Chainalysis still faces an aiding-and-abetting claim over Celsius’ disputed $3.3 billion audit after a judge dismissed 15 other claims. A US federal judge has dismissed most claims brought against Chainalysis by Celsius Network’s litigation administrator, but allowed one to proceed. The surviving claim alleges Chainalysis helped Celsius insiders breach their fiduciary duties. US District Judge...Continue Reading

Bitcoin gained 42.71% in Q3, its best third-quarter performance since 2017, as US spot ETFs attracted $6.34 billion in net inflows. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded about $6.34 billion in net inflows in the third quarter, marking their strongest quarter of 2026 as Bitcoin rebounded from the first half. The funds closed September...Continue Reading

A Bitcoin Policy Institute paper says MSCI’s proposed “non-operating company” rule could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its indexes and may have roots in an earlier crypto treasury review. A Bitcoin policy think tank has questioned how MSCI developed its latest proposal to tighten the rules governing its market indexes, after the benchmark provider identified...Continue Reading

The $388 million Bitget breach and $320 million Liquid Network exploit accounted for most of September’s losses, though more than $270 million from the latter was later returned. Crypto suffered its worst month of the year for hacks and exploits in September, with two blockchain security firms estimating losses at more than $766 million. PeckShield...Continue Reading

The classification could assist the CFTC’s claim that it has exclusive federal jurisdiction over event contracts offered on regulated prediction markets. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking to clarify the definition of a “swap” amid a jurisdictional fight with state gambling regulators over prediction markets.  An Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs docket...Continue Reading

MetaMask said it is investigating the threat internally and said it has found no immediate threat to its wallets. MetaMask has announced it is responding to a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure and is exiting affected staking validators as a precaution. In an update on Wednesday, MetaMask said it was addressing the ongoing...Continue Reading

The bank also expects Ethena’s ENA token to rise roughly sevenfold to $2 by the end of 2028 as USDe scales and token buybacks increase. British multinational bank Standard Chartered expects Ethena’s USDe stablecoin supply to grow eightfold to $40 billion by the end of 2028 as the protocol expands its sources of yield beyond...Continue Reading

The organization’s endorsements in the House and Senate came as many polls showed Democrats favored to regain control of both chambers in 2027. Stand With Crypto, the industry-aligned organization Coinbase launched in 2023 to promote what it called “clear, common-sense regulations for the crypto industry,” has announced several picks for the next session of the...Continue Reading

Base’s Cobalt lets traders set transaction conditions while giving issuers tools for compliance checks, stock splits and forced token transfers. Base activated its Cobalt upgrade Wednesday, adding conditional transactions and new issuer controls for tokenized assets as the Ethereum layer-2 network deepens its push into onchain finance.  Cobalt, Base’s third major upgrade, expands its B20...Continue Reading

Bloomberg’s Allium-powered dashboard gives Terminal users hourly data on stablecoin supply, issuance, transfers and activity across blockchain networks. Bloomberg has launched a stablecoin dashboard on its Terminal, giving financial professionals access to onchain data tracking stablecoin supply, issuance and transaction activity. The dashboard, powered by blockchain data platform Allium, covers stablecoins with more than $100...Continue Reading