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UK crime agency froze $13.5M amid probe into Premier League crypto sponsor

UK authorities froze $13.5 million in cash following a January 2025 order from the Westminster Magistrates’ Court as part of an investigation into Sorare.

Crypto made new friends in U.S. primaries, but focus now shifts to general election

Adding Massachusetts incumbent Auchincloss to the list of winning primary candidates Fairshake supported, the industry's influence moves on to November.

UK’s crime agency freezes Premier League $13.5 million account in crypto crime probe

Authorities targeted funds from a $140 million sponsorship deal with crypto firm Sorare, though law enforcement confirmed no wrongdoing by the Premier League.

Crypto-backed PAC scales back ad spending in Massachusetts primary

The $189,000 in media spending to support Representative Jake Auchincloss marked Fairshake’s latest attempt to influence the 2026 elections with funds from the crypto industry.

Crypto industry urges SEC to avoid blanket novel ETF restrictions

Grayscale, a16z, and the CCI asked the SEC to preserve existing classification rules and avoid treating novel exchange-traded products as a single category, while proposing different routes to clearer and faster reviews.

Japan’s Remixpoint dumps altcoins, leaves 1,506 BTC as sole crypto bet

Remixpoint sold $5.5 million in ETH, SOL, XRP and DOGE, booking a $736,000 net gain as it narrowed its crypto strategy to focus on Bitcoin.

Thailand adopts crypto Travel Rule with self-custodial wallet checks

Thailand adopted a crypto Travel Rule requiring digital asset operators to verify control of self-custodial wallets and retain transaction data for five years.

Hashkey joins DTCC working group as first Asian crypto service provider

Hashkey joined the DTCC’s working group on tokenization innovation as the first Asian crypto service provider to join with over 100 financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan.

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Robinhood's new crypto network is printing cash, and it's sending Arbitrum's token soaring

Revenue on Robinhood Chain hit a 24-hour record of $1.9 million, driving a 30% rally in ARB as traders chased downstream gains.

CrowdStrike and federal authorities dismantle Russian malware that secretly stole crypto for 8 years

Russia-based Sality watched for copied bitcoin and Ethereum addresses and quietly replaced them with the attacker’s. CrowdStrike and law enforcement have now isolated more than 15,000 infected machines.

Crypto Long & Short: Crypto VCs are mistaking consensus for discipline

In this week's Crypto Long & Short, Varun Datta of Truth Ventures writes that crypto venture capital's retreat to later-stage deals is a consensus trade dressed as discipline.

Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Wednesday, September 2, 2026: Crypto prices tumble as Iran war reignites

Does the Bitcoin rally mean we haven’t wasted our lives in crypto?

Crypto is showing signs of life again, but its biggest wins look different from what early believers imagined. After a decade of building, has it all been worth it?

Fake Claude desktop app spreads crypto-stealing malware

RevStealer targets more than 50 crypto wallets alongside browser passwords, cookies, messaging data and selected documents.

BlindLock hides your password manager and secure vault in a PNG image — also offers secure notes, 2FA, and a crypto address book, with optional hardware securit

A new local‑only password manager, notes app, and secure vault that hides your secrets in an ordinary-looking .

Uphold review 2026: One account for crypto, metals, and cash

Ireland excludes crypto from new tax-advantaged investment accounts

Ireland’s planned investment accounts will offer tax benefits for stocks, bonds and ETFs, while excluding crypto and derivatives as higher-risk products.

Thailand SEC proposes retail access to regulated overseas crypto derivatives

Thailand’s SEC seeks comments on rules requiring retail-accessible overseas crypto derivatives to trade on qualifying, centrally cleared exchanges.

Webull expands crypto trading into Canada through Coinbase collaboration

The brokerage is adding digital assets alongside stocks, ETFs and options as Canadian crypto ownership rises and regulators move toward clearer industry rules.

Ireland bars crypto from new tax-advantaged investment accounts

Eligible assets for the new accounts include listed stocks, bonds, and ETFs, with providers handling tax reporting to simplify investor compliance.

