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CLARITY Fails, Kraken Prepares for On-Chain Perps, And More
Key TakeawaysRevolut’s alleged attackers switched from BTC to XMR, seeking roughly $3 million for stolen data.Kalshi’s roughly 80%...
ACI Announces 5th Annual Forum on Digital Assets, Bringing Regulatory, Legal and Compliance Leaders to New York
As digital assets move further into mainstream financial services, legal and compliance teams are confronting a new phase of...
Zcash Price Holds Above $1,440 After Sharp Rally Pullback
Key TakeawaysZcash (ZEC) pulled back to $1,429 on Sunday, ending a multi-day streak of double-digit percentage gains.Grayscale’s...
Ethereum Price Retreats From $2,668 as Momentum Starts to Fray
Key TakeawaysEthereum’s price is back near $2,600, but ETH remains roughly 47% below its October 2025 peak.Tom Lee sees a $6,000...
A Little More Orange: Saylor Signals Fresh Strategy Bitcoin Buy
Key TakeawaysSaylor’s “more orange” message points toward another bitcoin purchase.Strategy currently holds 845,050 BTC acquired...
Bitcoin Price Hits an $82K Wall After a Wild $7,000 Comeback
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s price trades near $80,443 after Sept. 19’s run to $81,914 hit resistance.Market data shows 13 of 15 BTC...
No CLARITY, Plenty of Activity — Week in Review
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the...
Schiff Warns Tokenized Stocks Will Siphon Liquidity From Bitcoin
Key TakeawaysThe SEC allowed tokenized securities trading on public chains after the CLARITY Act failed in the Senate.Peter Schiff...
Scammers Use Fake USDT Tokens to Steal From Venezuelan Merchants
Key TakeawaysScammers in Venezuela use zero-value cloned USDT at checkout, tricking merchants out of valuable goods.Cloned USDT...
NASA’s Apollo Computer Mined Bitcoin in 2019 But Today It Would Take Forever
Key TakeawaysKen Shirriff’s team got an Apollo Guidance Computer to run one bitcoin hash every 10.3 seconds in 2019.Bitcoin’s...
Raoul Pal Says Bitcoin Will Outrun the Nasdaq as Rates Break Higher
Key TakeawaysRaoul Pal said on Sept. 18 that BTC has broken its downtrend against the Nasdaq 100 on weekly charts.His call came two...
Calacanis Calls Bitcoin a Dead Cat, Saylor and Cathie Wood Fire Back
Key TakeawaysCalacanis ranted against bitcoin calling it a futile investment, even though prices are climbing at the moment.U.S....
Fake IT Job Interviews Help North Korea Steal Millions in Crypto
Key TakeawaysNorth Korea’s WaterPpum group compromised 30,000 devices via fake tech interviews between Dec 2025 and July 2026.Over...
AI Is Rereading Crypto’s Old Code, and Finding What Humans Missed
Key TakeawaysZcash had a 4-year-old flaw hiding in its code until Claude Opus 4.8 helped a researcher finally uncover it.Coldcard’s...
A Factory-Sealed NES Set From 1986 Just Sold for $120,000. Here’s Why Old Games Are the New Gold
Key TakeawaysNintendo’s sealed 1986 NES Deluxe Set fetched a record $120,000 at Heritage Auctions.Heritage’s $1.8M auction showed...
Arthur Hayes Calls CLARITY Act ‘Nonsense’ as Bitcoin Tops $80K
Key TakeawaysArthur Hayes prioritized monetary flows over crypto legislation.He linked higher rates to increased spending on...
Michael Saylor Sees a Bigger Crypto Opportunity Beyond CLARITY
Key TakeawaysSaylor favors widespread crypto adoption over the CLARITY compromise.He wants regulators and banks to expand products...
Ripple Swell 2026 Agenda Goes Live With XRP in Finance’s Next Wave – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysSwell 2026 will examine XRP ETFs, tokenization and settlement.More than 100 speakers will appear across three...
