Block Inc. has agreed to pay $45 million to settle claims from 46 states that Cash App misled users about fraud protections and failed to put in adequate safeguards. The deal was announced by a coalition of attorneys general, says the Illinois Attorney General. States say the company knew scams were rising, kept marketing the app and …
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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. Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP memecoin fell 86.5% in its first 30 minutes of trading on Wednesday, as the son of former US President Joe Biden officially entered the market for politically themed …
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Banca d’Italia ordered crypto service providers to implement internal controls to screen for crypto transfers tied to sanctioned entities. Italy’s central bank, Banca d’Italia, ordered mandatory sanctions screening for cryptocurrency transfers to help curb illicit flows across the EU. The bank said that crypto asset service providers (CASPs) must put policies and internal controls in …
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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. With lawmakers in the US Senate set to consider legislation pushed by many in the cryptocurrency industry for regulatory clarity, there’s a limited …
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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. Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet’s executive stock pool continues to draw shareholder backlash over stock dilution concerns. Multiple shareholders objected across social media to Metaplanet’s 10th Series executive option …
TLDR ETH trades near $2,486 with a 24-hour volume of $13.71 billion and a market cap of $303.56 billion. Resistance sits at $2,520–$2,530, while support holds at $2,360–$2,370, according to analyst Crypto Patel. Trading volume rose 10.28% to $38.44 billion, and open interest climbed 2.43% to $33.87 billion. Abraxas Capital bought 13,000 ETH worth $32.39 …
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Data shows that, in the short term, the bitcoin price has been reacting more strongly to U.S. economic data releases than to the Federal Reserve’s actual rate decisions, which were influenced by that data. This pattern will be tested this Friday again as the market awaits the central bank’s decision next Wednesday. Friday’s data will …
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Noncustodial trading platform Byrrgis aims to fix fragmented decentralized finance trading by removing the need for native gas tokens and unifying discovery, evaluation and execution across chains. Fragmented DeFi Trading Across Networks Decentralized finance (DeFi) trading has expanded across multiple networks, yet the user experience remains fundamentally fragmented. Active traders routinely move between market screeners, …
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Two Republican senators say the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is heading for defeat when the Senate votes Sept. 15, with ethics language covering President Donald Trump’s family the unresolved sticking point. The Sentence That Moved the Odds For most of 2026, the CLARITY Act’s problem was scheduling, but now it is the numbers. Sen. …
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Shares in four U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are being pledged as collateral against nearly $4 billion of borrowing from a Charles Schwab money market fund, according to the fund’s latest monthly filing. What the Filing Shows Charles Schwab Family of Funds recently filed its monthly N-MFP3 portfolio report, covering the period ended Aug. …
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Ripple chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty says he has gone to the offices of senators who are undecided on or opposed to the CLARITY Act with a single request: meet a real American crypto holder before you vote. The Ask Alderoty made the request public in a deliberately unglamorous fashion, calling not lobbyists or exchange …
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Grayscale said its Zcash ETF passed $500 million in assets two weeks after listing. A regulatory filing shows $100 million of that arrived from a company affiliated with the fund’s own sponsor. What the Filing Actually Says Grayscale told followers on Sept. 8 that the world’s only Zcash fund had surpassed $500 million in assets …
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Renewed Houthi strikes on Saudi energy sites and US-Iran clashes over the Strait of Hormuz are lifting Brent crude (BRENT) near $100 a barrel, prompting Goldman Sachs to raise its year-end forecasts. Oil prices climbed toward $100 a barrel on Tuesday as renewed attacks on Middle Eastern energy infrastructure and shipping intensified concerns about global …
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A Pennsylvania man is going to federal prison for four years after using the name Mr. Satan to post violent threats on YouTube against President Trump and others. Shawn Monper, 33, of Butler County posted the messages between January 15th and April 5th of 2025, reports PennLive. He pleaded guilty in April of 2026 to two counts …
A leading family office has allocated a bulk of its US equity bets into a specialized genomics company instead of loading up on artificial intelligence infrastructure leaders. Stanley Druckenmiller’s Duquesne Family Office allocates roughly 17% of its reported US stock holdings to Natera (NTRA), which performs tumor profiling, prenatal screening, and organ transplant monitoring, reports …
