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SEC Crypto Custody Rewrite Enters White House Review

The planned rule would cover advisers and investment companies and clarify digital-asset custody, following the withdrawal of a separate 2023 proposal.

SEC Clears Tokenized Stocks To Trade Onchain As CFTC Widens Software Relief

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a five-year conditional exemption on Thursday letting tokenized National Market System (NMS) stock trade on permissioned automated market makers (AMMs), and Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff opened introducing-broker relief t

Brent Tops $106 And Hike Odds Reach 64% As Crypto Sells Off

One hundred and three of the 125 largest non-stablecoin tokens were lower on the day after August producer prices came in at 0.4% and the 30-year Treasury yield passed every close of the past five years. Bitcoin traded at $77,120. Ether.fi rose 14.2% on a buyback vote that closed

‘AI Will Take Everyone’s Jobs’: Why Bitcoin Bull Tim Draper Is Hiring More

AI could take your job, Tim Draper warns, but his team is still growing as it adopts the technology. The venture capitalist and outspoken bitcoin bull argues that workers who use AI will gain an advantage, and that new roles will emerge. Why Draper Says His Team Is Growing Worker

US sanctions shut down 80-90% of Iran’s external flights

The sanctions exacerbate Iran's isolation, potentially leading to increased geopolitical tensions and economic instability in the region. The post US sanctions shut down 80-90% of Iran’s external flights appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Meta rolls out Muse Voice AI to all smart glasses, showcases low latency

Meta's Muse Voice AI in smart glasses enhances real-time communication, potentially transforming user interaction and accessibility globally. The post Meta rolls out Muse Voice AI to all smart glasses, showcases low latency appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Meta’s AI chief Alexandr Wang teases the company’s most capable model yet

Meta's AI advancements under Wang could redefine industry standards, intensifying competition and innovation in AI technology development. The post Meta’s AI chief Alexandr Wang teases the company’s most capable model yet appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Meta integrates Walmart, Gap, and Best Buy into Muse AI agent

Meta's AI integration with major retailers could disrupt traditional e-commerce giants, shifting consumer shopping habits and market dynamics. The post Meta integrates Walmart, Gap, and Best Buy into Muse AI agent appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims personal superintelligence is within reach

Zuckerberg's vision of accessible superintelligence could democratize AI, challenging centralized control and reshaping global tech dynamics. The post Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims personal superintelligence is within reach appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Anthropic’s AI Claude identifies intriguing DNA stretch in bacteriophages

Anthropic's AI-driven discovery in bacteriophages could revolutionize biological research, highlighting AI's potential in scientific breakthroughs. The post Anthropic’s AI Claude identifies intriguing DNA stretch in bacteriophages appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Anthropic Says Claude Found Something Big in DNA. It Just Doesn't Know What

Anthropic says Claude autonomously found a new CRISPR-like enzyme system. Even Dario Amodei admits nobody knows what it actually does.

DataOne fined $1.07M for operating 62 unpermitted generators at New Jersey data center

The fine highlights the critical need for regulatory compliance in large-scale infrastructure projects, impacting environmental and community health. The post DataOne fined $1.07M for operating 62 unpermitted generators at New Jersey data center appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

BlackRock broadens equity exposure, retains AI focus in portfolio shakeup

BlackRock's strategic shift may drive significant capital flows into AI-utilizing firms and US large-cap equities, influencing global market trends. The post BlackRock broadens equity exposure, retains AI focus in portfolio shakeup appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Bitmex Crypto Exchange Closes; Funds Left Behind Face New Account Fees

Bitmex has ended exchange operations, but users can still log in and withdraw their crypto. Balances left on the platform are now subject to account fees for users who completed identity verification, making the withdrawal terms the immediate concern. Bitmex Trading Ends, but Wit

An AI Agent Just Hacked a Government Website for the First Time, Australia PM Says

Anthony Albanese said the agent accessed public and non-public files on a Medicare statistics portal in June, calling OpenAI's three-month delay in disclosing the breach "unacceptable."

Report: CFTC Eyes Unusual $5B Trading Pattern on Kalshi ETH Perpetuals

Kalshi denies wash trading allegations, arguing that repeated transactions stemmed from how market markers' orders were executed.

OpenAI Gives Ukraine Access to Daybreak AI Cyber-Defense Tool

OpenAI is giving Ukraine's government access to Daybreak, its AI vulnerability-hunting system, as the country's cyber defenders face a record wave of attacks on hospitals, power grids, and government networks.

