Bitcoin can continue gaining institutional ground even with the CLARITY Act stalled in Congress, according to Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor. He expects regulators to advance rules under existing law and banks to expand bitcoin custody and loans. Saylor Says Bitcoin Progress Does Not Depend on Congress Bitcoin’s integration into the U.S. financial system can […]

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says there is still reason for optimism about U.S. crypto after the CLARITY Act failed to advance, pointing to continued SEC and CFTC rulemaking while stressing that the company’s business momentum remains intact. Garlinghouse Looks Beyond Failed Senate Vote Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is looking beyond Congress after the CLARITY Act […]

X is turning Cashtags into a more direct bridge between market conversation and trade execution. U.S. users can now move from a stock or crypto ticker on the platform to a participating brokerage or exchange with a single tap. Coinbase, Kraken Join X Cashtags as U.S. Trading Links Go Live X is pushing deeper into […]

The Federal Reserve just did something it hadn’t done in 1,148 days: raise interest rates. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 12-0 to lift the federal funds target range by a quarter percentage point to 3.75%-4%, marking the first increase since July 26, 2023. That ends a stretch of more than three years without […]

Korea Blockchain Week 2026 with Upbit (KBW2026), Asia’s leading digital asset conference, has unveiled its partner lineup, bringing together major players across exchanges, blockchain infrastructure, stablecoins and institutional digital assets. FACTBLOCK, the organizer of KBW2026, announced on September 9 that Upbit, 0G, BRV, Stable, Tria and BitGo will participate as key sponsors of this year’s […]

Following the failed Senate vote on Tuesday concerning the CLARITY Act, several high-profile individuals shared their two cents on the matter. The following day, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) told the public that the “outcome of yesterday’s Senate vote was unfortunate.” The SEC and CFTC Are Ready to Move Without Congress […]

Bitcoin’s price oscillated between $75,000 and $76,000 following a market slide triggered by the failed passage of the CLARITY Act in Congress. Investors are awaiting an upcoming Federal Reserve rate decision, where prediction markets expect a 25-basis-point hike. Bitcoin Volatility Follows Failed CLARITY Act Vote Bitcoin spent the last 24 hours hovering between $75,000 and […]

On Wednesday, the cybersecurity company based in South Korea and the firm behind DCENT App Wallet issued a critical security notice telling users to “transfer assets as soon as possible to a secure hardware wallet or another trusted wallet address.” DCENT Warns App Wallet Users to Move Assets 2026 continues to be riddled with security […]

U.S. crypto ETFs suffered a broad reversal Tuesday as bitcoin funds recorded $450.33 million in net outflows, their largest daily exit since June 25. Ether ETFs lost another $141.47 million, while solana was the only major category to finish with fresh inflows. Bitcoin ETF Assets Drop Nearly $5B as Bitcoin’s Price Falls Below $76K The […]

Deutsche Bank, founded in 1870, plans to start safeguarding bitcoin, ethereum, and selected stablecoins for institutional clients later in 2026. The 156-year-old German banking giant, which reported $2.217 trillion in assets under management (AUM) across its Private Bank and Asset Management businesses earlier this year, is preparing to manage wallets, private keys, and crypto transfers […]

Zcash holders delivered a nearly unanimous message on Network Upgrade 7 (NU7) to make the network faster, but leave its monetary clock alone. Nearly 2.4 million ZEC participated in the private poll, with 99.9% backing a cut in target block time from 75 seconds to 25, and 98.9% choosing to preserve Zcash’s Bitcoin-style halving schedule. […]

At 8:40 a.m., bitcoin’s price is hovering around $75,879 on Sept. 16, 2026, after a sharp intraday washout tested $74,913 and buyers managed to pull the price back into the mid-$75,000s. The bigger picture is far less tidy. Short-term momentum remains weak, longer-term moving averages still lean positive, and bitcoin is sitting between nearby support […]

Circle has opened Arc’s public mainnet with 11 founding validators drawn almost entirely from traditional finance. At least two of them are also among Ripple’s closest commercial partners. The Validator List Reads Like a Bank Directory Arc’s genesis validator cohort is Blackrock, the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Galaxy, Global Payments, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), […]

A trader sold 866 bitcoin and bought 26,924 ether on Sept. 15, hours before the U.S. Senate blocked the CLARITY Act, resulting in bitcoin’s price falling under $75,000 shortly afterward. The Trade Onchain analytics firm Lookonchain flagged the wallet, labeled 0x4553, and the accounting turned out to be unusually clean, with the whale swapping 512 […]

