A Chinese organized crime syndicate allegedly laundered more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency stolen through multiple hacks for North Korea’s Lazarus Group, according to blockchain investigator ZachXBT.

The US Treasury has withdrawn two proposed rules covering self-custody wallets and crypto mixers. FinCEN said the move supports the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda.

ZachXBT says he used $349,700 to infiltrate a Chinese network allegedly laundering over $1 billion for North Korea’s Lazarus Group. His investigation traced over $12 million in Bybit-linked funds, with Tether freezing $442,000 in USDT.

The Trump administration is pouring tens of billions of dollars into America’s nuclear industry, backing reactor restarts, uranium enrichment, microreactors and next-generation nuclear technology with loans, contracts and other financial incentives.

Strive Holdings bought 2,000 Bitcoin for about $169 million between 28 September and 2 October, taking its total holdings to 29,462 BTC. The purchase was funded mainly through SATA preferred stock and warrant exercises, as Strive continues to build its Bitcoin treasury.

What began with two anonymous complaints in Greece has grown into an investigation involving an alleged cryptocurrency pyramid scheme, roughly 10,000 investors and about $8 million in suspected proceeds.

Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned New York City lawmakers that AI companies are moving too quickly and may not be able to keep advanced systems under control. The hearing also examined 10 proposed AI safety laws, including mandatory third-party checks, human “kill switches” and rewards for whistleblowers.

China has spent years tightening its grip on cryptocurrency, but new blockchain data suggests that the country’s crypto activity is not disappearing — it is changing shape.

Crypto markets have never cared much about traditional banking hours. Bitcoin trades through weekends, holidays and overnight sessions, but the dollars flowing into and out of those markets have historically been tied to banking cut-off times and settlement windows.

Cybersecurity is no longer limited to protecting computers and online banking accounts

On Sep 21, 2026, 11:47 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Bitcoin has crossed the 84,000 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 84,834 USDT, with a narrowed 5.43% increase in 24 hours.

On Sep 21, 2026, 11:47 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, BNB has crossed the 790 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 792.359985 USDT, with a narrowed 5.36% increase in 24 hours.

Hyperliquid's market value has exceeded that of Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange. According to Odaily, the report states this comparison without providing additional details.

Bitcoin BLAKE2b developers plan to restrict miners from unlocking newly mined tokens, with a 45-day waiting period and the change slated for activation at block height 973440. According to ChainCatcher, the chain forked from Bitcoin on August 8, and its native token BTCB2 has been labeled by some trading platforms as Bitcoin BLAKE2b, Bitcoin BIP-110, or XBT. BTCB2 has fallen 84% from its September high of $1,799 and was trading at about $270 to $315 in recent hours. Developer Luke Dashjr said some BLAKE2b mining pools are “attacking” the network. After the fork, the chain kept Bitcoin’s difficulty setting and mined only about 8 blocks in the first 22 days before resuming operations through BLAKE2b hashing and difficulty adjustments. The chain is not listed by most trading platforms or by CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap, while Neoxa has said it will support the upcoming soft fork.

Foresight News reported that Hong Kong-listed game company Boyaa Interactive (stock code: 0434) announced it bought 152 bitcoin last week at an average price of $75,899. The purchase totaled about $11.56 million and was funded by idle cash reserves generated from the company’s operations. According to Foresight News, Boyaa Interactive held 4,468 bitcoin as of the announcement date, with an average cost of about $68,543.

Perpetual futures linked to Volmex's Bitcoin Volmex Implied Volatility Index debuted on Hyperliquid on Monday. According to NS3.AI, the market allows traders to take long or short positions on bitcoin's expected volatility rather than its price direction. The launch was described as the first onchain perpetual futures market for Volmex's bitcoin volatility index.