Circle and Tether Freeze Hacker Wallet After Bitget's $352 Million Heist
Circle and Tether have frozen stablecoins in a wallet linked to Thursday's $351.6 million Bitget hack, though the amount is a small fraction of the total, according to CoinDesk. On-chain data shows Circle blacklisted the address — labeled "Bitget Exploiter 8" on Etherscan — at 05:00 UTC Friday. The wallet holds about 170.47 ETH, 218,023 USDT and 99,990 USDC, and blockchain security firm MistTrack said Tether has since banned it too. That leaves roughly $318,000 in stablecoins stuck, while MistTrack's tracker shows other exploiter addresses still holding more than 63,000 ETH, which no issuer can freeze. Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said attackers compromised a backend system in the exchange's wallet infrastructure, spoofed transaction data and triggered its authorization process to move funds out, ruling out a private-key compromise. She said Bitget's user protection fund, which holds over $464 million, covers the loss. Circle's quick action contrasts with its response to April's $285 million Drift hack, when the attacker moved about $232 million in USDC from Solana to Ethereum using Circle's own cross-chain transfer protocol; critics including ZachXBT said Circle could have acted faster to blacklist wallets and freeze funds, and Circle said it freezes assets when legally required.
Crypto News | Trump Rejects Iran's Ceasefire, Morgan Stanley Sees Dollar at 104 by Mid-2027 — Bitcoin Holds $84K as Bond Volatility Spikes 30% and 81% of Supply Sits Unmoved
Trump rejected Iran's seven-day ceasefire proposal and told aides he expects to resume bombing after November's midterms — removing the Hormuz resolution that had been Bitcoin's primary macro tailwind this week. Morgan Stanley abandoned its bearish dollar view, now forecasting DXY at 104 by mid-2027 with two more Fed hikes (December and March) — stretching this week's dollar headwind from a trade into a multi-quarter regime. Treasury volatility (MOVE) jumped 30% to its highest since March while Bitcoin implied volatility (BVIV) sits near yearly lows at 37 — a divergence that reads as either resilience or complacency. CryptoQuant's MVRV signal marked August 20 as Bitcoin's early bull market entry at $71,255. 81% of circulating Bitcoin hasn't moved in six months.Morgan Stanley's Dollar U-Turn Extends the Squeeze on Risk Assets Into 2027Morgan Stanley abandoned its bearish dollar view, now forecasting DXY rising from ~101 to 104 by mid-2027 and EUR/USD falling from ~$1.14 to $1.10. The bank's revised Fed path calls for hikes in December 2026 and March 2027 — more tightening than the dot plot's one remaining 2026 move, but on a slower clock than futures pricing 53%+ October odds. The distinction matters: if MS is right, October disappoints the hawks and offers a tactical reprieve while the destination ends up higher than the dot plot implies. European political risk adds a second engine — France's spring 2027 presidential election plus German and Italian election risks stack a euro risk premium on top of the US rate advantage. For crypto, a dollar march to 104 extends the two pressure channels — foreign purchasing power erosion and elevated opportunity cost — for several more quarters. The counterweights holding so far: $2.84B in six-day ETF inflows, slowing LTH distribution, and BVIV near yearly lows even as bond volatility spikes. October 2 jobs and October 14 CPI arbitrate the MS-versus-futures timing dispute.The Bond Market Is Screaming and Bitcoin Is Not Listening — YetThe MOVE index jumped ~30% from around 80 Tuesday to 104 Thursday — its highest since March — while BVIV sits at ~37 near its yearly floor of 35 and the VIX hovers near 14. The 20-day BVIV-MOVE correlation has turned decisively negative at -0.37: as bond volatility rose, Bitcoin's expected volatility fell. Bitcoin held ~$84,300 through the 10-year's push past 5.2%, supported by $2.84B in six-day ETF inflows. The bullish precedent: in March when MOVE last reached these