Circle launches 24/7 stablecoin FX engine as it chases a slice of the $10 trillion currency market

Screened firms can settle supported stablecoin pairs together, while local fiat access and custody require separate arrangements. The post Circle launches 24/7 stablecoin FX engine as it chases a slice of the $10 trillion currency market appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ex-SEC acting chair: Agency dropped crypto cases to avoid issues with credibility

SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda said that the agency dropped many cases against crypto companies in early 2025 to avoid potential credibility problems in court.

China Probes DeepSeek and Moonshot Over Alleged Data Leaks to Anthropic's Claude

China's internet regulator is investigating DeepSeek and Moonshot AI after Anthropic accused both of secretly routing millions of user exchanges through Claude to train their own models.

Bitcoin Falls Through the $86,000 ETF Cost Basis as the Whole Market Turns Lower

Total crypto market value fell 2.27% to $2.96 trillion. XRP dropped 5.8%, Dogecoin 8.3% and Hedera 9.9%, and Uniswap gave back the entire spike it took on Tuesday's CME listing. Perpetual funding at OKX turned negative on both the bitcoin and ether swaps. U.S. equities and gold c

Trump Accounts Reveal MSTR Buy as Bitcoin Treasury Giant Rebounds

Trump-linked investment accounts spent the early summer unloading shares of Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), the world’s largest publicly traded corporate holder of bitcoin. Then, with the stock badly beaten down, the accounts turned around and bought it back. On July 24, they reported a

BlackRock sees a new $5 trillion AI trade emerging for stablecoins

BlackRock says AI could create a new class of stablecoin customer: machines that spend continuously without human approval. The world’s largest asset manager sees increasingly autonomous AI systems purchasing data, accessing software, and acquiring computing resources on their ow

Meta's Muse AI Agent Read a User's Private iMessages. Then It Lied About How

A tech columnist declined to give Meta's new AI agent access to his messages. It read them anyway, then invented an explanation for how it knew.

Former Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang found dead at 37

The crypto executive and Dystopia Labs founder previously held senior roles at Stellar and Solana before joining venture capital firm Hack VC.

Solana DEX Trades Top NYSE With 208M Weekly Transactions

Solana decentralized exchanges processed about 208 million spot trades in the week ending Sept. 13, surpassing the NYSE’s roughly 190 million transactions for the first time. The milestone does not make Solana larger than Wall Street in economic value, but it shows how quickly on

US lawmakers from gaming states urge SCOTUS to take up Kalshi case

The case between New Jersey authorities and a prediction market company, if accepted by the Supreme Court, could result in clarity for state and federal officials over sports bets.

Vitalik Buterin Endorses Trueo as Prediction Market Moves to Ethereum

Trueo says the shift is about Ethereum's integrations and philosophy, not dissatisfaction with Base or its place among competing networks.

$228B Raiffeisen Bank Opens Crypto Door to 18 Million Customers

According to the European digital investment platform Bitpanda, the 99-year-old financial institution, Raiffeisen Bank International, is preparing the plumbing that could put crypto trading inside banking apps used by as many as 18 million customers across 11 Central and Eastern

Zcash Clears $1,600 After 21Shares Launches European ETP

The physically backed product trades in Paris and Amsterdam, while a 3:42 p.m. ET chain snapshot put shielded ZEC at 29% of supply.

Cosmos Hub Restarts; 1.23 Million ATOM Moved From Neutron Attacker Wallet

The Hub produced no blocks for 24 hours and 48 minutes. The attacker bought voting power for 20,199 USDC and staked it 12 minutes before an expedited Neutron proposal closed.

Treasury’s cash balance nears $1 trillion while Bitcoin awaits a crucial market signal

The Sept. 22 discussion outlined no investment size or timetable, while current money markets remain well supplied. The post Treasury’s cash balance nears $1 trillion while Bitcoin awaits a crucial market signal appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Zcash's Wall Street Moment Reaches Europe With Its First ETP Listing

21Shares listed Europe's first Zcash exchange-traded product on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam this week as ZEC continues its banner year.

Bitcoin Derivatives Are Heating up, but Traders Want Insurance

Bitcoin derivatives are flashing a split personality as bitcoin’s price trades around $84,000 on Sept. 23. Futures open interest is climbing back toward $60 billion, while options open interest has jumped above $50 billion. Calls command 60% of options positions, yet puts a

KB Securities, Securitize and Optimism Sign Exploratory Korea Tokenization MOU

Optimism’s X post names a tokenized bond as the first product, while its same-day blog names two tokenized funds. Korea’s first regulatory phase starts in February 2027.

Trump reveals up to $100K Strategy stock purchase in ethics filing

President Donald Trump disclosed a July purchase of Strategy shares as his administration continues to advance crypto policy through federal regulators and Congress.

