The post Revolut Hackers Demand $3M in XMR, Give 24 Hours to Pay appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Hackers claiming responsibility for a Revolut data breach are demanding a $3 million ransom in Monero (XMR) and have given the fintech firm 24 hours to pay. The group says it will sell the stolen customer data to other criminals if Revolut refuses to pay.Meanwhile, the Revolut team stated that the company had never received …

The post Chainlink and Litecoin Slip, But This Presale Token Is Eyeing 20x Gains by October appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Chainlink and Litecoin are slipping again, and the whole market is changing direction quickly. Both big utility coins led earlier rallies, yet they are giving back ground while Bitcoin sits near $77,000. Yet every pullback in the large names sends buyers looking at smaller projects that still have a full run ahead of them. One …

The post CLARITY Act Update After Failure: SEC Chair Breaks Silence, Says ‘Stay Tuned’ appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News SEC Chairman Paul Atkins thanked everyone involved in pushing the CLARITY Act forward, across the administration, Congress, investors and innovators, while confirming the SEC will move ahead regardless of the bill’s outcome. “I have been unequivocal: with or without legislation, we will act decisively within the SEC’s statutory authority to deliver certainty for American investors …

The post Hyperliquid Perps to Enter US Market via Kraken; HYPE Up 1.7% appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News In the future, Americans will be able to trade Hyperliquid (HYPE) on-chain perpetual futures through a one-of-a-kind partnership with Kraken crypto exchange. According to a recent announcement by Kraken’s parent company Payward, the partnership leverages Kraken’s regulated operations to bring Hyperliquid trading to US clients. Hyperliquid perpetuals to start trading in the US Notably, Hyperliquid’s …

The post US Bitcoin Reserve Bill Advances, but Odds of 2027 Law Drop to 6% appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The US House Financial Services Committee has voted to advance the unprecedented Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, now known as the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 (H.R. 8957). Despite this development, the odds of the proposal becoming law by 2027 are now as low as 6%, down from a 60% high in December. Source: Polymarket  US …

The post NEAR Protocol Achieves Historic Milestone: Price Surges 7.6% Amid Massive Airdrop appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News NEAR Protocol (NEAR) is the second-best-performing cryptocurrency among the top 30 by market cap in the last 24 hours. The token is up 7.59% to trade at $2.51 following the attainment of the “NEAR@3.33” Milestone. Why is NEAR’s price up today? NEAR Protocol rewards ecosystem growth by airdropping NEAR tokens to eligible users whenever its …

The post Fed Raises Rate by 25 Bps for First Time in 3 Years — Bitcoin Holds $76K appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The U.S. Federal Reserve voted unanimously to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, lifting the target range to 3.75%–4.00%. The move marks the first rate hike in more than three years, reversing the rate cuts seen in late 2025 and putting the Fed back on a tighter policy path. Despite the rate …

The post UK FCA Releases Final Crypto Rules as Applications Open September 30 appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released final guidance for its upcoming cryptoasset regulatory regime, giving firms a clearer view of which activities will need authorization.  The guidance states that the application gateway is open until 30 September and the full regime starts in October 2027. FCA Clarifies Which Crypto Activities Need Authorization The …

The post AVAX Price Faces $7 Test as CLARITY Act Shakes Market appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News AVAX price has taken a hit from the September 15 crypto sell-off, with sentiment around recovering altcoins getting shaken after the U.S. Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in a 49–50 procedural cloture vote, below the 60 votes required. AVAX Price Holds Key $7 Support The reaction has put AVAX back …

The post ‘They’re Not Waiting Anymore’: Evernorth CEO On A Decade-Long Wall Street U-Turn On XRP appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Evernorth CEO Ashish Birla said RLUSD’s expansion on the XRP Ledger is central to deepening liquidity across the network, describing the dollar-backed stablecoin as “paramount” to XRP’s broader ecosystem. He said RLUSD’s share of XRP Ledger supply climbed from roughly 20% to 34%, a jump he called 642% growth. Birla tied that growth directly to …