A D.C. federal appeals court ruled 2-1 to maintain the Pentagon’s ban on Anthropic’s Claude AI, blocking the company from defense contracts.

XRP climbs 10% weekly as whales accumulate $724M worth of tokens. ETFs see $22.65M inflows while SEC guidance provides regulatory clarity for crypto.

Bitget crypto exchange hack reaches $387.5M as Circle and Tether freeze $318K in stolen stablecoins. Bounty program launched, withdrawals resume Sept 28.

Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger resigns effective October 2026. Founder Kristin Smith returns as interim leader after Senate crypto bill stalls.

Strategy (MSTR) proposes daily dividends for STRC preferred stock to help restore trading value to $100 after months below par. Shareholder vote set for Oct. 28.

Tether reveals EQIBank exposure under $64M after US authorities seized $84.2M from the bank’s processor. The exposure represents 0.034% of total assets.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, dubbed ‘Crypto Mom,’ announces her departure effective October 2, 2026, after eight years shaping digital asset policy.

CFTC files lawsuit against Cash FX Group alleging a $950M crypto-forex Ponzi scheme. Investors lost over $406M in fraudulent multilevel marketing operation.

Bitcoin (BTC) trades around $84K with $2.8B in ETF inflows over six days. Rising Treasury yields and regulatory changes create market uncertainty.

Bitget confirms $388M in losses from recent security breach, up from initial $352M estimate. Withdrawals to resume in phases starting Sept 28 through Oct 2.

Solana (SOL) surges past $120, marking its highest level since January. ETF inflows exceed $32M while Alpenglow upgrade promises faster finality.

Researchers propose adding Zcash-style privacy to Bitcoin without consensus changes, using zero-knowledge proofs. Experts warn the method needs more testing.