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Saturday 19 September 2026
207 stories on the wire.
- Gen Z investors go retro, pile into BTC!Like fashion, investing eventually finds something embarrassing in the back of the wardrobe and puts it on again. Millennial-era crypto gave us yield-bearing dog coins and all kinds of food-themed financial contraptions. Now Gen Z has entered the market in JNCO jeans, carrying an
- Tezos SOARS 30%, HITS 4-Month High as Post-Quantum Code GOES LIVE!Tezos has had a bad 2026. Is that changing now?
- AAVE STARTS V4 Lending Model with Anchorage Bitcoin!Read the latest update on Aave Proposal Brings Anchorage-Custodied Bitcoin Into V4 Lending Model.
- GOOGLE GEMINI AI SEES XRP SOARING TO $7 BY 2026!When prompted, Google Gemini AI predicts that under a full bull market structure between now and 2027, XRP could surge as high as $7, a 5x move from current prices, which will be sure to excite the Ripple army. XRP currently trades near $1.30–$1.32, as of September 18, well below
- BITCOIN OWNER TURNS $324 INTO $8M IN 15 YRS!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 sle
- XRPL DROPS xrpld v3.4.0 With New Lending Amendment!Read the latest update on XRPL Releases xrpld v3.4.0 With New Lending Amendment.
- TRUMP BACKS CRYPTO ETHICS RULE, EXEMPTS FAMILY BUSINESS!Washington came surprisingly close this week to writing a dollar amount into one of its thorniest crypto ethics rule debates. Under the final Senate draft of the CLARITY Act, senior federal officials holding equity worth at least $15,000 in certain businesses that issue or sponso
- WIF SLIPS 13% After Decent Rally!WIF’s rally has been decent, but it hasn't been perfect. Should you be worried?
- SOLANA UNLEASHES 250ms Slots As SIMD-0525 Mainnet Rollout Advances!Read the latest update on Solana Pushes Into 250ms Slots As SIMD-0525 Mainnet Rollout Advances.
- Armstrong: WSJ to BLAST Coinbase for CLARITY's CRASH!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
- Fidelity UNLEASHES $310M BTC, SAVES Bitcoin ETFs!Friday broadened demand, yet the two-day rebound left the midweek withdrawal gap partly open. The post Fidelity surge brings in $310M BTC saving Bitcoin ETFs from a disastrous week appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- S&P Global BUYS Blockchain Security Firm OpenZeppelin!S&P Global is acquiring OpenZeppelin to enhance its push into digital assets and onchain markets.
- AVAX RALLY FACES 'STRUCTURAL TEST'!AVAX still faces obstacles, despite limited upward clusters.
- EU Cyber Act Kicks In, 24-Hour Vulnerability Reports Now Mandatory!Read the latest update on EU Cyber Resilience Act Brings 24-Hour Vulnerability Reporting Into Force.
- Fidelity UNLEASHES $433M BTC ETF SURGE, BTC TOPS $80K!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 Institution
- Raydium’s 26% rally cools down below $1.80 — Is downside liquidity calling for RAY?Injective strengthened Raydium’s outlook, but Futures selling and stretched conditions could threaten RAY’s rally.
- Circle Wants You to Love USDC Like Chelsea!Chelsea has found a cool new shirt sponsor whose main product is…a stablecoin? USDC is designed to be worth one dollar. Today, tomorrow, next Tuesday: one dollar. If everything is working properly, absolutely nothing should happen to its price, so there is not much room for a vic
- Coinbase And Stablecore Open Digital Asset Rails To 3,000+ Banks And Credit UnionsRead the latest update on Coinbase And Stablecore Open Digital Asset Rails To 3,000+ Banks And Credit Unions.
- BUFFETT STEPS DOWN: BTC MARKET CAP TOPS BERKSHIRE!From "rat poison squared" to "stay away from it" - some of his remarks have been quite brutal. Yet, BTC's market cap is bigger than Berkshire's.
- KALSHI UNLEASHES BTC Futures on Coinbase!Kalshi’s proposal would bring perpetual futures tied to individual stocks to US traders, as Coinbase and Bitnomial pursue similar products.
- Blink Wallet Hit by Attacker, ‘Few Dozen’ Custodial Accounts DrainedOn 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 Wi
- TREASURY UNLEASHES SANCTIONS ON BITBANK!Read the latest update on Treasury Sanctions BitBank Over Iranian Crypto Sanctions-Evasion Network.
- ANTHROPIC'S $2 TRILLION IPO UNLEASHES $80M CRYPTO FRENZY!Anthropic’s prospective $2 trillion IPO has already spawned nearly $80 million in crypto derivatives bets before its public debut. Open interest in futures linked to the Claude developer has climbed to about $79.27 million, close to a record $80 million, as traders position aroun
- BTC ETFs POST $433M INFLOW ON FRIDAY!Fidelity's FBTC accounted for $310.7 million of Friday’s overall $433 million net inflow, a notable sum that helped offset earlier withdrawals.
- POLYGON UNLEASHES 100M POL BURN AS REVENUE CRATERS TO $24.5M!Whales dumped over 30M POL to book profits from mid-week's 20% rally.
- FED HIKE: BTC STARTS UP!The first Fed rate hike in over three years didn't bring BTC down for long.
- SEC Grants Five-Year Exemption For Tokenized Stock Trading VenuesRead the latest update on SEC Grants Five-Year Exemption For Tokenized Stock Trading Venues.
