Zoomex Launches ZWTC 2026 Multi-Asset Trading Championship With a Record Prize Pool of Up to 5 Million USDT

Returning for its third year, Zoomex’s flagship global trading competition expands across crypto perpetuals, stock contracts, AI-powered trading, team competition,...

Bitcoin Wallet Maker Trezor Says Hackers Breached Its Email Provider

The hardware wallet maker said a fake security alert claimed a hardware flaw could expose users’ recovery phrases.

AI Is Solving Math's Best Problems Faster Than They Can Be Replaced, Terence Tao Warns

The Fields medalist points to a real race between OpenAI and Anthropic as proof: AI can now flatten a hard problem the moment someone starts working on it.

Crypto, Banks Take Clarity Act Lobbying Fight to Senators' Home States

Crypto advocates and community bankers are targeting lawmakers in their home states as the Senate prepares for a September 15 procedural vote.

Apple Unveils Redesigned Siri AI and A20 Pro Chip as CEO John Ternus Makes Debut

The company's first fall keynote under new leadership paired a Gemini-powered Siri overhaul with Apple's first 2-nanometer chip, plus a $1,999 foldable iPhone that won't ship until October.

Secret Service Freezes $52.8 Million in Crypto Tied to Telegram Bazaar Behind Global Scams

Blockchain sleuths at Elliptic traced the money, Treasury sanctioned the marketplace, and Xinbi—which ran $24 billion through a Telegram scam bazaar—called the freeze unfair.

While Bitcoin Devs Debate Next Moves, IonQ Unveils Superion 256 Quantum Computer

The company has built its first chips and begun testing prototypes as it seeks to manufacture quantum computers in larger quantities.

Mexican Musician and Family Killed Over Bitcoin Cold Wallet Believed to Hold Millions

Mexican prosecutors allege suspects targeted Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez and his family while searching for a cold wallet they believed contained millions in Bitcoin.

Hunter Biden's LAPTOP Meme Coin Crashes 99% on Debut

LAPTOP hit a $190.81 peak within minutes of launching on Base, then shed roughly 99% as thin liquidity met a wave of selling.

Prediction Markets Abandon Cheap Oil as Brent Passes $100

Myriad's $120 side overtook $55 at the start of September, while Polymarket puts WTI reaching $100 this month at 59%.

Consensys Is Splitting in Two as MetaMask Goes Its Own Way

Consensys Software Inc. will become MetaMask, while a newly formed Consensys will take over the firm's Ethereum protocols and institutional blockchain infrastructure business.

German Finance Ministry Drafts 25% Tax on Crypto Gains From 2027

Anything bought before 2027 keeps the twelve-month exemption, so the change lands only on Germany's future crypto buyers.

Morning Minute: Venice’s VVV Token Soars After OpenAI Dispute

Concerns over frontier AI labs stealing user data has driven demand for private inference (or at least tokens tied to private inference).

UK Crime Agency Warns of 'Innovative Use' of Crypto by Launderers

The agency ranks cryptoassets third among nine economic crime priorities, and says it wants to generate its own targets.

Mexico Seizes 300 Crypto Mining Rigs Wired Into a Hydroelectric Dam

Forensic accountants are tracing who paid for the mining hardware, and money laundering has not been ruled out.

Jack Dorsey's Block Applies for Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin

Builders Bank would consolidate custody work Block now runs under more than 50 state money transmitter licenses.

$47M Still Missing After Liquid Hack as Blockstream Bargains With 'White Hats'

The hackers have returned 3,400 of the roughly 4,000 BTC drained from the sidechain, but about 600 BTC remains outstanding—and some doubt the actors' "white hat" claims.

Bitcoin Holds, Wall Street Stalls as Oil Shock Revives Fed Hike Bets

Bitcoin is defending its golden zone support while the S&P 500 grinds inside its tightest range yet, both waiting on Friday's inflation report before the Fed's September 16 rate call.

