Kraken Boss Blasts Hostile US Political Stance on Crypto Rules
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2026. Sep. 21. 20:50
David Ripley, co-head of Kraken, a leading U.S. crypto exchange, commented that Europe has taken a more pragmatic approach to crypto regulation, adopting a less belligerent stance when delivering market rules like MiCA, which bring clarity to the industry. Kraken CO-CEO David Ripley Praises Europe’s Crypto Regulation Industry figureheads are still examining the landscape of […] Fairshake PAC Targets Sherrod Brown With $30M War Chest
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2026. Sep. 21. 20:10
Fairshake, the largest cryptocurrency PAC, is reportedly spending $30 million to spoof the odds of Democrat Sherrod Brown returning to the Senate this year. The move is being taken as payback, as Democrats bombed the CLARITY Act in the Senate. Fairshake Crypto PAC Moves $30 Million Against Sherrod Brown’s Campaign The cryptocurrency industry, left without […] Slowmist Warns Darksword iOS Exploit Targets Crypto Wallet Keys
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2026. Sep. 21. 19:15
23pds, Chief Information Security Officer at Slowmist, reported the evolution of this exploit, which, due to the combination of several techniques, allows threat actors to steal wallet private keys and other data. Users must update their phones to the latest software version to avoid being targeted. iPhone Face One Click Full Wallet Control Hack Exploit […] Why this investment bank expects little demand for tokenized stocks despite SEC’s new trading rules
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2026. Sep. 21. 19:08
TD Cowen expects limited demand for tokenized stocks despite new SEC rules opening a path for trading outside traditional markets. Smaller Bitcoin Holders Sold Before $85K Rally as 69,494 Wallets Exit
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2026. Sep. 21. 18:26
Bitcoin climbed above $85,000 after 69,494 wallets disappeared from two smaller-holder balance groups during the July-August downturn. Santiment argues that the earlier capitulation reduced reactive supply before the latest rally. Smaller Bitcoin Wallet Groups Contract Before Breakout Smaller bitcoin holders appear to have reduced their exposure before the cryptocurrency recovered above $85,000. Onchain analytics platform […] Massive Short Squeeze Sends Bitcoin Price Above $86,000
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2026. Sep. 21. 17:31
Bitcoin’s price rallied past $86,000, achieving a 6% daily gain and pushing its market capitalization to $1.72 trillion. The move brought the asset near its Jan. 1 opening price of $87,575, narrowing year-to-date losses to under 2%. Two Waves of Price Action Lead to $1.72T Market Cap Bitcoin’s price tapped $86,000 shortly after midmorning as […] Trump Memecoin Team Sends 8.4M TRUMP to OKX as Bitcoin Price Nears $85K
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2026. Sep. 21. 16:57
Wallets tied to the Official Trump memecoin team have routed about 8.4 million TRUMP, worth roughly $18 million, into OKX deposit addresses since the token’s Sept. 18 unlock. The Transfers, in Order Last week, onchain sleuths reported that a TRUMP team address had moved out 11.25 million tokens, worth $26 million, on Sept. 7, and […] X Files Lawsuit Targeting UK Crypto Influencers
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2026. Sep. 21. 16:20
Social media giant X has filed a lawsuit against crypto influencers Vivek Kumar Sen and Zamyang Sherpa, accusing them of fraudulently taking over $277,000 from the platform’s creator revenue-sharing program. Account Suspensions and the Pivot to Original Content Billionaire Elon Musk’s social media company X has sued two cryptocurrency influencers in the High Court of […] Crypto political group plans to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown's Senate bid
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2026. Sep. 21. 16:01
It's the biggest spending from the industry's campaign arm in 2026, much like Fairshake's $40 million against Brown two years ago was its largest-ever outlay. Crypto's Fairshake repeats history with $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown Senate bid
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2026. Sep. 21. 16:01
It's the biggest spending from the industry's campaign arm in 2026, much like Fairshake's $40 million against Brown two years ago was its largest-ever outlay. Bitcoin ETFs Flip From $426M Outflow to $6M Weekly Inflow
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2026. Sep. 21. 15:50
U.S. crypto ETFs endured one of their most volatile weeks of September as policy shocks triggered heavy midweek selling before capital rushed back on Friday. Bitcoin funds finished with a slim $6.21 million inflow, while ether ETFs snapped a four-week winning streak with $140 million in net withdrawals. Crypto ETF Buyers Reverse Midweek Selloff The […] Coinbase Adds IPO Shares to Its Expanding Everything Exchange
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2026. Sep. 21. 15:10
Coinbase is giving eligible U.S. retail investors access to IPO allocations through its app, beginning with Oura’s offering. The expansion adds primary-market shares to a platform already combining crypto, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets. Coinbase Opens IPO Allocations to Retail Investors Eligible U.S. retail investors can now request shares at the IPO price before public […] ECB plans to buy tokenized bonds with its own funds
