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Fed proposed stablecoin rule could trigger a 48-hour liquidation run

The Federal Reserve’s proposed rules for the payment stablecoin issuers it supervises include a crisis clock measured in hours. An issuer whose reserves fall below the value of its outstanding tokens would have 24 hours to notify the Fed and…
Sep 26, 2026 • Editorial Desk
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Infrastructure

XRP Ledger’s Batch upgrade slips to Oct. 9 after validator support resets

The feature would let users bundle up to eight transactions, including asset-and-payment transfers, but a brief drop below the network’s…
Sep 26, 2026
Markets

Bitcoin could soon get Zcash-style 'shielded' privacy without changing its rules

Researchers have mapped out private bitcoin-denominated transfers that run alongside Bitcoin, but the system still lacks a finished way to…
Sep 26, 2026
Institutional

Swiss bank shields Bitget institutions while retail funds freeze

Sygnum offers bank-held trading collateral to institutional clients, while Bitget’s withdrawal pause leaves ordinary balances dependent on its own controls…
Sep 26, 2026
Markets

IBM links 17 banks to the SWIFT ledger, but the cloud risk persists

Digital Asset Haven’s ISO 20022 adapter supports tokenized-deposit instructions, while final settlement stays with existing systems. The post IBM links…
Sep 26, 2026
Markets

AlphaFi Winds Down After Oracle Error, With Sui Foundation Support

New deposits and loans are disabled, while Slush users are told to exit four strategies with immediate withdrawals. Read Full…
Sep 26, 2026
Infrastructure

Crypto Is Losing Two Top Washington Voices as Mersinger and Peirce Set Their Exits

Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger will step down Oct. 16 and SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce leaves Oct. 2. Both announced…
Sep 26, 2026
Regulation

Kalshi Loses Again as Sixth Circuit Says States Can Police Its Sports Contracts

The appeals court said Kalshi hadn’t shown its sports contracts are swaps, and that even if they were, federal law…
Sep 26, 2026
DeFi

SEC Staff Clear Token Buybacks on Working Networks, With a Warning for Unfinished Ones

New FAQs from the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance also say some liquid staking tokens can count as digital commodities…
Sep 26, 2026
Markets

Bitget Confirms It Was Tricked Into Approving Its Own $388 Million Theft

The exchange raised its loss estimate after counting Zcash and TRON transfers, and said it will announce the status of…
Sep 25, 2026