Visa Taps Onchain Lending to Finance Stablecoin Card Programs

The payment processor giant is pairing payment settlement data with blockchain lending tools to help fintechs and stablecoin-linked card programs access working capital.

Strive Buys $109 Million in Bitcoin, Pushes Preferred Stock Toward $1 Billion

The Vivek Ramaswamy-founded asset manager added 1,375 BTC last week, its third straight week of 5%-plus growth.

Cronos Erased Two Hours of Transactions to Reverse $111 Million DeFi Exploit

The rollback reversed legitimate activity alongside the attack, while $9.19 million remains unrecovered, according to Cronos.

Robinhood Takes Equity Stake in Crypto.com, Taps Exchange to Power Prediction Markets

The multi-year deal makes OG.com the infrastructure and clearing engine behind Robinhood's fastest-growing business.

US Police Fear Meta Glasses Are Watching Them Back: Report

Memos from the NYPD to Homeland Security warn the devices could be used for covert filming inside jails and police facilities.

Tom Lee's Bitmine Adds $70 Million in Ethereum, Holdings Reach 5.93 Million ETH

The company says it holds roughly 4.9% of Ethereum’s supply, with most of its tokens staked to earn rewards.

Strategy's Return to Bitcoin Buying Lasted Exactly One Week

The Bitcoin treasury firm spent $176.3 million on its own preferred stock, and doubled the buyback program's authorization to $2 billion.

Morning Minute: The Trenches Just Had Their Biggest Week Since TRUMP

Is it a warning sign for a local top? Or is the onchain party just getting started?

MEXC Launches “Trade Wall Street Without Walls” to Break Traditional Barriers to Stock Market Participation

74.2% of surveyed TradFi users have shifted some or all traditional asset trading activity to crypto exchanges, reflecting growing demand...

MEXC launches Opportunity Compass as 53.7% of crypto users move into stocks but knowledge gaps remain

Five-season program brings together industry partners to help crypto-native users better understand global markets, asset classes and emerging financial opportunities...

ZOOMEX STOCK: Trade Last Week’s Market Chaos with Stock Perpetuals

Global markets whipsawed last week on a hot US labor report, persistent oil price pressure and steep single-stock declines in...

Polish Court Detains Fifth Suspect in Zondacrypto Exchange Probe

Two chief executives of the exchange have now vanished, four years apart, leaving 1.3 million clients locked out.

Your LG TV Might Still Be Listening to You—Even When It Looks Like It’s Off

A Gamers Nexus investigation found LG sets scanning every device on a home network and capturing microphone audio with the screen off, four months after LG promised Texas regulators it had cleaned up its tracking.

OpenAI Chief Scientist Warns AI Labs May Need to Slow Down

Jakub Pachocki is calling for mandatory safety standards as OpenAI finds it harder to monitor advanced AI models’ reasoning.

Tether Alloy Gold-Backed Reserves Cross $210M

Read the latest update on Tether Alloy Gold-Backed Reserves Cross $210M.

Brazilian Banks Expand Crypto Offerings as Regulation Takes Hold

Itaú, Nubank, and Banco do Brasil now sell more than a dozen tokens each to retail clients, even as none of them touch crypto with their own balance sheet.

Bitwise Amends Ethereum ETF Filing To Include Staking Mechanics

Read the latest update on Bitwise Amends Ethereum ETF Filing To Include Staking Mechanics.

Will the Crypto Trenches Show Up for Hunter Biden's Meme Coin?

Biden's LAPTOP meme coin drops this week. Most crypto traders out there so far don't seem too enthused.

Securitize Expands BlackRock BUIDL Collateral Use Across Prime Brokers

Read the latest update on Securitize Expands BlackRock BUIDL Collateral Use Across Prime Brokers.

Liquid Hackers Return $270M in Bitcoin After Swiping $320 Million

Nearly 600 BTC remains outstanding after Blockstream told the actors in an on-chain message that Liquid’s bridge nodes had been patched.

