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The best-supported overnight stories split cleanly between institutions extending legal legitimacy to crypto and platforms failing to protect it. The best-supported overnight stories split cleanly between institutions extending legal legitimacy to crypto and platforms failing to protect it.

Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio says rising government debt makes gold a safer store of value than bonds. Ray Dalio has told investors to move away from bonds and toward gold. The Bridgewater Associates founder cited mounting concern over US government debt. His comments were reported by CryptoBriefing and Yahoo Finance on September 12.

The federal regulator's stance clears a path for banks to treat blockchain-based deposits like conventional accounts. Canada's banking regulator has taken a clear position on tokenized deposits. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, known as OSFI, says these digital instruments carry the same legal status as traditional bank deposits.

Developers plan to deploy the next major Ethereum network upgrade on the Sepolia testnet ahead of a future mainnet rollout. Ethereum's development community has set October 6 as the target date for deploying the Glamsterdam upgrade on Sepolia, one of the network's primary public testnets.

The XRP Ledger-based healthcare project cited the scale of the incident as the reason for winding down operations. XRP Healthcare has confirmed plans to shut down operations after a wallet breach drained roughly $452,000 in funds. The project, which operated within the XRP Ledger ecosystem, disclosed that the incident touched 4,011 users.

Europe's top securities regulator flags the prediction market platforms as unlicensed to serve users in the bloc. The European Securities and Markets Authority, known as ESMA, has issued a warning against Polymarket and Kalshi. The regulator says neither platform holds the authorization required to serve customers in the European Union.

The exchange's SocialFi-style rebrand failed to gain lasting traction, prompting a return to its original wallet identity. Coinbase has scrapped the Base App branding for its self-custody wallet product, reverting to the original Coinbase Wallet name.

Attacker behind the Blockstream sidechain breach calls the company 'delusional, greedy, and arrogant' in bounty standoff. The individual or group behind the theft of funds from Blockstream's Liquid Network has issued a new demand tied to the return of the last 600 BTC still outstanding.

JUGGERNAUT jumped 500% and FRONG rose 140% following their appearance on Robinhood's asset listing pages. Two meme coins linked to Robinhood Chain saw dramatic price moves this week after appearing on Robinhood's asset listing pages.

The bank cites persistent tensions around the Strait of Hormuz as the key driver behind its upgraded price outlook. HSBC has revised its 2026 Brent crude oil price forecast upward to $90 per barrel.

A new version of the crypto market structure bill emerged days before lawmakers are set to consider it. Senate Republicans published a revised version of the Clarity Act this week. The release came just days before a planned vote on September 15. Decrypt, The Block, and Coindoo each reported the development on September 10.

The remittance giant ties digital dollar balances to everyday Visa spending as competitors race to add crypto rails. MoneyGram has rolled out a stablecoin-backed Visa card in Colombia, according to reporting from The Block, Cointelegraph, Coindoo and Crypto News Flash.

The partnership aims to give smaller banks and credit unions access to stablecoin-based payment rails through existing banking infrastructure. Coinbase has partnered with Moov, a payments infrastructure firm, to extend stablecoin capabilities to community banks and credit unions across the United States.

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The project says it has found a practical use for quantum computers beyond the industry's usual focus on cryptographic risk. Quip Network has introduced a new token category it calls Quantum Forged Tokens, or QFTs, according to reporting from Finbold and NFTevening.

Exchange operators say current limits on the EU's blockchain securities pilot are holding back broader adoption Nasdaq and Boerse Stuttgart are among a group of exchange operators pressing the European Union to revisit caps placed on its tokenization pilot program.

Bloomberg reports the exchange operator's investment values the crypto firm well above prior private funding rounds. Nasdaq has agreed to invest $100 million in Payward, the holding company behind cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, Bloomberg reported. The investment values Payward at approximately $21 billion.

US authorities expand sanctions action against the online marketplace accused of facilitating illicit crypto transfers. The US Department of Justice has taken action against the Xinbi Guarantee network, restraining more than $52 million in cryptocurrency assets.