Robert Kiyosaki Says ‘Biggest Crash in History’ Has Started, Backs Bitcoin
Key TakeawaysKiyosaki says a historic market crash began in Europe and Japan.He points to debt, AI speculation, war, and aging...
Standard Chartered Forecasts $10 ARB as Arbitrum Revenue Grows
Key TakeawaysStandard Chartered set a $10 ARB target for the end of 2030.Arbitrum’s monthly revenue could reach $5 million in...
Only Four Crypto Exchanges Await Central Bank Approval in Brazil
Key TakeawaysBrazil’s strict new rules and $7.2M capital requirement are forcing massive crypto exchange exits.Just five VASPs...
Bitcoin Owner Turns $324 Stack Into $8 Million After Nearly 15 Years – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysTwo old bitcoin holders woke up Saturday, moving 200 BTC worth more than $16 million combined.Bitcoin’s 2011 holder...
Brian Armstrong Says WSJ Will Blame Coinbase for CLARITY’s Collapse
Key TakeawaysBrian Armstrong said on Sept. 19 the WSJ is preparing a story blaming Coinbase for the CLARITY Act’s defeat.The bill...
Fidelity Drives $433M Bitcoin ETF Surge as Bitcoin’s Price Tops $80K
Key TakeawaysBitcoin ETFs drew $433.03M on Friday, led by Fidelity’s FBTC with $310.72M.Ether, solana, and Zcash also gained,...
Blink Wallet Hit by Attacker, ‘Few Dozen’ Custodial Accounts Drained
Key TakeawaysBlink Wallet says a “few dozen” custodial accounts were hit, but the vast majority of funds stayed safe.Blink paused...
JPYC Hit South Korea’s Upbit at 1 Yen and Traders Sent It Flying Past 3
Key TakeawaysJPYC briefly fetched over 3 yen on Upbit as Korean traders piled in after its Sept. 17 debut.JPYC minted ¥1.69B on...
Bitcoin Price Nears 4 Million Lira as Turkey’s Currency Hits the Floor
Key TakeawaysTurkey’s lira is near 48.8 per dollar, while a single bitcoin now costs almost 4 million lira.TCMB rates sit at 37%,...
Fed’s Next Rate Move Has Traders Staring at a Coin Toss
Key TakeawaysPolymarket bettors give another Fed hike in October 56% odds, while a pause is still close behind at 44%.CME traders...
Bitcoin Traders Pile Into Calls as $100B Derivatives Bet Builds
Key TakeawaysBinance leads bitcoin futures with $11.77B in open interest as BTC trades near $81,273.Deribit calls control 60.74% of...
Bitcoin Price Stays Near $81,000 as Matrixport Ships 2,400 BTC to Binance
Key TakeawaysA BIT-linked wallet moved 1,000 BTC, worth $81.06 million, into Binance on Sept. 19, onchain data shows.Matrixport...
Korean Police Traced Polymarket Users Through the Blockchain
Key TakeawaysPolice booked Polymarket users months before Korea ordered the platform blocked.They identified individual traders by...
Vietnam and Austria Partner on Crypto Oversight
Key TakeawaysFinance Minister Nguyen Duc Chi met FMA head Mariana Kuhnel in Vienna to align financial regulation.SSC head Vu Thi...
SBI Invests in Singapore’s Dtcpay to Scale Stablecoin Rails – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysSBI invested through two Singapore vehicles managed by the group.Dtcpay’s completed Series A financing now totals $25...
Ripple Legal Chief Calls for Crypto Unity After CLARITY Act Defeat – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysAlderoty called for the crypto industry to coordinate its policy message.The Senate rejected cloture on the motion to...
21shares Sees XRP Demand Growing as XRPL Activity Expands Further – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways21shares links rising XRPL activity to potential XRP demand.XRP’s direct roles include fees, reserves, and bridge...
Evernorth Lines Up $30M in Notes for XRP Buys, Ecosystem Activity
Key TakeawaysEvernorth agreed to issue $30 million of 4% convertible notes due 2031.Proceeds would support XRP purchases and other...
