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Illinois will postpone implementation of crypto tax following lawsuit 2026-10-01 at 21:01 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright State officials agreed to delay the 0.2% crypto tax for six months after lawsuits and industry pushback claimed the bill was rushed through the legislature. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

New York, Wyoming regulators sign pact to coordinate crypto oversight  2026-10-01 at 19:12 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The agreement will allow the two state regulators to share supervisory information, streamline licensing reviews and coordinate examinations and enforcement actions involving digital asset firms. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

NEAR Intents suffers $3.8M exploit after assistance with Bitget breach 2026-10-01 at 18:43 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The platform said it will compensate users affected by the hack, which stemmed from a bug that affected deposits and withdrawals. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Tokenized assets don’t always mirror traditional markets, Dune finds 2026-10-01 at 13:50 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Dune found that tokenized markets show different trading patterns from traditional markets, with RWA value reaching $34.5 billion. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Binance’s EU services face scrutiny over licensing exemption: Report 2026-10-01 at 13:07 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz EU regulators are reportedly examining Binance’s use of a MiCA exemption to serve customers as ESMA seeks stronger enforcement powers. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Chainalysis beats most Celsius claims, but ‘audit’ lawsuit survives 2026-10-01 at 12:09 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Chainalysis still faces an aiding-and-abetting claim over Celsius’ disputed $3.3 billion audit after a judge dismissed 15 other claims. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

CFTC seeks to define event contracts as swaps amid prediction market fight 2026-10-01 at 04:07 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng The classification could assist the CFTC’s claim that it has exclusive federal jurisdiction over event contracts offered on regulated prediction markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

MetaMask exits Ethereum validators amid undisclosed security incident 2026-10-01 at 03:15 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng MetaMask said it is investigating the threat internally and said it has found no immediate threat to its wallets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Brazil’s Petrobras uses Cardano to track sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel 2026-09-30 at 21:28 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Petrobras developed two Cardano-based applications to track sustainability claims tied to aviation fuel and renewable diesel as part of an ongoing research collaboration. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitget ‘gradually back to usual’ as protection fund reaches $309M 2026-09-30 at 19:28 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said that a protection fund created by the company in 2022 “absorbed the financial impact of the incident“ that resulted in $388 million in user losses. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com […]

FCA opens crypto authorization window ahead of 2027 UK regime 2026-09-30 at 15:06 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun Crypto businesses should apply by Feb. 28, 2027, while existing money laundering registrations will not convert into FCA authorization. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

SlowMist traces Bitget hack activity to Aug. 31 zero-day exploit 2026-09-30 at 13:05 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra SlowMist identified malicious activity weeks before the Bitget theft, involving a zero-day vulnerability, two security products and a custom withdrawal tool. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

European stablecoin issuer AllUnity launches USD stablecoin USDAU 2026-09-30 at 10:00 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz AllUnity is launching USDAU, its fourth fiat-backed stablecoin, expanding a MiCA-regulated lineup that already covers the euro, Swiss franc and Swedish krona. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Trump accord calls for tech firms to ‘self police’ their own frontier AI 2026-09-30 at 03:28 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng The voluntary accord puts much of the responsibility for managing frontier AI risks on developers. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto regulation at SEC, CFTC to come down to 3 commissioners following key resignation 2026-09-29 at 22:59 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Seven commissioner seats at the SEC and CFTC will be empty after Friday, leaving only a few leaders at financial regulators to oversee aspects of the $3 trillion crypto industry. This article is […]

OpenAI valuation could hit $1.4T in new funding round: Report 2026-09-29 at 22:55 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi OpenAI is reportedly seeking another $30 billion from investors as the ChatGPT developer pushes its long-awaited public market debut into 2027. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Kakaopay partners with Dinari, Ondo to explore tokenized Korean stocks 2026-09-29 at 22:49 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Kakaopay Securities is working with Dinari and Ondo Finance to explore tokenizing Korean-listed equities and expanding their availability to investors in international markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitwise launches first US spot NEAR ETF after token’s recent surge 2026-09-29 at 20:14 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Bitwise’s NEAR ETF begins trading on NYSE Arca as the token rallies more than 160% over the past month and activity on NEAR Intents grows. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitget CEO ‘not very optimistic’ on recovering funds from $388M breach 2026-09-29 at 19:18 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Gracy Chen said she saw the 2025 Bybit hack as a “good reference point” for Bitget’s security breach, noting that only a small percentage of funds had been frozen or recovered. This article is an excerpt […]

ECB puts AI agent payments on the digital euro drawing board 2026-09-29 at 15:00 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun The ECB is seeking firms to explore AI agents and machine-to-machine interactions as it prepares a separate digital euro pilot for 2027. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source