Crypto

Uniswap (UNI) and Aave (AAVE) both fall 10.4%, leading index lower.

US regulatory frameworks signal acceptance of crypto, but most blockchains lack the privacy and compliance features institutions need. Opinion by: Eran Barak, CEO at Shielded Technologies For more than a decade, crypto in the US has existed in a legal gray zone. Regulators have wavered between silence and sudden crackdowns, leaving developers, investors and institutions paralysed with doubt.  In 2025, this started to change. The SEC dropped its case against Binance, citing the need for more explicit rules. The Senate passed the GENIUS Act, introducing a federal framework for stablecoins. The odds of the CLARITY Act being signed into law are high. Read more

TGEs promise liftoff for new blockchains, but too often, they end with early exits, fading ecosystems and selling pressure for long-term supporters. Token generation events (TGEs) are increasingly criticized as exit ramps for crypto founders, leaving behind blockchains with little real activity. Projects often debut with thin circulating supply and inflated valuations, giving genuine supporters little chance to see sustainable returns. Industry sources argued that low floats and automated market makers (AMMs) help sustain prices temporarily, but once vesting unlocks begin, sell pressure typically overwhelms the market. Some tokens spike at launch on hype and scarcity, but most slide steadily as supply enters circulation. Read more

As investors look for alternatives to traditional assets, bitcoin could evolve from a speculative bet into a legitimate pillar of the global financial system, the bank said.

Plasma One users will be able to load their card with stablecoins and pay directly from their balance, all while earning yield.

The all-stock deal will have combined company holding nearly 11,000 bitcoin.

The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Finance said the government will roll out the framework in 2027 and begin sharing information in 2028. The United Arab Emirates took a step toward aligning its digital asset policies with international tax standards by signing the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Automatic Exchange of Information under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF).  The UAE’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced the agreement on Saturday, formalizing the UAE’s commitment to implementing the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) global regime for digital asset reporting.  CARF creates a mechanism for the automatic exchange of tax-related information on crypto asset activities between participating jurisdictions. This strengthens international cooperation on transparency and tax compliance.  Read more

Company lifts AI Cloud ARR target to more than $500 million by Q1 2026 after $674 million GPU expansion.

At least two brokerages have been advised not to conduct any RWA business offshore, according to the report, citing sources familiar with the matter

Bitcoin's value dropped over 2%, dragging the broader market lower.

The whale started withdrawing their HYPE tokens after nine months of holding, with an unrealized profit of about $90 million. Update Sept. 22, 1:31 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include quotes from Nicolai Sondergaard, research analyst at crypto intelligence platform Nansen. Large cryptocurrency investors, or whales, are cashing out of Hyperliquid’s native token as concerns grow over an upcoming vesting schedule that could unleash about $11 billion worth of supply. Whale wallet “0x316f” withdrew $122 million worth of Hyperliquid (HYPE) tokens on Monday, which had been acquired for about $12 per token. Read more

The relatively small purchase was mostly funded through common stock sales.

Strategy’s latest $99.7 million Bitcoin acquisition brought its total Bitcoin holdings to 639,835 BTC, acquired for about $47.3 billion. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, added more BTC to its balance sheet last week as the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time this year. Strategy acquired 850 Bitcoin (BTC) for $99.7 million during the week ending Sunday, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. The purchase was made at an average price of $117,344 per coin as BTC briefly surged to multi-week highs above $117,000 on Thursday following the Fed’s 25 basis point interest rate cut, according to CoinGecko data. Read more

The decline followed a supposedly dovish Fed interest-rate cut, which was expected to weaken the dollar and encourage more risk-taking in crypto markets.

Crypto stocks tumbled in pre-market trading as bitcoin and ether extended heavy overnight losses, fueling $1.6 billion in liquidations across derivatives exchanges.

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 22, 2025

Nearly $1.7 billion in positions were wiped out in the past day, with Dogecoin and Solana leading price losses among the top 10.

Metaplanet became the world’s fifth-largest corporate Bitcoin holder after buying 5,419 BTC, bringing its total to 25,555 BTC worth nearly $3 billion. Japan’s Metaplanet expanded its Bitcoin treasury with a 5,419 BTC purchase, making it the fifth-largest corporate holder of the cryptocurrency globally. The company said Monday it acquired 5,419 Bitcoin (BTC) at an average price of 17,281,012 Japanese yen (about $117,000) per Bitcoin. With this latest $633 million purchase, the company’s holdings reached 25,555 BTC, making it the fifth-largest corporate Bitcoin treasury, according to BitcoinTreasuries.NET. The purchase price of its latest tranche of Bitcoin, just short of $117,000, put the investment at a loss of almost 3.9% at the time of writing, with a current market price of about $112,500. With the purchase, Metaplanet’s Bitcoin yield — the percentage change in the ratio of total BTC per fully diluted share — reached 10.3% from July 1 to Sept. 22. Read more

Bitcoin ETFs drove crypto fund gains last week, posting four consecutive weeks of inflows totaling $3.9 billion, according to SoSoValue. Cryptocurrency funds recorded a second consecutive week of inflows last week, extending the $3.3 billion in gains recorded the week before. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) logged $1.9 billion in inflows last week, data from CoinShares showed Monday. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) led the way with inflows of $977 million and $772 million, respectively, while Solana (SOL) and XRP (XRP) also saw strong demand with $127 million and $69 million of inflows. Read more

Bitcoin’s drop to $112,000 saw significant liquidations of late longs, with onchain metrics suggesting that BTC’s bullish conviction was fading. Key takeaways: Bitcoin dropped 4% to $112,000 in a marketwide correction, liquidating $1.6 billion in longs. Analysts say the BTC bull market may have run its course, based on several bearish onchain signals. Read more