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2026. Sep. 21. 15:00
The European Central Bank rolled out a new system to link its payment system to blockchain-based financial markets. Why banks and offshore hubs like Dubai are winners of the Senate killing the Clarity Act
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2026. Sep. 21. 14:53
One expert believes that the failure to pass the bill is a win for the banks that staunchly oppose stablecoin yields, while a global crypto lawyer believes overseas jurisdictions benefit. Bitmine Buys 27,562 ETH as Tom Lee Says Bull Market Is Underway
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2026. Sep. 21. 14:35
Bitmine Immersion Technologies has quietly accumulated nearly 6 million ETH, giving one public company control of roughly 4.9% of all ether in circulation. Its $16.1 billion ethereum pile is now just 121,000 ETH shy of Chairman Tom Lee’s “Alchemy of 5%” target. Records show that Bitmine has bought ETH every single week since June 30, […] Ripple Brings Custody to Absa as XRP Price Jumps 6.7%: Here’s What Launched
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2026. Sep. 21. 14:01
South African lender Absa switched on Absa Digital Asset Custody on Sept. 21, putting Ripple’s custody technology live inside one of Africa’s largest banking groups 11 months after the two firms first announced the partnership. What Went Live Today? Absa’s corporate and investment banking arm announced the offering via X on Monday morning, calling the […] USDT on TRON Becomes Most Used Onchain Payment Option on CoinsBee as Stablecoin Spending Grows
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2026. Sep. 21. 13:48
Stuttgart, Germany, September 21, 2026 – CoinsBee, a global platform that makes it easy to use cryptocurrency for everyday purchases, today announced that USDT (TRC-20) on the TRON network has become the most-used onchain token and network payment option on CoinsBee, according to payment data from the global crypto gift card platform. Over the 90-day […] Strive’s Bitcoin Stash Tops $2B After a 5-Week Buying Binge
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2026. Sep. 21. 13:20
Strive Inc. bought another 1,355 bitcoin for roughly $107.7 million last week, yet somehow finished the same stretch with more cash than it started with. The Nasdaq-listed bitcoin treasury firm lifted its holdings to 26,355 BTC, now worth roughly $2.1 billion to $2.2 billion at Monday morning prices. The trick is increasingly familiar. Strive keeps […] Bitmine bought $75 million ether as Tom Lee says institutions are still underweight crypto
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2026. Sep. 21. 13:11
The largest Ethereum-centric treasury firm kept buying, while its chairman argued ETH’s strong third quarter could push institutions to increase crypto exposure. Hyperliquid Generates $429M as HYPE’s Price Hits All-Time High of $95
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2026. Sep. 21. 12:45
Hyperliquid has emerged as crypto’s top revenue generator outside the industry’s two dominant stablecoin issuers, pulling in $429 million as of Sept. 15. More strikingly, sector-wide revenue has remained relatively resilient even as bitcoin fell almost 40% during 2026. Hyperliquid Leads $3.4B Crypto Revenue Pool Crypto prices may be under pressure, but some of the […] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent champions dollar dominance across global markets and stablecoins
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2026. Sep. 21. 12:44
Bessent pushed back against a bearish assessment of the U.S. economy highlighting strong growth, foreign demand for American assets and continued dollar dominance. Google and Apple seek crypto talent as Big Tech eyes stablecoin and tokenization rails
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2026. Sep. 21. 12:17
The tech giants’ job listings could indicate that they are separately pursuing experts in stablecoins and tokenized deposits for future projects. Strategy Buys 950 Bitcoin and Rebuilds Its 846,000 BTC Hoard
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2026. Sep. 21. 12:11
Strategy is buying bitcoin again, but the bigger number is already sitting on its balance sheet. Michael Saylor’s company picked up 950 BTC for $75.7 million last week, lifting its stash to exactly 846,000 BTC, roughly 4% of all bitcoin that can ever exist. At the same time, Strategy spent another $174 million repurchasing STRC […] Strategy returns to bitcoin buys, adding $75 million of BTC last week
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2026. Sep. 21. 12:08
It's the first week of bitcoin purchases for Strategy in about three weeks. Bitcoin's 44% gain in third quarter teases full-blown crypto bull run
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2026. Sep. 21. 11:36
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 21, 2026 BLAKE2b Bitcoin Fork Wants Miners to Wait 45 Days to Touch Their Coins
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2026. Sep. 21. 11:30
The developers who maintain the minority chain that forked away from Bitcoin on Aug. 8, 2026, plan to make it so miners cannot unlock newly mined coins for 45 days. The news comes as BTCB2, also labeled Bitcoin BLAKE2b, Bitcoin BIP-110, or XBT on some trading venues, has dropped 84% below its all-time high. From […] Perp futures linked to 'bitcoin VIX' debut on Hyperliquid
