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Cointelegraph.com - 18:20 Sep 19, 2025
The former SEC chair and Paul Atkins, the current head of the agency, both made media appearance this week to address significant policies proposed by US President Donald Trump. In one of his few media appearances since leaving the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in January, Gary Gensler suggested he had no regrets about his approach to crypto enforcement during his four years at the agency. In a Wednesday interview, CNBC’s Sara Eisen asked the former SEC chair to respond to the agency under Paul Atkins “reversing a lot of what [he] did” regarding crypto policies, saying many investors were “ecstatic” he was no longer heading the commission. Gensler said he was “proud” of his time at the SEC, that he had made the right decisions regarding regulating digital assets, and reiterated his assertions that crypto was a “highly speculative, very risky asset.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:06 Sep 19, 2025
Bitcoin faced solid selling at $117,500, but the real test is whether bulls can maintain BTC price above $115,500. Meanwhile, most altcoins are expected to rise higher. Key points: Bitcoin faced significant resistance at $117,500, indicating that the bears are unlikely to give up easily. Several major altcoins tried to break above their overhead resistance levels, but the bears held their ground, signaling selling on rallies. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:00 Sep 19, 2025
Public firms are raising hundreds of millions in capital for cryptocurrency strategies, reinforcing investor expectations of another historic altcoin market cycle. Corporate cryptocurrency treasuries continued their growth trajectory this week, as publicly listed US companies continued announcing plans to raise hundreds of millions for altcoin treasury reserves. On Monday, Nasdaq-listed Helius Medical Technologies announced the launch of a $500 million corporate treasury initiative built around the Solana token (SOL), signaling more corporate crypto adoption. A day later, Standard Chartered’s venture arm, SC Ventures, announced plans to raise $250 million in capital for a digital asset investment fund, set to launch in 2026 and backed by Middle East investors with a focus on global investment opportunities. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:51 Sep 19, 2025
XRP failed to overcome the $3.20 resistance level, but technical charts and onchain data conclude that bulls are still in control. Is $5 possible by Q4? Key takeaways: XRP failed to hold $3.12 and faces immediate resistance at $3.30. Onchain data shows strong accumulation between $2.70 to $3.00. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:55 Sep 19, 2025
Global exchanges Coinbase and OKX are betting big on Australia’s pension pie, pushing crypto into self-managed super funds. Australia’s 4.3-trillion-Australian-dollar pension system, which is approximately $2.8 trillion, has presented a significant growth opportunity to crypto platforms across the world. Self-managed super funds (SMSFs), which let Australians manage their own retirement savings, have become a key entry point for crypto. Platforms like Coinbase and OKX see them as a way to position digital assets within long-term wealth strategies. As of 2025, SMSFs hold about 1.7 billion AUD in crypto, a sevenfold jump since 2021. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:32 Sep 19, 2025
Bitcoin gained fresh downward BTC price predictions on the back of an options expiry event and thickening bid liquidity on exchange order books. Key points: Bitcoin fails to close above $117,200, opening the door to support retests. A giant $4.9 trillion options expiry event adds further friction for Bitcoin bulls on Friday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:06 Sep 19, 2025
EU finance ministers agreed to impose holding limits on the digital euro, reaching consensus on procedures for setting caps during the latest Eurogroup meeting. Finance ministers of European Union member states agreed Friday on a pathway to set limits on how much digital euro an individual can hold, moving the bloc closer to launching a central bank digital currency. The decision was announced during a Eurogroup press conference following the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Friday. Officials said they had reached a consensus on the “ceiling for holding limits and then ultimately on the issuance process itself for the digital euro.” One official noted during the press conference that what had been discussed were the procedures for establishing holding limits, rather than the limits themselves. The statements follow United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency industry advocacy groups calling on the local central bank not to proceed with plans to enforce very similar limits on s... -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:00 Sep 19, 2025
