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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

Agora receives preliminary OCC approval to organize as a national trust bank

Agora's OCC approval highlights growing regulatory acceptance of stablecoin firms, potentially reshaping digital finance compliance standards. The post Agora receives preliminary OCC approval to organize as a national trust bank appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Qatar PM urges improved Iran relations for new regional security framework

Qatar's call for better Iran ties could reshape Gulf diplomacy, fostering stability and potentially leading to US-Iran peace talks. The post Qatar PM urges improved Iran relations for new regional security framework appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Virgil van Dijk joins Dutch National Team ahead of UEFA Nations League campaign under Xavi

Van Dijk's return under Xavi's leadership could rejuvenate the Dutch team, potentially altering their trajectory in international competitions. The post Virgil van Dijk joins Dutch National Team ahead of UEFA Nations League campaign under Xavi appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Meta’s stock posts best month in over two years on AI assistant launch

Meta's AI assistant launch signals a strategic pivot towards AI-driven services, potentially reshaping user interaction and revenue models. The post Meta’s stock posts best month in over two years on AI assistant launch appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

BitMine Buys 27,562 ETH in a Week as Holdings Reach $17.1 Billion

The company is on track to reach its goal of owning 5% of ETH's supply.

xAI launches Grok 4.7 with stronger coding and knowledge work performance

Grok 4.7's enhanced capabilities could accelerate innovation in coding and knowledge work, impacting productivity and cybersecurity strategies. The post xAI launches Grok 4.7 with stronger coding and knowledge work performance appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Trump Memecoin Team Sends 8.4M TRUMP to OKX as Bitcoin Price Nears $85K

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

Trump adopts less aggressive stance ahead of Xi summit, and rare earth minerals explain why

Trump's softer approach highlights the strategic importance of rare earths, underscoring global supply chain vulnerabilities and geopolitical dependencies. The post Trump adopts less aggressive stance ahead of Xi summit, and rare earth minerals explain why appeared first on Crypt

Arc enables Bitcoin liquidity with cirBTC in its stablecoin ecosystem

Arc's integration of cirBTC enhances Bitcoin's utility in DeFi, offering regulated, compliant avenues for institutional participation and liquidity. The post Arc enables Bitcoin liquidity with cirBTC in its stablecoin ecosystem appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Chinese banks duped by $3B in fake gold loans tied to Kingold Jewelry

The incident exposes vulnerabilities in collateral verification, potentially destabilizing gold markets and prompting regulatory scrutiny. The post Chinese banks duped by $3B in fake gold loans tied to Kingold Jewelry appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Sony Says You Don't Own the Games You Bought. Crypto Says It Can Fix That

Crypto advocates argue that NFTs can deliver real digital ownership, but privacy gaps and integration hurdles have held the tech back.

Will proposed faster block times really fix Ethereum’s biggest market losses?

EIP-8198 keeps throughput broadly flat while tightening the propagation and attestation windows that protect broad participation. The post Will proposed faster block times really fix Ethereum’s biggest market losses? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin price tags $86K as analysis sees crypto in ‘new bull market’

Bitcoin crossed the $86,000 mark for the first time since late January as falling oil prices and concerns over supply lifted US stocks.

Clarity Act fallout: crypto’s Fairshake PAC commits $30 million against Sherrod Brown

Crypto PAC Fairshake is throwing $30 million into an Ohio race against former Sen. Sherrod Brown, who has been skeptical of crypto.

Ethereum Crosses $2,700: Bull Trap or the Start of a Major Rally?

Despite the surge, some expect ETH to plunge below $1,500 in the short term.

NOWPayments Releases Cross-Chain Payout Data Revealing Key Performance Benchmarks Across TRON, BNB Chain, and Solana

[PRESS RELEASE – Tallinn, Estonia, September 21st, 2026] NOWPayments today published new empirical data analyzing six months of enterprise payout activity, offering a comparative performance benchmark across TRON, BNB Smart Chain, Solana, Bitcoin, and Ethereum to help busin

X Files Lawsuit Targeting UK Crypto Influencers

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

Apple and Google Go Hunting for Crypto Talent, Hint at Stablecoin Push

The senior roles cover Apple’s consumer payment products and Google Cloud’s institutional blockchain business in Asia.

Crypto's Fairshake repeats history with $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown Senate bid

Strategy and Strive buy $183 million in Bitcoin as $85,000 rally revives treasury trade

Bitcoin treasury companies Strategy and Strive bought about $183 million of BTC last week as the cryptocurrency’s rebound helped corporate balance sheets recover losses. Strategy Inc., the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, acquired 950 BTC for $75.7 million between Sept. 14 an

Bitcoin ETFs Flip From $426M Outflow to $6M Weekly Inflow

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 mil

Bitcoin Is Rallying Again—What Happens Next?

The rally cleared an eight-month ceiling on a short squeeze and falling oil prices. The next three weeks will decide if it sticks.