levels, the S&P 500 stood near 6,350 and has since risen ~21%. The caution: BVIV at 37 means Bitcoin options are pricing very little turbulence just after a $14B Deribit expiry removed the $85,000 pin — low implied volatility is exactly what makes markets vulnerable to violent repricing if the bond warning proves right. Watch whether MOVE keeps climbing toward its March extreme of 199, whether BVIV liftsBitcoin Enters Early Bull Market Phase After MVRV Signal, CryptoQuant Analyst SaysCryptoQuant's Axel Adler Jr. identified August 20 as the date Bitcoin entered an early bull market phase, based on the adjusted MVRV 30-day MA to 365-day MA ratio crossing above its 365-day moving average at a price of $71,255. The phase lasted 31 days, during which Bitcoin rose 13%. The signal is consistent with other structural reads this week: Glassnode's four-year cycle breakdown note, LTH distribution slowing 80% in three weeks, and $2.84B in six-day ETF inflows. MVRV-based signals have historically marked the transition from recovery to sustained appreciation rather than predicting a specific price target — the metric measures whether the average holder is profitable relative to historical norms, which at $71,255 entry suggested undervaluation relative to realized value.81% of Circulating Bitcoin Has Not Moved for More Than Six Months, River Data ShowsRiver data shows 81% of circulating Bitcoin has not been transferred in over six months — the highest illiquidity reading consistent with structural accumulation rather than active trading. The figure complements this week's LTH data: 30-day long-term holder distribution slowed from -105,900 BTC on August 30 to -21,700 BTC by September 20, with most recent sales at a loss. A market where 81% of supply is dormant and the remaining 19% is actively priced means the effective float is thin — mechanically amplifying price moves in both directions. The same dynamic that powered Monday's ~$300M/hour short liquidation squeeze also means a reversal finds less liquidity to absorb it. Bitcoin's low BVIV at 37 against this backdrop is the tension the bond market's MOVE spike is flagging.U.S. President Donald Trump Rejects Iran's Seven-Day Ceasefire Proposal, WSJ ReportsTrump rejected Iran's proposed seven-day ceasefire and told aides he expects to resume bombing after November's midterm elections — removing the Hormuz resolution narrative that had sent WTI from $106 to $89 and supported risk assets through the week. With the ceasefire off the table until after November 3 at the earliest, the physical supply constraint returns as the base case: Saudi output at 6.238M bpd (its lowest since 1990), tanker rates above $1M/day, the East-West pipeline closed, and Bab El-Mandeb under threat. BofA's raised Brent second-half average of $95 now looks conservative against this backdrop. For Bitcoin, the oil-inflation-yields chain that capped price from February through August is back as the dominant macro regime heading into October's jobs report, CPI, and Fed decision.
Trader Turns $870 Into More Than $313,000 After Buying 16.7 Million e/acc Tokens
A trader spent $870 to buy 16.7 million e/acc tokens, which are now worth about $313,000. According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, the address recorded a profit of more than $312,000 within five hours, representing a 350-fold return.
Trader on Aster Opens 15x Long on 2.15 Million ENA, Gains 786.54%
A trader address starting with 0xc8F opened a 15x leveraged long position on 2.15 million ENA on Aster and has gained about $310,700, according to Lookonchain monitoring. According to Foresight News, the position has returned 786.54%.
ETH Love You 3000 Post Suggests $3,000 Price Target, Machi Big Brother Says
Machi Big Brother posted on X, saying, "ETH love you 3000," in a message that appeared to suggest a $3,000 target for Ethereum. According to Odaily, the phrase appears to borrow from the line "I love you 3000" in Avengers: Endgame, which was spoken by Morgan Stark and later used again by Iron Man.
SEC Crypto FAQ Addresses Token Buybacks, Network Upgrades and Promises of Profit
The US Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday that token buybacks, network upgrades and marketing claims do not automatically turn a crypto asset into a security, according to The Block. In an updated Frequently Asked Questions release, the Division of Corporation Finance said announcing a buyback program for an already-functioning crypto network would not, by itself, make the associated token subject to an investment contract — though that would not necessarily hold for a network that is not yet functional where issuers pitch the buyback as a source of returns for holders. The FAQ also addressed projects that keep developing after launch. "Once a crypto system is functional, services to secure, maintain, improve, or enhance such a system or its functionality, or to facilitate network effects" would not count as the kind of managerial effort under the Howey test, it stated. Marketing a network's existing uses generally would not create an expectation of profit either, nor would statements about future features, so long as they don't promote the potential for profit, though the answer still depends heavily on each case's specifics. The update builds on the SEC's March "Interpretive Release" on how securities laws apply to crypto, and comes weeks after the Clarity Act failed to advance in the Senate, leaving regulators to work under existing laws. Separately, the CFTC updated its own crypto FAQ on Thursday, saying futures firms and clearinghouses may invest customer funds in tokenized versions of previously permitted assets as long as they meet investment and custody requirements. CFTC staff also said regulated firms can use blockchains for recordkeeping but must be able to produce the records even if a blockchain or its block explorer is not functioning.
China Says It Agreed With U.S. on $30 Billion Tariff Reduction, AI Talks
According to CNBC, China said it reached an eight-point consensus with the United States that includes a $30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and the launch of a dialogue on artificial intelligence during President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the two sides also agreed to set up a trade council and extend the results of earlier talks in Kuala Lumpur. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that the world's two largest economies had already extended a trade truce by two months, giving them more time to work on a potentially larger trade deal. The three-day summit between Xi and President Donald Trump ended on Friday, and Xi has since landed in Beijing, Xinhua reported on Saturday. The ministry said the two sides will hold the next AI discussions in November and create a communication channel for AI-related incidents. It also said both countries agreed to support each other in hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meeting and the Group of 20 summit, and that they agreed Iran should not develop nuclear weapons and that no country or entity should impose transit tolls on international waterways.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to Leave on October 2
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Peirce said she will leave the agency on October 2. She announced the date in a resignation letter posted on X on Friday. Peirce, known in the industry as "Crypto Mom," has long pushed for clearer rules for the crypto sector. According to ChainCatcher, she continued advocating for regulation even as the SEC took a tougher enforcement approach to crypto under former chairs Jay Clayton and Gary Gensler, and later led work at the agency's newly created crypto task force. Her crypto-related work covered policy statements and guidance on mining, staking, and meme coins, as well as efforts to define different types of crypto assets and clarify their regulatory status. The SEC has recently begun proposing formal rules, including "Regulation Crypto Assets," which would create a framework for issuing crypto assets without triggering strict securities oversight. The agency has also opened a path for securities tokenization through an "innovation exemption" with a five-year limited term. Peirce will become an associate professor at Regent University School of Law. After her departure, the SEC will have only two commissioners left, Atkins and Mark Uyeda, though the rules allow two members to form a quorum. On the same day, the SEC released a crypto assets FAQ document addressing how to avoid triggering a "necessary managerial efforts" finding when marketing tokens, as well as questions involving staking receipt tokens and when secondary markets may be viewed as promoters of an investment contract.
CoinMarketCap has completed its acquisition of derivatives data platform Coinglass. According to Foresight News, Coinglass will continue to operate as an independent brand, and its website, app, free tools, API, and pricing will remain unchanged.
Strategy and Strive added a combined 2,305 Bitcoin this week, bringing their holdings to 846,000 and 26,355 BTC, respectively. According to Odaily, all listed companies together hold 1.273 million BTC, with Strategy ranking first among public companies and Strive entering the top five.
BlackRock Develops Three Tokenized Portfolio Strategies for Ondo as ONDO Rises 30%
BlackRock developed three portfolio strategies for Ondo that each trade as a single token. According to NS3.AI, the tokens carry full asset allocations that can rebalance and move between wallets. The products are available to eligible investors outside the United States. ONDO rose about 30% on the news.
BNB Drops Below 770 USDT with a 0.92% Decrease in 24 Hours
On Sep 26, 2026, 20:40 PM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, BNB has dropped below 770 USDT and is now trading at 768.98999 USDT, with a narrowed 0.92% decrease in 24 hours.
