BitMEX officially ended exchange operations after more than 11 years, while withdrawals remain open as the crypto derivatives platform urges users to remove their funds. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitmex-ends-crypto-trading-withdrawals-open?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monthly Archives: September 2026
Zcash’s November upgrade could freeze funds in legacy Sprout pool
The proposed NU7 change would disable version 4 transactions, leaving ZEC in Zcash’s legacy Sprout shielded pool unspendable. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/zcash-nu7-upgrade-sprout-funds-unspendable?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin ETFs take in $1.7B in 2 days as BTC tops holder cost basis
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded more than $1.7 billion in net inflows over two days as Bitcoin rose above investors’ estimated average cost basis. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-etf-inflow-2-days-holder-profitable?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
US Treasury secretary emerges as frontrunner for Trump’s AI czar role: Report
US President Donald Trump previously tapped David Sacks as his AI and crypto czar before Sacks stepped down from the role earlier this year after reaching his service limit as a special government employee. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-treasury-secretary-emerges-as-contender-for-trumps-ai-czar-role?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Malicious iOS app FomoPeek linked to $580K crypto theft, SlowMist says
SlowMist said malicious FomoPeek versions distributed through Apple’s App Store used iOS kernel exploits to escape the sandbox and access sensitive data from other apps. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/fomopeek-ios-app-580k-crypto-theft?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock
BlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another opportunity for digital assets. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-potential-to-drive-crypto-demand-remains-underappreciated-blackrock?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
OpenAI, Anthropic to brief UN Security Council on AI risks: Reports
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to brief the UN Security Council as it examines AI risks and global security. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/openai-anthropic-to-brief-un-security-council-on-ai-risks?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
CFTC issues warning over risky prediction market ‘mention’ contracts
The warning comes weeks after the CFTC fined a former White House teleprompter operator who made more than $107,000 trading prediction contracts tied to President Trump’s speeches. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-issues-warning-over-risky-prediction-market-mention-contracts?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Arch Lending eyes tokenized stocks as next collateral market
Arch Lending’s Himanshu Sahay said on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction podcast that the lender plans to move into tokenized equities as onchain stocks gain traction as collateral. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/arch-lending-eyes-tokenized-stocks-as-next-crypto-collateral-market?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Republican senator calls for probe into US presidents’ sons, citing crypto ventures
Many Democrats have previously called for investigations into the Trump family’s crypto ventures, but now a Republican is asking for an inquiry based on ties to the presidency. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-senator-probe-donald-trump-hunter-biden-crypto-business?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound