Crypto Market Today: HBAR Gives Back Its IBM Pump While QNT Keeps Climbing

HBAR fell 16.5% as its IBM rally faded, while Quant added 12.8% on its bank deal. Bitcoin holds $83,500 as traders wait for PCE inflation data on Sept 30.

Hyperscale Data's Bitcoin and Cash Holdings Exceed Its Market Cap

The AI data center firm reported 219.0652 Bitcoin and roughly $37.5 million in cash as of September 27, a combined position that exceeds its own market capitalization.

Senate Report Calls Tether a Lifeline for Iran's Sanctions Evasion

The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations says Tether's USDT has become a primary payment rail for Iran's sanctions evasion and its regional proxies.

HANetf Launches World's First Euro-Hedged Bitcoin ETC

Europe's largest white-label ETP provider listed the Arrow Bitcoin EUR Hedged ETC, giving investors bitcoin exposure without taking on US dollar risk.

SEC Charges Cryptoaiml and TSAI Pro in $15 Million WhatsApp Investment Scam

Two complaints filed in the Southern District of New York allege the entities feigned SEC compliance while stealing millions through phony AI trading platforms.

Brazil's CSD BR to Mirror Fund Shares on the XRP Ledger

Brazil's central securities depository CSD BR will mirror BTG Pactual fund shares on the XRP Ledger while keeping its own systems as the official record.

Circle and Volante Bring USDC Settlement to Bank Payment Hubs

Volante Technologies is teaming with Circle to bring USDC workflows into its payments platform, letting banks evaluate stablecoin settlement alongside existing rails.

The Biggest Crypto Casino Wins Ever Recorded, Verified on the Blockchain

Biggest crypto casino wins in history, from an 11,000 BTC dice payout to a $48M Polymarket profit, all verified on the blockchain with transaction proof.

Coinbase Powers Sivar, El Salvador's New Stablecoin Remittance App

Modveon has launched Sivar, El Salvador's national payments app, using Coinbase infrastructure to settle U.S. remittances in stablecoins on Base.

Bitwise Launches First U.S. Spot NEAR ETF on NYSE Arca

The Bitwise NEAR ETF trades under NRR as the first U.S. spot fund tied to NEAR Protocol, with Bitwise staking the token in-house for rewards.

Tether and Shiga Bring Self-Custodial Finance to Africa and the GCC

Tether and Shiga are rolling out self-custodial wallet products for USD₮, Bitcoin and XAU₮ across Africa and the Gulf, aimed at consumers, banks and fintechs.

Robinhood to Offer Crypto Perpetual Futures With Up to 10x Leverage

Robinhood announced crypto perpetual futures with up to 10x leverage, AI trading agents, and weekend equities trading at its HOOD Summit 2026 event.

Illinois Opens Public Comment on Draft Rules for Digital Asset Tax

The Illinois Department of Revenue has published draft proposed rules for the state's digital asset tax and is seeking industry feedback before formal rulemaking.

Base Ships Cobalt Hard Fork With Validity Transactions and B20 Upgrades

The Coinbase-incubated Layer 2 activates Cobalt on mainnet September 30, following a clean Sepolia rollout, with conditional transactions and B20 upgrades.

Binance Pay Enables PayPay QR Payments for Tourists in Japan

International tourists in Japan can now pay with crypto at PayPay merchants through Binance Pay, which converts balances to yen in real time with no gas fees.

HSBC Names Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin ‘HSBC RedCoin’

HSBC unveiled the RedCoin brand for its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin alongside a survey showing 74 per cent of customers recognise a stablecoin use case.

Cboe Extends S&P 500 Options License Through 2051, Eyes Tokenized Options

The 25-year extension keeps Cboe's exclusive S&P 500 Index options rights through 2051 and opens the door to exploring tokenized options contracts.

Bloomberg Launches Stablecoin Dashboard on the Terminal

Bloomberg's new Terminal dashboard delivers hourly stablecoin supply, mint, burn, transfer and velocity data from Allium, covering more than 98% of the market.

Cardano Tapped by Petrobras to Track Cleaner Jet Fuel and Diesel

Petrobras is piloting two Cardano research projects that tokenize sustainable aviation fuel attributes and trace Diesel R across production, transport and use.

Kakao Pay Securities and Dinari Partner to Explore Tokenized Korean Stocks

Kakao Pay Securities and Dinari signed an agreement to test tokenizing Korean-listed equities for international distribution via Dinari's dShares model.

Flare Brings Private Institutional Data Onchain Without Exposing It

Flare launches Confidential Compute on Songbird, enabling smart contracts to verify sensitive institutional data without exposing private information onchain.