Crypto for Saturday, September 26, 2026

• Researchers Propose Zcash-Style Privacy for Bitcoin Without a Soft Fork
• SEC clears regulatory hurdle as crypto token buybacks hit record $638 million
• Institutions Watched Bitcoin Fall 50%: Yet None of 15 Bitwise Surveyed Investors Cut Exposure
• The NFT party is over and everybody now owes storage rent
• Bitcoin Price Never Closed Below Expectation in 2026 Bear Market
• Fed proposed stablecoin rule could trigger a 48-hour liquidation run
• XRP News: Ripple Takes Aim at SWIFT, Pantera CEO Says
• Bitcoin ETFs Notch Seven-Day Winning Streak as 2026 Flows Turn Green
• SEC Issues Fresh Crypto Guidance on Staking Tokens, Buybacks, and the Howey Test
• Washington has $114 billion reasons to want Tether around
• How Crypto Stopped Waiting for Congress and Learned to Love the Regulators
• Balancer fork’s 6 million BAL ask could cut holders’ redemption value
• Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Eyes $3K, but These Major Hurdles Stand in the Way
• AI Agents Are Racing to Make Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Cheap—And Winning
• Elon Musk Grok AI Predicts a Bold Move for Ethereum in 2026
• Kraken’s parent Payward is betting billions on becoming financial infrastructure, not just a crypto exchange
• Fed stablecoin proposal would make circulation a capital cost for supervised issuers
• Nearly $15B is moving off LayerZero, now a $292M lawsuit puts its security model on trial
• Kalshi loses appeal, setting up potential Supreme Court case
• Why Is This Company Dumping All of Its Bitcoin and Abandoning Its BTC Strategy?
• Google Just Made Free 1080p AI Video Generation Available to Anyone
• Binance deal gives Circle a boost in stablecoin race with Tether, analysts say
• Bitget hacker moves $83 million in stolen XRP that Ripple cannot freeze
• Kalshi must lock out state users after major court loss
• XRP News: Ripple’s Multi-Asset Payments Model Predates Resurfaced XRP Remarks
• XRP Whales Keep Buying as Ripple Makes Big BlackRock-Related Announcement
• Why cash hoarding in the UK proves the world still craves permissionless money
• Massive Gains From These Altcoins as Bitcoin (BTC) Stalls at $84K: Weekend Watch
• Bitcoin posts on X can pay even when Bitcoin doesn’t
• SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to leave post on Oct. 2
• Trump-Xi Meeting: Everything You Need to Know About the AI Talks
• ARK partners with Securitize to put a venture fund on Ethereum, but leaves exit doors locked
• CFTC sues Cash FX, alleges $950M crypto-linked forex scheme
• Bitcoin Price Under Pressure Again as Trump Reportedly Rejects Iran Peace Deal
• Pi Network’s Latest Major Upgrade Is Finally Complete: What Pioneers Should Know
• EU faces September 30 clock to decide future of DeFi loans
• Solana’s 150-millisecond settlement upgrade reaches second public test network
• XRP Ledger’s Batch upgrade slips to Oct. 9 after validator support resets
• Bitcoin could soon get Zcash-style 'shielded' privacy without changing its rules
• Fed Moves to Tighten Stablecoin Rules With Two New GENIUS Act Proposals
• Swiss bank shields Bitget institutions while retail funds freeze
• IBM links 17 banks to the SWIFT ledger, but the cloud risk persists