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Brazil will require regulated crypto companies to report transfers worth $10,000 or more involving self-custody wallets beginning October 1, significantly expanding government monitoring of digital-asset transactions moving outside centralized platforms.The Central Bank of Brazil announced the requirement on September 23 as part of new anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing rules for virtual-asset service providers.Under BCB Resolution No.

Trading in real-world-asset perpetual contracts on decentralized exchanges has reached $365 billion so far in the third quarter of 2026, rising 32% from the previous quarter as traditional financial assets become an increasingly important part of onchain derivatives markets. CryptoRank published the figures on September 24, meaning the Q3 number remains quarter-to-date ahead of the

Ondo Finance has launched three tokenized investment portfolios based on strategies developed by BlackRock, extending the tokenization market from individual stocks and ETFs into professionally constructed multi-asset portfolios. The Ondo Intelligent Portfolios, launched September 24, are available to eligible investors outside the United States in permitted jurisdictions. Each product packages a portfolio into a single

Bitget says North Korean hackers are “very likely” to have been behind the approximately $351.6 million theft from the cryptocurrency exchange, citing preliminary technical evidence discovered during its investigation into one of the largest crypto security incidents of 2026.CEO Gracy Chen said investigators identified IP addresses associated with the attack that matched VPN services previously

Evercrest, the entity associated with KelpDAO, has filed a civil claim in British Columbia against LayerZero and its co-founder and CEO Bryan Pellegrino, escalating a months-long dispute over the $292 million KelpDAO bridge attack.The claim was filed in Canada on September 24. KelpDAO says it is seeking accountability for the April 18 attack on its

Tether has funds trapped at offshore banking partner EQIBank as the Dominica-licensed lender fights a U.S. asset seizure that it says could force it into liquidation, creating a fresh test of counterparty risk within the reserves supporting the world’s largest stablecoin.The exposure was first reported by The Information. Tether subsequently said its funds held with

About $15.9 billion of Bitcoin options are due to expire on Deribit at 08:00 UTC on Friday, removing roughly 37% of the venue’s entire Bitcoin options open interest in a single quarterly settlement.The expiry arrives with Bitcoin trading near $83,500 after falling below $83,000 earlier Thursday. That puts spot well below several of the large

Key Facts CertiK, the largest Web3 security services provider, has become a member of LF Decentralized Trust, the Linux Foundation’s open-source initiative for enterprise decentralised technology. LFDT projects are used across finance, banking, supply chain, healthcare and telecom, and CertiK joins as part of a wider intake of organisations this quarter. Independent smart contract audits

Key Facts The guide sets out a five-part framework for assessing a crypto payment gateway: custody, fees, compliance, settlement and refunds. Custody decides where counterparty risk sits — a custodial provider controls funds between receipt and payout, while a non-custodial route sends them straight to a merchant-controlled wallet. Headline pricing rarely tells the whole story:

Why Does Washington Want More Dollar Stablecoins Overseas? The Trump administration is considering a plan to promote dollar-backed stablecoins overseas, potentially turning blockchain-based dollars into another channel for extending U.S. currency influence and increasing foreign demand for Treasury securities.The initiative under discussion could involve joint ventures between the U.S. government and private companies, with the