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2026. Sep. 21. 11:30
Deployed via Kinetiq's Markets frontend and led by Volmex CEO Cole Kennelly, Hyperliquid's new BVIV perpetuals let traders easily go long or short on 30-day bitcoin volatility. ECB deploys Pontes platform to settle wholesale tokenized assets in central-bank money
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2026. Sep. 21. 11:18
The EU central bank's new wholesale platform connects DLT market infrastructure to its payment rails, separate from the retail digital euro pilot planned for 2027. Bitcoin Price Taps $85K, But the Coinbase Premium Index Just Went Negative
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2026. Sep. 21. 11:01
Bitcoin’s price broke $85,200 earlier today for the first time in over eight months, yet the Coinbase Premium Index, the market’s favorite gauge of U.S. spot demand, slid back below zero. The Number That Didn’t Move BTC has climbed about 6% over the past day and printed an intraday high of $85,248 just as $260+ […] Bitcoin hits $85,000 as short squeeze forces out $648 million of bearish bets
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2026. Sep. 21. 10:30
Open interest climbed 7.59% to $156 billion even as positions were closed out, a sign traders are chasing the move rather than stepping back. Kasplex KRC-20 Indexer Signature Bypass Drains Two Token Pools
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2026. Sep. 21. 10:30
This weekend, an attacker pulled 186.4 million ZEAL and 54.4 billion NACHO from a Kaspa KRC-20 bridge wallet without possessing its private key, then recycled the tokens through layer two (L2) networks and sold them into liquidity pools. The strange part is that Kaspa itself wasn’t hacked. Five valid transactions fooled an off-chain indexer into […] X sues its own users for running a fake bitcoin news bot farm
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2026. Sep. 21. 10:15
X has sued Vivek Kumar Sen and Zmyang Sherpa for running fake bitcoin headline accounts to fraudulently earn creator rewards from the platform. Ethereum Price Clears $2,700 Behind Two Whales Pouring $106M Into ETH
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2026. Sep. 21. 10:00
Two ether whales have committed a combined $106.4 million to ETH over five days, and the second-largest crypto asset just traded above $2,700 for the first time since Jan. 31. The Rotation That Hasn’t Stopped Over the past five days, a whale sold 1,107 BTC worth $86.76 million on Hyperliquid, bought 34,422 ETH worth $86.5 […] Bitcoin Price Crosses $84,000 as Analysts Declare Bear Market Over
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2026. Sep. 21. 09:30
Bitcoin’s price crossed the $84,000 mark early Monday morning after closing the week above its 50-week moving average for the first time in 45 weeks. Technical Milestones Signal Potential Cycle Bottom Bitcoin’s price crossed the $84,000 mark late Sept. 21 as the top cryptocurrency looked set to start the week building on momentum sparked by […] Crypto enjoys bullish bounce post-Fed rate hike: Crypto Week Ahead
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2026. Sep. 21. 09:12
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Sept. 21. Hana Bank issues South Korea’s first digital bond using Euroclear’s blockchain
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2026. Sep. 21. 08:49
South Korea's second-largest bank’s $100 million foreign-currency bond blockchain issuance shortened settlement time to the same day from three to five business days. Live updates: Bitcoin tops $86,000, while Saylor returns to BTC buying
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2026. Sep. 21. 08:39
Crypto majors climbed alongside equity futures on Monday, with Monero's XMR up 13%, as Brent fell for a fourth straight session and traders positioned for Trump-Xi summit later this week. Live updates: Bitcoin tops $85,000, reclaims U.S. ETF cost basis for first time since January
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2026. Sep. 21. 08:39
Crypto majors climbed alongside equity futures on Monday, with Monero's XMR up 13%, as Brent fell for a fourth straight session and traders positioned for Trump-Xi summit later this week. Live updates: Bitcoin hits $85,000 as short liquidations hit $300 million in an hour
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2026. Sep. 21. 08:39
Crypto majors climbed alongside equity futures on Monday, with Monero's XMR up 13%, as Brent fell for a fourth straight session and traders positioned ahead of a Trump-Xi summit later this week. Live updates: Bitcoin rockets above $83,500 as falling oil lifts risk assets
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2026. Sep. 21. 08:39
Crypto majors climbed alongside equity futures on Monday, with Monero's XMR up 13%, as Brent fell for a fourth straight session and traders positioned ahead of a Trump-Xi summit later this week. Bloomberg Analyst Warns Crypto Faces a Lose-Lose Scenario
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2026. Sep. 21. 07:30
Mike McGlone stressed that, since 2017, crypto has been performing poorly with increasingly high volatility levels, and that the reason behind this behaviour could be linked to a hawkish turn by the Federal Reserve and an overstretched SPX index valuation. McGlone Warns About Crypto’s Demise As The Fed Turns Hawkish Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Strategist […] Kalshi faces ‘fake crypto volume’ allegations as critic flags identical $5,500 trades
