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MetaMask is exiting Ethereum validators operated through its staking infrastructure while investigating an undisclosed security incident. The company says it has found no immediate threat to MetaMask wallets, while Lido expects the final affected validators to exit by Oct. 7.
Standard Chartered expects Ethena’s ENA token to reach $2 by 2028, but the forecast depends on USDe recovering from a contraction, reaching $40 billion in supply and generating enough revenue for sustained buybacks.
Standard Chartered forecasts Ethena’s USDe stablecoin supply could reach $40 billion by the end of 2028 and ENA could rise to $2. The bank’s case rests on broader yield sources and buybacks funded by protocol revenue.
Open Standard has launched Open USD on four blockchains, backed by five major financial and technology companies. Its distinctive plan would distribute most equity over time to partners based on the OUSD supply and transaction activity they help generate.
Europe’s MiCA review is weighing how to preserve a unified crypto market while controlling compliance costs. Cointelegraph highlights proportional regulation, licensing overlaps and stablecoin reserve rules as key issues for the European Commission’s assessment.
A Senate report says 84% of 846 Iran-linked sanctioned wallets used Tether’s USDT almost exclusively, while more than $603 million moved through two Iranian smugglers’ network. Tether cited $550 million in 2026 Iran-linked freezes but did not directly address the findings.
Bitcoin is heading for its best quarter since early 2024 with an estimated 44% gain, while ether has risen 70.9% for its strongest quarter since 2021. The rebound follows three losing quarters, but elevated Treasury yields remain a key challenge for crypto markets.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs extended their net-inflow streak to nine trading days, taking the total to roughly $3.1 billion. Ether ETFs recorded $3 million in outflows after seven sessions of inflows, while Zcash funds also recently reversed direction.
Aztec Labs has relaunched zk.money, a self-custodial wallet for private stablecoin payments on its Ethereum layer-2. Transactions inside the wallet hide balances, amounts and recipients, but Ethereum deposits remain public and early users face strict limits.
Tether said it helped authorities freeze nearly $550 million in Iran-linked USDT during 2026. The disclosure followed a Senate Democratic report alleging the stablecoin was central to Iran’s sanctions-evasion network and a call for US investigations into potential violations.
Lido’s committee can now change a 1,500 ETH reserve that prioritizes validator deposits over some withdrawal liquidity. No motion had opened by Sept. 27, while modeling showed larger reserves could lengthen stETH finalization times during periods of heavy demand.
Citigroup and Coinbase are partnering to help businesses move between fiat currency and stablecoins through regulated banking and crypto infrastructure. The arrangement will support account-like payment services and stablecoin checkout while allowing merchants to avoid directly holding digital assets.
Bitget has reopened Bitcoin withdrawals on the Bitcoin network after a security breach that it estimates affected about $387.5 million in assets. Ethereum and USDT withdrawals remain scheduled for later stages, while futures trading activity does not prove customer transfers have completed.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a long-term plan to turn the network into a cryptographic “world computer,” with faster finality, lighter node requirements, stronger privacy and a redesigned consensus and verification architecture.
Ether.fi is ending its final structural link with EigenLayer as restaking yields weaken and risks rise. The protocol is shifting toward cards, borrowing and vaults after the wider sector’s profits and fee generation declined sharply.
Senate Democrats allege that Tether’s USDT has become a key instrument in Iran’s sanctions-evasion network, citing an estimated $2 billion in government transactions last year. Tether says it has supported nearly $550 million in Iran-linked freezes and cooperates with authorities.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies now holds 6,001,302 ETH worth about $16.2 billion, equal to 4.9% of Ethereum’s circulating supply. The company bought another $47 million of ETH last week and has staked 84% of its holdings.
A wallet linked to the Bitget hacker swapped about $6.3 million in ether for bitcoin through THORChain. The network rejected Bitget’s request to blacklist individual attacker addresses, saying its emergency controls can halt broader activity but cannot selectively freeze one transaction.