Washington, D.C., September 16, 2026 — The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing clear and ethical public policy, research, and education related to emerging technologies, today announced the conclusion of Managing Director Adrian Wall’s participation in The Digital Chamber’s Convergence Forum, held September 14, 2026, in New York City. The forum […]

Kalshi now moves $40B+ in monthly volume while handling roughly 80% of U.S. prediction market volume. The figures lie in stark contrast to recent developments, the most pertinent being the Senate’s decision to quash the highly awaited crypto market structure bill, à la CLARITY. A Regulated Winner on a Losing Night Bitcoin historian Pete Rizzo […]

XRP dropped about 10% to $1.29 after the U.S. Senate blocked the CLARITY Act, the steepest fall among major crypto assets. The Steepest Drop on the Board XRP seems to have bore the brunt of the recent market bloodbath the worst, with the token falling to $1.29, a slide of roughly 7.5% to 10% depending […]

Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards says bitcoin needs a weekly close back above $78,000 “pronto.” The market is currently about $2,000 short of it. One Level, One Deadline Edwards did not mince his words in terms of bitcoin’s near-term trajectory earlier today, stating: Bitcoin needs a weekly close back above $78K pronto or this could […]

The Polish Olympic Committee voted to remove President Radoslaw Piesiewicz following his arrest, appointing Marian Kmita as acting president through April. Mounting Internal Pressure The Polish Olympic Committee (PKOl) has dismissed its president following his arrest on corruption charges related to a collapsed cryptocurrency firm, the organization’s newly appointed leader announced Sept. 14. Marian Kmita […]

A Citizens JMP note published Monday found Kalshi priced NFL Week 1 cheaper than Draftkings and Fanduel. Its figures show the edge comes entirely from over/under markets: on game outcomes, Fanduel is cheaper. The comparison also sits before Kalshi’s transaction fee, which the same note puts at 1.6% to 1.8% per 100 contracts. An Edge […]

Long-time bitcoin bull Jack Dorsey just pushed back on parts of Anthropic’s boss’s AI development pacing plan, advocating for more openness. How this debate settles could also affect Dorsey-led Block, whose products span bitcoin and AI-powered solutions as the company builds a financial system “open to everyone.” Claude developer Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei recently started […]

3,301 honeybees rode aboard NASA’s STS-41C mission, launched April 6, 1984, to see whether a colony could build hexagonal comb in microgravity. After early disorientation, the bees produced about 200 cm² of functional comb with thicker walls and smaller cells, while the queen laid roughly 35 eggs that did not hatch after the flight. On […]

Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP saw a nearly 10% rebound to $0.24 after sinking to $0.192. However, the token remains down 99% from its Sept. 9 peak of $199.51. Market Volatility and Post-Launch Slump Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP memecoin rose nearly 10% Tuesday, defying a broader crypto market sell-off triggered by the U.S. Senate’s failed CLARITY Act vote. […]

U.S. prosecutors are seeking forfeiture of roughly $61 million in cryptocurrency allegedly generated through sanctioned Iranian oil sales. The assets are tied to a wider network accused of moving more than $1.5 billion in illicit oil proceeds. US Targets $61M in Tether From Alleged Iranian Oil Network More than $61 million in cryptocurrency could be […]

Grayscale has made its XRP ETF one of the largest allocations across its new crypto model portfolios for financial advisors. The XRP fund ranks second only to Grayscale’s ether ETF in the bitcoin-excluding Next Gen strategy and third behind its bitcoin and ether funds in the broader Leaders model. XRP Takes Top-Three Position in Grayscale’s […]

SEC Chair Paul Atkins has asked staff to develop a proposal allowing investment advisers to self-custody crypto assets under certain conditions. The plan would also permit state trust companies to serve as custodians for advisers and regulated funds. Atkins Wants Advisers to Self-Custody Crypto Assets Investment advisers could gain a clearer path to holding crypto […]

Ripple has signed a multi-year partnership with the University of Louisville athletics program that will place XRP branding on the school’s basketball court. The XRP logo will appear permanently on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center, where Louisville’s men’s and women’s basketball teams play home games. XRP Logo Gets Permanent Place on Denny […]

Grayscale says the crypto industry is still making progress despite the Senate’s failure to advance the CLARITY Act to formal debate. The asset manager pointed to ongoing work at the SEC and CFTC while reaffirming its support for comprehensive digital asset rules. Grayscale Points to Regulatory Progress After Senate Vote Grayscale is looking beyond Congress […]

Ethiopia has cut electricity deliveries to bitcoin miners by 75%, leaving them with just 23% of contracted power after El Niño reduced reservoir inflows by roughly 20%. The twist is that miners had become one of Ethiopian Electric Power’s biggest customers, consuming roughly a third of its electricity and supplying about 35% of revenue. Now […]