A Bitcoin Policy Institute paper says MSCI’s proposed “non-operating company” rule could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its indexes and may have roots in an earlier crypto treasury review. A Bitcoin policy think tank has questioned how MSCI developed its latest proposal to tighten the rules governing its market indexes, after the benchmark provider identified …
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EigenLayer Unveils Dual-Staking Extension For Bitcoin Asset Security
In a major development confirmed on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, Confirmed announcement/filing for EigenLayer Unveils Dual-Staking Extension For Bitcoin Asset Security. This operational move highlights expanding activity across the digital asset ecosystem and underscores key developments for market participants. Key Operational Milestones & Context According to primary regulatory and corporate filings verified on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, …
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Orderly Network Surpasses $100 Billion In Cumulative Trading Volume
In a major development confirmed on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, Confirmed announcement/filing for Orderly Network Surpasses $100 Billion In Cumulative Trading Volume. This operational move highlights expanding activity across the digital asset ecosystem and underscores key developments for market participants. Key Operational Milestones & Context According to primary regulatory and corporate filings verified on SEPTEMBER 30, …
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CFTC seeks to define event contracts as swaps amid prediction market fight
The classification could assist the CFTC’s claim that it has exclusive federal jurisdiction over event contracts offered on regulated prediction markets.
MetaMask exits Ethereum validators as it investigates security incident
MetaMask said it is investigating the threat internally and said it has found no immediate threat to its wallets. MetaMask has announced it is responding to a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure and is exiting affected staking validators as a precaution. In an update on Wednesday, MetaMask said it was addressing the ongoing …
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MetaMask exits Ethereum validators amid undisclosed security incident
MetaMask said it is investigating the threat internally and said it has found no immediate threat to its wallets.
Florida Lender Issues Warning After Vendor Data Breached — SSNs and Financial Accounts at Risk
A Florida credit union is warning members that a third-party vendor breach may have exposed their Social Security numbers and financial account details. Fairwinds Credit Union says the cybersecurity incident was limited to systems at external vendor Mercadien and did not involve a compromise of its own networks. A Massachusetts Attorney General filing shows 271 …
Texas Bookkeeper Accused of Draining Over $1,200,000 From Elderly Couple in Bank Fraud Scheme
A Texas bookkeeper is accused of draining at least $1.2 million from an elderly couple’s finances through forged checks and unauthorized bank transfers. Nancy Black, 69, of Grand Prairie faces 10 counts of bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas. Federal prosecutors …
Mississippi Credit Union CEO Pleads Guilty After Embezzling Over $69,000,000 From Lender
A Mississippi credit union CEO has pleaded guilty after prosecutors said she embezzled more than $69 million and left the institution insolvent. Leigh Bridges pleaded guilty to theft of funds from a federal credit union, false statements to a federal credit union and filing false tax returns, reports WLBT. Prosecutors say Bridges used an administrative …
Wyoming Bookkeeper Heading To Prison for Stealing $1,484,105 From Family Hospitality Business
A Wyoming bookkeeper has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison after stealing $1,484,104.80 from a family hospitality business while working remotely from Hawaii. Laura Marie Means, 46, formerly of Jackson, must also serve three years of supervised release, reports County 17. U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson ordered her to pay $1,484,104.80 in …
Standard Chartered sees Ethena’s USDe reaching $40B, ENA hitting $2
The bank also expects Ethena’s ENA token to rise roughly sevenfold to $2 by the end of 2028 as USDe scales and token buybacks increase. British multinational bank Standard Chartered expects Ethena’s USDe stablecoin supply to grow eightfold to $40 billion by the end of 2028 as the protocol expands its sources of yield beyond …
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Oregon Men Accused of Altering Stolen Checks, Routing Cash Through Sham Logistics Firm
Three Oregon men have been federally charged in an alleged scheme that took stolen checks, changed the payee lines and dollar amounts, and routed the money through a sham logistics company. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon outlined the case against Cody James VanWinkle, 30, of Gresham, Kei-Jian Buckley, 32, of Beaverton …
Tennessee Popeyes Refuses To Replace Meal After Woman Returns ‘Inedible’ Chicken Tenders
A Tennessee woman is going viral after a Popeyes manager refused to fully replace a meal that she claims included raw chicken tenders. She recorded the confrontation at a corporate-owned Clarksville location after driving back low on fuel to fix the order. TikTok creator Shelby (@shellzmacncheezy) says the tenders were cold, hardened and pink in …
Senate Probe Finds Iran Using Tether’s Stablecoin to Bypass Sanctions and Fund Proxies Like Hezbollah: Report
Iran has been leaning on Tether’s dollar-pegged USDT to dodge a U.S. sanctions dragnet and move money for the regime and proxies such as Hezbollah, according to a new Senate Democrats report. The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations says the token has become a primary payment rail for Tehran and a funding tool for terrorist proxy …
FTC Opens Sweeping Probe of Anthropic, OpenAI and Other Frontier AI Labs
Federal regulators are opening a broad investigation into leading artificial intelligence firms over the consumer risks their most advanced models may pose. The Federal Trade Commission has been probing Anthropic, OpenAI and other frontier labs for several weeks and plans to issue civil investigative demands for documents and executive testimony, reports the New York Post. …
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