Zcash (ZEC) has extended its recent rally, climbing above $1,300 on September 17 as buying activity accelerated across the privacy-focused cryptocurrency. ZEC reached an intraday high near $1,389 and was trading around $1,360 at the latest update, according to CoinGecko data. The token gained more than 20% on September 16
Moscow Exchange, Russia’s largest stock exchange, has announced the launch of perpetual futures contracts on five major cryptocurrency indices starting September 22, 2026. The new instruments cover Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Ripple, and Tron. It is traded under contract codes BTCUSDF, ETHUSDF, SOLUSDF, XRPUSDF, and TRXUSDF, respectively. The
The attackers responsible for the Revolut data breach now have a demand of 3 million dollars in Monero. The IAmNotAVillain group reportedly demands 6,000 XMR within 24 hours. This is to sell the customers’ data to any criminal organization if Revolut rejects the demand. This has been replaced by a
Ondo Finance’s subsidiary Oasis Pro Markets, a U.S. registered broker-dealer, has joined DTCC’s Fund/SERV platform. This is becoming the first tokenisation company to participate in the network that processes over 85% of U.S. mutual fund transaction activity. This is not a partnership announcement or a pilot program. In addition, it
Deutsche Bank has announced plans to launch a digital asset custody solution for institutional and corporate clients in Europe. The first users are expected before the end of the year. The service covers Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USDC, EURC, and EURAU at launch. Moreover, the bank manages wallets and private
The European Central Bank has launched a call for applications from merchants willing to participate in piloting digital euro payments. The pilot is expected to target companies providing services in e-commerce and mobile commerce within the euro area. Interested parties will have until October 27 to apply for participation in
As of 16th Sept., Arbitrum (ARB) is trading within the $0.1547 range, up by over 16.2%, with its volume reaching $530.9 million. The 24-hour session has ranged between $0.1328 and $0.159, and that upper end is where the structure gets complicated. Moreover, the seven-day range falls between $0.1316 and $0.1721.
The largest crypto, Bitcoin, is trading around $75,700 on Wednesday after another move lower, with BTC briefly falling below $75,000 before recovering part of the loss. The decline follows a combination of the U.S. Senate’s failure to advance the CLARITY Act, heavy ETF outflows and growing caution ahead of the
According to the former chairman of the CFTC, J. Christopher Giancarlo, the failure of the Senate’s CLARITY Act does not mean that innovation in crypto will be stopped in the United States. In an interview with Eleanor Terrett, Giancarlo mentioned that the regulators will still work on creating frameworks for
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan unsealed complaints Tuesday charging two Robinhood engineers, Hefu Chai and Huaisong Xiang, also known as Jerry Xiang, with commodities fraud and wire fraud. The charges stem from an alleged scheme to misappropriate confidential business information from Robinhood Markets. This is used to trade perpetual futures on