- JPYC DROPS to 1 yen on Upbit, SOARS past 3!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
- AI DUMPS on scammers' jobs, gives them SUPERPOWERS!For anyone worried that AI would eliminate every profession except the one sending messages about your frozen crypto account, there's unwelcome news for that last bastion of human enterprise. Fraud has found an automation budget. Scamming has always required a surprising amount o
- WARS RAGE: 5 Nations Hit by Fuel DROPS!It’s day 203 of the Iran war. And, at least five countries are rationing fuel or reporting empty pumps as of September 19. Brent crude traded at nearly $110 this month, its strongest level since spring. The Strait of Hormuz has been largely shut since Iran retaliated for US and I
- CRYPTO CLARITY ACT GOES DOWN, SEC, CFTC GRAB REINS!The Clarity Act failed to advance in the Senate, shifting the industry’s focus to a new wave of action from the SEC and CFTC.
- SHIB Builds 'Bull Combo': Can Chart DELETE a Zero?!Shiba Inu builds a rare weekly 'Bull Combo' to delete a zero, but a major chart barrier stands in the way.
- FCA Crypto Gateway STARTS Sept 30!Read the latest update on FCA Crypto Authorisation Gateway Opens September 30.
- BTC NEARS 4M LIRA AS TURKISH LIRA HITS FLOOR!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 runn
- VanEck SLAMS Metaplanet on BTC executive dilution!VanEck said Metaplanet’s executive equity exposure remains well above its digital asset treasury peers, even after the company cut its potential share pool by 41%.
- Fidelity: Bitcoin Winter OVER, PREDICTS 4-Yr Bull Run!There is a 35% chance BTC could reclaim $95K if it clears May's high of $82K.
- CLEANSPARK DROPS $2.276B Secured Notes for Sandersville Data Center!Read the latest update on CleanSpark Prices $2.276B Secured Notes For Sandersville Data Center.
- BITCOIN RALLY DROPS ON SHORT LIQUIDATIONS!A Glassnode and Bybit report found Bitcoin climbed 24.6% in five August days even as active leverage fell, with short positions supplying 89% of every liquidated dollar.
- US DITCHES Clarity Act, BTC Regs in FLUX!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?
- ZEC’s 100% rally above $1500 sends Grayscale’s Zcash ETF within $85 million of $1 billionZCSH holders would receive three shares for every one held as the fund cuts per-share NAV proportionately without changing investment value solely because of the split. The post ZEC’s 100% rally above $1500 sends Grayscale’s Zcash ETF within $85 million of $1 billion appeared fir
- RIPPLE WHALES UNLEASH MASSIVE XRP BUY SPREE! ?XRP rebounded past a key resistance level after the Friday resurgence but can it climb higher?
- BINANCE BTC RESERVE SKYROCKETS AS BTC UNLEASHES $81K REBOUND!Bitcoin has surged back above $81,000 following a broader crypto market recovery, but its exchange reserve on Binance appears to be painting a different picture.
- CHAINALYSIS: Malware Ops TURN BTC BLOCKCHAINS INTO DEAD DROPS!Read the latest update on Chainalysis Warns Malware Operators Are Turning Blockchains Into Dead Drops.
- Hoskinson: Crypto WILL EAT AI!Charles Hoskinson believes artificial intelligence (AI) is about to repeat a pattern he witnessed firsthand decades ago. The Cardano founder argues that blockchain technology will eventually absorb AI, much like cryptocurrency once absorbed cryptography as a discipline. Why Hoski
- FED RATE MOVE LEAVES BTC TRADERS GUESSING!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 D
- VISA ENDS Memecoin Rewards Loophole!Though the Crossmint-powered memecoin sales are still live on both apps, Visa's grace period is expected to end next week, per the report.
- BITCOIN CRATERS on Major Obstacle at $81.5K!Bitcoin has recovered sharply from the latest pullback and is once again pressing against the upper boundary of its consolidation. With BTC trading around $81.5K, the market is approaching a decisive area where a confirmed bullish breakout could trigger another expansion higher.
- SHIB to $0.000006? Shiba Inu Golden Cross Completes With One Hurdle LeftShiba Inu golden cross sparks $0.000006 hopes but key risk remains.
- MIDNIGHT STARTS SMART CONTRACTS ON MAINNET!Will the privacy narrative boost Midnight's traction and its NIGHT token?
- Grayscale Zcash ETF DROPS prices!The Zcash ETF is splitting its shares three ways after pulling in more than $233 million in under a month, as Wall Street piles into crypto's hottest privacy trade.
- Grayscale DROPS Zcash ETF fees!The Zcash ETF is splitting its shares three ways after pulling in more than $233 million in under a month, as Wall Street piles into crypto's hottest privacy trade.
- Top 9 VPNs of September 2026VPNs hide a user’s data traffic online and help protect it from third parties. Virtual Private Networks mask your IP address and encrypt data between your device and a trusted endpoint. This ensures that user privacy is protected and reduces exposure on public and shared networks
- TRADER WITH 89% WIN RATE DUMPS ZCASH, LOSES $10.68M!Zcash (ZEC) has climbed 177.8% in a month, and the traders betting against it are paying for that move. One short was closed at a $10.68 million loss this week, and the largest position still open sits $33.87 million underwater on Hyperliquid. Zcash Shorts Collapse as the Token J
- ETH ETFs ADD $29.4M; FIDELITY LEADS!Read the latest update on Ethereum ETFs Add $29.4M Friday As Fidelity Leads Reported Flows.
