US prosecutors said Lam organized an international network that targeted cryptocurrency holders through social engineering and home break-ins. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/malone-lam-pleads-guilty-245m-crypto-theft-conspiracy?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monthly Archives: September 2026
New York town weighs crypto mining and AI data center ban
One of the first towns in the US to ban Bitcoin mining for 18 months is considering another temporary moratorium extending to data centers and other crypto mining operations. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-york-plattsburgh-crypto-mining-ai-ban?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Franklin Templeton digital asset veteran takes helm at StablecoinX
Former Franklin Templeton digital asset executive Christopher Jensen will lead StablecoinX, the largest corporate holder of Ethena’s ENA token. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/stablecoinx-franklin-templeton-veteran-to-oversee-roughly-480m-ena-treasury?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bybit launches 24/7 perpetuals for major currency pairs
Bybit added USDT-settled perpetuals tracking EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY, with 24/7 trading and leverage of up to 100x. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bybit-expands-tradfi-push-with-100x-fx-perpetuals?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Robinhood takes stakes in Crypto.com, OG.com in prediction markets deal
Robinhood will route event contracts through OG.com’s CFTC-regulated infrastructure as it expands its prediction markets business. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/robinhood-takes-stakes-in-cryptocom-ogcom-in-prediction-markets-deal?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Visa brings onchain credit to its growing stablecoin card business
Visa is combining VisaNet settlement data with blockchain lending as stablecoin payment volume on its network jumps nearly 200% year over year. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/visa-stablecoin-blockchain-lending-payment-settlement?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin faces key support test at $78.3K as US crude oil hits three-month high
Bitcoin fell with US stocks on the opening of Tuesday’s Wall Street trading session as analysis warns that BTC price support at $78,300 must hold. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-faces-key-support-test-at-783k-as-us-crude-oil-hits-three-month-high?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitmine buys 28k ETH, completes 97% of treasury accumulation goal
While Bitmine’s completed 97% of its goal to acquire 5% of Ether’s supply, Tom Lee’s team faces a $5.1 billion unrealized loss on its main treasury asset. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitmine-buys-28k-eth-completes-97-treasury-goal?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Is Bitcoin too volatile to risk your retirement on?
Bitcoin believers see it as an almost certain long-term investment, but retirement demands a different approach. How much crypto exposure is too much for your retirement account? Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/is-bitcoin-too-volatile-to-risk-your-retirement-on?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Strategy skips Bitcoin buy to repurchase $176M of STRC preferred shares
Strategy repurchased $176 million worth of its STRC preferred stock and doubled the size of its digital securities repurchase program to $2 billion, while pausing on new Bitcoin buys. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-skips-bitcoin-buy-repurchase-176m-strc?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound