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CryptoSlate reports that hackers minted trillions of fake Bitcoin, while 15 BTC was recovered. The native bridge remains paused, liquidity providers are unpaid, and final accounting continues as a 20% bounty window closes September 13.
Payward plans surveillance across five market types, but Nasdaq monitoring cannot determine U.S. legal classifications. Those classifications remain key to market access and investor protections as 24/7 tokenized trading develops.
US Bank tested a live USBDC payment on Stellar between its North American and European entities. The internal trial examined minting, redemption and issuer controls without involving outside participants.
Senate Republicans released a revised Clarity Act draft ahead of a September 15 vote. The proposal adds registration requirements for controlled trading protocols, while its ethics provisions remain largely unchanged.
ESMA questioned whether Polymarket and Kalshi have the required authorization to serve EU users. The regulator said event contracts could be covered by binary-options bans, MiCA rules or national gambling laws.
Liquid Network has resumed block production after emergency software updates linked to a $320 million exploit. Transactions and peg operations remain suspended while recovery efforts continue, Cointelegraph reported.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says Bitcoin reaching $400,000 by 2030 remains a reasonable target. He also believes the market bottom is in after about a year of downturn, with the next halving roughly 18 months away.
Long-term U.S. Treasury yields rose despite a $6 billion buyback, with persistent debt concerns and higher oil prices continuing to pressure global bond markets, CoinDesk reported.
Nasdaq invested $100 million in Kraken parent Payward at a $21 billion valuation, according to Decrypt. The figure is above the $13.3 billion valuation implied by Deutsche Börse’s April stake.
Bitcoin is trading near $78,000 as markets weigh potentially underpriced macro risks. CryptoSlate points to CPI data, central-bank developments and oil-market moves as factors that could determine whether BTC breaks its current range.
Bitcoin declined as the ECB raised rates and U.S. core PPI eased but stayed elevated. Treasury yields and oil prices also extended their rises, reaching new cycle highs on Thursday.
Glassnode’s seven-day measure of Bitcoin selling pressure fell to 7 basis points from August’s 16-point peak, reaching a one-month low as long-term holders slowed profit-taking. Overhead holdings changed only slightly, according to CryptoSlate.
