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The CFTC filed its crypto market-structure rulemaking with OIRA on Sept.
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The CFTC filed its crypto market-structure rulemaking with OIRA on Sept.

EU banks doubled on the MiCA crypto register to about 80 by Sept. 16, 2026, lifting their share to 23%.

ECB President Christine Lagarde reportedly asked Greek PM Mitsotakis not to approve Binance's MiCA license. Binance withdrew its Greek filing on June 24, 2026, a week before the EU's July 1 deadline, leaving its French entity unable to offer spot, margin, or futures trading.

CFTC Market Participants Division Staff Letter 26-25 lets wallet software developers route regulated derivatives trading through registered venues without registering as a broker, extending a position first given to Phantom in March.

Bitcoin climbed above $77,000 after the Bank of Japan raised rates to 1.25%, while the yen weakened and markets assessed the impact on global risk assets.

The Federal Reserve raised rates by 25 basis points to 3.75% - 4%, its first hike since July 2023, while Bitcoin remained near $75,700 after a volatile reaction.

The Fed and Bank of Japan could raise rates within 48 hours this week, putting the yen, carry trades and global risk assets in focus.

Public crypto treasury companies continued buying Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana through a volatile September, while Strategy paused Bitcoin purchases ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate decision.

Cardano, Hyperliquid, Shiba Inu and Stellar are testing key support zones after recent pullbacks. Here are the levels that could determine their next moves.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $462.7 million in weekly outflows, while Ether ETFs attracted nearly $197 million as institutional demand shifted between the two assets.

August CPI matched expectations at 3.4%, but hotter monthly core inflation strengthened expectations for a Fed rate hike and added pressure to Bitcoin below $80,000.

Ripple is expanding GSmart AI across its corporate treasury platform, allowing AI agents to monitor liquidity, risk and forecasts while keeping humans in control of every financial action.

India has launched Demat 2.0, a pilot that tokenizes corporate bonds and settles transactions using the RBI's wholesale digital rupee, bringing blockchain technology deeper into regulated financial markets.

Solana captured 67% of all memecoin DEX trading volume on September 7, nearly three times Robinhood's 23% share, while also taking the lead in x402 activity.

Liquid Network has restarted block production after a $320 million Elements exploit drained roughly 4,000 BTC, but transactions and peg operations remain paused.

Trezor and BitBox have warned users about sophisticated phishing emails after suspected compromises involving third-party newsletter infrastructure made fraudulent security alerts appear legitimate.

Zcash shorts have reached 72% among Binance top traders as ZEC holds above $1,100, while persistent spot buying keeps the risk of another short squeeze alive.

Bitcoin fell below $80,000 after a stronger than expected August jobs report revived expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike, putting the crypto rally and recent ETF inflows under a new macroeconomic test.

The Coldcard exploiter has moved 45% of the Bitcoin stolen in the third wave of attacks, with Galaxy Research tracking 97.09 BTC already moved through swaps and CoinJoin transactions.

Bitcoin and Ethereum have climbed to multi-month highs, but prediction-market traders remain cautious about their chances of reaching major price targets in 2026.

Bitcoin ETFs attracted $101.15 million on September 2 as Ethereum, XRP and Solana funds recorded daily outflows, highlighting a shift toward BTC.

The Sality botnet has been dismantled after eight years of stealing cryptocurrency through EggJagger, with more than 15,000 infected machines isolated worldwide.

Robinhood Chain's DEX volume jumped 61% to $1.595 billion on September 1 as DeFi deposits reached $738 million and stablecoin holdings approached $800 million.

Arthur Hayes believes Bitcoin could reach $1 million by 2030, but the BitMEX co-founder says Ethereum currently offers the best risk-reward among major crypto assets.