Briefs below draw on Cointelegraph reporting and at least one other publisher.
Cross-chain protocol NEAR Intents lost roughly $3.8 million in user funds, mostly USDT, in a Thursday exploit targeting its BNB Chain treasury contract.
On October 1 2026, New York State Department of Financial Services and Wyoming Division of Banking signed a memorandum of understanding to coordinate crypto oversight.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $6.34 billion in net inflows during Q3 2026, their strongest quarter of the year. Bitcoin gained 42.71% in the same period, marking its best third-quarter performance since 2017.
CryptoQuant data shows altcoin exchange deposit transactions jumped 160% in two weeks, hitting 78,000 in a seven-day period in late September 2026.
AllUnity has launched USDAU, a US dollar backed stablecoin. It keeps a 1:1 peg through segregated reserves. The token debuts on Ethereum, Solana, Base, Tempo, Arc and Polygon.
Attackers stole $387.5 million from Bitget and tried to move more than $50 million through Near Intents.
Zano restarted its blockchain at block 3,833,000, immediately before the Hard Fork 6 that introduced Gateway Addresses.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2409 on September 27, 2026. The bill passed both state legislative chambers unanimously.
Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms repaid a $200 million credit facility from Coinbase Credit. The early repayment released collateral including USDC, cash, and Bitcoin held at Coinbase Custody Trust Company.
Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor proposed a bill of digital rights featuring five principles for digital assets. The framework covers the rights to create, issue, custody, transfer, and use digital assets.
NEAR
−3.0%
RUNE
−2.2%
ZANO
−2.9%
AB
+0.1%
USDC
+0.0%