Cboe Global Markets has extended its exclusive U.S. licensing agreement for S&P 500 Index options through 2051, securing long-term control over one of the world’s most heavily traded derivatives franchises while simultaneously exploring tokenized versions of options contracts. The agreement with S&P Dow Jones Indices extends Cboe’s exclusive right to list and trade options based
Solana’s highly anticipated Alpenglow consensus upgrade did not activate on mainnet on September 28, despite reports and market calendars pointing to that date, with developers explicitly pushing back against expectations of an imminent rollout.Roger Wattenhofer, head of research at Solana development firm Anza and a professor at ETH Zurich, questioned why developers would move a
Morgan Stanley has established a digital-assets innovation lab to experiment with stablecoins, tokenization and decentralized-finance infrastructure, expanding the Wall Street bank’s blockchain strategy beyond providing clients with cryptocurrency investment exposure. The initiative is designed as a controlled environment where the bank can test how blockchain technology could be integrated into existing financial products and infrastructure
Boeing shares fell sharply after the Federal Aviation Administration delayed certification of the 737 MAX 10 over a newly identified software issue, interrupting what the company had expected to be the final stage before approval of its largest MAX variant.Boeing closed at $184.39 on Monday, September 28, down about 6.9%, after the FAA decision raised
Why Is Aztec Bringing Back zk.money? Aztec Labs has relaunched zk.money, a self-custodial privacy wallet designed for private crypto payments, three years after shutting down the original version as the company shifted focus toward building Aztec Network.The new wallet operates on Aztec Network, a privacy-focused Ethereum Layer 2 designed to support applications using zero-knowledge technology.
Zcash (ZEC) fell sharply on Tuesday as traders unwound leveraged long positions after a month-long rally pushed the privacy-focused cryptocurrency to stretched levels.ZEC dropped as low as $1,356 intraday on September 29, extending its 24-hour decline to 10.7%. The move came alongside a wave of futures liquidations, with long positions accounting for $28.74 million of
Why Is Aiden Pleterski Going To Trial? The criminal trial of Canadian crypto personality Aiden Pleterski is scheduled to begin on Oct. 5, more than two years after authorities charged him over allegations that he defrauded investors through a cryptocurrency investment scheme.Pleterski, who described himself as a “crypto king” on social media, faces charges of
The attacker behind the $387.5 million Bitget hack attempted to route stolen cryptocurrency through cross-chain swap protocol Chainflip, but the transaction was rejected by a broker before it could be executed through the network.Chainflip disclosed the attempted transaction after addresses associated with the Bitget exploiter tried to use its infrastructure to convert stolen assets across
NEAR Intents says its compliance and security systems blocked attempts to move more than $50 million in assets stolen from Bitget, while another approximately $503,000 that entered its infrastructure was subsequently frozen.The intervention followed the September 24 attack on Bitget, which the exchange now estimates affected $387.5 million in assets across multiple blockchains.NEAR Intents said
U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded funds opened the week with $55.8 million in combined net inflows on Monday, September 28, as demand across Bitcoin, Ether and Solana products slowed substantially from the previous session.Bitcoin ETFs attracted $31 million, Ether funds added $17.1 million, and Solana products recorded another $7.7 million, according to finalized Farside Investors data.All