Polymarket Wagers on Bank Failures Trigger FDIC Concerns
Polymarket bets on the likelihood that some of the biggest names in banking — including Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America — will fail are drawing scrutiny from officials in Washington, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The little-noticed contracts remain a tiny piece of the prediction market's offshore platform, which says it bans Americans from trading, but they have raised concerns among bank regulators and lawmakers, some worried the contracts could grow and eventually help fuel a real-world bank run. Wagers on individual failures often total just a few hundred dollars, though volume runs into the thousands for firms like Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo; recent trades on banks failing by year-end drew $76,000 in volume, while an earlier set focused on failures by July saw $591,000. Despite the market's modest size, officials inside the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. expressed concern in recent weeks after the contracts were highlighted to senior staff at an internal meeting, the people said. The agency, which supervises thousands of mostly small banks, insures deposits and takes over failing lenders, questioned whether the contracts had any legitimate commercial benefit and whether its internal ethics rules were strong enough to bar insiders from trading — the FDIC keeps a confidential list of "problem banks" — though officials ultimately judged existing rules sufficient. FDIC Chairman Travis Hill said in March that while prediction markets could be a useful monitoring tool, he worried about people speculating on the timing of bank failures. The FDIC declined to comment. Unlike shorting stocks or using credit-default swaps, the bets let customers take a direct binary position on a bank's collapse. The CFTC, which views prediction markets as derivatives exchanges and claims exclusive jurisdiction over US platforms, declined to comment; Polymarket's CFTC-regulated US exchange does not offer bank-failure wagers, but its offshore international platform does, alongside markets on a "major US bank bailout." Chief Legal Officer Neal Kumar said such markets aggregate information once available only to sophisticated institutions "in a format everyone can access," while rival Kalshi — which offers no such contracts — called them "in poor taste." Former FDIC head Sheila Bair warned the failure-focused contracts introduce dangerous incentives, encouraging bad actors to weaponize social media, stoke rumors and deliberately trigger panic. "I don't see any socially beneficial value with those kinds of contracts to offset the financial stability threats and the risks that they pose," she said. Senator Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, called the contracts reckless, saying "prediction markets under Trump's industry-captured regulators are the wild west, full of insider manipulation." The bets are a tiny slice of a multibillion-dollar industry; in April the Justice Department accused US soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke of using classified information to make more than $400,000 on Polymarket's international platform via a VPN — he has pleaded not guilty — and both Kalshi and Polymarket say they oppose insider trading and police their markets.
XRP Whales Buy 470 Million Tokens As Spot ETF Inflows Continue
Large XRP holders accumulated more than 470 million tokens worth about $724 million in five days, while U.S. spot XRP ETFs extended their inflow streak, according to BeInCrypto, with the products taking in $75.59 million in the week ending September 25. Whale balances rose from about 12.37 billion to 12.80 billion XRP as the token traded near $1.55 and tested resistance around $1.60.
Trader Closes Solana Long Position After Nearly a Month of Holding
On September 26, TradingBeats monitoring showed that address 0x13da…08be closed about 282,700 SOL long positions this morning, with a liquidation value of about $34.03 million and a profit of about $4.41 million. According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, the address now holds no SOL futures positions. The position was built in batches from August 30 to August 31 at an average entry price of about $104.79. It was held for nearly a month before being fully closed today at an average price of about $120.39, as SOL rose about 14.9% from the entry level.
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Says PeerDAS Has Run Stable for Nearly a Year
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said on X that PeerDAS has run stably for nearly a year with almost no issues. According to Odaily, Buterin described it as an underrated achievement by Ethereum client developers and said it is a complex task. He added that PeerDAS is the first large-scale blockchain system to reach consensus on data availability without any single node downloading a full block, enabling decentralized consensus without full data replication.
