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In brief The Bitget attacker began shielding about 2,700 ZEC, roughly $3.8 million, in Zcash’s Ironwood pool on Sept. 30. Near Intents says it rejected more than $50 million in swaps tied to the hack, while Thorchain declined Bitget’s request to block the attacker’s addresses. Bitget puts the theft at $387.5 million; its CEO and Elliptic point to North Korea, though no government has confirmed it. The hacker who drained $387.5 million from crypto exchange Bitget has started hiding some of the loot inside Zcash’s private pool. On-chain investigator ZachXBT said Wednesday that the attacker began moving about 2,700 ZEC—roughly…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure In a major development confirmed on SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, Confirmed announcement/filing for Illinois Department Of Revenue Issues Draft Crypto Tax Rules Detail 0.2% Rate. This operational move highlights expanding activity across the digital asset ecosystem and underscores key developments for market participants. Key Operational Milestones & Context According to primary regulatory and corporate filings verified on SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, this development introduces crucial infrastructure enhancements. Industry leaders note that maintaining robust compliance, security, and market liquidity remains essential as digital asset services integrate into broader institutional frameworks.…

In brief Bitcoin ETFs took in $66.19 million on Sept. 29, their ninth straight day of net inflows. The Sept. 17–29 run has drawn about $3.08 billion, edging past the roughly $3.04 billion pulled in during August’s nine-day streak. Bitcoin traded near $84,400 on Wednesday, below its September high near $87,350, while daily inflows have shrunk from $999 million on Sept. 21 to $66 million. Bitcoin is grinding higher, and the ETF buyers keep showing up.U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $66.19 million on Tuesday, their ninth straight session of net inflows, according to Decrypt’s Bitcoin ETF tracker. Bitcoin changed…

In brief Democratic staff on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations analyzed 846 sanctioned wallets tied to Iran and its proxies. They found 84% transacted exclusively, or nearly exclusively, in Tether’s USDT. Tether published a statement the same day citing $550 million of Iran-linked freezes this year, without addressing the report. Of 846 cryptocurrency wallets sanctioned or targeted for seizure over links to Iran and its regional proxies, 84% transacted exclusively or nearly exclusively in Tether’s USDT stablecoin, according to a report released by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).The report, titled “Tethered to Terrorism,” comes from Democratic staff on the Senate…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR Strive bought another 1,107 BTC for approximately $94.5 million between September 21 and September 25. The company paid an average of $85,396 per Bitcoin. Strive now holds 27,462 BTC as it continues expanding one of the largest public-company Bitcoin treasuries. Strive has added another 1,107 Bitcoin to its corporate treasury, spending approximately $94.5 million during the latest week of accumulation. The company disclosed the purchases on September 28, saying it paid an average of $85,396 per BTC between September 21 and September 25. The acquisition pushes…

In brief The CFTC is examining trades a Kalshi account linked to Adam Kinzinger made in December 2024 and January 2025, Politico reported. One contract turned on whether Kinzinger himself would receive a presidential pardon. Kalshi bars users from betting on contracts in which they are direct participants. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating former Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois over prediction market trades tied to the presidential pardon he received from Joe Biden, Politico reported, citing three people with knowledge of the matter.The trades were made through a Kalshi account linked to Kinzinger in December 2024 and…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. And check out our daily news show ‘FOMO HOUR’ covering all of the top stories and market action.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors chop ahead of economic data; BTC at $83.9k Robinhood makes slew of announcements at Summit, including perps, weekend stock trading, agentic trading, social app and more CBOE may work on tokenized options contracts Blockchain dot com targeting $500M IPO; Kalshi raising again at $40B Pump leads onchain protocols in revenue again with $2.26M BitcoinBTC · USD$83,859−1.93%24H7D1M1YYTDSep…