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Why is Midnight price up 22% as privacy demand grows？

Midnight price has jumped more than 22% in 24 hours to around $0.044 as renewed attention on blockchain privacy, institutional use cases and Midnights enterprise partnerships pushed NIGHT toward its strongest levels in months.　　SummaryMidnight price jumped more than 22% in 24 hours while weekly gains reached roughly 84%.WallStreetBets founder Jaime Rogozinski argued institutions need privacy when moving large amounts of capital onchain.Google Cloud operates Midnight infrastructure while Monument Bank is testing tokenized deposits on the network.Midnight price trades above its upper Bollinger Band as volatility and bullish MACD momentum expand.Midnights immediate resistance sits near $0.045, while $0.038 remains an important pullback reference price level.　　CoinGecko shows NIGHT trading near $0.044 at the latest reading, with the token up roughly 84% over seven days and carrying a market capitalization around $727 million. Trading volume has climbed above $120 million during the same period.　　The rally accelerated after WallStreetBets founder Jaime Rogozinski argued that privacy could become increasingly important as institutions move larger amounts of capital onchain. His comments represent a market view, not evidence that institutions are currently buying NIGHT.　　You might also like:　　Midnight price targets June resistance after 17% surge　　Why is Midnight price rising？　　Rogozinskis argument centers on the transparency of public blockchains. Large

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Crypto loses $768M in worst hack month of 2026

Crypto hacks have caused more than $766 million in gross losses during September, making it the costliest month of 2026 as the Bitget and Liquid Network incidents dominated the total.　　PeckShield reported 55 major security incidents with approximately $766.5 million stolen during the month, while CertiK counted 97 incidents and put losses at $768.4 million. The firms use different tracking methods and did not publish identical incident counts, but their estimates of total stolen value were separated by less than $2 million.　　September‘s figure was far above August. PeckShield had counted 50 major attacks worth roughly $136.3 million during August, according to crypto.news coverage of the previous monthly hack report. CertiK’s dashboard placed August losses at $220.3 million under its own methodology.　　Bitget accounted for the largest September loss　　Bitgets Sept. 24 breach was the biggest single incident included in the September total. The exchange confirmed that approximately $387.5 million in crypto reached attacker-controlled addresses after investigators expanded an initial estimate of $351.6 million.　　The breach affected portions of Bitgets hot and warm wallet infrastructure across Ethereum and other EVM networks, XRP Ledger, Zcash and Tron. Assets involved included ETH, XRP, USDT, USDC, ZEC, BNB, AVAX and TRX. Bitget said its cold wallets and private

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Ripple quietly made Brazil the center of its XRPL tokenization push

Ripples Brazilian foothold spans cross-border payments and securities records in a country Chainalysis ranked first for grassroots crypto adoption.　　Related Company Ripple Financial technology and enterprise blockchain company　　Ripple and CSD BR, a regulated financial market infrastructure operator, announced a first phase on Sept. 29 to mirror ownership records for BTG Pactual investment fund shares on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). CSD BRs systems will remain the official record for registration, deposit, and settlement.　　The announcement follows a Sept. 28 interview in which RippleX executive Markus Infanger told Estadãos E-Investidor that about $2.7 billion of the $6.7 billion in tokenized real-world financial assets he counted on XRPL was in Brazil.　　Related Company Chainalysis Blockchain detective　　That puts roughly 40% of the reported asset value in one country, although the measure reflects assets rather than payment activity.　　Related Asset XRP XRP · $1.49 24-hour change: down 1.38%　　Together, the developments show how Ripples years of expansion have connected it to several parts of Brazils financial system. The opportunity spans institutions moving money, platforms distributing stablecoins, and firms managing investment assets, with different measures of success for each.　　Ripple was building there before the ranking　　Ripple opened its Brazilian office in 2019 and announced XRP-enabled payments with Travelex Bank in August 2022.

