New York sues Polymarket, says it ran illegal gambling operation
New York sued Polymarket on Thursday, accusing the prediction markets operator of running an illegal gambling operation.
Ondo launches onchain portfolio tokens based on BlackRock-developed strategies
Ondo Finance (ONDO) launched three onchain portfolio products on Thursday based on model portfolio strategies developed by BlackRock.According to a statement shared with The Block, the products are Ondo High Income Powered by BlackRock, or BLKHIon; Ondo Diversified Growth Powered by BlackRock, or BL…
Bitcoin Rising Even As Treasury Yields Hover Near Multiyear Highs — Market Talk
Bitcoin is up 0.7%, managing to mitigate pressure coming from higher Treasury yields. After posting a big surge earlier this week, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general got squeezed due largely to the stronger U.S. dollar and those higher yields. "With global bond yields at elevated levels, non-yi…
IBM Expands Offerings for Digital Asset Services Providers
By Kelly CloonanIBM is expanding its offerings aimed at helping financial institutions and governments provide digital asset services.The company said Thursday those clients can now connect to permissioned blockchain networks, including Swift's blockchain-based shared ledger.IBM is also extending it…
AI Coders Just Cut Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Costs by 79%: What’s This Mean?
A week-long coding challenge just made quantum-safe Bitcoin transactions dramatically cheaper. AI-assisted developers cut the estimated cost by 79%, from $320 down to roughly $66.StarkWare’s experimental method offers a contingency tool against a theoretical future threat, not an immediate fix for e…
Bitcoin, Crypto Market Defy Iran Tensions, CLARITY Act Stalemate and Rate Hikes, Says Analyst — But
Market research platform Bull Theory noted the cryptocurrency market’s outperformance compared to other sectors despite geopolitical tensions, macroeconomic weakness and the CLARITY Act’s failure.The Great Crypto ReboundBull Theory highlighted that Bitcoin and Ethereum have surged 40% and 66%, res…
Bitcoin shows near-zero correlation with rising bond yields, diverging sharply from gold
For years, the conventional wisdom went something like this: rising bond yields are bad for assets that don't generate income, and Bitcoin, which pays exactly zero percent interest, should get hammered when Treasuries sell off. The data, as of early September 2026, tells a different story.Bitcoin's …
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Adds Swift Ledger Link, On-Prem Digital Asset Have
IBM announced beta connectivity between Digital Asset Haven and Swift’s blockchain-based shared ledger, plus a new on‑premises beta deployment on IBM Z and LinuxONE for managing digital assets within client data centers.Material Details#DetailAI Analyst View1Beta link to Swift shared ledgerTaps Swif…
IBM Expands Its Digital Banking Infrastructure with Swift Integration and Digital Asset Haven On-Pre
IBM enables financial institutions to connect to Swift's blockchain-based shared ledger for tokenized deposit transactions with betaIBM Digital Asset Haven extends to on-premises beta deployment, giving institutions greater deployment control of their digital asset technology stackARMONK, N.Y., Sept…
Privy Expands Support for TRON with Enhanced Wallet and Payment Infrastructure for Developers
Geneva, Switzerland, September 24, 2026 – TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), announced today that Privy is expanding its support for the TRON blockchain, giving deve…
TRON Surpasses $30T in Total Transaction Volume as it Secures its Place as Leading Chain for Stablec
Geneva, Switzerland, September 24, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today announced that total transaction volume settled on the TRON blockchain has surpass…
Bitcoin falls below $84K as 10-year Treasury yield hits 19-year high
Key pointsBitcoin fell below $84,000 as the US 10-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since 2007.An analyst put the odds of an October Fed hike above 70% as the Treasury prepared a bond buyback of up to $6 billion.Bitcoin has closed September higher for three straight years, while October …