Bitcoin hit an intraday high of $81,400 on Friday, approaching the low-$82,000 zone that has capped every recovery attempt since late August. US spot Bitcoin ETF shares stop trading once American markets close for the weekend. Any further push through that ceiling over the next two days would occur in continuously open crypto markets, without …
Yearly archives: 2026
Korean Police Traced Polymarket Users Through the Blockchain
South Korean police spent five months identifying individual Polymarket traders through public blockchain records and booking them on suspicion of illegal gambling, all while the platform was still legally accessible in the country. The platform is now blocked in Korea entirely. The Nature of Predictions Remains Contentious The Gangwon Provincial Police Agency’s cyber investigation unit …
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Vietnam and Austria Partner on Crypto Oversight
Vietnam has built a pilot legal framework and plans to license its first crypto-asset service providers in 2026. Building Guardrails Vietnam reportedly plans to license its first crypto-asset service providers in 2026 under a pilot legal framework as the Southeast Asian country seeks to modernize its financial market oversight. Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen …
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SBI Invests in Singapore’s Dtcpay to Scale Stablecoin Rails
SBI Group is backing Singapore-based Dtcpay as the regulated payments company expands its stablecoin merchant network and product suite. The investment extends Dtcpay’s Series A to $25 million and deepens SBI’s digital asset push across Asia. SBI Extends Dtcpay’s Series A to $25 Million Regulated stablecoin payment access is set to expand across Asia after …
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Amway To Hand $225,000,000 After FTC Alleges Deceptive MLM Recruitment
A major multilevel marketing company has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to settle federal claims it misled recruits about earnings and pressured them into buying products they were unlikely to sell. The proposed settlement requires Amway Corp., World Wide Group and Leadership Team Development to pay $225 million, nearly all of it …
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New York Couple Drains $150,000 From Elderly Man’s Bank Account and Coin Collection: Report
A New York couple has drained more than $150,000 from an elderly Delaware man by repeatedly tapping his bank account and pawning coins taken from his safe deposit boxes. Bonnie Stiner, 56, and Craig Stiner, 55, of Belmont, New York, each received two years in prison plus probation on August 31st of 2026 after pleading …
Hong Kong jails former banker over $1.6B false credit, cryptocurrency bribes: Report
Former banking official gets four years in prison over false letters of credit and accepting $470,000 in cryptocurrency bribes. A former bank official in Hong Kong who falsely authenticated letters of credit for more than $1.6 billion was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to make restitution of more than $470,000 he received …
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin argues that local AI can protect your privacy without losing speed
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says laptop AI is approaching a practical turning point. Wallet software still needs a much higher bar before it can hand an AI control over crypto assets. He said on Sept. 17 that Qwen 3.8 Flash and recent improvements in llama.cpp had brought local models close to handling a “large share” …
XRP ETFs hit a speed bump, but big investors aren’t dumping their tokens yet
A roughly $5.15 million outflow from US spot XRP exchange-traded products on Sept. 17 interrupted a $192 million inflow month. The reversal creates the first clean test of whether recent demand is cooling, yet the broader flow pattern still favors the buyers. Maketo’s five-fund series remained about $10 million positive for the rolling week through …
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Anthropic’s Claude helped 3 researchers breach OpenAI in under 72 hours
Anthropic’s Claude helped three security researchers breach OpenAI accounts and reach an internal code repository within 72 hours. Researchers at cybersecurity startup Hacktron chained an image-processing vulnerability with a flaw in OpenAI’s identity infrastructure in July to gain access to multiple employees’ ChatGPT and Codex accounts. One compromised Codex account was connected to OpenAI’s GitHub …
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Exchanges lower token risk values, leaving leveraged traders with less breathing room
Binance lowered the collateral ratio for six tokens on Sept. 18, while Coinbase International Exchange says 29 assets will leave its eligible-collateral list on Sept. 29. That ratio determines how much of an asset’s market value an exchange recognizes for borrowing or margin calculations. The exchanges operate separate products and account systems, but both changes …
Ripple Legal Chief Calls for Crypto Unity After CLARITY Act Defeat
Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty is calling for greater coordination across the crypto industry after the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate. He said the setback exposed divisions in messaging and political support surrounding digital asset legislation. Alderoty Calls for One Crypto Voice After Senate Setback The crypto industry’s response to Washington …
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21shares Sees XRP Demand Growing as XRPL Activity Expands Further
XRP demand could increase as payments, stablecoins, decentralized finance, and tokenized assets bring more activity to the XRP Ledger, according to 21shares. The asset manager says activity could support XRP demand through fees, reserves, and bridge transactions. 21shares Ties XRP Demand to Fees, Reserves, and Bridge Use XRP demand could eventually rise as tokenized assets …
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Evernorth Lines Up $30M in Notes for XRP Buys, Ecosystem Activity
Evernorth has agreed to issue a $30 million convertible note to fund XRP purchases and broader ecosystem activity. The financing remains contingent on its proposed merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II closing during the fourth quarter. Evernorth Ties Note Proceeds to XRP Purchases Evernorth could add $30 million to its XRP-focused capital base under a …
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Bitcoin Price Predictions Draw a Brutal Line Between $84K and $100K
Bitcoin’s price climbed as high as $81,377 on Friday, Sept. 18, putting the leading crypto asset within striking distance of $84,000. Prediction traders think that short hop is increasingly likely, but the optimism starts falling apart as the targets climb. Myriad Markets gives bitcoin an 84% shot at hitting $84,000 before falling to $55,000, while …
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