Federal Reserve Proposes 48-Hour Liquidation Rule for Underbacked Issuers
The Federal Reserve has proposed rules that could trigger a 48-hour liquidation run when an issuer’s reserves fall below its outstanding tokens. According to NS3.AI, the issuer would have 24 hours to notify the Fed and submit a plan to restore full backing. If the issuer does not close the gap or follow a Fed direction, it would be required to begin liquidating reserves and redeeming tokens by 5 p.m. on the next business day.
Bitcoin(BTC) Drops Below 84,000 USDT with a Narrowed 0.06% Increase in 24 Hours
On Sep 26, 2026, 18:54 PM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Bitcoin has dropped below 84,000 USDT and is now trading at 83,998.671875 USDT, with a narrowed narrowed 0.06% increase in 24 hours.
Hyperliquid Buys and Burns 10,400 HYPE in 24 Hours, Onchain Lens Says
Hyperliquid bought and burned 10,400 HYPE over the past 24 hours at a volume-weighted average price of $91.97, according to Onchain Lens. According to Odaily, the total was valued at about $956,800. The report said Hyperliquid has burned 48.96 million HYPE in total, representing 4.9% of the maximum supply. It also said the project generated $58.27 million in revenue over the past 30 days.
XRP Ledger Releases xrpld 3.4.1 to Fix Batch Function Issue and Improve Stability
XRP Ledger has released xrpld 3.4.1 to fix a batch function issue and include broader stability improvements. According to Odaily, the project urged validators and node operators to upgrade as soon as possible, and developers said the issue did not affect mainnet or cause any fund losses. The new version introduces the fixBatchV1_2 amendment, which is currently set to vote in favor by default and has a consensus rate of 94.29%. The amendment and the batch function are both in the activation period, after some validators changed their votes from yes to no to reset the Batch amendment voting timer.
Circle Mints 500 Million USDC on Solana in Two Transactions
Circle’s USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network at 5:42 and 11:04 today, for a total of 500 million USDC. According to Odaily, the two transactions were recorded on Solana.
AERO Rises 25.5% and Velodrome Gains 22.1% Ahead of October 21 Merger Into Aero
AERO was trading at $0.89, up 25.5% over the past 24 hours, while Velodrome was at $0.038, up 22.1%. According to Odaily, Aerodrome and Velodrome are set to merge on October 21 into a unified cross-chain DEX called Aero. The merged platform will cover Base, Ethereum mainnet, OP, Arc, and Ink, and will add Robinhood Chain and Arbitrum. AERO and VELO tokens will be combined into a single AERO token, and the community and trading platform will also migrate to Aero.
U.S. President Donald Trump Rejects Iran's Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump said he rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. According to ChainCatcher, Trump said the U.S. has complete control of the strait and that large volumes of oil are flowing through it.
Bitcoin(BTC) Drops Below 84,000 USDT with a 0.76% Decrease in 24 Hours
On Sep 26, 2026, 09:14 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Bitcoin has dropped below 84,000 USDT and is now trading at 83,975.796875 USDT, with a narrowed 0.76% decrease in 24 hours.
X Warns Users About Links Under Paid Official Account
X is warning users who click links under Paid’s official account and are redirected to the project’s website. According to Odaily, the warning says Paid’s official link has been flagged by X or its partners under X’s URL policy as possible spam or unsafe mail. Paid is a tool that automatically splits creator fees for token creators. Project teams can route creator fees from Meme coins into Paid, with 80% converted into U.S. dollars and paid through X Money to designated X users.
Entropy Buys Pearl Code for 500 HYPE as Perpetual Contract Launch Looms
Entropy, a HIP-3 market deployer, spent 500 HYPE to acquire the Pearl code, suggesting a possible upcoming launch of its perpetual contract. According to ChainCatcher, Pearl (PRL) is an independent blockchain scheduled to go live in April 2026 and describes itself as an "AI version of Bitcoin." Its miners use GPUs for large-model matrix computing, and block production also generates verifiable AI computation. The project’s total supply is about 2.1 billion tokens.
