Ethereum confirms Glamsterdam dates, but warns 'fake' builders could stall the chain
Free test ether lets fake builders outbid rivals and withhold transaction payloads, while client teams get half the usual review time before Sepolia.
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Free test ether lets fake builders outbid rivals and withhold transaction payloads, while client teams get half the usual review time before Sepolia.

Input Output warned users to avoid its YouTube channel after a suspected hijack aired a fake Charles Hoskinson crypto giveaway livestream.

The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Friday to 1.25%, its highest level in 31 years, as policymakers respond to persistent inflation and continued weakness in the Japanese yen. The BOJ said the rate hike was necessary as rising import costs and energy prices increase the risk that inflation could remain above its 2% target.
Ether funds shed money for a third straight session even as the token rose, while every major gained and zcash extended its run.

XRP Ledger 3.4.0 adds LendingProtocolV1_1, closed-ended vaults, cash-basis accounting and a bundled protocol-fix amendment for servers.

Input Output Group told users to avoid its YouTube channel after it began livestreaming a suspected AI-manipulated Charles Hoskinson video promising to “double your wealth.”

Bitcoin is sitting just under ,500 right now, and the move higher tracks almost perfectly with a recovery in US equities after the Federal Reserve raised

"By the time the crowd feels safe again, you may already be looking at XRP from behind," one popular analyst stated.

Closed-ended vaults would bar withdrawals during fixed investment terms and count interest only when paid, but activation and XRP-denominated use remain unproven.

U.S. Treasury sanctioned Iranian exchange BitBank, alleging it moved hundreds of millions in Bitcoin to the IRGC through a Zanjani-linked network.
A countdown has been running on the validated XRP Ledger since September 15: the BatchV1_1 batch amendment activates on September 29, 2026 at 14:06:41 UTC. For most XRP holders nothing changes, for anyone running a node of their own it is a deadline with clear consequences.

XRPL's AI integration could turn agent activity into a new source of network demand.
The yen declined after the BOJ hiked rates to the highest level in 31 years.

Decentralized credit protocol Ducat integrates with the TRON network. This strategic alliance aims to expand the reach of UNIT, its Bitcoin-backed stablecoin. Through this deployment, the platform enables wUNIT (the TRC-20 version of the asset) and adopts USDT as the primary settlement asset within its decentralized financial architecture. .

US Treasury says the Iranian exchange processed payments received through Iran's Strait of Hormuz maritime scheme and helped move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC.