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BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure

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BitMEX officially ended exchange operations after more than 11 years, while withdrawals remain open as the crypto derivatives platform urges users to remove their funds.

Published Date: 2026-09-23 08:18:38
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Zcash’s November upgrade could freeze funds in legacy Sprout pool

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The proposed NU7 change would disable version 4 transactions, leaving ZEC in Zcash’s legacy Sprout shielded pool unspendable.

Published Date: 2026-09-23 08:07:10
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Bitcoin ETFs take in $1.7B in 2 days as BTC tops holder cost basis

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US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded more than $1.7 billion in net inflows over two days as Bitcoin rose above investors’ estimated average cost basis.

Published Date: 2026-09-23 07:25:05
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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US Treasury secretary emerges as frontrunner for Trump’s AI czar role: Report

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US President Donald Trump previously tapped David Sacks as his AI and crypto czar before Sacks stepped down from the role earlier this year after reaching his service limit as a special government employee.

Published Date: 2026-09-23 05:34:49
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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Malicious iOS app FomoPeek linked to $580K crypto theft, SlowMist says

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SlowMist said malicious FomoPeek versions distributed through Apple’s App Store used iOS kernel exploits to escape the sandbox and access sensitive data from other apps.

Published Date: 2026-09-23 05:22:21
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock

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BlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another opportunity for digital assets.

Published Date: 2026-09-23 04:33:18
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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OpenAI, Anthropic to brief UN Security Council on AI risks: Reports

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to brief the UN Security Council as it examines AI risks and global security.

Published Date: 2026-09-23 03:33:15
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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CFTC issues warning over risky prediction market ‘mention’ contracts

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The warning comes weeks after the CFTC fined a former White House teleprompter operator who made more than $107,000 trading prediction contracts tied to President Trump’s speeches.

Published Date: 2026-09-23 00:18:44
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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Arch Lending eyes tokenized stocks as next collateral market

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Arch Lending’s Himanshu Sahay said on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction podcast that the lender plans to move into tokenized equities as onchain stocks gain traction as collateral.

Published Date: 2026-09-22 21:06:52
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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Republican senator calls for probe into US presidents’ sons, citing crypto ventures

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Many Democrats have previously called for investigations into the Trump family’s crypto ventures, but now a Republican is asking for an inquiry based on ties to the presidency.

Published Date: 2026-09-22 20:57:51
Creator: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
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