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  <item><title>Bitcoin falls to $83,000 while altcoins unwind Friday&#39;s rally</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/bitcoin-falls-to-83-000-while-altcoins-unwind-friday-s-rally</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/bitcoin-falls-to-83-000-while-altcoins-unwind-friday-s-rally</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:09:24 GMT</pubDate><description>Bitcoin fell 1.7% to $83,000, though the CoinDesk 100 dropped 2.6% as Friday&#39;s biggest gainers reversed and oil climbed back above $100.</description></item>
  <item><title>California Bans Public Officials From Issuing Meme Coins Under New Newsom Law</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/california-bans-public-officials-from-issuing-meme-coins-under-new-new</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/california-bans-public-officials-from-issuing-meme-coins-under-new-new</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:08:30 GMT</pubDate><description>Governor Gavin Newsom’s legislation bars public officials from issuing meme coins and exchanges from listing tokens tied to politicians.</description></item>
  <item><title>Evernorth’s XRP buying power could shrink if SPAC shareholders redeem this week</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/evernorth-s-xrp-buying-power-could-shrink-if-spac-shareholders-redeem-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/evernorth-s-xrp-buying-power-could-shrink-if-spac-shareholders-redeem-</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:08:01 GMT</pubDate><description>Armada’s August trust balance and a conditional note show possible funding, but redemptions and spending choices will decide any new token purchases. The post Evernorth’s XRP buying power could shrink</description></item>
  <item><title>Crypto-friendly institution Franklin Templeton brings its tokenized collateral service to Bybit</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/crypto-friendly-institution-franklin-templeton-brings-its-tokenized-co</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/crypto-friendly-institution-franklin-templeton-brings-its-tokenized-co</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:07:28 GMT</pubDate><description>Franklin Templeton’s tokenized money market shares can be used as collateral for USDT or USDC trading credit lines on Bybit while earning yield on the underlying assets.</description></item>
  <item><title>Bitget resumes Bitcoin withdrawals as hacker swaps ETH via THORChain</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/bitget-resumes-bitcoin-withdrawals-as-hacker-swaps-eth-via-thorchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/bitget-resumes-bitcoin-withdrawals-as-hacker-swaps-eth-via-thorchain</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:06:19 GMT</pubDate><description>Ether withdrawals are scheduled to return Tuesday and USDt on Wednesday as Bitget restores services following last week’s $388 million hack.</description></item>
  <item><title>Ethereum’s next scaling leap may come from making everyone stop doing the same work</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/ethereum-s-next-scaling-leap-may-come-from-making-everyone-stop-doing-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/ethereum-s-next-scaling-leap-may-come-from-making-everyone-stop-doing-</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:05:50 GMT</pubDate><description>Cheaper proofs could widen verification while builders and provers still need the data to keep blocks and rollups moving. The post Ethereum’s next scaling leap may come from making everyone stop doing</description></item>
  <item><title>Traders aren&#39;t panicking yet despite cooling crypto sentiment</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/traders-aren-t-panicking-yet-despite-cooling-crypto-sentiment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/traders-aren-t-panicking-yet-despite-cooling-crypto-sentiment</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:11:22 GMT</pubDate><description>Your day-ahead look for Sept. 28, 2026</description></item>
  <item><title>Bitwise NEAR ETF Clears Listing and Registration Hurdles</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/bitwise-near-etf-clears-listing-and-registration-hurdles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/bitwise-near-etf-clears-listing-and-registration-hurdles</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:10:54 GMT</pubDate><description>The NRR product plans to stake its NEAR holdings, with a 0.75% annual management fee and a separate charge on staking rewards.</description></item>
  <item><title>Morning Minute: SEC Clears Token Buybacks for Crypto Networks</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/morning-minute-sec-clears-token-buybacks-for-crypto-networks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/morning-minute-sec-clears-token-buybacks-for-crypto-networks</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:10:03 GMT</pubDate><description>The Gary Gensler era is long gone and now the SEC is providing clarity on what crypto protocols can and can’t do with their tokens.</description></item>
  <item><title>Franklin Templeton Fund Shares Become Bybit Trading Collateral</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/franklin-templeton-fund-shares-become-bybit-trading-collateral</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/franklin-templeton-fund-shares-become-bybit-trading-collateral</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:09:28 GMT</pubDate><description>Eligible clients can pledge Benji-issued money market fund shares for USDT or USDC credit lines while the shares stay in custody and keep paying yield. Franklin ran the same structure with Binance in </description></item>
