Bitget hacker routes 4 BTC through Wasabi CoinJoin

Some assets linked to the Bitget security breach have entered Wasabi CoinJoin after moving through several blockchains and swap routes, according to blockchain compliance firm AMLBot.  AMLBot said on Sept. 27 that its tracing connected roughly 4 BTC in one CoinJoin round to funds originating from a Bitget-linked TRON wallet. The firm described the activity as an apparent attempt to obscure the movement of stolen assets.  The finding comes after Bitget revised the value of assets transferred to attacker-controlled addresses to approximately $387.5 million. The exchanges official investigation update said the new total includes Zcash and TRON assets that were missing from its initial $351.6 million estimate.  Update: It seems stolen funds from the @bitget hack have started to be laundered through Wasabi CoinJoin (mixer)  Our tracing links ~4 BTC in a CoinJoin round back to a Bitget TRON wallet. The funds were swapped from TRX to USDT, bridged to Ethereum via @USDT0_to, swapped to ~145… https://t.co/8JBaoMM1xp pic.twitter.com/ncTVyeIT3S  — AMLBot (@AMLBotHQ) September 26, 2026  Bitget funds moved through four networks before CoinJoin  AMLBot traced a multi-stage route beginning on TRON. According to the firms account, the attacker first converted TRX into USDT. The funds were then moved to Ethereum through USDT0, an omnichain version of Tether designed

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Pump.fun moves $5.83M in SOL to Kraken

Pump.fun has transferred another 47,994 SOL worth approximately $5.83 million to Kraken as on-chain trackers continue monitoring the launchpads treasury movements.  Lookonchain reported on Sept. 27 that the Solana-based platform moved the tokens to the centralized exchange roughly two hours before its update. The analytics service classified the transaction as another sale and estimated Pump.funs cumulative SOL sales at 5,236,623 tokens worth around $848 million.  At an estimated average price of $162 per SOL, the cumulative figure extends a pattern of large transfers from Pump.fun-linked wallets to Kraken. The latest blockchain movement confirms that the assets reached the exchange, although an exchange deposit by itself does not establish whether every token was sold after arrival.  SOL was trading near $121 on Sept. 27, according to CoinGecko market data, up roughly 1% over 24 hours and 11.6% over seven days.  Pump.fun SOL transfers to Kraken continue long-running pattern  Pump.fun has periodically moved large batches of SOL generated through its platform to Kraken, with on-chain analysts tracking the transactions since 2024.  In May, Lookonchain reported that the platform had sold around 4.47 million SOL for approximately $780 million at an average price near $175. The tracker said 4.20 million SOL had been deposited into Kraken, while 264,373 SOL

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Citi says 77% of institutions eye tokenized collateral

Citi has found that 77% of financial institutions expect to use some form of tokenized collateral during 2026 as banks and market operators move blockchain-based settlement into live environments.  SummaryCiti says 77% of institutions expect to use some form of tokenized collateral during 2026.About 25% of collateral remains idle or unremunerated because operational frictions limit efficient asset mobility.Tier 1 institutions could lose roughly $346 million annually from inefficient collateral use, Citi estimates today.DTCC plans to launch its tokenization service in October after completing live production trades successfully.Tokenized cash, money market funds and government bonds are emerging as primary institutional collateral forms.  The banks Sept. 24 report, Digital Collateral: A Practical Reality, prepared with The ValueExchange, examines tokenized cash, money market funds, government bonds and other assets used for margin and financing. Citi said institutions are moving beyond testing toward practical collateral applications.  The report places the change against a costly problem in traditional markets. Large financial institutions manage substantial pools of collateral spread among custodians, clearing houses and counterparties, but settlement hours and fragmented systems can prevent assets from moving when needed.  Citi‘s published findings say as much as $15 billion of collateral can remain idle at an individual institution, contributing to roughly $346

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Ex-CFTC leader to leave Blockchain Association after CLARITY vote fails

