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84 itemsSeptember 22, 2026
- CryptoSlateScore: 90
Bitcoin clears $86,000 as $1B in shorts liquidated again – battle now shifts to $90k
Bitcoin’s break above $86,000 has cleared a major pocket of bearish leverage and put $90,000 back in traders’ sights. The largest cryptocurrency climbed as high as $87,363 over the past 24 hours, its strongest level since January, before easing to $85,824 at press time, CryptoSlate data show. The ad...
- CoinDeskScore: 90
Binance probed by U.S. federal prosecutors for sanctions violations: Bloomberg
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan and the Justice Department are said to be investigating whether the crypto exchange knowingly permitted users to bypass U.S. sanctions on Iran.
- CryptoSlateScore: 90
Bitcoin ETFs just absorbed 11,500 BTC in their biggest buying day in nearly two years
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) pulled in nearly $1 billion as BTC broke above $86,000, marking their strongest inflow day of 2026. The funds recorded $999 million of net inflows on Sept. 21, the largest daily total since Oct. 6, 2025, when the products attracted about $1.2 billion, acc...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Manhattan US Attorney leading probe into Binance’s Iran compliance: Bloomberg
The investigation is examining whether Binance knowingly allowed trading that violated US sanctions on Iran, months after reports first revealed a Justice Department probe.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Bitcoin ETFs flirt with $1B as inflows hit 2026 high
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew nearly $1 billion on Monday, their largest daily inflow since October 2025, as Bitcoin briefly climbed above $87,000.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Bitcoin’s $87,000 breakout puts $90,000 in sight, but history comes with a catch
Bitcoin closed the week of Sept. 20 at $81,178, its first weekly settlement above the 50-week moving average since November 2025, and pushed further to an intraday high above $87,000 the next day. The breakout clears one of the market's most closely watched technical lines, but leaves open the quest...
- DecryptScore: 85
US Probes Whether Binance 'Knowingly' Let Iran-Linked Trades Through: Report
Binance says it has a "zero-tolerance policy" for sanctions violations. Prosecutors are asking whether its 2023 compliance fixes held.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Crypto market cap reclaims $3 trillion as Bitcoin, altcoins rally
Bitcoin traded near $86,000 as major altcoins gained, while rising derivatives leverage pointed to growing speculative activity across crypto markets.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
ECB, EU cenbanks seek changes in MiCA’s minimum bank deposit for stablecoins
The ECB and EU central banks want to replace MiCA’s stablecoin bank-deposit requirements with liquidity thresholds, warning that sudden withdrawals could strain lenders.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Binance takes $100M stake in Circle under expanded USDC deal
Circle sold Binance $100 million in stock and agreed to pay monthly incentives under an expanded five-year partnership promoting USDC.
- The BlockScore: 85
Binance takes $100 million Circle stake alongside five-year USDC deal
The exchange also expanded its USDC partnership with Circle, agreeing to promote USDC on its platform under a five-year arrangement.
- DecryptScore: 85
Bitcoin ETFs Take Nearly $1B in a Day as Average Holder Returns to Profit
The funds pulled in more on Monday than across the whole of last week, when they posted the weakest net inflow of their history.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Rogue iPhone app escapes iOS sandbox to hijack $580,000 in USDT
Fomopeek, a malicious iPhone app distributed through Apple’s App Store, has been linked to nearly $580,000 in stolen USDT. Blockchain security firm SlowMist began investigating the app over the weekend after receiving reports of stolen assets linked to exposed private keys. Some victims had previous...
- CryptoSlateScore: 80
Massive ETF capital exits threaten Bitcoin’s fragile $86,000 price surge
Bitcoin’s 11.65% weekly rebound now carries evidence of genuine spot and on-chain participation, widening a move that began with heavy short-covering. During EU trading hours on Sept. 22, CryptoSlate market data placed Bitcoin at $85,877. In its latest market snapshot, Glassnode identified that the ...
- The BlockScore: 80
Spot bitcoin ETFs attract nearly $1 billion in largest daily inflow in 11 months
US spot bitcoin ETFs saw $999 million in net inflows on Monday, the largest single-day amount the funds have attracted since Oct. 6, 2025.
