Mon, September 7

Philippines Plans 12-Month Pause on New Payment Operator Registrations

The Philippines’ central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has proposed a 12-month suspension on new registrations for payment system operators as it reviews the country’s licensing framework and introduces tighter controls for payment arrangements involving virtual asset service providers (VASPs). Under the draft circular, the central bank would stop

10 hours ago 2 mins read

Coldcard Hacker Moves 45% of Stolen Bitcoin Through THORChain

The perpetrator of the third wave attack against the Coldcard wallet has escalated the pace of transferring funds, reports Galaxy Research. The exploiters have transferred approximately 45% of the Bitcoin stolen from the third wave so far. These transfers indicate a pattern of using methods that make blockchain tracking difficult.

11 hours ago 2 mins read

South Korea’s Hanwha Advances Tokenized Securities With Avalanche Platform as Regulations Evolve

As South Korea’s capital markets approach blockchain technology, financial institutions continue to prepare themselves by building their own tokenized securities platform. Hanwha Investment & Securities reportedly developed a tokenized securities platform that operates across multiple networks, including Avalanche. According to Seoul Economic Daily, the news was announced on September 6

11 hours ago 2 mins read

South Korea Requires Reporting of Crypto Accounts at Bankrupt Overseas Exchanges

South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) has clarified that residents may still have to report cryptocurrency accounts held with overseas exchanges even after those platforms have gone bankrupt and customers can no longer trade or withdraw their assets. The NTS issued the interpretation on August 28 after a South Korean

12 hours ago 2 mins read

ZachXBT Raises WOO X Withdrawal Concerns After Users Report 3-Day Delays

The WOO X exchange is now under the scanner owing to reports of withdrawal delays by more than one user lasting for several days. Investigator ZachXBT called attention to these reports in his Investigations channel on September 6. According to the reports, various users have contacted ZachXBT with such issues

16 hours ago 3 mins read

Liquid Network Hit by $320M Bitcoin Security Incident as 4,000 BTC Leaves Federation Wallet

Liquid Network confirmed a security incident after purported white-hat hackers withdrew about 4,000 Bitcoin, worth around $320 million, from the Liquid Federation wallet. The withdrawal was executed via the SideSwap PAK (Peg-out Authorisation Key), though Liquid confirmed the key itself was not compromised, nor were any others.  The federation wallet

17 hours ago 2 mins read

Poland Crypto Bill Blocked After President Nawrocki’s Third Veto

Poland’s crypto regulation battle hit yet another milestone with the failure of the lawmakers to overcome President Karol Nawrocki’s third veto. The Sejm voted by 241 to 198 to reject the veto, while 3 representatives abstained from voting. Nevertheless, it takes at least 266 votes to override a veto, which

September 5, 2026 2 mins read

Anthropic IPO Delayed to Mid-October as Company Targets $2 Trillion Valuation

Anthropic is pushing its IPO timetable into mid-October, sources said. The artificial intelligence company will start pitching its IPO by mid-October at the earliest. As reported by Reuters, Anthropic also plans to list its stock several days before the U.S. midterm elections in November. The revised timetable comes in contrast

September 5, 2026 2 mins read

Pencil Finance Completes $1M Onchain Student Lending Cycle Across Southeast Asia

Pencil Finance completes a $1 million on-chain student lending cycle in Southeast Asia. The milestone helps link the blockchain-based lending services to students who traditionally do not have access to financing options. Pencil provided the funds as a lender and managed to track the whole lending cycle on-chain. The borrowers

September 4, 2026 2 mins read