Topic: #latest-news
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South Korea's FSC proposes tokenized securities rules ahead of February 2027 start
South Korea's Financial Services Commission has proposed rules for issuing and trading tokenized securities, including a 4 billion won capital floor and a retail cap on OTC exchanges, Cointelegraph reported.
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Zano exploiter minted 36.9M unauthorized ZANO before month-long chain rollback
Zano's post-mortem says an attacker used a Gateway Address bug to create 36.9 million ZANO in two mints on Aug. 29 and Sept. 25, then fUSD. The coins couldn't be told apart from real ZANO, which is why the team rolled the chain back.
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Ethereum Foundation's zkAPI goes live on mainnet for private AI API payments
The Ethereum Foundation said zkAPI, built with the Open Anonymity Project, is live on Ethereum mainnet. It lets users pay for AI and other APIs without revealing billing identities, but it doesn't hide prompts or network metadata.
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NEAR Intents says it identified $3.8M exploiter, sets 48-hour return deadline
NEAR Intents GM Alex Shevchenko said on X that the protocol had identified the person behind Thursday's $3.8 million breach and gave them 48 hours to return the funds under "responsible disclosure."
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SEC proposes letting investment advisers self-custody client crypto assets
The SEC proposed letting investment advisers hold client crypto themselves when no eligible custodian exists and allowing state trust companies to act as crypto custodians, with a 60-day comment period ahead.
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NEAR Intents loses $3.8M in exploit, pledges full compensation to users
Cross-chain protocol NEAR Intents said a bug in Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure led to a $3.8 million loss of user funds, adding that the flaw has been patched and users will be repaid in full.
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Bitget's $387.5M hack drives Q3 crypto security losses to $1.26B, CertiK says
Crypto security losses hit $1.26 billion across 247 incidents in Q3 2026, according to CertiK data reported by Cointelegraph. Bitget's $387.5 million hack made up about 31% of the total, and September alone saw roughly $769 million in losses.
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Verda Ventures report finds 16 of 494 LatAm stablecoin firms focus on liquidity
A Varys Capital and Verda Ventures report found only 16 of 494 Latin American stablecoin companies focus on wholesale liquidity. Verda partner Amit Chu said that thin layer could put local-currency cash-outs at risk.
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Bitcoin Policy Institute questions MSCI index rule that could drop Strategy, Metaplanet
The Bitcoin Policy Institute says metadata ties MSCI's proposed "non-operating company" index rule to its shelved crypto treasury plan. MSCI's own simulation showed Strategy and Metaplanet would be removed.
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Crypto hack losses hit $768M in September, led by $388M Bitget breach, CertiK says
Crypto lost more than $766 million to hacks in September, according to PeckShield and CertiK, with a $388 million Bitget breach and a $320 million Liquid Network exploit making up most of the total.
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CFTC submits rule to define event contracts as swaps amid state gambling fight
The CFTC has submitted a proposed rule to bring event contracts under the definition of "swap", along with an interim rule excluding casino-style products, according to an OIRA docket reported by Cointelegraph.
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MetaMask exits Ethereum staking validators as it probes security incident
MetaMask said it is exiting affected Ethereum staking validators as a precaution while it investigates an undisclosed security incident, adding it has found no immediate threat to MetaMask wallets.
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Singapore crypto activity rises 55.4% to $284B as wider region contracts
Singapore's crypto activity rose 55.4% to $284 billion in the year ended June 2026, Chainalysis told Cointelegraph, even as the broader Central and Southeast Asia and Oceania region contracted 6.8%.
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Kalshi in advanced talks to raise about $1B at $40B valuation, Reuters reports
Prediction market platform Kalshi is reportedly in advanced talks to raise about $1 billion at a $40 billion valuation, per Reuters sources cited by Cointelegraph. It closed a round at $22 billion in May.
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Binance Pay opens USDT spending at PayPay merchants in Japan via HIVEX
Binance Pay said eligible overseas visitors to Japan can spend USDT at most PayPay-supported merchants starting Wednesday, with payments routed through HIVEX and merchants still settled in yen.
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SEC and CFTC down to three commissioners total as Hester Peirce exits
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce leaves Friday, Cointelegraph reported. That leaves the SEC and CFTC with three commissioners between them and seven empty seats overseeing parts of a $3 trillion crypto industry.
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Bitget CEO 'not very optimistic' on recovering $388 million lost in hack
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said she's not very optimistic about recovering much of the $388 million stolen from the exchange. Bitget has launched a bounty, and NEAR Intents says it blocked more than $50 million in attempted transfers.
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Bitwise launches first US spot NEAR ETF on NYSE Arca under ticker NRR
Bitwise has launched the first US spot NEAR ETF, which trades on NYSE Arca as NRR with a 0.75% fee. The fund will stake part of its holdings, and it arrives after NEAR gained about 167% in a month.
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Bitget CEO 'not very optimistic' about recovering $388M lost in breach
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said she isn't sure the exchange can fully freeze or recover the roughly $388 million lost in last week's breach, citing Bybit's 2025 hack, where only about 3.5% of funds were frozen.
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Tether says it helped freeze nearly $550M in Iran-linked USDT in 2026
Tether said Monday it helped authorities freeze nearly $550 million in Iran-linked USDT this year, as Senate Democratic investigators alleged the stablecoin had become a key channel for Iranian sanctions evasion.
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Coinbase wins CFTC approval to launch its own US derivatives clearinghouse
Coinbase received CFTC approval for Coinbase Clearing LLC, a US derivatives clearinghouse cleared for fully collateralized futures, options on futures and swaps but not leveraged products, Cointelegraph reported.
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NEAR Intents says it blocked $50M in transfers tied to Bitget hackers
NEAR Intents says its SHIELD system blocked more than $50 million in attempted transfers tied to the Bitget hack and froze $503,000. THORChain, asked to block attacker addresses, says it doesn't censor by design.
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'Crypto king' Aiden Pleterski to represent himself at Ontario fraud trial
Aiden Pleterski, a self-described 'crypto king' accused of defrauding followers of about $30 million, is expected to represent himself when his fraud trial opens Oct. 5 in Ontario.
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SEC issues new crypto Howey FAQs as Bitget resumes Bitcoin withdrawals
The SEC issued new FAQs on how the Howey test applies to token buybacks, network development and staking receipt tokens, while Bitget resumed BTC withdrawals after a breach affecting nearly $388 million.