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2026. Sep. 21. 06:20
Kalshi clarified that its inflated headline volume stems from an industry-wide convention tracking maximum potential payouts rather than actual cash spent, emphasizing its public regulatory filings ensure absolute transparency. US Blacklists Bitbank Over Hundreds of Millions in Bitcoin Transfers
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2026. Sep. 21. 05:30
The United States blacklisted Iranian crypto exchange Bitbank and its software developer over alleged sanctions-evasion activity. Treasury says financier Babak Zanjani used the platform to move hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an elite branch of Iran’s armed forces. Treasury Blocks Bitbank and Its Developer Companies handling […] Bitcoin rises above $81,000, while NEAR jumps 23% on Zcash swap traffic
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2026. Sep. 21. 04:03
Bitcoin extended a slow climb through the Asian session while regional equities and U.S. stock futures rose on progress in trade talks between Washington and Beijing. Bitcoin’s price has cleared a key hurdle that has historically preceded major bull runs
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2026. Sep. 21. 03:56
Bitcoin's price has topped its 50-week average for the first time in 45 weeks, a major bullish signal. House Panel Advances US Bitcoin Reserve Bill With 20-Year Hold
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2026. Sep. 21. 03:30
A House committee advanced legislation that would codify the existing U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and prohibit sales of qualifying federal bitcoin for 20 years. The amended bill would place the current executive policy in federal law. House Panel Advances the Bitcoin Reserve Bill Bitcoin legally owned by the federal government and not required by law […] Massive French Data Leaks Spark Surge in Fake Crypto Support Calls
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2026. Sep. 21. 02:05
Owen Simonin, known as Hasheur, reported a rise in the number of fraudulent call scams in which threat actors impersonate customer service representatives of a crypto platform. Simonin stressed that this rise was caused by the recent data leaks affecting French crypto users. Crypto Call Scams Rise in France, Says Crypto Entrepreneur The recent data […] Weekly Wrap: Bitcoin Reclaims $81K as ZEC and HYPE Hit New Highs
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2026. Sep. 21. 00:46
The total cryptocurrency market capitalization reclaimed $2.8 trillion and briefly approached $2.9 trillion amid a broad weekly rally. Crypto Economy Market Cap Nears $2.9 Trillion The cryptocurrency economy saw its total market capitalization reclaim the $2.8 trillion mark during a week in which privacy coins again outperformed the broader market. Market data showed that total […] One Attacker Hits Two Crypto Projects and Walks With $2 Million
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2026. Sep. 20. 23:27
One attacker appears to have cracked two separate crypto projects in the same minute, draining 8.72 million FET from a Fetch.ai converter while minting roughly 408.5 million NTX at Nunet. The combined damage landed around $2.01 million, but the strangest number was buried inside the NTX attack. The newly created coins represented roughly 42% of […] Four Armed Men Tie up Family in French Crypto Home Invasion
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2026. Sep. 20. 21:31
Cryptocurrency networks are secured by advanced mathematics, but criminal networks in France are bypassing it entirely with iron bars and home invasions. In a terrifying new trend labeled “crypto-rapts,” organized gangs are targeting families to force physical transfers of digital wealth. The latest strike this weekend in northern France involved four armed men holding a […] CLARITY Fails, Kraken Prepares for On-Chain Perps, And More – Weekly Recap
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2026. Sep. 20. 19:48
This week’s stories centered on regulation, institutional adoption and market infrastructure. Seven Democratic senators vowed to keep negotiating on the CLARITY Act, while Tom Lee forecast a bullish 12 months for crypto. Revolut attackers demanded 6,000 XMR for stolen customer data, Kalshi captured about 80% of U.S. prediction-market volume, and Kraken parent Payward unveiled plans […] ACI Announces 5th Annual Forum on Digital Assets, Bringing Regulatory, Legal and Compliance Leaders to New York
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2026. Sep. 20. 19:13
NEW YORK, NY — American Conference Institute will host its 5th Annual Forum on Digital Assets: Compliance, Enforcement & Regulatory Oversight on November 17–18, 2026, at 3 Times Square in New York City. As digital assets move further into mainstream financial services, legal and compliance teams are confronting a new phase of regulatory, enforcement and […] Zcash Price Holds Above $1,440 After Sharp Rally Pullback
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2026. Sep. 20. 18:20
