DeFi Bridge Hack: 25 Cents in Bitcoin, 46 Billion Fake BTC
A hacker turned 25 cents of bitcoin into 46 billion fake BTC tokens on a DeFi bridge, according to reporting on a September 2026 exploit of the Symbiosis Bitcoin Bridge. The tiny deposit did
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US seeks to seize $61 million in Iranian oil proceeds laundered via Binance
The US Department of Justice announced on Monday that it has filed a complaint to seize $61 million in cryptocurrency alleged to be proceeds from oil sales linked to the Iranian government. A
Bitcoin Recovery Unlikely to Bring AI Miners Back: CoinShares
A Bitcoin price recovery is unlikely to pull AI-focused miners back toward hashing, according to a CoinShares research report published September 15, 2026, which argues that the industry's pi
DeFi Bridge Hacker Turns $0.25 Into 46 Billion Fake BTC Tokens
A hacker turned roughly 25 cents of bitcoin into about 46 billion fake BTC tokens on a DeFi bridge, exploiting Symbiosis' Bitcoin Bridge on September 11, 2026, in an incident where a token co
What Is a Proof-of-Reserves Audit and Why Exchanges Publish Them
What Is a Proof-of-Reserves Audit? A proof-of-reserves audit is basically an exchange's way of proving, with actual math instead of just a promise, that it really holds what its customers put
Russia Keeps Crypto on a Tight Leash at Home—and Puts It to Work Abroad
Russia does not shut the door on crypto. It rather chooses who can open it, how far, and especially for what purpose. After a new wave of European sanctions this summer, Moscow accelerated it
Cathie Wood dumps $65 million in crypto ahead of CLARITY vote
Veteran investor Cathie Wood dumped $65 million worth of crypto stocks and funds on Sep. 14, a day ahead of the crucial cloture vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Wood's firm ARK I
HIVE's BUZZ HPC appoints 50-year capital markets veteran to its board
HIVE Digital Technologies (Nasdaq: HIVE), a Canada-based Bitcoin miner and data center operator, has appointed Hubert Marleau as an independent director at BUZZ HPC. The company, which trades
Preparing for a Post-CLARITY Crash? Whale Opens Massive BTC, ETH, and ZEC Shorts
The landmark crypto legislation, the CLARITY Act, will face a crucial vote in the US Senate later today (September 15) and could trigger significant volatility across the digital asset sector
House Ways and Means Panel Releases Crypto Tax Bill Ahead of Markup
The House Ways and Means Committee released a sweeping digital-asset tax bill late Monday, teeing up a Wednesday markup that could mark the first major congressional movement on crypto taxati
Bitcoin Recovery Unlikely to Draw AI Miners Back: CoinShares
A Bitcoin price recovery is unlikely to lure AI-focused miners back to hash production, according to CoinShares, which argues that 15-year data-center leases and cancelled mining-hardware ord
ARTPRICE NEWS: THE 18TH LYON BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART IS NOW OPEN (15 Sep)
Passer d'un rêve à l'autre — Passing from One Dream to Another 19 September – 13 December 2026 11 venues • 120 artists • nearly 400 works PARIS, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- From Saturday 1