- BTC Traders PILE INTO Calls on $100B Derivatives Bet!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 inter
- STRK SOARS TO 4-MONTH HIGH!STRK emerged as one of the market's biggest beneficiaries over the last 48 hours.
- Crypto Pioneer Warns AI May Spark Systemic Shocks!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.
- BTC ETFs ADD $324.6M; FIDELITY DOMINATES!Read the latest update on Bitcoin ETFs Add $324.6M As Fidelity Dominates Friday Flows.
- Ripple READIES XRP for Next Payments Upgrade!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.
- DOGE COFOUNDER DROPS CRYPTIC 'WE'RE SO BACK' MESSAGE!The timing of the post drew attention as it coincided with a broader market rally, with Dogecoin price in the green.
- Hong Kong Jails Ex-Banker Who Sold His Signature for CryptoA Hong Kong court has jailed a former China Construction Bank (Asia) relationship manager for four years after he took more than $470,000 in Tether (USDT) to authenticate forged bank instruments with a stated value above $1.6 billion. The Independent Commission Against Corruption
- TRUMP STARTS NEW RUSSIA TARIFFS; BTC FACES OCT 18 TEST!Trump’s new law sets the clock, but rates, targets and energy-market spillovers will decide whether crypto feels it. The post Bitcoin faces an October 18 test as Trump prepares new Russia tariffs appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Ethereum Clears $2,600: Is Ideal Scenario Officially Triggered?Ethereum clears $2,600 to validate Aksel Kibar’s ideal scenario, forcing the market into a decisive follow-through phase.
- ETH Breaks Out as Whales Wake Up and Ethereum Wallets Hit Record HighETH surged past $2,600 on Friday for the second time this month. Can this break out be different?
- President Trump or Coinbase’s Armstrong — Who’s really responsible for CLARITY Act failure?There are mixed feelings over rulemakings being pursued by the SEC and CFTC.
- CFTC Crypto Rules ENTER WHITE HOUSE REVIEW!Read the latest update on CFTC Crypto Asset Rules Enter White House Review.
- SOLANA BLOCK TIMES SLIP 17% IN SPEED UPGRADE!The network's clock just sped up again, but the extra speed goes to freshness, not capacity.
- BITCOIN'S $81,280 RALLY TRIGGERS ANALYST WORRIES!As Bitcoin’s Golden Cross is done, Benjamin Cowen reveals why the $81,280 rally requires two hard metrics to avoid a massive fakeout.
- BTC SLIPS UNDER $75K, RECOVERS ABOVE $80K!BTC has recovered above $80,000 after falling below $75,000, reversing losses linked to the Fed’s rate decision and the Senate’s Clarity Act setback.
- MATRIXPORT DROPS 2,400 BTC ON BINANCE AS BTC HOLDS AT $81,000!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 ea
- Did RWA futures really overtake crypto? Only if you ignore 90% of the marketA $107.6 billion crossover on selected venues shrinks to about 15.2% when compared with CoinDesk's broader CEX derivatives total. The post Did RWA futures really overtake crypto? Only if you ignore 90% of the market appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Bitcoin Bull Market Confirmed If BTC Closes the Week Above This Key Level: AnalystsBTC is above $81,000 despite the week it had. But the real test comes now.
- All about SKY’s price rally and if $569M in TVL growth will overshadow spot sellingSKY's market position is really interesting right now.
- Saylor DEFENDS BTC!"Bitcoin feels like the CD in the age of Spotify, the DVD in the age of Netflix," wrote Jason Calacanis.
- WS Giants Keep Tokenized Cash for Themselves!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: BTC Chain Fees DROPS 97% Amid Record Highs!Seven-day average fees fell 82% while transaction counts slipped 6%, with about $1.5 billion a day still changing hands.
- BASTION UNLEASHES OCC APPROVAL!Bastion Platforms National Trust Company will offer stablecoin custody and wallets, payment infrastructure and white-label issuance from a single federally regulated entity.
- MultiversX PROBES Mainnet Issue!MultiversX has opened an investigation into a potential issue on its mainnet and said it expects to provide another update within 12 hours or sooner if the team reaches a clear finding. MultiversX has begun reviewing the mainnet issue MultiversX…
- XRP Ledger UNLEASHES 8.9% Spike in Activity, Price CRATERS Above $1.43!XRP Ledger is experiencing a rapid surge in network activity after momentum turned bullish, processing over 2.34 million XRP transactions in the last 24 hours.
- MORGAN STANLEY HOLDS: No BTC Outflows This Month!Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF hasn’t recorded single outflow this month.
- BITCOIN to $1M? ONE THING STANDS IN WAY!Kevin O’Leary says Bitcoin (BTC) can reach $1 million. He attaches one condition, which is resolving doubts about quantum computing breaking the encryption behind the network. The O’Leary Ventures chairman set out that condition, speaking with The Rollup podcast at Avalanche Summ
- HOTSHORT STARTS RWA MODEL PRESENTATION AT GWDC KOREA 2026!HotShort has joined the Feixiaohao × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum as a co-organizer and will present its model for turning short-drama content and related revenue into blockchain-based assets at the Sep. 29 event in Seoul. Feixiaohao said the forum will…
- BTC SOARS PAST $81K, MARKET CAP ADDS $150B!Many alts have marked double-digit pumps, including PIEVERSE, MORPHO, INJ, and ENA.
