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Alpenglow is running on both public test networks, giving application teams a place to check their software before the live blockchain switches.

The feature would let users bundle up to eight transactions, including asset-and-payment transfers, but a brief drop below the network’s 80% support threshold restarted its two-week activation clock.

Researchers have mapped out private bitcoin-denominated transfers that run alongside Bitcoin, but the system still lacks a finished way to lock up real BTC and release it again.

The long-anticipated exit of the commissioner sometimes known as Crypto Mom is Oct. 2, announced as the agency was sending out its latest crypto work.

A Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that prediction markets' sports-related events contracts are not swaps, and therefore aren't subject to federal regulatory oversight.

The trade group will be run again by its original CEO, Kristin Smith, when Summer Mersinger leaves at the end of a long congressional tussle.

The stablecoin issuers blacklisted a wallet holding about $318,000 in USDT and USDC. Most of the stolen funds sit in ether, which can't be frozen.

Regulatory clarity is not simply a legal or political issue, argues former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. It is an economic one.

Federal prosecutors allege payment processor Capstone misrepresented its business to U.S. banks while handling wire transfers for EQIBank and Tether.

STRC has remained below $100 since May, despite a 12% dividend rate and roughly $1 billion in preferred share buybacks.

Bond volatility is at its highest since March, while the bitcoin VIX, BVIV and Wall Street's VIX remain near its yearly low.

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Quant jumped 39% over 24 hours and 93 of 100 CoinDesk 100 constituents rose, with the altcoin season index at its highest in more than three months.

At one point in July, ETFs were down $5.8 billion in net outflows for the year. Now, that’s turned into $800 million in net inflows.

Liquid restaking protocol KelpDAO filed a civil lawsuit against LayerZero and CEO Bryan Pellegrino, blaming the cross-chain protocol's infrastructure for a $292 million exploit.

Treasury yields eased from multi-decade highs and oil slipped on reports of a phased U.S.-Iran deal, with roughly $14 billion in bitcoin options set to expire on Deribit on Friday.

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The Fed proposed rules on putting last year's GENIUS Act into place with regulations, including those governing stablecoin yield programs.

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen announced the hack shortly after independent researchers flagged unusual wallet movements.

The tokenization company was pitched to prospective buyers after founder Nathan Allman’s death, according to sources. But a legal fight over its control has likely stalled any sale, one source says.

The group aims to link onchain shares to official shareholder records following the U.S. SEC's innovation exemption for tokenized stock trading.

The U.S derivatives regulator is grinding away at further guidance that welcomes tokenization and blockchain recordkeeping as regular industry elements.

The argument over Robinhood’s AMC token has been about which tokenization model is legitimate, and the SEC has drawn a line. The question to ask now is what has to be true for any of it to be a market, argues Bullish’s Tram Doman.

Historical data shows bitcoin posted long-term gains after regaining its 365-day trendline following extended slumps, though analysts caution the pattern is not foolproof.