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SBI Group backs payments firm dtcpay in $25 million funding round
Stablecoin payments company dtcpay completed a $25 million Series A funding round with a strategic investment from Japan’s SBI Group.
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Wall Street gains direct oversight of Web3 security as S&P Global buys OpenZeppelin
The security firm says its team and tools will continue, while S&P adds data, research and institutional reach after closing. The post Wall Street gains direct oversight of Web3 security as S&P Global buys OpenZeppelin appeared first on CryptoSlate .
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Solana speeds up blocks by 17%, but transaction capacity stays the same
The network is cutting its target slot time to 250 milliseconds, giving apps fresher blockchain data and validators shorter control windows while reducing the amount of work allowed in each slot.
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Grayscale Rules Out Major Crypto Shifts From a Second 2026 Hike
Grayscale says the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike will not drive major changes in crypto markets. Nor would a second increase this year. Head of Research Zach Pandl published the note on Thursday. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) had raised its target range to 3.75%-4.00% a day earlier.
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Bank of Japan Follows Fed and ECB With Rate Hike to 1.25%
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its interest rate to 1.25% on Friday, the highest level since 1995, as energy costs from the war in Iran pressure economies. The board split 7-2 on the decision, with members Toichiro Asada and Ayano Sato dissenting. Markets had priced in the move almost…
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Fake AI crypto software is secretly replacing browser wallet extensions
Needle Stealer used signed Microsoft software to target seven browser wallets without breaching Coinbase or MetaMask. The post Fake AI crypto software is secretly replacing browser wallet extensions appeared first on CryptoSlate .
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Nostra Joins a September That Has Already Cost Crypto Over $326 Million
Starknet lending protocol Nostra paused its money market on Thursday after a manipulated price oracle let one account borrow roughly $3.5 million against NSTR collateral. Lending, borrowing, withdrawals, and liquidations remain unavailable while the team reconciles each asset. Recovery…
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Zcash targets November for NU7 mainnet upgrade with 25-second blocks
NU7 will cut Zcash block times to 25 seconds and preserve its halving schedule, with testnet activation planned for Oct. 6.
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Why Is the BoE Holding Rates While the US Fed Hikes?
The Bank of England holds rates at 3.75% as UK inflation rises and the US Federal Reserve hikes to 4%. The post Why Is the BoE Holding Rates While the US Fed Hikes? appeared first on BeInCrypto .
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Cardano’s IOG warns users to avoid YouTube channel amid apparent hijack
Input Output Group told users to avoid its YouTube channel after it began livestreaming a suspected AI-manipulated Charles Hoskinson video promising to “double your wealth.”
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Charles Schwab's Sonders Favors Commodities Over Equities, But Not for All
Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders says the firm is neutral on equities and favors commodities, with no universal portfolio fit. The post Charles Schwab's Sonders Favors Commodities Over Equities, But Not for All appeared first on BeInCrypto .
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World launches self-custodial ‘super app’ World Money
World Money is rolling out across more than 150 countries, combining stablecoin payments, digital asset rewards and trading in a self-custodial app.
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Jim Cramer Ranks Winning and Losing Stock Sectors During Fed Rate Hikes
Jim Cramer breaks down which stock sectors won and lost through the Fed's last hiking cycle, with lessons for today. The post Jim Cramer Ranks Winning and Losing Stock Sectors During Fed Rate Hikes appeared first on BeInCrypto .
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Binance's EU Entry Personally Blocked by ECB President. What Did She Know?
ECB President Christine Lagarde reportedly pushed Greece to reject Binance's EU crypto license bid, WSJ reports. The post Binance's EU Entry Personally Blocked by ECB President. What Did She Know? appeared first on BeInCrypto .
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From Kaiko to OpenZeppelin, S&P Global is quietly preparing for markets that never close
S&P Global agreed to acquire smart contract security firm OpenZeppelin, expanding its digital asset business into the technology underpinning tokenized finance. On Sept. 17, the financial data and ratings company said that OpenZeppelin will continue operating under its own name as a…
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp Says Anthropic Wants AI Nationalization to Simply Dodge Lawsuits
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says AI labs like Anthropic are pushing nationalization to dodge liability, not for safety. The post Palantir CEO Alex Karp Says Anthropic Wants AI Nationalization to Simply Dodge Lawsuits appeared first on BeInCrypto .
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Binance-backed AVA Token is Up Nearly 100% Today. Here's Why
The AVA token nearly doubled intraday after Bithumb's new Korean won market, before easing back as leverage unwound. The post Binance-backed AVA Token is Up Nearly 100% Today. Here's Why appeared first on BeInCrypto .
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North Korea drives onchain malware surge, CoinEx shuts: Asia Express
North Korea and Iran account for the majority of onchain malware, while Malaysia has been named among the most crypto curious Islamic nations.
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Anthropic Claude AI Predicts an Explosive Finish to 2026 for XRP
In welcome news for the Ripple army, Anthropic’s Claude AI predicts XRP could hit $11 by the end of 2026 if certain conditions are met. The update comes as CoinGecko data shows XRP trading at $1.30, up a modest +0.4% over 24 hours but down -6.6% for the week, following a significant drop after…
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OpenAI Models Are Writing Their Own Jailbreak Instructions—And Sometimes Obeying Them
OpenAI's new transparency framework reveals AI models that invented fake "breach alerts," coached themselves to hide mistakes, and smuggled a file onto the public internet to talk to each other.
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S&P Global Agrees to Buy OpenZeppelin and Fold Smart Contract Audits Into Ratings
The ratings firm that cut Tether's stability grade to its lowest level last year is buying the security company behind the open source smart contract libraries widely used across DeFi, and it is placing the business under S&P Global Ratings. The post S&P Global Agrees to Buy OpenZeppelin and…
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Polymarket Hires Coinbase's Failed Social-Coin Architect
Polymarket hired Zora founder Jacob Horne to rebuild its onchain product as Kalshi powers Coinbase's US prediction markets. The post Polymarket Hires Coinbase's Failed Social-Coin Architect appeared first on BeInCrypto .
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Security Experts Want the US and China to Promise Never to Let AI Control Nukes
Brookings researchers in the US and China are urging Washington and Beijing to agree to keep humans in control of nuclear weapons.
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Chainflip Plans to Restart With Tron Paused and Provider Balances Reset
The protocol's restart plan converts what its Tron liquidity providers hold into a claim: their balances read zero, and what they are owed moves to a separate on-chain record. Chainflip says it will make them whole but has not publicly said when, or from where. The post Chainflip Plans to…
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