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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR Optimism has released op-batcher v1.17.0. The project labels it a required upgrade for batcher operators. It adds Glamsterdam compatibility, security updates and configurable AltDA limits. Optimism has published a new batcher release, and this is not one operators can casually ignore. op-batcher v1.17.0 is marked as a required release for operators running the batching infrastructure used by OP Stack chains. The update includes compatibility work for Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade, security changes and configurable limits around alternative data availability. It also removes one structured-log field. Why The…

Kalshi has filed to offer perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks, joining Coinbase in a push to bring crypto-style derivatives to traditional equity markets.The prediction market filed the proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission and submitted it to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for approval on Friday. The CFTC has yet to approve the proposal.The proposed contracts would have no preset expiration date and would use periodic funding payments between long and short positions to keep their prices aligned with the underlying stocks. Kalshi said the contracts would be treated as security futures products and…

The new ASSX fund offers 2x daily exposure to Strive shares, giving traders a leveraged way to bet on the Bitcoin treasury company.

Bitcoin News Sakamoto Nashi · September 20, 2026 · 4 min read VanEck went after Metaplanet. Hard. The investment management firm publicly called out the Japanese Bitcoin treasury company’s executive pay structure, rating it flat-out “Bad” in a new report covering the 10 largest Digital Asset Treasury companies worldwide. The report isn’t a vague warning. VanEck ran a direct analysis of executive compensation across all ten firms and singled out Metaplanet for a specific, measurable problem: a 14.7% option pool that, when fully exercised, could meaningfully water down existing shareholders’ stakes. In plain terms, every time those options convert into…

Tampa, USA, September 18th, 2026, Chainwire SwapToZEC.com provides crypto-to-crypto exchanges across 20 digital assets, enabling users to convert Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and other supported cryptocurrencies into Zcash or another preferred coin. SwapToZEC.com, a cryptocurrency swap platform, has outlined its support for 380 crypto-to-crypto conversion routes across 20 digital assets. The platform allows users to swap supported cryptocurrencies into Zcash (ZEC) or exchange one cryptocurrency for another, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Monero (XMR), and stablecoins. SwapToZEC.com serves two primary cryptocurrency conversion needs: exchanging existing digital assets for Zcash and converting between other supported cryptocurrencies. For example, users can exchange Bitcoin…

Industry recognition highlights AML RightSource’s expertise in helping organizations navigate evolving crypto and digital asset regulations HIGHLAND HILLS, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AML RightSource, a global expert solutions provider of financial crime compliance managed services and advisory solutions, has been recognized by CobraSight with a 2026 Crypto & Digital Assets Growth Partner Award in the Licensing & Compliance category. The award recognizes firms that demonstrate deep expertise, specialization, and experience supporting organizations operating within the digital asset ecosystem. As digital assets continue to move further into the financial mainstream, organizations face an increasingly complex regulatory environment. New and evolving…

Willemstad, Curacao, September 17th, 2026, PlayNewswire 1win, a leading crypto casino and betting platform, is introducing Provably Fair technology that lets crypto players independently verify game fairness. The technology becomes available on Coin Flip and Dice on September 17, 2026, and will expand to more of 1win’s crypto games in the coming months. Provably Fair is a cryptographic system widely used in crypto-native gaming. Its core principle is simple. Before a round begins, the platform commits to the data used to determine the result. This commitment is cryptographically secured, as the server automatically records the original game input after a…

The Celsius bankruptcy estate sued five BitMEX-linked companies, alleging fraud, market manipulation and wrongful liquidations during the March 2020 market crash. The complaint was filed on Sept. 12 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York by Celsius entities acting through estate representative Blockchain Recovery Investment Consortium (BRIC). Defendants include HDR Global Trading, ABS Global Trading, Shine Effort, 100x Holdings and HDR Global Services.The estate alleged that BitMEX wrongfully liquidated and seized 1,325.84 BTC in collateral from Celsius on March 12, 2020, and 5,034.33 BTC from investment fund JST the following day. JST subsequently assigned the related…

Meme coin launchpads accounted for roughly 82% of the $410.8 million in decentralized exchange volume that Circle’s Arc network cleared on its first day of public mainnet. Circle built Arc for financial markets, real-time money movement, and agentic economic activity. Instead, speculative traders set the tone on the first day. Circle Pitched Institutions Meme Coin Traders Showed Up First Arc is an open Layer 1 network built by Circle, the issuer of USDC (USDC). The company marketed Arc as an “economic operating system” for the internet. Its founding validator set includes BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard, DTCC, and ICE. More than 100…

Solana treasury company DeFi Development Corp. has opened an at-the-market program for up to 30 million CHAD preferred shares, creating an optional financing channel that could support further SOL purchases alongside other corporate uses. Related ReadingSolana treasury company shutters its SOL accelerator as a $27 million quarterly reversal forces deep cuts CHAD is variable-rate perpetual preferred stock. Its $10 stated amount is the base used to calculate dividends; the security’s market price and eventual sale prices can differ. Multiplying that stated amount by the program’s 30 million-share limit gives $300 million of aggregate stated amount. Cash proceeds will depend on…