Bitcoin Starts the Week Flat, But Chainlink Is Flying—Here's Why
LINK hit an eight-month high after Bottomline, a top-three SWIFT services provider moving $16 trillion a year, tapped Chainlink to connect 600-plus banks to blockchain settlement.
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XRP lending model leaves depositors with 90% of a bad loan’s loss despite reserves twice its size
With the same reserve and cover rates, one modeled default leaves 90,000 tokens of vault loss; ten smaller loans leave 4,500. The post XRP lending model leaves depositors with 90% of a bad loan’s loss despite reserves twice its size appeared first on CryptoSlate .
Ethereum Proposal Would Let Users Pay Gas Without Holding ETH
EIP-8141 has been a draft since January, and its authors pitch it first as a defense against quantum computers.
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin puts 60% odds on a cryptography breakthrough that could weaken Wall Street middlemen
The 60% applies to an undated outcome for all three primitives; only at least one, probably SNARKs, is tied to decade-end. The post Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin puts 60% odds on a cryptography breakthrough that could weaken Wall Street middlemen appeared first on CryptoSlate .
Coldcard Hacker Moves $7.7M, Nearly Half of Third-Wave Bitcoin Haul
The attacker built 293 separate vaults for the stolen Bitcoin and is emptying them in order of size, largest first.
CZ’s Kyrgyzstan visit highlights why state backing cannot guarantee a stablecoin exit
CZ praised KGST on September 5; the separate USDKG project limits direct redemption to institutions, and its issuer has faced UK sanctions since May. The post CZ’s Kyrgyzstan visit highlights why state backing cannot guarantee a stablecoin exit appeared first on CryptoSlate .
Citi, DBS complete first weekend tokenized cross-border deposit on Swift
Citi and DBS completed their first tokenized cross-border transfer over the weekend, using Swift’s blockchain-based ledger to circumvent the constraints of traditional banking hours.
A Coinbase-backed crypto bridge is shutting down after its business model stopped working
The cross-chain project says thin bridge fees cannot sustain always-on infrastructure, while a planned 303. 3 million ROUTE burn remains pending. The post A Coinbase-backed crypto bridge is shutting down after its business model stopped working appeared first on CryptoSlate .
'Purported White-Hat Hackers' Withdraw $320M in Bitcoin From Liquid
Blockstream and the hackers are engaging with each other through PGP-signed messages in Bitcoin transactions.
Philippines eyes payment operator registration freeze, tighter VASP checks
A central bank proposal would pause new payment operator registrations while requiring enhanced monitoring and transaction limits for arrangements involving virtual asset firms.
Coldcard third-wave attacker moves 45% of stolen Bitcoin
Galaxy said 82% of Bitcoin stolen across all Coldcard attacks remains in the original addresses, with 18% moved in apparent laundering.
Bitcoin sidechain Liquid pauses after purported ‘white hats’ withdraw $320M in BTC
The actors told Blockstream they would return most of the 4,000 BTC after the Elements vulnerability is patched across the network.
Harmony proposes shutting down layer 1, migrating ONE to Ethereum
Harmony proposed sunsetting its layer-1 blockchain and migrating ONE to Ethereum, weeks after an exploit led to plans to discard 109,000 transactions.
‘White hats’ take 4000 BTC from Liquid, ETFs see best inflows of 2026: Hodler’s Digest
Purported white hat hackers have taken 4000 Bitcoin from the Liquid sidechain in a major security breach. The Bitcoin ETFs see the best three weeks of inflows in 2026.
Three DeFi projects face possible exclusion from future Arbitrum DAO programs
Good Entry, Limitless and APX Finance could face separate off-chain ban votes, but the combined figure is not one repayable balance. The post Three DeFi projects face possible exclusion from future Arbitrum DAO programs appeared first on CryptoSlate .
BitGo (BTGO) Buys Into NYDIG’s Trading Desk Just as Crypto Volume Comes Back
Developing story — details emerging. Check the source link for the latest updates.
How Bitmine could surpass its 5% Ethereum goal without buying more ETH
A two-year model needs about 74% reward retention with flat ETH supply, rising to 96. 5% at 0. 5% annual supply growth.
Bitcoin ETF inflows fall 76% entering Labor Day break as only BlackRock and Fidelity attract fresh money
Seven funds posted positive flows Thursday, but only IBIT and FBTC did on Sept. 4, ahead of Monday's US exchange closure. The post Bitcoin ETF inflows fall 76% entering Labor Day break as only BlackRock and Fidelity attract fresh money appeared first on CryptoSlate .
Bitcoin mining data center condemned after leaking 3M gallons of water
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XRP Gets Another Boost Through Ripple Deal With Florida Athletics
The multi-year deal will place the XRP logo on the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium starting this season, extending Ripple's push into college athletics.
Aave crypto lending proposal would let emergency tools freeze markets – but not unfreeze them
The proposal would grant bounded emergency roles now, but the current Risk Steward release cannot invoke their one-way safety calls. The post Aave crypto lending proposal would let emergency tools freeze markets – but not unfreeze them appeared first on CryptoSlate .
Stablecoins Won't Scale Without Banks
With a growing number of institutions exploring stablecoins, the bottleneck is regulated infrastructure they can trust.
The $63 billion revolving door carrying the entire US Bitcoin ETF market
Bitcoin's best and newest large buyer has no face, no investment committee, and no public opinion about whether the price looks cheap. It appears near the end of the US trading day as an entry beside an ETF ticker, and on Aug. 27 that entry showed $277.
Bitcoin down but holds near $80,000 as corporate buying, U.S. crypto vote in focus
Developing story — details emerging. Check the source link for the latest updates.