U.S. sanctions BitBank over alleged Bitcoin transfers to IRGC
U.S. Treasury designated Iranian exchange BitBank, alleging it moved hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC and handled Strait of Hormuz shipping payments.
Crypto News — Page 20
News and developments from the cryptocurrency industry.
Anthropic and Accenture commit $2bn to embedded AI evaluation
Anthropic and Accenture plan to invest at least $1 billion each over five years in an embedded team that will test frontier AI models from inside the lab.
China opens competition probes into online travel platforms
Beijing regulators are investigating four online hotel and travel-booking operators over suspected unfair competition, with the companies saying they will cooperate.
Apple starts iPhone 18 Pro sales as premium launch tests demand
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro lineup reached stores worldwide, putting its premium-first launch strategy in front of consumers and investors.
Volkswagen cuts 2026 margin outlook to 1% after €10bn hit
Volkswagen expects special effects of about €10 billion to weigh on 2026 profit as Porsche impairments and restructuring deepen pressure on the group.
Warren Buffett becomes Berkshire chairman emeritus
Berkshire Hathaway completed another step in its succession plan as Howard Buffett became chairman while Greg Abel remained chief executive.
Hyperliquid opens borrowing against HYPE and Bitcoin
The onchain trading platform now lets users pledge HYPE or bitcoin to borrow USDC and USDT, adding a direct credit function with asset-specific limits.
Mantic raises $25M after AI forecasting breakthrough
The London startup secured a seed round led by Radical Ventures after its system outperformed every human entrant in a major forecasting tournament.
NSE's $2.3B IPO fills on second day of bidding
India's largest exchange operator drew bids for more shares than were available as investors assessed a long-awaited, entirely secondary offering.
Nscale files for NYSE IPO after $140.6M first-half revenue
The Nvidia-backed AI infrastructure provider reported a $1.02 billion first-half loss and has not yet set the offering size or price range.
Anthropic and Accenture commit $2B to AI safety reviews
The companies plan to invest at least $1 billion each over five years in embedded evaluation, red-teaming and model-safeguard testing.
Gold reaches one-week high as oil prices ease
Gold advanced to its highest level in a week as investors reassessed the Fed's rate increase and crude oil extended a three-session decline.
Bastion gets conditional U.S. trust-bank approval
The OCC has conditionally approved Bastion's national trust-bank conversion, bringing its enterprise stablecoin services under federal supervision.
Coinbase seeks U.S. approval for equity perpetual futures
Coinbase Derivatives has asked regulators to approve cash-settled perpetual futures tied to individual U.S. stocks and ETFs.
Zcash targets November NU7 upgrade with 25-second blocks
Zcash developers have set an NU7 timeline that targets 25-second blocks and a November 5 mainnet activation, pending an October decision.
CFTC sends crypto-market prerule to White House review
A pending White House review confirms the CFTC is developing crypto-market rules, but the filing is preliminary and reveals few details.
U.S. factory output falls 0.3% after seven months of gains
Federal Reserve data show manufacturing retreated in August while total industrial production was flat and capacity use stayed below its long-run average.
Fed review says supervisory risk aversion delayed action before SVB failure
An independent review says examiners spotted key vulnerabilities but hesitated to act, prompting new escalation and accountability measures.