- Metaplanet CEO breaks silence but shareholders say the hard questions remain unansweredby James Van Straten on September 7, 2026 at 11:01 pm
Simon Gerovich said Metaplanet had not adequately explained the structure, and denied involvement in MMXX Ventures’ trading decisions.
- Hunter Biden debuts 'LAPTOP' memecoin targeting TRUMP holdersby Oliver Knight on September 7, 2026 at 3:44 pm
LAPTOP debuts Wednesday on Base, with nearly a third of the supply set to be burned if a slate of political and market outcomes — including a Democratic win in 2028 — comes good.
- Polish prosecutors charge fifth suspect in a massive crypto probeby Francisco Rodrigues on September 7, 2026 at 3:28 pm
BitBay became Zondacrypto in 2021. The exchange stopped trading in April after customers faced frozen withdrawals and estimated losses of at least $94 million.
- Stablecoin wallets challenge traditional bank accounts as main consumer money hubby Olivier Acuna on September 7, 2026 at 2:12 pm
Industry leaders debate whether digital dollar wallets will dismantle traditional bank accounts or simply modernize the underlying infrastructure.
- Ethereum commits to letting users pay gas fees without having to hold ETHby Shaurya Malwa on September 7, 2026 at 1:54 pm
The Frame Transactions feature was locked into the Hegotá upgrade last month, and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the work has moved quickly since.
- Solana to triple transaction size as apps get room for more complex tradesby Shaurya Malwa on September 7, 2026 at 12:08 pm
A Transaction v1 feature activates Wednesday, allowing complex proofs and large multisig operations to fit in one transaction while forcing services that read Solana to update.
- DBS and Citi complete weekend USD payment via Swift’s Digital Ledger using tokenized depositsby Olivier Acuna on September 7, 2026 at 12:05 pm
The transaction is the second confirmed live use of Swift's blockchain ledger, coming as the network races to prove it can compete with digital payment rails that never close.
- Bitcoin blinks less than gold when Treasury yields moveby Omkar Godbole on September 7, 2026 at 11:15 am
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 7, 2026
- UK regulator weighs easing financial prediction market ban: Timesby Francisco Rodrigues on September 7, 2026 at 10:42 am
The FCA reportedly held talks with trading platforms as Britons turn to Polymarket and Kalshi, though its public position still supports the ban.
- A two-key breach could hand control of $91 billion in USDT to hackers, report findsby Olivier Acuna on September 7, 2026 at 10:35 am
The rating agency's new framework combines Wall Street financial auditing with Web3 code reviews to evaluate both off-chain reserves and on-chain security.
- Weekend altcoin rally runs out of road as bitcoin slipsby Oliver Knight on September 7, 2026 at 10:26 am
Bitcoin fell 1.1% since midnight UTC as Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.3%, while the weekend's double-digit altcoin gains stalled.
- Bitcoin struggles at $83,000 'wall' as whales flip into net sellingby James Van Straten on September 7, 2026 at 9:48 am
All wallet cohorts have shifted into net distribution for the first time since early June, but a potential golden cross offers bulls some hope.
- Coldcard hacker moves $7.7 million in BTC, 45% of bitcoin stolen in third attack waveby Francisco Rodrigues on September 7, 2026 at 9:32 am
The attacker has now drained the 11 largest vaults tied to the third wave of Coldcard thefts, Galaxy Research said.
- No, Friday's jobs report hasn't materially boosted Fed rate hike oddsby Omkar Godbole on September 7, 2026 at 8:38 am
BTC fell on Friday and Treasury yields rose, but the hawkish market reaction looks overdone when compared to the largely steady Fed rate hike odds.
- Live updates: Bitcoin holds $79,000 as hike odds climb, zcash runs 45% in a weekby Shaurya Malwa on September 7, 2026 at 8:17 am
August payrolls came in three times above forecast and pushed September hike odds toward 58%. Equities sold it and crypto has not.
- U.S. inflation, Coinbase’s Deribit switch: Crypto Week Aheadby Francisco Rodrigues on September 7, 2026 at 8:07 am
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Sept. 7.
- Once-hyped Ethereum rival Harmony wants to shut its blockchain over AI threatsby Shaurya Malwa on September 7, 2026 at 8:02 am
Developers want to voluntarily shut down the network, saying state actors and AI agents have made security too difficult, then redirect ONE emissions into an AI video business.
- This cat memecoin has paid holders $2.8 million in Zcash as ZEC tops $1,200by Shaurya Malwa on September 7, 2026 at 5:52 am
A brand new ZCAT token charges a 3% tax whenever the token moves and uses the proceeds to distribute ZEC to holders, creating an unusual link to one of crypto's hottest assets.
- Oil up, bitcoin down as U.S. strikes Iranian crude carriersby Omkar Godbole on September 7, 2026 at 4:44 am
Bitcoin trades lower by nearly 1% as escalating U.S.-Iran hostilities push oil higher.
- Bitcoin network used by exchanges hit by $320 million exploit. Hackers claim they're the 'good guys'by Omkar Godbole on September 7, 2026 at 3:43 am
Liquid Network, a settlement layer used by exchanges, halted all transactions after losing $320 million worth of bitcoin in a security exploit.
- Prediction markets inch closer to the Supreme Court: State of Cryptoby Nikhilesh De on September 6, 2026 at 6:30 pm
New Jersey petitioned for a writ of certiorari in Kalshi's case against it last week, finally throwing the ball to the high court.
- Ukrainian police took down a crypto scam that stole up to $1 million a monthby Francisco Rodrigues on September 6, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Investigators have identified 62 victims and say more than 46 Ukrainians took part in the alleged operation.
- Better and Coinbase’s bitcoin-backed mortgages can reuse borrowers’ collateralby Francisco Rodrigues on September 6, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Better Mortgage can reuse the pledged bitcoin, and borrowers cannot recover their crypto until the main conventional mortgage is fully repaid or refinanced.
- Timing the bitcoin market is exciting but nearly impossible. Here's whyby Omkar Godbole on September 5, 2026 at 6:05 pm
A historical analysis of bitcoin price performance from 2010 through 2026 demonstrates that the vast majority of the asset's annual returns occur during a tiny fraction of the calendar year.
- Dollar-backed stablecoins can push local currencies lower, Bank of Korea study findsby Francisco Rodrigues on September 5, 2026 at 4:43 pm
Buying pressure in Binance-paired currencies correlates with local currency depreciation as market makers balance positions.
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