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Kalshi previously said it had been placed in an “impossible position” after federal authorities directed the company to ignore a Michigan restraining order issued in June.
Bybit Pay has integrated with Mesh, a crypto payments infrastructure provider, enabling users to make payments and fund accounts directly from their Bybit balances without transferring assets elsewhere, according to Cointelegraph. Businesses already using Mesh can incorporate Bybit Pay as a payment option through their existing systems, which provides access to Bybit’s claimed 80 million users. The integration also supports programmable settlement options, giving businesses control over how and when payments are settled across different markets. Mesh's network connects over 300 wallets, exchanges, and financial platforms, facilitating the movement of digital assets between services, and has recently raised over $200 million in funding, targeting expansion across Latin America, Asia, and Europe.
The UK political party and its leader, Nigel Farage, have accepted contributions from figures tied to the crypto industry, raising questions about potential influence on policies.
The deal will bring SoFiUSD to Kraken, connect Payward to SoFi’s 24/7 dollar settlement network and give SoFi access to digital asset liquidity through Kraken Prime.
VARA and Securitize signed an MoU to foster more tokenization innovation in Dubai and explore how tokenized financial innovation should be regulated in the region.
Nvidia agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, gaining a platform used by more than 18 million developers to share and deploy AI models.
Pencil Finance said that its first-of-a-kind loan offered financing to 6,600 students in Southeast Asia who were underserved by traditional lenders.
Standard Chartered said it is the first major global bank to offer institutional access to spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in the UAE region.
A hacker associated with the third wave of Coldcard wallet thefts has begun swapping stolen Bitcoin for Ether via THORChain, with about 10% of the funds moved on-chain, according to Galaxy Research's Alex Thorn. Thorn noted that the hacker has experienced some issues in swapping all funds, as retries have been refunded, and identified a new Ethereum address linked to the stolen assets, which has been shared with authorities and crypto companies. The initial theft involved at least 1,789 Bitcoin from over 8,800 addresses, valued at approximately $114.7 million, and some of the proceeds have been sent to cryptocurrency mixers like Tornado Cash. This activity follows recent reports of ongoing attacker operations linked to the Coldcard exploit.
Kalshi reportedly plans to file for approval of a WTI crude oil perpetual futures contract that would trade around the clock five days a week without an expiration date.
ASIC has recorded more than 45 digital asset-related license applications as its temporary enforcement relief approaches Sept. 30 expiration.
Ether ETFs posted $48 million in outflows after attracting $1.62 billion over 12 trading days, while XRP funds ended an 11-session inflow run.
Hyperscale Data’s Bitcoin holdings have fallen about 79% since late July to 215 BTC as it redirects capital toward its Michigan AI data center.
US federal law enforcement officials, in cooperation with cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, announced that they have disrupted the Sality botnet and malware responsible for installing malicious software on compromised devices since 2003. CrowdStrike reported that the entities behind Sality used EggJagger, a tool monitoring cryptocurrency clipboard activity, to steal at least 12.1 million rubles (approximately $150,000) in cryptocurrency over the past eight years. The malware's activities involved redirecting cryptocurrency payments by replacing wallet addresses, and at its peak, the stolen assets were valued at about $1.5 million in January 2025. Authorities noted that the disruption has severed the criminals' ability to communicate with infected machines.
Coinbase is offering eligible Canadian traders perpetual and dated futures with up to 10x leverage as major US trading platforms expand their crypto presence in Canada.
New Jersey’s Attorney General and gaming authorities filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the US Supreme Court over Kalshi offering sporting event contracts to residents.
Wyoming is using Chainlink to bring near-real-time reserve verification onchain for FRNT as the oracle provider expands its footprint across tokenized financial markets.
Ondo says existing US securities laws can accommodate perpetual futures tied to individual stocks as regulators look to bring more derivatives activity onshore.
Officials in the G20, under the US’ presidency, recognized that digital assets could support “broad-based economic growth” and called for improvements in cross-border transactions.
Full Sail, a DeFi protocol on the Sui blockchain, announced it would wind down following a security incident involving the oracle provider Switchboard, which resulted in user losses. The protocol immediately disabled new deposits and liquidity provider reward claims and plans to move regular pools to withdrawal-only mode after final security checks, prioritizing user compensation. The incident, first disclosed on Saturday, involved an attacker removing approximately $91,000 from three vaults, after Switchboard's infrastructure was suspected of being compromised. Full Sail stated it will use remaining protocol-owned liquidity and cover any shortfalls to compensate users, with plans to publish withdrawal and claim instructions in the coming days.
Hashkey joined the DTCC’s working group on tokenization innovation as the first Asian crypto service provider to join with over 100 financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan.
The plaintiffs didn’t dispute their involvement in the pig butchering scam, but claimed that Tether did not have the authority to freeze the $42 million at the time.
Remixpoint sold $5.5 million in ETH, SOL, XRP and DOGE, booking a $736,000 net gain as it narrowed its crypto strategy to focus on Bitcoin.
Thailand adopted a crypto Travel Rule requiring digital asset operators to verify control of self-custodial wallets and retain transaction data for five years.