Kalshi says it is not being investigated by the CFTC over trading activity

Former Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang found dead following public dispute with the firm

Top Cardano Price Predictions as ADA Explodes 30% in a Week

"ADA could do something really crazy," X user Sssebi assumed.

Nearly $20 million in XRP drained from 6,678 wallets across six attack waves

XRPL.to traces six waves through Sept. 20, while DCENT says exposed App Wallet phrases must be replaced, even on hardware. The post Nearly $20 million in XRP drained from 6,678 wallets across six attack waves appeared first on CryptoSlate.

$15.6 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Friday—Here's What It Means

Deribit's strike-by-strike data shows a book stacked with calls, and one price level drawing hedging pressure from both sides at once.

US stablecoin adoption could surge with bank-like protections: Visa survey

The survey released by Visa posited that bank-like protections for stablecoins could increase adoption in the US as companies are preparing for the enactment of the GENIUS Act.

Borrow Against Your Bitcoin at a Fixed Rate: Coinbase Expands Morpho Loans

The product lets users lock in their rate and repayment date when borrowing USDC against Bitcoin, marking the first enterprise-scale deployment of Morpho Midnight and a shift away from on-chain lending's variable-rate norm.

Bitcoin Losing AI Payments Battle per Blackrock, but Not the War

A new report from Blackrock and new findings by the Bitcoin Policy Institute show that bitcoin is losing the agentic payment battle in the medium term at least, but the longer-term war is still undecided. The latest paper from Blackrock on “The Machine-Native Economy” essentially

White House adviser defends President Trump's crypto ties in wake of Clarity Act defeat

Hut 8 wins bidding for Poolin’s Texas data centers with $140 million offer

The proposed acquisition would add two Texas sites to Hut 8’s expanding AI infrastructure portfolio.

$1 billion in trading volume masks hidden liquidity risks for Coinbase stock token holders

Premarket routes priced $100,000 sales across ten tokens; displayed pool balances cannot show what a broad selloff would cost. The post $1 billion in trading volume masks hidden liquidity risks for Coinbase stock token holders appeared first on CryptoSlate.

‘Not behind closed doors’: Senate Banking Democrats call for prediction markets hearing as GOP meets privately with Kalshi

Every Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee is urging its chair, Sen. Tim Scott, to hold a congressional hearing on prediction markets.

Bitcoin Price Plunges Below $84K as Rally Snaps

Bitcoin’s rally abruptly ended as its price dropped below $84,000, reaching an intraday low of $83,508 shortly after failing to hold above $87,000. Rejection at Key Resistance Bitcoin’s latest rally snapped Wednesday as the cryptocurrency dipped below $84,000 for the first time s

Bitcoin Just Cleared a Crucial Level – Has the New Bull Market Begun?

The move comes after months of consolidation and clears a major supply zone that had limited Bitcoin’s advance.

‘BTC still has room to catch up’: Bitcoin’s $80,000 breakout draws institutional demand as analysts weigh durability

K33, Nexo and 21shares weigh in on bitcoin's breakout as ETF inflows hit their highest since Nov. 2024. Key levels: $87K–88K resistance.

Stablecoins hold nearly $200 billion in US debt, but money funds bought the surge

Treasury says money-market mutual funds absorbed about 85% of more than $550 billion in new bill supply during July and August. The post Stablecoins hold nearly $200 billion in US debt, but money funds bought the surge appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitwise launches first Lighter ETP amid Hyperliquid rivalry

The product gives European investors brokerage access to the LIT token as Bitwise expands its lineup of products tied to decentralized derivatives platforms.

Bybit Adds Support For Avalanche v1.15.0 Network Upgrade

TL;DR Bybit has confirmed support for Avalanche’s v1.15.0 network upgrade. The exchange is updating its Avalanche node infrastructure while keeping AVAX trading active. The announcement concerns network compatibility and exchange operations, not a change to AVAX supply or t

Bitcoin (BTC) Eyes $100K as Key Bullish Signals Emerge

The last time the asset traded above $100,000 was in November 2025.

NYSE, Blockchain.com in tie-up to bring tokenized US stocks to crypto users

Blockchain.com users could gain access to tokenized US stocks and ETFs through NYSE’s planned digital trading platform under a new partnership, as bourses rush to deliver new trading.

Coin Metrics revises 19 months of ETF wallet data but by how much?

The update spans 35 daily and 25 hourly series, yet no cause, direction or numerical delta was disclosed. The post Coin Metrics revises 19 months of ETF wallet data but by how much? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Blockchain.com, NYSE plan access to tokenized US stocks and ETFs

Blockchain.com and NYSE have signed an agreement to explore tokenized stocks and ETFs, subject to regulatory approvals.

