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The White House has considered Josh Sterling for CFTC Chair, with his regulatory background sparking debate on U.S. cryptocurrency oversight and its effect on compliance and institutional confidence. The post White House May Tap Josh Sterling as CFTC Chair — What It Means for Crypto appeared first on Cryptonews.

Decentralized exchanges Aster and Hyperliquid are facing off on-chain, with BNB Chain's new competitor spiking by 47% on the day.

Y Combinator announced plans to fund Web3 startups through a new “Fintech 3.0” initiative created in collaboration with Base and Coinbase Ventures on Sept. 23. The accelerator targets companies building financial systems on blockchain infrastructure, citing regulatory clarity and infrastructure maturity as key factors enabling this sector’s growth. The announcement, released simultaneously by Y Combinator […] The post Y Combinator launches funding initiative targeting on-chain startups with Base partnership appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BlackRock's business across Bitcoin and Ether ETFs has generated about $260M per year, with $218M from BTC and $42M from ETH. The firm has reported $14.1B in Q2 net inflows and has advanced tokenization via BUIDL as crypto fees and custody have expanded. The post BlackRock Rakes in $260M from Bitcoin and Ether ETFs as Wall Street Floods In appeared first on Cryptonews.

The raise included new participation from Morgan Stanley, Apollo-managed funds, SoFi, Jump Crypto and IMC.

Visa and Stripe have joined Fold to issue a Bitcoin rewards credit card, combining traditional payment networks with crypto incentives and advancing Bitcoin’s role in everyday transactions. The post Credit Card Giants Visa and Stripe Team Up With Fold to Launch Bitcoin Rewards Card – Wall Street Coming to Crypto? appeared first on Cryptonews.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said he will push an “innovation exemption” by year’s end to let crypto companies roll out products without outdated regulatory hurdles. The US Securities and Exchange Commission is working to create an “innovation exemption” that would ease approval of digital-asset products by the end of the year, SEC Chair Paul Atkins said on Tuesday. During an interview on Fox Business, Atkins told anchor Maria Bartiromo that the SEC is working on “rulemaking in the coming months.” An “innovation exemption” would function as a regulatory carve-out, giving crypto companies temporary relief from older securities rules to roll out new products under lighter oversight while the SEC develops tailored regulations. Read more

Best Wallet has raised over $16M in presale and has been WalletConnect-certified. As MetaMask, Rainbow, and Base have prepared tokens, BEST has reduced fees, supported staking and governance, and been tied to a card, derivatives plans, and a dynamic 83% APY on native staking. The post Crypto Wallets Race to Launch Tokens – Best Wallet Leads With $16M in Funding appeared first on Cryptonews.

Glassnode warns that Bitcoin profit-taking behavior mirrors past bull market cycle peaks. Should investors expect more all-time highs? Key takeaways: Glassnode data flags Bitcoin’s profit-taking metrics as a late bull market cycle signal. Bitcoin capital inflows have weakened, and large profit-taking has peaked since BTC hit $124,000, but a new all-time high could arrive in two to three months. Read more

Bitcoin rewards company Fold (FLD) opened strong Tuesday on credit card news, but it’s falling again after a rough Monday.

Bitcoin (BTC) hovers near $112K, with analysts warning of a breakout to highs or a sharp drop risking $12.5B in liquidations.

E*Trade will let clients trade Bitcoin, Ether and Solana in 2026, marking Morgan Stanley’s entry into crypto with Zerohash support. Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade will launch cryptocurrency trading in 2026 through a partnership with digital asset infrastructure provider Zerohash — underscoring Wall Street’s deepening push into digital assets amid a wave of supportive legislation from the Trump administration. E*Trade clients will be able to buy Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL) in the first half of 2026, a Morgan Stanley spokesperson told Reuters. The announcement confirms a May 1 Bloomberg report that the brokerage planned to add crypto trading next year. At the time, Cointelegraph reported that the initiative was still in early stages as E*Trade sought partnerships with infrastructure providers. Read more

The initiative calls on founders to build financial systems on blockchain rails as regulation, infrastructure and adoption align

Atkins has previously teased exempting certain crypto transactions from securities laws, and creating safe harbors for ICOs, airdrops, and network rewards.

Vitalik Buterin backs Coinbase's Base L2, saying it's "doing things right" despite critics who worry about centralization risks.

Ethereum (ETH) trades near $4,200 after a 20% drop, with analysts pointing to key patterns and Q4 strength for a potential breakout.

Senator Cynthia Lummis pledged to address the issue of fraud tied to Bitcoin kiosks in pending crypto market legislation.

HBAR rebounded from early weakness to close higher, with late-session volume surges reinforcing support and keeping bulls in control heading into the next trading window.

A new report shows that more people are making their wealth via cryptocurrency, as the count of crypto millionaires and billionaires grows.

Short-term holders are not the only cohort of investors panic-selling; whales are also in distress and have realized almost $200 million in losses.