Kadim Lahcen Nadime

Editor-in-Chief @0xKaaL (he/him)

K.L. Nadime (publishing as 0xKaaL) is a Ph.D. researcher focused on blockchain and decentralized ledger technology for supply chain management and Industry 4.0 systems; market analyst covering digital assets since 2020; DeFi strategist, zero-knowledge proofs specialist, smart contract developer, and contributor to multiple crypto and blockchain research collectives.

Posts by Kadim Lahcen Nadime

Lloyds and Visa Settle $750,000 in USDC in Under an Hour

Lloyds and Visa completed a seven-day USDC pilot, moving $750,000 in obligations in under an hour, including weekends. Costs and rollout remain undisclosed.

Kadim

October 1, 2026
6 min read

Lloyds Banking Group Visa USDC +4

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Robinhood Starts U.S. Crypto Perps Rollout With 10x Bitcoin Leverage

Robinhood says U.S. crypto perps are rolling out with up to 10x BTC and ETH leverage. Fees apply to full exposure, and access remains staged.

Kadim

October 1, 2026
6 min read

Robinhood Bitcoin Ethereum +4

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Perpetual Futures Crypto Derivatives Bitstamp U.S. Crypto
DogeOS Opens Dogecoin Testnet for DeFi Apps With DOGE Fees

DogeOS opened its Dogecoin public testnet with DOGE fees and Ethereum-compatible tools. Lending and stablecoin teams are building, but mainnet timing remains unset.

Kadim

October 1, 2026
6 min read

Dogecoin DOGE DogeOS +4

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DeFi Testnet Smart Contracts Layer 2
Petrobras Tests Cardano to Track Jet Fuel and Renewable Diesel

Petrobras and Cardano unveiled two fuel-traceability applications, targeting duplicate aviation emissions claims and renewable diesel records. Rollout scale is undisclosed.

Kadim

September 30, 2026
6 min read

Cardano ADA Petrobras +4

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ESMA Urges EU to License DeFi Gateways Under MiCA

ESMA wants MiCA to regulate crypto firms that route users into DeFi, while tightening influencer marketing, staking disclosures and stablecoin services.

Kadim

September 30, 2026
6 min read

ESMA MiCA DeFi +4

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CleanSpark Closes $2.276B Debt for Meta AI Campus

CleanSpark closes $2.276B of 7.875% debt for its 175 MW Meta campus in Georgia, while a completion guarantee leaves the miner exposed to buildout shortfalls.

Kadim

September 28, 2026
6 min read

CleanSpark CLSK Meta +4

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Bitwise NEAR ETF Clears Listing Steps With 33% Staking Cut

Bitwise's NEAR ETF clears SEC and NYSE Arca steps for NRR, with a 0.75% annual fee, a 33% staking-reward charge and no confirmed first trading date.

Kadim

September 28, 2026
7 min read

Bitwise NEAR Protocol NEAR +4

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Grayscale Files Zcash Income ETF With Biweekly Payout Plan

Grayscale's proposed Zcash income ETF targets payouts every two weeks through options, with capped upside, possible returned capital and fees still undisclosed.

Kadim

September 28, 2026
6 min read

Grayscale Zcash ZEC +4

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Cosmos Hub Secures 1.23M Stolen ATOM, Refunds Await Vote

Cosmos Hub secured 1.23 million stolen ATOM after the Neutron attack. A later refund escaped recovery, and returning the held funds requires a governance vote.

Kadim

September 27, 2026
5 min read

Cosmos Hub ATOM Neutron +4

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Astroport Drop Blockchain Security Governance
XRP Ledger Issues Emergency Patch Ahead of October 9 Deadline

XRPL urges servers to install xrpld 3.4.1 before a conditional October 9 activation, as Batch's vote resets. No fund losses tied to the fix were reported.

Kadim

September 27, 2026
6 min read

XRP Ledger XRP XRPL +4

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Circle Funds UN Stablecoin Aid Trials Across 2-3 Corridors

Circle Foundation funds UNDP and WFP digital-payment work, including three-year stablecoin trials. Grant sizes, countries and the selected tokens remain undisclosed.

Kadim

September 27, 2026
6 min read

Circle Circle Foundation Stablecoins +5

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Kraken Launches US Crypto Borrowing in 48 States With 3x Cap

Kraken Borrow US launches with 27 crypto pairs and a 3x cap in 48 states. Flexible repayment still carries interest, withdrawal locks and liquidation risk.

Kadim

September 27, 2026
6 min read

Kraken Kraken Borrow US Crypto Lending +3

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Ethena Adds Binance Tokenized Stocks to USDe Backing Strategy

Ethena began equity-basis allocations using Binance bStocks and short perpetuals. The USDe expansion adds funding sources, with weekend and issuer risks.

Kadim

September 27, 2026
5 min read

Ethena Binance USDe +4

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Hester Peirce to Leave SEC October 2, Leaving Two Commissioners

Hester Peirce submitted her SEC resignation for October 2. Two commissioners would remain as crypto guidance and tokenized-stock rulemaking move forward.

Kadim

September 27, 2026
5 min read

Hester Peirce SEC Crypto Mom +3

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Strategy Proposes Daily Dividends for Four Preferred Stocks

Strategy seeks an October 28 vote on daily dividends for STRC, STRF, STRK and STRD. Annual obligations stay unchanged, with business-day settlement.

