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Live updates: Bitcoin climbs over $80,000 as crypto shakes off Clarity failure and higher interest rates

Michael Saylor Breaks Silence on Clarity Act Failure, States New BTC Expectations

Ether and XRP ETFs post outflows as crypto majors move higher

Grayscale Announces 3-for-1 Share Split for Zcash ETF ZCSH

Grayscale is splitting its Zcash ETF shares three-for-one effective September 30 after the fund approached $1 billion in assets within weeks of launch.

XRP drops below $1.30 on CLARITY Act failure and Fed rate hike before rebounding on whale accumulation

XRP fell below $1.30 after a failed Senate vote on the CLARITY Act and a Fed rate hike, then recovered above $1.40 as whales accumulated 1.54 billion tokens over 96 hours.

SEC Grants Five-Year Exemption Allowing Tokenized US Stocks to Trade on Permissioned AMMs

The SEC approved a five-year Innovation Exemption letting Tokenized Securities Venues trade tokenized US stocks via permissioned automated market makers without registering as exchanges.

US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Exchange BitBank Over Bitcoin Transfers to IRGC

OFAC sanctioned Iranian crypto exchange BitBank and associates, alleging it moved hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to Iran's IRGC.

Bank of Japan Raises Rate to 1.25% as Yen Weakens After 31-Year High

Binance Launches 24/7 USD/BRL Perpetual Futures With 100x Leverage

Binance is launching a 24/7 US dollar-Brazilian real perpetual futures contract on September 21, settling in USDT with up to 100x leverage.

US Senate Rejects CLARITY Act Cloture Vote, Shifting Crypto Oversight to Regulators

The US Senate voted 50-49 against advancing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on September 15, 2026, falling short of the 60 votes needed for cloture.

18 Polymarket Users Face Korean Prosecutors After Police Traced Their Wallets

CFTC submits crypto market framework for White House review after CLARITY Act stalls

The CFTC sent a prerule on crypto asset transactions and markets to the White House for review on Sept. 17, days after the Senate killed the CLARITY Act.

NASA’s Apollo Computer Mined Bitcoin in 2019 But Today It Would Take Forever

Bitcoin Jumps Past $80,000 as Fed Rate Hike and CFTC News Trigger Short Liquidations

Bitcoin surged above $80,000 on September 18 after a Fed rate hike and CFTC news, triggering hundreds of millions in short liquidations.

Crypto.com's Nadex registers with SEC to trade single-stock futures via OG.com

Crypto.com's futures exchange Nadex filed a Form 1-N that the SEC acknowledged, letting it move toward offering single-stock futures in the US through OG.com, as Coinbase and Kalshi pursue similar approvals.

North Korean hackers stole 7,000 crypto wallet records, Japan says

Binance's Greek MiCA bid unravels after report that Lagarde pressed Greece to reject it

The Wall Street Journal reported ECB President Christine Lagarde personally urged Greece's prime minister to reject Binance's EU crypto license bid, which Binance has declined to address.

Vitalik Buterin Says AI-Driven Formal Verification Can Keep Cybersecurity Defense-Favoring

Vitalik Buterin argued AI hacking will not doom cybersecurity, saying AI-assisted formal verification could let defenders prove software is secure.

Robinhood Chain fees collapse 97% even as transactions stay near record highs

VanEck criticizes Metaplanet over executive dilution despite compensation cuts