- LEMON DROPS Brazil Ops Over Crypto Licensing Costs!Lemon has decided to close its Brazilian operations and terminate about 15,000 local accounts after finding the country’s new crypto licensing capital requirements too costly for its business. Lemon said Brazil’s new capital requirements were “disproportionate” to the size of…
- Brazil BLOCKS stablecoins from key payment rail!Brazil's central bank will bar virtual assets, including stablecoins, from settling one specific type of international payment flow starting Oct. 1. Resolution 561 targets the settlement leg between regulated foreign-exchange providers and their overseas counterparties, requiring
- Huge Hyperliquid Whale DROPS Short, Buys 450,000 XRP at $1.44!A large Hyperliquid whale cut a massive short position, buying back 450,000 XRP at $1.44 as the token transforms key resistance into a solid floor.
- COINBASE CEO ARMSTRONG SLAMS WSJ OVER CLARITY ACT REPORTS!Coinbase's CEO Brian Armstrong has called out the Wall Street Journal over a potential publication on the CLARITY Act targeted at blaming him and Coinbase for the bill's failure to pass.
- Metaplanet Fails All 4 VanEck Tests on Treasury Executive CompensationVanEck rated Metaplanet “Bad” on executive compensation practices, the only company among the 10 largest digital asset treasuries to get that grade. It fails all four of the firm’s tests. The research note landed on September 18. That grade holds even after Metaplanet cut its exe
- BTC REBOUNDS, BUT WILL IT HOLD AT $83K? !Bitcoin price rebounded about 6% over the past 24 hours to trade near $81,300, with a short squeeze and improving technical momentum carrying the price to its highest level in two weeks. Bitcoin price action today Bitcoin (BTC) price traded…
- Korean Police TRACK Polymarket Users Via Blockchain!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.
- XRP, Solana, Cardano: Which Altcoin PUMPS Best in Sept!?Altcoins are pumping, but how high will they really go?
- Dtcpay GETS $25M boost with SBI Group on board!Singapore-based payments company completes Series A funding round with Japanese investor SBI Group.
- Anthropic's Path to the Public Markets Just Got 2 New DevelopmentsAnthropic is weighing two key decisions as the firm plans to debut in public markets this year. One concerns the timing of the listing, the other what it ships before the roadshow begins. Each decision may shape how investors price what could be the largest listing ever. Anthropi
- Bitcoin survived the Fed and CLARITY, and now faces the next major test at $82,000 this weekendBitcoin hit an intraday high of $81,400 on Friday, approaching the low-$82,000 zone that has capped every recovery attempt since late August. US spot Bitcoin ETF shares stop trading once American markets close for the weekend. Any further push through that ceiling over the next t
- Ether DROPS $141M as SOL GAINS $61M!U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded products recorded about $70.7 million in combined net outflows during the Sep. 14–18 trading week, as withdrawals from Ether funds outweighed demand for Bitcoin, Solana, and Hyperliquid products. According to data from Farside Investors, the four…
- NFT SALES SLIP 15% TO $37.5M AS ETH LEADS!Global NFT sales volume fell 15.28% to $37.54 million over the latest seven-day period, even as the number of buyer and seller addresses more than doubled. According to data from CryptoSlam, captured on Sep. 19 with the “7 Days” setting…
- Things to be grateful for: !1. Your health 2. Your family 3. The person who introduced you to crypto.
- Prudential DROPS AlexForbes stake as Motsepe's ARC EXPANDS control!A firm linked to billionaire Patrice Motsepe is consolidating control of Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Ltd. as Prudential Financial Inc. exits its investment in South Africa’s biggest standalone retirement-fund administrator, according to Bloomberg. The deal will see Prudential
- BTC WEATHERS CLARITY Act SETBACK!Aside from the initial dip to $75,000, BTC has shown impressive resilience.
- VIETNAM, AUSTRIA TEAM UP ON CRYPTO OVERSIGHT!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 s
- JPMorgan: India's economy in SUGAR HIGH, CAUTIOUS on RBI rate hikes!JPMorgan economist Jahangir Aziz said India's economy is in a "short-term sugar high" created by earlier stimulus measures, and warned that markets may be pricing in too many rate hikes. According to Sina Finance, Aziz said the Reserve Bank of India is likely to deliver its first
- BOJ DROPS Rate Hike Urgency, Boosts Carry Trades!The Bank of Japan's latest meeting was not positive for the yen, and global carry trades again have conditions to be implemented. According to Sina Finance, although the central bank delivered the policy tightening called for by U. S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and already
- Can Ethereum turn Friday’s price rally of 6.5% into a sustained breakout?The world's largest altcoin is juggling several factors at the same time right now.
- Zcash ETF ATTRACTS $98.2M; Bitcoin, Ethereum SLUMP!Zcash (ZEC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drew $98.2 million in the week ending September 18, the largest inflow among 14 crypto products. Ethereum (ETH) funds posted the only outflow at $140 million. The weekly totals mask a volatile round trip. Both Ethereum and Bitcoin (BT
- Hong Kong jails former banker over $1.6B false credit, cryptocurrency bribes: ReportFormer banking official gets four years in prison over false letters of credit and accepting $470,000 in cryptocurrency bribes.
- Kaiko STARTS $110M round; Crypto funding DROPS $180M!Crypto and blockchain companies announced at least $180.25 million in disclosed financing across nine deals from Sep. 12 to Sep. 18. Crypto market data provider Kaiko led the week with a $110 million round backed by several major financial institutions.…
- Fed HIKS Rates, CLARITY DROPS, SEC OKs Tokenized Stocks!In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, the CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate, and the SEC opened a five-year pathway for tokenized U.S. stock trading. Fed…
- JPMorgan, Santander BACK £1.1B Drax Solar Deal!JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Banco Santander SA are leading more than £1 billion of debt financing for Drax Group Plc’s purchase of renewable energy company Bluefield Solar Income Fund, according to Bloomberg. The loan backs Drax’s deal for Bluefield Solar Income Fund.
