Morning Minute: The CFTC Bails Out Kalshi in NY
The CFTC keeps going to bat for Kalshi while the ultimate prediction market court battle looms, with the fate of the sector in the balance.
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Bitwise Cuts 14% of Staff as Crypto Slump Reaches ETF Issuers
The reduction matches the percentage shed by Coinbase in May, and follows shutdowns at BitMEX and BitMart.
Harmony's ONE Sinks 37% After Attacker Mints 4 Billion Tokens
The team is weighing a rollback, which would undo the attack along with every legitimate transaction made since.
CFTC Invokes Emergency Powers to Keep Kalshi Trading Despite New York Suit
Kalshi triggered the order, notifying the agency of a market emergency after New York moved to bar its contracts nationwide.
Another OpenAI Exec Quits in Leadership Shake-Up as AI Giant Eyes IPO
The former operating chief is starting a new venture following several departures across the ChatGPT developer’s leadership and safety teams.
BTCPay Backers Offer Bitcoin Bounty After Wallet Exploit
The reward aims to recover Bitcoin stolen after attackers gained access to connected LND wallets.
The Bull and Bear Case for Solana’s Next Price Move
Solana is holding its 50-day average after a pullback from August's $90 spike, but the death cross above it keeps pressure pointed down.
SEC Prepares Escape Hatch From Securities Registration for Crypto Projects
The agency has set an open meeting to consider moving forward with its Regulation Crypto proposal.
AI Agent Hacks a Gym—And the Tech World Wonders What's Next
The newly reported incident is raising fresh concerns about autonomous AI after models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta exploited websites and online services.
Trump Media’s Crypto Bet Fuels Massive $238M Quarterly Loss
Falling digital asset values battered the Truth Social parent’s balance sheet, contributing to about $361 million in crypto-related losses during the first half of 2026.
Russia Approves Trading of Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT—But No XRP
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether clear the central bank's liquidity bar—everything else, including XRP, stays off-limits for retail.
Ravencoin Crashes 20% as Critical Exploit Threatens to Rollback Network
Two mining pools controlling most of Ravencoin's hash power are already rebuilding the chain from before Friday's first bad block—here's what a forced rollback would undo.
eToro Agrees to Acquire TradeZero in $231M US Expansion, Stock Tanks 10%
The crypto-friendly trading platform is betting on US equities as regulators keep squeezing its token menu.
OpenAI's Only Dedicated Ethicist Has Left With No Replacement: FT
Chloé Bakalar joined from Meta last August and departed in July without any announcement, one of several safety exits in recent weeks.
Why Strategy Is Selling Bitcoin and How Much It Has Sold So Far
The world's largest corporate Bitcoin holder has sold hundreds of millions of dollars in BTC since June as it changes how it funds dividends and manages its cash.
Luke Dashjr Removed as BIP Editor After BIP-110 Bitcoin Fork Stalls
Supporters of the soft fork he championed split onto their own chain on Saturday, where it mined two blocks in eight hours and stopped.
Morning Minute: Saylor's Strategy Sells Bitcoin for Second Week in a Row
Strategy dumped $108M in BTC at a loss and a whopping $650M of MSTR stock, and yet MSTR stock barely flinched. What gives?
North Korea Now Leans on Crime Networks to Launder Stolen Crypto: RUSI
Once its proceeds mix with scam money, exchanges struggle to separate proliferation finance from ordinary laundering, the paper warns.
Coinbase Opens UK Derivatives Trading With Up to 50x Leverage
Futures, perpetuals and options spanning crypto, commodities, equities and FX, limited to clients who qualify as professional investors.
UK Lawmakers Write to Bank CEOs Over Crypto Account Refusals
The APPG has asked banks to explain their crypto policies, warning that access could be one of the single biggest barriers to growth.