Fake YouTube tutorials promoting AI-powered crypto arbitrage bots have tricked 224 victims into deploying malicious smart contracts that stole 274.6 ETH worth about $517,000. Summary Nine similar YouTube videos directed users to compilers controlled by the scam operators. Victims deployed 234 contracts and funded them through transactions they approved themselves. A malicious backend replaced the
Binance has expanded its derivatives platform into the $9.6 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market with a 24/7 US dollar-Brazilian real perpetual contract offering up to 100x leverage. Summary Binance will launch its USDBRLUSDT perpetual futures contract on Sept. 21. The USDT-settled product will remain tradable during weekends and public holidays. Binance will use external price feeds
Banks have doubled their presence on the European Union’s MiCA register to about 80 institutions in less than three months, raising their share of listed crypto providers to nearly 23%. Summary Banks increased their MiCA register presence from roughly 40 to about 80 between June 26 and Sep. 16. The total number of listed crypto
The SEC has opened permissioned onchain trading to fully backed U.S. stock tokens, but the 32.5-hour trading week on NYSE and Nasdaq leaves automated markets without a live reference price for most of each 168-hour week. Summary SEC relief permits qualifying tokenized U.S. stocks to trade through permissioned automated market makers. RedStone’s COO said nights,
HYPE has risen 10.5% to $91.20 after Hyperliquid introduced manual USDC and USDT borrowing against HYPE and Bitcoin collateral, with the token setting a new all-time high of $92.56. Summary HYPE price gained 10.5% in 24 hours and reached a record $92.56 on Sep. 18. Hyperliquid users can borrow USDC and USDT against supplied HYPE
Morpho has opened lending markets for five Coinbase tokenized stocks on Base, with users pledging $104,401 in stock tokens and borrowing $54,652 in USDC against them so far. Summary Morpho has opened lending markets for five Coinbase tokenized stocks on Base, with $104,401 pledged as collateral and $54,652 borrowed in USDC. Apple, Alphabet, Nvidia, Meta
Zcash price traded near $1,455 on Sep. 18 after retreating from an intraday high of $1,535, while technical indicators and liquidation data pointed to continued volatility around the $1,500 level. Summary Zcash price fell about 5.2% from its $1,535 intraday high to trade near $1,455. The 4-hour RSI remained bullish at 68.35 but moved below
Ethereum price recovered toward $2,500 on Sep. 18 as buyers defended support near $2,400, but daily and 4-hour charts show that the $2,550 area remains the main barrier to a larger breakout. Summary Ethereum price rose about 3% in 24 hours, trading close to $2,500. Daily Bollinger Bands place immediate resistance at $2,549 and support
Police in the United Arab Emirates and Sweden have arrested seven people after investigators traced cryptocurrency transactions through an international money laundering network that allegedly handled 70 million Swedish krona ($7.1 million) and had financial links to organized crime and contract killings. Summary UAE and Swedish police arrested seven suspects over a network accused of
Bitcoin has climbed above $77,400 on Sept. 18 after the Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%, its highest level in roughly 31 years, while the yen weakened following the decision. Summary Bitcoin traded above $77,400 after the Bank of Japan raised rates to 1.25% on Friday. BOJ
