Crypto for Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Bitcoin slips below $85,000 as 5% Treasury yield returns to haunt risk assets
Anthropic Says Claude Found Something Big in DNA. It Just Doesn't Know What
An AI Agent Just Hacked a Government Website for the First Time, Australia PM Says
Report: CFTC Eyes Unusual $5B Trading Pattern on Kalshi ETH Perpetuals
OpenAI Gives Ukraine Access to Daybreak AI Cyber-Defense Tool
Circle launches 24/7 stablecoin FX engine as it chases a slice of the $10 trillion currency market
Ex-SEC acting chair: Agency dropped crypto cases to avoid issues with credibility
China Probes DeepSeek and Moonshot Over Alleged Data Leaks to Anthropic's Claude
BlackRock sees a new $5 trillion AI trade emerging for stablecoins
Meta's Muse AI Agent Read a User's Private iMessages. Then It Lied About How
Former Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang found dead at 37
US lawmakers from gaming states urge SCOTUS to take up Kalshi case
Vitalik Buterin Endorses Trueo as Prediction Market Moves to Ethereum
Treasury’s cash balance nears $1 trillion while Bitcoin awaits a crucial market signal
Zcash's Wall Street Moment Reaches Europe With Its First ETP Listing
Trump reveals up to $100K Strategy stock purchase in ethics filing
Kalshi says it is not being investigated by the CFTC over trading activity
Former Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang found dead following public dispute with the firm
Top Cardano Price Predictions as ADA Explodes 30% in a Week
Nearly $20 million in XRP drained from 6,678 wallets across six attack waves
$15.6 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Friday—Here's What It Means
US stablecoin adoption could surge with bank-like protections: Visa survey
Borrow Against Your Bitcoin at a Fixed Rate: Coinbase Expands Morpho Loans
White House adviser defends President Trump's crypto ties in wake of Clarity Act defeat
$1 billion in trading volume masks hidden liquidity risks for Coinbase stock token holders
Crypto Exchange That Invented 100x Leverage Is No More: Here’s What BitMEX Users Need to Know
Bitcoin Just Cleared a Crucial Level – Has the New Bull Market Begun?
Canada's Six Biggest Banks Team Up on a Shared Digital-Dollar Network
Stablecoins hold nearly $200 billion in US debt, but money funds bought the surge
NYSE Taps Blockchain.com to Reach Crypto Investors With Tokenized Stocks
Bitwise launches first Lighter ETP amid Hyperliquid rivalry
Americans Would Use Stablecoins—If They Came With Bank Protections, Visa Study Finds
Bitcoin (BTC) Eyes $100K as Key Bullish Signals Emerge
NYSE, Blockchain.com in tie-up to bring tokenized US stocks to crypto users
Bitcoin Dips, But Its Forks Are Flying Again
BlackRock: AI Agents Could Drive Crypto's Next Demand Wave
Coin Metrics revises 19 months of ETF wallet data but by how much?
Who Is Sebastián Marset? Uruguay’s Alleged Cocaine-Mafia Crypto Kingpin
Inside the FBI’s little-known annual crypto crime gathering
BlackRock: AI Agents Will Drive Major Demand for Stablecoins and Blockchain Payments
Bitcoin ETFs just erased a $5.7 billion hole, but profit-taking is swallowing the new demand
Crypto Long & Short: Inside the chain settling $150 billion of stablecoins a week
OpenAI ChatGPT AI Predicts XRP to Hit $8 by 2027, in the Right Conditions
Bitcoin long liquidations hit $280M as BTC price dips under $84K
Solana moves Alpenglow into testnet as SOL nears January highs
Bitcoin Could Still Explode 5x, but the 10x Days Are Over: CryptoQuant CEO
Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Faces First Major Test After 13% Weekly Rally
ESMA to prioritize EU-wide AI and tokenization supervision in 2027
Altcoin demand meets $18B threat as flows move into RWA perps as just 19% of traders keep alts
Winners and losers of the SEC’s new tokenized stocks rules
Anthropic’s Claude AI Predicts a Wild 2026 Price Target for LINK
Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book
Stablecoin cross-border flows surge 78%, defying crypto bear market
MoonPay to buy North Capital in all-stock deal worth over $60M
MoonPay to acquire SEC-registered North Capital in $60 million all-stock deal
XRP Pushes Above $1.60 as Network Activity Picks Up
Why Mastercard’s $25 billion crypto expansion isn’t what it seems
Morning Minute: Bitcoin Hits $86,000 as Oil Slides and ETFs Bid
EU watchdogs warn quantum computers could pick crypto’s locks
North Korea's Fake Job Interviews Drained $11M From 7,000 Crypto Wallets
Ethereum (ETH) Soars 15% Weekly and Now Enters an ‘Interesting Zone:’ Analyst
Europe’s central banks want to scrap this stablecoin reserve safeguard
Live updates: Bitcoin slips under $86,000 as money rotates into BCH and ZEC
The S&P 500 has a 'breadth' problem. Crypto doesn’t.
