Solana Foundation postponed the morning programme of Solana Accelerate China 2026 in Shanghai on 16 October after attendees reported being unable to enter the venue, where police officers were present. Binance co-founder CZ questioned whether organisers understood China’s crypto rules, but the cause of the disruption remains unconfirmed and no replacement date has been announced.

US authorities have disrupted a multinational crypto investment scam accused of stealing tens of millions of dollars from Russian-speaking victims, dismantling 241 fraudulent web domains and 112 servers used to run the operation.

Ireland’s national police service, An Garda Síochána, regained control of two official X accounts after hackers took them over to promote a cryptocurrency app offering XRP. The breach affected accounts with nearly 900,000 followers, but Gardaí confirmed that no police systems or data were compromised as a criminal investigation continues.

Network School has acquired Farcaster from Neynar and will rename it the Network State Protocol, introducing stricter rules, AI moderation and human verification to reduce bots and abusive posts. Users who reject the new social contract will have read-only access to the main app, although they can keep their accounts and move to other clients.

Developer Brandon Thomas has turned to Anthropic’s Claude to build free, open-source alternatives to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, highlighting how AI-assisted coding could make it easier to challenge established software companies.

A Crypto Scammer Loses $4.8 Million Through Tampered Hardware Wallets

Ledger has unveiled its new Android-based Atom crypto signer with anti-tampering protections, as the hardware wallet maker investigates devices allegedly fitted with hidden implants that can capture users’ recovery phrases.

Visa has launched USDC prefunding for cross-border payouts through Visa Direct, allowing businesses to fund payments around the clock. Inyo Global is the first provider to offer the service, which supports payouts across more than 180 countries.

Artificial intelligence may not always need large data centres or specialised computing infrastructure to operate.

Russia plans to put an end to peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency transactions between individuals starting from July 1, 2027, pushing crypto users toward authorised intermediaries as the country brings more of its digital asset market under central bank oversight.

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.