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NEAR Intents Bug Sends $3.8M Racing Across Crypto Networks
NEAR Intents halted services after a bug involving its Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure led to an estimated $3.8 million loss. The team says every dollar will be compensated, but onchain investigator ZachXBT reported the stolen…
Bitcoin Price Hovers Near $84K as Oscillators Throw Cold Water
Bitcoin’s price hovered near $83,900 Thursday morning as buyers defended the low-$83,000s while sellers repeatedly knocked back advances into the mid-$84,000s. Thursday’s technical summary still reads bullish, though moving averages…
ZEC, NEAR Drive Explosive September Gains for Privacy Coins
In September, privacy coins significantly outperformed the broader cryptocurrency market as capital shifted away from high-cap altcoins. Zcash Surges Into Top 10 Privacy coins again outperformed the rest of the cryptocurrency market in…
Cboe’s 25-Year S&P 500 Deal Puts Tokenized Options on the Table
Cboe and S&P Dow Jones Indices extended their exclusive S&P 500 options licensing agreement for 25 years, keeping Cboe’s SPX rights in place through 2051. The agreement also leaves room for the companies to explore products beyond…
Bitcoin Price Gives Up Gains After Short-Lived Pump to $85.5K
Bitcoin pumped above $85,500 on Wednesday morning following the release of lower-than-expected U.S. PCE inflation data for August—but a quick pullback erased most of the gains. PCE Data Triggers Intraday Volatility Bitcoin’s…
Only 0.52% of Bitcoin Is Working Onchain—Here’s Why
Only 104,105 BTC, worth about $8.7 billion, is currently deployed in productive onchain strategies, according to a joint report from Yield Basis and Valueverse. That represents just under 0.52% of the circulating bitcoin supply, leaving the…
Brazilian State Energy Giant Petrobras Taps Cardano for Tracing Fuel
Brazilian state-owned energy firm Petrobras is testing Cardano’s blockchain to track the environmental benefits of renewable fuels, expanding an experiment aimed at making emissions claims easier to verify. Putting Energy Evidence on…
‘Fake News’: El Salvador Denies Stablecoin Pivot as Bitcoin Treasury Grows
El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office has dismissed reports that the country is pivoting to stablecoins, calling it “fake news,” and confirmed it has no plans to launch or run any crypto or stablecoin wallets. Government…
FCA Opens UK Crypto Gates More Than a Year Before Rules Hit
Britain’s crypto rulebook now has an entrance exam. Starting Sept. 30, crypto firms can apply for full Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorization, but the regime itself doesn’t begin until Oct. 25, 2027. Firms wanting to stay should…
Blackrock Leads $66M Bitcoin ETF Inflow as 9-Day Winning Streak Holds
U.S. bitcoin ETFs extended their inflow streak to nine sessions on Tuesday, adding $66.19 million even as the pace of buying cooled sharply from last week. Bitcoin ETFs Stay Green as Trading Volume Falls to $1.6B The latest exchange-traded…