Bitcoin Reaches Its Highest Level Since January as Crude Sinks 8%

Bitcoin traded as high as $86,355 on Coinbase, its best level since Jan. 29, in a leg that started in the 8 a.m. UTC hour and extended through the U.S. open. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 8.1% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.6%. Perpetual funding sits near zero and the bitco

Why Balancer’s $1.4M hack recovery won’t pay LPs anytime soon

The pending plan uses attack-time losses and pre-exploit pool balances, but no V1 claim window is open. The post Why Balancer’s $1.4M hack recovery won’t pay LPs anytime soon appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Coinbase Adds IPO Shares to Its Expanding Everything Exchange

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 Allo

Crypto Biz: CLARITY Act setback puts Coinbase in the spotlight

Coinbase draws scrutiny after the CLARITY Act stalls, while the SEC moves ahead with tokenized stocks and crypto firms push deeper into payments.

Strive adds 1,355 bitcoin, picks up pace toward year-end second-place treasury goal

Strive (ASST) remains the fifth-largest public bitcoin holder, behind Strategy, Twenty One, Metaplanet and MARA.

Tom Lee's Bitmine Adds $74M in Ethereum, Declares a Crypto Bull Market 'Underway'

The purchase lifts Bitmine's stash to nearly 5.99 million ETH—4.9% of supply—as chairman Tom Lee argues Ethereum's outperformance signals a stronger move ahead and institutions remain underweight.

ECB plans to buy tokenized bonds with its own funds

Why banks and offshore hubs like Dubai are winners of the Senate killing the Clarity Act

Bitcoin (BTC) Just Reached $86K: There’s Just One Problem

The Coinbase Premium remains slightly negative even as Bitcoin rallied to $86,000.

Coinbase opens IPO allocations to US customers, starting with Oura

This expands Coinbase's push beyond secondary-market stock trading into the primary market, following its rollout of pre-IPO derivatives.

Why truly decentralized DeFi needs no legal exemption according to SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce

SEC and CFTC actions focus on custody, access, routing, fees and intervention powers, each within a separate legal framework. The post Why truly decentralized DeFi needs no legal exemption according to SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitmine Buys 27,562 ETH as Tom Lee Says Bull Market Is Underway

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

Morning Minute: Kevin O’Leary Calls for $1 Million Bitcoin, With an Asterisk

Meanwhile, Bitcoin pushed up to $85,000 and a new local high and altcoins soared in a huge overnight rally.

Ripple Brings Custody to Absa as XRP Price Jumps 6.7%: Here’s What Launched

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 corpo

Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Approaches a Critical Breakout Level After 8% Daily Surge

Ripple’s XRP is approaching a technically important inflection point after rebounding sharply from its recent lows. The recovery has brought the price back to the upper boundary of its declining structure, where a confirmed breakout could shift short-term momentum further i

USDT on TRON Becomes Most Used Onchain Payment Option on CoinsBee as Stablecoin Spending Grows

CoinsBee payment data shows USDT on TRON recorded nearly twice as many payments as Bitcoin over the past 90 days, while its share of all payments on CoinsBee increased by 64% compared with 2025.   Stuttgart, Germany, September 21, 2026 – CoinsBee, a global platform that make

USDT on TRON Becomes Most Used Onchain Payment Option on CoinsBee as Stablecoin Spending Grows

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

Kyle Samani predicts SOL flippening, claims ‘no one’ uses ETH

Multicoin Capital co-founder Samani expects SOL to surpass Ether’s market capitalization “this market cycle” and argues that “today, no one really uses Ethereum.”

Bitcoin’s $84K rally isn’t saving miners as difficulty signals already flash caution

BTC at $84,751 improved theoretical gross hashprice by 2.65%, yet the next retarget estimate remains provisional and lower. The post Bitcoin’s $84K rally isn’t saving miners as difficulty signals already flash caution appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin Price Prediction: Is $90K Next After BTC’s Explosive $10K Rally?

Bitcoin has reclaimed the $80K area and broken out of the descending structure that had contained price throughout the bearish trend. With BTC trading at $85K, momentum has accelerated, while the latest miner reserve data suggests that the aggressive distribution seen over the pr

Strive’s Bitcoin Stash Tops $2B After a 5-Week Buying Binge

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 M

‘Crypto bull market is underway,’ Tom Lee says as Bitmine nears 5% Ethereum supply target with 27,562 ETH buy

Bitmine's total investments currently stand at $17.1 billion, and the company owns over 4.9% of Ethereum's circulating supply.

Bitmine bought $75 million ether as Tom Lee says institutions are still underweight crypto

Strategy's Bitcoin Pile Nears June Record After $76M Purchase

The Bitcoin treasury firm’s holdings bottomed at 840,447 BTC in August. They have since climbed 5,553 BTC, to within 0.2% of the high.

Near Protocol (NEAR) Soars 25% Daily: Is That the Easiest Crypto to Hold?

