Kraken launches kHYPE, says it is backed 1:1 by HYPE
Kraken launches kHYPE, says token is backed 1:1 by HYPE in custody By Thiago Alvarez Kraken has launched kHYPE, offering a token it says is fully backed by HYPE held in custody. The launch br
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From $0.0001 to $0.01? Apeing’s LIVE Presale Chases 100x Crypto Potential as Pepe and FLOKI Draw Fresh Attention
Could the next 100x crypto opportunity be hiding in its very first presale stage? And could today’s $0.0001 entry become the price traders wish they had noticed sooner? Meme-coin attention is
Trump Pushes Congress to Pass CLARITY Act
Trump administration’s CLARITY Act push: the verified policy record The Trump administration’s documented CLARITY Act position calls for Congress to enact digital-asset market-structure legis
Could These Be the Next Big Winners? 5 Top Meme Coins to Watch as Apeing’s Stage 1 Enters the Spotlight
What happens when meme culture collides with a new crypto opportunity at the earliest stage? The answer may be unfolding across the top meme coins, where established communities and emerging
KuCoin delists 25 tokens: you have until October 7 to withdraw them — and the official deadline list shows only 10
Anyone holding one of the 25 tokens that KuCoin removed from trading on September 7, 2026 has until October 7, 2026 at 8:00 UTC to withdraw them from the exchange. After that the withdrawal w
Visa Adds On-Chain Credit for Its Expanding Stablecoin Card Program
Visa has unveiled a new approach to funding businesses by linking its payment settlement records with blockchain-based lending. The payments company says the move is designed to let lenders u
Liquid Network Exploit: Blockstream Recovers 3,400 BTC After $400M Bug
TLDR: Liquid Network exploit minted 4,000 unbacked LBTC via a range proof caching flaw. Attackers used SideSwap’s peg-out authorization to convert fake LBTC into real bitcoin. Blockstream pat
Visa Stablecoin-Linked Cards Hit Hypergrowth With 160+ Programs Live Worldwide
TLDR: Visa now runs 160+ stablecoin-linked card programs, up nearly 200% year over year. Cuy Sheffield calls stablecoin-linked cards a “hypergrowth” trend across Visa’s global network. Visa’s
Ethereum Foundation Ranks 62 Proposals and Locks Two Into Hegotá
The Ethereum Foundation has designated two proposals as non-negotiable for its upcoming Hegotá upgrade, signalling that censorship resistance and post-quantum account security will define the
Polkadot Leads Legacy Layer-1 Rotation as Fed Hike Bets Grow
Polkadot's DOT traded at $1.25 on September 8, 2026, up 17.90% over a rolling 24 hours while Bitcoin and Ethereum slipped, a standout move that unconfirmed reports frame as a rotation into le
Trezor adopts ERC-7730 clear signing for enhanced crypto transaction security
Trezor has activated support for the ERC-7730 standard, enabling clear signing on its latest hardware wallets in an effort to address longstanding challenges in crypto transaction security. T
Dogecoin Price Prediction: DOGE Could Hit $0.14 as Apeing’s Banana Drop Puts the Next 1000x Meme Coin in Focus Before $0.01 Listing
What makes a cryptocurrency move from a small community trend into a market-wide story? Price momentum, strong communities, developer activity, whale interest, and a narrative that keeps peop