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White-hat actors have returned $270 million in Bitcoin, or 85% of the funds withdrawn from Liquid’s federation wallet during a security incident. The recovery comes as Liquid prepares to restart its network.
The UK’s FCA is reportedly weighing whether to lift its ban on prediction markets and binary options for retail investors. Companies have been prohibited from selling, marketing or distributing the products in the UK since 2019.
CoinShares says Bitcoin fund flows reflect investor positioning around the Federal Reserve’s rate path, not a broad market exit. BTC continues to struggle to break above $80,000 as September hike expectations increase.
Hunter Biden is launching LAPTOP, a Base-based memecoin aimed at TRUMP holders. Nearly one-third of its supply could be burned if specified political and market outcomes occur, including a Democratic win in 2028.
CryptoSlate reports that a reduced RowDAS design shared reconstruction duties in 1,000-node tests, potentially easing Ethereum’s rollup-related computing load while retaining reliance on high-custody nodes.
Solana’s Transaction v1 feature activates Wednesday, tripling transaction capacity so complex proofs and large multisignature operations can fit in one transaction. Services that read Solana data will need to update for compatibility.
New Jersey has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review its case against Kalshi, CoinDesk reported. The filing moves the prediction-markets dispute closer to the high court, though justices have not indicated whether they will hear it.
Decrypt says stablecoin adoption could be limited by a shortage of trusted, regulated infrastructure. As institutional interest grows, banking support is identified as a key requirement for the sector to scale.
CryptoSlate highlights a $63 billion flow mechanism in the US Bitcoin ETF market. On August 27, $277.6 million was recorded entering BlackRock’s IBIT, illustrating how anonymous ETF flows appear near the close of US trading.
CryptoSlate reports that Bitcoin perpetual futures become significantly more active at 15:00 UTC, with higher trading volume, turnover and price movement in the next 10 seconds. The recurring pulse is linked to $14 billion in activity.
Japan’s bond yield rise to 4% raises the cost threshold for future BitBond issuance, challenging debt-funded corporate Bitcoin buying. Existing fixed-rate debt keeps its original terms, according to CryptoSlate.
Hargreaves Lansdown has opened retail access to crypto ETNs after the FCA lifted its ban on retail crypto exchange-traded products in October, reversing the platform’s previous stance on the products.
CryptoSlate reports that qualifying Australian crypto firms have until Sept. 30 to secure the appropriate licence, file a notification or wind down operations to retain ASIC’s temporary no-action protection and avoid enforcement risk.
The OCC granted blockchain bank OpenReserve a provisional charter, adding the new full-service institution to the growing group of crypto-native banks in the United States. The approval is initial and does not confirm full operations.
The CFTC has asked a judge to dismiss CME’s lawsuit over the approval of Kalshi’s Bitcoin perpetual contract, arguing CME has not shown concrete financial harm needed to challenge the decision.
