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Nasdaq invests $100M in Kraken parent at $21B valuation: Report
Nasdaq invested $100 million in Payward as part of its push toward tokenized stock products with round-the-clock trading.
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- ALLCointelegraph
Treasury Secretary Bessent urges CLARITY Act passage after Senate returns
Secretary Scott Bessent warned that failing to pass the CLARITY Act would send a “troubling signal” about America’s leadership in the digital asset industry.\n
- DEFICointelegraph
Hunter Biden denies profiting from memecoin after his LAPTOP crashes
Nansen found a $117,800 unrealized loss in one wallet as the team announced liquidity incentives and Bubblemaps flagged fresh top holders.
- BITCOINCointelegraph
Bitcoin ETFs shed $167M after strongest three-week inflow run of 2026
ARKB led Wednesday’s Bitcoin ETF outflows as Ether and Solana funds returned to net inflows.
- BITCOINCointelegraph
Bitcoin sell-side risk returns to rare lows as $80K sellers fade from view
Bitcoin investors showed little sign of panic selling as BTC held most of its August gains and sell-side risk fell to rare lows, data showed.
- ALLCointelegraph
India’s Arya.ag to put grain ownership records on Avalanche
The system will combine farmer, grain, warehouse, insurance and loan data for lenders, though no launch date or initial deployment size was disclosed.
- DEFICointelegraph
Unicoin sues Uniswap Labs, seeks to cancel UNI registration
The complaint says Uniswap’s counsel sent three letters before Unicoin’s Sept. 28 launch and seeks declarations on its marks and domains.
- BITCOINCointelegraph
Fake Security Emails Target Trezor and Bit
BitBox said multiple Bitcoin companies appeared to have been targeted through a shared newsletter provider, while Trezor confirmed a breach at its email service.
- ALLCointelegraph
US sanctions Xinbi scam marketplace, restrains $52M in crypto
The Justice Department seized Xinbi’s Telegram channels and two wallets as investigators pursued 47 additional wallets across its alleged laundering network.
- ALLCointelegraph
Kalshi Election Market Data Added to Double
The expansion gives institutional and automated traders real-time access to Kalshi’s political markets as election betting activity continues to grow.
- ETHEREUMCointelegraph
Consensys to split into Meta
Consensys Software Inc. plans to split into two independent companies by the end of 2026, with one focusing on consumer products like MetaMask and the other on institutional blockchain infrastructure, including protocols such as Linea, Besu, and Teku. Joe Lubin will serve as chairman and CEO of MetaMask and as executive chairman of the new Consensys. MetaMask will continue to focus on consumer self-custody while expanding into areas like payments, savings, and traditional financial products, and has reported over 100 million downloads and trillions of dollars in transaction volume. The restructuring reflects differing priorities between its consumer and institutional businesses, with the company emphasizing its focus on Ethereum infrastructure and blockchain deployment for financial institutions.
- ALLCointelegraph
TRM Labs doubles valuation to $2B in Series C expansion
The blockchain intelligence firm said its annual recurring revenue has quadrupled over the past three years as it expands its AI-powered investigations business.
- BITCOINCointelegraph
Bitcoin fails to reclaim $80K as Bessent fuels yen strength around 153 per dollar
Bitcoin trended lower with US stocks on Iran escalation while US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent contributed to fears of a yen carry-trade unwind.
- BITCOINCointelegraph
Trade groups seek to block Illinois crypto tax before January effective date
Following on their earlier lawsuit, CCI and the Blockchain Association seek to block Illinois’ 0.2% crypto tax, arguing it is unconstitutional and would impose costly compliance burdens.
- ALLCointelegraph
German finance ministry proposes 25% crypto tax starting 2028: report
The German Federal Ministry of Finance has reportedly drafted a proposal to impose a 25% flat-rate tax on cryptocurrency trading profits starting in 2028, applying to all crypto assets acquired after January 1, 2027, with grandfathering protections for assets bought before this date. Currently, profits from crypto assets are tax-free if held for more than 12 months. Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil indicated that the country expects to generate approximately 2.3 billion euros (about $2.3 billion) in revenue from crypto taxation. Cointelegraph has reached out to the Finance ministry for additional details on the draft law.
- ALLCointelegraph
BitMart misses roadmap deadline, appoints financial adviser
BitMart provided no asset figures or withdrawal timetable and will launch a feedback portal within five working days during a financial adviser review.
- ALLCointelegraph
Hunter Biden’s laptop controversy gets a memecoin afterlife
The project’s disclosures say LAPTOP has no utility, lock founder tokens for six months and reserve 2% for wallets that lost money on TRUMP.
- ALLCointelegraph
Italy’s central bank orders sanctions screening for crypto transfers
Banca d’Italia ordered crypto service providers to implement internal controls to screen for crypto transfers tied to sanctioned entities.
- ALLCointelegraph
What could happen if the CLARITY Act fails to pass in 2026
The US Senate has a limited window to pass a crypto market structure bill, but if it were to fail, the legislation could be completely remade or scrapped under Democrats in 2027.
- BITCOINCointelegraph
Metaplanet’s executive stock pool sparks shareholder backlash as CEO addresses MMXX ties
Metaplanet’s executive stock pool continues to draw backlash over dilution concerns, as investors urged the company to freeze the exercise rights tied to 273 million shares.
- BITCOINCointelegraph
Bitcoin SOPR metric sees longest profit run of 2026 as new analysis challenges bear market
Bitcoin aggregate onchain profit entered its fourth week, but a popular analyst warned that BTC price “downside risk” remained in place.
- ALLCointelegraph
Silvergate ex-CEO blames Biden pressure for bank’s 2023 wind-down
Alan Lane said a “coordinated attack” by the Biden administration made Silvergate’s continued operation untenable and prompted its liquidation.
- ALLCointelegraph
Iran eases currency rules to bypass US sanctions with crypto: Report
Exporters can now fund imports with overseas earnings without first selling their foreign currency at official rates, the Financial Times reported.
- BITCOINCointelegraph
Jack Dorsey’s Block seeks US trust bank charter for Bitcoin, stablecoin
The proposed Builders Bank would offer federally supervised digital asset custody but would not accept deposits or issue loans.
