Tether is a ‘lifeline’ for Iranian regime, Senate Dems say in new report
U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether is a go-to tool for the Iranian government to bypass sanctions, a new report from a group of Senate Democrats said.
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Nvidia Built a Kill Switch for AI Agents Because They Keep Getting Out
Nvidia on Monday launched the Open Agent Safety Platform, built to solve a problem the AI industry spent this past year discovering the hard way: how do you physically stop an AI agent (a system that can plan, use tools…
Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5 Is Out, Beats Opus 5.5 at Coding for Half the Price
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5.5 on Monday, an upgrade to Sonnet 5 from June. Anthropic says this middle-tier model runs more than 30% faster than its predecessor.
Strive Buys $94.5 Million in Bitcoin, Pushing Holdings Past 27,000 BTC
Strive kept its Bitcoin shopping streak alive last week, though its cart was a bit lighter.
Canadian ‘crypto king’ set to represent himself at fraud trial
Aiden Pleterski was allegedly behind a crypto Ponzi scheme between 2021 and 2022 that resulted in a kidnapping and related criminal charges.
Bitcoin Falls Lower as Trump's Iran Snub Sends Oil, Yields Higher
The Bitcoin rally that sent BTC soaring in August is once again being slowed today by forces largely outside of the crypto market’s control. Bitcoin is currently trading near $83,000, down about 1.8% over 24 hours, afte…
US SEC follows CFTC in staff guidance for crypto
With the failed cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, the SEC announced updates on how federal securities laws could apply to token issuers, following similar guidance from the CFTC.
Tether Helped Freeze $550M in Iran-Linked USDT, Reveals $4.9B Total Freeze
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The restaking gold rush is over, and top protocols are barely making a profit
By the end of this quarter, ether.fi will have cut the last structural link between its staking tokens and restaking protocol EigenLayer. Protocol documentation put under 1% of assets still restaked as of August with Ei…
Bybit accepts Franklin Templeton tokenized funds as trading collateral
Eligible institutions can pledge Benji-issued fund shares for stablecoin credit lines while keeping the underlying assets in off-exchange custody.
Quant Surges by 50%—Here’s What’s Driving the QNT Price Rally
Quant price surged over 50% as institutional tokenisation adoption, rising volume and short liquidations accelerated the breakout.
BGB Token Price Faces Fresh Pressure to Fall Under $1 After Bitget Hack
BGB token price remains below the $2.0-$2.20 resistance belt tied to the falling wedge.
Crypto PAC spends $11M to oppose Sherrod Brown in Ohio
Fairshake pledged an initial $30 million on media opposing the Democratic candidate in Ohio’s Senate race in what some see as a repeat of spending by the crypto industry in 2024.
CCIP 2.0 Goes Live With $84B in Cross-Chain Value Secured
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Altseason is coming — and traders are more discerning this time
Altseason is almost here and early signs suggest traders are becoming more selective, with capital flowing into revenue-generating protocols across a number of different narratives.
Vitalik Buterin Outlines 'Cryptographic World Computer' Plan for Ethereum
Ethereum's next upgrade will be the last one anyone from 2015 would recognize, its co-founder Vitalik Buterin wrote in a post published on Saturday.
Meta Stock Price Target Raised to $830 by Monness Crespi Hardt
The post Meta Stock Price Target Raised to $830 by Monness Crespi Hardt appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Monness Crespi Hardt raised its Meta price target to $830 from $730 while maintaining a Buy rating. The fi…
Strategy Acquires 1,665 BTC and Repurchases $152 Million of STRC
Strategy acquired 1,665 Bitcoin for approximately $142.7 million between September 21 and 27, bringing its total holdings to 847,666 BTC. The company also repurchased 1.53 million STRC shares for about $151.7 million. D…
Hong Kong Tightens Financial Rules for Licensed Crypto Firms
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Bitcoin slips to $83k amid pressure from high yields, Iran tensions
Will BTC price go back to over the $100K mark as the US China tariff war seems to have reached a negotiation point, and might end soon?
Citi Partners With Coinbase to Enable Stablecoin Payments
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Bitget CEO says $388M hack exploited third-party security vulnerability
Some stolen assets have been frozen, but Bitget has yet to disclose how much has been recovered as investigators continue to assess a possible North Korea link.
ZachXBT Says Bitget Hack Funds Are Moving Through Cross-Chain Bridges and Wasabi
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Tom Lee's Bitmine Buys Another $47M of ETH, Taking It to 4.9% of Ethereum Supply
Bitmine has staked 84% of its tokens, a position it projects will generate some $358 million a year in staking rewards.