Crypto news today

On July 31, the US bought yen on the FX market for the first time in 15 years. Here's why Washington cares about the yen's slide and what it means for global li

Russia’s Finance Ministry says there’s no solid market demand for a ruble-backed stablecoin. Talks on use cases and smart contracts continue with the Central Ba

Ethiopia cut electricity to Bitcoin miners by 77% due to a hydropower shortage, shifting energy to homes and industry—even though miners brought in 35% of state

The FCA drops new crypto rules for UK firms: license applications open 9/30/2026, regime live 10/25/2027. Stablecoins, exchanges, and custody in focus.

Beijing just rolled out the Scenario Handshake Plan, connecting quantum startups and researchers with industrial and government partners in transport, energy, a

Coinbase Premium for BTC drops to a one-month low after the Senate rejects the CLARITY Act. U.S. trader demand cools, with BTC hitting exchanges at a loss.

Moscow Exchange will be tech-ready for crypto trading by December 1, says Sergey Shvetsov. Quotes in 'quasi-dollars', settlements in rubles, local digital asset

About 100 Philly locals are calling for a three-year freeze on new data centers, demanding rules on energy use, water, and pollution as the city weighs two site

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI safety is an engineering challenge, not a reason for new regulation. Companies should set their own development pace, he told Dr

Robert Kiyosaki warns the biggest crash in history for stocks and bonds has started in 2026, referencing his 2002 book 'Rich Dad’s Prophecy'.

Morgan Stanley forecasts China’s consumer AI market to reach 294 billion yuan (~$44B) in monetizable revenue by 2030, leading global adoption and growth.

AirTrunk and Emergence Quantum team up to study cryogenic cooling for both classical and quantum data centers, aiming to slash water use and boost efficiency.

Moscow Exchange will launch perpetual futures on BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, and TRX indexes starting September 22. Contracts are cash-settled and open to qualified inv

OpenAI is in early talks with major investors for a new private funding round that could push its valuation to around $1.2 trillion, ahead of a possible IPO.

The US Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633) with a 49–50 vote. Bitcoin dropped below $75,000 following the news. No new dates announced.

About 2.4M ZEC holders backed 25s block times in NU7 (99.9% approval). 98.9% want to keep halvings. 66% of 3.6M ZEC participated in the vote.

Phemex CEO Federico Variola says AI is a net negative for crypto, draining capital, boosting hacker power, and driving the industry toward centralization.

Circle has officially launched the Arc blockchain mainnet, with over $370 million USDC flowing in the first two hours—about 0.05% of supply. Liquidity remains l

US prosecutors allege former Robinhood engineers made over $50K each trading Hyperliquid perpetuals before token listings. Details on the case and market impact

X now lets US users trade stocks and crypto via Cashtag, with price charts and a Trade button linking to brokers like Interactive Brokers, Gemini, Kraken, and C

With the CLARITY Act stalling in the Senate, Senator Thom Tillis pushes for a review, but the crypto industry questions if Congress has time to revive the bill.

The Fed is still snapping up US Treasuries, making $15.6B in purchases across five dates in September and October. Market eyes tomorrow's Fed meeting for clues.

BIS finds big discrepancies in how Bitcoin on-chain transfers are measured. Popular metrics may misrepresent economic activity—also impacts Ethereum and stablec

Top banks lay out forecasts for the Fed's key rate before the meeting: most see a 50 bps hike by year-end, some call for 75 bps; Goldman eyes +25 bps in Septemb