Key Points Hoskinson UN speech October 2, 2026: 35 minutes at UN headquarters arguing that blockchain is the only tool that can regulate exponential technologies at the speed they move. ▶ Charles Hoskinson delivered a 35-minute address at UN headquarters…
IBM and THG Partner to Bring Know Your Agent Identity to IBM Cloud via Hedera Blockchain
Key Points Know Your Agent: IBM and THG partner to bring verifiable AI agent identity to IBM Cloud Catalog via Hedera. The first commercial Hedera-based enterprise app on a major cloud marketplace. ▶ On September 23, 2026, The Hashgraph Group…
Quantum Blockchain Patent 12756574 Expected October 6: What the ASIC UltraBoost SHA-256 Patent Actually Does
Key Points Quantum Blockchain blockchain patent update: ASIC UltraBoost US patent 12756574 expected October 6. SHA-256 efficiency technology targeting Bitcoin ASIC manufacturers for licensing. ▶ Quantum Blockchain Technologies (AIM: QBT) expects US Patent 12756574 to be formally granted on October…
Bitget Hack Update: Loss Raised to $387.5M, Attack Method Confirmed, Withdrawals Live
Key Points Bitget hack update September 28: loss raised to $387.5M, attack method confirmed, BTC withdrawals live, THORChain dispute, $343M still in attacker wallets. ▶ Loss revised to $387.5 million and up from $351.6M and after investigators identified additional stolen…
Midnight Hoskinson: Will Be Bigger Than Zcash, Japan Still Pending, Beta Live
Key Points Hoskinson says Midnight will be bigger than Zcash. Midnight is in beta. NIGHT is up 20% in a week. Japan announcement still pending. GBA DC keynote just happened. ▶ On September 28, 2026, Hoskinson posted: “Midnight will be…
Bitget Hack: $351M Stolen, Lazarus Group Suspected, User Funds Covered
Key Points Bitget hack: $351.6 million stolen from hot wallets on September 24, 2026. Lazarus Group suspected. User Protection Fund covers the loss. ▶ Bitget confirmed the Bitget hack on September 25, 2026: attackers drained $351.6 million from hot wallets…
Ondo Finance Just Connected Tokenized Funds to DTCC’s 85% of US Mutual Fund Infrastructure. Here Is What That Means.
Key Points ▶ Ondo Finance’s subsidiary Oasis Pro Markets became the first tokenization platform to join DTCC’s Fund/SERV network on September 16, 2026. ▶ Fund/SERV processes more than 85% of US mutual fund transaction activity, connecting fund companies, wealth management…
Hoskinson Keynotes Washington DC Crypto Summit (GBA) With World Bank, SEC and UN on September 30
Key Points ▶ Charles Hoskinson keynotes the Government Blockchain Association Future of Money, Governance and the Law 2026 summit at the National Press Club in Washington DC on September 30, 2026. ▶ He also participates in a Capitol Hill Roundtable…
USDC Has Nearly Halved USDT’s Lead in Five Years. Here Is What the Data Actually Shows
TL;DR ▶ The total stablecoin market has grown from $27 billion at end-2020 to $303 billion in September 2026, a nearly 12x increase in five years. ▶ USDT still leads globally at 59% of total stablecoin supply ($183B) but its…
A Hacker Stole $7.8M in rsETH. A Bot Named Yoink Stole It Back First and Hacker went back with $0
TL;DR ▶ On September 15, 2026, an attacker exploited a flaw in a Gnosis Safe wallet on Ethereum and attempted to drain 2,900 rsETH worth approximately $7.8 million. ▶ The attacker made one critical mistake: they broadcast the exploit transaction…