Bitcoin Falls Below $84,000 as Crypto Liquidations Top $550 Million
Bitcoin dropped below $84,000, triggering over $550 million in crypto liquidations as traders eyed $80,000 support and oil prices spiked on Iran tanker attacks.
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Paxos' USDG Stablecoin Launches on Arbitrum, DAO Proposes 100 Million ARB in Incentives
Paxos' USDG stablecoin launched on Arbitrum One with backing from Fluid, Morpho, GMX, Maple and Kraken, as a new proposal asks the Arbitrum DAO to add 100 million ARB in…
MetaMask Exits Lido Validators After Security Incident, Says No Funds at Risk
MetaMask exited its Lido validators following a security incident, with Lido warning the re-entry process could take up to 45 days and cost staking rewards.
Kalshi shuts down liquidity incentive program after wash trading scrutiny
Kalshi is terminating its volume rewards program amid allegations of wash trading that inflated September volumes to $52.98 billion.
CME to List Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures on Oct. 19, Sending BCH Up 27%
CME Group will launch Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures on Oct. 19, a listing that sent Bitcoin Cash surging 27% in a single session, according to The Block, The Defiant…
Bitcoin Hits $85,000, First Time Since January, as Short Squeeze Wipes Out Hundreds of Millions in Bearish Bets
Bitcoin surged past $85,000 for the first time since January as a short squeeze liquidated hundreds of millions in bearish crypto bets, according to CoinDesk and The Block.
World Launches ‘World Money’ Super App With Stablecoins, Stripe and Kalshi Integrations
World has launched World Money, a self-custodial app offering stablecoin payments, Morpho lending and Kalshi trading, with key features varying by country, according to The Defiant.
Circle Launches Arc Mainnet With BlackRock, Visa and DTCC as Validators, Mints 10 Billion ARC Tokens
Circle's Arc blockchain is live, running on USDC gas fees with BlackRock, Visa and DTCC producing blocks, after the company minted 10 billion ARC tokens without setting a public launch…
Symbiosis Recovers 15 BTC After Bridge Exploit, Offers Attacker 20% Bounty
Symbiosis says it clawed back 15 BTC from a bridge exploit and is offering the attacker a 20% bounty after the hacker rejected an earlier white-hat offer.
Standard Chartered Forecasts Sky Token Rising Fivefold to $0.325 by 2028
Standard Chartered has initiated coverage of Sky, forecasting the SKY token will rise fivefold to $0.325 by the end of 2028 on growing USDS adoption.
Trezor Says Email Provider Was Breached, Enabling Phishing Emails Sent From Its Legitimate Domain
Trezor says attackers compromised its email provider and sent phishing messages from the company's real domain, falsely warning of a hardware flaw that could expose users' recovery phrases.
Byte News expands tracked asset list to 500 cryptocurrencies by trading volume
Byte News reviewed its coverage list on 2026-09-02, expanding tracked assets to 500 ranked by 24-hour volume.
Firelight raises $8 million to expand DeFi protection beyond XRP
DeFi cover protocol Firelight closed an $8 million funding round and plans to broaden its vault protection offerings beyond XRP.
Solana validators approve doubling disinflation rate in first governance vote after Kraken reversal
SGP-0002 passed with 176.29 million SOL in favor after Kraken switched 8.1 million SOL from opposition to support.
Term Finance Loses $8.5 Million After Attacker Buys Voting Power in Governance Exploit
Term Finance lost an estimated $8.5 million after an attacker purchased governance voting power to push through a malicious vault proposal, according to CoinDesk and The Block.
Maya Protocol Exploit Drains Bitcoin and Other Assets as Pool Value Drops $11 Million
Maya Protocol suffered an exploit draining bitcoin and other assets from its shared liquidity pools, with CoinDesk and The Defiant reporting differing loss figures.
ENS tokenholders vote to give Foundation control of $65 million endowment
ENS DAO voted to transfer its $65 million endowment to a newly staffed Foundation with a five-member board.
Prediction market Trepa and Fireplace shut down as Kalshi and Polymarket capture 93% of sector volume
Trepa and Fireplace told users to withdraw funds by Sept. 30 as consolidation accelerates in prediction markets.
Standard Chartered Sets $200 Price Target for Chainlink's LINK by End-2030
Standard Chartered initiated coverage on Chainlink's LINK token, forecasting a rise to $200 by end-2030 on the back of tokenized asset growth.