 28, 2026

  CoinDesk

• 22d ago

  Crypto-friendly institution Franklin Templeton brings its tokenized collateral service to Bybit

  Franklin Templeton’s tokenized money market shares can be used as collateral for USDT or USDC trading credit lines on Bybit while earning yield on the underlying assets.

  CoinDeskMarketsDeFi

• 22d ago

  Bitcoin falls to $83,000 while altcoins unwind Friday's rally

  Bitcoin fell 1.7% to $83,000, though the CoinDesk 100 dropped 2.6% as Friday's biggest gainers reversed and oil climbed back above $100.

  CoinDeskBitcoinMarkets

• 22d ago

  Live updates: Bitcoin remains under pressure as Iran denies report of peace progress

  The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield is sharply higher again, rising to a new cycle high above 5.27%.

  CoinDeskBitcoinRegulationDeFi

• 22d ago

  Eyes on key U.S. employment data as crypto bulls take a breather: Crypto Week Ahead

  Your look at what's coming in the week starting Sept. 28.

  CoinDesk

• 22d ago

  Caution builds in the bitcoin market even as prices stay well above summer lows

  Overall demand for leveraged exposure remains weak, marked by sliding futures open interest. The capital that's still in the market appears skewed toward bearish positions.

  CoinDeskBitcoinMarkets

• 22d ago

  RedotPay completes financial audit as it presses ahead with U.S. IPO plans

  The stablecoin payments company said the audit is part of its preparations to go public, disputing an August report that the listing had been put on hold.

  CoinDeskDeFi

• 22d ago

  California's Newsom signs memecoin ban and calls it 'The Opposite of Trump'

  The California Governor signed AB 2409 as part of an anti-corruption package, framing it as a response to President Trump's $TRUMP fiasco.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 22d ago

  Solana ETFs draw record $188 million in a week as Bitwise takes two-thirds of inflows

  All seven funds attracted money, while Friday’s $87 million intake set a daily record.

  CoinDesk

• 22d ago

  Bitcoin, Nasdaq futures decline as Trump won’t rule out more Iran strikes

  Trump on Sunday didn’t rule out additional strikes on Iran before the midterm elections, even as he said the war could end soon.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 23d ago

  Vitalik Buterin maps Ethereum’s shift beyond a blockchain in sweeping 2030 vision

  Buterin wants Ethereum to do far more work without forcing every computer on the network to repeat the same calculations.

  CoinDeskEthereum

• 23d ago

  How months of work on the Clarity Act all fell apart

  Interviews with industry participants and legislative aides paint a picture of a blown bill-writing process, with sources pointing to nearly every facet of the bill's development and the debate around it as contributing factors to this month's failed vote.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 24d ago

  Kraken’s parent Payward is betting billions on becoming financial infrastructure, not just a crypto exchange

  Kraken parent Payward is unifying trading, payments, asset management and institutional services on common rails, co-CEO Arjun Sethi said.

  CoinDesk

• 24d ago

  Binance deal gives Circle a boost in stablecoin race with Tether, analysts say

  The five-year deal could strengthen USDC’s reach in emerging markets, though Tether’s liquidity advantage remains hard to dislodge, analysts told CoinDesk.

  CoinDeskMarketsDeFi

• 24d ago

  Bitget hacker moves $83 million in stolen XRP beyond reach of freeze controls

  Two wallets have been almost emptied and a third is being drained, with about $75 million remaining across the five original holding accounts.

  CoinDeskSecurity

• 24d ago

  Solana’s 150-millisecond settlement upgrade reaches second public test network

  Alpenglow is running on both public test networks, giving application teams a place to check their software before the live blockchain switches.

  CoinDesk

• 24d ago

  XRP Ledger’s Batch upgrade slips to Oct. 9 after validator support resets

  The feature would let users bundle up to eight transactions, including asset-and-payment transfers, but a brief drop below the network’s 80% support threshold restarted its two-week activation clock.

  CoinDesk

• 24d ago

  Bitcoin could soon get Zcash-style 'shielded' privacy without changing its rules

  Researchers have mapped out private bitcoin-denominated transfers that run alongside Bitcoin, but the system still lacks a finished way to lock up real BTC and release it again.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 24d ago

  Bitcoin could soon get Zcash-style 'shielded' privacy without changing its rules

  Researchers have mapped out private bitcoin-denominated transfers that run alongside Bitcoin, but the system still lacks a finished way to lock up real BTC and release it again.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 24d ago

  U.S. SEC's steadiest crypto advocate, Hester Peirce, to depart next week

  The long-anticipated exit of the commissioner sometimes known as Crypto Mom is Oct. 2, announced as the agency was sending out its latest crypto work.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 24d ago

  Another appeals court rules against prediction market provider Kalshi, says sports contracts are subject to state regulations

  A Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that prediction markets' sports-related events contracts are not swaps, and therefore aren't subject to federal regulatory oversight.

  CoinDeskMarketsRegulation

• 24d ago

  Blockchain Association sees leadership shift shortly after crypto Clarity Act fizzles

  The trade group will be run again by its original CEO, Kristin Smith, when Summer Mersinger leaves at the end of a long congressional tussle.

  CoinDesk

• 25d ago

  Circle and Tether step in to freeze hacker wallet after massive Bitget crypto heist

  The stablecoin issuer blacklisted a wallet holding about $318,000 in USDT and USDC. Most of the stolen funds sit in ether, which can't be frozen.

  CoinDeskEthereumSecurityDeFi

• 25d ago

  Tokenization is moving faster than Washington

  Regulatory clarity is not simply a legal or political issue, argues former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. It is an economic one.

  CoinDeskRegulation

• 25d ago

  Tether confirms minimal EQIBank exposure following $89M US asset seizure

  While Tether's stated ceiling places its maximum exposure under $64 million, the incident underscores lingering counterparty risks in fiat gateway networks.

  CoinDesk

• 25d ago

  Strategy proposes daily dividends to bring STRC back toward $100

  STRC has remained below $100 since May, despite a 12% dividend rate and roughly $1 billion in preferred share buybacks.

  CoinDesk