- The BlockScore: 80
SoFi begins stablecoin settlement on Mastercard network for program expected to exceed $25 billion in annualized volume
SoFi launches live SoFiUSD stablecoin settlement on Mastercard's network, with its card program targeting $25 billion in annualized volume.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Canada's 'Big Six' banks to launch interbank tokenized deposit initiative
Initial testing will focus on moving digital commercial deposits across participating institutions before linking to broader digital asset ecosystems.
- DecryptScore: 80
$161 Million in Decade-Old Bitcoin Has Moved in Just Two Weeks
Four ancient wallets moved 1,971 BTC between Sept. 6 and Sept. 22, including a 600 BTC transfer worth $51.9 million just hours ago, with three of the four carrying "Noah Doe" lawsuit tags.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Circle launches Bitcoin-backed USDC borrowing, leaving liquidation risk with Morpho protocol
Eligible Circle Mint institutions can now deposit Bitcoin, turn it into wrapped cirBTC collateral, and borrow USDC through a Morpho lending market in one coordinated workflow. Circle made the service live on Arc and Ethereum on Sept. 21, reducing the number of systems a treasury team must navigate t...
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Next for the U.S. SEC: Agency's chief crypto counsel illuminates path for custody
Taylor Lindman, the top lawyer on the agency's Crypto Task Force, says the SEC is trying to get firms comfortable with blockchain technology and crypto assets.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Pragma flags 6 price feeds as critical risk following $3.5M Starknet lending exploit
Oracle provider Pragma classified 6 of 22 mainnet market and rate feeds as critical risk in a Sept. 18 assessment, warning lenders that an available token price does not establish that collateral can be sold to cover a loan. The liquidity report followed a Sept. 17 borrowing exploit at Nostra, a len...
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Dogecoin leads market rebound with 15% pump, bitcoin steady above $85,000
A wave of forced buying that cost short sellers $844 million has run its course, leaving the largest cryptocurrency flat over the past hour and ZEC the only major token in the red.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Stand With Crypto’s 4 million registered advocates couldn’t get the CLARITY Act through the Senate
The Senate fell short of advancing the CLARITY Act on Sept. 15, when a 49-50 cloture vote failed to reach the 60-vote threshold. Six days later, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said Stand With Crypto had surpassed four million members. Armstrong wrote in a post that “the 2024 election proved the ...
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Spot bitcoin ETFs attracted nearly $1 billion on Monday, the 9th largest inflow ever
Inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs picked up Monday as bitcoin rallied to its highest since January.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Crypto firms put $206 million behind the midterms: here’s who their political machine is backing
Crypto corporations contributed $206 million to super PACs and hybrid PACs through the second quarter of 2026, according to Public Citizen's Aug. 27 analysis of FEC records. That makes the industry the largest disclosed corporate donor sector tracked in this midterm cycle. Yet that figure doesn't ca...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
CLARITY Act needs 11 more Senate votes, but 4 of the 49 it already has want the bill changed
Four Republican senators who voted to advance the CLARITY Act on Sept. 15 also appear as named supporters on a bank-backed amendment seeking tougher restrictions on stablecoin yield. As Punchbowl News reported on Sept. 21, John Cornyn, John Curtis, Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Lisa Murkowski all voted R...
- DecryptScore: 75
Binance Takes $100M Stake in Circle Under Five-Year USDC Promotion Deal
The two sides closed an equity placement and a five-year commercial deal on the same day, with money moving in both directions.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Binance buys $100 million Circle stake in five-year USDC promotion deal
Circle sold 1.24 million shares at $80.84 each and will pay Binance a monthly fee tied to USDC held through its wallet infrastructure.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Moscow Exchange launches 5 crypto perpetual futures as demand tops 600 billion rubles
Moscow Exchange will launch perpetual futures tied to five major cryptocurrencies on Sept. 22, giving qualified investors continuous price exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and Tron without requiring them to own the underlying assets. The new contracts are BTCUSDF, ETHUSDF, SOLUSDF, XRPUSD...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Coinbase targets stock futures but CFTC standstill blocks launch
Coinbase Derivatives has filed a proposed framework for perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks and exchange-traded funds, but the contracts remain subject to regulatory approval. The Securities and Exchange Commission notice, published Sept. 18, says Coinbase submitted the proposed rule chan...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Why Bitcoin’s rally is dangerous according to new Fed data
Bitcoin’s rally and the Federal Reserve’s new financial-risk gauge describe two different time horizons. BTC reflects demand and positioning in today’s market. The Fed’s measure tracks structural weaknesses that could magnify the next shock. The Financial Vulnerability Index is built to capture slow...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Bitcoin may go quantum-safe while Lightning privacy stays exposed
Even if Bitcoin eventually adopts post-quantum protections for on-chain outputs, five parts of the Lightning Network’s off-chain payment system would still need separate upgrades, according to a Sept. 12 research preprint. Related Reading Bitcoin exchanges can reduce quantum exposure before a networ...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Why newly granted federal approval won’t save these 3 crypto banks
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency advanced three stablecoin-focused firms toward federal trust-bank status on Sept. 18, using a recognizable regulatory perimeter across the decisions for Agora, Catena and Bastion. The decisions strengthen the case that the OCC is building a repeatable pa...
