PeckShield counted 55 major crypto hacks in September, totaling $766.49 million in losses. That is about 462% above August’s $136.3 million, and two incidents account for nearly all of it. Two Breaches Dominate the Month The Bitget incident, at about $387 million, and the Liquid Network theft of about $320 million, of which $285 million…
The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the OCC in federal court in Washington on Oct. 2, two weeks after the agency approved Agora National Trust Bank, Catena Trust Bank and Bastion Platforms. American Banker reported that the complaint asked the court to vacate the OCC’s national trust bank rule and Interpretive Letter 1176. It…
The Independent Community Bankers of America has sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency over rules allowing crypto-focused firms, such as Circle, Ripple, BitGo, and Paxos, to obtain national trust bank charters. This comes just as a few of those companies secured final approval for their own federally supervised trust bank charters and…
Companies can own a mountain of US government debt without betting that bond prices will rise. Hedge funds buy Treasury securities and sell futures against them to collect a small pricing gap, borrowing most of the purchase money to make the return worthwhile. The government gets another buyer, whose interest lasts as long as the…
XRP is consolidating after a sharp recovery from the $1.00 area, with price now holding well above the major support zones visible on the daily chart. The broader structure has improved, although the 4-hour chart shows that XRP is still trading beneath a descending trendline and remains capped by the $1.60-$1.70 resistance region. XRP Price…
XRP price prediction shows Ripple entering October still trading within a broad range. XRP is currently around $1.50, with key resistance between $1.45 and $1.60. If it breaks above $1.60, it could pave the way for a rise to $1.65-$1.70, giving buyers an opportunity to push the token beyond its September high. A few key…
Bitcoin is trading around $84.7K after a strong recovery from the $60K area over the past couple of months. The charts show improving market structure, but BTC is now approaching a significant resistance cluster at $88K. Meanwhile, futures taker flow has turned predominantly buyer-driven again, providing a constructive momentum signal, although the price still needs…
The European Securities and Markets Authority wants to extend Europe’s restrictions on non-compliant stablecoins beyond trading to the services that let customers keep and move them. If adopted as proposed, the change would remove the option of leaving such tokens with a licensed custodian after their trading pairs disappear. In its September 30, 2026 response…
Finance, engineering and trading led hiring demand, while Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana were the most frequently requested blockchain skills.
CEO Iana Dimitrova said OpenPayd aims to launch in the U.S. by April 2027 and is eyeing deals to add licenses and technology.