Crypto

Bitcoin holders are cashing out, just not the way they did at prior market tops

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 25, 2026

IBIT options price trading more calmly after Bitcoin rebound

IBIT’s expected volatility sits near the bottom of its 12-month range, according to Saxo Bank’s analysis of options data from Sept. 23.

Altcoins rally across the board as bitcoin consolidates near $84,000

Quant jumped 39% over 24 hours and 93 of 100 CoinDesk 100 constituents rose, with the altcoin season index at its highest in more than three months.

Magic Eden scare puts 3,832 NFTs in whitehat protective custody

Yuga Labs’ 0xQuit said the NFTs are safe and will be returned once the risk passes, while holders were urged to revoke NFT permissions.

Bitcoin ETFs have erased a $5.8 billion hole

At one point in July, ETFs were down $5.8 billion in net outflows for the year. Now, that’s turned into $800 million in net inflows.

KelpDAO sues LayerZero for the largest exploit 2026 has seen so far

The cross-chain lending protocol accused LayerZero and its co-founder Brian Pellegrino of failing to disclose weaknesses in their protocol, which led to the $292 million hack.

KelpDAO sues LayerZero, CEO over $292M rsETH bridge exploit

KelpDAO says LayerZero endorsed its bridge setup before the attack, while CEO Bryan Pellegrino has dismissed the lawsuit as meritless.

Bitcoin ETF inflows slow to $191M as six-day streak reaches $2.8B

US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $191 million Thursday as daily inflows slowed for a third day, lifting year-to-date net flows to $787 million.

Samourai Wallet co-founder faces new transfer after 30-day ordeal

Keonne Rodriguez says he and 70 others face another move after their treatment program was deactivated. His previous transfer took 30 days.

Live updates: Bitcoin steadies near $84,000 as the bond selloff pauses

Treasury yields eased from multi-decade highs and oil slipped on reports of a phased U.S.-Iran deal, with roughly $14 billion in bitcoin options set to expire on Deribit on Friday.

Australia PM warns of AI’s ‘furious pace’ after agent breached government site

Anthony Albanese said governments must help shape AI’s development, after revealing earlier in the day that an OpenAI agent accessed non-public files on an Australian Medicare data portal.

Researchers propose Zcash-style private Bitcoin transfers without a soft fork

Shielded Bitcoin would use zero-knowledge proofs and encrypted notes to hide transaction details without changing Bitcoin consensus, but researchers have raised questions about anonymity and quantum r

Bitget's $352 million hack happened via spoofed transfers, not private keys, CEO Gray Chen says

Block brings Bitcoin Lightning payments to x402 for AI agents

Block joins Google, Microsoft, AWS and Coinbase in backing x402, an open payment standard enabling agentic AI commerce.

Bitget CEO suspects North Korea behind $352M hack, citing IP clues

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said a preliminary investigation found IP addresses matching VPN choices associated with a DPRK hacking group.

Asia dominates Crypto Adoption Index, Bitget’s $351M hack: Asia Express

The APAC region accounts for half of the Global Crypto Adoption Index. Bitget suffers massive $351M loss and OpenAI forgets to mention its agents hacked the Australian Government.

New York sues Polymarket, alleging it is running an illegal gambling operation

The state wants to block Polymarket from operating without a gambling license and recover allegedly illegal gains.

U.S. Federal Reserve moves on proposals to implement GENIUS Act for stablecoins

The Fed proposed rules on putting last year's GENIUS Act into place with regulations, including those governing stablecoin yield programs.