Solana Foundation Appoints Rachel Conlan as CSO and Jamal Raees as Payments GM

Rachel Conlan joins from Binance and Jamal Raees from Polygon Labs as Solana Foundation strengthens its institutional and payments leadership.

Ondo Launches Intelligent Portfolios Powered by BlackRock

The three tokens, issued by Ondo Global Markets, let investors mint a single token to hold a weighted basket of assets instead of rebalancing positions.

TRON Surpasses $30 Trillion in Total Transaction Volume

TRON has crossed $30 trillion in cumulative transaction volume, a milestone the blockchain attributes to its dominant role in stablecoin settlement and payments.

How Employees Build Their Careers at Coinspaid

Coinspaid supports career growth through feedback, development plans, learning opportunities, and internal mobility across blockchain and fintech.

Bitget Confirms $351.6 Million Hot Wallet Breach

CEO Gracy Chen said the breach was contained to hot and warm wallets, with cold wallets secure and the full loss covered by Bitget's User Protection Fund.

The Altcoin Season Index Is at 56, and That Number Does Not Mean Altseason

The Altcoin Season Index reached 56 as XRP and Solana outpaced Bitcoin, but the threshold for altseason is 75. Here is what the number actually measures.

Which Licensed Online Casinos Actually Accept Crypto in 2026, and How to Tell the Real Ones From the Rest

Crypto isn’t the risk—the operator is. Verify the license, regulator, RTP, and geo-restrictions before depositing, especially when using stablecoins.

DoubleZero Launches Real-Time Hyperliquid Market Data on Edge

DoubleZero Foundation opened its low-latency Edge service to Hyperliquid, giving professional traders a dedicated-fiber feed of the DEX's order book.

Two Fear and Greed Indexes Read the Same Market Today and Gave Answers 18 Points Apart

CoinMarketCap reads Greed at 73 while CFGI reads Neutral at 55 on the same day. The gap comes from methodology, and it changes what the signal means.

Hedera Contributes CLPR Cross-Ledger Protocol to Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust

The bridgeless protocol uses state proofs to let ledgers verify each other directly, and Hashgraph is recruiting institutions for a three-phase early adopter program.

EBA Urges EU to Regulate Crypto Lending in MiCA Review

The European Banking Authority wants EU regulators to close gaps in MiCA, pointing to crypto lending and multi-issuer stablecoin schemes as priority risks.

Sequans Completes Bitcoin Treasury Exit, Sells Final 314 BTC

The French chipmaker sold the 314 Bitcoin left on its balance sheet as of June 30, closing a treasury exit first outlined with its May convertible-debt redemption.

CoinMarketCap Acquires Coinglass, Adding Derivatives Data to Its Platform

CoinMarketCap completed its acquisition of derivatives data platform Coinglass, which will keep its brand, team, tools and pricing unchanged under the new ownership.

Cardano Foundation and Fireblocks Open Native Tokens to Institutions

Cardano Foundation and Fireblocks announced that Cardano Native Tokens will become standard assets on the institutional platform, with full support expected by March 2027.

NYSE Arca Approves Bitwise NEAR ETF for Listing

The asset manager registered the fund's shares with the SEC on September 24, leaving the first U.S. spot exchange-traded fund tied to NEAR one step from launch.

Tezos Launches Quantumnet Post-Quantum Testnet

Nomadic Labs and Trilitech engineers launched the first experimental post-quantum testnet for Tezos, previewing a quantum-resistant version of the network.

BitGo Launches Research Arm, Names Greg Cipolaro Head of Research

Greg Cipolaro joins BitGo from NYDIG's institutional trading business, which the company recently acquired, to build out a new research function.

Circle CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen to Step Down; Co-Founder Sean Neville Resigns From Board

Jeremy Fox-Geen will remain chief financial officer through December 31 as Circle begins a search for his successor, the USDC issuer said in an SEC filing.

SEC Issues FAQs Clarifying Crypto Asset Classification, Staking Receipts, and Buybacks

SEC staff guidance details how the agency's 2026 crypto framework treats staking receipt tokens, wrapped tokens, and issuer buyback programs.

CFTC Updates Crypto Asset FAQs on Tokenized Customer Funds and Blockchain Recordkeeping

CFTC staff guidance explains how futures commission merchants and clearing organizations can hold tokenized customer funds and keep blockchain-based records.

Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger Steps Down, Kristin Smith Returns as Interim CEO

Summer Mersinger will step down as CEO of the Blockchain Association on October 16, with founding leader Kristin Smith taking over as interim chief executive.