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Chainlink Launches CCIP 2.0 After $292M Bridge Hack Shook Industry
Chainlink launched CCIP 2.0, an upgraded cross-chain protocol designed to address security vulnerabilities exposed by recent bridge hacks. The update targets institutional adoption with enhanced transaction safety and regulatory compliance features.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Strategy Crosses 847,666 BTC After $143M Purchase, Holds 4% of Total Supply
Strategy added 1,665 Bitcoin between September 21 and 27, pushing cumulative holdings to 847,666 BTC, representing 4% of Bitcoin's 21 million supply cap and worth roughly $70 billion at current prices.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Bitcoin Spot ETFs Pull In $2.4B, Marking Best Inflow Week of 2026
$2.4 billion flowed into U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs in the week ending September 28, the largest single-week total since October 2025 and the strongest of 2026 by a wide margin, even as Bitcoin slipped from a weekly high above $87,100 to trade near $83,000.
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Ethereum Whales Accumulate 320,000 ETH as Shorts Surge 13,000%
Large Ethereum holders accumulated over 320,000 ETH in a single week worth $848 million, while short positions surged 13,000%. The setup could trigger a bear trap if bulls reclaim $2,800 resistance or validate bearish bets if they fail.
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Scammers Steal Over $2M via Fake Ethereum L2 Impersonating Giwa
Fraudsters created a counterfeit Layer 2 blockchain impersonating Giwa, a project backed by Upbit, and drained more than 760 ETH worth roughly $2 million. DYORSWAP identified the fraudulent chain and announced a compensation process for affected users.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Hegota Will Be Ethereum's Last Normal Fork, Buterin Says, as Protocol Pivots to Quantum-Safe Cryptography
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has declared that Hegota, the network upgrade scheduled for 2027, will be the last fork Ethereum runs the conventional way. Everything that follows will be built around advanced cryptography and quantum-safe designs.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Solana ETF Inflows Hit Record $188M as Alpenglow Cuts Finality to 150ms
$188.21 million flowed into US-listed Solana ETFs last week, the largest weekly total since launch, as the Alpenglow upgrade cut transaction finality to 150 milliseconds and raised fault tolerance from 33% to 40%. Pump.fun's $5.83 million SOL sale offset some momentum, keeping the token at...
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Riot Platforms Repays $200M Debt, Unlocks 5,821 BTC From Collateral
Riot Platforms has repaid its $200 million credit facility in full, freeing 5,821 Bitcoin that had been pledged as collateral. The move eliminates outstanding debt and gives the company direct control over a Bitcoin position worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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THORChain Refuses to Block $387M in Bitget Hack Funds, Citing Decentralization
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen publicly called on THORChain to freeze $387 million in stolen funds on September 26. THORChain declined, citing its commitment to decentralization and permissionless infrastructure. The refusal highlights the tension between asset recovery rights and the architectural...
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Bitcoin Holds Gains as Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire and Signals Post-Midterm Strikes
Bitcoin traded higher on Saturday despite $255 million in crypto liquidations following Trump's rejection of Iran's ceasefire proposal and signals of post-midterm military action. The price resilience suggests markets may be pricing in the risk or viewing crypto as a hedge against escalating...
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Strategy Seeks Daily Dividends on Four Preferred Stocks
Strategy has filed a preliminary proxy statement asking shareholders to approve daily dividend accrual on all four of its preferred stocks: STRC, STRF, STRK, and STRD. A special shareholder meeting is set for October 28, 2026.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Jumper Spins Out as Independent Company, Launches JUMP Token Sale on Legion September 29
Jumper is spinning out as an independent company to build a super-app for onchain finance, with a JUMP token sale on Legion scheduled for September 29, 2026. The platform has accumulated over $40 billion in lifetime volume and plans to expand into perpetual futures, real-world assets, yield...
MarketsAlejandro Silva Ramírez
CoinMarketCap Acquires CoinGlass in Derivatives Data Push
CoinMarketCap has acquired CoinGlass, a leading crypto derivatives data platform, in a deal that consolidates the analytics sector under Binance. CoinGlass will retain its brand, team, and pricing structure post-acquisition.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Chainlink Open Interest Jumps 25% in 24 Hours as LINK Retests Breakout Level
Chainlink's open interest surged 25% in 24 hours, with LINK retesting a key resistance level at $12.70 following recovery from a mid-September correction. Analysts are split on whether the positioning indicates institutional accumulation or leveraged optimism facing liquidation risk.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
ONDO Jumps 20% After BlackRock Puts Three Portfolios Onchain
Ondo Finance's ONDO token surged more than 20% on Wednesday after the project announced it had brought three BlackRock-designed investment portfolios onchain, triggering a broad altcoin bid while Bitcoin and Ether traded flat to lower.
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KelpDAO Sues LayerZero and CEO Over $292M rsETH Bridge Exploit
$292 million. That is the figure at the center of a lawsuit filed today by KelpDAO against LayerZero Labs and its co-founder and CEO Bryan Pellegrino, stemming from an April 2026 exploit of KelpDAO's rsETH bridge. The attack is the largest single exploit recorded so far in 2026.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Morpho CEO Vault Classification Proposal Draws Fire From Aave Founder Kulechov
Morpho CEO Paul Frambot proposed dividing onchain vaults into non-custodial and discretionary categories for regulators. Aave founder Stani Kulechov called it self-serving, while vault builders argued the framework mischaracterizes how timelocks work.
MarketsAlejandro Silva Ramírez
$170-183 Million Drained From Bitget Wallets in Under an Hour
Between $170 million and $183 million in cryptocurrency moved out of Bitget exchange wallets to a newly created address across multiple blockchains in less than an hour. Both hot and cold storage reserves appear affected. Bitget has not issued an official statement.
MarketsAlejandro Silva Ramírez
DoubleZero Launches Fiber Market Data Feed for Hyperliquid Traders
DoubleZero activated a dedicated fiber market data feed for Hyperliquid on Thursday, giving professional trading firms direct, low-latency access to the decentralized perpetuals exchange's full order book for the first time.
MarketsAlejandro Silva RamírezOpenZeppelin Brings Smart Contract Security Libraries to TRON
OpenZeppelin announced Thursday that its full suite of smart contract libraries and security tools are now available on TRON, giving developers access to battle-tested code used across Ethereum and Polygon.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Bitget Joins Sygnum Protect Custody Program as Fourth Major Exchange
Bitget has moved institutional client collateral into Sygnum Bank's off-exchange custody solution, becoming the fourth major derivatives venue to adopt the Swiss bank's Protect program after Binance, Deribit, and Bybit.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
BlackRock Supplies Portfolio Models for Ondo Tokenized Products on Ethereum and BNB Chain
Ondo Finance launched three onchain portfolio tokens today built on BlackRock model portfolio strategies, available on Ethereum and BNB Chain for eligible non-US investors. The partnership represents a significant escalation in institutional adoption of blockchain technology for asset management.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Arbitrum Replaces Timeboost With Per-Transaction Priority Auctions, Routing 97% Revenue to DAO
Arbitrum has replaced its Timeboost mechanism with a per-transaction priority auction system that routes 97% of revenue to the DAO treasury and 3% to the Developer Guild, creating a dual-revenue model for transaction prioritization and data access.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Solana Foundation Taps Ex-Binance CMO Rachel Conlan as Chief Strategy Officer
Rachel Conlan, former Global Chief Marketing Officer at Binance, joins the Solana Foundation as Chief Strategy Officer. Jamal Raees from Polygon Labs arrives to lead payments and stablecoin efforts, signaling Solana's push into institutional adoption.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab