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Is Clarity dead? A vibes-based analysis: State of Crypto
I dunno, flip a coin.
2026-09-13Here’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.
2026-09-13Fed rate hike is about Wall Street, not inflation, says economist
Goldman Sachs late Friday became the last of the major banks to retract its forecast of no rate hike next week.
2026-09-13Circle's $400M Tazapay deal buys emerging market links that take ‘years to build’
Stablecoins' “next battleground is in emerging markets,” one expert said, as Circle looks to expand USDC's reach where rival Tether has long been strong.
2026-09-13Crypto's Clarity Act is a Schrödinger's cat in life-death limbo as U.S. Senate returns
The crypto industry eagerly awaits a September 15 vote, though it might not happen. Or maybe it will. Or it might get delayed or reappear in some other form.
2026-09-13OpenAI IPO won't happen this year, says Sam Altman
"Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Fortune.
2026-09-12Bitcoin Suisse plans to cut up to half its Swiss jobs as it shifts work abroad
The company is closing its Copenhagen IT site while maintaining Bratislava and opening a new hub in Vietnam to reduce costs.
2026-09-12Revolut Leaks Passports, Bitcoin Transaction Histories to Fake Government Request
The fintech company fulfilled a fraudulent information request sent from a government agency's own email domain, exposing ID documents and full crypto transaction histories for a "limited" number of users.
2026-09-12Ripple stablecoin chief sees $13 trillion corporate treasury opportunity for RLUSD
Payments and capital markets are driving growth for Ripple's $2.4 billion digital dollar as it looks to bring RLUSD to Europe under MiCA, the firm's Jack McDonald said.
2026-09-12Ditching bonds for bitcoin: How crypto can tackle the AI-heavy portfolio dilemma
Bitcoin Suisse says rising AI investment, government debt and weakening stock-bond diversification strengthen the case for adding bitcoin to traditional portfolios.
2026-09-12Bitcoin activity, passports exposed after Revolut falls for fake government request
Passports, selfies and home addresses were also handed over after the digital bank treated a fraudulent request as legitimate, but no customer funds were lost.
2026-09-12Robinhood CEO says companies shouldn't get veto over stock tokens in AMC feud
In a post on Friday, Vlad Tenev said securities issuers should control shareholder rights, but not separate products that track their publicly traded shares.
2026-09-11Bitcoin Golden Cross Flickers Off as Rate-Hike Bets Firm Up
A rapidly changing interest rates market has changed the near-term outlook on the Bitcoin chart. Here’s why.
2026-09-11Bitcoin Suisse to shift up to half of Swiss jobs abroad
The Swiss crypto financial services firm plans to move back-office functions to lower-cost international hubs as it expands its global wealth and asset management business, according to Finews.
2026-09-11Hyperliquid’s biggest risk is regulation, says Ran Neuner
The Crypto Banter founder said Hyperliquid’s network effects give it a strong competitive moat, but regulatory uncertainty remains its biggest threat.
2026-09-11Bitwise to Close Dogecoin ETF Before Its First Anniversary
BWOW will stop trading October 14, with cash payments to remaining shareholders expected October 22.
2026-09-11Anchorage Digital adds institutional access to Frgmnt’s fUSD stablecoin
The US federally chartered crypto bank will allow institutional clients to hold, mint, redeem and stake Frgmnt’s fUSD stablecoin through its custody platform.
2026-09-11Bitcoin spikes toward $80K as US CPI data delivers new 22-year high in bond yields
Bitcoin briefly rebounded past $79,000 and US stocks turned green as US CPI inflation data met expectations.
2026-09-11With Fed rate hike all but assured, here's how markets might react
Traders could look past an expected Fed hike and weigh what higher rates are signaling about the economy.
2026-09-11Bitcoin Rises as Markets Digest Inflation Data Ahead of Fed Rate Decision
Inflation held at 3.4% and core cooled annually, but a hot monthly core reading kept Fed hike odds near 62% while crypto markets rallied broadly.
2026-09-11India's richest state is exploring tokenizing its own assets to fund new infrastructure
Maharashtra is drafting a policy to tokenize the state's assets, including the electricity transmission infrastructure.
2026-09-11Blockstream Refuses Ransom for Return of $47M in Bitcoin from Liquid Hack: 'It Is Theft'
With 598.5 BTC still outstanding, the company says it will go to law enforcement should the funds not be returned.
2026-09-11Metaplanet cuts executive reward pool by 41%, extinguishes $220 million in value
The bitcoin treasury firm cut the potential Series 10 share pool to 188.2 million.
2026-09-11Metaplanet cuts Series 10 stock pool by 41%, plans Hong Kong subsidiary
Metaplanet will cut 131.3 million potential shares and form a $1 million Hong Kong subsidiary for trading in Bitcoin, equities and credit products.