- Treasury Yields Trump BTC!The Federal Reserve raised its target range by 25 basis points to 3. 75%-4. 00% on Sept. 16, pushing the one-year Treasury yield to 4
- BLACKROCK'S GIP, TOTALENERGIES SECURE $1.8B AFRICA ASSET DEAL!TotalEnergies SE reached an agreement with BlackRock Inc. ’s Global Infrastructure Partners for a $1. 8 billion capital contribution tied to some assets connected to oil and gas developments in Africa, according to Bloomberg.
- Dr. Reddy's STARTS Takeda Dengue Vaccine rollout in India NEXT YEAR!India will get its first dengue vaccine, Qdenga, next year, according to Bloomberg. The rollout by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories of Takeda Pharmaceutical’s jab marks a key milestone in efforts to control the infectious disease, which remains a major public health concern in the South
- ROBINHOOD CHAIN DROPS HYPE, OVERTAKES HYPERLIQUID IN WEEKLY APP REVENUE!Robinhood generated $15.85M over the past 7 days versus Hyperliquid’s $12.44M
- ADA Users Warned: YouTube Channel Hit by Fake Hoskinson Giveaway Scam!Input Output Group asked users to avoid its YouTube channel until further notice. The channel reportedly broadcast a fake Project Catalyst town hall featuring Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson
- SOFTWARE STOCKS REBOUND ON STRONG EARNINGS!Software stocks, which investors had written off earlier this year on fears that artificial intelligence would hurt the business, have regained support after strong earnings, according to Bloomberg. The source said the earlier view that the sector faced imminent demise was greatl
- BINANCE WALLET LAYS DOWN RULES FOR SOCCER VOUCHER CAMPAIGN!Binance Wallet announced on X that entries for its campaign will be selected by the team based on originality and substance, rather than by random draw. Each person may receive only one selection, and accounts must be public so entries can be reviewed. The vouchers issued through
- BINANCE'S EU LICENSE BID DROPS Amid ECB Chief Pressure!Key Takeaways Lagarde reportedly contacted Greece’s prime minister. ESMA reportedly opposed Binance’s application. Greek authorization could unlock EU access.
- Pi Network DROPS Big Update, Unlocks 900k Users!Pi Network has rolled out a new batch of KYC and Mainnet migration changes that could unblock more than 900,000 users.
- S. Korea PRESIDENT: No troops to Iran war!South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said South Korea will not deploy troops or military equipment in the Iran war. According to Sina Finance, he made the remarks at a press conference at the presidential office in Seoul after reports said Seoul was considering sending troops to
- Zidar, Zwick: 3M US Business Owners Hold $25M Average Wealth!Economists Owen Zidar and Eric Zwick say there are about three million private business owners in the U. S. with average wealth of around $25 million, according to Bloomberg. The pair, who were asked by the Treasury in 2014 to study the tax burden of private business owners, said
- CZ Claps, GENIUS Token SKYROCKETS!Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao applauded a new BNB Chain launchpad with a single clap emoji on Thursday. The GENIUS token spiked within hours. Zhao then questioned whether his post caused the move. He said he never checked the chart and pointed to the project’s own product r
- Yang Urges Congress to SLAP AI "Kill Switch"!
- Zcash (ZEC) Keeps Flying: What’s Next After Crossing $1,500?Is ZEC headed toward a surreal pump to $14,000?
- WLD SURGES 15% as World Network STARTS 'World Money' Super App!WLD's price action could maybe go in either direction in the near term.
- DEADLY SCHOOL SHOOTING ROCKS SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES!Three people died and eight were injured in a school shooting in the southern Philippines on Friday, according to Bloomberg.
- Amazon BOOSTS Warehouse Pay Amid Logistics Expansion!Amazon said on September 16 that eligible operations employees will receive a $1 hourly pay increase, lifting the minimum starting wage for full-time core operations staff to $20 an hour and bringing average pay close to $24 an hour. According to Sina Finance, the company is also
- BITCOIN ETFs SNAP 2-DAY OUTFLOW STREAK! $159.5M IN! !Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $159. 5M in inflows, ending a two-day losing streak, while Ethereum products face continued pressure despite a broader crypto rally. The post Bitcoin ETFs Break Outflow Streak as Market Hits $2.
- US PUSHES MEXICO TO TIGHTEN AI HW EXPORT RULES ON CHINA!
- ECB Sees Inflation Expectations RISE!Consumers across the euro area are bracing for slightly higher prices in the months and years ahead, even as their perception of past inflation held steady, according to the latest ECB inflation expectations survey. The European Central Bank’s Consumer Expectations Survey for Aug
- HYPE: Robinhood Chain DROPS BEHIND Hyperliquid!Robinhood (@RobinhoodCrypto ) Chain generated $15.85 million in app revenue over seven days. That puts it ahead of Hyperliquid (@HyperliquidX), which recorded $12.44 million. The gap comes as Robinhood Chain builds
- Google Confirms Gemini Hacked 3 Real Companies in May Safety TestFour frontier AI labs have now confirmed that their models reached the open internet and then accessed the systems of real companies. Google joined that list on Friday, roughly four months after its own incidents happened. Gemini accessed three real companies during a May evaluat
- BTC CROSSES 78,000 USDT, SURGES 1.96%!On Sep 18, 2026, 08:23 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Bitcoin has crossed the 78,000 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 78,018. 9375 USDT, with a narrowed 1. 96% increase in 24 hours.
