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Have you felt the tremors beneath the surface of cryptocurrency regulations? The landscape is shifting dramatically as the CFTC rolls out groundbreaking guidelines for crypto derivatives, laying the groundwork for a new era of compliance—especially for developers of passive software. This isn’t just another regulatory update; it’s a call to action for Web3 startups to…

Currencies39240 Market Cap$ 2.73T+1.47% 24h Spot Volume$ 35.90B+1.53% DominanceBTC56.76%-0.30%ETH11.04%+0.20% ETH Gas0.12 Gwei RegulationBlockchainDeFiCFTC Sep 18, 2026 2min read byEricMaina forBlockchainReporter

Add preferred source According to Chainalysis’ latest cyber threat report, blockchain dead drop (BDD) techniques used by state-linked hacking groups are surging. North Korea-linked group UNC5342 distributed malware to cryptocurrency developers through fake job interviews, leveraging Tron, Aptos, and BNB Smart Chain across multiple pathways. An Iran-linked group was observed using the Bitcoin blockchain as…

Add preferred source Circle, the U.S. issuer of the dollar-pegged stablecoin USDC, launched the public mainnet of its proprietary Layer-1 blockchain “Arc” on September 16. The defining feature is the ability to pay network fees (gas) in USDC, eliminating the need to hold a separate token for transaction costs. Validators will be selected by Circle…

Add preferred source Chainalysis reported a 420% surge in malware instructions and infrastructure data stored on public blockchains over the past year, with state-linked hackers now responsible for roughly two-thirds of such activity. The firm identified North Korean and Iranian operators as the primary actors, connecting previously unattributed transactions across Tron, Aptos, and BNB Smart…

The broad adoption of artificial intelligence agents in financial markets could trigger a surge in trading volume and stretch blockchain processing capacity to its limits, crypto news outlet The Block reported on September 17.

A new blockchain network designed to embed South Korean financial regulations directly into its protocol has been unveiled. The network, called Maroo, is led by Hashed Open Finance, an affiliate of Hashed. Its core feature is that when regulations change, every connected service adopts the new standards simultaneously.

Currencies39240 Market Cap$ 2.70T+1.59% 24h Spot Volume$ 36.08B-9.08% DominanceBTC56.63%-0.61%ETH11.01%+0.63% ETH Gas0.05 Gwei BlockchainSecurityHackCybercrime Sep 17, 2026 2min read byTokoni Uti forBlockchainReporter

Circle launched Arc’s public mainnet on September 16, 2026, deploying Arc network in a live production environment after Arc’s public testnet in October 2025.

The US-based payments company PayPal has launched PYUSDx, a stablecoin issuance platform built with M0 and MoonPay, and backed by its PYUSD token.