Jack Dorsey’s Block joins rush for federal bank charters from OCC
Jack Dorsey-founded company Block, Inc., is taking its turn in seeking to become a federally regulated national bank.
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Hyperliquid open interest climbs to $14.3 billion as HYPE hits all-time high
On Oct. 10, 2025, Hyperliquid’s OI fell by around 56% in a single day, from $14.7 billion to just $6.5 billion.
The Block•Ivan Wu and Bryan Samsoedin8 Sept
A 22 year-old crypto ringleader pleads guilty to $245 million racketeering scheme
Malone Lam pleaded guilty for his role in leading an international "social engineering" scheme, stealing $245 million worth in cryptocurrency.
The Block•Sarah Wynn8 Sept
DeFi Development closes Strategy-style $11 million CHAD offering to grow Solana treasury
DeFi Development Corp's CHAD is a Variable Rate Series C perpetual preferred stock, with an initial annual dividend rate of 13%.
The Block•Jason Shubnell8 Sept
Robinhood expands prediction markets with Crypto.com, OG partnerships ahead of NFL season
Robinhood will also acquire equity stakes in Crypto.com and OG.com, which will be valued based on Crypto.com's recent $20 billion valuation.
The Block•Jason Shubnell8 Sept
Strive adds 1,375 bitcoin as SATA approaches ‘billion-dollar’ milestone
Strive CEO Matt Cole said 70% of the capital raised during the week came from sales of its SATA perpetual preferred stock.
The Block•Kyle Baird8 Sept
ZKsync developer Matter Labs open-sources Prividium permissioning engine; Bundesbank tests platform
ZKsync developer Matter Labs has open-sourced the permissioning engine of Prividium, its DLT platform for financial institutions.
The Block•Yogita Khatri8 Sept
Bitmine nears 5% of Ethereum supply after buying 28,086 ETH
Bitmine bought 28,086 ETH, boosting its treasury to 5.93 million tokens worth $14.8 billion and representing 4.9% of Ethereum’s total supply.
The Block•Brian Danga8 Sept
Strategy repurchases $176 million of STRC shares, makes no bitcoin purchases or sales
Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth roughly $66 billion.
The Block•James Hunt8 Sept
Bitcoin volatility remains subdued as supply in profit nears historical bear-to-bull transition level: analysts
More than 71% of bitcoin supply is now in profit, approaching a level that has typically marked bear-to-bull transitions, Bitfinex said.
The Block8 Sept
Visa stablecoin settlement tops $20 billion annualized run rate, up more than 15x year over year
Visa’s stablecoin settlement volume tops a $20 billion annualized run rate as payment volume grows nearly 200% year over year.
The Block•Brian Danga8 Sept
Polish prosecutors charge fifth suspect in Zondacrypto probe involving around $100 million in estimated losses
Polish prosecutors charged Roman Ż. with two offenses following his arrest on Sept. 5 as part of an investigation into Zondacrypto.
The Block•James Hunt8 Sept
Metaplanet slides 17% this week as CEO’s public note fails to ease investor concerns
The drop comes amid controversies surrounding Metaplanet's expanded Series 10 executive option pool and CEO Simon Gerovich's ties to MMXX Ventures.
The Block•Danny Park8 Sept
‘The chain is now earnings’: Bernstein sees 31% upside for Robinhood as fees top Solana, BNB Chain
Bernstein sees 31% upside for Robinhood as its new chain tops Solana in fees, generating $33 million over 15 days.
The Block•Brian Danga8 Sept
Cronos says $9.2 million remains unrecovered after Tectonic exploit, chain rollback
A subsequent rollback reversed roughly $111.2 million, but $9.19 million had already left the chain and remains unrecovered, Cronos says.
The Block•Timmy Shen8 Sept
Ethereum aims for quantum-safe L1 by 2029 as Hegotá upgrade takes form
Ethereum is targeting full post-quantum security by 2029, starting with account abstraction and censorship resistance upgrades for Hegotá.
The Block•Danny Park8 Sept
Bitcoin holds near $80,000 despite renewed Fed rate hike fears as CPI test looms
The odds of a September Fed rate hike returned to around 60% following Friday's jobs report, with U.S. inflation data due later this week.
The Block•James Hunt7 Sept
DBS, Citi say they completed first weekend USD payment between Singapore and US via tokenized deposits
DBS and Citi completed the first weekend cross-border USD settlement between Singapore and the U.S. using tokenized deposits.
The Block•Brian Danga7 Sept
Liquid Network attacker says they will return most of 4,000 BTC after bug fix
The Liquid Network attacker said they would return most of the roughly 4,000 BTC once the software bug affecting the network is patched.
The Block•Brian Danga7 Sept
Capital B buys $29 million in bitcoin after raises, its largest BTC purchase in a year
This brought its total holdings to 3,521 BTC and marked the company's largest bitcoin purchase since September 2025.
The Block•Timmy Shen7 Sept