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- 18d ago
RealFi Goes Live on Cardano Mainnet After Testnet Surpasses 3,000 Wallets
RealFi integrates with Lace, Liqwid and SundaeSwap at launch, with EVM expansion planned to follow 1 October 2026 — RealFi today launched on Cardano mainnet, moving its real-world asset (RWA) stablecoin protocol out of testnet and into live use. The milestone follows a public testnet phase in which more than 3,000 verified wallets actively participated. […]
Bitcoin.com NewsDeFi
- 18d ago
Zano Says Over $200M in Illicit Tokens Led to 30-Day Blockchain Rewind
Zano has disclosed the bug that forced its extraordinary 30-day blockchain rewind in a recent postmortem. An attacker exploited a missing verification in Gateway Addresses to mint roughly 18.4 million ZANO in a single transaction, then repeated the trick and did the same with fUSD. The first exploit sat unnoticed for nearly a month, while […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 18d ago
Lloyds Sends Visa $750K in USDC While Banks Are Closed
Lloyds Banking Group used USDC to settle $750,000 in live payment obligations with Visa during a seven-day trial, with funds reaching Visa in under an hour, even over the weekend. The test was the first stablecoin settlement trial between Visa and a major U.K. banking group and crossed both private and public blockchain environments. Lloyds […]
Bitcoin.com NewsDeFi
- 18d ago
Illinois Agrees to Delay Rollout of 0.2% State Crypto Tax
Just three months before it was set to take effect, Illinois officials and two crypto industry groups have jointly asked a state court to delay the rollout of the state’s new crypto asset tax by six months while a constitutional challenge moves forward. Crypto Tax Takes Time Out In an agreed motion filed Oct. 1 […]
Bitcoin.com NewsRegulation
- 18d ago
NEAR Intents Bug Sends $3.8M Racing Across Crypto Networks
NEAR Intents halted services after a bug involving its Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure led to an estimated $3.8 million loss. The team says every dollar will be compensated, but onchain investigator ZachXBT reported the stolen funds moved almost immediately, first toward Kucoin and then across the bridge into Bitcoin. Several networks remain temporarily cut […]
- 18d ago
Bitcoin Price Hovers Near $84K as Oscillators Throw Cold Water
Bitcoin’s price hovered near $83,900 Thursday morning as buyers defended the low-$83,000s while sellers repeatedly knocked back advances into the mid-$84,000s. Thursday’s technical summary still reads bullish, though moving averages are doing nearly all the heavy lifting as oscillators remain decidedly less enthusiastic. 1-Hour Chart: Buyers Fight Back, but $84,360 Blocks the Door The 1-hour […]
- 18d ago
ZEC, NEAR Drive Explosive September Gains for Privacy Coins
In September, privacy coins significantly outperformed the broader cryptocurrency market as capital shifted away from high-cap altcoins. Zcash Surges Into Top 10 Privacy coins again outperformed the rest of the cryptocurrency market in September as capital rotated away from underperforming high-cap altcoins. Market data showed that several privacy coins logged gains in excess of 30%, […]
Bitcoin.com NewsMarkets
- 18d ago
The Man Behind One of the World’s Most-Played Shooters Was Just Hit With a Record $1.9 Billion Divorce Bill
A Seoul court ordered Smilegate founder Kwon Hyuk-bin, the creator behind the blockbuster shooter CrossFire, to pay a divorce settlement of 2.55 trillion won ($1.9 billion) to his wife, Lee Hwa-jin. The September 9 ruling includes transferring 35% of the unlisted game company and marks South Korea’s largest-ever property division payout. Kwon Hyuk-bin built Smilegate […]
Bitcoin.com NewsRegulation
- 18d ago
Thorchain Co-Founder: Neutral Networks Can’t Pick Who Can Transact
Thorchain co-founder and lead developer Chad Barraford has defended the protocol’s refusal to freeze hacker-linked wallets following a request from Bitget CEO Gracy Chen. Resistance to Wallet-Blocking Demands Thorchain co-founder and lead developer Chad Barraford criticized the crypto industry’s tendency to shift focus from compromised exchanges to the protocols used by hackers to move stolen […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 18d ago
HSBC Redcoin to Start With Transfers and Payments in Hong Kong
HSBC’s forthcoming Hong Kong dollar stablecoin will begin with person-to-person transfers and merchant payments before soon expanding to wholesale corporate and institutional use cases. A survey of 1,060 customers accompanied the Sept. 30 naming announcement, revealing knowledge gaps and demand for safeguards. HSBC Redcoin Targets Transfers and Merchant Payments Hong Kong users will initially be…
