Circle and Tether step in to freeze hacker wallet after massive Bitget crypto heist
The stablecoin issuer blacklisted a wallet holding about $318,000 in USDT and USDC. Most of the stolen funds sit in ether, which can’t be frozen.
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Tether confirms minimal EQIBank exposure following $89M US asset seizure
While Tether’s stated ceiling places its maximum exposure under $64 million, the incident underscores lingering counterparty risks in fiat gateway networks.
Strategy proposes daily dividends to bring STRC back toward $100
STRC has remained below $100 since May, despite a 12% dividend rate and roughly $1 billion in preferred share buybacks.
Bond volatility surges while bitcoin and Wall Street stay calm
Bond volatility is at its highest since March, while the bitcoin VIX, BVIV and Wall Street’s VIX remain near its yearly low.
Bitcoin holders are cashing out, just not the way they did at prior market tops
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 25, 2026
Altcoins rally across the board as bitcoin consolidates near $84,000
Quant jumped 39% over 24 hours and 93 of 100 CoinDesk 100 constituents rose, with the altcoin season index at its highest in more than three months.
Bitcoin ETF flows turn positive for 2026 after erasing $5.8 billion deficit
At one point in July, ETFs were down $5.8 billion in net outflows for the year. Now, that’s turned into $800 million in net inflows.
KelpDAO sues LayerZero for the largest exploit 2026 has seen so far
The cross-chain lending protocol accused LayerZero and its co-founder Brian Pellegrino of failing to disclose weaknesses in their protocol, which led to the $292 million hack.
Bitget’s $352 million hack happened via spoofed transfers, not private keys, CEO Gray Chen says
Bitget lost $351.6 million after attackers compromised a wallet backend, spoofed transaction data, Chen said on X.
New York sues Polymarket, alleging it is running an illegal gambling operation
The state wants to block Polymarket from operating without a gambling license and recover allegedly illegal gains.