Update (Sept. 25, 10:20 pm UTC): This article has been updated to clarify Kristin Smiths role with the Solana Policy Institute.  Summer Mersinger, formerly a commissioner with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will step down as CEO of the Blockchain Association and leave the advocacy organization at year‘s end after one of the group’s legislative priorities faced a significant setback in Congress.  On Friday, the Blockchain Association (BA) announced that Mersinger would step down as CEO on Oct. 16, when the groups former chief executive, Kristin Smith, would return to lead the organization as interim CEO in addition to her existing role as president of the Solana Policy Institute. Mersinger joined the Blockchain Association in June 2025 after leaving the CFTC three years before her second term as a commissioner was scheduled to end.  “I came here from the CFTC because I believed this industry deserved clear rules of the road and a credible, unified voice making the case for them in Washington,” said Mersinger on her departure from the BA.  The organization cited Mersingers efforts to advance the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, or GENIUS Act, as well as helping to provide “regulatory clarity at the [Securities and

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Saylor outlines ‘bill of digital rights’ to help build prosperity in future economy

Michael Saylor, co-founder of Strategy, said that an age of digital assets and intelligence needs a “bill of digital rights,” rather than restrictions.  An age of AI can increase production, but it needs better money and capital markets to realize its potential, according to an essay that Saylor, executive chairman of worlds largest corporate Bitcoin holder, posted on X Saturday.  A useful framework for digital assets should establish five fundamental rights, or freedoms, Saylor wrote.  These rights include (1) the freedom to create new digital assets and (2) to issue them to the market to finance business and productivity. They also include (3) the right to hold them or choose a custodian, as well as (4) to transfer them, to move the assets among people, companies, wallets and service providers. Finally, (5) to use them, to spend, invest, earn income and borrow against digital assets.  Related: Strategy became a symbol of the dot-com crash: Could history repeat?  These rights should apply to both people and companies, Saylor wrote. “An assets value depends on what its owner can do with it. Restrict its usefulness, and you restrict its economic potential,” he said.  As digital intelligence will automate jobs and make many products obsolete, future prosperity will depend

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15 6B Bitcoin Options Expiry Clears As Btc Holds Near 84K

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure  TL;DRRoughly $15.6 billion of Bitcoin options expired on Deribit on September 25.Bitcoin traded around $83,600 after the settlement, below the weeks near-$87,000 high but still well above its earlier trading range.XRP and Solana continued outperforming Bitcoin over the week even as the large derivatives expiry passed.  One of the largest Bitcoin options expiries of the year has passed without blowing up the spot market.  Approximately $15.6 billion in BTC options reached settlement on September 25, clearing a huge concentration of derivatives positions while Bitcoin held in the mid-$83,000 range.  The Expiry Removed A Large Block Of Hedging Exposure  Ahead of settlement, the options book represented roughly 182,000 BTC.  Calls substantially outnumbered puts, with about 106,200 BTC of call open interest against roughly 75,900 BTC of puts in the expiry.  Those positions settled through Deribits regular expiry process.  Large quarterly expiries matter because options dealers and traders often hedge their exposures in the spot and futures markets.  As expiry approaches, changes in price can force those hedges to be adjusted.  Once the contracts settle, some of those flows disappear.  That does not mean a $15.6 billion expiry translates into $15.6 billion of Bitcoin being bought or sold.  The figure represents

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South Korea weighs liquidity rules for won stablecoins

South Korean industry participants have called for liquidity safeguards to form part of future won stablecoin rules after several foreign stablecoins recorded sharp price deviations on domestic exchanges.  News1 reported on Sept. 27 that market participants want regulators to examine initial circulating supply, issuance and redemption channels, market makers and controls for unusual trading. The proposals come as South Korea develops its second-stage digital asset legislation, which is expected to cover stablecoin issuance and circulation.  Recent trading has shown how limited exchange liquidity can push stablecoins far from the currencies they are designed to track. JPYC, PayPal USD and EURC each experienced abnormal price moves on South Korean won markets during September.  JPYC price spike puts stablecoin liquidity under scrutiny  JPY Coin, or JPYC, climbed as high as 37.6 won after Upbit introduced trading on Sept. 17. The yen-linked stablecoin had a reference value close to 8.8 won at the time, placing the exchange price at more than four times that level.  Yonhap reported that JPYC began trading around 12 won before climbing above 37 won as buying demand met limited available supply. Upbit later expanded supported deposit networks beyond Ethereum to include Kaia and Polygon, allowing more JPYC to reach the exchange. The token

