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NFT sales rise 57.17% to $55.5M as Ethereum leads
NFT sales reached approximately $55.51 million over the seven days ending Sep. 26, up 57.17% from the prior seven-day period, according to a CryptoSlam dashboard captured on Sep. 26. Ethereum led blockchain sales, while CryptoPunks ranked first among collections. According…
Crypto VC funding: HIFI raises $37M, Atum secures $13.5M
Crypto and blockchain companies announced more than $104.2 million across eight disclosed financings from Sep. 19 to Sep. 25, 2026. HIFI’s $37 million Series A was the largest venture round. The total also includes Forward Industries’ $25 million registered direct…
Bitcoin tops $87K, Fed drafts stablecoin rules, Bitget hit by $351M hack | Weekly recap
In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Bitcoin reached an eight-month high above $87,000 before pulling back, the Federal Reserve proposed rules for U.S. stablecoin issuers, and Bitget suspended withdrawals after a $351.6 million wallet breach. The developments led…
SEC staff clarifies when staking tokens may avoid securities rules
SEC staff has clarified when staking receipt tokens may be treated as digital tools rather than securities under U.S. law, alongside new answers on wrapped assets, token buybacks, and functional crypto networks. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation…
Google’s PageBreak finds over 500 XSS flaws in its web apps
Google has disclosed that its PageBreak AI security agent has found over 500 cross-site scripting vulnerabilities across the company’s web applications. The Google Product Security team said PageBreak began as a pilot in November 2025 and became a formal project…
Cosmos Hub secures 1.23 million ATOM after Neutron attack
Cosmos Hub validators have secured 1.23 million ATOM taken in a Neutron governance attack after halting the network for about 24.5 hours and moving the tokens to a recovery wallet. Cosmos Labs said in a Sep. 25 update that the…
Polymarket partners with OpenWorlds on AI trading agents
Polymarket has partnered with OpenWorlds to bring autonomous AI agents to prediction markets covering politics, sports, and thousands of other events. According to OpenWorlds’ announcement and information shared with crypto.news, the AI lab is working with Polymarket to let agents…
Bitget hacker swaps USDC for ETH as Circle faces renewed freeze questions
The Bitget hacker has converted stolen USDC into ETH after a breach that the exchange valued at about $351.6 million, renewing questions about when Circle freezes funds linked to an attack. Security researcher Taylor Monahan flagged the attacker’s activity on…
Anthropic founders seek 50.1% voting control before IPO
Anthropic has sought shareholder approval for a plan that would give CEO Dario Amodei and six other co-founders a combined 50.1% of voting power after its planned IPO. According to The Information, which cited people familiar with the planning, Anthropic…
Jumper sets Sep. 29 date for JUMP token sale on Legion
Jumper has scheduled its JUMP token sale on Legion for Sep. 29 at 13:00 UTC, with the three-day offering set to close on Oct. 2 at the same time. In its Sep. 25 announcement, Jumper said eligible participants will be…