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Morgan Stanley opened a Digital Asset Lab on September 29 to test stablecoins and DeFi tools, while the DTCC confirmed an October 2026 launch for tokenized Treasuries.
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen expressed pessimism about recovering the $388 million stolen in a recent breach, citing Bybit’s limited success.
Bitget revised its September 24 hack estimate to $387.5 million after reconciling assets on Zcash and TRON, while progressively restoring withdrawals for major cryptocurrencies.
Lion Group sold all its Solana and part of its Bitcoin to acquire approximately 38,102 Hyperliquid tokens worth $3.3 million.
Brazilian financial infrastructure firm CSD BR has partnered with Ripple to use the XRP Ledger as an additional layer for recording and auditing financial assets.
Open Standard launched the dollar-pegged OUSD stablecoin, backed by Coinbase, Mastercard, Stripe, and Visa, to provide infrastructure for global payments.
OKX's latest Proof of Reserves report confirms a 33% year-to-date increase in its XRP holdings, which now total approximately 244 million tokens backed by over 100% customer balances.
Bitget resumed withdrawals for major assets and restored its Protection Fund to over $300 million six days after a hot wallet attack caused approximately $388 million in losses.
Hyperliquid co-founder Jeff Yan stated at Korea Blockchain Week that self-custody and transparency are the core advantages of on-chain finance over traditional exchanges.
Blockchain security firm CertiK reported that crypto platforms lost approximately $766.4 million in September 2026, driven primarily by major exploits at Bitget and Blockstream's Liquid Network.
Hackers linked to the $387.5 million Bitget breach moved approximately $3.9 million in Zcash into a shielded pool, obscuring transaction details from public view.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission registered Coinbase Clearing LLC as a Derivatives Clearing Organization, allowing the firm to vertically integrate its U.S. derivatives stack.
Wallets linked to the Bitget hack transferred approximately $3.9 million in Zcash into a private shielded pool, significantly complicating traceability efforts by investigators.
Blockchain investigators traced stolen Bitget assets through CoW Protocol and Chainflip, revealing automated cross-chain swaps converting ETH, XRP, TRX, and BNB into Bitcoin.
Slowmist investigation reveals attackers compromised Bitget servers via zero-day vulnerability 25 days before draining $388 million from hot wallets.
Bitget resumed USDT withdrawals on September 30 following a record $463 million daily outflow, while its latest proof of reserves showed 131% asset coverage across 19 tokens.
Bybit has filed a civil lawsuit against North Korea and the Lazarus Group over a $1.5 billion crypto theft, securing a preliminary injunction while cooperating with US law enforcement.
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen expressed skepticism about recovering the $388 million stolen in a recent breach, citing the low recovery rate from the 2025 Bybit hack.
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen expressed skepticism about recovering the $387.5 million stolen in a recent security breach, citing limited results from similar past incidents.
Bitget resumed Ethereum withdrawals following a $387.5 million hack attributed to North Korean actors, with less than $503,000 of stolen funds frozen despite extensive laundering attempts.