Kadim

September 26, 2026
5 min read

Strategy MSTR STRC +6

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Solana Activates Alpenglow on Devnet, Targets 150ms Finality

Solana's Alpenglow is now active on devnet and testnet. Direct checks confirm the switch, but 150ms finality remains a target and mainnet has not activated.

Kadim

September 26, 2026
6 min read

Solana SOL Alpenglow +4

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SEC Staff Says Token Buybacks Can Avoid Investment Contracts

SEC staff clarified when crypto buybacks and network upgrades avoid investment-contract treatment, drawing a line at functional systems and profit promises.

Kadim

September 26, 2026
5 min read

SEC crypto regulation token buybacks +4

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Howey test investment contracts network upgrades crypto securities
CoinMarketCap Buys CoinGlass, Says Trader Tools Stay Unchanged

CoinMarketCap completed its CoinGlass acquisition. The derivatives-data platform says tools and pricing are unchanged as crypto data ownership consolidates.

Kadim

September 26, 2026
5 min read

CoinMarketCap CoinGlass crypto derivatives +5

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Kalshi Loses Sports-Betting Shield in Ohio and Tennessee

A federal appeals court rejected Kalshi's bid to block Ohio and Tennessee sports-betting enforcement, deepening a split over CFTC authority.

Kadim

September 26, 2026
6 min read

Kalshi prediction markets sports betting +4

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Bitget Sets September 28 Bitcoin Withdrawals After $387.5M Hack

Bitget plans BTC withdrawals September 28, ETH September 29 and USDT September 30 after its $387.5 million breach. Other services follow October 2.

Kadim

September 26, 2026
6 min read

Bitget Bitget hack Bitcoin +5

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Fed Proposes 2-Day Stablecoin Redemptions and Capital Rules

The Fed proposed two-business-day stablecoin redemptions, full reserve backing and capital charges under the GENIUS Act. The rules are not final.

Kadim

September 26, 2026
6 min read

Federal Reserve stablecoins GENIUS Act +4

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Aave Lets Users Borrow USDC Against 7 Coinbase Tokenized Stocks

Aave V4's new Base market lets eligible non-U.S. users borrow USDC against seven Coinbase tokenized stocks, with a $21 million initial borrowing cap.

Kadim

September 26, 2026
6 min read

Aave Aave V4 Coinbase +5

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New York Sues Polymarket US Over Sports Betting, Seeks Ban

New York alleges Polymarket US runs unlicensed sports betting and seeks to block it in the state, escalating a jurisdiction fight with the CFTC.

Kadim

September 25, 2026
7 min read

Polymarket Polymarket US New York +5

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Bitget Raises Hack Loss to $387.5M, Keeps Withdrawals Paused

Bitget now says $387.5 million reached attacker-controlled addresses in its exchange wallet breach, up from $351.6 million, as withdrawals remain paused.

Kadim

September 25, 2026
5 min read

Bitget Bitget hack crypto exchange hack +4

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Ondo Launches BlackRock-Model Portfolio Tokens as ONDO Jumps 27%

Ondo launched three onchain portfolio tokens based on BlackRock model strategies. ONDO rose about 27% on September 24, but BlackRock does not manage the tokens.

Kadim

September 25, 2026
6 min read

Ondo Finance BlackRock ONDO +4

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Posts by Kadim Lahcen Nadime

Lloyds and Visa Settle $750,000 in USDC in Under an Hour

Robinhood Starts U.S. Crypto Perps Rollout With 10x Bitcoin Leverage

DogeOS Opens Dogecoin Testnet for DeFi Apps With DOGE Fees

Petrobras Tests Cardano to Track Jet Fuel and Renewable Diesel

ESMA Urges EU to License DeFi Gateways Under MiCA

CleanSpark Closes $2.276B Debt for Meta AI Campus

Bitwise NEAR ETF Clears Listing Steps With 33% Staking Cut

Grayscale Files Zcash Income ETF With Biweekly Payout Plan

Cosmos Hub Secures 1.23M Stolen ATOM, Refunds Await Vote

XRP Ledger Issues Emergency Patch Ahead of October 9 Deadline

Circle Funds UN Stablecoin Aid Trials Across 2-3 Corridors

Kraken Launches US Crypto Borrowing in 48 States With 3x Cap

Ethena Adds Binance Tokenized Stocks to USDe Backing Strategy

Hester Peirce to Leave SEC October 2, Leaving Two Commissioners

Strategy Proposes Daily Dividends for Four Preferred Stocks

Solana Activates Alpenglow on Devnet, Targets 150ms Finality

SEC Staff Says Token Buybacks Can Avoid Investment Contracts

CoinMarketCap Buys CoinGlass, Says Trader Tools Stay Unchanged

Kalshi Loses Sports-Betting Shield in Ohio and Tennessee

Bitget Sets September 28 Bitcoin Withdrawals After $387.5M Hack

Fed Proposes 2-Day Stablecoin Redemptions and Capital Rules

Aave Lets Users Borrow USDC Against 7 Coinbase Tokenized Stocks

New York Sues Polymarket US Over Sports Betting, Seeks Ban

Bitget Raises Hack Loss to $387.5M, Keeps Withdrawals Paused

Ondo Launches BlackRock-Model Portfolio Tokens as ONDO Jumps 27%