Zcash pulled back to $1,429 after hitting a year-to-date high of $1,590, finding support above $1,440 with a 5% daily loss. Alongside the price action, a significant governance debate has emerged regarding the Zcash Development Fund, which expires in 2028. ZEC Retains Strong Gains Despite Pullback Zcash (ZEC) pulled back on Sunday after a sharp […] One Attacker Hits Two Crypto Projects and Walks With $2 Million
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2026. Sep. 20. 18:05
One attacker appears to have cracked two separate crypto projects in the same minute, draining 8.72 million FET from a Fetch.ai converter while minting roughly 408.5 million NTX at Nunet. The combined damage landed around $2.01 million, but the strangest number was buried inside the NTX attack. The newly created coins represented roughly 42% of […] Ethereum Price Retreats From $2,668 as Momentum Starts to Fray
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2026. Sep. 20. 16:01
Ethereum’s price is back close to $2,600 after climbing from $2,360 to nearly $2,668 in a matter of days, yet the second-largest crypto asset by market cap remains roughly 47% below its October 2025 peak near $4,946. That hasn’t stopped forecasts ranging from $4,000 to $10,000 before year-end. The catch is that getting there requires […] Crypto platform Gemini’s stock is down 80% from its IPO. That’s reviving takeover speculation
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2026. Sep. 20. 14:54
The crypto platform’s market value has fallen to about $753 million, putting fresh attention on the licenses, custody infrastructure and customer relationships a buyer could inherit. A Little More Orange: Saylor Signals Fresh Strategy Bitcoin Buy
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2026. Sep. 20. 14:20
Michael Saylor has revived speculation about another Strategy bitcoin purchase with a new “orange” signal and holdings chart. The post follows a two-week buying pause while the company retained 845,050 BTC and billions in cash. Saylor Drops Another Bitcoin Purchase Signal Another large corporate bitcoin purchase could be approaching after Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive […] Bitcoin Price Hits an $82K Wall After a Wild $7,000 Comeback
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2026. Sep. 20. 13:45
Bitcoin’s price is sitting in an interesting spot Sunday morning, caught between a daily uptrend that still looks intact and a shorter-term rally that has plainly run out of steam beneath $82,000. Trading around $80,438 to $80,443 and down roughly 1% over 24 hours, BTC remains above nearly every major moving average tracked on the […] No CLARITY, Plenty of Activity — Week in Review
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2026. Sep. 20. 13:00
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week, with a comment on each story. Bitcoin and U.S. equities are relatively flat from […] Crypto traders braced for a total wipeout this week but Bitcoin had other plans
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2026. Sep. 20. 12:00
Market experts view bitcoin’s price stability as evidence of its fundamental independence from Washington, maintaining that global liquidity and adoption cycles remain the primary growth drivers. Coinbase, Robinhood, Circle could be early winners of SEC's tokenized-stock push, analysts say
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2026. Sep. 20. 12:00
Goldman Sachs and Citizens analysts said the agency's move create new opportunities in custody, tokenization infrastructure and stablecoin settlement, while giving brokers room to expand onchain products. Schiff Warns Tokenized Stocks Will Siphon Liquidity From Bitcoin
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2026. Sep. 20. 11:30
The gold bug argued that the market reaction to the new official push for tokenized stocks made no sense, as these would constitute another investment source competing with bitcoin for available liquidity, comparing the latter to a Ponzi scheme. Peter Schiff Says Latest Bitcoin Rally Makes ‘No Sense’ The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) latest […] Scammers Use Fake USDT Tokens to Steal From Venezuelan Merchants
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2026. Sep. 20. 10:30
Reports indicate that scammers are taking advantage of the high level of adoption of USDT in Venezuela to send fake USDT tokens as payment. Scammers use fake USDT tokens with zero value to target merchants using self-custody wallets. Fake USDT Tokens Surge for Payments in Venezuela Threat actors are leveraging the high level of adoption […] NASA’s Apollo Computer Mined Bitcoin in 2019 But Today It Would Take Forever
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2026. Sep. 20. 09:30
The computer that guided Apollo astronauts to the moon once ran Bitcoin’s mining math, and a viral clip of the stunt is lighting up crypto timelines again this week. The Clip That Came Back Crypto media outlets circulated the story again earlier today, explaining that computer scientist Ken Shirriff was able to program an Apollo […] Raoul Pal Says Bitcoin Will Outrun the Nasdaq as Rates Break Higher
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2026. Sep. 20. 08:30
Real Vision founder Raoul Pal says bitcoin is set to outperform the Nasdaq 100 from here, arguing that rising rates will force governments into printing the liquidity crypto feeds on. What Did Pal Actually Say? The macro investor laid out his case in a six-post thread on X on Friday, adding: My view for a […] Calacanis Calls Bitcoin a Dead Cat, Saylor and Cathie Wood Fire Back