- Julian Assange BACK! JUSTICE token DROPS 743%!WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to X with a two-word post saying he is back. AssangeDAO (JUSTICE), the Ethereum token minted to fund his defense, then spiked 743% in 24 hours. Most coverage called the gap a two-year absence. Assange corrected that himself, saying his la
- SBI UNLEASHES Funds into Dtcpay to TURBOCHARGE Stablecoin Rails!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
- Euro-Area Inflation Expectations JUMP! !Inflation expectations among euro-area households increased in August, according to Bloomberg. The European Central Bank said the rise may mean it has to raise interest rates further.
- Edelman: BTC to $500K by 2030!Ric Edelman explains why Bitcoin is the Amazon of 1999, how it lowers portfolio risk, and why soon 'everybody' will own the digital asset. read more
- Pi Network STARTS updates to KYC, Mainnet systems!
- SHIB in NEUTRAL Zone: No Big Moves! ?Strong gains could give way to something else soon.
- Linera DROPS operations after $12M funding, $900K token sale!Linera has begun winding down its operations after a token sale attracted nearly $900,000 in commitments but failed to meet the minimum funding threshold. Linera token sale falls below minimum threshold Linera team members said on Discord that the project’s…
- BYD DROPS 183,200 Vehicles in China Over Brake-Pedal Risk!BYD Co. is recalling more than 183,200 vehicles in China over brake-pedal safety risks, according to Bloomberg. The country’s market regulator said the recall covers the affected cars in China.
- BITCOIN SURGES: Reclaims $80K as SEC, CFTC PUSH AHEAD!Bitcoin surprised even some of its biggest believers on Friday with a surge past $81,000 despite experiencing a massive regulatory disappointment just days earlier.
- Anthropic STARTS November IPO at $2 trillion valuation!Anthropic has moved its planned initial public offering to November as investors discuss a deal that could value the Claude developer at roughly $2 trillion and raise up to $100 billion. Anthropic IPO could become one of the largest listings…
- Hong Kong Plans Wholesale CBDC Launch for Interbank Settlement by Year-EndHong Kong Monetary Authority plans to launch a wholesale central bank digital currency for interbank settlement by the end of this year as part of Project EnsembleTX, according to Ledger Insights. According to ChainCatcher, the wCBDC is intended to support 24-hour settlement of t
- WisdomTree TAPS MoonPay for $1.2B WTGXX fund access!
- JPMORGAN: BTC COULD OUTPERFORM GOLD!JPMorgan says Bitcoin's defensive hedging could fuel outperformance vs gold. BTC price analysis, key levels, and an emerging Bitcoin Layer 2 presale.
- Altcoins are breaking out, but why isn’t anyone calling it an altseason yet?There's reason to believe, and there's reason to not.
- STANDARD CHARTERED SEES DECEMBER FED HIKE!After this week’s increase, the big question is whether inflation keeps the Fed tightening, we know Trump will be putting HUGE pressure on to lower, but will that have any
- ANTHROPIC'S CLaude STARTS LEADING 26% OF ITS OWN R&D!
- COINMARKETCAP STARTS ENTERPRISE API!Your crypto product SHOULD NOT fail during peak. Traffic spikes hardest when prices move. Enterprise engineering teams run on our SLA. Serve thirty million credits on your stack Request up to 1,600 calls per every minute Reach
- ADA CRATERS: 2.4M COINS STILL MISSING!Splash has patched the validator flaw behind the Sept. 13 ADA/OADA StableSwap pool exploit. The attacker removed about 2.42 million cardano:native and nearly 1.99 million OADA from the pool. Splash said missing
- BTC in Neutral Territory!
- CARDANO YOUTUBE HACKED: SCAM ALERT UNLEASHES ADA CRASH!Cardano users are being warned of an active scam after Input Output Group’s YouTube channel was apparently compromised.
- SBI Group BACKS dtcpay with $25M funding!The State Bank of India (SBI) Group has provided support to the payments company dtcpay by participating in a significant funding round, contributing a total of $25 million to bolster the firm’s growth and operational capabilities in the financial technology sector.
- SOLANA CRYPTO SOARS TO $106, RSI HITS 80!After a rally that has left every major moving average far behind, traders are now asking whether the trend still has room to run. As of September 18, 2026, Solana crypto is trading around $105. 90, pinned just below the upper Bollinger band on the daily chart. SOL/USDT — daily c
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- Cardano's IOG YouTube Channel GETS HACKED!The hijack lands during a rough stretch for crypto security, just days after a fintech's leaked data turned into a Bitcoin ransom demand.
- XRP Whale Inflows to Binance Reach a Six-Month High“Cumulative inflows over the past 30 days reaching approximately 1.6 billion XRP—the highest level since last March.” – By @ArabxChain
- Buterin: Local AI PROTECTS Privacy, Keeps Speed!Faster private inference makes laptop orchestration practical, while spending authority remains behind hard limits, transaction checks and human approval. The post Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin argues that local AI can protect your privacy without losing speed appeared firs
- Ripple Legal Chief PUSHES for Crypto Unity after CLARITY Act FAILURE!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. Alderot
- 500 Million XRP Worth $649M Left Uphold for Five Wallets YesterdayFive XRP Ledger addresses that didn’t exist until about a day earlier now hold 100 million XRP each, and every one was created by the same Uphold wallet that filled it. The Alert That Lit up XRP Twitter A burst of posts on Sept. 17 flagged half a billion XRP leaving Uphold, the m
- BTC UNLEASHES Bullish Phase, But CRATERS on Overbought Fears!Is Bitcoin finally breaking out of its long-standing downtrend, or is it just a short-term thing?
