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The NFT marketplace says outdated smart contract approvals left $5.7 million in assets exposed, and has published a process for owners to reclaim rescued NFTs. Magic Eden has confirmed that an exploit tied to outdated smart contract approvals compromised user assets on its platform.

Smith, who currently leads the Solana Policy Institute, will hold both roles as the crypto trade group manages a leadership transition. The Blockchain Association, one of the crypto industry's most prominent Washington-based advocacy groups, has appointed Kristin Smith as its interim chief executive.

Four stories we published show numbers standing still while their interpretation moved, and that gap is the actual news. Four stories we published show numbers standing still while their interpretation moved, and that gap is the actual news.

Fresh capital pushes into Solana funds for a sixth straight day, coinciding with a price move above $119. US spot Solana exchange-traded funds recorded an $80 million inflow in a single day, the largest one-day total reported since these products began trading.

The exchange-traded fund tracking the NEAR Protocol token has received approval to begin trading, according to multiple reports. NYSE Arca has approved a Bitwise exchange-traded fund built around the NEAR Protocol token, clearing the way for the product to list and trade, according to CoinGape and BlockchainReporter.

Resurfaced comments from Ripple's chief executive frame XRP as one option within a broader multi-asset payments strategy. Comments from Ripple's chief executive stating that XRP is not always the best answer for a given payment scenario have resurfaced and circulated among crypto news outlets.

Four stories carry money mechanisms before the US open, and only one of them has an actual date attached to it. Four stories carry money mechanisms before the US open, and only one of them has an actual date attached to it.

New guidance from agency staff outlines conditions under which certain staking activities may fall outside federal securities law. The Securities and Exchange Commission's staff has released a set of frequently asked questions addressing staking, according to reports from crypto.news and The Cryptonomist.

The exchange plans a staged withdrawal resumption following a hack that reportedly drained hundreds of millions in crypto assets. Bitget has told users it will restart withdrawals in phases starting September 28, following a security incident that forced a temporary suspension of the service.

Ripple USD's expanding supply coincides with broader growth across stablecoins issued on the XRP Ledger. Ripple USD, the company's dollar-backed stablecoin known as RLUSD, has climbed to a new supply high near $2.5 billion. Reports on the figure vary slightly, with one outlet placing the total just above $2.4 billion.

The proposed consensus overhaul designed to cut settlement times has moved to a devnet public test network. Solana's proposed Alpenglow upgrade has advanced to a second public test network, according to reports from CoinDesk and crypto.news.

Fresh fund inflows and a prediction-market forecast put fresh attention on XRP's price ceiling this month. XRP exchange-traded funds have pulled in $38 million in fresh capital, according to a report from AMBCrypto. The inflow figure has renewed focus on whether the token can push through the $1.60 resistance level that has capped recent rallies.

Coinfomania and The Crypto Basic both cite Lookonchain's XRP figures for the Bitget hack but disagree on whether $157.48M was the total breach or just the XRP portion of a much larger loss. Coinfomania and The Crypto Basic both cite Lookonchain's XRP figures for the Bitget hack but disagree on whether $157.48M was the total…

The raise will fund infrastructure aimed at supporting stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, according to a report from NewsBTC. HIFI has raised $37 million in new funding to build infrastructure for stablecoins and tokenized markets, according to a report published by NewsBTC.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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In four of today's reports, the two outlets covering each story…

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Metaplanet Caps Bitcoin-Backed Borrowing After Holdings Hit 44,000 BTC

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Three Scheduled Mechanisms Sit Ahead of the Open: Minutes, Unlocks, a Buyback

Before US markets open, only a Fed minutes release, a $1.11…

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Kelsier Ventures: Delaware or Texas? Dismissal date disputed

CryptoBriefing and crypto.news agree Kelsier Ventures' wallets fell from nearly $300M…