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Circle gains Binance backing in USDC-Tether race

Circle has secured a $100 million investment from Binance and a five-year commercial agreement designed to increase USDC distribution, giving the stablecoin issuer another channel as it competes with Tether.  SummaryBinance invested $100 million in Circle and signed a five-year agreement focused on expanding USDC.Circle will pay Binance monthly incentives linked to qualifying USDC balances held through wallet infrastructure.Binance bought 1.24 million Circle shares at $80.84 each through a private placement transaction completed.USDC market capitalization reached roughly $75 billion while USDT remained above $183 billion in September.Binance expanded USDC spot markets to 329 as trading volumes rose sharply after 2024 partnership.  Circle said on Sept. 22 that Binance had purchased $100 million of its Class A common stock and renewed their USDC partnership for five years, with a focus on distribution in emerging markets.  The agreement builds on a relationship that began in late 2024. Analysts interviewed by CoinDesk said Binance could help Circle place USDC in front of more users, particularly in markets where dollar stablecoins play a large role in crypto trading and payments.  Kaiko data cited by CoinDesk showed the number of USDC-quoted spot markets on Binance rising from 140 when the original partnership began to 329. Monthly USDC trading volume

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Payward expands Kraken with $2B acquisition push

Payward has expanded its financial infrastructure strategy beyond Kraken through regulated derivatives, tokenized equities, payments, banking services and technology offered to other financial companies.  Summary$508 million in second-quarter adjusted revenue represented a 17% increase from the previous year period.Nasdaq agreed to invest $100 million in Payward while expanding work on tokenized equity infrastructure.Paywards $550 million Bitnomial acquisition added regulated exchange, clearing and futures brokerage infrastructure in America.6.6 million funded accounts held $40 billion in assets on Payward platforms during the second quarter.London Stock Exchange plans to list Payward-backed xStocks on its planned LSE 24 venue during 2027.  CoinDesk reported on Sept. 26 that co-CEO Arjun Sethi described Payward as one financial platform built around a shared infrastructure stack. Trading through Kraken forms one of four operating pillars alongside banking, asset management and Payward Services.  The expansion comes as Paywards revenue mix becomes less dependent on trading fees. The company reported $508 million in adjusted revenue for the second quarter of 2026, up 17% year over year. Adjusted EBITDA reached $23 million.  Total platform transaction volume fell 18% year over year to $310 billion as crypto spot activity weakened. Payward said traditional futures, equities and tokenized equities grew during the quarter. Futures daily average revenue

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Bitcoin Etfs Erase 5 8B 2026 Deficit As Annual Flows Turn Positive

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure  TL;DRU.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have moved back into positive net flows for 2026 after being roughly $5.8 billion underwater in July.The funds are now sitting at around $800 million of net inflows for the year.Roughly $2.84 billion entered the products across a recent six-day inflow streak.  The 2026 Bitcoin ETF story has flipped from one of persistent withdrawals to a small net inflow.  U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin funds have erased a deficit that reached roughly $5.8 billion in July and are now sitting at about $800 million of net inflows for the year.  That is a swing of more than $6 billion from the low point.  Six Straight Inflow Days Changed The Picture  The turnaround has accelerated over the past week.  According to market data cited in the latest flow analysis, the funds attracted approximately $2.84 billion across six consecutive inflow sessions.  That came alongside Bitcoins recovery from below $58,000 in early June to the mid-$80,000 area this week.  The relationship matters.  ETF demand gives investors a regulated route into Bitcoin without requiring direct custody, while a rising BTC price improves the position of existing fund holders and can make additional allocations easier to justify.  The latest streak includes

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