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Ratings giant S&P Global acquires OpenZeppelin in tokenized finance risk push

SEC rolls out long-awaited 'innovation exemption' for tokenized securities venues

S&P Global to acquire blockchain security platform OpenZeppelin

S&P Global agreed to buy OpenZeppelin, which says its smart contracts have facilitated more than $37 trillion in value transfers.

Ethereum’s upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade clears rehearsal for a big jump in capacity

Crypto adoption blooming in Germany, while UK is falling ‘behind,’ says CoinShares researcher

German crypto adoption is progressing through family offices and wealth managers, while the UK’s retail-facing cryptocurrency market remains “nascent,” according to the researcher.

State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds

North Korea-linked hackers used Tron, Aptos and BNB Chain to maintain malware infrastructure, while suspected Iran-linked actors embedded directions in Bitcoin transactions.

Zcash miner Fortitude names former Hut 8 chief Jaime Leverton CEO ahead of Nasdaq deal

How Circle’s institutional Arc blockchain got taken over by memecoins on day one

Optimism creeps back into crypto, with the 2022 test still to come

Live updates: Bitcoin continues near $76,000 as stocks surge following Fed rate hike

Crypto rallies through the Fed's first rate increase since 2023

Zcash gains 20% as Paradigm founder reveals firm made ZEC investment

Zcash rose about 20% in 24 hours as Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang disclosed that the firm invested in ZEC amid a broader crypto market rally.

Revolut says no direct contact after $3 million public ransom demand

Revolut says it received no direct contact despite separate ransom demands for $3 million in Monero and 10,000 Bitcoin from competing breach claimants.

Polymarket users referred to prosecutors in South Korea: Report

South Korean police reportedly referred 18 Polymarket users to prosecutors in a gambling probe involving 26 people and $12.7 million in bets.

Bitcoin treasuries buy just 5.9K BTC in three months as paper losses linger

Bitcoin corporate treasuries remained at an unrealized loss on their holdings as the price fell below $80,000 and fresh capital inflows dwindled.

Bitcoin faces 2022 parallels as Federal Reserve resumes rate increases

Ripple adds XRP payments to Stripe and Tempo’s AI standard in new developer kit

U.S. diesel prices hit record high as bitcoin and gold struggle

BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure

The Celsius estate alleges BitMEX wrongfully liquidated and seized 6,360 BTC, worth nearly $490 million, during the March 2020 market crash.

OpenAI discloses 6 new cases of ‘misaligned’ AI behavior

The six cases are separate from July’s incident, when OpenAI models escaped containment and hacked Hugging Face during a security evaluation.

Zcash jumps 23% as bitcoin and major tokens rise despite Fed’s first hike since 2023

Goldman pivots, now forecasts Fed rate hike in October

Bitcoin absorbs Fed rate hike as officials see more tightening

Bitcoin showed little immediate reaction to the Fed’s first rate increase since 2023, but 16 of 18 officials expect at least one more hike before the end of the year.

US lawmakers advance bill to lock Trump’s Bitcoin reserve into law

The legislation would effectively codify Trump’s Bitcoin reserve policy, locking up Bitcoin acquired through civil and criminal forfeiture for 20 years.