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Elon Musk's X brings bitcoin and stock trading closer to the timeline
Elon Musk’s X lets U.S. users tap cashtags such as $BTC to view live charts and access Coinbase, Kraken and other trading platforms.
- The BlockScore: 70
Onchain prediction market Trueo migrates to Ethereum; Vitalik Buterin welcomes ‘ethical’ market contender
Vitalik Buterin touted Trueo as a strong prediction market contender that is decentralized, ethical, and 'not corposlop.'
- CointelegraphScore: 70
White hats outrun Coldcard hackers in 52-Bitcoin evacuation
White hats secured about 40% of the Bitcoin moved in the Coldcard exploit’s second wave, transferring it to a Wyoming trust for victims.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Live updates: Oil falls as Iran signals possible hormuz reopening, bitcoin holds near $86,000
WTI crude oil drops to $89 as reports suggest Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
ECB to put its own money into tokenized securities via new Pontes DLT
The ECB aims to gain firsthand DLT market experience by buying tokenized public-sector securities and settling the trades through Pontes.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
GameStop may have surrendered $31 million of Bitcoin upside with one options trade
GameStop’s Bitcoin options strategy faces a key test Friday as the cryptocurrency trades well above its disclosed $70,000 call strike. The company said in a Sept. 9 filing that covered-call contracts tied to roughly 2,000 BTC were outstanding as of Aug. 1, with maturities extending through Sept. 25....
- CoinDeskScore: 70
European central banks push to expand stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending and staking
Central bankers argue that indirect yield structures blur the line between electronic payment tokens and commercial bank deposits, distorting financial system competition.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin price seeks $86K as new support after oil dips below $90
Bitcoin price action avoided a significant drop below $86,000 as US president Donald Trump pledged a deal with Iran after November’s midterm election.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Narrowing price cushions leave Bitcoin loans vulnerable to 4.7% price dips as Aave weighs higher leverage
Aave governance has advanced a proposal that would give Bitcoin-backed borrowers materially more leverage while leaving less room before liquidation. The proposal from risk service provider LlamaRisk would let users on Aave V3 Ethereum Core borrow as much as $0.81 against each $1 of WBTC or cbBTC co...
- DecryptScore: 70
Bitcoin Breaks Out as Nasdaq Hits Records and Oil Slides on Iran Hopes
A stretched but firmly bullish Bitcoin chart is riding the same tailwind lifting stocks: falling oil, a record Nasdaq, and a Fed that hiked rates while quietly pumping liquidity into the system.
- DecryptScore: 70
White-Hat Hackers Route Coldcard Exploit Bitcoin Into 'Recovery Trust'
Galaxy Research says white-hat actors consolidated coins tied to the exploit into a fresh address tagged for a "Crypto Recovery Trust," though the funds represent just 2.8% of the total haul.
- DecryptScore: 70
Inside Coinbase’s $250 Billion Playbook for Post-Quantum Bitcoin Custody
Head of cryptography Yehuda Lindell says the exchange is designing custody that can adapt to whatever post-quantum signing scheme Bitcoin adopts.
- The BlockScore: 70
CFTC Chairman Selig says markets must prepare for ‘mass tokenization’
The Trump administration is preparing for a financial market overhaul as tokenization and 24/7 trading move into the spotlight.
