A River of News

Crypto headlines, Monday, September 28, 2026

65 items. Times are UTC.

21:00 UTC 2

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    OpenAI Halts Model Training as Rogue Agents Target US Government Sites Decrypt by Jose Antonio Lanz story
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    A Clever RSA Attack Fooled a Hardware Vault—Here's What It Means for Crypto Decrypt by Jose Antonio Lanz

20:00 UTC 4

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    Canadian ‘crypto king’ set to represent himself at fraud trial Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Turner Wright story
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    Citi Clients Can Now Take Stablecoin Payments Through Coinbase—Without Touching Crypto Decrypt by Decrypt Agent story
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    Blockchain.com eyes $500M IPO as crypto capital markets thaw: Report Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi story
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    Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5 Is Out, Beats Opus 5.5 at Coding for Half the Price Decrypt by Jose Antonio Lanz story

19:00 UTC 2

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    After AI Agent Hacked Its Government, Australia Calls Altman and Amodei to Testify Decrypt by Jose Antonio Lanz story
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    Tether’s USDT at center of Iran’s shadow banking network, new Senate Report says The Block by Sarah Wynn story

18:00 UTC 7

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    Nvidia Built a Kill Switch for AI Agents Because They Keep Getting Out Decrypt by Jose Antonio Lanz story
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    US SEC follows CFTC in staff guidance for crypto Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Turner Wright story
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    Convicted cybercriminal arrested in connection with ShinyHunters group Protos by Jacob Lyon
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    The year’s second-largest XRP hack is spilling over to Bitcoin and Ethereum Protos by Aaron Wise story
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    Strive Buys $94.5 Million in Bitcoin, Pushing Holdings Past 27,000 BTC Decrypt by Decrypt Agent story
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    Bybit accepts Franklin Templeton tokenized funds as trading collateral Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
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    Goldman Sachs brings $100 billion Treasury fund into crypto’s institutional plumbing CoinDesk by Helene Braun

17:00 UTC 3

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    Months After the $292M Kelp Hack, Chainlink Lets Institutions Add Their Own Bridge Checks Decrypt by Jose Antonio Lanz story
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    River has sued Blockstream Services Canada over bitcoin mining services Protos by Aaron Wise
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    Citi expands Coinbase partnership to power stablecoin payments for businesses The Block by Jason Shubnell story

16:00 UTC 7

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    Ondas investors blame short-sellers, fails-to-deliver Protos by Aaron Wise
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    Crypto PAC spends $11M to oppose Sherrod Brown in Ohio Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
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    SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce reflects on her time at the agency, what she still wanted to get done: ‘There’s no good time to leave’ The Block by Sarah Wynn story
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    Vitalik Buterin Outlines 'Cryptographic World Computer' Plan for Ethereum Decrypt by Decrypt Agent story
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    The restaking gold rush is over, and top protocols are barely making a profit CoinDesk by Oliver Knight story
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    Tether is a ‘lifeline’ for Iranian regime, Senate Dems say in new report CoinDesk by Nikhilesh De story
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    Strive pushes bitcoin holdings above 27,400 BTC with latest $94.5 million purchase The Block by Kyle Baird story

15:00 UTC 2

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    Bitget attacker tested risk controls with small transfers before $388 million theft, CEO says The Block by Brian Danga story
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    Bitcoin Falls Lower as Trump's Iran Snub Sends Oil, Yields Higher Decrypt by Jose Antonio Lanz story

14:00 UTC 2

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    Bitget CEO says $388M hack exploited third-party security vulnerability Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi story
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    MiCA focus shifts from rulemaking to supervision, ESMA chair says Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Helen Partz

13:00 UTC 6

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    Tom Lee’s Bitmine tops 6 million ETH after buying another 17,362 ether The Block by James Hunt story
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    UsePaid suspends X Money payments after volume spike Protos by Jacob Lyon
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    Altseason is coming — and traders are more discerning this time Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Christina Comben story
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    Tom Lee's Bitmine Buys Another $47M of ETH, Taking It to 4.9% of Ethereum Supply Decrypt by Decrypt Agent story
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    DYORSWAP users tricked into sending 767 ETH to fake bridge contract Protos by Jake Harrison story
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    AI agents could drain cheap bank deposits, Apollo's Torsten Slok warns CoinDesk by Omkar Godbole story