Kraken Files For CFTC-Regulated U.S. Perpetual Futures Product

Read the latest update on Kraken Files For CFTC-Regulated U.S. Perpetual Futures Product.

Middle East Crypto Activity Triples to $350 Billion Amid Ongoing Conflict, Report Finds

The Iran conflict has increased demand for digital assets to preserve and transfer wealth, while Gulf crypto businesses have kept operating through disruption, the Bitcoin Policy Institute says.

Philippines Central Bank Weighs Freeze On New Payment Operator Licenses

Read the latest update on Philippines Central Bank Weighs Freeze On New Payment Operator Licenses.

Malone Lam Faces Plea Hearing Over $245M Bitcoin Theft

A plea agreement hearing in Lam's case is set for Tuesday in Washington, nearly two years after his arrest in Miami.

Capital B Raises €25.3M And Buys 376 Bitcoin For Treasury

Read the latest update on Capital B Raises €25.3M And Buys 376 Bitcoin For Treasury.

Hunter Biden to Airdrop LAPTOP Meme Coin to TRUMP’s Biggest Losers

Hunter Biden is launching a meme coin called LAPTOP on Sept. 9 on Base, and airdropping traders who lost money on TRUMP.

Harmony Cites AI Threats in Proposed Blockchain Shutdown

The team wants to move ONE to Ethereum and enter the AI-video business, urging users to exit smart contracts before September 10.

Bitget Wallet Launches Assetback Rewards In Bitcoin And Tokenized Assets

Read the latest update on Bitget Wallet Launches Assetback Rewards In Bitcoin And Tokenized Assets.

Bitcoin Starts the Week Flat, But Chainlink Is Flying—Here's Why

LINK hit an eight-month high after Bottomline, a top-three SWIFT services provider moving $16 trillion a year, tapped Chainlink to connect 600-plus banks to blockchain settlement.

Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Wallet Moves 600 BTC After 16 Years

Read the latest update on Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Wallet Moves 600 BTC After 16 Years.

Ethereum Proposal Would Let Users Pay Gas Without Holding ETH

EIP-8141 has been a draft since January, and its authors pitch it first as a defense against quantum computers.

Bitcoin ETFs Add $3.8B Over Three Weeks As IBIT And FBTC Lead

Read the latest update on Bitcoin ETFs Add $3.8B Over Three Weeks As IBIT And FBTC Lead.

Tether Reports $1.3B Q2 Profit As Excess Reserves Reach $5.2B

Read the latest update on Tether Reports $1.3B Q2 Profit As Excess Reserves Reach $5.2B.

Axis Robotics Open-Sources One of the Largest Franka Arm Simulation Datasets for Physical AI

Axis Robotics has released Axis Sim Dataset V1, one of the largest open-source simulation datasets for Franka arm manipulation, with...

B.AI, a next-generation AI infrastructure platform, recently set off a developer frenzy by offering free access to top-tier models. Within...

Bitcoin Near $80,000: Miners Aren’t Getting Richer, They’re Getting More Selective

Bitcoin is once again trading in the $78,000–$80,000 range, with CoinDesk's market update pegging it at $78,400 on August 31....

Liquid Network Pauses After Purported $320M White-Hat Bitcoin Withdrawal

Read the latest update on Liquid Network Pauses After Purported $320M White-Hat Bitcoin Withdrawal.

Irish Gangs Are Renting Private Vaults to Hide Crypto Keys

Keys are going into rented boxes alongside cash, watches and passports, Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau says.

Coldcard Hacker Moves $7.7M, Nearly Half of Third-Wave Bitcoin Haul

The attacker built 293 separate vaults for the stolen Bitcoin and is emptying them in order of size, largest first.

'Purported White-Hat Hackers' Withdraw $320M in Bitcoin From Liquid

Blockstream and the hackers are engaging with each other through PGP-signed messages in Bitcoin transactions.