- The BlockScore: 70
Crypto VC Hashed anchors new digital asset private credit fund targeting $300 million
The fund aims to address a critical financing bottleneck in the institutional digital asset sector by using 'covenant-based' underwriting.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Whitehats move 52 bitcoin from the Coldcard hack to a recovery trust
According to Galaxy Digital, the good guys have moved 52 BTC to an address carrying an OP_RETURN message reading "claim:cryptorecoverytrust dot com."
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Bitcoin recovers from Asian-session lows as falling oil price supports risk appetite
Bitcoin traded near $86,000 as WTI crude dropped below $90 and strong stock markets supported risk appetite.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Coinbase pushes beyond crypto with retail access to $2.2 billion Oura IPO
Coinbase has expanded its push beyond crypto by giving eligible US customers access to IPO shares at the offer price before public trading begins. The first offering available through the service is smart-ring maker Oura, which is seeking to sell 50 million shares at an expected price of $40 to $44 ...
- The BlockScore: 65
CME adds Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures as crypto derivatives push grows
The exchange will offer standard and Micro contracts, covering 250 BCH and 25 BCH, and 10,000 UNI and 1,000 UNI, respectively.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Zcash gets first European ETP following US ETF launch
21shares listed physically backed ZEC and ETHFI products on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, as issuers broaden their offerings beyond major cryptocurrencies.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Animoca Brands suspends Currenc deal that would have taken it public
Animoca Brands, a digital asset venture, has suspended merger talks with Nasdaq-listed Currenc Group after the companies failed to reach definitive terms on schedule. On Sept. 22, the companies said they mutually agreed to pause discussions after reviewing projected closing timelines and changing ma...
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Canada’s six largest banks explore tokenized Canadian dollar deposits
The country’s largest financial institutions are exploring tokenized deposits for interbank payments, just weeks after regulators clarified how they should be treated.
- The BlockScore: 60
Animoca Brands suspends merger deal that would have taken it public
Animoca Chairman Yat Siu says that the 'corporate agility must take precedence' over pursuing the Currenc merger.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Kakao Pay, KakaoBank to explore stablecoin opportunities with Fireblocks
Kakao Pay and KakaoBank are exploring digital asset opportunities with Fireblocks, including infrastructure for stablecoins.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Trueo prediction market moves from Base to Ethereum
Trueo said Base was the right choice when it launched, as Ethereum gas fees were higher, but said mainnet now offers greater integration potential.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Animoca puts Currenc merger on ice, delaying its Nasdaq debut
Animoca Brands suspended its reverse merger talks with Currenc but said it remains committed to pursuing a listing on a major exchange.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Crypto’s wild boom-and-bust cycles are fading, Solstice CEO says
Solstice CEO Ben Nadareski says deeper liquidity and growing institutional participation could make future crypto bull runs less volatile than previous cycles.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Animoca Brands delays IPO plans, suspends merger talks with Currenc
Talks between the two kicked off late last year, with plans for the former to own 95% of the merged company.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Crypto metric signals altseason as Bitcoin market-cap share stalls below 60%
Glassnode’s Altcoin Cycle Signal printed a new altseason signal after a month of Bitcoin and altcoin market-cap gains.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Bitcoin, ether perpetual volumes on Kalshi are dominated by an unusual, repetitive trade, data shows
CoinDesk found one $5,499 trade size accounting for 57% of sampled ether-perpetual volume, while recurring $2,500 and $5,000 trade sizes made up 54% of sampled bitcoin-perpetual volume.
- The BlockScore: 60
Coinbase adds fixed-rate bitcoin-backed loans through Morpho Midnight
Coinbase has added fixed-rate loans through Morpho Midnight, letting users borrow USDC against their bitcoin.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
CLARITY vote failure could stoke more crypto PAC spending in key races
Control of the US House and Senate is up for grabs in 2026, and some advocates speculate that the crypto industry could ratchet up attempts to sway elections after the CLARITY vote.
- DecryptScore: 60
Dogecoin Jumps to Highest Price in Months: Here's What's Going On
Dogecoin is rallying, and once again, Elon Musk may have something to do with it.