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2026. Sep. 20. 07:30
Jason Calacanis called bitcoin a bouncing “dead cat” just as bitcoin’s price cleared $81,000, prompting immediate replies from Michael Saylor and Cathie Wood. A Million Views and a Ratio Calacanis, a popular angel investor and co-host of the All-In podcast, opened with “the dead cat continues to bounce,” and attached a one-year chart of BTC […] Fake IT Job Interviews Help North Korea Steal Millions in Crypto
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2026. Sep. 20. 06:30
A North Korean state-backed hacker group infected over 30,000 computers across 100 countries with malware that stole millions of dollars in crypto between late 2025 and July 2026. Fake Job Interviews Used as Bait A North Korean cyberattack campaign disguised as legitimate tech recruitment has infected more than 30,000 computers across at least 100 countries, […] AI Is Rereading Crypto’s Old Code, and Finding What Humans Missed
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2026. Sep. 20. 05:30
Crypto’s security problem took a strange turn in 2026. Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted researchers found a four-year-old Zcash flaw capable of creating counterfeit ZEC, a Coldcard weakness dating to 2021, which preceded more than $100 million in estimated bitcoin thefts, and attackers manipulated an AI agent into transferring roughly 3 billion DRB. Meanwhile, malicious instructions embedded […] A Factory-Sealed NES Set From 1986 Just Sold for $120,000. Here’s Why Old Games Are the New Gold
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2026. Sep. 20. 04:30
A factory-sealed, never-opened 1986 Nintendo Entertainment System Deluxe Set with R.O.B., a Zapper, and boxed copies of Gyromite and Duck Hunt sold for $120,000 at Heritage Auctions in November 2023, the highest auction price ever paid for a commercially released video game console. That record now sits inside a retro gaming collectibles boom projected to […] Arthur Hayes Calls CLARITY Act ‘Nonsense’ as Bitcoin Tops $80K
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2026. Sep. 20. 03:30
Arthur Hayes seized on bitcoin’s move above $80,000 to dismiss the CLARITY Act and argue that higher rates give wealthy investors more money for financial assets. The rally followed the Senate setback and the Federal Reserve’s rate increase. Hayes Pits a Rate Hike Against Crypto Regulation Bitcoin investors watched the cryptocurrency reclaim $80,000 after two […] Michael Saylor Sees a Bigger Crypto Opportunity Beyond CLARITY
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2026. Sep. 20. 02:30
Michael Saylor says crypto’s larger opportunity lies in building financial products that millions use rather than accepting restrictive legislation for certainty. He argues broad adoption could create economic value and a durable political constituency for digital innovation. Saylor Puts Adoption Ahead of Legislative Certainty Crypto users could gain cheaper payments, wider market access, and greater […] Ripple Swell 2026 Agenda Goes Live With XRP in Finance’s Next Wave
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2026. Sep. 20. 01:30
Ripple has released the Swell 2026 agenda, placing XRP, tokenization, stablecoins, and institutional settlement within a broader discussion about finance’s next phase. The New York conference will feature leaders from major financial and crypto companies. Swell Agenda Puts XRP Alongside Institutional Finance Financial institutions, crypto companies and XRP developers will converge in New York after […] Robert Kiyosaki Says ‘Biggest Crash in History’ Has Started, Backs Bitcoin
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2026. Sep. 20. 00:30
Robert Kiyosaki says the “biggest crash in history” has begun and is spreading across global markets. The Rich Dad Poor Dad author is preparing for further turmoil by holding bitcoin, gold, silver, income-producing real estate, and oil investments. Kiyosaki Says Global Crash Has Already Started Robert Kiyosaki says a long-predicted global market crash is already […] Standard Chartered Forecasts $10 ARB as Arbitrum Revenue Grows
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2026. Sep. 19. 23:20
Standard Chartered expects ARB to reach $10 by the end of 2030 as Arbitrum earns more from helping financial firms launch blockchains. ARB has since risen above the bank’s reference price, reducing the implied gain. Standard Chartered Maps ARB’s Path to $10 ARB could reach $10 by the end of 2030, according to a Sept. […] Only Four Crypto Exchanges Await Central Bank Approval in Brazil
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2026. Sep. 19. 22:20
With a little over a month until the new crypto regulatory regime’s deadline, local sources indicate that only five VASPs have submitted authorization requests to the Central Bank of Brazil, and one has already been rejected. Only Five Exchanges Have Applied for Operating Licenses in Brazil The Central Bank of Brazil’s proposed and approved crypto […] Bitcoin Owner Turns $324 Stack Into $8 Million After Nearly 15 Years
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2026. Sep. 19. 21:20
With bitcoin’s price almost hitting the $82,000 range on Saturday, at block height 967732, a wallet first created on Nov. 2, 2011, shifted 100 BTC worth more than $8 million using current bitcoin exchange rates. Bitcoin From 2011 and 2013 Suddenly Stirs September has logged a slew of unique sleeping bitcoin wallets from ancient days, […] Brian Armstrong Says WSJ Will Blame Coinbase for CLARITY’s Collapse
