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EU could tighten access to DeFi lending as EBA pushes new MiCA rules

The European Union has moved closer to tighter oversight of DeFi lending access after the European Banking Authority called for crypto borrowing and lending services to be brought within the scope of the blocs Markets in Crypto Assets framework.　　According to the European Banking Authority, crypto asset service providers that connect customers to decentralized lending protocols could face new requirements if the European Commission decides to expand MiCA as part of its ongoing review.　　The EBA wants the Commission to conduct a cost benefit analysis of legislative changes that would add the intermediation of crypto borrowing and lending to the list of services regulated under MiCA. Its recommendations go beyond centralized crypto lenders and consider how regulated firms provide customers with access to DeFi protocols.　　Possible measures include suitability tests for users, limits on leverage and extra disclosure requirements. The regulator raised the prospect of restrictions involving lending products that use asset referenced tokens or e money tokens requiring authorization under MiCA.　　A certification regime for DeFi lending protocols could be considered as another option, particularly where regulated crypto firms act as the gateway through which customers access decentralized lending services.　　DeFi lending access could face MiCA checks　　Crypto lending activity has been identified in at

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Bitcoin falls below $84K as 10-year Treasury yield hits 19-year high

Key pointsBitcoin fell below $84,000 as the US 10-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since 2007.An analyst put the odds of an October Fed hike above 70% as the Treasury prepared a bond buyback of up to $6 billion.Bitcoin has closed September higher for three straight years, while October has averaged a 19.92% gain, per CoinGlass data.　　Bitcoin fell below $84,000 during Asian trading hours on Thursday, slipping to $83,200 after the US 10-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest level since 2007.　　The 10-year yield closed Wednesday at 5.11%, up from 4.96% Tuesday, and reached 5.13% intraday. CME attributed the bond selloff partly to stronger US business data and rising oil prices.　　“BTC has held up well even with surging rates and a strong USD,” James Stanley, senior market analyst for global macro at FOREX.com wrote Wednesday. Stanley identified $82,833 as the next level to watch if the pullback deepens.　　The US 10-year Treasury yield climbed above 5.1%, reaching its highest level since 2007. Source: TradingView　　Rising Treasury yields offer investors higher returns on government debt and can raise borrowing costs, potentially weighing on Bitcoin and other risk assets.　　The US Treasury announced Wednesday a $6 billion ceiling for its Thursday buyback of bonds

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Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme

A Brooklyn resident is headed to prison for 12 years after pleading guilty to scamming nearly 100 Coinbase users out of roughly $16 million dollars, a New York district attorney said Wednesday.　　Ronald Spektor, 23, ran a phishing and social engineering scheme for over a year, convincing his victims that they had been hacked and that they should transfer funds to accounts he controlled, said Eric Gonzalez, a New York district attorney.　　Social engineering scams topped crypto threats in 2025 and are getting worse this year. WhiteBIT said nearly 41% of all crypto securityincidents last year involved fraudsters deceiving victims. Earlier this month, a 22-year-old Singaporean pleaded guilty to a network of criminals that netted $245 million mostly from social engineering scams. A Chainalysis report noted that criminals were increasingly targeting individuals rather than infrastructure.　　“Todays sentencing holds the defendant accountable for a brazen, long-running social engineering scam that amounted to a digital robbery of nearly 100 victims,” Gonzalez said. “Our Virtual Currency Unit painstakingly pieced together the digital proof that identified the defendant behind this sophisticated scheme, followed the money that he stole and compiled iron-clad evidence against him.”　　The attorney generals office has also ordered Spektor to forfeit cash, cryptocurrency and personal

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Ripple will unlock 1 billion XRP in 7 days

