WebX International (8521.HK) completes first Bitcoin acquisition in Hong Kong

WebX International Holdings (8521.HK), Hong Kong-listed firm in textiles, tech, and digital finance, completed its inaugural Bitcoin acquisition via internal funds, partnering with a regulated virtual asset platform. As the world's first "Bitcoin Accumulation Company," .....

Bitcoin and alts set for Fed ‘jolt,’ market isn’t ready: Economist

US economist Timothy Peterson warns markets are underpricing rapid Federal Reserve rate cuts, predicting a "surprise effect" that could jolt Bitcoin and altcoins upward within 3-9 months. Following the Fed's anticipated 25 basis point cut .....

FTX Recovery Trust to unlock $1.6B for creditors in September disbursement

The FTX Recovery Trust will disburse $1.6 billion to creditors starting September 30, with funds accessible within three business days. This third tranche allocates 6% to Dotcom Customer claims, 40% to US Customer Entitlement Claims, .....

NBA star Kevin Durant recovers Coinbase account after nearly 10 years

NBA star Kevin Durant has regained access to his Coinbase account, dormant for nearly 10 years, as confirmed by CEO Brian Armstrong on X: “We got this fixed. Account recovery complete!” An early Bitcoin adopter .....

Web3 needs to rely on Web2 to survive

In an opinion piece, Richard Johnson of Data Guardians Network argues that Web3 cannot thrive by fully replacing Web2 but must integrate with it for mass adoption. He cites the "trust paradox" in blockchain—where users .....

France goes rogue, Bitcoin pumps on Fed rate cut: Global Express

France's financial regulator warns of blocking crypto firms exploiting lenient EU MiCA licenses, potentially undermining the single market. Bitcoin surges amid US Federal Reserve's 0.25% rate cut to 4.1%, though memecoin corrections loom. Pakistan launches .....

XRP Leads Thailand's Crypto Surge, Yuan Stablecoin Debuts Offshore, and Shanghai Liquidates Filecoin: Asia Crypto Roundup

In Thailand, XRP has topped asset performance charts for nine straight months, boasting a 390% year-on-year gain in August amid rising trading volumes of $8.2 billion and 230,000 active accounts. Kazakhstan's AnchorX launched AxCNH, an .....

The next big U.S. crypto law is speeding toward passage, says Coinbase’s Armstrong

All signs point to a major shift in U.S. crypto regulation. With momentum building in Congress, clearer rules could arrive soon. If this bill passes, it could be a turning point: giving crypto firms (and .....

Mutuum Finance Secures $15.8M in Phase 6 Milestone

Mutuum Finance, a blockchain-based lending platform, has raised $15.8 million through its MUTM token presale as Phase 6 achieves 40% completion. The funding supports expansion of decentralized finance (DeFi) services, including peer-to-peer loans and yield .....

Mutuum Finance Secures $15.8M in Phase 6 Milestone

Mutuum Finance, a blockchain-based lending platform, has raised $15.8 million through its MUTM token presale as Phase 6 achieves 40% completion. The funding supports expansion of decentralized finance (DeFi) services, including peer-to-peer loans and yield .....

Onigiri Capital: Bridging US Blockchain Innovation with Asia's Growth Markets

Onigiri Capital, a $50 million blockchain investment fund launched by Saison Capital, has secured $35 million to invest in real-world asset solutions across stablecoins, payments, tokenized assets, DeFi, and financial markets infrastructure. Co-led by Qin .....

Portals ignites Solana's creator revolution: PORTALS TGE launches September 16 with sold-out presale on Metaplex

Portals, a Web3 platform on Solana, launched its $PORTALS Token Generation Event on September 16, 2025, after a presale sold out in 11 seconds, raising 3,700 SOL at a $90M valuation. Offering no-code tools for .....

Binance Alpha announces the STBL listing

Binance Alpha is listing STBL, the governance token for the STBL ecosystem, following STBL’s successful pre-seed fundraising led by Wave Digital Assets. Binance Alpha serves as an early-access platform for emerging blockchain projects. STBL’s design .....

Apple’s new iPhone 17 makes signing safer for frequent crypto users

The iPhone 17 introduces Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE), a default hardware-level memory protection using Enhanced Memory Tagging Extension to block dangerous memory access, reducing risks of zero-day attacks on crypto wallets. Hacken notes it significantly .....

Ethereum smart contracts used to push malicious code on npm

ReversingLabs uncovered two npm packages, colortoolsv2 and mimelib2, that leverage Ethereum smart contracts to hide malicious commands, deploying downloader malware. Part of a broader npm/GitHub campaign using social engineering to trick developers, the technique embeds .....

Top 10 fastest-growing blockchains of the year

In 2025, Cointelegraph ranks the top 10 fastest-growing blockchains by active users: 1. Solana (57M users, DeFi/NFT surge); 2. Near Protocol (51.2M, AI focus); 3. BNB Chain (46.4M, Binance-backed); 4. Base (21.5M, low-fee L2); 5. .....

Largest NPM attack in crypto history stole less than $50: SEAL

Hackers compromised a prominent NPM developer's account, injecting malware into widely used JavaScript libraries like chalk, strip-ansi, and color-convert—downloaded over 1 billion times. The crypto-clipper malware targeted Ethereum and Solana wallets, swapping addresses to siphon .....

BTC whale now holds $3.8B in ETH, in move analysts say signals market maturity

A Bitcoin whale with $11.4B in BTC has rotated into Ethereum, now holding $3.8B in ETH after selling 4,000 BTC ($435M) for 96,859 ETH in 12 hours. This mirrors a trend: nine whales bought $456M .....

Indian court sentences 14 to life in Bitcoin extortion case

An Indian court sentenced 14 individuals, including 11 police officials and a former BJP MLA, to life imprisonment for kidnapping and extorting cryptocurrency from Surat businessman Shailesh Bhatt in 2018. The group, led by former .....

Crypto trader claims MEXC asked them to fly to Malaysia to unfreeze $3.1M

Crypto trader "White Whale" claims MEXC froze his $3.1 million account and demanded he fly to Malaysia for in-person verification to unfreeze it, as suggested by the exchange's global customer service head. Screenshots show MEXC .....

New scam service Vanilla Drainer takes $5M in three weeks

A new scam service, Vanilla Drainer, has stolen at least $5.27 million in cryptocurrency over three weeks, with the largest theft being $3.09 million in stablecoins on August 5, 2024. It provides tools to fraudsters, .....

Brazil’s crypto tax grab signals the end of an era

Brazil has introduced a 17.5% flat tax on all crypto capital gains, eliminating exemptions for minor profits to boost revenue amid financial market reforms. This aligns with global shifts: Portugal imposed a 28% tax on .....