The adoption of TEEs in crypto is accelerating. But what does this technology truly offer? Amid growing interest in practical ways to scale and safeguard blockchains, hardware‑based approaches are coming into focus. The role of Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) in blockchain systems has gradually expanded from privacy-preserving projects to applications that improve scalability and enable secure offchain computation. Currently, over 50 teams are working on TEE-based blockchain projects. In this article, Cointelegraph Research explores the technical foundations of TEEs in blockchain systems and examines key use cases of this technology. Most blockchain technology relies on cryptography and distributed computing to maintain security. TEEs add a different approach, namely, hardware-level trust. A Trusted Execution Environment is an isolated area within a device processor that is designed to keep data and code tamper-proof and confidential during execution. The resulting secure enclave is inaccessible to the ... -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:53 Sep 19, 2025
The European Union is looking to block Russian crypto transactions, marking the first time that sanctions have directly targeted cryptocurrency platforms. The European Union will include cryptocurrency platforms in its latest financial sanctions against Russia, marking the first time digital asset services have been directly targeted. The measures, part of the bloc’s 19th sanctions package, prohibit all cryptocurrency transactions for Russian residents and restrict dealings with foreign banks tied to Russia’s alternative payment systems, according to a statement by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen published Friday. The package also seeks to block transactions with entities operating in Russian special economic zones. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:49 Sep 19, 2025
Bitcoin’s price pumped on news that the US Federal Reserve would cut rates by one quarter of a point. Crypto markets are up after the US Federal Reserve cut rates. But in other parts of the world, the picture isn’t so rosy. Thai bank customers are experiencing massive bank lockouts, and France says it could block companies operating on crypto licenses obtained in other parts of the European Union. Meanwhile, in Australia, securities regulators have made things easier for stablecoin distributors by scrapping a license requirement. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Sep 19, 2025
Stablecoins’ transparent blockchain nature could revolutionize financial crime detection, giving law enforcement unprecedented global transaction visibility. Opinion by: Debanjan Chatterjee, financial analyst The trajectory of the stablecoin industry is heavily influenced by warring factions on opposite sides debating possible criminal use. Stablecoin opposers point to transfers of illicit funds. Proponents argue that the transparent nature of blockchains can be used to detect such crimes. There is a lack of awareness of how a deep integration of stablecoins in global finance can drive the use of blockchain’s properties of immutability and transparency to fight financial crimes, even in traditional finance. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Sep 19, 2025
The EU’s landmark crypto law was meant to unify the market with a single license. Less than a year in, diverging national approaches are raising fears of regulatory arbitrage and uncertainty. As the European Union rolls out its landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, the law’s key promise of a unified market is already under pressure. In the latest episode of Byte-Sized Insight, Cointelegraph explored whether MiCA can live up to its promise. The regulation was designed to simplify operations for crypto firms by introducing a single licensing system across all 27 member states. Once licensed in one country, companies would be able to “passport” their services across the bloc without navigating a patchwork of local rules. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:58 Sep 19, 2025
Analysts are warning of a potential investor “recalibration” for short-term market volatility, which has historically occurred after US interest rate cuts. The Royal Government of Bhutan transferred more than $100 million worth of Bitcoin this week, raising concerns about potential sell pressure in the market just as the US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate cut of 2025. The Bhutan government-labelled wallet moved 913 Bitcoin (BTC) worth about $107 million into two newly created cryptocurrency wallets on Thursday. The original wallet still holds 9,652 Bitcoin worth over $1.1 billion, according to blockchain data platform Lookonchain. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:37 Sep 19, 2025