Ripple is only a week away from its next scheduled XRP escrow unlock, with 1 billion XRP set to be released on October 1.　　The upcoming release marks Ripples tenth XRP escrow unlock of the year, and it continues the long-standing monthly schedule established when the company introduced its escrow program back in 2017.　　At the current price of $1.47, the unlock has a notional value of $1.47 billion.　　XRP price 24-hour chart. Source: Finbold　　However, while Ripples escrow system is designed to provide greater transparency and predictability, not all of the 1 billion XRP unlocked on the first day of each month enters circulation. Instead, Ripple typically returns most of the unlocked tokens to new escrow contracts.　　Following the previous unlock, for example, which took place on September 1, 2026, the company put 700 million XPP back into escrow accounts, where roughly 32 billion XRP now remains.　　In short, then, the actual increase in potentially circulating XRP has generally been closer to 200 million to 300 million tokens per month, rather than the full 1 billion XRP unlocked from escrow.　　October 1 XRP unlock not likely to affect the price　　Since Ripple originally placed 55 billion XRP into escrow contracts to establish a predictable release schedule for

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Cosmos restarted to seize $2.2 million in stolen ATOM, but 169,000 tokens still escaped

Cosmos Hub restarted after a nearly day-long halt, moving 1.23 million ATOM linked to a governance exploit on Neutron.　　Related Asset Cosmos #68 ATOM · $1.70 24-hour change: down 5.33% Loading price history… 24H Down 5.33% 7D Up 11.38% 30D Up 9.38%　　Validators resumed block production on Sept. 23 after stopping the network a day earlier, with the first block after the restart moving 1,227,121.37 ATOM, worth about $2.2 million, from an attacker-linked address.　　The intervention followed the movement of funds stolen from Neutron onto Cosmos Hub, extending the fallout from an attack that began on a separate blockchain in the Cosmos ecosystem. Cosmos Hub said its network was not exploited and that the halt was intended to secure assets bridged from Neutron before they could move further.　　Block production resumed at block 33,086,741, with the upgrade transferring the attacker-linked balance into a recovery address before ordinary activity continued. Cosmos Hub later said the secured assets had been placed in a community validator multisig while participants coordinated their return.　　Related Asset Neutron NTRN · $0.00069 24-hour change: down 0.04%　　Former Neutron contributor Spaydh said the attack began after an attacker accumulated enough NTRN voting power to pass an expedited governance proposal that reassigned administrative rights over

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EU banking watchdog calls for crypto lending rules under MiCA

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has called for crypto lending to be brought under the European Unions Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework as regulators consider potential changes to MiCA.　　In a response to the European Commissions (EC) targeted consultation on MiCA, the EBA said crypto borrowing and lending should be regulated, including where crypto asset service providers facilitate access to decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocols.　　The regulator recommended that the EC conduct a cost-benefit analysis of legislative changes that could add intermediating crypto borrowing and lending to the list of services regulated under MiCA, potentially adding specific compliance requirements and oversight activity. It also suggested requirements for crypto firms that provide clients access to DeFi lending protocols.　　The EBA outlined potential measures including suitability tests for users, leverage limits and additional disclosure requirements. The regulator also raised the possibility of restricting access to lending involving asset-referenced or e-money tokens that require MiCA authorization and introducing a certification regime for DeFi lending protocols.　　The EBA said crypto lending is growing across the bloc, citing previous research showing borrowing and lending activities in at least 16 EU member states. It said easier access to DeFi through crypto firms and artificial intelligence tools is increasingly blurring the

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Hyperliquid Gained 11.17% in Last Month and is Predicted to Drop to $74.26 By Sep 29, 2026

Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. The information provided is for general purposes only. No information, materials, services and other content provided on this page constitute a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or any financial, investment, or other advice. Seek independent professional consultation in the form of legal, financial, and fiscal advice before making any investment decision.Hyperliquid is down -5.45% today against the US DollarHYPE/BTC decreased by -2.62% todayHYPE/ETH decreased by -2.18% todayHyperliquid is currently trading 21.79% above our prediction on Sep 29, 2026Hyperliquid gained 11.17% in the last month and is up 106.07% since 1 year agoHyperliquid price$ 90.44Hyperliquid prediction$ 74.26 (-19.80%)SentimentNeutralFear & Greed index71 (Greed)Key support levels$ 91.48, $ 88.96, $ 85.73Key resistance levels$ 97.23, $ 100.46, $ 102.98　　HYPE price is expected to drop by -19.80% in the next 5 days according to our Hyperliquid price prediction　　Hyperliquid price today is trading at $ 90.44 after losing -5.45% in the last 24 hours. The coin underperformed the cryptocurrency market, as the total crypto market cap decreased by -5.10% in the same time period. HYPE performed poorly against BTC today and recorded a -2.62% loss against the worlds largest cryptocurrency.　　According to our Hyperliquid price prediction, HYPE is expected to reach a price