Bitcoin.com NewsDeFi
- 18d ago
Singapore’s Crypto Activity Hits $284 Billion as Institutional Activity Jumps 94%
Singapore recorded $284 billion in crypto activity as institutional-platform business nearly doubled, according to Chainalysis. Exchange growth and net cross-border inflows accompanied the expansion, while smaller transfers revealed a separate pattern of adoption across Southeast Asia. Singapore Records $60 Billion in Institutional Crypto Activity Crypto trading and financial services expanded…
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- 18d ago
Ripple’s RLUSD Exceeds $2.4B as Monthly Market Cap Growth Tops 50%
Ripple USD’s circulating supply has exceeded $2.4 billion, while a new executive update cites market capitalization growth of more than 50% in a month. The stablecoin’s August attestation accompanies expanding activity, exchange liquidity, and tools for artificial intelligence payments. RLUSD Tops $2.4 Billion as Daily Activity More Than Triples Ripple has published updated backing figures […]
- 18d ago
10 Years After Sibos Shut Ripple out, Swell Draws 1,500 Finance Leaders
XRP ETFs, stablecoin issuance, and automated payments are among the financial questions on Swell’s expanded program. Ripple’s Sept. 29 announcement connects those institutional discussions with developer sessions on privacy and scaling, alongside academic research into artificial intelligence. From Sibos Exclusion to a New York Finance Gathering An event that began outside an established banking…
Bitcoin.com NewsDeFi
- 18d ago
Saylor Says Strategy, Strive Can Win Share of $318.5T With Bitcoin
Bitcoin finance is competing for allocations within global equity and debt markets totaling $318.5 trillion, according to Michael Saylor. He argues that responsible rivals can strengthen shared demand, improve funding conditions, and attract more investors. Saylor Looks Beyond Rivals to Global Capital Markets Investors could gain more choices as competing bitcoin treasury companies develop…
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- 18d ago
Grayscale: XRP’s Near-6% Bitcoin Valuation Sets a Benchmark for Zcash
XRP is valued at nearly 6% of bitcoin’s market capitalization, a level Grayscale cites as context for how far rival digital currencies can grow. Zcash rose from under 0.1% to about 1.5% of bitcoin’s value in a year, and the firm says it has not hit a valuation ceiling. XRP, Zcash, and Litecoin Share Bitcoin’s […]
- 18d ago
Uphold Adds XRP, Bitcoin Inheritance, Citing $331 Billion Stranded
Passing cryptocurrency to an heir requires both legal ownership and a way to authorize transactions. A new service addresses that gap as its provider cites roughly $331 billion in estimated stranded holdings linked to deaths or missing credentials. Uphold Vault Users Get a $19.99 Monthly Inheritance Option Crypto holders can arrange for a named beneficiary […]
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- 19d ago
MSCI Rule Puts Strategy at Risk, Says Bitcoin Policy Institute Paper
A private index committee that never touches investor cash can still trigger billions of dollars in stock trades. A new Bitcoin Policy Institute paper says MSCI’s proposed test could eject Strategy, Metaplanet, and uranium holder Yellow Cake from major indexes, while an earlier estimate put potential Strategy selling at $2.8 billion from MSCI-linked funds alone. […]
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- 19d ago
Animoca Brands’ Moca Chain Takes Aim at Digital Identity
The Moca Foundation and Moca Network have launched a decentralized blockchain that lets users and AI agents securely share verified credentials across applications. Decoupling Verification from Data Storage Moca Foundation and Moca Network, an Animoca Brands project, have launched a blockchain network allowing users to carry verified digital credentials across applications without repeatedly…
Bitcoin.com News
- 19d ago
Coinbase-Backed Base Gives Users More Control With Cobalt Upgrade
Base has launched Cobalt, its third major network upgrade, adding new transaction controls for traders and expanding tools for companies issuing tokens on the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 network. Base Debuts Transaction Controls The upgrade is now live on Base mainnet and centers on two areas: a new feature called “Validity Transactions” and enhancements to […]
Bitcoin.com NewsEthereum
- 19d ago
Bitcoin Price Holds $83K as Bitfinex Says Leverage Has Cleared
Bitcoin calls represent 60.88% of options open interest, while Deribit’s October max-pain level sits near $76,000, below bitcoin’s current $83,719 spot price. Futures exposure totals approximately $53 billion, led by Binance and CME. The market data on Wednesday shows concentrated October call positions, mixed exchange activity, and a substantially smaller CME options book than in […]
