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.

Quant Price Prediction: Can the Rally Push QNT Toward $450 in 2027?

QNT's rally and institutional adoption story are fueling a bullish 2027 outlook, with forecasts pointing toward a potential move near $450.

Polygon Launches Crypto Checkout in Open Money Stack

Polygon introduced a crypto checkout option in its Open Money Stack so merchants can accept stablecoin payments alongside existing card and bank methods.

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.

QNT Holds $288 After a 300% Week, and a 7-Year-Old Wallet Just Woke Up

Quant holds near $288 after rising more than 300% in a week on its Clearing House deal. Momentum is stretched and a founder-linked wallet just moved coins

Open Standard Launches OUSD Stablecoin for Stripe Businesses

Open Standard rolled out its OUSD stablecoin with Stripe availability, giving businesses a no-cost way to move between dollars and the new token.

CFTC Secures $31 Million Judgment in Fundsz Digital Asset Fraud

A Florida federal court found two Fundsz board members misled investors about profits and risk, then withdrew those claims after the CFTC began investigating.

What Agentic AI Means for Prop Firm Payouts: Faster, Smarter, Less Manual

Agentic AI is transforming prop firm payouts by automating rule checks, identity verification, and approvals—making payments faster, smarter, and less manual.

OFAC Sanctions Tren de Aragua Network Laundering ATM Heist Funds via Crypto

Treasury’s sanctions arm listed 10 Tren de Aragua-linked targets and exposed the Tron wallets used to launder cash from ATM jackpotting attacks.

ESMA Calls for New Powers to Freeze Crypto Assets and Block Fraud Sites in MiCA Review

The EU securities regulator outlined reforms to the crypto-asset framework, including new supervisory powers and rules for DeFi, staking and stablecoins.

DogeOS Opens Public Testnet for Ethereum-Style Apps on Dogecoin

DogeOS, the application layer for Dogecoin, has opened a public testnet where developers can build EVM-compatible trading, lending and gaming applications.

MetaMask Exits Lido Ethereum Validators After Infrastructure Compromise

MetaMask Staking is exiting the Ethereum validators it operates in Lido after discovering a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure.

Uphold Launches Vault Inheritance for Bitcoin, XRP and Hedera Holders

Uphold's Vault Inheritance lets customers designate a beneficiary for BTC, XRP and HBAR, with no access to the assets until a verified claim after the owner's death.