Bybit Opens Oura Pre-IPO Perpetual Trading With Up To 25x Leverage

TL;DR Bybit has launched OURAUSDT as a pre-IPO TradFi perpetual contract. Trading began September 22 at 13:30 UTC with leverage of up to 25x. The contract tracks implied pre-IPO valuation; traders do not receive Oura shares or IPO allocations. Oura’s move toward the public

Inside the FBI’s little-known annual crypto crime gathering

BlackRock: AI Agents Will Drive Major Demand for Stablecoins and Blockchain Payments

Traditional card networks and ACH already automate payments, but BlackRock is questioning their fit for tiny, continuous transactions.

Bitcoin ETFs just erased a $5.7 billion hole, but profit-taking is swallowing the new demand

A second large inflow met weak price follow-through. Dated fund reports and an earlier rise in profit taking leave the seller behind the move unidentified. The post Bitcoin ETFs just erased a $5.7 billion hole, but profit-taking is swallowing the new demand appeared first on Cryp

Crypto Long & Short: Inside the chain settling $150 billion of stablecoins a week

Bitcoin Could Still Explode 5x, but the 10x Days Are Over: CryptoQuant CEO

Young Ju argues that less explosive gains could also mean smaller crashes, a trade-off he believes may appeal to long-horizon capital.

Binance Lets bStocks Tokenized Equities Count As Futures Margin

TL;DR Binance now allows eligible bStocks tokenized-equity holdings to be used as collateral in Multi-Assets Mode. The feature lets users retain exposure to tokenized stocks while using their collateral value for futures positions. Regional restrictions and risk haircuts still ap

Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Faces First Major Test After 13% Weekly Rally

Bitcoin’s latest leg up has carried the price directly into a major overhead supply region, putting the rally at an important test. Momentum remains constructive, but the reaction around the $86K-$89K area could determine whether the move develops into another bullish leg or paus

Bybit Adds PATH, CYPH And HUT Equity Perpetuals With Up To 25x Leverage

TL;DR Bybit has added USDT-margined perpetual futures tied to PATH, CYPH and HUT shares. The contracts offer up to 25x leverage through Bybit’s TradFi perpetual desk. These are synthetic derivatives tracking equity prices, not spot shares or direct stock ownership. Bybit is

Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book

MoonPay to acquire SEC-registered North Capital in $60 million all-stock deal

Stablecoin adoption intent rises from 36% to 56% with bank-level protections, Visa says

A Visa study shows U.S. stablecoin adoption intent jumps to 56% when paired with hypothetical bank-level consumer protections.

Crypto economy fell just 1.6% in 12 months despite $2.1 trillion market cap rout, Chainalysis says

Global crypto activity fell 1.6% to $9.4 trillion despite a massive $2.1 trillion market cap contraction, Chainalysis says.

Binance Brings 24/7 FX Perpetuals To Crypto Traders With USD/BRL

TL;DR Binance Futures has launched a 24/7 perpetual contract tied to the USD/BRL foreign-exchange rate. USD/BRL is the first pair in the new FX-perpetual product line. The product gives synthetic leveraged FX exposure through a crypto derivatives venue; it is not spot foreign-exc

Galaxy adds $100 million in Sky’s sUSDS to treasury, buys SKY token as firms deepen lending ties

Galaxy added $100 million in sUSDS to its treasury and approved the Sky savings token as institutional loan collateral.

Ondo And Alpaca Add In-Kind Minting For Tokenized Stocks

TL;DR Ondo Finance has added in-kind minting and redemption for institutional Ondo Stocks users. Eligible institutions can contribute existing equity inventory rather than converting shares to cash first. The service currently supports tokenized positions on Ethereum and BNB Chai

Live updates: Bitcoin pulls back to $84,000 as bond yields fly higher

OKX Shield Offers Up To €500K Account-Takeover Protection In Europe

TL;DR OKX has launched Shield in Europe, a discretionary reimbursement program for qualifying account-takeover losses. Protection limits rise from €100,000 for standard users to €500,000 for VIP 4–6 customers. OKX explicitly says Shield is not insurance, deposit protection or a s

Anchorage Digital Taps LayerZero To Take USAT Stablecoin Cross-Chain

TL;DR Anchorage Digital has selected LayerZero as its interoperability partner for regulated stablecoins issued through its platform. Tether’s USAT is the first token to adopt the LayerZero OFT standard under the arrangement. LayerZero supports connectivity across more than

Canada’s big six banks explore tokenized deposit system to modernize payments

The banks said the first phase of the project involves moving tokenized deposits efficiently across financial institutions.