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MetaMask Exits Lido Validators Amid Infrastructure ‘Security Incident’

In briefMetaMask is responding to an “ongoing security incident” affecting part of its infrastructure.It is exiting the Ethereum validators it operates in the Lido protocol as a precaution, and has not said whether others are affected.Lido says no action is required from stETH holders, and that returning ETH may take up to 45 days.　　MetaMask is responding to an “ongoing security incident” affecting part of its infrastructure and has begun pulling its Ethereum validators out of the Lido staking protocol as a precaution, the companies said on Wednesday.　　The wallet developer said it had identified “no immediate threat to MetaMask wallets,” and that it was addressing and remediating the issue internally alongside external partners and security advisors. It is exiting affected validators within its non-custodial staking operations, working with clients and partners.　　Security Update: We are responding to a security incident affecting part of our infrastructure.　　At this time, we have identified no immediate threat to MetaMask wallets.　　As a precaution, we are proactively exiting affected validators within our non-custodial staking operations,…　　MetaMask Staking, previously Consensys Staking, runs validators on Lido, the largest liquid staking protocol on Ethereum. Lido disclosed the exits in a security notice posted to its governance forum on Wednesday, describing the cause

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Coins.ph users cant add money from banks after BSP order

Coins.ph users have lost access to incoming InstaPay and PESONet bank transfers after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas partially suspended the payment-network access of its e-money operator, DCPay Philippines.　　BitPinas reported that Philippine Payments Management Inc. notified financial institutions through PPMI Advisory No. 2026-0929-029, which ordered immediate implementation of BSP Monetary Board Resolution No. 839. The restriction applies to DCPays ability to receive money through the two national transfer networks.　　Under the advisory, transfers from external bank accounts or e-wallets into affected Coins.ph peso wallets are rejected when routed through InstaPay or PESONet. The restriction covers incoming person-to-person transfers, incoming InstaPay QR credit transfers and DCPays participation in the InstaPay for Business pilot.　　Coins.ph cash-ins are blocked while cash-outs work　　The regulatory order did not remove DCPays ability to originate outgoing transfers. BitPinas reported that the BSP directive kept DCPay authorized to send funds from Coins.ph wallets to Philippine bank accounts and other e-wallets.　　Coins.ph initially went further than the order itself. An update carried by BitPinas said the platform temporarily stopped all peso cash movements, including cash-outs, while it made technical or operational changes required to implement the restriction. The company expected outbound transfers to resume at 11 a.m. Philippine time on Sept. 30.　　By

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What changes for Bitbank after SBI completes its takeover？

SBI Holdings has completed its takeover of Bitbank, making the Japanese crypto exchange a wholly owned subsidiary after the final share transactions were carried out on Oct. 1.　　SummarySBI Holdings completed its takeover of Bitbank on Oct. 1, making the Japanese crypto exchange a wholly owned subsidiary.Bitbank completed the repurchase of shares held by MIXI and Ceres, closing the final transactions required under the acquisition.SBI VC Trade President Tomohiko Kondo has joined Bitbanks board, while Bitbank CEO Noriyuki Hirosue is set to become an outside director at SBI VC Trade.Bitbank said the ownership change will not affect its existing services, with customers able to continue using the exchange as before.　　According to Bitbanks announcement on Wednesday, the exchange completed the repurchase of shares held by MIXI and Ceres, closing the series of transactions agreed with SBI Holdings earlier this year.　　Bitbank said its existing services will continue without changes following the takeover. Customers can keep using the exchange under the same service arrangements.　　The ownership change follows a multistep transaction that began after SBI and Bitbank entered formal discussions earlier this year. In June, crypto.news previously reported that SBI had signed agreements to fully acquire Bitbank and bring the exchange into its financial group.　　Bitbank

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Japans biggest payment network opens its doors for crypto via Binance Pay