  <item><title>THORChain rejects Bitget request to block hacker as $6 million moves to bitcoin</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/thorchain-rejects-bitget-request-to-block-hacker-as-6-million-moves-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/thorchain-rejects-bitget-request-to-block-hacker-as-6-million-moves-to</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:06:22 GMT</pubDate><description>CoinDesk found 27 successful swaps moving about 2,390 ETH into 75.2 BTC, even as Bitget urged THORChain to stop serving addresses tied to the $387.5 million theft.</description></item>
  <item><title>Ondo Perps Adds Spot Trading for 12 Tokenized Stocks and ETFs</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/ondo-perps-adds-spot-trading-for-12-tokenized-stocks-and-etfs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/ondo-perps-adds-spot-trading-for-12-tokenized-stocks-and-etfs</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:05:39 GMT</pubDate><description>Traders can use purchased tokens as collateral for short perpetual positions. The venue is waiving spot trading fees for the first 30 days.</description></item>
  <item><title>Tether is a ‘lifeline’ for Iranian regime, Senate Dems say in new report</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/tether-is-a-lifeline-for-iranian-regime-senate-dems-say-in-new-report</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/tether-is-a-lifeline-for-iranian-regime-senate-dems-say-in-new-report</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:39:12 GMT</pubDate><description>Democrats on the Senate&#39;s Permanent Subcommittee on Intelligence published a report alleging that USDT had become a key tool for the Iranian government.</description></item>
  <item><title>The restaking gold rush is over, and top protocols are barely making a profit</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/the-restaking-gold-rush-is-over-and-top-protocols-are-barely-making-a-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/the-restaking-gold-rush-is-over-and-top-protocols-are-barely-making-a-</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:38:11 GMT</pubDate><description>As restaking yields dried up and smart-contract risks mounted, Ethereum&#39;s top liquid restaking protocol walked away from its core business to build a crypto neobank instead.</description></item>
  <item><title>Vitalik Buterin Outlines Cryptographic World Computer Plan for Ethereum</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/vitalik-buterin-outlines-cryptographic-world-computer-plan-for-ethereu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/vitalik-buterin-outlines-cryptographic-world-computer-plan-for-ethereu</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:37:28 GMT</pubDate><description>Hegota will be Ethereum s last normal fork, he argues, with everything after built on recursive STARKs and formal verification.</description></item>
  <item><title>Russia lets crypto exchanges apply October 5 but even Bitcoin lacks final retail clearance</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/russia-lets-crypto-exchanges-apply-october-5-but-even-bitcoin-lacks-fi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/russia-lets-crypto-exchanges-apply-october-5-but-even-bitcoin-lacks-fi</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:36:04 GMT</pubDate><description>Applications can begin under the new rules, while firms still need Bank of Russia decisions and retail asset eligibility remains separate. The post Russia lets crypto exchanges apply October 5 but eve</description></item>
  <item><title>Dune Flags Yield Shortfall at Tokenized Money Funds</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/dune-flags-yield-shortfall-at-tokenized-money-funds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/dune-flags-yield-shortfall-at-tokenized-money-funds</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:34:00 GMT</pubDate><description>WisdomTree’s Treasury money fund trailed its T-bill benchmark by 15 basis points over a year. Issuer disclosures show how expenses and liquidity terms affect returns.</description></item>
  <item><title>Crypto PAC spends $11M to oppose Sherrod Brown in Ohio</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/crypto-pac-spends-11m-to-oppose-sherrod-brown-in-ohio</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/crypto-pac-spends-11m-to-oppose-sherrod-brown-in-ohio</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:33:17 GMT</pubDate><description>Fairshake pledged an initial $30 million on media opposing the Democratic candidate in Ohio’s Senate race in what some see as a repeat of spending by the crypto industry in 2024.</description></item>
  <item><title>USDT grew on Ethereum through 2024, but smart contract holdings stalled, BIS data show</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/usdt-grew-on-ethereum-through-2024-but-smart-contract-holdings-stalled-17591</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/usdt-grew-on-ethereum-through-2024-but-smart-contract-holdings-stalled-17591</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:03:37 GMT</pubDate><description>Ethereum&#39;s historical contract-held share fell as issuance expanded, while Tron&#39;s hovered near 1% in the study. The post USDT grew on Ethereum through 2024, but smart contract holdings stalled, BIS da</description></item>
  <item><title>Tether Says It Helped Freeze Nearly $550 Million in Iran-Linked USDT</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/tether-says-it-helped-freeze-nearly-550-million-in-iran-linked-usdt-60582</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/tether-says-it-helped-freeze-nearly-550-million-in-iran-linked-usdt-60582</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:02:27 GMT</pubDate><description>A Senate minority report released the same day found USDT dominated activity in 84% of 846 Iran- and proxy-linked wallets it studied.</description></item>
