Binance Wallet now lets users pay gas fees with USDT across BNB Smart Chain, Ethereum, Solana and TRON, removing the need to hold each network’s native token. The feature launched on 25 September 2026, while eligible TRON transfers can also receive zero gas fees until 22 December.
AnaisJapan Blockchain Foundation has launched an EJPY stablecoin pilot with 26 organisations, including Toshiba. The six-month trial will test payments, remittances and business transactions.
WeatherlyKalshi used AI to copy YouTuber Elliot Choy’s video, change his face to make him look like a white man and use it as an advert without his permission or payment.
AnaisScammers stole about $2 million in ETH after tricking DYORSWAP into integrating a fake GIWA mainnet bridge that attracted 1,335 users. The fake bridge drained 766.25 ETH before GIWA confirmed that its mainnet had not launched, while DYORSWAP has since offered compensation to affected users.
AnaisCiti and Coinbase have expanded their partnership with two products that connect traditional dollars with stablecoin payments. Businesses can now accept, hold and send funds through bank-like accounts, while merchants can accept stablecoins without holding the tokens themselves.
WeatherlySM Entertainment has filed criminal complaints over AI-generated images using YoonA’s likeness and the false rumours spread alongside them.
AnaisAn on-chain analyst linked 53 memecoin launches on Robinhood Chain to an alleged operation that extracted at least $18.43 million through bundled wallets and connected funding flows. The investigation found that most launches had more than 70% of their supply bought within seconds, while some proceeds were moved between launches to fund new token deployments.
WeatherlyA US Senate report found that 84% of 846 Iran-linked sanctioned crypto wallets used Tether’s USDT almost exclusively, prompting calls for a Treasury and Justice Department investigation. Tether said it helped authorities freeze nearly $550 million in Iran-linked USDT in 2026 and has supported law enforcement in freezing more than $4.9 billion in assets.
WeatherlyDonald Trump has ordered US federal agencies to replace “artificial intelligence” and “AI” with “super intelligence” and “SI” in official documents and communications.
WeatherlyApple released iOS 26.7.1 and iPadOS 26.7.1 to fix CVE-2026-86950, a CoreGraphics flaw that could allow attackers to execute their own code through a maliciously crafted file. Apple said the vulnerability may have already been exploited in “an extremely sophisticated attack” against specific targeted individuals using older iOS versions.
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