Polymarket’s NATO–Russia Clash Alarm Explodes as Spy Chief Warns: ‘Months, Not Years’
Solana Begins Testing on Major Speed Upgrade: SOL Price to $150?
Zcash Tops $1,600 After Europe’s First ZEC ETP Debuts
USDT Dominates, Sun Gives Prize, TRX Lands in Moscow: TRON News Roundup
CFTC Staff Advisory Says Prediction Market 'Mention' Contracts Invite Manipulation
XRP Ledger Batch Upgrade Nears Activation, but Demand Is Unclear
HYPE’s Rally Has Real Fuel but $100 Is a Critical Test
Bitcoin consolidates near $86,000 as rally narrows and Brent slips below $100
BitMEX shuts down: perpetuals pioneer officially closes it doors after 11 years
Coinbase traced $1.1 million crypto trail behind AI phishing service EvilTokens
CFTC chair pushes tokenization as SEC opens door to onchain stocks
Bitcoin bull market ‘confirmed’ but $90K presents profit-taking risk: Analysis
ETH USD Loses Ground as Ethereum Price Analysis Remains Targeting $3,000 This Week
FTX, Alameda-linked wallets send $75 million in ether to Wintermute, onchain data shows
Former Polish Police Officer Charged as Zondacrypto Probe Searches Fuel Depot
Can Ripple Crack $1.80? XRP Price Prediction Says This Week
Raiffeisen to offer crypto trading across 11 European markets via Bitpanda
Solana (SOL) Hits a 9-Month Peak as Analysts Project an Explosion to $500
AI agents will soon buy their own computing power and data using stablecoins, according to BlackRock
Bitcoin Recoils Below $86,000: Is Bitcoin Price Prediction Still Shooting For $90,000?
Bitcoin faces $16 billion options expiry Friday, then two more tests hit the rally
HYPE Hits New ATH Close to $100, BTC Stopped at $87K Again: Market Watch
BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure
EU central banks attack MiCA rules and stablecoin runs are blamed
Zcash’s November upgrade could freeze funds in legacy Sprout pool
Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate
Bitcoin Just Broke Its Correlation With Gold, Stocks, and the Dollar: What Changed?
XRP Ledger retries upgrade that lets banks split payment and compliance duties
Bitcoin ETFs take in $1.7B in 2 days as BTC tops holder cost basis
BC.GAME’s BC Engine Rewards Surpass $8.6 Million as Ecosystem Growth Accelerates
‘The Frog is Waking Up!’ PEPE Explodes 50% in a Week as Golden Cross Forms
Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Explode by Double Digits as CME Announces Futures Launch
Solana flips Ethereum in fees, while ETH holds the burn lead
US Treasury secretary emerges as frontrunner for Trump’s AI czar role: Report
Malicious iOS app FomoPeek linked to $580K crypto theft, SlowMist says
Solana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds
Bitcoin's on a streak it hasn't hit since 2012
AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock
XRP Reserves on Binance Hit 3-Month High as Price Breaks $1.50
Zcash leads crypto majors with a 10% gain as bitcoin holds near $87,000
XRPL fixes critical pre-mainnet flaw, but client apps remain at risk
OpenAI, Anthropic to brief UN Security Council on AI risks: Reports
Circle pays millions for Binance distribution while its margins collapse
XRP volume explodes to $7.4B, and a massive CME short squeeze is blamed
CFTC issues warning over risky prediction market ‘mention’ contracts
U.S. regulator warns about cheating risks in 'mention markets' on prediction platforms