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Nigel Farage-backed Stack BTC eyes $16 million gold dealer deal to fund bitcoin buy
The proposed acquisition would use cash flow from precious metals sales to build bitcoin holdings.
2026-09-15Hong Kong crypto exchange CoinEx to cease operations after 9 years in business
Founder and CEO Haipo Yang cited mounting security and compliance risks and said he rejected a sale in favor of a “clean ending.”
2026-09-15Live updates: Bitcoin slides to $77,000 as Senate votes on Clarity Act
Senators take a procedural vote on the crypto market structure bill later Tuesday. Bitcoin has given back 3% since touching $79,530 overnight, with XRP and zcash the only majors gaining ground.
2026-09-15XRP Ledger is one vote away from starting its next big payments upgrade
Batch V1.1 would let users bundle up to eight linked transactions into one operation, with 27 of 35 trusted validators now backing the change.
2026-09-15U.S. DOJ seeks $61 million in what it calls Iran's crypto-laundered black market oil sales
Prosecutors have filed a civil forfeiture complaint against what they call Iran's illegal crypto proceeds that are used to fund its military.
2026-09-15Solana transactions just got more than 3 times bigger, narrowing the gap with Ethereum
Transaction V1 raises Solana’s limit to 4,096 bytes from 1,232, giving developers more room for multi-step trades, company-wallet approvals and privacy proofs.
2026-09-15Democrats send counteroffer to Republicans over Clarity Act provisions
Democratic Senators were said to be meeting late Monday to discuss the latest proposed draft text.
2026-09-15U.S. House panel shares crypto tax bill ahead of hearing later this week
The House Ways and Means Committee published a crypto tax bill addressing de minimis transactions, staking and other issues for which the industry's clamored for policies.
2026-09-15Bitcoin slips to $77,800 as Senate Clarity Act vote nears and oil prices climb
Bitcoin pulls back from $79,000 as the Senate prepares to vote on the Clarity Act and oil prices rise.
2026-09-15Even if Clarity fails, Wall Street’s crypto push is unlikely to stop
The Clarity Act could give banks, brokers and asset managers a clearer rulebook, but financial firms have already moved far enough into digital assets that failure may slow adoption rather than stop it.
2026-09-14SEC's Atkins backs Clarity Act but says agency will keep pushing crypto rules without it
The SEC chair said crypto issuance, transfer agent modernization and custody will form the backbone of the agency’s regulatory push.
2026-09-14U.S. Senator Lummis says Democrats won't quit asking for more on crypto Clarity Act
One of the top crypto market structure negotiators in Washington says she's run out of gas on new revisions for the bill she's worked on for more than five years.
2026-09-14Robinhood plans share redemptions, voting rights for stock tokens, after criticism
CEO Vlad Tenev said more shareholder features are coming as Robinhood’s offshore stock tokens draw scrutiny over ownership rights.
2026-09-14Trump's $800 million stake into World Liberty Financial's token now has a timeline to becoming sellable
Onchain records show that an $800 million crypto stake that matched Donald Trump's holding was moved into a vesting contract, locking any sales until 2028 after a mandatory 10% token burn.
2026-09-14White House crypto adviser says Trump gave up 'historic' ethics powers in compromise
President Donald Trump's digital assets adviser spoke at a Washington event the day after a new compromise language was released for the Clarity Act.
2026-09-14Banks escalate stablecoin rewards fight as Senate prepares for a Clarity Act vote
Eight banking groups on Monday said they want tighter limits on stablecoin rewards, keeping the ongoing banks-versus-crypto dispute alive in Congress.
2026-09-14A bipartisan coalition of 17 state attorneys generals urge Senate to reject Clarity Act
The state AGs said they were concerned the crypto legislation might restrict their ability to bring securities and commodities cases tied to online scams.
2026-09-14Clarity Act odds surge on prediction markets, but crypto bill still faces long road
Kalshi and Polymarket bettors sharply raised the chances of U.S. crypto market structure legislation advancing, with Tuesday's Senate vote the next test.
2026-09-14Consensus heads to Hong Kong for third year with expanded focus on AI
Consensus Hong Kong will focus on institutional adoption of digital assets and the growing role of artificial intelligence in the future of money.
2026-09-14Don’t let perfect be the enemy of Clarity
On September 15, the Senate has the chance to show that it can address issues in a reasonable timeframe, rather than waiting for the next market failure to act, writes the Blockchain Association's Summer Mersinger.
2026-09-14Here is the revised Clarity Act ethics provision Donald Trump has agreed to
The new Clarity Act draft would force divestiture and give state attorneys general the ability to sue to enforce the ethics provision.
2026-09-14Kaiko extends Series B funding round to $110 million with S&P Global, BNP Paribas
Financial rating giant S&P Global joined top traditional banks and exchange operators to fund Kaiko's expansion into continuous market data services
2026-09-14Bitmine adds $68 million in ether as Tom Lee sees more upside catalysts ahead
The Ethereum treasury firm is closing in on its 5% accumulation goal as Lee points to a rising ETH-BTC ratio and institutional demand.
2026-09-14Dogecoin ETFs struggled for buyers while rival XRP and Solana funds pulled in $3 billion
Bitwise's BWOW dogecoin ETF will close after 10 months, adding to weak demand across DOGE funds and raising a harder question for altcoin ETFs: What problem are they actually solving?
2026-09-14Trump agrees to stricter ethics rules to save Clarity Act crypto bill: AP
President Donald Trump agreed to expanded conflict-of-interest rules and state-level enforcement powers to secure key Senate votes for the Clarity Act.
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