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The stablecoin issuer's representative warns the penalty could disproportionately harm retail investors rather than curb speculation. A Circle executive has spoken out against a proposed German tax rule that would apply a 50% penalty to certain crypto-related transactions. The criticism was reported by Bitcoin.com News and Cryptopolitan on September 25 and 26, 2026, respectively.

The disclosure adds to growing scrutiny of AI agent reliability as automated systems take on more sensitive tasks. OpenAI has disclosed dozens of incidents tied to its AI agent products, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. One of the disclosed incidents involved a leak of 53 user images.

How fast a claim moved from one publisher to several says more about its evidentiary weight than the claim itself. How fast a claim moved from one publisher to several says more about its evidentiary weight than the claim itself.

A federal appeals court has handed prediction-market platform Kalshi another courtroom setback over state oversight of its sports contracts. A federal appeals court has ruled that states can regulate Kalshi's sports prediction markets, according to reports from CNBC and Cryptopolitan.

Validators executed a chain-level intervention to move funds without the wallet owner's signature. Validators on the Cosmos Hub executed a network restart that relocated 1.23 million ATOM away from a wallet linked to an exploit on Neutron. The transfer occurred without the customary cryptographic signature from the wallet’s owner.

Araghchi says Tehran has presented Washington with a proposal aimed at de-escalation and restoring shipping through the critical waterway. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has confirmed that Tehran presented Washington with a plan to end the ongoing conflict within seven days.

The firm's latest 494,000-token purchase extends a buying streak tied to a $305.5 million profit on its HYPE holdings. Hyperliquid Strategies has expanded its holdings of HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, with a purchase valued at $45.8 million.

Stablecoin issuer moves to reassure markets after its banking partner was linked to a multimillion-dollar U.S. seizure action. Tether has publicly addressed its banking relationship with EQIBank, an offshore financial institution now linked to a U.S. asset seizure.

Crypto is showing broad strength across different sectors, with Sui and Stellar among the clearest movers this week. Both coins are posting strong gains as fresh money returns to the market, and seeing a high-throughput Layer 1 and a payments-focused network rise together points to wider market strength rather than one short-lived trend.

The crypto market is gaining traction as the Hyperliquid price surged to an all-time peak of $95.97, recording a 20% gain over seven days, while massive ETF inflows of $98.2 million forced analysts to completely rewrite every ZEC price prediction after Zcash leaped past $1,626.

The draft proposal outlines who can issue a dollar-pegged stablecoin and presumes many yield-sharing deals are prohibited. The Federal Reserve has drafted rules that would spell out who qualifies to issue a stablecoin under its regulatory umbrella.

New guidance permits onchain recordkeeping as Congress stalls on crypto market structure legislation The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has updated its rules to let futures brokers invest customer funds in tokenized assets. The change was issued through staff guidance rather than a formal rulemaking.

State regulators accuse the prediction market platform of running unlicensed gambling, and Polymarket has filed its own countersuit. New York state authorities have sued Polymarket, alleging the platform runs an illegal gambling operation within the state. The filing was reported by Crypto News Australia and Crypto Daily on September 25, 2026.

The ARK Venture Fund, known as ARKVX, now exists in tokenized form, giving blockchain-based exposure to holdings that include OpenAI and Anthropic stakes. ARK Invest has moved its flagship venture fund onto Ethereum, tokenizing the roughly $1.3 billion vehicle through a partnership with Securitize.

A new TokenInsight report also credits the exchange with the deepest BTC and ETH futures books among tracked platforms in September. MEXC's spot market liquidity for Bitcoin and Ether has expanded sharply since the summer. Finbold reported that order book depth for both assets on the exchange more than doubled between July and late September.

Reports indicate a fresh custodial move follows a month-long detention episode tied to the privacy wallet case. A co-founder of Samourai Wallet is reportedly facing a new transfer, according to Cointelegraph and crypto.news, following what both outlets describe as a 30-day ordeal.

The latest inflow figure caps a stretch that has pulled in $2.8 billion and helped offset earlier outflows U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs added $191 million in net inflows, according to figures reported across multiple outlets tracking daily fund flow data.

Market activity is surging as investors closely monitor key levels for the Binance Coin price as it approaches critical resistance, while long-term models for the Polygon price prediction highlight steady structural recovery. However, capturing the spotlight among the top crypto gainers today is BlockDAG (BDAG), which has triggered massive market enthusiasm with its time-sensitive $0.03…