- 19d ago
Does America.gov Know Bitcoin Policy as Well as ChatGPT and Claude? We Asked
The newly launched U.S. government AI chatbot America.gov can also help bitcoin and crypto users with answers to their questions. However, those responses can still be outdated, misleading, or self-censored. Bitcoin.com News compared answers from America.gov, Claude, and ChatGPT to 12 crypto policy questions. The new government website, designed to be a “unified digital front […]
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- 19d ago
Visa and Mastercard Join $1 Billion Bet on Stripe-Backed OUSD
Stablecoin project open usd (OUSD) arrived on Wednesday with more than $1 billion in launch liquidity and a heavyweight cast that includes Coinbase, Mastercard, Shopify, Stripe, and Visa. The twist is in the economics: businesses can mint and redeem OUSD at par without fees or volume caps, while participating companies collect most of the income […]
Bitcoin.com NewsDeFi
- 19d ago
Cboe’s 25-Year S&P 500 Deal Puts Tokenized Options on the Table
Cboe and S&P Dow Jones Indices extended their exclusive S&P 500 options licensing agreement for 25 years, keeping Cboe’s SPX rights in place through 2051. The agreement also leaves room for the companies to explore products beyond traditional index derivatives, including tokenized options. No such product has been announced, but the language shared comes as […]
Bitcoin.com News
- 19d ago
Bitcoin Price Gives Up Gains After Short-Lived Pump to $85.5K
Bitcoin pumped above $85,500 on Wednesday morning following the release of lower-than-expected U.S. PCE inflation data for August—but a quick pullback erased most of the gains. PCE Data Triggers Intraday Volatility Bitcoin’s price briefly spiked to $85,500 on Wednesday before a sell-off nearly erased the gains, leaving the cryptocurrency marginally higher just hours before […]
- 19d ago
Only 0.52% of Bitcoin Is Working Onchain—Here’s Why
Only 104,105 BTC, worth about $8.7 billion, is currently deployed in productive onchain strategies, according to a joint report from Yield Basis and Valueverse. That represents just under 0.52% of the circulating bitcoin supply, leaving the vast majority of BTC outside the growing bitcoin DeFi (or BTCFi) economy. Bitcoin’s $8.4B Yield Market Leaves 99% of […]
- 19d ago
Brazilian State Energy Giant Petrobras Taps Cardano for Tracing Fuel
Brazilian state-owned energy firm Petrobras is testing Cardano’s blockchain to track the environmental benefits of renewable fuels, expanding an experiment aimed at making emissions claims easier to verify. Putting Energy Evidence on Cardano The state-controlled oil company is working with the Cardano Foundation and researchers at PUC-Rio on two applications built on the Cardano blockchain, […]
Bitcoin.com News
- 19d ago
‘Fake News’: El Salvador Denies Stablecoin Pivot as Bitcoin Treasury Grows
El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office has dismissed reports that the country is pivoting to stablecoins, calling it “fake news,” and confirmed it has no plans to launch or run any crypto or stablecoin wallets. Government Denies Stablecoin Pivot El Salvador has dismissed a Bloomberg report that the country is turning to stablecoins nearly five years […]
Bitcoin.com NewsBitcoinRegulationDeFi
- 19d ago
FCA Opens UK Crypto Gates More Than a Year Before Rules Hit
Britain’s crypto rulebook now has an entrance exam. Starting Sept. 30, crypto firms can apply for full Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorization, but the regime itself doesn’t begin until Oct. 25, 2027. Firms wanting to stay should apply by Feb. 28, 2027, and existing applicants can keep serving customers, even taking new business, while the […]
Bitcoin.com News
- 19d ago
Blackrock Leads $66M Bitcoin ETF Inflow as 9-Day Winning Streak Holds
U.S. bitcoin ETFs extended their inflow streak to nine sessions on Tuesday, adding $66.19 million even as the pace of buying cooled sharply from last week. Bitcoin ETFs Stay Green as Trading Volume Falls to $1.6B The latest exchange-traded fund (ETF) data points to a market that is still attracting capital, though investors are becoming […]
- 19d ago
Bitcoin Price Surges Past $85K as Bulls Muscle Back Into the Fight
Bitcoin’s price was trading near $84,890 to $85,469 early Wednesday, up 0.4% over 24 hours, as the market continued working through the pullback from September’s $87,374 peak. The larger uptrend remains intact, but the short-term tape has settled into a contest between support around 82,555-83,000 and resistance beginning at $85,500 and higher. BTC’s price surged […]
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