Bitcoin Price Predictions Draw a Brutal Line Between $84K and $100K
Key TakeawaysMyriad traders give bitcoin’s price an 84% shot at hitting $84K before it takes a trip down to $55K.Polymarket traders...
ICE Considers Avalanche to Launch NYSE Tokenized Trading Engine
Key TakeawaysNYSE is evaluating Avalanche to launch a 24/7 tokenized securities platform, advancing its digital push.Avalanche’s...
Argentina to Share Crypto User Transaction Data Globally by 2029
Key TakeawaysArgentina adopted the OECD’s crypto reporting rules, joining 77 nations to share user data by 2029.Exchanges must...
Grayscale Lowers ZCSH Share Price With 3-for-1 Split for Zcash ETF
Key TakeawaysGrayscale’s ZCSH will complete a 3-for-1 split on Sept. 30, lowering its per-share price.The move could make Zcash...
UAE and Sweden Dismantle $7M Crypto Gang Tied to Contract Hits
Key TakeawaysUAE and Sweden police arrested seven gang members, dismantling a $7M crypto money laundering network.Tracing the...
Bitcoin Price Hits $81K on Renewed Spot Demand, Leverage Reset
Key TakeawaysBitcoin hit $81,238 on Friday after CFTC regulatory draft rules reached the White House.Sudden price surge triggered...
Bitcoin Returns to Inflows With $159M as Zcash ETF Draws $46.6M
Key TakeawaysBitcoin ETFs drew $159.45M on Thursday, led by Blackrock’s IBIT with $183.66M in inflows.Zcash ETF ZCSH added $46.56M,...
Bitcoin’s Price Rips Past $80K as Short Sellers Get Steamrolled
Key TakeawaysBitcoin hit $80,935 after trading near $76,400 a day earlier.Crypto shorts lost $183 million in one hour as forced...
SBI, Kyobo Complete Japan-Korea Stablecoin Test With No Dollar Leg – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysThe test moved value from Japan to South Korea without using dollars.Canton processed the exchange and settlement in a...
500 Million XRP Worth $649M Left Uphold for Five Wallets Yesterday
Key TakeawaysA wallet labelled Uphold (12) by onchain trackers sent five payments of 100 million XRP each to fresh addresses on...
XRP Open Interest Is Back Above Pre-CLARITY Levels
Key TakeawaysBinance XRP open interest climbed from a 285.2 million low on Sept. 17 to 307.7 million a day later.About 52% of...
White Hats Used Anthropic’s Claude to Break Into OpenAI in 72 Hours
Key TakeawaysHacktron AI reported the OpenAI chain through Bugcrowd on July 25, 2026, and collected a $6,500 bounty.Claude Opus 5...
WSJ: Lagarde Blocked Binance’s EU License and Left It Locked Out
Key TakeawaysThe WSJ reported Sept. 18 that Lagarde urged Greek PM Mitsotakis to reject Binance’s license bid.Around 2 million...
Saylor Says SEC Exemption Puts Tokenized MSTR and STRC Onchain 24/7
Key TakeawaysSaylor said the SEC’s Sept. 17 exemption enables 24/7 onchain trading of tokenized MSTR and STRC.Strategy holds...
XRP holds $1.30 as falling futures interest signals weak demand
Key takeaways The failed CLARITY Act vote and the Federal Reserve’s rate increase have weighed on sentiment. XRP futures open...
Crypto VC Funding Jumps 31% to $5.7 Billion in Q2 2026
Key TakeawaysCrypto VC funding hit $5.68B in Q2 2026, up 31% as later-stage deals drove the rebound.Galaxy Research found 78% of...
UK Lords Want Gambling Ads Banned, Sector Growth Goal Dropped
Key TakeawaysLords committee says a near-total gambling advertising ban is the most effective way to cut harm.It also tells the...
A Family Found a Trove of Sealed 1980s Nintendo Games in a Closet. It Could Be Worth a Fortune
Key TakeawaysHeritage uncovered 300+ vintage games, with roughly 90% of the Dallas-Fort Worth Collection still sealed.Heritage sold...