North Korean hackers are moving tens of millions on Hyperliquid as Trump pushes to onshore the crypto platform

Blockchain data reviewed by CoinDesk shows wallets tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sold more than $30 million in bitcoin on the platform in the last three weeks alone.

Bitmine makes largest ether purchase since June as Tom Lee points to crypto's strong Q3

Company Chairman Lee said crypto’s recent outperformance could draw more institutional investors.

Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Monday, August 31, 2026: Higher rate expectations pressure crypto prices lower

Your Crypto Wallet Could Replace Your Credit Score — Coinbase's CEO Thinks So

Russian crypto trading to bring $46B to regulated exchanges in first year after legalization: Report

Regulated cryptocurrency exchanges may see more than $46 billion in crypto trading volume during the first year after legalization, according to estimates from the country’s largest bank.

Crypto enters September with legislative policy gamble hanging by a thread

Comprehensive industry legislation teeters on the brink amid growing doubts the bill will cross the finish line.

Mercedes rules out ADUO engine upgrade at Italian GP as updated F1 power unit due in October

Mercedes was permitted one upgrade token under Formula 1’s Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities scheme, but has confirmed that Kimi Antonelli won’t race with an updated power unit at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.

Sony Owes Gamers $7.85 Million in PlayStation Store Credit: See if You Qualify

Your payment will hit your PlayStation Network wallet after the final approval hearing in October.

Gal Gadot Defends Making Doug Liman’s Generative AI ‘Bitcoin’ Thriller Despite Being “Afraid” Of The Tech: “The Train Has Left The Station”

There were big groans when it was revealed that filmmaker Doug Liman (“Bourne Identity,” “Edge of Tomorrow”) would be enlisting heavy use of generative AI for his “ Bitcoin ” thriller with a very well-known cast cosistenting of Casey Affleck (“Manchester By The Sea”), Pete Davids

Gal Gadot would be "out of the game completely" if she hadn't made the AI-assisted movie Bitcoin

The former Wonder Woman star thinks actors who reject AI will be out of work: "The train has left the station."

Gal Gadot on Starring in AI Movie: “The Train Has Left the Station”

The former Wonder Woman leads Doug Liman's upcoming Bitcoin, which will use entirely AI-generated sets. Gal Gadot on Starring in AI Movie: “The Train Has Left the Station” Liz Shannon Miller

Bitcoin stays flat as global bond bear market rages on, pushing JGB to high

Global bond yields hit multi-decade highs today as Japan’s 10-year JGB yield reached a 30-year peak, keeping Bitcoin steady near $78,000.

Ethena launches USDe payments app, offers 6% rewards

The self-custodial app brings USDe into everyday payments, savings and cross-border transfers, with annualized rewards of up to 6%.

BofA, Citi, Goldman Sachs among 21 institutions planning stablecoin launch

The planned venture will initially focus on a US dollar stablecoin before expanding to other G7 currencies, with a euro-denominated offering next.

Kalshi issues first lifetime ban for Republican politician over insider bets

The prediction platform permanently banned George Santos and issued a three-year suspension for Laurie Buckhout after investigations into using insider information on event contracts.

SEC proposes broad update to decades-old transfer agent rules with blockchain nod

The proposal would modernize rules largely unchanged since the 1980s, addressing blockchain-based recordkeeping, tokenized securities and increasingly automated market infrastructure.

Binance expands TradFi push with options on 1,000 US stocks, ETFs

The launch gives eligible non-US users access to physically settled options on more than 1,000 US stocks and ETFs through a single Binance account.

Core DAO plans emergency hard fork after validators drew excess rewards

Core says the incident is contained and its planned forward upgrade will not roll back the network or reverse previously confirmed transactions.

HYPE treasury firm Hyperliquid Strategies boosts equity facility to $2.5B

The Nasdaq-listed company previously raised $647 million through the facility and accumulated about 29.3 million HYPE tokens.

Bitcoin ETFs notch best month of 2026 as BTC gains 25% in August

US spot Bitcoin ETFs reduced their year-to-date net outflows by 66% as Bitcoin gained about 25% in August, while Ether ETFs turned positive YTD at $732 million and XRP ETFs reached $502 million.

