Bitcoin fails to reclaim $80K as Bessent fuels yen strength around 153 per dollar
Bitcoin trended lower with US stocks on Iran escalation while US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent contributed to fears of a yen carry-trade unwind.
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Hyperliquid Policy Center backs CFTC in fight over perpetual futures, asks court to drop CME’s case
The Hyperliquid Policy Center accused CME Group of stifling innovation and urged a court to dismiss the exchange’s lawsuit against the CFTC.
Mexican Musician and Family Killed Over Bitcoin Cold Wallet Believed to Hold Millions
Mexican prosecutors allege suspects targeted Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez and his family while searching for a cold wallet they believed contained millions in Bitcoin.
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev fires back at AMC's Aron in escalating fight over stock tokens
Tenev told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Wednesday that public companies shouldn't have veto power over third-party securities that reference their shares.
RedStone prices $170M FalconX credit vault on 3 chains
RedStone has launched price feeds for a FalconX private-credit vault holding more than $170 million in exposure across Monad, Plume and MegaETH. RedStone brings FalconX credit pricing to three chains In a statement shared with crypto.news, RedStone said it had…
Ethereum’s institutional staking boom is growing, but Lido’s share is shrinking
Lido captured just 5.7% of H1 staking growth, while a negative NEST budget shows why deposits alone cannot fund purchases.
Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP airdrops briefly worth over $1 million each before 99% crash
Substack subscribers were reportedly able to claim 4,276 LAPTOP tokens each, with some quickly selling their allocations.
U.S. Treasury sanctions another widespread cyber-scam hub, Xinbi Guarantee
Chinese-language platform Xinbi is accused of operating on crypto transactions as it offered services to other criminal networks.
Hunter Biden’s laptop controversy gets a memecoin afterlife
The project’s disclosures say LAPTOP has no utility, lock founder tokens for six months and reserve 2% for wallets that lost money on TRUMP.
Trade groups seek to block Illinois crypto tax before January effective date
Following on their earlier lawsuit, CCI and the Blockchain Association seek to block Illinois’ 0.2% crypto tax, arguing it is unconstitutional and would impose costly compliance burdens.
Tether pushes into private credit with $400 million fund with Fasanara
The USDT issuer will help source lending opportunities and provide stablecoin payment infrastructure for Fasanara's private credit network.
Compound opens USDC market with up to 87% LTV
Compound Foundation has launched a USDC lending market with loan-to-value ratios of up to 87% as part of its $52 million plan to attract institutional capital. Compound Foundation said in a Sept. 9 announcement that its Institutional Market runs on…