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Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD plummets to near $63.60 after Fed Williams hawkish remarks

Silver price (XAG/USD) is down 1.25% to near $63.60 during the European trading session on Thursday. The white metal faces intense selling pressure after hawkish remarks from New York Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank John Willams, a permanent voting member, in the European trade.　　The comments from Feds Williams signaled that the central bank is highly worried about rising inflationary pressures and is gaining confidence on the overall job outlook.　　Regarding the United States (US) interest rate outlook, Feds Williams said that it is “reasonable to see another rate hike by end of year.”　　Williams flags resilience and inflation challenge as Fed keeps hawkish bias　　Feds Williams delivers a notably firm message, with a 7.2/10 FXS Speechtracker score standing above the 6.2/10 historical average, underscoring confidence in US economic resilience and reduced downside risks to maximum employment. The emphasis that the “big challenge is on inflation,” the acknowledgement of “pretty strong demand from AI,” and the remark that another rate hike by year-end is “reasonable” all point to a stance that keeps the door open to further tightening even as explicit forward guidance is dialed back.　　The FXS Fed Sentiment Index slipped by 0.18 points to 148.63, indicating a modest pullback in perceived hawkishness. Despite the

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Why Zcash soared to $1,600 as Europe unlocks new ETP access

21Shares has launched a Zcash ETP, a physically backed exchange-traded product, on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, opening a brokerage route to ZEC for European investors. The issuer announced the listing on Sept. 22 as Zcash rallied, but the price advance began before the product arrived.　　The 21Shares Zcash ETP trades as ZCASH, with a euro listing in Paris and a dollar listing in Amsterdam. Its ISIN is CH1608218801. The product holds ZEC through its structure, giving investors price exposure without requiring them to buy or custody tokens directly. Its annual fee is 2.5%, and brokerage charges may add to the cost. The investor holds the listed product while the underlying ZEC is kept within its custody structure, a different experience from acquiring coins and moving them between personal wallets. In its launch post, 21Shares called it the first Zcash ETP available to European investors.　　The distinction between product inception and public launch matters here. The issuers product page gives Sept. 21 as the inception date, while its listing announcement came Sept. 22. ZEC was already trading around $1,540 on Sept. 19, when CryptoSlate covered a rally tied to growing attention on Grayscales separate U.S. Zcash ETF. The European product therefore adds a

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Bitcoin ETFs add $347M as BTC falls below $84K after topping $87K

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drew about $347 million in net inflows on Wednesday, extending their positive streak to five trading days even as Bitcoin fell below $84,000 after briefly trading above $87,000.　　The funds have drawn about $2.65 billion over the five sessions through Wednesday, according to SoSoValue data. Wednesdays tally was down from $714.75 million on Tuesday and a 2026 high of $998.95 million on Monday.　　The funds have attracted $2.37 billion so far in September, offsetting earlier outflows and lifting year-to-date inflows to about $596 million.　　BlackRock‘s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the largest US spot Bitcoin ETF by assets, led Wednesday with $166 million in inflows, followed by Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) with $143 million, according to Farside Investors data.　　US spot Ether ETFs drew around $105 million on Wednesday, marking their fourth consecutive day of net inflows and lifting cumulative inflows to $13.8 billion. Spot XRP ETFs added $18 million, bringing cumulative inflows to about $1.8 billion.　　Bitcoin traded at $83,743 at the time of publication, down 2.7% over 24 hours but up 9.5% over seven days, according to CoinGecko.

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