- XRP UNLEASHES 35% RALLY to $2 on Bullish Close!XRP eyes a $2 target as buyers absorb a 1.6B whale inflow on Binance and a daily breakout above $1.55 triggers a 35% rally.
- XRP HOVERS at $1.33!As of September 18, 2026, XRP is parked at $1. 33, trapped between its daily moving averages in a compression zone where neither buyers nor sellers have taken control. The Ripple price today reflects a waiting game, though shorter-term charts are quietly building bullish pressure
- XRP READY FOR NEXT MOVE, WATCH THESE LEVELS!XRP is trying to regain momentum after one of the most volatile weeks in recent months.
- UNI SKYROCKETS 27% TO $8.85!Key Takeaways UNI gained almost 38% over seven days. Price reached a local high near $8. 85.
- DOT Earns 'Ethereum Killer' Label in 2020!
- XRP HOLDS $1.30 AS FUTURES INTEREST DROPS TO 2.12B!Key takeaways The failed CLARITY Act vote and the Federal Reserve’s rate increase have weighed on sentiment. XRP futures open interest fell from 2. 25 billion to 2. 12 billion tokens, signaling softer speculative demand
- 21Shares: XRP Demand SURGES as XRPL Activity EXPANDS!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 XR
- BOJ HIKS RATES TO 31-YR HIGH AS INFLATION RISKS SWELL!On Friday, the Bank of Japan(BOJ) raised its benchmark interest rate from 1% to 1. 25%, the highest level since 1995, as it moves to combat economic strain and normalize borrowing costs. The increase marks the first rate hike since June and moves the BOJ closer to neutral rates a
- APT CRATERS 18%!APT’s 18.6% rally swept upper liquidity as traders watched whether $0.654 could sustain the breakout.
- SHIB DROPS 468M Tokens, Bears Exhausted!Exchange flows and SHIB’s daily price structure are beginning to stabilize after another turbulent week.
- Survivors of crypto cycles aren't top-callers, they're early cutters!Anyone can survive a bull market with some version of a plan. Very few of those plans ever
- TOM LEE: Q4 MAY SPARK BIGGEST BTC RALLY EVER!If the @BitMNR owner is right, the final quarter of the year could be when risk assets really start to move. Crypto bulls are we heading into an interesting couple of months?
- N. Korea, Iran fuel onchain malware; Malaysia tops crypto-curious Islamic nations!Asia Express via Cointelegraph Magazine
- XRP ETFs CRATER on $5.15M redemption!A $5.15 million redemption was concentrated in two funds, leaving the next weekly flow pattern to decide whether the pause becomes a broader retreat. The post XRP ETFs hit a speed bump, but big investors aren’t dumping their tokens yet appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Robinhood DROPS $25M on Crusoe's AI shift from BTC!Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI) invested about $25 million in Crusoe, a firm that once mined Bitcoin but now focuses on AI data centers. The deal, which closed on August 31, was part of Crusoe’s $3. 9 billion Series F fundraising round. It offers retail investors a way to gain ex
- CZ: Banks Can Use Blockchain!Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (@cz_binance) questioned why some people believe banks need protection from blockchain technology. He argued that blockchain can transfer value faster and more cheaply than traditional
- IRAN STARTS BTC EXCHANGE AT STRAIT OF HORMUZ TOLL BOOTH!The United States government has reported that Iran has been utilizing a toll booth system in the strategically significant Strait of Hormuz to facilitate transactions through a bitcoin exchange, indicating a complex method of financial operations potentially linked to circumvent
- BTC traders lose breathing room as exchanges CUT RISK VALUES!Exchange-set rules can shrink borrowing power even when the underlying holdings keep the same market value. The post Exchanges lower token risk values, leaving leveraged traders with less breathing room appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- SOL Holds Above $100, Eyes $106 Resistance!Solana price is holding above the $100 support zone as traders assess whether its latest correction could give way to a fresh breakout. A potential bull flag on the four-hour chart places $106 as the immediate resistance level, with a sustained move above it potentially opening t
- NEAR rallies 24% after AI utility expands across 43 models – Is rally built to last?NEAR’s AI growth, whale demand and rising leverage strengthened its 24.52% breakout.
- Evernorth UNLEASHES $30M for XRP BUYS!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 Purch
- XRP Ledger GETS BIG UPGRADE!The release is largely about strengthening the machinery underneath the network.
- MALWARE SURGES 420% - State-Backed Hackers Dominate!
- WHALES ROTATE FROM BTC TO ETH!Over the past 3 days, 11 newly created wallets (likely belonging to the same whale) sold 602 $BTC ($45.83M) on #Hyperliquid and bought 18,780 $ETH ($45.83M).
- COINBASE WALLET RETURNS AS BASE APP SOCIAL PUSH ENDS!Coinbase is restoring the Coinbase Wallet name after its Base App social experiment fell short, shifting the self-custodial product toward trading and multichain access.
- Binance's MiCA bid DROPS; ECB chief pushes Digital Euro!Will Binance secure a MiCA approval under ESMA authority as pushed by ECB President?
