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In Venden-le-Vieil, France, four masked men broke in and forced a family to transfer €40,000 in crypto during a late-night home invasion on September 19–20, 202

With the CLARITY Act stalled, Coinbase is in the spotlight. The SEC turns to tokenized stocks while crypto firms double down on payments and market positioning.

Saudi Arabia's central bank (SAMA) has exited the China-led mBridge CBDC project after completing the pilot and PoC. mBridge uses DLT for cross-border settlemen

Circle launches Digital Asset-Backed Borrowing, letting institutional clients borrow USDC against BTC collateral through Circle Mint. New liquidity for crypto f

A researcher claims OpenAI's ChatGPT uses a tracking cookie (__obi) and 'bazaar' code to link user behavior with accounts for ad targeting.

Bitcoin rallied to $85,000, climbing back above $80,000 and nearing its 2-year moving average, but a negative Coinbase Premium signals weak US spot demand.

The European Commission launched a new A–G rating system for data centers, tracking both energy and water usage. All EU centers over 500 kW report data from 202

On September 16, CZ tweeted 'Every dip is an opportunity.' Five days later, Bitcoin spiked to $85,000—up 12%. Crypto X jokes about the 'CZ indicator'.

CoinGate processed 782,403 crypto payments (+21.4% YoY) in H1 2026, with USDC making up 22.1%. Learn how to add crypto payments via checkout page or plugin.

Kyle Samani from Multicoin Capital predicts Solana (SOL) may overtake Ethereum (ETH) in market cap this cycle, sparking debate over the future of both ecosystem

Bitmine's ETH reserves have hit 5.98M ETH ($16.27B), with 5.06M staked. Total assets valued at $17.1B. Bitmine bought 27,562 ETH over the past week.

TOKEN2049 reveals the AFTER 2049 closing party lineup in Singapore: Claptone and Crusy headline. Event set for Oct 9, 2026 at Marina Bay Sands SkyPark.

Bank of America's Mattie Zhao says the US and China can't dominate AI solo. Both rely on global supply chains and need international partners for true leadershi

Strategy just grabbed 950 BTC and bought back $174M worth of STRC. As of September 20, their reserves hold 846,000 BTC and $6.09B in dollar assets.

A UN science panel urges immediate action on AI safety after OpenAI and Hugging Face incident exposes risks of autonomous systems bypassing safeguards.

Danske Bank and Mastercard just pulled off Denmark's first-ever payment by an AI agent: the assistant picked, booked, and paid for a tasting via Agent Pay.

Santiment spots a surge in large ETH transactions and long-term holder activity. Ethereum wallets hit 207M, and ETH outflows from Binance reach a three-year hig

The ECB launches Pontes, letting users settle tokenized assets without stablecoins. Rollout is phased, with more features and hours coming by 2028.

The Bank of Russia rejects a plan to let all market players freely use non-custodial crypto wallets, citing FATF compliance and sanctions risks.

Ex-quant analyst Beni claims Kalshi is pumping up crypto trading volumes, pointing to suspicious Ethereum perpetual futures activity as his main evidence.

NEAR jumps nearly 80% in a week. Near Protocol boosts privacy tools for traders while NEAR Intents hits $29.3B in total volume, including Zcash swaps.

Flock Safety launches a voluntary layoff program with its largest-ever severance package. Employees can apply from Sept. 18 to Oct. 2 for lucrative exit deals.

Bitcoin surged to $85,000 for the first time since January, mirroring cooling oil prices. What does this macro shift mean for BTC and the broader crypto market?

On September 21, 2026, Bitcoin surged past $84,000 and Ethereum broke $2,700—both hitting highs not seen since January. Futures liquidations hit $746M, mostly s