Is NEAR headed toward a new ATH?

Strategy buys 950 Bitcoin for $76M, repurchases $174M in STRC

Strategy bought 950 Bitcoin for $75.7 million after a two-week pause and spent another $174 million repurchasing its STRC preferred stock.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent champions dollar dominance across global markets and stablecoins

This blockchain just voted to shut itself down for a Solana-powered AI pivot

Proposal 68 approved the direction of a 1:1 native ZETA move, while a follow-up vote must still set the snapshot, shutdown block and claims process. The post This blockchain just voted to shut itself down for a Solana-powered AI pivot appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin Tops $85K as $648M in Crypto Shorts Liquidated

A short squeeze started the move, but spot buyers have sustained it, and one measure of selling pressure is near a record low.

Google and Apple seek crypto talent as Big Tech eyes stablecoin and tokenization rails

Strives Buys 1,355 BTC as Bitcoin’s Price Crosses $85K

The company has been quite consistent lately with its BTC purchases.

‘A little more orange’: Strategy buys 950 bitcoin for $76 million, bringing total holdings to 846,000 BTC

Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth roughly $72 billion.

Strategy returns to bitcoin buys, adding $75 million of BTC last week

Zoomex to Host Traders After Party During TOKEN2049 Singapore, Connecting Traders and the Web3 Community

Industry KOL panels, an interactive session with F1 driver Ollie Bearman, live music, and grand prizes including a MacBook Air and iPhone Duo will highlight the evening. Global cryptocurrency derivatives platform Zoomex will host the “ZOOMEX TRADERS AFTER PARTY @ TOKEN2049 SINGAP

Bitcoin's 44% gain in third quarter teases full-blown crypto bull run

ECB launches Pontes to settle tokenized assets without stablecoins

Pontes will expand its services and operating hours gradually, with full implementation expected by 2028 and more participants set to join.

Bitcoin hits $85,000 after $648M wipeout forces mass buying

Bitcoin surged above $85,000 as a wave of short liquidations accelerated the cryptocurrency’s strongest advance since January. Data from CryptoSlate showed BTC gained more than 5% over the past 24 hours to reach $85,193, extending its advance over the past 35 days to about 29%. T

Bitcoin taps $85,000 for first time since January as crypto short liquidations surge

CoinGlass recorded at least $750 million in crypto liquidations over 24 hours, most of them short positions.

NEAR jumps nearly 80% in a week as Intents volume nears $30B

Near expanded privacy features for traders as NEAR Intents recorded $29.3 billion in cumulative volume, including swaps involving Zcash.

A Bitcoin Lightning flaw could send a node’s entire balance straight to miners

ACINQ says operators can install the security fixes without closing existing Lightning channels. The post A Bitcoin Lightning flaw could send a node’s entire balance straight to miners appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BTC price nears eight-month high above $85K: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin hit $85,000 for the first time since January as markets focused on cooling oil prices.

Crypto Worker's Children Held Hostage in Latest French ‘Wrench Attack,’ $46,000 Taken

France is the worst-hit country in the world for these attacks, with more than 70 logged in the first eight months of 2026.

X sues Bitcoin account operators over alleged $278K payout fraud

X alleges six Bitcoin-focused accounts coordinated posts and engagement to inflate creator payouts, with claimed and projected losses of at least $378,000.

X sues UK duo over alleged $277K crypto account payout fraud

X alleges two UK users manipulated crypto-focused accounts to obtain $277,000 through its creator revenue-sharing program.

FCA Targets Three London Premises In Illegal P2P Crypto Trading Crackdown

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Ondo’s Oasis Pro Joins DTCC Fund/SERV In Tokenized Fund Milestone

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World Rolls Out World Money App With Stablecoins And Stripe Integration

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WisdomTree And MoonPay Expand US Access To Tokenized Funds

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S&P Global Agrees To Acquire Smart Contract Security Firm OpenZeppelin

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dtcpay Completes $25M Series A As SBI Group Joins Stablecoin Payments Push

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ZetaChain votes to shut down Layer 1 network and move ZETA to Solana

The team plans to focus instead on Anuma, its private AI app, though the migration will still take one more vote.

Polygon Prepares Permissionless Burn of 100 Million POL

Contracts are on testnet and await final Security Council signatures, with later base-fee burns set to become community-callable each quarter, Sandeep Nailwal said.

CFTC Files Crypto Market Rulemaking With White House at Prerule Stage

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs received RIN 3038-AF80, "Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets," from the CFTC on Sept. 17, two days after the Senate blocked the CLARITY Act. OIRA lists the filing at the prerule stage, not as a

Neutrl Opens NUSD Redemptions at 51 Cents as Strata Junior Tranche Faces Wipeout

Strata scheduled a 48-hour valuation update that would write jrNUSD to zero while withdrawals from its senior tranche settle in sNUSD at revised share values.