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Binance finance chief Kaiser Ng to leave after five years, Yi He says
Binance's chief financial officer, Kaiser Ng, is leaving the exchange after more than five years, co-CEO Yi He said. Justin Yek, formerly of Airwallex, will replace him.
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XRP, Gram, NEAR and Bitcoin price analysis: outperformers hold their ground
U.Today's 28 September analysis says XRP, Gram, NEAR and Bitcoin remain in bullish structures, with NEAR up over 200% in a month and Gram testing its 200-day average.
THORChain declines Bitget request to blacklist hack addresses
THORChain refused to block wallets tied to the $388m Bitget hack, while Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum is becoming a cryptographic world computer.
Block adds Bitcoin Lightning to x402 payments standard
Block has added Bitcoin Lightning support to the x402 payment standard and joined its foundation, giving the stablecoin-heavy protocol a Bitcoin settlement option.
Bitcoin cash and NEAR lead altcoin rally as crypto market nears $3tn
Bitcoin.com News reports total crypto market cap rose 4% to $2.99tn, with Bitcoin cash up 34% on CME futures news and NEAR up 34% on ETF progress.
Eight AI chatbots predict Bitcoin closing 2026 between $95,000 and $115,000
Bitcoin.com News asked eight leading AI chatbots where Bitcoin will end 2026, and all forecast gains, with targets ranging from $95,000 to $115,000.
Analyst links $18.4m Robinhood Chain memecoin extractions to one operation
Onchain analyst Wazz says a single group extracted at least $18.4m from 53 memecoin launches on Robinhood Chain, with The Block confirming how 10 of them were sniped.