Thai businessmen sue Tether for freezing $42M in $61M pig butchering case

The plaintiffs didn’t dispute their involvement in the pig butchering scam, but claimed that Tether did not have the authority to freeze the $42 million at the time.

BTC will hit $1M by 2030... but Arthur Hayes is buying ETH instead

Arthur Hayes says Bitcoin is going to grind higher from here, but Ethereum is his number one pick due to its potential to increase “3x to 5x pretty quickly.”

Sui DeFi protocol Full Sail to wind down after Switchboard incident

Full Sail is shutting down after an attacker removed about $91,000 from three vaults during a security incident linked to oracle provider Switchboard.

Bitcoin’s apparent demand turns negative as price struggles with $77K

One of Bitcoin’s onchain demand indicators turns negative again after a brief August rebound, as BTC price slipped below $77,000 amid a broader bond and equities sell-off.

Ondo urges SEC, CFTC to bring US stock perpetuals onshore

Ondo says existing US securities laws can accommodate perpetual futures tied to individual stocks as regulators look to bring more derivatives activity onshore.

New Jersey officials petition US Supreme Court over prediction markets

New Jersey’s Attorney General and gaming authorities filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the US Supreme Court over Kalshi offering sporting event contracts to residents.

Wyoming adds Chainlink reserve verification to state-issued stable token

Wyoming is using Chainlink to bring near-real-time reserve verification onchain for FRNT as the oracle provider expands its footprint across tokenized financial markets.

G20 members tout ‘clear pathways’ for digital asset innovation

Officials in the G20, under the US’ presidency, recognized that digital assets could support “broad-based economic growth” and called for improvements in cross-border transactions.

Bitcoin enters ‘Rektember’ as rate-hike risk combines with seasonality to threaten rally

September has historically been a poor month for risk assets in general, and bitcoin, in particular.

Firelight raises $8 million, expands beyond XRP as it aims to make DeFi less scary for fintechs

The protocol aims to give fintechs and investors a faster way to recover losses from DeFi hacks, while letting XRP, bitcoin and XLM holders earn yield by backing that protection.

Musk’s X hit by wave of unsolicited password reset emails

Multiple crypto industry figures and CoinDesk staff received unexpected password reset emails on Tuesday, though there is no evidence yet that X itself has been breached.

Ethena pushes stablecoins into everyday banking with high-yield savings, cards and payments

Ethena Pay offers a 6% dollar savings rate and 5% card cashback, using Avalanche for settlement.

SEC proposes transfer agent rule, sets event to figure out round-the-clock U.S. trading

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued an agenda for its 24-trading roundtable and proposed a new transfer-agent rule with blockchain implications.

Citi, Goldman, other global banks and asset managers team up on stablecoin venture

The group will focus first on a U.S. dollar stablecoin for payments and digital asset settlement, with a euro token a priority for expansion.

Bitcoin withstands $90 oil and rising yields while gold slides. A firm dollar is the catch

BTC trades choppy as $90 oil and rising bond yields weigh on stocks and gold.

OpenAI says its new 'Astra' AI can build attacks without human help

Astra is the first OpenAI model to reach its “Critical” cybersecurity threshold, meaning it can find previously unknown vulnerabilities and develop ways to exploit them across hardened systems.

A China indicator that supports risk-taking in stocks and bitcoin is flashing red

China's "credit impulse" is flashing red for risk assets. So far, bitcoin has mostly shrugged it off.

Solana, ether, xrp lead majors slide as Iran strikes drive a broad risk selloff

Every large-cap token fell over the past 24 hours, and the high-beta majors gave up roughly triple what bitcoin did.

XRP ETFs pull in $170 million over 11 days. Goldman tops institutional holders

Spot XRP funds have logged 11 straight sessions of inflows, while Q2 filings show Goldman Sachs, Jane Street and Millennium among their biggest professional holders.