- The BlockScore: 60
Coinbase, Circle shares positioned for crypto recovery as estimates stabilize: William Blair
Blair says COIN offers an attractive entry after a 31% rise, trims its EBITDA estimate and sees USDC growth driving Circle's next leg.
- DecryptScore: 60
CME Expands Crypto Futures Lineup With Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap
The exchange operator is adding standard and micro contracts for BCH and UNI, extending a pattern of altcoin rollouts that already covers Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar, Avalanche, and Sui.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Arch Lending eyes tokenized stocks as next collateral market
Arch Lending’s Himanshu Sahay said on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction podcast that the lender plans to move into tokenized equities as onchain stocks gain traction as collateral.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Why Payward-backed Reap is betting on non-USD stablecoins for 24/7 cross-border FX settlement
Reap is preparing to add a Mexican peso stablecoin and is exploring Hong Kong dollar, euro, won and yen tokens for foreign exchange outside banking hours.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Crypto market structure can't wait for shot at post-election Clarity Act surge: White House
White House and U.S. Treasury officials agree that despite some hope that Congress' "lame duck" session could see the bill again, the work's in regulators' hands.
- The BlockScore: 55
CFTC warns ‘mention market’ prediction contracts carry heightened manipulation risk
The CFTC is warning that bets on prediction markets based on whether someone will "mention" specific words carries manipulation risks.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Cardano joins Solana, XRP Ledger in race to power AI agent payments
The official x402 kit now includes Cardano tools for apps and AI agents to pay with ADA and other network tokens, though the facilitator has so far only been tested on pre-production.
- The BlockScore: 50
Bernstein sees annual prediction market volumes hitting $10 trillion by 2035 as financial assets overtake sports
Bernstein projects global prediction market volume will hit $10 trillion by 2035, driven by expanding financial assets.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
A $3.2 million 'bitcoin butterfly' option trade bets on $95,000 by the end of October
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 22, 2026
- The BlockScore: 50
Solo GP Jed Breed raises $15 million for his second early-stage crypto fund
Breed VC has raised $15 million for its second crypto fund. Backers include FalconX, Nic Carter, Rob Hadick and Jake Brukhman.
- DecryptScore: 50
Bernstein Predicts $10 Trillion Prediction Market by 2035—10X Its Original Forecast
Bernstein now projects prediction markets will handle $10 trillion a year by 2035, up from its own $1 trillion by 2030 forecast made just five months ago.
- DecryptScore: 40
Morning Minute: Robinhood CEO Bets Crypto Will Beat Sports at Prediction Markets
Crypto is interesting again and that means attention is flowing back to the sector. And it’s starting to show in the data.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Big Questions: Does Satoshi actually own 1.1 million Bitcoin?
Researchers can trace an estimated 1.1 million BTC to a distinctive early mining operation. The harder question is whether that miner was actually Satoshi.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Democrats 'chose visceral hatred for' Donald Trump over crypto Clarity Act, Lummis says
Senator Cynthia Lummis said the crypto industry should "pin it on the Democrats" in her first public remarks after last week's failed Clarity Act vote.
- DecryptScore: 40
UN Security Council Will Get Advice on AI Risks From Tech Giants Building It
DeepSeek will address the UN Security Council on AI risks this week, sharing a stage with Dario Amodei—who has spent a year calling China's government the industry's biggest threat.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Australian 40-year economic outlook recognizes ‘AI revolution,’ omits crypto
Treasury named AI among five major transitions expected to reshape Australia’s economy, while Coinbase says the report overlooks the digital financial infrastructure AI agents could eventually need.
- DecryptScore: 30
Anthropic’s New Claude Opus 5.5 Matches Fable at 60% the Price
Anthropic's new flagship claims Fable 5.1-level performance at a fraction of the cost—but GPT-6 Astra still beats it on two published benchmarks.
- DecryptScore: 30
OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna Minutes After Anthropic Drops Claude Opus 5.5
OpenAI cut prices 50% on its mid-tier models the same day Anthropic shipped a cheaper flagship, escalating a rivalry now measured in minutes.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Republican senator calls for probe into US presidents’ sons, citing crypto ventures
Many Democrats have previously called for investigations into the Trump family’s crypto ventures, but now a Republican is asking for an inquiry based on ties to the presidency.