Author: John Smith

The Cardano Foundation has announced a multi-year partnership with the Venture Accelerator at UCLA Anderson School of Management that will bring blockchain coursework, five startup fellowships, and a founder showcase sponsorship to the Los Angeles campus. Summary Five early-stage companies selected for UCLA Accelerate will receive sponsored fellowships. Cardano Academy material will enter a UCLA Anderson blockchain course beginning in 2027. An Oct. 19 masterclass will cover blockchain, AI and business applications. The foundation will sponsor the 2027 UCLA Draper Innovation Showcase. The Cardano Foundation said in its Sept. 28 announcement that the partnership will connect classroom instruction with support…

D3 has launched Frontier, a program that lets users deposit eligible assets in Solana and Hyperliquid vaults to earn points toward priority access to new internet domain names. Summary D3 says users can commit Frontier Points to names offered by participating domain registries. Loopscale supports the Solana vault, while Hyperion DeFi and Upshift support the Hyperliquid vault. ICANN says 1,616 applications have qualified to proceed in its 2026 round for new domain extensions. Each registry will set its own timing and eligibility rules before names become generally available. D3, the core contributor to Doma Protocol, announced Frontier at Korea Blockchain…

Tether and Shiga have announced plans to bring self-custodial wallets for USD₮, Bitcoin, and Tether Gold to individuals and institutions across Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council. Summary Shiga plans two products: ENTA for individuals and businesses, and Pulse for banks and fintech companies. Users will be able to fund ENTA wallets with local currency, U.S. dollars, or Bitcoin. Institutional clients can use Shiga-managed infrastructure or run the wallet software in their own environment. Shiga says its Nigerian Digital Asset Intermediary licence remains subject to final approval. Tether said in its Sep. 28 announcement that both products will use its…

Franklin Templeton has expanded its tokenized money market infrastructure to Bybit, allowing eligible institutional clients to use Benji-issued fund shares as off-exchange collateral while accessing USDT or USDC trading credit lines. Summary Franklin Templeton lets eligible Bybit clients pledge Benji fund shares while assets remain off-exchange securely. Benji collateral can support USDT or USDC trading credit lines through ByCustody for eligible institutions. Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund held $686.64 million in net assets on August 31. Bybit and Franklin Templeton plan a wallet-based tokenized wealth product using the Mantle blockchain network. Franklin previously launched comparable off-exchange Benji collateral arrangements…

MEXC has said it resolved a dispute involving a user who reported losing roughly $340,000 after an attacker allegedly retained API access following an account takeover. Summary MEXC says it reached agreement with the affected user and considers the matter fully resolved. The user says 322,110 USDT and 9.13 million ONE were withdrawn after account recovery procedures. MEXC documentation says frozen accounts invalidate associated API keys, raising questions about the reported API. The reported withdrawals began 27 minutes after a 24-hour security lock expired on September 27. MEXC has not publicly disclosed the settlement terms or confirmed whether the user…

Strategy has scheduled an Oct. 28 special shareholder meeting to seek approval for daily dividend payments on four U.S.-listed preferred securities. Summary Strategy shareholders will vote October 28 on daily dividends for four U.S.-listed preferred stock classes. STRC could begin daily dividends November 2, while STRF, STRK and STRD follow January 4. Proposed amendments would not change dividend rates, total obligations, or core preferred shareholder protections materially. Only common stockholders of record September 25 can vote on proposals at Strategy’s special meeting. Strategy says daily payments could reduce reinvestment delays and improve liquidity, efficiency, and price stability. According to Strategy’s…

Ethereum price could nearly double to $5,000 within roughly a year as Robinhood’s use of Ethereum for its blockchain makes the network easier for other large financial institutions to adopt, according to Arthur Hayes. Summary Arthur Hayes says Ethereum could reach $5,000 within roughly a year as Robinhood builds its financial blockchain on Ethereum. ETH would need to gain nearly 89% from around $2,650 to reach Hayes’ target. Robinhood Chain uses ETH for gas and has recorded billions of dollars in decentralized exchange volume since launch. US spot Ether ETFs received nearly $690 million in net inflows over five consecutive…

Zano has restarted its blockchain from block 3,833,000 after a Gateway Address vulnerability allowed unauthorized ZANO and Freedom Dollar tokens to enter circulation, removing roughly one month of network history. Summary Zano restarted from block 3,833,000, removing roughly one month of transactions after the Gateway exploit. Gateway Address vulnerability allowed unauthorized ZANO and fUSD to enter circulation without compromising wallet keys. MEXC suspended ZANO and FUSD deposits and withdrawals while services migrate to the recovered chain. Zano says reimbursement will use developer, team and large-holder funds without issuing additional ZANO tokens. ZANO fell more than 12% over 24 hours as…

Some assets linked to the Bitget security breach have entered Wasabi CoinJoin after moving through several blockchains and swap routes, according to blockchain compliance firm AMLBot. Summary AMLBot traced roughly four BTC linked to Bitget theft into a Wasabi CoinJoin transaction round. Funds moved from TRON through USDT0, Ethereum and THORChain before reaching Bitcoin addresses for mixing. Bitget now confirms approximately $387.5 million was transferred to attacker-controlled addresses during the September breach. About $343 million remained dormant across thirteen attacker wallets as of September 25, AMLBot estimated. Bitget plans phased withdrawals from September 28 after identifying and fixing the underlying…

Bitcoin’s seven-day average hashrate has fallen to roughly 915.8 EH/s while miner holdings dropped by 1,530 BTC over one week, according to mining data covering Sept. 20 through Sept. 26. Summary Bitcoin’s seven-day average hashrate fell to 915.8 EH/s, its lowest level in three weeks recently. Miner reserves declined by 1,530 BTC in one week to approximately 1.1928 million BTC overall. Bitcoin’s Puell Multiple rose by 0.24 over the week to reach a reading of 1.13. Mempool data showed network hashrate remained below one zettahash during several late-September sessions this week. Several listed miners have continued selling mined Bitcoin as…