  <item><title>Months After the $292M Kelp Hack, Chainlink Lets Institutions Add Their Own Bridge Checks</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/months-after-the-292m-kelp-hack-chainlink-lets-institutions-add-their--04880</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/months-after-the-292m-kelp-hack-chainlink-lets-institutions-add-their--04880</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:01:06 GMT</pubDate><description>Chainlink s CCIP 2.0 lets banks run their own security checks on cross-chain transfers, five months after a rival s setup lost $292 million to hackers.</description></item>
  <item><title>Goldman Sachs brings $100 billion Treasury fund into crypto’s institutional plumbing</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/goldman-sachs-brings-100-billion-treasury-fund-into-crypto-s-instituti-26183</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/goldman-sachs-brings-100-billion-treasury-fund-into-crypto-s-instituti-26183</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:00:23 GMT</pubDate><description>The bank is bringing its roughly $100 billion Treasury fund to institutional crypto firms without creating a tokenized version of it.</description></item>
  <item><title>Compound Foundation Denies V2 Reserve Misuse Allegation</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/compound-foundation-denies-v2-reserve-misuse-allegation-52088</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/compound-foundation-denies-v2-reserve-misuse-allegation-52088</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:57:26 GMT</pubDate><description>Records show 344,780 COMP increased the Foundation’s voting power before a $52 million V4 budget vote. The proposal had enough support to pass without those tokens.</description></item>
  <item><title>Bybit accepts Franklin Templeton tokenized funds as trading collateral</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/bybit-accepts-franklin-templeton-tokenized-funds-as-trading-collateral-26084</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/bybit-accepts-franklin-templeton-tokenized-funds-as-trading-collateral-26084</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:57:06 GMT</pubDate><description>Eligible institutions can pledge Benji-issued fund shares for stablecoin credit lines while keeping the underlying assets in off-exchange custody.</description></item>
  <item><title>USDT grew on Ethereum through 2024, but smart contract holdings stalled, BIS data show</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/usdt-grew-on-ethereum-through-2024-but-smart-contract-holdings-stalled</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/usdt-grew-on-ethereum-through-2024-but-smart-contract-holdings-stalled</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:20:32 GMT</pubDate><description>Ethereum&#39;s historical contract-held share fell as issuance expanded, while Tron&#39;s hovered near 1% in the study. The post USDT grew on Ethereum through 2024, but smart contract holdings stalled, BIS da</description></item>
  <item><title>Tether Says It Helped Freeze Nearly $550 Million in Iran-Linked USDT</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/tether-says-it-helped-freeze-nearly-550-million-in-iran-linked-usdt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/tether-says-it-helped-freeze-nearly-550-million-in-iran-linked-usdt</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:20:22 GMT</pubDate><description>A Senate minority report released the same day found USDT dominated activity in 84% of 846 Iran- and proxy-linked wallets it studied.</description></item>
  <item><title>Months After the $292M Kelp Hack, Chainlink Lets Institutions Add Their Own Bridge Checks</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/months-after-the-292m-kelp-hack-chainlink-lets-institutions-add-their-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/months-after-the-292m-kelp-hack-chainlink-lets-institutions-add-their-</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:19:57 GMT</pubDate><description>Chainlink s CCIP 2.0 lets banks run their own security checks on cross-chain transfers, five months after a rival s setup lost $292 million to hackers.</description></item>
  <item><title>Goldman Sachs brings $100 billion Treasury fund into crypto’s institutional plumbing</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/goldman-sachs-brings-100-billion-treasury-fund-into-crypto-s-instituti</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/goldman-sachs-brings-100-billion-treasury-fund-into-crypto-s-instituti</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:19:07 GMT</pubDate><description>The bank is bringing its roughly $100 billion Treasury fund to institutional crypto firms without creating a tokenized version of it.</description></item>
  <item><title>Compound Foundation Denies V2 Reserve Misuse Allegation</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/compound-foundation-denies-v2-reserve-misuse-allegation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/compound-foundation-denies-v2-reserve-misuse-allegation</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:18:47 GMT</pubDate><description>Records show 344,780 COMP increased the Foundation’s voting power before a $52 million V4 budget vote. The proposal had enough support to pass without those tokens.</description></item>
  <item><title>Bybit accepts Franklin Templeton tokenized funds as trading collateral</title><link>https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/bybit-accepts-franklin-templeton-tokenized-funds-as-trading-collateral</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cross-chain-bridge-news.srv1195681.hstgr.cloud/article/bybit-accepts-franklin-templeton-tokenized-funds-as-trading-collateral</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:18:19 GMT</pubDate><description>Eligible institutions can pledge Benji-issued fund shares for stablecoin credit lines while keeping the underlying assets in off-exchange custody.</description></item>
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