TL;DR The CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight has issued guidance on prediction contracts that settle based on whether a person says, mentions or does something. The regulator says these ‘mention markets’ can carry heightened manipulation risk when settlement depends on conduct that is not independently generated or verifiable. The advisory is staff guidance, not a […]
Archives for September 23, 2026
A week of AI coding cut a quantum-safe bitcoin transaction estimate from $320 to $66
The work addresses a possible future threat to Bitcoin. A sufficiently powerful quantum computer could use a wallet’s exposed public key to work out its private key and steal the coins. StarkWare’s method adds a form of protection based on hashes, which are expected to withstand that attack. It fits within Bitcoin’s existing rules, so […]
Chainlink Releases Node v2.65.0 With Confidential Workflow Monitoring Fix
TL;DR Chainlink has published core node software v2.65.0. The release includes a monitoring change that separates user-caused confidential-workflow enclave failures from system-caused failures. It is an infrastructure maintenance release rather than a new Chainlink product launch. Chainlink has pushed out core node software v2.65.0, giving operators another incremental infrastructure update only days after the previous […]
Dogecoin down 8%, bitcoin under $84,000 as Treasury yields hit highest level since 2007
Bitcoin traded near $83,900 as of Thursday Asian morning hours, down more than 2% over 24 hours after touching nearly $87,300, CoinDesk data show. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield closed Wednesday at 5.11%, up 15 basis points in a day, according to Treasury data. DOGE took the worst of it, falling 7% to just above […]
Aptos Ships Mainnet Node v1.49.1 As Validator Upgrade Cycle Continues
TL;DR Aptos Labs has released mainnet node software v1.49.1 for validators and fullnode operators. The release follows the earlier v1.49.1 hotfix path and rolls a wider set of execution, consensus and state-sync changes into the public mainnet build. End users do not need to migrate tokens or take wallet action. Aptos node operators have a […]
Kalshi says it is not being investigated by the CFTC over trading activity
The activity had already drawn attention from Beni, a co-founder of research firm Stealth Neolab, who said Kalshi’s ether perpetual recorded about $539 million in 24-hour volume against just $3.1 million in open interest. He later found that trades of exactly $5,500 made up 48% to 58% of notional volume on four days in September. […]
Former Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang found dead following public dispute with the firm
Hsin-Ju Chuang, a former partner at crypto venture firm Hack VC, was pronounced dead on Aug. 24 and recently became public after a local newspaper, Hoodline, reported the news this month and circulated on social media. Her body was found by the California Highway Patrol inside a vehicle in the desert, according to the report. […]
White House adviser defends President Trump’s crypto ties in wake of Clarity Act defeat
“The president agreed to not one but two different ethics provisions that were unprecedented in nature,” Witt said. Apart from an eventual willingness to submit to rules that would have forced Trump to divest crypto interests or place them in a blind trust, the White House was also ready to concede to letting state attorneys […]
Bybit Adds Support For Avalanche v1.15.0 Network Upgrade
TL;DR Bybit has confirmed support for Avalanche’s v1.15.0 network upgrade. The exchange is updating its Avalanche node infrastructure while keeping AVAX trading active. The announcement concerns network compatibility and exchange operations, not a change to AVAX supply or token economics. Bybit has confirmed that its Avalanche infrastructure will support the network’s v1.15.0 upgrade, giving AVAX […]
Bybit Opens Oura Pre-IPO Perpetual Trading With Up To 25x Leverage
TL;DR Bybit has launched OURAUSDT as a pre-IPO TradFi perpetual contract. Trading began September 22 at 13:30 UTC with leverage of up to 25x. The contract tracks implied pre-IPO valuation; traders do not receive Oura shares or IPO allocations. Oura’s move toward the public markets is now being traded before the stock itself is available. […]
