Crypto
Bitcoin miners add billions in BTC as rally lifts stocks; Bitmine nears 5% of Ether supply; banks eye stablecoin launch
A surge in Bitcoin prices spurred miners Strive and Strategy to buy over 6,400 BTC, while Bitmine's 65‑week ETH buying streak brings it close to a 5% stake despite $5.1 bn unrealised losses. Twenty‑one banks plan a G7 stablecoin for 2027.
FinCEN ties $13 billion in crypto scams to overseas centers
FinCEN’s analysis of more than 33,000 reports identified about $13 billion in crypto transactions linked to overseas scam hubs, chiefly transnational groups in Southeast Asia, prompting new anti‑scam legislation in Myanmar and Cambodia.
US payrolls surprise pushes Bitcoin below $80,000
August nonfarm payrolls rose by 162,000, far above the 56,000 forecast, prompting Bitcoin to fall from $81,300 to $78,600 before edging back to $79,500.
Bitcoin ETFs log $3.8bn net inflows in strongest three‑week stretch of 2026
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $986.9m in the latest week, pushing three‑week net inflows to $3.8bn and total assets to $101.3bn as Bitcoin hovered near $80,000.
Poland fails to overturn presidential veto on crypto oversight bill amid Zondacrypto scandal
Polish parliament fell short of the three‑fifths majority needed to reverse President Karol Nawrocki’s veto of a MiCA‑implementation bill, as investigations into the bankrupt Zondacrypto exchange intensify.
Orionx to close after audit reveals $7 million custody shortfall
Chile-based crypto exchange Orionx announced a permanent shutdown after a forensic audit found more than $7 million in assets had moved to wallets outside its control.
600 Bitcoin mined in 2010 transferred after 16 years of dormancy
A dozen addresses moved 600 BTC, worth about $48 million, that were mined in March 2010. Whale Alert found no link to Satoshi Nakamoto.
White‑hat hack drains 4,000 BTC from Liquid, Bitcoin ETFs draw $3.8 bn in three weeks
Around 4,000 Bitcoin, valued at $319 million, were withdrawn from the Liquid sidechain, while US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $3.8 billion of net inflows over the past three weeks.
Harmony proposes to sunset its blockchain and migrate ONE token to Ethereum
Harmony plans a final network snapshot, ERC‑20 ONE airdrop and migration of exchange listings, following a recent exploit that forged billions of tokens.
Liquid sidechain pauses after alleged white‑hat hack withdraws $320 million in BTC
Liquid halted bridge operations after actors claiming to be white‑hat hackers withdrew roughly 4,000 BTC, about $320 million, from its federation wallet, prompting exchanges to suspend L‑BTC activity.
Fomo posts $1.76 million daily revenue, surpassing Pump.fun
Fomo generated $1.76 million in daily revenue on Friday, outpacing Pump.fun’s $1.1 million, though Pump.fun leads over the past 30 days.
Stablecoin wallets challenge traditional bank accounts as main consumer money hub
Industry leaders debate whether digital dollar wallets will dismantle traditional bank accounts or simply modernize the underlying infrastructure.
Ethereum to let users pay gas fees without holding ETH
Ethereum announced a plan to enable gas fee payments without requiring users to own ETH.
Zcash price hits highest level since 2016 as market cap exceeds $20 billion
ZEC rose 45% in the past week, peaking at $1,249.28 and pushing its market capitalization above $20 billion after Grayscale launched a Zcash ETF.
Bitcoin closes above $80,000 as US inflation data and rate‑hike odds rise
Bitcoin posted its first weekly close above $80,000 since May while markets price a 0.25% Fed hike and Japanese yen interventions add further volatility.
DBS and Citi complete weekend USD payment via SWIFT's Digital Ledger using tokenized deposits
DBS and Citi used SWIFT's blockchain ledger and tokenized deposits to settle a USD payment over the weekend, marking the second confirmed live use.
Solana to triple transaction size as apps get room for more complex trades
Solana will activate a Transaction v1 feature on Wednesday that triples transaction size, enabling complex proofs and large multisig operations in a single transaction and requiring services that read Solana to update.
UK regulator considers easing ban on prediction markets
The FCA has discussed the issue with trading platforms while its public stance still backs the ban.
Citi and DBS complete first weekend tokenized cross‑border deposit via Swift
The banks settled a Singapore‑US tokenized deposit in minutes on Swift’s Digital Ledger, cutting traditional transfer times of two business days.
Two-key breach could give hackers control of $91 billion in USDT, report finds
A report says a two-key breach could let hackers control $91 billion of USDT, while a rating agency's new framework assesses reserves and security.
Altcoin rally stalls as Bitcoin drops 1.1%
Bitcoin fell 1.1% since midnight UTC while Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.3% and weekend double‑digit altcoin gains stalled.
Philippines central bank proposes 12‑month freeze on payment operator licences
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will halt new payment‑system operator registrations for a year and impose tighter controls on virtual‑asset service providers.
Bitcoin faces $83,000 sell wall as whales shift to net selling
All wallet cohorts moved into net distribution for the first time since early June, while a potential golden cross offers some bullish optimism.
Coldcard hack third wave moves 45% of stolen Bitcoin via THORChain and CoinJoin
Galaxy Research reports the attacker shifted nearly half of the Bitcoin taken in the latest Coldcard wallet breach, routing funds through THORChain to Ethereum and into CoinJoin mixes.