Bitcoin slips below $76,500 as U.S. strikes on Iran send oil above $93

Bitcoin fell 1% since midnight as Brent jumped past $93 and Treasury yields climbed toward 4.8%.

Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss says bond rout could force emergency spending cuts

The former prime minister said U.K. is among the worst examples of rising debt and warns the situation may have gone too far.

Live updates: Bitcoin trades near $77,000, with central bank policy rate decisions taking center stage

The ADP reported private-sector job growth of just 38,000, missing forecasts and marking the weakest level since January.

Lawsuit challenges Tether for allegedly freezing $42.4 million USDT before U.S. warrant

The plaintiffs allege that Tether acted in response to an informal U.S. law-enforcement request more than three months before a seizure warrant was issued.

A Fed rate increase would be a mistake, some observers say as bitcoin, gold, stocks fall

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 2, 2026

Capital B aims to add 376 BTC to bitcoin treasury following $8.8 million Adam Back investment

The Euronext Growth Paris-listed firm issued 13,181,030 shares with four warrants each at 58 euro cents per share, according to a filing on Wednesday.

The token supercycle: everything of value is becoming programmable

Tokenization is not just about increasing access to tokens, whatever they may represent, but a fundamental shift in how value is created, owned, financed and moved, argues Solana Foundation’s Lily Liu.

The bearish 'Bart Simpson' pattern is back as bitcoin and XRP prices pull back

Analysts discuss the cartoon-themed price action as prices for major cryptocurrencies wilt.

New Jersey becomes first state to ask Supreme Court to weigh in on prediction markets

After multiple appeals courts ruled differently about whether states can crack down on prediction markets' sports products, New Jersey asked SCOTUS to step in.

Apple Wallet driver’s license support launches in Oklahoma

Apple is rolling out support for Apple Wallet driver’s license integration to a new state. Starting today, Oklahoma residents can add their license to the Wallet app on iPhone and Apple Watch for easy mobile access. more…

Kast launches stablecoin-powered business platform after $80M raise

Kast aims to onboard between 1,000 and 5,000 active businesses to its new platform by the end of 2026.

Asia sees digital asset custody infrastructure deals from Ripple, Coincheck

Ripple was among the latest blockchain companies to sign a strategic partnership to build more custody and tokenized asset management solutions for Asian institutional participants.

Hut 8's Texas power site sits inside Anthropic’s $35 billion AI deal

The company's Texas campus has two long-term leases worth $19.6 billion, more than 260 times its latest quarterly revenue, as AI companies race to secure power and data-center capacity.

Anthropic’s new Fable release is cheaper, less restrictive

Fable 5.1 includes changes meant to reduce token cost and false-positive restrictions from the model's safeguards.

BlackRock drives $217M Bitcoin ETF rebound as altcoin funds continue streaks

Ether ETFs extended their inflow streak to 11 trading sessions, while XRP and Solana funds each logged a 10th consecutive positive session.

Trump Jr.-linked 1789 Capital leads Polymarket’s $1B raise: Report

Donald Trump Jr.-linked 1789 Capital will reportedly lead a $1 billion investment round into Polymarket, which would value the platform at $21 billion, just below Kalshi’s $22 billion valuation.

Singapore weighs recognizing some foreign-issued stablecoins

Singapore is considering allowing jointly issued cross-border stablecoins into its regulatory regime, revisiting its earlier decision to restrict the framework to domestic issuance.

Bitfinex Securities lists tokenized notes tied to Strategy, Metaplanet

Five equity-backed notes issued through Luxembourg’s ORO II fund will trade against dollars, USDT and Bitcoin for eligible non-US investors.

London Stock Exchange partners with Kraken parent for tokenized UK stocks: FT

The London bourse operator is seeking to offer 24/5 exposure to UK-based tokenized equities, as more TradFi institutions explore tokenized equities offerings.

Lazarus Group-linked addresses move $30M through Hyperliquid

Crypto wallets linked to the OFAC-sanctioned Lazarus Group moved $30 million in digital assets through Hyperliquid, weeks after regulators said they were working on a path to introduce the exchange into US markets.