12:00 UTC 8

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    Strategy Sets New BTC Holdings Record After $143M Bitcoin Purchase Decrypt by Decrypt Agent story
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    Strategy buys 1,665 Bitcoin for $143M as BTC stack hits 847,666 Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Helen Partz story
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    Chainlink updates its crypto bridge tech months after a $292 million hack at a rival exposed risks CoinDesk by Oliver Knight story
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    BTC price eyes best Q3 in nine years: Three things to know in Bitcoin this week Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by William Suberg story
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    THORChain rejects Bitget request to block hacker as $6 million moves to bitcoin CoinDesk by Shaurya Malwa story
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    ‘Even more orange’: Strategy buys 1,665 bitcoin for $143 million as total holdings reach 847,666 BTC The Block by James Hunt story
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    THORChain refuses to block Bitget funds, despite pausing after own hack Protos by Jake Harrison story
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    Morning Minute: SEC Clears Token Buybacks for Crypto Networks Decrypt by Tyler Warner story

11:00 UTC 3

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    Traders aren't panicking yet despite cooling crypto sentiment CoinDesk by Omkar Godbole story
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    Bitget resumes Bitcoin withdrawals as hacker swaps ETH via THORChain Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Helen Partz story
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    Crypto-friendly institution Franklin Templeton brings its tokenized collateral service to Bybit CoinDesk by Ian Allison story

10:00 UTC 3

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    California Bans Public Officials From Issuing Meme Coins Under New Newsom Law Decrypt by Decrypt Agent story
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    Bitcoin falls to $83,000 while altcoins unwind Friday's rally CoinDesk by Oliver Knight story
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    Live updates: Bitcoin sinks below $83,000 as Iran talks stall and oil climbs CoinDesk by Shaurya Malwa story

09:00 UTC 6

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    Hong Kong regulators expand financial reporting oversight to licensed crypto firms Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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    Bitcoin rally takes a breather ahead of key U.S. employment data: Crypto Week Ahead CoinDesk by Jamie Crawley
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    California Gov. Gavin Newsom bans public officials from launching memecoins, takes aim at Trump The Block by Danny Park story
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    Bitcoin bears pay to bet on further declines as futures positions near yearly lows CoinDesk by James Van Straten story
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    Scammers steal $2M in ETH as fake GIWA network fools DYORSWAP Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra story
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    Bitcoin drops under $83K as liquidity hunting keeps bulls from targeting yearly open Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by William Suberg story

08:00 UTC 2

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    Bitget starts phased withdrawal resumption following $388 million exploit The Block by Danny Park story
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    Bitcoin ETFs draw $2.4B in biggest inflow week since October 2025 Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Helen Partz story

07:00 UTC 1

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    RedotPay completes financial audit as it presses ahead with U.S. IPO plans CoinDesk by Will Canny story

06:00 UTC 2

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    California's Newsom signs memecoin ban and calls it 'The Opposite of Trump' CoinDesk by Omkar Godbole story
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    Solana ETFs draw record $188 million in a week as Bitwise takes two-thirds of inflows CoinDesk by Shaurya Malwa

05:00 UTC 1

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    South Korea weighs crypto market makers after JPYC trades at 4 times peg Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Felix Ng

04:00 UTC 1

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    Vitalik Buterin says Hegotá could be Ethereum’s last ‘normal’ fork Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra story

03:00 UTC 1

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    Bitcoin, Nasdaq futures decline as Trump won’t rule out more Iran strikes CoinDesk by Omkar Godbole story

02:00 UTC 1

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    Newsom signs California ban on public officials issuing memecoins Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Felix Ng story

01:00 UTC 1

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    Zano rolls blockchain back a month after Gateway Address exploit Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph by Felix Ng