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AlphaFi to Close AlphaLend After Oracle Error Creates Bad Debt
AlphaFi is winding down its Sui-based lending platform after an ALPHA oracle error left some loans undercollateralized, with solvency support from the Sui Foundation.
EBA Proposes EU Lending Limits for Stablecoins Without MiCA Authorization
The European Banking Authority has proposed restricting EU crypto firms from facilitating loans involving stablecoins without MiCA authorization.
Duelbits Remains Offline After Co-Founder Reports $7 Million Hack
Duelbits was still offline Friday following a reported hack of about $7 million, with customers awaiting the return of withdrawals.
Circle Begins CFO Search as Jeremy Fox-Geen Plans 2026 Exit
Circle says CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen will leave his role by the end of 2026, with a search for his replacement underway.
SEC Staff Addresses Token Buybacks in New Crypto FAQs
SEC staff said buyback announcements for non-security tokens on functioning crypto systems do not amount to promises of essential managerial work.
Bitget Revises Sept. 24 Breach Estimate to $387.5 Million
Bitget increased its estimate of assets transferred to attackers after adding previously omitted Zcash and TRON assets to its accounting.
Old Magic Eden Approvals Linked to NFT and Token Theft
Attackers exploited Limit Break contracts to take assets from wallets with legacy Magic Eden approvals, triggering a white-hat rescue on Ethereum and ApeChain.
Tether Puts EQIBank Exposure at Under 0.034% of Group Assets
Tether disclosed its exposure to EQIBank after a report said some of its funds were stuck at the offshore lender, which faces liquidation risks.
Ethena Begins USDe Equity-Basis Strategy With Binance
Ethena said it has begun allocating USDe backing to trades pairing bStocks tokenized equities with short positions in Binance equity perpetuals.
Aave Opens USDC Borrowing Against Coinbase Stock Tokens on Base
Aave’s V4 market on Base lets eligible users outside the U.S. borrow USDC using seven Coinbase-issued stock tokens as collateral.
CoinMarketCap Buys Crypto Derivatives Data Platform CoinGlass
Binance-owned CoinMarketCap has acquired CoinGlass, expanding its market-data offering with derivatives analytics in a deal whose financial terms were not disclosed.
Fed Proposes Reserve and Capital Rules for Stablecoin Issuers
A Federal Reserve proposal would require supervised payment-stablecoin issuers to maintain full reserves and capital buffers, while setting approval rules for bank subsidiaries.
Block Brings Bitcoin Lightning Payments to x402
Block has joined the x402 Foundation and contributed a Lightning payment specification to the open standard for AI-agent payments.
Ethereum Draft Adds Compliance Powers to Confidential RWA Tokens
Developer Aryeh Greenberg has submitted a draft Ethereum interface for confidential real-world asset tokens that includes compliance checks and issuer enforcement powers.
Tokenized-Stock Holders Hit 4.3 Million as BNB Chain Leads
Token Terminal reported about 4.3 million tokenized-stock holders across blockchains, compared with roughly 100,000 a year earlier.
KelpDAO App Provider Files Civil Claim Against LayerZero
Evercrest Technologies, identified in Kelp’s terms as its app provider, filed a civil claim against LayerZero Labs in British Columbia on Sept. 24.
Paxos Labs Introduces PAXGy With Gold-Based Lending Returns
Paxos Labs launched PAXGy on Sept. 24, linking returns on a token built on PAX Gold to reserve-asset lending to institutional borrowers.
Bitget Halts Withdrawals After Reporting $351.6M Hot Wallet Breach
Bitget reported unauthorized hot wallet transfers affecting about $351.6 million in assets on Sept. 24 and temporarily halted withdrawals.
Morpho CEO’s Vault Classification Proposal Faces Pushback
Paul Frambot’s proposal to split onchain vaults into two regulatory categories drew objections from Aave’s Stani Kulechov and other industry figures.
Kamino Adds sUSDai Collateral Market for USDC Loans on Solana
Kamino’s new Solana market lets sUSDai holders borrow USDC against the GPU-loan-linked token without exiting their yield-bearing position.
Gnosis Pay to End Consumer Cards on Dec. 20, 2026
Gnosis Pay will discontinue its consumer cards and most web app functions as it moves toward a business-to-business model, The Defiant reported.
IBM Links Digital Asset Haven to Swift’s Shared Ledger in Beta
IBM’s beta integration lets participating institutions initiate tokenized-deposit transactions using their existing payment-message standard.
ARK Brings Venture Fund Shares to Ethereum With $500 Entry Point
ARK Invest has introduced tokenized ARK Venture Fund shares on Ethereum through Securitize, opening access to U.S. retail investors with a $500 minimum.
Morgan Stanley, Oliver Wyman Forecast $2.3T in Tokenized Assets by 2030
A joint report from Morgan Stanley and Oliver Wyman projects tokenized real-world assets could total about $2.3 trillion by 2030.