Uniswap Labs Bought Pons Token for 'Long-Term Alignment'
Uniswap Labs purchased Pons token approximately four weeks after launching a competing launchpad on Robinhood Chain. The companies disclosed neither the purchase size, price paid, nor the wallet address holding the tokens.
Robinhood Chain Gas Fees Jump 82-Fold In 11 Days To Top Every Other Chain
Robinhood Chain's gas fees surged 82-fold over 11 days, with the base fee climbing 23 times from its 0.02 gwei floor. Users paid $4.45 million in transaction fees on September 2, exceeding Ethereum, Solana, and Tron combined, though Robinhood covers costs within its wallet app through September 29.
XRP Ledger Passes a Crucial Test From the Bank for International Settlements
The Bank for International Settlements tested the XRP Ledger to make official statistics tamper-resistant by anchoring cryptographic fingerprints of datasets onto the blockchain rather than storing data itself on-chain. The BIS published Working Paper No. 1374 on September 2 describing this verification method for confirming data origin and integrity.
Kraken and SoFi Link Crypto Trading To Banking Rails
Kraken and SoFi partnered to integrate cryptocurrency trading with banking infrastructure and payment systems. The collaboration follows SoFi's introduction of bitcoin trading the previous year.
Colombian fintech Plenti raises $3 million led by Tether
Plenti raised $3 million in funding led by Tether. The Colombian fintech company will use the capital to expand its operations in Latin America.
BitGo opens Singapore office as APAC client base triples
BitGo opened a Singapore office after its Asia-Pacific client base tripled. The expansion reflects growing institutional demand for regulated cryptocurrency custody services across the region.
Kraken Is Building Wall Street's Crypto Gateway While Delaying Its Own IPO
Kraken is developing cryptocurrency gateway infrastructure for Nasdaq, the London Stock Exchange, and Deutsche Börse. The company has postponed its initial public offering to 2027.
SEC Chairman Atkins Tells Fox Business They Expect the CLARITY Act to be Approved
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins told Fox Business he expects Senate approval of the CLARITY Act, with a vote scheduled for September 15th. Industry insiders and Congressional supporters have expressed optimism about the measure's passage.
‘Crypto Capital of the World’: SEC Chair Expects Clarity Act to Pass This Month
The Clarity Act, which addresses cryptocurrency regulation, is expected to pass this month according to SEC Chair Paul Atkins, despite previous voting delays. Atkins has continued advancing crypto regulation efforts throughout the legislative process.
Coinbase Offers Derivatives in Canada
Coinbase Financial Markets launched derivative contracts in Canada, becoming the first major crypto native platform to offer direct native crypto futures in the country. The operation is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and operates under an international exemption.
FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center Issues New Account Takeover Warning for Consumers
Criminals are seizing control of email and cloud accounts through sophisticated methods that bypass password theft entirely. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center issued this warning on September 1, 2026, describing an operation targeting consumer accounts.
Fintech Firm Block Allows Other Lenders Use Cash App Score to Assess Borrowers in Near Real Time
Block's Cash App Score, a proprietary cash-flow-based lending metric, is now available to outside lenders through partnership with Nova Credit. The score enables external lenders to assess borrower creditworthiness in near real time for lending decisions.
Miami based Fintech Félix Closes Equity and Debt Round to Expand Operations Past Remittances
Félix raised $200 million in Series C funding to expand its financial services beyond remittance transfers via WhatsApp. The Miami-based fintech serves Latin Americans and plans to offer additional financial products beyond money transfers.
Crypto Long & Short: Crypto VCs are mistaking consensus for discipline
Crypto venture capital firms are retreating to later-stage deals, with proven companies receiving 57% of last quarter's capital, while early-stage funding opportunities remain underexploited. A Truth Ventures analyst argues this consensus strategy is mistaken discipline and that founding-stage investments offer better returns.
21 Financial Institutions Commit to Joint Stablecoin Venture
Twenty-one financial institutions including Bank of America, Citi, and Goldman Sachs plan to incorporate a company in the second half of 2026 to issue a dollar stablecoin. Market launch is targeted for the first half of 2027.