While Kraken said that the partnership opens up stocks for 200 million users, others said that geographical restrictions exist. Crypto exchange Kraken, the main distribution partner for Backed’s tokenized equities product xStocks, has partnered with Trust Wallet, one of the world’s largest self-custody crypto wallets, to extend the reach of tokenized equities to users. In a Friday announcement, Kraken said it is “bringing interoperable tokenized equities to over 200 million users across the world” by extending xStocks to Trust Wallet users, who will be able to trade tokenized equities by Backed, a provider of collateralized onchain assets. The integration will allow Trust Wallet users to buy and hold 60 different xStocks using a variety of local fiat currencies. It would also enable deposits and withdrawals across multiple chains, including Solana, BNB Chain, Tron and Ethereum. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:23 Sep 19, 2025
Multiple technical and onchain indicators suggested a potential Cardano price rally toward the $1.25 mark in the coming days. Key takeaways: ADA technical chart setups converge on a price target around $1.25. Cardano’s open interest has rallied to a record high of $1.95 billion, signaling high speculative interest. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:40 Sep 19, 2025
To guard against a distant quantum risk, El Salvador moved 6,000 BTC into 14 wallets, a move hailed as prudent custody by some and theatrics by others. The government redistributed roughly 6,274 BTC (around $678 million at publication time) from one address into 14 fresh addresses, each capped at 500 BTC, as a precautionary security measure. Until late August 2025, El Salvador’s national Bitcoin reserve sat in a single address. That’s a straightforward setup but a risky one: If a vulnerability is ever discovered, the entire stash could be exposed. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:38 Sep 19, 2025
Over 72 percent of circulating BTC is now illiquid, suggesting reduced sell-side pressure and a continued downtrend of Bitcoin supply on cryptocurrency exchanges. Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s Illiquid supply now stands at 14.3 million BTC, a new record. Whales are absorbing nearly 300% of the yearly mined BTC supply. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:36 Sep 19, 2025
The Bank of Italy's vice director warned that multi-issuance stablecoins pose risks to EU financial stability and should be restricted to equivalent regulatory jurisdictions. A senior Bank of Italy official warned that stablecoins issued by multiple entities across different countries pose significant risks to the European Union’s financial system unless they are strictly limited to jurisdictions with equivalent regulatory standards. Speaking at the Economics of Payments Conference in Rome on Thursday, Chiara Scotti, vice director of the Bank of Italy, said multi-issuance stablecoins — digital tokens issued in several countries under a single brand — may increase liquidity but also bring “considerable legal, operational, liquidity and financial stability risks” if at least one issuer is outside the EU. “Although this architecture could enhance global liquidity and scalability, it poses significant legal, operational, liquidity and financial stability risks at EU level, particularly if at least one issuer is l... -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:04 Sep 19, 2025
The proposal seeks to create more value for long-term WLFI tokenholders, while exploring additional protocol revenue sources for token buybacks. US President Donald Trump-backed crypto project World Liberty Financial passed a governance proposal to reduce the supply and boost the value of its native cryptocurrency following its disappointing price performance since launch. On Thursday, the Trump family-backed platform passed a governance vote that seeks to use 100% of the project’s treasury’s liquidity fees for World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token buybacks and burns, meaning permanently removing the tokens from circulation. The vote passed with a 99.8% majority, while only 0.06% of the community voted against the proposal, which will serve as the “foundation” of the platform’s token buyback strategy, according to data from WorldLibertyFinancial.com. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:29 Sep 19, 2025
After Changpeng Zhao congratulated it on X, community members speculated that the Binance co-founder may be behind the Aster project. BNB Chain-based decentralized perpetuals exchange Aster briefly crossed $2 billion in total value locked (TVL) on Thursday after launching its native token, before falling back sharply, according to DefiLlama data. The surge that followed the project’s Aster (APX) token launch proved to be short-lived, as it ended the day at $545 million TVL. At the time of writing on Friday, the exchange’s TVL had rebounded to $655 million, still nearly double its usual range of $300 million–$400 million before the token debut. The launch also sparked heightened trading activity, with Aster logging $434 million in 24-hour volume, placing it among the most active decentralized finance (DeFi) derivatives platforms. While the project gained traction, it still has a ways to go to catch up with Hyperliquid, its biggest rival in the space. Read more
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