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Open BlogRecapsWeekly recap Sep 21 - Sep 27, 2026

Crypto News Weekly Recap - Sep 21 - Sep 27, 2026

1934 stories across 8 categories this week. Most-covered: "New York sues Polymarket, alleging it is running an illegal gambling operation" (5 outlets). Coverage this week leaned neutral: 28% bullish, 22% bearish, 50% neutral across 1934 curated stories.

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The week in numbers

1934

Curated stories

28%

Bullish

50%

Neutral

22%

Bearish

Coverage this week leaned neutral: 28% bullish, 22% bearish, 50% neutral across 1934 curated stories.

● 28% bullish● 50% neutral● 22% bearish
General · 812Market · 366Regulation · 348DeFi · 189Security · 135Airdrop · 37Token · 32NFT · 15

Most-covered stories

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    Binance Makes $100M Bet on Circle and Signs Five-Year USDC Deal

    Binance has invested $100 million in Circle, acquiring 1.24 million shares, while renewing a five-year partnership to expand USDC adoption across global markets.

    CryptoPotato· 5 outletsGeneralBreakingBullish
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    KelpDAO developer sues LayerZero, CEO over $292 million exploit and blame-shifting

    The lawsuit highlights the critical need for robust security measures and transparent communication in decentralized finance to prevent massive financial losses. The post KelpDAO developer sues LayerZero, CEO over $292 million exploit and blame-shifting appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

    Crypto Briefing· 4 outletsRegulationBreakingBearish
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    Tether Says EQIBank Exposure Is Below 0.034% After US Asset Seizure

    TL;DR Tether says assets held with offshore banking partner EQIBank represent less than 0.034% of its total group assets. U.S. authorities are seeking forfeiture of tens of millions of dollars tied to EQIBank payment processor Capstone. Tether says it had no knowledge of the conduct alleged by prosecutors and has not disclosed the exact amount […]

    Bitcoinist· 3 outletsGeneralBearish
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    Fed Proposes Full Reserve And Capital Rules For US Stablecoin Issuers

    The Federal Reserve has proposed two new rulemaking packages for payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act. Board-supervised issuers would have to fully back tokens with permitted reserve assets and meet standardized capital and risk-management requirements. The proposals are not final rules yet, with a 60-day public comment period ahead. **ID:** N25-01 **Site:** NewsBTC **Status:** READY **Author:** NewsBTC Editorial Team **Focus Keyword:** Stablecoin **Image Keyword:** Regulation **Categ

    NewsBTC· 3 outletsRegulationNeutral
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    Strategy seeks shareholder approval for daily dividends on US preferred stocks

    Daily dividends could boost liquidity and investor confidence, potentially enhancing market expectations and STRC's price trajectory. The post Strategy seeks shareholder approval for daily dividends on US preferred stocks appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

    Crypto Briefing· 3 outletsGeneralBullish
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    KelpDAO sues LayerZero, claims it endorsed setup used in $292 million rsETH exploit

    KelpDAO sued LayerZero and Bryan Pellegrino over the April 18 rsETH exploit, alleging the bridge setup was endorsed in writing.

    The Block· 3 outletsRegulationBreakingBearish

Security incidents

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    Thorchain Faces Heat as Bitget Hack Revives Bybit Controversy

    Following the Bitget hack, which saw $387.5 million siphoned from the centralized exchange (CEX), CEO Gracy Chen took to social media to formally request that Thorchain deny service to addresses linked to the attacker. Thorchain subsequently pushed back, likening the request to asking bitcoin miners to cease mining in an effort to thwart hackers, something […]

    Bitcoin NewsSecurityBreakingBearish
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    Cosmos intercepts 1.23 million stolen ATOM but refunds now wait on governance vote

    Validators secured one Hub-side balance, but the custody signers say a Neutron recovery plan and passed Hub proposal must precede its release. The post Cosmos intercepts 1.23 million stolen ATOM but refunds now wait on governance vote appeared first on CryptoSlate.

    CryptoSlateSecurityBreakingBullish
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    Zano Wipes 1 Month of History to Fix Massive Crypto Inflation Bug

    While the Zano team first announced that the proposed rollback to fix an inflation bug would roll the chain back a day, a new statement stressed that the chain had already been rolled back to block height 3,833,000, erasing a month of transaction history. Zano Rolls Back One Month of Chain History to Fix Inflation […]

    Bitcoin NewsSecurityNeutral
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    AI Agents Keep Escaping Their Creators' Control-Here's What We Know

    An OpenAI agent's breach of an Australian government website is the starkest example yet of a pattern building for months-and of how hard autonomous AI is to contain.

    DecryptSecurityBearish
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    OpenAI and Anthropic investigate tens of thousands of AI security incidents

    The extensive AI security breaches highlight the urgent need for robust safety protocols and collaborative oversight to mitigate future risks. The post OpenAI and Anthropic investigate tens of thousands of AI security incidents appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

    Crypto BriefingSecurityBreakingBearish
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    Crypto Hacks: Three Projects Hacked in One Day as Losses Hit Over $11M

    ​Three crypto projects were attacked on September 24, suffering combined losses of more than $11M. Attackers drained around $1.8M from Payy Network, stole $7M from Duelbits, and minted $2.3M in unbacked tokens on the Meter network; these three are the latest crypto hacks to hit the industry.The incidents affected different parts of crypto infrastructure, ranging […] The post Crypto Hacks: Three Projects Hacked in One Day as Losses Hit Over $11M appeared first on Cryptonews.

    News - CryptonewsSecurityBearish
Coverage sources: BeInCrypto, Bitcoin News, Bitcoinist, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph.com News, Crypto Briefing, CryptoPotato, CryptoSlate, Decrypt, News - Cryptonews, NewsBTC, NullTX, The Block, U, Web3 is Going Just Great. Headlines link to the original articles; follow the live Open Blog feed for this week's stories as they happen.