TabaPay Aims to Acquire Chartered Transact Bank, Raises $155 million
TabaPay aims to acquire Chartered Transact Bank while raising $155 million in funding from FTV Capital. The acquisition target is a federally chartered bank based in Denver that TabaPay, a money movement management platform for banks and fintechs, intends to purchase.
Liminal Launches Liminal Prime for Institutional OTC and Stablecoin Liquidity
Liminal launched Liminal Prime, an enterprise software suite offering institutional over-the-counter dealing and liquidity provider connectivity alongside existing wallet and key-management services. The product provides principal OTC trading capabilities integrated with Liminal's infrastructure for institutional clients.
Ripple Positions RLUSD as a Settlement Rail After $2Bn Milestone
Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin reached $2 billion in total value, with over $1 billion deployed on the XRP Ledger. The company is positioning RLUSD as infrastructure for tokenized finance, payments, and lending activities.
CrowdStrike and federal authorities dismantle Russian malware that secretly stole crypto for 8 years
A Russian malware called Sality stole cryptocurrency by replacing copied bitcoin and Ethereum addresses with attacker-controlled ones over eight years. CrowdStrike and federal authorities have now identified and isolated more than 15,000 infected machines.
The token supercycle: everything of value is becoming programmable
Tokenization enables value creation, ownership, financing, and movement through programmable systems rather than traditional methods. This shift represents a fundamental change in how assets and value are represented and transferred across digital networks.
The $7 Billion Race to Save Crypto From Quantum Computers
Google researchers estimated that sufficiently advanced quantum computers could break 256-bit elliptic-curve cryptography in minutes, the same encryption level used in cryptocurrency systems. The industry is spending approximately seven billion dollars preparing defenses against this threat despite quantum computers remaining years away from becoming practically viable.
What Is 'Red September'? Bitcoin's Curse, and Why Wall Street Has the Same One
Bitcoin has declined during eight of the last thirteen Septembers, while stock markets have experienced similar losses since 1928. Historical data suggests September carries seasonal challenges for both asset classes, though last year's performance broke this pattern.
Bitcoin Defies Seasonal Slump With Third-Best August Ever
Bitcoin recorded its third-best August performance in history, defying its typical summer slowdown pattern. The cryptocurrency demonstrated unusual strength during a month when it historically experiences reduced activity and lower returns.
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust Is Beating Top S&P 500 ETF
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust has delivered better returns than Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF. The bitcoin fund is outperforming the flagship equity index fund in year-to-date performance metrics.
Bitcoin and Crypto Security Losses Hit $3.63 Billion as Attacks Outrun Audits and Insurance
Cryptocurrency platforms suffered $3.63 billion in losses across 245 documented security incidents between January 2025 and July 2026. The report, published by CoinGecko in late August, indicates that security breaches continue to outpace available audits and insurance coverage in the crypto industry.
The Stablecoin Race Could Make Bank Loans More Expensive
Stablecoins could increase borrowing costs for consumers as banks compete in digital money markets. The Bank for International Settlements warned on August 28 that these digital assets are disrupting traditional banking business models by forcing institutions to develop new products.
tZERO, ICE Work to Enable Tokenized Public Securities, ICE to Invest in tZERO
tZERO and ICE have partnered to enable tokenization of public securities, with ICE investing in tZERO as part of the agreement. ICE is the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange.
Hyperliquid in Talks With Kraken Parent to Bring Crypto Perps to US Traders
Hyperliquid is in negotiations to offer cryptocurrency perpetual futures to US traders through Kraken's parent company Payward's regulated subsidiary Bitnomial. This would represent Hyperliquid's first regulated entry into the US market for decentralized exchange derivatives trading.
Strive Becomes Fifth-Largest Bitcoin Treasury, Stock Jumps on Latest Buy
Strive spent $143 million to purchase bitcoin last week, increasing its holdings to 23,156 BTC and becoming the fifth-largest bitcoin treasury holder. The company's stock price jumped following this purchase announcement.
Former SEC, CFTC Officials Urge Lighter Touch to Bring Crypto Perps Trading Onshore
Former SEC and CFTC officials are calling for less restrictive regulations on cryptocurrency perpetual futures trading to attract the $90 trillion offshore market onshore. The officials warn that overly burdensome rules will prevent crypto derivatives trading from moving to domestic exchanges as the agencies develop policies on crypto derivatives and custody.