Fri, September 11

CLARITY Act Adds CFTC Rules for Non-DeFi Crypto Protocols

The updated version of the U.S. CLARITY Act imposes requirements on centrally controlled crypto algorithms before the September 15 vote. The proposal was introduced by Senator Cynthia Lummis and Republicans in the Senate, following discussions with Democrats. According to Lummis, the Republicans included more than 114 measures from the Democrats’

7 hours ago 3 mins read

Liquid Network Restarts Block Production After $320M Bitcoin Exploit

The Liquid Network has resumed block generation after the large Bitcoin withdrawal from its system. But users can’t perform transactions or cash out L-BTC at this time. This is because the resumption of block generation represents a cautious attempt to return to normalcy. Especially, after a hack attack that saw

12 hours ago 3 mins read

US Treasury Sanctions Xinbi Over Crypto Scam Network as $52M Gets Seized

Xinbi Guarantee is an online cryptocurrency platform that was involved in large-scale scam operations throughout Southeast Asia, and this has become the target of US government efforts. The Department of Justice imposed a restraint order for over $52 million worth of cryptocurrencies belonging to Xinbi and its vendor networks. This

September 10, 2026 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

Pocket Bitcoin Data Breach Reveals Personal and Financial Data of 5,411 Customers

The Pocket Bitcoin has now widened its August security breach scope following its full forensic analysis. According to the Swiss Bitcoin company, there were two data sets in connection to the security issue involving 5,411 users. While the first dataset included bank transactions records for 5,120 users, the second one

September 4, 2026 3 mins read

Ledger Faces $500M Class Action Over Alleged $1.9M Crypto Loss

The leading hardware wallet company, Ledger SAS, is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over an alleged $1.9 million cryptocurrency loss. Douglas Kim filed the complaint on August 27, 2026, seeking at least $500 million in damages. According to

September 3, 2026 2 mins read

SEC Chair Paul Atkins Unveils New Rules to Bring Crypto Firms Back to the U.S.

Paul Atkins, the chair of the SEC, has framed the Regulation Crypto Assets as an answer to years of ambiguity. The regulation will make the American market more welcoming for crypto-based firms and innovators. According to Atkins, the former administration was too aggressive in its enforcement efforts and thus pushed

September 3, 2026 2 mins read

CFTC Seeks Dismissal of CME’s Kalshi Bitcoin Futures Lawsuit

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)is seeking a dismissal of the lawsuit filed by CME Group against Kalshi’s Bitcoin perpetual futures in a federal court. The Commission asserts that CME does not have standing because the Commission has failed to demonstrate any actual competitive injury caused by its approval of

September 3, 2026 2 mins read