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Scammers are impersonating crypto AML checkers to trick users into approving wallet-draining transactions. Malwarebytes says the fake sites ask for wallet connections instead of just a public address.
CFTC Chair Selig says agency will pursue crypto rules, AI compute oversight and prediction market updates at first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting. CME Group among participants.
The SEC delayed a tokenized securities exemption to avoid complicating the Clarity Act's passage, Securitize's president said. Senate vote set for Sept. 15.
Cosmos Health's crypto treasury lost 46% of its value as the Nasdaq-listed company warned it may not survive 12 months. Ethereum drove 87% of the $1.44M unrealized loss.
RedStone's push-model oracle brings end-of-day pricing to Loopscale, letting SECZ holders borrow against tokenized equity without intraday liquidation risk.
SEC no-action letter lets Franklin Templeton's OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund serve as cash management tool for ETFs and mutual funds. Board approvals needed before Q4 use.
South Korea will tax crypto gains from self-custodied wallets and offshore exchanges starting 2027, with a 2.5M won deduction and 20% base rate.
Bybit's AI Future City campaign rewards users with perpetual-contract airdrops linked to six AI stocks. NVIDIA leads with an Alpha Score of 74. The $300K pool runs through Sept. 20.
GSR's Andy Baehr argues tokenized short-term fixed-income products can serve as scalable collateral for futures and OTC operations, while warning of structural challenges in crypto lending.
The tokenized equity market has soared to $2.8 billion across 3,374 assets, with monthly transfer volumes topping $22 billion as holders surpass one million.
The CFTC plans to advance digital asset rules without waiting for Congress. Chairman Selig said proposals are ready. The move would set federal rules for spot digital commodity trading while the CLARITY Act stalls.
XStocks added $17.3M in market cap over seven days, nearly doubling Ondo Finance's growth. The platform now lists 700+ assets and has 200,000 wallet holders.
Short sellers lost $3B in 24 hours. Bitcoin hit $71,396; market cap rose $280B. With shorts cleared, leverage may rebuild on the long side.
HSBC and Standard Chartered executed the first live cross-border tokenized deposit transfer on Swift's blockchain ledger. The milestone follows Swift's July 2026 declaration that its platform was ready for initial operational use.
Franklin Templeton won SEC staff relief to let its funds invest in the $1.98B OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund, opening the door to tokenized assets in conventional portfolios.
Bitcoin jumped past $72,000 after the White House set a September 15 Senate vote on the CLARITY Act. Coinbase topped $170, Strategy crossed $100. The bill needs 60 votes.
A campaign using fake CAPTCHAs on 2,000 hacked WordPress sites has stolen crypto wallet files and infected over 6,000 IPs across the US, Russia, and India, Check Point Research said.
Grayscale Research says the SEC's Reg Crypto proposal could create a compliant path for US token fundraising, with exemption tracks up to $5M and $75M. The final rule depends on whether the disclosure requirements are actually usable.
Sen. Tim Scott accuses Elizabeth Warren's team of trying to push crypto offshore. The CLARITY Act needs 60 votes Sept. 15. Polymarket sees a 20% chance of passage by year-end.
Edward Zimbardi faces 25 federal counts after Fiji deported him over a scheme that took $165 million in crypto from thousands of investors.
Baccarat's 1.06% house edge on the Banker bet is the tightest on the floor. Stablecoin settlement makes the game fast for crypto traders, but the math stays negative.
Securitize and Neuberger Berman launch HINC, a tokenized high-yield fund on Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, and Sui. The $19.5M Q1 revenue at Securitize points to growing institutional appetite for on-chain credit products.
64% of Americans said Trump family crypto investments are inappropriate, per Reuters/Ipsos poll. 92% of Democrats object, 69% of Republicans approve. Senate vote on crypto bill Sept. 15.
The OCC targets November to finalize payment stablecoin rules before the GENIUS Act effective date in January. Treasury's related proposal comment period closes Oct. 19.
US companies spent $517M on midterm races through March 2026, with crypto, AI, and betting firms contributing $294M. Fairshake still has $130M in reserve.
SEC staff clearance lets Franklin Templeton invest its tokenized money market fund inside ETFs and mutual funds, with first use possible by Q4.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled the 3-3-3 plan for G20: 3% growth, 3% deficit cap, and a digital assets endorsement. The ministerial meets in August.
MoonPay adds Cash App Pay for MetaMask purchases, letting 57M+ Cash App users buy a wide range of digital assets directly into self-custody wallets without card details.
Acting Chair Pham says the CFTC has drafted crypto rules ready to publish if the CLARITY Act stalls. Polymarket odds of passage have dropped below 20%.
The Graph published a blueprint for onchain AI agents. The stack uses ERC-8004 for identity and Subgraph MCP for data. A machine-to-machine payment layer closes the loop.