Prediction market platform Kalshi is in advanced negotiations to secure approximately $1 billion in new capital, a move that would push the company’s valuation to $40 billion. This potential financing follows a rapid growth trajectory for the firm, which reached a $22 billion valuation just months ago in May.
CSD BR has begun mirroring investment fund records onto the public XRP Ledger, marking the first time a licensed central securities depository is using a public blockchain to provide an independent audit layer for regulated capital markets, starting with shares from BTG Pactual.
Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr is pressing for further interest-rate increases to pull inflation toward the 2% target, even as market confidence in an October hike has slipped to 50%. The shift follows comments from New York Fed President John Williams, who signaled a more patient approach to policy adjustments.
Riot Platforms has officially shuttered its $200 million Bitcoin-backed credit line with Coinbase Credit, fully repaying the outstanding principal and accrued interest as of September 21. The move effectively releases the company’s pledged assets, which included over 5,800 BTC, from the lender’s security interests following a voluntary prepayment.
California’s enactment of AB 2409 has sharpened the debate over political memecoins, prompting Global Settlement Network CEO Ryan Kirkley to argue that regulators should target officials' financial conflicts rather than imposing broad, indiscriminate restrictions on digital asset markets.
Crypto investment funds attracted $2.39 billion in weekly inflows, successfully pushing year-to-date net flows back into positive territory. The surge in demand persisted despite a 4.3% retreat in Bitcoin to $83,500, triggered as U.S. ten-year Treasury yields climbed to 5.20%.
Subnet operator revenue on the Bittensor network has surged from negligible levels to over $32 million within 18 months, according to Yuma chief revenue officer Evan Malanga. This growth, driven by real-world commercial contracts, signals a transition from speculative interest to tangible implementation in sectors like cybersecurity and industrial monitoring.
Artem Tolkachev, chief RWA officer at Falcon Finance, argues that low onchain activity for tokenized real-world assets should not be conflated with market failure. He contends that for yield-bearing instruments like Treasury funds, simply holding the token in a wallet fulfills the investor's primary objective of earning passive income.
Donald Trump declared the United States is on a path to victory in the conflict with Iran, predicting a resolution will arrive shortly. His remarks from the Oval Office follow ongoing back-channel discussions aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, though no formal ceasefire or deal with Tehran has been reached.
Cboe Global Markets has locked in the exclusive rights to trade S&P 500 options for the next quarter-century, extending its lucrative licensing agreement with S&P Dow Jones Indices through 2051. The deal arrives as the exchange operator logs record-breaking volume for its flagship SPX contracts, which saw 970.6 million units traded in 2025.
After a three-year hiatus, Aztec Labs has relaunched its zk.money wallet, aiming to mask transaction details that would otherwise remain exposed on Ethereum's public ledger. The platform enables self-custodial private payments, replacing complex hex-code addresses with readable handles to shield balances and transfer history from prying eyes.
A potential interest rate hike in October poses a more significant risk to Bitcoin’s price trajectory than the Senate’s recent rejection of the CLARITY Act. According to HashKey Group researcher Tim Sun, investors are increasingly focused on macroeconomic tightening signals rather than stalled regulatory frameworks in Washington.
During Korea Blockchain Week in Seoul, Sony-backed Soneium and entertainment firm DayOneDream announced a strategic partnership to bring K-pop intellectual property and revenue streams on-chain. The collaboration aims to leverage DayOneDream’s WAVIST platform to transform entertainment financing through tokenized asset instruments.
Bitcoin retreated to the $83,000 level on September 29, struggling to regain the momentum that pushed the cryptocurrency to a peak of $87,400 earlier in the month. The decline places the asset in a precarious position between key technical support levels and dense clusters of potential long liquidations.
Morgan Stanley has launched a dedicated Digital Asset Lab to experiment with tokenized deposits, digital currencies, and decentralized finance applications. Operating within the bank’s existing innovation network, the facility allows employees to stress-test blockchain protocols and automated investment strategies without touching core financial systems.