Japanese payment provider PayPay added Binance Pay on Sept. 30, letting eligible overseas visitors pay from their crypto balances at participating offline stores in Japan. Merchants receive the proceeds in Japanese yen.　　Related Company Binance Global crypto exchange　　PayPays launch announcement says the integration runs through HIVEX, a cross-border payment network. For visiting Binance users, funds held in their crypto accounts can cover a yen-denominated purchase, with conversion handled during payment.　　Binance says the feature is exclusively for visitors who have completed its identity verification and is unavailable to Japan residents. Its launch blog sets out that restriction, while PayPay specifically excludes Binance Japan users residing in Japan.　　This visitor-payment launch does not extend the checkout feature to the exchanges domestic customers.　　How visitors pay　　The payment tools sit inside the Binance app. A visitor can show a PayPay payment code for the merchant to scan, or scan a participating merchants PayPay QR code.　　Both modes use the customers Binance balance, so the new payment option works through QR checkouts rather than requiring the merchant to receive crypto.　　Binances Japan visitor FAQ says users can review the exchange rate before confirming. It says it supports more than 100 cryptocurrencies, including USDT, USDC, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB.　　Related Asset Tether

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Stellar (XLM), Near Protocol (NEAR), XRP Rallies Are Ending: 160% in Exchange Deposits

The latest altcoin rally is running into a potentially serious supply problem. Exchange deposits involving altcoins surged roughly 160% in only two weeks, raising the possibility that holders are beginning to lock in profits after Septembers strong performance.　　More pressure might arise　　According to CryptoQuant data, the seven-day number of altcoin deposits reached approximately 78,000 transactions on September 28, compared with 29,800 on September 14. This is the highest reading since October 2025. More importantly, depositing addresses nearly tripled from 17,600 to approximately 51,600, suggesting the increase is broad rather than being caused by several large wallets.　　Source: CoinMarketCap　　That creates an uncomfortable backdrop for some of Septembers strongest performers. Near Protocol (NEAR) is trading around $5.29 after gaining approximately 21.7% over seven days, according to the supplied market data. Stellar (XLM) remains up approximately 9.9% for the week at $0.2236, while XRP trades around $1.48 after its own substantial September advance.　　Is there more to sell？　　The problem is that these rallies created a much larger pool of holders sitting on unrealized profits. Moving tokens onto centralized exchanges does not prove that investors will sell, but it puts those assets immediately within reach of market liquidity.　　CryptoQuant consequently interprets the surge as evidence of increasing potential

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Seven TRON addresses sanctioned over alleged Tren de Aragua ATM attacks

TRON has been pulled into another U.S. sanctions action after the Treasury Department added seven addresses on the network to its sanctions list over an alleged ATM jackpotting operation tied to Tren de Aragua.　　SummarySeven TRON addresses that received about $6.1 million were added to the U.S. sanctions list over an alleged Tren de Aragua ATM jackpotting operation.All seven addresses were hosted by a centralized crypto exchange, potentially allowing the underlying accounts and connected activity to be identified.U.S. authorities reported $40.73 million in losses across more than 1,500 alleged Tren de Aragua jackpotting attacks as of August 2025.Funds from the sanctioned TRON addresses were sent to other wallets associated with Tren de Aragua, with another connected network receiving about $35 million.　　According to TRM Labs, the seven TRON addresses received approximately $6.1 million in total inflows since March 2022. The blockchain intelligence firm cautioned that not all of the funds were necessarily connected to the alleged ATM scheme.　　The addresses were added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List as the U.S. Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned eight individuals and two Mexico based companies over the operation. A separate Tren de Aragua leader accused by Treasury of involvement in

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Crypto hardware wallets compared for 2026

A hardware wallet is a device designed to protect the private keys used to approve cryptocurrency transactions. In plain terms, your crypto remains on the blockchain, while a hardware wallet holds the keys that let you access it.　　The main differences between wallets are which coins they support, how they connect to your phone or computer, and how you check and approve a transaction. This guide explains those differences and what they mean when choosing a wallet.　　How we assessed these wallets　　Cointelegraph tested Trezor Safe 7, Ledger Stax, Flex, Nano Gen5, Nano X, Nano S Plus and Coinkites Opendime. Testing used smartphones and computers running both Linux and macOS operating systems, with both third-party and official software. The Opendime was used as cold storage; the others were used to test both simple transactions and decentralized application interactions. All the other models covered in the article were reviewed based on publicly available information alone.　　The review units were supplied to the author of the article free of charge by Ledger, Trezor and Coinkite at our request to be able to review the devices. No compensation or promise of positive coverage was made to any of the companies.　　What hardware wallets protect　　A hardware wallet keeps transaction

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