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Fake YouTube tutorials promoting AI-powered crypto arbitrage bots have tricked 224 victims into deploying malicious smart contracts that stole 274.6 ETH worth about $517,000. TRM Labs said in a Sep. 14 report that the operation disguised malicious Ethereum contracts as…

The SEC has opened a five-year pathway for tokenized U.S. stocks that requires each approved token to carry the economic, voting, dividend, and liquidation rights attached to the underlying share. Bitget Wallet COO Alvin Kan told crypto.news that the legal…

The SEC has opened permissioned onchain trading to fully backed U.S. stock tokens, but the 32.5-hour trading week on NYSE and Nasdaq leaves automated markets without a live reference price for most of each 168-hour week. The SEC’s temporary exemption…

A BaFin official has warned that centralized EU crypto supervision could place extra burdens on firms while reducing flexibility in applying MiCA rules. Centralized MiCA supervision could reduce flexibility The European Blockchain Convention’s Day 2 briefing attributed the warning to…

LSEG has outlined plans for 24/5 trading, a digital securities depository, tokenized equities, and new infrastructure involving Kraken and HSBC. LSEG plans to connect trading and tokenized settlement The European Blockchain Convention’s Day 2 media briefing attributed the plans to…

BlackRock has said stablecoins must remain interchangeable with bank deposits and central-bank money if they are to function as regulated settlement assets. Stablecoins need recognition across banking systems The European Blockchain Convention’s Day 1 media briefing attributed the position to…

Bitcoin price surged more than 5% on Sep. 18, breaking above $80,000 as a 4-hour trend reversal and concentrated short liquidations accelerated the recovery from $75,560. Bitcoin price rebounds from $75,560 According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price was…

HYPE has risen 10.5% to $91.20 after Hyperliquid introduced manual USDC and USDT borrowing against HYPE and Bitcoin collateral, with the token setting a new all-time high of $92.56. Hyperliquid loans accept HYPE and Bitcoin collateral Hyperliquid’s official documentation states…

A 50–49 Senate vote that stalled the CLARITY Act has raised the risk that crypto companies will rely on more custodians and permissioned systems, according to GenLayer Labs CEO Albert Castellana. GenLayer Labs CEO and co-founder Albert Castellana told crypto.news…

Coinbase has filed to list perpetual futures tied to more than 50 major U.S. stocks, including Nvidia, Microsoft and Tesla, with 24/5 trading and no fixed expiration dates. Coinbase said in a Sep. 18 announcement that it had submitted the…

Morpho has opened lending markets for five Coinbase tokenized stocks on Base, with users pledging $104,401 in stock tokens and borrowing $54,652 in USDC against them so far. According to Morpho, holders can now use the Coinbase issued assets as…

North Korea linked hacking group WaterPlum has compromised more than 30,000 devices across over 100 countries and regions, stealing information from more than 7,000 cryptocurrency wallets while targeting developers through fake recruitment campaigns. Japan’s National Police Agency said on Sept.…

The New York Stock Exchange has spent roughly a year testing Avalanche technology and working with Ava Labs as it develops infrastructure for tokenized securities, according to Ava Labs President Charley Cooper. Cooper said during an appearance at the Avalanche…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sent a proposed framework for crypto transactions and markets to the White House for review, moving ahead with rulemaking days after the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate. According to a filing…

Ethereum Institutional has backed a proposal to cut Ethereum’s 12 second block time as developers consider bringing the first reduction to 10 seconds through the Hegotá upgrade. Ethereum Institutional said Friday that Ethereum needs to become faster as more financial…

Solana price rose more than 4% on Sep. 18, reclaiming $105 in a derivatives-driven rebound, and a move above short-term resistance strengthened bullish momentum. Solana price action today According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL) price climbed from a daily…

Ethereum price recovered toward $2,500 on Sep. 18 as buyers defended support near $2,400, but daily and 4-hour charts show that the $2,550 area remains the main barrier to a larger breakout. Ethereum (ETH) price traded around $2,500 at the…

Kevin O’Leary has returned to buying new cryptocurrency positions for the next market cycle while watching for a major stock exchange to adopt blockchain infrastructure, a development he expects could influence which network gains institutional traction. According to comments made…

Police in the United Arab Emirates and Sweden have arrested seven people after investigators traced cryptocurrency transactions through an international money laundering network that allegedly handled 70 million Swedish krona ($7.1 million) and had financial links to organized crime and…

Binance has kept its European licensing plans open after declining to address a report that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde intervened in its failed Greek MiCA application. According to a Sept. 18 Wall Street Journal report, a vice chair…

Hong Kong has set plans to bring 24/7 central bank digital currency settlement to its tokenized deposit market by around the end of 2026, while preparing real value CBDC transactions for after hours derivatives trading and tests involving more than…

Real world asset futures have reached $107.6 billion in monthly trading volume, putting contracts tied to equities, commodities and private companies roughly level with crypto futures after a 142 fold increase in nine months. According to a joint report from…

Solana has cut its target slot time from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds, increasing the rate at which the network produces slots by nearly 17% without raising its overall processing ceiling by the same amount. According to blockchain data, the…

Bitcoin traded above $77,400 after the BOJ raised rates to 1.25%, while spot ETFs added $159.5 million and momentum cooled.