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.

• 1mo ago

  Dragonfly’s Qureshi calls for end to Zcash dev fund after 2028

  Industry watchers are debating the fate of the Zcash development fund after the ZEC token’s rally pushed its value above $95 million.

  CointelegraphMarkets

• 1mo ago

  Bitcoin adds to bull-market hopes as price metric prints fourth-ever bullish cross

  The Fisher Transform indicator produced a rare crossover for only the fourth time in Bitcoin’s history.

  CointelegraphBitcoinMarkets

• 1mo ago

  Stablecoin payments firm dtcpay closes $25M round with SBI backing

  Dtcpay plans to expand its merchant network and payment products after completing a $25 million Series A backed by Japan’s SBI Group.

  CointelegraphDeFi

• 1mo ago

  Binance brushes off Lagarde MiCA speculation, reaffirms Europe commitment

  Binance declined to address reports of ECB intervention in its Greek MiCA bid, saying it remains committed to securing authorization in Europe.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 1mo ago

  Bitcoin cycle bottom may already be in at $58K, says analyst James Check

  Onchain analyst James Check says Bitcoin may have bottomed near $58,000 after two capitulations and warns against anchoring to an October low.

  CointelegraphBitcoin

• 1mo ago

  Zcash targets November for NU7 mainnet upgrade with 25-second blocks

  NU7 will cut Zcash block times to 25 seconds and preserve its halving schedule, with testnet activation planned for Oct. 6.

  CointelegraphMining

• 1mo ago

  Cardano’s IOG warns users to avoid YouTube channel amid apparent hijack

  Input Output Group told users to avoid its YouTube channel after it began livestreaming a suspected AI-manipulated Charles Hoskinson video promising to “double your wealth.”

  Cointelegraph

• 1mo ago

  World launches self-custodial ‘super app’ World Money

  World Money is rolling out across more than 150 countries, combining stablecoin payments, digital asset rewards and trading in a self-custodial app.

  CointelegraphDeFi

• 1mo ago

  US sanctions Iran’s BitBank, saying it processes ‘Hormuz Safe’ Bitcoin payments

  US Treasury says the Iranian exchange processed payments received through Iran’s Strait of Hormuz maritime scheme and helped move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC.

  CointelegraphBitcoinRegulation

• 1mo ago

  North Korea drives onchain malware surge, CoinEx shuts: Asia Express

  North Korea and Iran account for the majority of onchain malware, while Malaysia has been named among the most crypto curious Islamic nations.

  Cointelegraph

• 1mo ago

  CFTC expands regulatory relief for passive trading software providers

  The US regulator’s move could make it easier for crypto wallets and other apps to offer access to regulated derivatives and prediction markets without registering as introducing brokers.

  CointelegraphMarketsRegulation

• 1mo ago

  WisdomTree, MoonPay team up to expand US access to tokenized money market fund

  MoonPay plans to use WisdomTree’s $1.2 billion WTGXX tokenized fund as part of its stablecoin reserves while helping expand access to US investors.

  CointelegraphMarketsDeFi

• 1mo ago

  Is there any chance left to save the CLARITY Act?

  CLARITY isn’t dead after failing a key Senate vote, but with time running short and Democrats still demanding changes, its path forward is narrowing.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 1mo ago

  Bitcoin coils near $76.5K as US stocks rebound from Fed rate hike

  Bitcoin made modest daily gains as US stocks saw upside in the aftermath of the US Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike since July 2023.

  CointelegraphBitcoin

• 1mo ago

  Zcash miner Fortitude taps former Hut 8 CEO to lead ahead of public listing

  Former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton will take the helm at Fortitude as the Zcash-focused miner expands its operations and moves toward a planned public listing.

  CointelegraphMining

• 1mo ago

  OG.com cleared by SEC to offer single-stock futures, says Crypto.com CEO

  Crypto.com’s CEO said its sister exchange was cleared to offer US access to single-stock perpetual futures, as the latest platform to bridge TradFi and digital assets.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 1mo ago

  SEC grants temporary exemption for tokenized US stock trading

  The SEC’s Innovation Exemption allows limited tokenized US stock trading on onchain venues with trading caps and transparency requirements.

  CointelegraphRegulation

• 1mo ago

  Bitcoin treasury firms can outperform BTC... but is the risk worth taking?

  Bitcoin treasury companies promise to amplify returns over investing in Bitcoin alone, but does the potential upside outweigh the risks to the downside?

  CointelegraphBitcoinRegulation

• 1mo ago

  S&P Global to acquire blockchain security platform OpenZeppelin

  S&P Global agreed to buy OpenZeppelin, which says its smart contracts have facilitated more than $37 trillion in value transfers.

  Cointelegraph

• 1mo ago

  Crypto adoption blooming in Germany, while UK is falling ‘behind,’ says CoinShares researcher

  German crypto adoption is progressing through family offices and wealth managers, while the UK’s retail-facing cryptocurrency market remains “nascent,” according to the researcher.

  CointelegraphMarkets

• 1mo ago

  State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds

  North Korea-linked hackers used Tron, Aptos and BNB Chain to maintain malware infrastructure, while suspected Iran-linked actors embedded directions in Bitcoin transactions.

  CointelegraphBitcoinSecurity

• 1mo ago

  Zcash gains 20% as Paradigm founder reveals firm made ZEC investment

  Zcash rose about 20% in 24 hours as Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang disclosed that the firm invested in ZEC amid a broader crypto market rally.

  CointelegraphMarkets

• 1mo ago

  Revolut says no direct contact from hackers after $3M public ransom demand

  Revolut says it received no direct contact despite separate ransom demands for $3 million in Monero and 10,000 Bitcoin from competing breach claimants.

  CointelegraphBitcoinSecurity

• 1mo ago

  Polymarket users referred to prosecutors in South Korea: Report

  South Korean police reportedly referred 18 Polymarket users to prosecutors in a gambling probe involving 26 people and $12.7 million in bets.

  Cointelegraph

• 1mo ago

  Bitcoin treasuries buy just 5.9K BTC in three months as paper losses linger

  Bitcoin corporate treasuries remained at an unrealized loss on their holdings as the price fell below $80,000 and fresh capital inflows dwindled.

  CointelegraphBitcoinMarkets

• 1mo ago

  BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure

  The Celsius estate alleges BitMEX wrongfully liquidated and seized 6,360 BTC, worth nearly $490 million, during the March 2020 market crash.

  CointelegraphBitcoinMarketsRegulation

• 1mo ago

  OpenAI discloses 6 new cases of ‘misaligned’ AI behavior

  The six cases are separate from July’s incident, when OpenAI models escaped containment and hacked Hugging Face during a security evaluation.

  CointelegraphSecurity

• 1mo ago

  Bitcoin absorbs Fed rate hike as officials see more tightening

  Bitcoin showed little immediate reaction to the Fed’s first rate increase since 2023, but 16 of 18 officials expect at least one more hike before the end of the year.

  CointelegraphBitcoin

• 1mo ago

  US lawmakers advance bill to lock Trump’s Bitcoin reserve into law

  The legislation seeks to codify Trump’s Bitcoin reserve policy, locking up Bitcoin acquired through civil and criminal forfeiture for 20 years.

  CointelegraphBitcoinRegulation

• 1mo ago

  CLARITY Act could get another shot during lame-duck session, policy advocate says

  Digital Sovereignty Alliance managing director Adrian Wall said senators from both parties are considering another attempt to advance the crypto market structure bill before the current Congress ends.

  CointelegraphMarketsRegulation