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2026. Sep. 19. 20:20
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the Wall Street Journal is preparing a story blaming him for the CLARITY Act’s Senate defeat, and he went public with his defense before it ran. A Pre-Emptive Strike Armstrong did not wait for the alleged article to come out; instead, he took to X and aired his thoughts, stating: […] Fidelity Drives $433M Bitcoin ETF Surge as Bitcoin’s Price Tops $80K
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2026. Sep. 19. 19:20
U.S. crypto ETFs closed the week with a broad surge in demand, led by $433.03 million flowing into bitcoin funds. Ether, solana, Zcash and HYPE products also attracted fresh capital, while XRP ETFs posted a marginal outflow. Bitcoin Leads as Crypto Funds Rally Broadly Institutional money returned with force on Friday, Sept. 18, spreading well […] Blink Wallet Hit by Attacker, ‘Few Dozen’ Custodial Accounts Drained
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2026. Sep. 19. 18:20
On Saturday, the Lightning Network payments platform Blink Wallet, which provides both custodial and non-custodial services, revealed that an attacker had infiltrated a limited number of custodial accounts and moved the funds. Blink Wallet Says Every Affected Custodial Account Will Be Made Whole Lightning Network applications and platforms cannot get a break these days, and […] JPYC Hit South Korea’s Upbit at 1 Yen and Traders Sent It Flying Past 3
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 19. 17:20
This week, Japan’s first licensed yen stablecoin, JPYC, landed on South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit, and promptly shot higher, briefly reaching the equivalent of more than 3 yen. At present, the JPYC/KRW pair ranks among the trading platform’s most active markets. JPYC’s 1:1 Yen Peg Meets Upbit’s Retail Rush Launched under strict national regulations, […] Bitcoin Price Nears 4 Million Lira as Turkey’s Currency Hits the Floor
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 19. 16:20
Turkey’s lira has fallen to a fresh record low near 48.8 per dollar, while bitcoin’s price now costs roughly 3.95 million lira. Five years ago, a dollar bought about 8.3 to 8.9 lira. Today it buys nearly six times as many. Behind that slow-motion erosion sits inflation still running above 31% officially, while Turkish households […] Clarity Act, we hardly knew ye: We look at what was in the bill and what's replacing it
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Sep. 19. 16:00
U.S. agencies are racing to substitute their regulations for the law that was meant to set crypto markets in governmental bedrock, but will the stand-ins last? Fed’s Next Rate Move Has Traders Staring at a Coin Toss
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 19. 15:20
The Federal Reserve waited 1,148 days to raise interest rates again, and speculators are already betting it won’t stop at one. Polymarket, Kalshi, and CME futures now lean toward another quarter-point hike at the Oct. 28 meeting, while CME puts the odds of rates being higher by December at 90.1%. Just one month ago, futures […] Bitcoin Traders Pile Into Calls as $100B Derivatives Bet Builds
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 19. 14:19
Bitcoin derivatives traders are carrying more than $56 billion in futures exposure and roughly $42 billion in options open interest, while bitcoin sits near $81,273. The stranger part is where the options money is leaning. Market data shows that calls control 60.74% of open interest, the biggest contracts cluster around September strikes from $70,000 to […] 'We have lost control': Crypto pioneer warns AI could trigger systemic banking and infrastructure shocks
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Sep. 19. 14:00
Marc van der Chijs sold much of his bitcoin to invest in AI. Now, growing concerns about the technology accompany a move to put some profits back into crypto. Ripple says asset managers are preparing for XRP Ledger’s next payments upgrade
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Sep. 19. 13:39
The upcoming Batch V1.1 can make linked asset and payment transfers succeed together or fail together, and Ripple says commercial projects are already being built around the feature after an extensive security review. Bitcoin Price Stays Near $81,000 as Matrixport Ships 2,400 BTC to Binance
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 19. 12:15
A wallet linked to BIT, the firm formerly known as Matrixport, dropped another 1,000 BTC worth $81.06 million into Binance on Saturday, its second large deposit to the exchange this week. The Wallet in Question The address, which begins with ‘bc1qsz,’ sent the coins to Binance early Saturday, tracker Lookonchain reported. Other outlets carried and […] 'The orange tie stays': Michael Saylor responds to venture capitalist's bitcoin obituary
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Sep. 19. 12:13
"Bitcoin feels like the CD in the age of Spotify, the DVD in the age of Netflix," wrote Jason Calacanis. Why Wall Street giants build tokenization money for institutions, not regular consumers
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Sep. 19. 12:00
