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SEC Approves Four-Condition Innovation Exemption for Tokenized Stocks, Advancing Bitcoin (BTC) Market Rules
Four Conditions for Tokenized Stocks The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a temporary, conditional framework — the “Innovation Exemption” — that lets designated tokenized securities venues (TSVs) run limited pilots trading tokenized versions of NMS stocks on-chain. Under t
Emily WatsonSep 19, 2026Updated:Sep 19, 09:28 PM
Elon Musk Predicts AI Will Double US Growth to 4%: Bitcoin (BTC) Macro Lens
Elon Musk says AI will double US GDP growth to 4% next year, far above the Fed's 2.4% view, as Newsom signs an AI kill switch order. Bitcoin macro read.
James MitchellSep 19, 2026
Argentina to Share Bitcoin (BTC) User Data With 77 Jurisdictions by 2029 Under OECD Pact
Argentina commits to the OECD Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, sharing crypto user data with 77 jurisdictions by 2029, with collection starting as early as…
Sarah ChenSep 18, 2026
Robinhood's Bitcoin (BTC) Spread Hits 1.87% in Agentic Trading Screenshot
Robinhood's default route costs nearly 2% per Bitcoin round trip. A 1.87% BTC spread screenshot drew a public response from Robinhood's crypto chief.
Sarah ChenSep 18, 2026
Grayscale's Zcash (ZEC) ETF ZCSH Sets 3-for-1 Share Split for Sept. 30
Three Dates in the SEC Filing Grayscale is restructuring the share base of its Zcash ETF, ticker ZCSH, through a 3-for-1 forward split that takes effect before trading opens on Sept. 30. The schedule was set out in an exhibit to the fund's <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/
James MitchellSep 18, 2026Updated:Sep 19, 04:08 PM
S&P Global to Acquire OpenZeppelin, $37T Smart Contract Library for Ethereum (ETH)
S&P Global has agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, whose smart contract library secured $37T in value transfers, extending risk ratings to onchain markets.
James MitchellSep 18, 2026
Bitcoin (BTC) Climbs to $81K as Fed Signals More Rate Hikes
Bitcoin (BTC) climbed to $81,265 as the 10-year Treasury yield briefly topped 5% and the Fed signaled further hikes; the BOJ raised rates to 1.25%.
Sarah ChenSep 18, 2026
Ethereum (ETH) Developers Lock Glamsterdam Sepolia Testnet Fork for Oct 6
Sepolia Fork Locked for Oct 6 Core developers confirmed on the September 17 coordination call that Glamsterdam, the next major upgrade in the Ethereum upgrade pipeline, will activate on the <a href="https://en.coinotag.com/glossary/testne
James MitchellSep 18, 2026Updated:Sep 20, 03:27 AM
Bitcoin (BTC) Tops $81,000 After CFTC Market-Rules Draft Reaches White House
CFTC Draft Sparks Bitcoin (BTC) Rebound Bitcoin (BTC) pushed back above $81,000 on Friday, printing an intraday high of $81,238 in the New York session and its first trade above the round number since September 7, up close to 6% over 24 hours. The move sits inside the $76,000-$82,000 ran
James MitchellSep 18, 2026
Eric Balchunas Sees Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Assets Tripling Gold at $300-400 Billion
Eric Balchunas says Bitcoin (BTC) ETF assets could reach $300-400 billion, tripling the gold ETF market, with volatility the key institutional hurdle.
Emily WatsonSep 18, 2026
Fake AI Trading Bot Tutorials Drain 274.6 Ethereum (ETH) From 224 Victims, TRM Labs Finds
Fake YouTube AI bot tutorials drained 274.6 Ethereum (ETH), about $517,000, from 224 victims who deployed malicious contracts themselves, per TRM Labs.
Olivia BennettSep 18, 2026
XRP (XRP) Rallies 8.6% to Reclaim $1.40 After Senate Blocks CLARITY Act
XRP Erases CLARITY-Vote Losses XRP (XRP) has clawed back its losses from a bruising regulatory week, gaining roughly 7% in 24 hours to trade near $1.39 after briefly bottoming around $1.27. The rout began on September 15, when the Senate's procedural cloture vote on the CLARITY Act — the
Emily WatsonSep 18, 2026Updated:Sep 19, 04:30 AM
EU Banks on MiCA Registry Double to 80, Widening Bitcoin (BTC) Access
From 40 Banks to 80 The register of firms authorized to serve Europe's crypto market under MiCA used to read almost entirely like a startup directory — specialist brokers, custodians and trading venues built for digital assets from day one. That composition is shifting toward institutions
Michael RobertsSep 18, 2026
Evernorth Lands $30 Million Convertible Note to Fuel XRP (XRP) Treasury
Evernorth Secures $30 Million Commitment Evernorth, positioned as the world's largest XRP treasury vehicle, has locked in a $30 million convertible-note commitment from NH Investment & Securities, one of South Korea's foremost investment
Michael RobertsSep 18, 2026Updated:Sep 19, 08:42 AM
Haruko Cyberattack Hits 15 Crypto Clients, Exposing Bitcoin (BTC) Exchange API Data
Haruko, a crypto tech provider for institutions, suffered a targeted attack hitting 15 clients, exposing read-only exchange API data and trading records.