- Bitcoin Demand DROPS: Corporate Treasuries Spend Only $451M in Q3!Corporate treasuries, once the loudest buyers in the bitcoin market, have gone quiet. Publicly traded companies added roughly 5,900 bitcoin over the past three months, a slowdown so sharp it raises real questions about where the next leg of bitcoin corporate demand is supposed to
- CIRCLE STARTS Arc Studio, Turns English into Blockchain Apps!Circle has rolled out Arc Studio, an AI coding agent that can turn a plain-English description of an app into a working, full-stack blockchain application — smart contracts, backend logic and frontend included. The tool lands just days after Circle’s own network, Arc, went live o
- SOLANA BLOCK SPEED UP 17% BUT CAPACITY STAYS FLAT!Solana has achieved an impressive enhancement in its performance by increasing the speed at which it processes blocks by 17%. However, it is important to note that this improvement does not result in any increase in the overall transaction capacity of the network, meaning that wh
- TESLA MODEL Y SLIPS BELOW $23K IN TOKYO AFTER JAPAN SUBSIDIES!Tesla Inc. ’s Model Y costs less than $23,000 in Tokyo after Japan subsidies, according to Bloomberg. The price makes Tesla’s most popular electric car cheaper in Tokyo than anywhere else in the world.
- Robinhood Chain Stablecoin Market Cap HIT $1B!The total market capitalization of dollar-pegged stablecoins on Robinhood Chain has recently surpassed $1 billion, according to The Block. According to ChainCatcher, USDG accounts for about 67% of the network’s stablecoin market, making it the largest stablecoin on-chain, while E
- TESLA STARTS Robot Audit in Ningbo, Places Orders!Tesla's team began a production audit for its robotics business in Ningbo on September 16 and placed orders with supply chain companies. According to ChainCatcher, Top Group said it had not received an audit notice, but it has cooperation with Tesla on robot components. Sanhua In
- CHINA COAST GUARD RAMS PHILIPPINES FISHERIES BOAT!The Philippines said a China Coast Guard vessel rammed a government fisheries boat on a mission to deliver fuel to Filipino fishermen in the disputed South China Sea, according to Bloomberg.
- SOLANA STARTS Tokenized Funds Door for Billions!Project Harmonia is connecting Solana (@solana) with Allfunds, a major institutional fund distribution network, for tokenized funds seeking institutional distribution. Eligible issuers can apply if their funds are already
- CMCLabs Offers Crypto Startup Boost!Apply to CoinMarketCap's accelerator program to kickstart your project onto the world stage
- CZ QUESTIONS WHY BANKS NEED BLOCKCHAIN PROTECTION!“Blockchain is an open technology anyone can use, including banks."
- Grayscale: No Big Crypto Swings After 2026 Hike!Grayscale says the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike will not drive major changes in crypto markets. Nor would a second increase this year. Head of Research Zach Pandl published the note on Thursday. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) had raised its target range to 3
- BTC May Get More Support Than Gold as ETF Hedging Eases: JPMorgan!JPMorgan analysts say Bitcoin could see stronger price support than gold if ETF hedging eases, as short interest in BlackRock’s IBIT reaches its highest level of 2026.
- MetaMask STARTS Scam-Blocking Transaction Security!MetaMask has rolled out a new safeguard designed to close a dangerous gap in how crypto wallets confirm what a transaction actually does. The update, called Added Protection, strengthens MetaMask transaction security by forcing a hard match between what a transaction preview prom
- AI Risk Debate SPARKS Tech Stock ROTATION!The global debate over artificial intelligence risks intensified this week as tech executives split over whether frontier labs should slow development, according to Bloomberg. Leaders of Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX and Google DeepMind backed self-regulation checks on growth that gi
- BTC Price Predictions: $84K or $100K!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 b
- Anthropic’s Claude helped 3 researchers breach OpenAI in under 72 hoursAnthropic’s Claude helped three security researchers breach OpenAI accounts and reach an internal code repository within 72 hours. Researchers at cybersecurity startup Hacktron chained an image-processing vulnerability with a flaw in OpenAI’s identity infrastructure in July to ga
- Midnight rallies 14% as NIGHT’s bullish fractal returns – Can THIS hold?NIGHT needs more fuel for its upward drive, but a five-day sell-off could derail the rally.
- BTC CRATERS as Bulls Try to Grab Market Flows!UNI and NEAR extend powerful breakouts while HYPE tests record territory and Bitcoin pushes back toward a critical resistance zone.
- $ZEC PUMPS!Many newly created wallets are accumulating $ZEC. t1UcyM withdrew 15,860 $ZEC ($22.69M) from Binance today. t1fXjw withdrew 7,081 $ZEC ($10.29M) from exchanges over the past 2 days. t1YLeD withdrew 5,818 $ZEC ($8.45M) from exchanges today. t1gxP4 withdrew
- ANTHROPIC UNITES CLaude Chat, Cowork in SINGLE INTERFACE!Anthropic said it will merge Claude chat and Cowork into a single interface, with Claude automatically routing different types of requests. Users will be able to use chat, Cowork, Artifacts and Claude Design in one window without switching between tabs. According to PANews, the c
- "21 Institutions BACK stablecoin issuer for 2026!A group of 21 financial institutions has committed to creating a company that will issue a stablecoin in the second half of 2026. According to NS3. AI, stablecoin supply has risen from $27 billion at the end of 2020 to more than $300 billion today. The group plans to launch a dol
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