Cointelegraph - 2026-09-17
17 items collected.
1. North Korea drives onchain malware surge, CoinEx shuts: Asia Express
Author: Cointelegraph by Andrew Fenton
Published: 9/17/2026, 11:49:23 PM
Categories: Magazine
North Korea and Iran account for the majority of onchain malware, while Malaysia has been named among the most crypto curious Islamic nations.
2. CFTC expands regulatory relief for passive trading software providers
Author: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
Published: 9/17/2026, 7:30:48 PM
Categories: Latest News
The US regulator’s move could make it easier for crypto wallets and other apps to offer access to regulated derivatives and prediction markets without registering as introducing brokers.
3. WisdomTree, MoonPay team up to expand US access to tokenized money market fund
Author: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
Published: 9/17/2026, 5:31:12 PM
Categories: Latest News
MoonPay plans to use WisdomTree’s $1.2 billion WTGXX tokenized fund as part of its stablecoin reserves while helping expand access to US investors.
4. Is there any chance left to save the CLARITY Act?
Author: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
Published: 9/17/2026, 5:00:00 PM
Categories: Magazine
CLARITY isn’t dead after failing a key Senate vote, but with time running short and Democrats still demanding changes, its path forward is narrowing.
5. Bitcoin coils near $76.5K as US stocks rebound from Fed rate hike
Author: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
Published: 9/17/2026, 4:22:23 PM
Categories: Markets
Bitcoin made modest daily gains as US stocks saw upside in the aftermath of the US Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike since July 2023.
6. Zcash miner Fortitude taps former Hut 8 CEO to lead ahead of public listing
Author: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
Published: 9/17/2026, 3:58:33 PM
Categories: Latest News
Former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton will take the helm at Fortitude as the Zcash-focused miner expands its operations and moves toward a planned public listing.
7. OG.com cleared by SEC to offer single-stock futures, says Crypto.com CEO
Author: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
Published: 9/17/2026, 1:35:57 PM
Categories: Latest News
Crypto.com’s CEO said its sister exchange was cleared to offer US access to single-stock perpetual futures, as the latest platform to bridge TradFi and digital assets.
8. SEC grants temporary exemption for tokenized US stock trading
Author: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
Published: 9/17/2026, 1:34:17 PM
Categories: Latest News
The SEC’s Innovation Exemption allows limited tokenized US stock trading on onchain venues with trading caps and transparency requirements.
9. Bitcoin treasury firms can outperform BTC... but is the risk worth taking?
Author: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
Published: 9/17/2026, 1:30:00 PM
Categories: Magazine
Bitcoin treasury companies promise to amplify returns over investing in Bitcoin alone, but does the potential upside outweigh the risks to the downside?
10. S&P Global to acquire blockchain security platform OpenZeppelin
Author: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
Published: 9/17/2026, 12:56:23 PM
Categories: Latest News
S&P Global agreed to buy OpenZeppelin, which says its smart contracts have facilitated more than $37 trillion in value transfers.
11. Crypto adoption blooming in Germany, while UK is falling ‘behind,’ says CoinShares researcher
Author: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
Published: 9/17/2026, 12:34:11 PM
Categories: Latest News
German crypto adoption is progressing through family offices and wealth managers, while the UK’s retail-facing cryptocurrency market remains “nascent,” according to the researcher.
12. State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds
Author: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
Published: 9/17/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Categories: Latest News
North Korea-linked hackers used Tron, Aptos and BNB Chain to maintain malware infrastructure, while suspected Iran-linked actors embedded directions in Bitcoin transactions.
13. Zcash gains 20% as Paradigm founder reveals firm made ZEC investment
Author: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
Published: 9/17/2026, 10:35:29 AM
Categories: Markets
Zcash rose about 20% in 24 hours as Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang disclosed that the firm invested in ZEC amid a broader crypto market rally.
14. Revolut says no direct contact from hackers after $3M public ransom demand
Author: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
Published: 9/17/2026, 9:57:51 AM
Categories: Latest News
Revolut says it received no direct contact despite separate ransom demands for $3 million in Monero and 10,000 Bitcoin from competing breach claimants.
15. Polymarket users referred to prosecutors in South Korea: Report
Author: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
Published: 9/17/2026, 9:37:32 AM
Categories: Latest News
South Korean police reportedly referred 18 Polymarket users to prosecutors in a gambling probe involving 26 people and $12.7 million in bets.
16. Bitcoin treasuries buy just 5.9K BTC in three months as paper losses linger
Author: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
Published: 9/17/2026, 9:00:31 AM
Categories: Markets
Bitcoin corporate treasuries remained at an unrealized loss on their holdings as the price fell below $80,000 and fresh capital inflows dwindled.
17. BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure
Author: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
Published: 9/17/2026, 5:55:18 AM
Categories: Latest News
The Celsius estate alleges BitMEX wrongfully liquidated and seized 6,360 BTC, worth nearly $490 million, during the March 2020 market crash.