Crypto

Equities, unemployment, job numbers, or manufacturing really have no connection to Bitcoin, argues BlackRock’s head of digital assets. Source link...

BA Labs, an advisor to DeFi lender Sky, says its concerns with Tron founder Justin Sun’s involvement in the custody of the Wrapped Bitcoin token have been addressed and new recommendations will be put to a vote on Oct. 3. ...

MoneyGram’s services have been offline since Sept. 20, with the firm confirming the outage is due to a cybersecurity incident three days later. Source link...

SEC Chair Gary Gensler has taken heat from lawmakers and members of his own agency during a House Financial Services Committee hearing over his handling of crypto regulation in the United States. Source link...

Hoskinson says the Ethereum network is more like a “dictatorship” where Vitalik Buterin exerts too much influence over the development of the decentralized network.  Source link...

The proliferation of institutional Bitcoin custodians creates opportunities for MicroStrategy, according to a Benchmark analyst. Source link...

NEAR extends its 50% gain as user activity, network TVL and a critical network upgrade boost interest in the blockchain. Source link...

The suit alleges that Visa purposely made it difficult for competitors to participate in the payments market.  Source link...

Bank of New York Mellon will not be held to SEC accounting practices for client crypto custody after a review. Source link...

The former head of Alameda Research will serve her sentence in a minimum-security prison.  Source link...