NEAR Doubled in a Week, and Part of the Reason Is a Rally in a Different Coin

NEAR rallied 92% in a week on record Intents volume, but part of its locked value grows when deposited Zcash appreciates rather than from new capital.

Six Canadian Banks Explore Tokenized Deposit Initiative

BMO, CIBC, National Bank of Canada, RBC, Scotiabank and TD Bank Group said the initiative aims to keep Canada's payments infrastructure competitive as digital money evolves.

Nexo Survey: Most Affluent Investors Hold Crypto, Few Build Wealth With It

Nexo's new Crypto Integration Index puts affluent investors at just 4.83 of 10, showing most now hold crypto but have not built real wealth with it yet.

KuMining Reports $25M in Sales After First Year as Mining Portfolio Expands

Cloud mining platform surpasses 200,000 users and 5 EH/s in cumulative BTC hashrate sales as it expands support to five Proof-of-Work assets

AI Agents Will Soon Pay Each Other in Bitcoin, GoBTC Pay Chief Says at Toronto Hackathon

AI shopping agents could soon handle everyday purchases and pay one another in Bitcoin, GoBTC Pay chief Roman Yermoshin said at a Toronto hackathon.

Animoca Brands Suspends Currenc Merger, Delaying Nasdaq Listing

Animoca Brands and Currenc Group suspended their reverse merger after the closing timeline no longer matched their goals, with talks resuming only if conditions permit.

Ohio Launches Buckeye Billfold Digital Wallet for Crypto Payments

Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague and Secretary of State Frank LaRose unveiled Buckeye Billfold, a wallet that lets Ohioans pay state fees in cryptocurrency.

CFTC Warns 'Mention Market' Contracts Carry Manipulation Risk

The CFTC's Division of Market Oversight warned exchanges that 'mention market' event contracts tied to a person's conduct carry heightened manipulation risk.

21Shares Launches First European Zcash ETP Alongside ether.fi Product

European asset manager 21Shares has listed physically backed Zcash and ether.fi ETPs, giving brokerage investors regulated exposure to ZEC and ETHFI.

Solana Moves Alpenglow Upgrade to Public Testnet

The Alpenglow upgrade replaces TowerBFT with the Votor voting protocol, shrinking transaction finality from roughly 12.8 seconds to about 150 milliseconds.

Anchorage Digital Selects LayerZero for Cross-Chain Stablecoins

America's first federally chartered crypto bank is routing its stablecoins across 170-plus chains through LayerZero's OFT standard, starting with Tether's USAT.

Infosys Partners With Chainlink to Bring Institutional Finance Onchain

The $40 billion IT services firm is standardizing Chainlink's data, interoperability and compliance stack across its institutional client base.

September 30 Crypto Licensing Deadlines: UK Opens Its Gateway as Australia's Grace Period Ends

Crypto license deadlines hit UK and Australia on September 30, 2026, while the US CLARITY Act stays stalled. See what exchanges and custodians must file.

Binance Lists Hyperliquid’s HYPE Token With Seed Tag

Trading begins at 11 a.m. UTC on September 24 with HYPE paired against USDT, USDC, and the Turkish lira, marking Binance’s first spot listing of the token.

5 Crypto Events to Have on Your Radar This Fall

Crypto’s fall conference calendar spans Europe and Asia, spotlighting payments, tokenization, infrastructure, developers, finance and blockchain adoption.

Remote by Design: How Coinspaid Builds a Global Team That Works

Coinspaid’s remote-first model combines global hiring, employee flexibility, clear ownership, structured development, and purposeful in-person collaboration.

MoonPay to Acquire North Capital and Expand into Onchain Capital Markets

The crypto payments firm is buying a SEC-registered broker-dealer and alternative trading system to give tokenized securities a regulated route onchain.

EU Watchdogs Warn Quantum Computing Could Break Blockchain Encryption

The ESAs say quantum computing could undermine the cryptography behind blockchains and that the risk may materialise faster than any viable commercial application.

AmericanFortress Unveils Zero-Knowledge Proof for Cross-Chain Wallet Verification

AmericanFortress's new zero-knowledge proof lets a cross-chain bridge confirm a payout wallet shares hidden ownership with the deposit wallet.

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Up to 12 Years for $16M Coinbase Phishing Scheme

Ronald Spektor posed as a Coinbase representative to move victims' funds into a wallet he controlled, then laundered the proceeds through gambling services.

Blockchain.com and NYSE Partner on Tokenized Securities Trading

The non-binding agreement still needs regulatory approval but would let tens of millions of Blockchain.com users trade tokenized U.S. equities onchain.