September 29th, 2026 – Gelephu, Bhutan BTSE Exchange Pte Ltd (“BTSE Bhutan”) today announced that it has been granted a Financial Services License (FSL) by the Gelephu Financial Services Office (GFSO), the financial regulator of the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) Special Administrative Region. The license follows the In-Principle Approval that BTSE Bhutan received in April …
Monthly archives: September 2026
Lido’s 1,500 ETH reserve target could slow stETH withdrawals in a crunch
When stETH holders seek ETH through Lido’s withdrawal queue, the protocol can use ETH in its buffer to finalize their requests. Some of that buffer is also protected for new validator deposits. The more ETH set aside for deposits when both uses compete, the less is immediately available to the withdrawal queue. Lido’s Curated Module …
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Bitget says Bitcoin withdrawals are open after $387M hack, but ETH and USDT must wait
At about 04:20 UTC Monday, Bitget’s public feed showed BTC and ETH futures trades taking place after the exchange’s Sept. 24 security breach. On Sept. 28, Bitget said it had opened BTC withdrawals on the Bitcoin network, the first stage of its phased plan. The notice says the service is open; it does not document …
Lithuanian Crypto Entrepreneur Scores Legal Win as Suspicions Dropped
Lithuanian businessman Vilhelm German has secured two favorable developments in the Foxpay investigation. Prosecutors dropped money laundering and bribery suspicions against him after determining that insufficient evidence remained and further investigative avenues had been exhausted. Separately, a Vilnius court upheld procedural objections in his €23 million cryptocurrency mining case, identifying improper machine translations and unexamined …
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Walmart Is Offering Gen Z a Path to Six Figures Without a College Degree
As Gen Z weighs the $108,584 average cost of a four-year degree, Walmart has been expanding paid, debt-free pathways that move frontline associates into higher-paid roles, including truck drivers, skilled technicians, and licensed opticians. Its Associate to Driver program, launched in 2022, pays workers while they earn a commercial driver’s license, and graduates can make …
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Brazil Bans Online Betting Before Election, Keeps $492M in Licensing Fees
Brazil banned sports betting and online casino games on Sept. 25, nine days before the first round of its presidential election. The decision ends a licensed market that opened in January 2025; the government is nevertheless keeping the $492 million (R$2.55 billion) operators paid for their licenses. A Seismic iGaming Change Just Before Presidential Vote …
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Spanish Banking Giant Cecabank Takes Crypto Custody Push to Luxembourg
Spanish institutional custodian Cecabank is expanding its regulated crypto-asset custody services to Luxembourg via the MiCA European passporting process. Strategic Push via MiCA Passporting Spanish institutional custodian Cecabank has reportedly launched a push to extend its regulated crypto asset custody services into Luxembourg, about 18 months after opening its branch in the Grand Duchy. Cecabank …
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Chinese State Security Declares Crypto Anonymity an Illusion
China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) stressed that while criminals have promoted cryptocurrency as a way to escape oversight, this anonymity is a false premise, as transactions leave digital traces that can potentially be followed to the user’s identity. China Warns Cryptocurrency Transactions Are Not Untraceable The Chinese government has clarified that while cryptocurrencies …
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