JPMorgan and Citi move billions in tokenized deposits, but only among their branches. A U.K. challenger bank is about to do something neither has done. Robinhood Chain fees collapse 97% even as transactions stay near record highs
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
2026. Sep. 19. 12:00
Seven-day average fees fell 82% while transaction counts slipped 6%, with about $1.5 billion a day still changing hands. Korean Police Traced Polymarket Users Through the Blockchain
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 19. 10:30
South Korean police spent five months identifying individual Polymarket traders through public blockchain records and booking them on suspicion of illegal gambling, all while the platform was still legally accessible in the country. The platform is now blocked in Korea entirely. The Nature of Predictions Remains Contentious The Gangwon Provincial Police Agency’s cyber investigation unit […] Vietnam and Austria Partner on Crypto Oversight
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 19. 08:30
Vietnam has built a pilot legal framework and plans to license its first crypto-asset service providers in 2026. Building Guardrails Vietnam reportedly plans to license its first crypto-asset service providers in 2026 under a pilot legal framework as the Southeast Asian country seeks to modernize its financial market oversight. Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen […] SBI Invests in Singapore’s Dtcpay to Scale Stablecoin Rails
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 19. 06:30
SBI Group is backing Singapore-based Dtcpay as the regulated payments company expands its stablecoin merchant network and product suite. The investment extends Dtcpay’s Series A to $25 million and deepens SBI’s digital asset push across Asia. SBI Extends Dtcpay’s Series A to $25 Million Regulated stablecoin payment access is set to expand across Asia after […] Ripple Legal Chief Calls for Crypto Unity After CLARITY Act Defeat
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 19. 04:30
Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty is calling for greater coordination across the crypto industry after the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate. He said the setback exposed divisions in messaging and political support surrounding digital asset legislation. Alderoty Calls for One Crypto Voice After Senate Setback The crypto industry’s response to Washington […] 21shares Sees XRP Demand Growing as XRPL Activity Expands Further
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 19. 03:30
XRP demand could increase as payments, stablecoins, decentralized finance, and tokenized assets bring more activity to the XRP Ledger, according to 21shares. The asset manager says activity could support XRP demand through fees, reserves, and bridge transactions. 21shares Ties XRP Demand to Fees, Reserves, and Bridge Use XRP demand could eventually rise as tokenized assets […] Evernorth Lines Up $30M in Notes for XRP Buys, Ecosystem Activity
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 19. 02:05
Evernorth has agreed to issue a $30 million convertible note to fund XRP purchases and broader ecosystem activity. The financing remains contingent on its proposed merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II closing during the fourth quarter. Evernorth Ties Note Proceeds to XRP Purchases Evernorth could add $30 million to its XRP-focused capital base under a […] Bitcoin Price Predictions Draw a Brutal Line Between $84K and $100K
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 19. 00:51
Bitcoin’s price climbed as high as $81,377 on Friday, Sept. 18, putting the leading crypto asset within striking distance of $84,000. Prediction traders think that short hop is increasingly likely, but the optimism starts falling apart as the targets climb. Myriad Markets gives bitcoin an 84% shot at hitting $84,000 before falling to $55,000, while […] ICE Considers Avalanche to Launch NYSE Tokenized Trading Engine
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 18. 23:42
Michael Blaugrund, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at ICE, the parent company of NYSE, stated that the company was considering Avalanche to host the trading and on-chain settlement platform currently under development to enable 24/7 trading of tokenized securities. NYSE Might Implement Tokenized Trading Solutions On Top of Avalanche The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) […] Argentina to Share Crypto User Transaction Data Globally by 2029
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 18. 21:47
The exchange network will give Argentine tax authorities new tools to curb tax evasion linked to cryptoassets in transactions involving virtual asset service providers registered abroad. Over 77 jurisdictions have agreed to implement this framework by 2029. Argentina to Implement Crypto Asset Reporting Framework by 2029 Argentina is joining a global network of nations that […] Grayscale Lowers ZCSH Share Price With 3-for-1 Split for Zcash ETF
Bitcoin News
2026. Sep. 18. 20:09
Grayscale’s Zcash ETF is preparing a 3-for-1 forward share split less than two months after becoming the world’s first Zcash exchange-traded product. The move will lower the ETF’s per-share price without changing investor value, potentially making ZEC exposure more accessible through traditional brokerage accounts. Grayscale Zcash ETF Split Could Broaden Access for Investors Grayscale is […] 