Bitwise Asset Management has officially launched the first U.S. spot exchange-traded product providing direct exposure to NEAR, debuting under the ticker NRR on NYSE Arca. The fund, which carries a 0.75% management fee, integrates an institutional staking component designed to accrue rewards directly to shareholder net asset value.
With over $155,000 raised in its Stage 8 campaign, the MemeToro project highlights a growing demand for transparency in early-stage token offerings. As the $MT token trades at $0.00528, the platform serves as a case study for evaluating the viability of new crypto assets through standardized vetting criteria.
When Bitget asked the THORChain network to block addresses linked to its recent $387.5 million hack, it sparked a debate over the role of decentralized infrastructure. If THORChain acts as a gatekeeper against stolen funds, the industry faces a difficult question: why should other networks carrying the same assets remain exempt?
The European Central Bank is inviting fintechs, researchers, and payment firms to explore how artificial intelligence could reshape the future of the digital euro. By opening applications for a new innovation platform, the central bank aims to test autonomous AI agents, micropayments, and machine-to-machine interactions starting in early 2027.
Ethereum will activate its major Glamsterdam scaling upgrade on the Sepolia testnet on October 6 at 13:53:36 UTC. This transition, set for epoch 353,024, marks a critical step in testing new protocol-level proposer-builder separation and block access lists before developers consider a broader mainnet deployment.
Kakaopay Securities and Dinari have launched a partnership to determine if Korean-listed shares can be tokenized for international distribution. The collaboration aims to leverage Dinari’s existing blockchain infrastructure to offer global investors, including those in the United States, digital access to South Korean corporate assets.
Institutional clients in Japan can now move US dollars around the clock using Citi’s private blockchain-based Token Services, creating a direct alternative to the stablecoin infrastructure currently under development by the nation’s largest banking groups.
Apple has released security updates for iOS and iPadOS to address a critical CoreGraphics vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-86950, which may have already been leveraged in sophisticated, targeted attacks. While the company confirmed the flaw allows for arbitrary code execution, it remains unclear if the exploit specifically targeted cryptocurrency assets.
Shareholders of The Smarter Web Company have cleared the regulatory path for a new class of perpetual preferred shares, dubbed MORE, by overwhelmingly approving the necessary amendments to the firm's articles of association. The move provides the board with the mandate required to pursue an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.
KB Kookmin Bank has secured a strategic agreement with BNY to integrate the U.S. financial giant’s new Pay-to-Wallet capability, enabling the South Korean lender to route cross-border remittances directly into retail digital wallets using established correspondent banking infrastructure and SWIFT messaging.
The Liquid Network has launched an independent security audit of its Elements v23.3.4 software, marking a critical step in the phased restoration of Bitcoin peg outs. Withdrawals remain suspended following a September exploit that drained approximately 4,000 BTC from the federation reserve, forcing a comprehensive overhaul of authorization protocols.
MoonPay has officially entered the South Korean market, establishing a local unit in Seoul to serve as the launchpad for its broader Asian expansion. The company is partnering with major domestic financial institutions to integrate won-denominated stablecoins into global payment networks and cross-border remittance systems.
Blockchain.com is moving toward a U.S. public offering of roughly $500 million before the end of 2026, according to recent reports. The move signals a push for liquidity, even as the firm eyes a valuation between $4 billion and $6 billion—a sharp retreat from its $14 billion private-market peak in 2022.
Gold suffered a rare 3.4% single-day collapse on September 28, a decline statistically significant enough to represent a three-standard-deviation event. As U.S. Treasury yields surged toward 2007 levels, the precious metal’s slide signaled a broader market repricing that has left non-yielding assets, including Bitcoin, under intense macro pressure.
Spanish tax authorities have clarified that cryptocurrency held in self-custody wallets falls outside the scope of Form 721 reporting, provided the owner retains exclusive control of their private keys. The ruling establishes that the location of the assets is secondary to the presence of a third-party custodian.