The Real AI Safety Threat Isn’t Speed—It’s Centralized Control
Key TakeawaysDario Amodei and 2 top tech figures urged a slowdown while Andrew Yang warned of rogue self-replicating code.Sentient...
Brazil Weighs Banning Online Casino Games by Decree
Key TakeawaysBrazil’s government is drafting a decree that would prohibit online casino games outright.Licensed operators paid $5.8...
Bitcoin Faces $80,000 Ceiling as Fed and CLARITY Risks Mount
Key TakeawaysCoinshares sees a sustained bitcoin move above $80,000 as unlikely.The Fed raised rates as policymakers kept a...
Grayscale Says Bitcoin Traders Shouldn’t Fear This Fed Cycle – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysGrayscale sees the Fed’s latest hike as a mid-cycle adjustment.Bitcoin faces a different rate backdrop than during the...
Revolut Denies Hacker Contact Over Reported $3M Ransom Claim
Key TakeawaysRevolut said it received no direct ransom demands after hackers stole data from 680 European clients.Certik analyst...
A Federal US Crypto Bank Just Added Physical Uranium Tokens
Key TakeawaysAnchorage Digital Bank became the first federally chartered bank to custody tokenized uranium on Sept. 16, 2026.The...
Wisdomtree’s Tokenized Treasury Fund Lands Inside Moonpay’s Network
Key TakeawaysWisdomtree plans to bring WTGXX to Moonpay’s network of more than 35 million accounts.Moonpay plans to use WTGXX as...
L-BTC Peg-Out Still Shut Down as Blockstream Refuses Hacker Demand – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysLiquid’s hackers gave back 3,400 BTC, but they’re still sitting on 598.50 BTC worth over $45 million.Blockstream says...
‘God Access’ Recycled in Another Lawsuit Against BitMEX
Key TakeawaysBRIC is suing five BitMEX entities to recover 6,360 BTC for former Celsius customers over March 2020 liquidations.The...
CFTC Gives Crypto Wallet Developers a New Regulatory Escape Hatch
Key TakeawaysCFTC Staff Letter 26-25 gives passive software providers broader relief as of Sept. 17.Phantom’s March 17 framework...
Crypto Liquidations Surge Past $260M as Bitcoin’s Price Touches $77K
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s price touched $77,000 on Thursday, recovering from a monthly low after the FOMC raised interest rates by 25...
Tom Lee Sees Bullish 12 Months as Wall Street Embraces Crypto
Key TakeawaysTom Lee sees a bullish 12 months for crypto as Wall Street expands into tokenization and stablecoins.Bitmine says...
XRP Open Interest Plunges 32% on Binance as Spot Sellers Beat Buyers
Key TakeawaysBinance XRP open interest fell about 32% from Aug. 22 to Sept. 17.Selling pressure intensified across centralized spot...
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Lose $520M as XRP Bucks Fed Rate-Hike Selloff
Key TakeawaysBitcoin and ether ETFs lost $520.09M on Wednesday after the Fed’s first rate hike since 2023.XRP, solana, and HYPE...
SEC Cracks Open the Door for Wall Street Stocks to Trade Onchain
Key TakeawaysSEC approved limited tokenized NMS stock trading on Sept. 17.SEC rules let TSVs use automated market makers under...
Bitcoin Price Escapes $74.9K Low, but the Easy Part May Be Over
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s price rebounded from $74,962, but $77,000-$77,200 remains the first major test.Market data shows the daily...
Ethereum reclaims $2,431 as buyers absorb rate hike and regulatory setback
Key takeaways Ethereum gained 1.7% and reclaimed the important $2,431 level. US spot Ethereum ETFs lost $365.5 million across...
BASIS.pro Expands On-Chain Infrastructure With XDC Network Partnership and Zypher DAO as Auto Earn Goes Live
New developments extend BASIS across real-world asset and AI-native infrastructure while introducing automated reward restaking for...
