Kraken said customer withdrawals were delayed after it identified the cause of the issue, while its status page showed 23 funding services in a degraded state and deposits on more than 20 blockchain networks remained suspended.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies said it bought 28,086 ETH last week, lifting its holdings to 5.93 million ETH and bringing the company close to its stated target of owning 5% of Ethereum's supply.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki submitted a cryptocurrency bill to parliament, proposing investor-warning requirements, limits on account-freeze extensions, and state compensation for wrongful action amid an ongoing dispute with the government over crypto regulation.

Matter Labs said it has open-sourced the permission engine for Prividium, its distributed ledger technology platform, as the system undergoes testing by the German Federal Bank.

European natural gas prices climbed to a three-year high as storage levels lag seasonal norms, LNG competition intensifies, and Middle East tensions add to supply concerns, pushing power prices higher across the region.

CrowdStrike said the disruption of the Sality botnet cut off new malware delivery, but infected machines can still run address-swapping malware that redirects crypto payments, even after a multinational law-enforcement operation announced by the U.S. Justice Department.

Bitcoin Core developers said community members and donors raised concerns about AI-related security readiness and the project’s use of AI tools for code review, testing, and troubleshooting during a weekly meeting last Thursday.

Mexican authorities are investigating whether suspects killed a rock band member and his family while searching for a Bitcoin cold wallet, in a case that highlights rising real-world threats targeting digital asset holders.

Vitol CEO Russell Hardy said global diesel supplies are likely to remain severely constrained through the end of winter as refining capacity limits, Russia's export ban, Middle East disruptions, and seasonal demand keep the market under pressure.

US long Treasury bonds posted their worst decade since 1803 through August 2026, while US spot Bitcoin funds recorded strong weekly inflows, highlighting how higher yields and rate expectations are reshaping investor positioning.