Block Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Network Into x402 Payment Standard
Block announced on September 24 that it has integrated the Bitcoin Lightning Network into the x402 payment standard. According to Odaily, the x402 protocol can verify payment requests after a server returns an HTTP 402 response and unlock data through Lightning invoices and payment preimages. Steve Lee, head of Block's open-source Bitcoin development unit Spiral, said the integration is aimed at instant, low-cost micropayments. Block has not disclosed a timeline for bringing the standard to Cash App, Square, or Bitkey, and the Python implementation still needs testing on a real node.
ARK Invest and Securitize Announce Tokenized Interests in ARK Venture Fund on Ethereum
ARK Invest and Securitize announced on Sept. 24 that eligible investors will be able to hold tokenized interests in the ARK Venture Fund on Ethereum. According to NS3.AI, the shares will remain unlisted and no secondary market is expected. The fund also offers to buy back up to 5% of its outstanding shares at net asset value each quarter.
Russia's Lavrov Says West Destroyed Europe's Security System to Contain Russia
According to Jin10, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in New York on September 26 that the West has destroyed Europe's security system in an effort to contain Russia, and he said Europe is doing everything it can to obstruct a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine issue and undermine prospects for talks. Lavrov also called on the United Nations to take measures to reverse the situation in the Middle East and surrounding areas, said restoring trust between Arab states and Iran is necessary to resolve the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, described the deaths of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian military and political leaders in attacks as an unacceptable act of power, and said Russia insists on the immediate release of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife while also urging an end to the maritime blockade on Cuba and economic measures to improve Cuba's humanitarian situation.
Trader MK4 Holds $43.63 Million in Open Positions With $12.95 Million in Unrealized Gains
On September 26, Onchain Lens reported that trader MK4 (@mk4_lul) currently holds open positions worth $43.63 million, with unrealized gains of about $12.95 million. According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, the trader's largest position is a long on NEAR. The position includes 5.84 million NEAR, valued at about $28.48 million, with an average entry price of $2.35. The NEAR trade is showing unrealized gains of about $14.74 million, while MK4's cumulative historical profit stands at about $57.04 million across spot and perpetual contracts.
Genius Foundation Ends Vote on $125,000 BNB Allocation to GSTOCK and GENIUS
The Genius Foundation has ended a vote on how to allocate about $125,000 in BNB that cannot be unwrapped and redeemed for underlying shares. According to Odaily, 50% will be allocated to GSTOCK and 50% to GENIUS, or about $62,500 each. The funds came from fee accumulation that entered the foundation treasury through the Genius.fun issuance platform. The foundation said it will carry out the result of the vote and announce the completion on X.
Immutable X to Unlock 9.62 Million IMX Tokens on October 3
Immutable X (IMX) is scheduled to unlock about 9.62 million tokens at 8:00 AM on October 3, according to Web3 asset data platform RootData's token unlock data. According to ChainCatcher, the unlocked tokens are valued at about $1.54 million.
Hyperliquid Assistance Fund Buys and Burns Over 47.51 Million HYPE
Hyperliquid’s assistance fund has cumulatively bought back and burned more than 47.5058 million HYPE tokens, with total purchase costs of about $1.321 billion. According to Odaily, the holdings are currently worth about $4.366 billion.
Bitget to Restore Withdrawals in Stages After Security Incident
Bitget said it will restore withdrawals in stages after a security incident on September 24. According to PANews, BTC withdrawals will reopen at 8:00 UTC on September 28, ETH withdrawals on September 29 across Ethereum, BSC, Arbitrum, Base and Optimism, USDT withdrawals on September 30 across Ethereum, BSC, Solana and Tron, and other tokens, fiat and P2P on October 2. The company said user assets and balances were not affected.
Federal Reserve Seeks Public Comment on GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules
The US Federal Reserve Board has requested public comment on two proposals to create a regulatory framework for supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act. According to Cointelegraph, the first proposal would require issuers to fully back stablecoins with reserve assets, including short-term Treasury bills and other high-quality, liquid assets. It would also standardize capital requirements to address credit and operational risks and set risk-management standards. The second proposal would establish an application process for banks seeking to issue payment stablecoins, requiring them to submit business plans and financial information. It would also create a process for appeals, hearings and final determinations for applications. The comment period will close 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. Cointelegraph reported in July that US regulatory agencies had missed a rule-making deadline under the GENIUS Act, a year after the law was signed. While several regulatory agencies published proposed rules and collected public feedback during the preceding year, no final regulations were issued before the deadline. The GENIUS Act established the first comprehensive federal regulatory framework for stablecoins in the US. The act was signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump on July 18, 2025.
Ethena Says USDe-Related Token Incentives Will Fall to Zero by Month-End
Ethena said token incentives tied to USDe growth have fallen about 85% since the first airdrop in 2024. According to Foresight News, the USDe-related token incentives and inflation will drop to zero by the end of this month, after which no further distributions will be made.
Another OpenAI Sandbox Fails as AI Agent Gains Internet Access
OpenAI said another agentic AI system being trained in what was supposed to be a secured, internet-free environment managed to reach the web and connect to an external third-party chatbot, according to Bloomberg. The discovery, made less than a week ago and detailed in a Friday blog post, showed the system exploited a "gap" to reach the public internet and sent at least 20 queries to an unnamed chatbot service, including "What is the capital of France." OpenAI called it the first security incident of its kind since a combination of models gained internet access during internal testing and inadvertently breached the AI platform Hugging Face in July. "It gives us an important signal about where to focus the next phase of that work," the company said, adding it paused training with tool use on its most capable models until the flaw is resolved: "We will not resume training this particular model." Breaches by models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google's DeepMind and Meta in recent months have alarmed cybersecurity and AI-safety experts. The Hugging Face incident was among the reasons Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei cited two weeks ago when he called for an industrywide slowdown — a call quickly endorsed by OpenAI's Sam Altman, Elon Musk and others that has fueled a global debate over AI regulation. OpenAI disclosed the latest failure even as it works to understand earlier disruptions from its agents reaching the internet, confirming Friday that its models accessed US government websites, including the Census Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission, during training and evaluation, and disclosing days ago that its models had disrupted an Australian government website earlier this year. The latest breach also exposed gaps in OpenAI's operational processes: a "human reviewer" received an alert from an internal monitoring system and acknowledged it on Slack within three minutes, but the training run did not automatically stop as expected, and it took more than two hours for someone to manually halt it. "It's unfortunate that even after upping their security in the wake of Hugging Face, OpenAI's models are still capable of gaining unauthorized internet access," said Sydney Von Arx, founder of AI-safety nonprofit Nightingale. "The big question now is whether they will slap a Band-Aid on this and turn training back on ASAP versus if they'll find the root cause of the issue and fix it."
BIO Protocol to Unlock 30.8 Million Tokens on October 3
BIO Protocol will unlock about 30.8 million BIO tokens at 10:00 on October 3, according to token unlock data from Web3 asset data platform RootData. According to ChainCatcher, the tokens are valued at about $1 million.
Crypto Industry Shifts Washington Strategy as SEC and CFTC Move on Tokenized Stocks and Market Rules
The crypto industry has shifted its Washington strategy from Congress to federal regulators after the Clarity Act failed in a 49-50 procedural vote. According to NS3.AI, the SEC introduced an innovation exemption for qualifying venues to trade tokenized U.S. stocks on-chain. The CFTC also issued a no-action position for passive software providers and sent a broader crypto-markets rulemaking to the White House for review. The developments mark a change in focus as the industry looks to regulators for progress after the bill's setback.
Ethereum Faces $692 Million Long Liquidation Risk Below $2,563
Ethereum could trigger $692 million in cumulative long liquidations across major centralized exchanges if it falls below $2,563, according to Coinglass data. According to ChainCatcher, if ETH rises above $2,807, cumulative short liquidation pressure on major CEXs would reach $685 million.