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Japanese police announced, in coordination with multinational investigative agencies including those in the U.S., that a North Korean cyber group known as WaterPlum was found to have stolen large amounts of crypto assets worldwide by posing as headhunters. According to KBS News, Japan’s National Police Agency said WaterPlum siphoned off 1.7 billion yen ($11.5 million) in crypto assets in 7,000 cases across more than 100 countries and regions, including Japan, from December through July.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $78,000. BTC is trading at $78,030.26 on the Binance USDT market.

Global meme coin-focused layer-one project Memecore (M) said on X that Hyundai Motor will take part in its MAGICORE event this month. Memecore said Hyundai plans to present its "Progress for Humanity" vision at the event.

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced it has placed D, the token of Dar Open Network, and HOOK, the token of Hooked Protocol, on its delisting watchlist. The exchange said the designation followed a comprehensive review of each project’s business status and key initiatives, and it determined that the tokens lacked utility or showed weak business performance in multiple areas.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority plans to launch a wholesale central bank digital currency for interbank settlements by the end of this year as part of Project Ensemble TX, Ledger Insights reported. The wCBDC is intended to support 24-hour settlement of tokenized deposit transactions, including settlement for tokenized government bonds.

Hanwha Financial affiliates, including Hanwha Life and Hanwha Asset Management, are expanding cooperation with financial institutions in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in digital finance areas including stablecoins. Hanwha Life said today it signed a partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office at the Abu Dhabi Investment Forum (ADIF) held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Seoul on Sept. 16, according to The Korea Economic Daily. The two sides plan to focus their cooperation on three areas: building a digital finance ecosystem, strengthening links between South Korea and Abu Dhabi in financial and capital markets, and digital banking.

Whale inflows of XRP to Binance have reached their highest level in six months, according to an analysis by on-chain data platform Arab Chain. Over the past 30 days, about 1.6 billion XRP flowed from whale addresses to Binance, the largest amount since March. Rising exchange inflows can be interpreted as a factor that increases potential selling pressure.

South Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb said they will delist ICON (ICX) at 6:00 a.m. UTC on Oct. 19.

Hyperliquid announced on X that it has launched a manual borrowing feature for portfolio margin. Built on its existing HyperCore infrastructure, the feature lets users post HYPE and BTC as collateral and borrow USDC or USDT. Borrowers pay interest on USDC and USDT, while users supplying those assets can earn interest.

South Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb announced on their official websites that they have extended the delisting watchlist period for ZIL and MANTRA.

Bitcoin’s monthly chart has produced a golden cross in the Fisher Transform indicator, marking the fourth bottom signal in history, on-chain analyst Willy Woo said on X. Woo added the signal does not necessarily indicate an immediate trend reversal or buying opportunity. Price could move sideways for a period before continuing its existing trend, and there have also been cases in bull markets where the Fisher Transform turned back to a golden cross after first forming a dead cross.

Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at asset manager VanEck, said Bitcoin could reach $100,000 next year. In an interview with CNBC, Sigel said Bitcoin’s volatility has fallen by about 50% from four years ago, while excessive government debt and persistent fiscal concerns are supporting the price. He added policymakers are unlikely to fix an unsustainable fiscal structure in the short term, and if liquidity conditions ease further, Bitcoin’s uptrend could strengthen. Sigel also said institutions ranging from investment advisory firms to sovereign wealth funds are buying Bitcoin, while the options market is showing a higher premium for put options than for call options. He added short covering tied to the U.S. Treasury’s bond buyback program is also affecting the market.

According to Dune data, cumulative UNI burns have reached about 112 million, equal to 11.2% of the token’s maximum supply. On Sept. 4 alone, about 184,000 UNI worth $1.564 million was burned.

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend LUNA2 withdrawals from 9:00 a.m. UTC on Sept. 21 due to a LUNA2 network upgrade.

Charles Schwab said a U.S. House Financial Services Committee vote advancing a strategic Bitcoin reserve bill could mark an important first step toward establishing a legal framework, Bitcoin Magazine reported. On Sept. 16, the committee passed the Reserve Modernization Act (H.R. 8957), which would formalize a strategic Bitcoin reserve, by a 28-21 vote. The bill would place Bitcoin obtained by the federal government through seizures and similar means into a strategic reserve managed by the Treasury Department. To become law, the measure must still pass the full House and the Senate before being signed by President Donald Trump.

Ethereum developers have warned of a potential attack that could disrupt block production on Sepolia during testing for Glamsterdam, CoinDesk reported. According to the report, a hacker could use freely available testnet ETH and a one-time builder identity to win Sepolia block bids and then refuse to submit real transaction data. Such an attack would not affect funds on the Ethereum mainnet, but it could disrupt testing of Glamsterdam infrastructure and related features. The public Sepolia test is scheduled to begin on Oct. 6, while Hoodi testing is tentatively planned for Oct. 27. The timing of the mainnet rollout has not yet been finalized.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said on X there is no need to view blockchain as something banks should fear or be protected from, adding that it is an open technology anyone can use, including banks, and a way to transfer value faster, more cheaply and more easily.

An anonymous whale beginning with “bc1py” deposited 1,651.82 BTC into Kraken, worth about $126.69 million, according to Arkham. The BTC was withdrawn from Kraken in April, later moved through two newly created wallets, and then deposited back to the exchange. Estimated realized profit was put at about $15.21 million.

Across Protocol said it will gradually wind down operations for the ACX token and shift its operating structure to a newly established Across entity. ACX will lose all governance, utility and economic value starting Jan. 8, 2027, and holders must complete the redemption process before that date. Under the plan, ACX holders can choose either company equity or redemption in USDC on a one-to-one basis, with each ACX valued at $0.04375. In principle, applicants must hold at least 250,000 ACX, allocations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis, applicants must complete know-your-customer checks, and U.S. applicants must also meet accredited investor requirements.

ZEC may be following a path similar to Bitcoin’s 2017 rally, well-known crypto trader Ansem said, after ZEC rose from $300 to $1,500. Ansem said ZEC’s current trajectory resembles the stage when Bitcoin surged from $1,000 to $20,000 in 2017, and on that basis projected ZEC would maintain strong momentum this year and next year.

Shareholders in publicly listed companies holding cryptocurrency reserves have amassed about $50 billion in losses as the sector’s weak stock performance continues, Bloomberg reported. The fully diluted market capitalization of listed companies invested in BTC and ETH now stands at about $90 billion, down roughly 40% from its peak. Shares of Solana treasury company SkyAI have fallen about 90% since it completed fundraising for a business transition in August 2025. Metaplanet shares have dropped 84% from their June 2025 peak after the company made BTC a core asset. As investors raised criticism over management incentives and share dilution, the company decided to cancel some warrant agreements and redesign its compensation plan. Bloomberg said falling share prices are prompting retail and institutional investors to step up scrutiny of employee compensation, equity incentives and related-party transactions at the companies.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs posted about $39.24 million in net outflows on Sept. 17, marking a third straight trading day of net withdrawals, according to Farside Investors and SoSoValue. - BlackRock ETHA: -$42.86 million - Fidelity FETH: +$1.83 million - VanEck ETHV: +$1.79 million

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $159.45 million in net inflows on Sept. 17, according to SoSoValue, marking a return to net inflows after one day. - BlackRock IBIT: +$183.66 million - Fidelity FBTC: -$16.64 million - VanEck HODL: -$7.57 million

UNI has risen by 3.57% in the past five minutes on the COINNESS market. Currently, UNI is trading at $8.82.

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend WLD deposits and withdrawals starting at 9:00 a.m. UTC on Sept. 21 to support the Worldcoin network upgrade.