XRP recovers but weak derivatives data limits bullish conviction
Key takeaways XRP’s long-to-short ratio stands at a bullish 1.06 as funding rates turn negative. XRP holds above its 50-day and...
Kraken Parent Payward to Launch US Onchain Perpetuals
Key TakeawaysPayward announced plans to launch U.S. onchain perpetual futures markets on the Hyperliquid protocol.Global crypto...
Is the CLARITY Act Really (Not) Needed for Bitcoin Price to Rally?
Key TakeawaysThe CLARITY Act may add legal protection for bitcoin’s existing regulatory status, but it is unlikely to drive bitcoin...
Jeff Bezos Says One Question in a Job Interview Reveals Who Never Did the Reading
Key TakeawaysBezos’s Amazon meeting formula starts with a 6-page memo and roughly 30 minutes of silent reading.Amazon’s memo...
FCA Clears Crypto Rulebook, but UK Banks Can Still Block Transfers
Key TakeawaysFCA guidance sets out which U.K. crypto firms need authorization under rules starting Oct. 25, 2027.U.K. banks can...
How $230M in Crypto for Venezuelan Oil Vanished on USB Drives
Key TakeawaysPolish energy firm Orlen lost up to $424 million after a $230 million USDT advance for Venezuelan crude vanished via...
7 Democratic Senators Vow to Keep Pushing CLARITY Act After Setback
Key TakeawaysSeven Democratic senators renewed their commitment to the CLARITY Act.The Senate rejected cloture on H.R. 3633 in a...
Ripple Says XRP Is Not a Security, Recognized as Digital Commodity
Key TakeawaysAlderoty stressed that the 2023 federal court ruling established XRP is not a security.He pointed to SEC-CFTC guidance...
The Attackers Who Deceived Revolut Now Demand 6,000 XMR – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysRevolut reportedly sent records on 680 users after criminals posed as officials through a real Italian email...
Bitcoin Price Holds $75,500 as Traders Price In Fed Rate Hike
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s price fell below $75,000 as a failed CLARITY Act vote in Congress sparked over $140 million in...
What CLARITY Act’s Failure Means for XRP, Ripple and Investors
Key TakeawaysRipple says the failed Senate CLARITY Act vote does not change XRP’s established legal position.Demand continues...
Saylor Sees Bitcoin Winning as Regulators Move Without Congress – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysSaylor expects federal agencies to advance crypto rules under existing law.He sees banks expanding bitcoin custody and...
Elon Musk’s X Adds One-Tap Trading Links to Stock and Crypto Cashtags
Key TakeawaysX added a Trade button to Cashtags, linking U.S. users to five brokerages and crypto exchanges.The move could turn...
Ripple CEO Sees Reason for Crypto Optimism After CLARITY Act Defeat
Key TakeawaysGarlinghouse says there is still reason for optimism after the CLARITY Act failed to advance.He expects the SEC and...
KBW2026 Unveils Partner Lineup Featuring Global Digital Asset Leaders
FACTBLOCK, the organizer of KBW2026, announced on September 9 that Upbit, 0G, BRV, Stable, Tria and BitGo will participate as key...
After Years of Holds and Cuts, the Fed Just Raised Rates Again
Key TakeawaysThe Federal Reserve raised rates 25 basis points after 1,148 days without a hike.The FOMC voted 12-0 as inflation...
SEC and CFTC Take the Wheel After CLARITY Vote Failure
Key TakeawaysCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said Tuesday’s failed vote was disappointing, but crypto can’t sit around waiting on...
Crypto Wallet Maker DCENT Tells Users to Get Their Coins Out
Key TakeawaysDCENT flagged abnormal App Wallet transfers on Sept. 16 and urged users to move their assets.DCENT says the 2026...

























































