2026-09-11Bitcoin ETF outflows accelerate as investors pull $449M in three days
ARK 21Shares accounted for $164 million of Thursday’s Bitcoin ETF withdrawals, while Ether and Solana funds also recorded net outflows.
2026-09-11Core CPI rose a faster-than-forecast 0.3% in August, setting up possible Fed rate hike
The August CPI report had taken on outsized importance after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh two weeks ago suggested the central bank may have to act if inflation doesn't soon slow.
2026-09-11EU Regulator Says Prediction Markets Are 'Rife With Inside Trading'
ESMA also asks why Kalshi and Polymarket block some EU countries but not others, and notes VPNs get around the blocks.
2026-09-11Rising yields, oil prices leave bitcoin vulnerable ahead of U.S. inflation report
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 11, 2026
2026-09-11Live updates: Bitcoin gives up early gains, with markets moving to price in multiple rate hikes
Core CPI rose a faster-than-forecast 0.3% in August, but the yearly pace of 2.4% was in line and the slowest rate since early 2021.
2026-09-11Bitcoin buyers wary of July sub-$58K floor amid onchain data ‘anomaly’
Bitcoin HODL waves data revealed an unusually muted reaction to Bitcoin’s drop below $58,000, raising questions over its status as a bear-market floor.
2026-09-11Bitcoin recovers toward $77,300 as zcash leverage unwinds
Bitcoin rose 0.7% since midnight UTC to around $77,200, and 68 of the CoinDesk 100 constituents gained, though the index remains 1.4% lower over 24 hours.
2026-09-11Bitcoin pulls back as another golden cross fails to deliver
Bitcoin’s golden cross may support the longer-term outlook, but history suggests much of the upside often occurs before the signal appears.
2026-09-11Albuquerque Bans Bitcoin ATMs, Giving Operators 45 Days to Remove Them
A councilor said 90% of crypto kiosk transactions in the city are tied to fraud, calling the machines a conduit for crime.
2026-09-11Blockstream rejects ransom as Liquid hackers hold nearly 600 BTC
Blockstream said it would work with law enforcement, exchanges and forensic specialists to recover the Bitcoin if the hackers do not return it.
2026-09-11Bitwise to put down Dogecoin ETF less than a year after launch
BWOW held about $688,000 in net assets as of Sept. 9. Trading is expected to end Oct. 14, with cash payouts to follow around Oct. 22.
2026-09-11Kalshi wants 24/7 Tesla and Nvidia perps as Wall Street fights over who regulates them
The prediction-market operator plans to seek U.S. approval for about 60 stock and ETF perps, taking one of crypto's biggest trading products into equities.
2026-09-11Metaplanet equity backlash, SE Asia crypto funding doubles: Asia Express
Shareholders of Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet are seething over equity allocations for insiders, while new figures cement Singapore’s role as the top Asian crypto hub.
2026-09-10AI Agents Just Slashed the Cost of a Quantum Attack on Bitcoin
The ECDSA.Fail challenge cut a resource benchmark for one component of a potential quantum attack by 86%.
2026-09-10ESMA warns growing crypto ties could amplify risks to traditional finance
The EU securities regulator flagged tokenized equities, DeFi exploits and prediction markets as areas where growing crypto ties could pose risks to the broader financial system.
2026-09-10Bitcoin Rally Cools, But a Golden Cross Is Coming
Bitcoin couldn't escape today's inflation-driven selloff, but a bearish pattern on its chart is about to flip for the first time since November.
2026-09-10UK House of Lords backs mandatory digital asset strategy over Labour position
The amendment would require the UK Treasury to develop a strategy covering cryptoassets, stablecoins, tokenized securities and digital financial infrastructure.
2026-09-10Anthropic Discloses Fourth Claude Hacking Incident as Debate Around Regulation Grows
The company now says attacks during security tests exposed model behavior failures, after initially emphasizing errors in its testing infrastructure.
2026-09-10Bitcoin at $400K by 2030 Still 'Reasonable Target': Coinbase CEO
Brian Armstrong argues the bottom is in, a year into the downturn, with the next halving roughly 18 months out.
2026-09-10Vitalik Buterin Pushes Ethereum Plan to Slash Quantum-Safe Privacy Costs
Buterin wants EIP-8288 in I-star, the upgrade after Hegota, and adopting it would make RISC-V Ethereum's canonical instruction set.
2026-09-10Bitcoin Wallet Maker Trezor Says Hackers Breached Its Email Provider
The hardware wallet maker said a fake security alert claimed a hardware flaw could expose users’ recovery phrases.
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