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CryptoSlate says Tether’s $114 billion appetite for U.S. debt has changed Washington’s stance toward the company, contrasting earlier penalties over claims about token backing with its current relevance to American financial markets.
A Balancer fork’s proposed 6 million BAL request could lower holders’ redemption value. The impact depends on eligible granted BAL before the treasury snapshot, while the proposed return remains conditional.
Kraken parent Payward is broadening its focus beyond cryptocurrency exchange services. Co-CEO Arjun Sethi said trading, payments, asset management and institutional offerings are being unified on common infrastructure rails.
CryptoSlate reports that a proposed Federal Reserve framework would make stablecoin circulation a capital cost for supervised issuers. At $1 billion outstanding and no non-reserve revenue, the operating-risk baseline would be $20 million before adjustments.
The hacker behind Bitget’s $387.5 million breach has moved about $83 million in stolen XRP from three wallets. Roughly $75 million remains in five original accounts, but XRP’s network rules prevent Ripple from freezing the native cryptocurrency.
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U.S. prosecutors are seeking $84.2 million from a Caribbean bank linked to Tether and are also targeting a Montana payments firm. Both entities are accused of moving money without a license, according to Decrypt.
Bitcoin held near $84,000 despite a major US Treasury selloff. The 10-year yield reached 5.22%, while the 30-year yield touched a 22-year high of 5.5185%. Traders also cut $1.7 billion in leverage.
Bitget raised the reported value of its hack by $36 million after adding assets from the same incident. The exchange also said it would introduce a bounty for the stolen crypto and announce a withdrawal plan by Sept. 26.
Tether said it had limited exposure to EQIBank, where it holds some assets, after US prosecutors alleged that a payments business illegally transferred hundreds of millions of dollars. The case involves an $84 million seizure.
Bitget said a security breach affected about $388 million in assets, approximately $35 million more than previously reported. The revised estimate followed analysis of assets on the Zcash and TRON networks, according to Cointelegraph.
An attacker drained $387.5 million from Bitget’s hot and warm wallets using fake internal transfer requests. The exchange’s CEO said the attack’s fingerprints resemble those associated with Pyongyang, leaving North Korea as a suspect.
Bitcoin’s rally is slowing as a $15.6 billion options expiry approaches, with traders assessing whether the move is a pullback or reversal. XRP and Solana continue to climb, keeping attention on diverging crypto-market momentum.
Bitcoin Magazine examines whether U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth holds bitcoin among his investments. The supplied report confirms he has millions invested but does not provide a value for any potential BTC allocation.
Tether says its maximum EQIBank exposure is below $64 million after an $89 million U.S. asset seizure. The episode highlights continuing counterparty risks in fiat gateway networks relevant to USDT market participants.
Strategy is proposing daily dividends for STRC as it seeks to bring the preferred shares back toward $100. STRC has remained below that level since May despite a 12% dividend rate and roughly $1 billion in buybacks.