James MitchellSep 18, 2026
VanEck's Sigel Points Bitcoin (BTC) Community to BIP-360 Path Against Quantum Risk
VanEck's Matthew Sigel says Bitcoin's community recognizes the quantum risk, with Coinbase, Blockstream and a BlackRock-backed consortium backing BIP-360.
Emily WatsonSep 18, 2026
CFTC Submits Bitcoin (BTC) Market Rules to White House After 49-50 CLARITY Vote
The CFTC sent its crypto asset market regulation draft to the White House on Sept. 17 after the CLARITY Act failed 49-50 in the Senate.
Sarah ChenSep 18, 2026
ECB's Lagarde Blocked Binance's MiCA License Bid Over USDT, USDC Stablecoin Concerns
ECB's Lagarde reportedly blocked Binance's Greek MiCA license over USDT and USDC stablecoin concerns, costing access to 450 million EU residents.
Emily WatsonSep 18, 2026
NYSE Tested Avalanche (AVAX) Technology for a Year, Ava Labs President Says
NYSE's Year of Testing Avalanche The New York Stock Exchange has spent roughly a year testing Avalanche (AVAX) technology while it builds infrastructure for tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, Ava Labs President Charley Cooper said on
Emily WatsonSep 18, 2026Updated:Sep 19, 12:43 AM
Ethereum Institutional Backs Plan to Cut Ethereum (ETH) Block Times to 10 Seconds
Ethereum Institutional backs Ethlabs’ EIP-8198 to cut ETH block times to 10 seconds, as buyers defend $2,400 and ETH eyes a $2,650 breakout.
Michael RobertsSep 18, 2026
Hyperliquid (HYPE) Tops $90 for the First Time After 15% Two-Day Rally
HYPE Crosses $90 for the First Time Hyperliquid (HYPE) crossed the $90 threshold for the first time on Thursday, capping a two-day advance of more than 15% that has lifted the token's year-to-date return past 250%. Live pricing shows HYPE, the native asset of the decentralized exchange Hy
Sarah ChenSep 18, 2026
North Korea's WaterPlum Stole 7,000 Bitcoin (BTC) Wallet Records, Japan and FBI Say
Japan's NPA and FBI say North Korea-linked WaterPlum infected 30,000+ devices, stole 7,000 crypto wallet records and moved about $10.7 million.
Sarah ChenSep 18, 2026
Dragonfly's Qureshi Calls for Zcash (ZEC) Dev Fund to End After 2028, Citing $95M War Chest
Dragonfly's Qureshi proposes sunsetting the Zcash (ZEC) dev fund after 2028 as its 63,962 ZEC lockbox nears $95M; Paradigm's Matt Huang pushes back.
James MitchellSep 18, 2026
Michael Dell’s $6.25 Billion Pledge Puts Compounding—and Bitcoin (BTC)—Back in Focus
Michael Dell’s $6.25 billion pledge puts $250 into millions of children’s accounts as Dell stock hits a record, sharpening the compounding debate for Bitcoin…
Emily WatsonSep 18, 2026
Bitcoin (BTC) Near $78,500 as JPMorgan Scraps Iran War Endgame Forecast
JPMorgan has abandoned its Iran war baseline as the 10-year yield tops 5% and diesel hits $6.31; Bitcoin (BTC) trades near $78,500.
Sarah ChenSep 18, 2026
Solana DEXs Log 208 Million Weekly Trades, Overtaking the NYSE
Solana DEXs logged 208 million weekly trades, topping the NYSE by count, while mainnet cut its slot time to 250ms under SIMD-0525, targeting 200ms next.
James MitchellSep 18, 2026
Ethereum (ETH) Nears $2,550 Resistance With Breakout Eyeing $2,650
Ethereum (ETH) Presses the $2,550 Ceiling Ethereum (Ethereum ETH) rallied back toward $2,500 on Thursday, Sept. 18, as buyers defended support near $2,400 and lifted the asset roughly 3% over 24 hours, leaving the $2,550 zone as the decisive barrier for a larger move. The intraday range
James MitchellSep 18, 2026Updated:Sep 19, 03:02 PM
US Treasury Sanctions BitBank Over Hundreds of Millions in Bitcoin (BTC) Sent to the IRGC
OFAC sanctioned Iran's BitBank exchange over hundreds of millions in Bitcoin moved to the IRGC and Hormuz toll payments, under Executive Order 13902.
Michael RobertsSep 18, 2026
Bitcoin (BTC) Skeptic Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman After 56 Years
Warren Buffett stepped down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman after 56 years; Howard Buffett succeeds as crypto's loudest skeptic exits the boardroom.
Emily WatsonSep 18, 2026
SBI Backs dtcpay's $25 Million Series A for BNB Chain Stablecoin Payments
dtcpay closed a $25 million Series A as Japan's SBI Group joined strategically; funds go to an enterprise portal, app upgrades and merchant expansion.
James MitchellSep 18, 2026