Exchange
Binance has acquired a $100 million stake in Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, as part of a five-year partnership agreement focused on promoting USDC adoption across Binance's global platform. The deal, reported by CoinDesk, marks one of the most significant cross-company investments in the stablecoin sector
Market
US spot bitcoin ETFs saw $999 million in net inflows on Monday, the largest single-day amount the funds have attracted since Oct. 6, 2025.
Regulation
The investigation is examining whether Binance knowingly allowed trading that violated US sanctions on Iran, months after reports first revealed a Justice Department probe.
Macro
Saudi Arabia has left mBridge, a cross-border CBDC platform that has drawn scrutiny from US policymakers, according to the Financial Times.
Technology
The European Central Bank has announced plans to purchase tokenized bonds using its own institutional funds, marking a significant step in the adoption of blockchain-based financial instruments by one of the world's most prominent central banks. The initiative will be executed through a new platform called Pontes, which
Technology
Pontes, the European Central Bank’s wholesale digital settlement bridge, went live on Monday, September 21. ECB President Christine Lagarde confirmed the launch following the Eurogroup meeting. Four day-one market operators are now connected. One of them runs infrastructure derived from XRP Ledger t
Security
France is the worst-hit country in the world for these attacks, with more than 70 logged in the first eight months of 2026.
Market
Bitcoin surged to $85,000 on Monday, triggering approximately $300 million in short liquidations within a single hour, according to data reported by CoinDesk. The move marked a significant upward push for the leading cryptocurrency, catching a large number of bearish traders off guard as prices climbed sharply through key
Security
North Korean cyber group WaterPlum targeted developers with fake jobs at crypto, AI and NFT companies, infecting at least 30,000 devices across more than 100 countries.
Regulation
Coinbase wants to bring 24/5 perpetual futures trading to individual US stocks, with its proposed contracts now awaiting regulatory approval.
Security
Crypto technology provider Haruko has confirmed it was the target of a cyberattack that impacted 15 of its institutional clients, with some funds reported lost as a result of the breach. The company disclosed the incident on September 18, 2026, acknowledging that unauthorized access had compromised portions of its infrastructure.
Regulation
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde personally intervened to block Binance from obtaining a regulatory license under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The intervention reportedly prevented the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume from