Key Takeaways Capital shifted to privacy coins in September, with ZEC gaining 64% and NEAR surging 166%. Product debuts like Bitwise’s Sept. 29 NEAR ETF launch boost near-term market sentiment. Network issues caused ZANO to slide 20% in September, widening its YTD losses to 40% on Oct. 1. Zcash Surges Into Top 10 Privacy coins…

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure In a major development confirmed on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, Confirmed announcement/filing for Binance Pay Integrates With PayPay Network For Merchant Crypto Spending In Japan. This operational move highlights expanding activity across the digital asset ecosystem and underscores key developments for market participants.…

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Bitcoin miner Hut 8 announced on Sept. 28 that it had closed a four-year, $1 billion senior secured credit line. The facility gives the parent company room to borrow during site development and to back construction obligations with letters of credit. Its securities filing says no amounts were outstanding when the agreement closed on Sept.…

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The OG meme coin is up by over 15% weekly but can it pull further ahead? The spot DOGE ETFs failed to capture investors’ attention for months, which led to the closure of one such fund. However, they have finally shown signs of life by reaching a new all-time high in terms of weekly…

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR Kamino has opened a lending market for tGBP, a British-pound stablecoin issued by BCP Technologies. Users can supply tGBP or borrow it against collateral including USDC, cbBTC and JitoSOL. The market is curated by Steakhouse Financial and creates sterling-denominated credit on…

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New York has sued Polymarket, alleging its US prediction market is an unlicensed gambling business operating across the state. On Sept. 24, Attorney General Letitia James asked a New York state court to stop QCX LLC, which operates as Polymarket US, from offering event contracts without a state gaming license and to order restitution, disgorgement,…

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“The DOGE breakout to $1 has begun. It will happen much faster than you think,” one popular analyst claimed. The OG meme coin has been on a tear lately, with its price tapping $0.10 for the first time since the beginning of June. Analysts have spotted highly bullish signals, and some think the token…

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Key Takeaways Zcash (ZEC) pulled back to $1,429 on Sunday, ending a multi-day streak of double-digit percentage gains. Grayscale’s 3-for-1 share split announcement for its $914M ZEC ETF coincided with the crypto price correction. Top investors including Naval Ravikant debated Zcash Development Fund’s future ahead of its 2028 expiration date. ZEC Retains Strong Gains Despite…

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR Optimism has released op-batcher v1.17.0. The project labels it a required upgrade for batcher operators. It adds Glamsterdam compatibility, security updates and configurable AltDA limits. Optimism has published a new batcher release, and this is not one operators can casually ignore.…

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Like fashion, investing eventually finds something embarrassing in the back of the wardrobe and puts it on again. Millennial-era crypto gave us yield-bearing dog coins and all kinds of food-themed financial contraptions. Now Gen Z has entered the market in JNCO jeans, carrying an ironic digicam and, in at least one corner of the market,…

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