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Markets16 Sept, 2026

Crypto Exchanges Are Disappearing—Could Lovely Legends Be Building at the Perfect Time?

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Markets15 Sept, 2026

Coinex to Shut Down Dec. 22; Spot Ends Sept. 29

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Markets15 Sept, 2026

Balancer Proposes Wind-Down After Revenue Fails to Recover

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Markets14 Sept, 2026

Fed, BOE and BOJ Decisions Put Crypto Markets in Focus This Week

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Markets14 Sept, 2026

Robinhood CEO Says Issuers Should Not Veto Tokenized Stocks

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Markets14 Sept, 2026

King Charles to Host AI Chiefs as Industry Calls for Restraint

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Markets12 Sept, 2026

Wealth Managers Show Growing Interest in Crypto Despite Limited Allocations

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Markets12 Sept, 2026

Robinhood CEO Defends Stock Tokens as AMC Dispute Escalates

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Markets11 Sept, 2026

Ethereum Price Must Break $2,530 to Extend Recovery

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Markets11 Sept, 2026

August Core CPI Beats Forecast as Fed Hike Bets Rise

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Markets11 Sept, 2026

Japan Government Cyberattack May Expose 246,000 Records

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Markets11 Sept, 2026

Blockstream Rejects Ransom as Liquid Hackers Hold Nearly 600 BTC

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Markets11 Sept, 2026

Brevo Login Flaw Exposes 347K Trezor Subscribers to Phishing

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Markets10 Sept, 2026

Nasdaq invests $100M in Payward at $21B valuation

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Markets10 Sept, 2026

Bitcoin Near $78K as 95 of 100 Tokens Fall

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Markets10 Sept, 2026

Bitcoin ETFs Log Second Outflow as $120M Leaves Funds

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Markets10 Sept, 2026

Dogecoin Drops 5% as Bitcoin Holds $78,000 Level

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Markets10 Sept, 2026

Anthropic Valued at $2.12T by Crypto Synthetic Perps

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Markets9 Sept, 2026

U.S. Bank pilots USBDC after one live cross-border test

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Markets9 Sept, 2026

Mexico seizes 300 crypto mining rigs at hydro dam site

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Markets9 Sept, 2026

Bitcoin Nears $79K as Zcash ETF Assets Top $500M

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Markets8 Sept, 2026

Bernstein Sees Robinhood Chain Fees Reaching $160M by 2028

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Markets8 Sept, 2026

Bitcoin Falls Below $79K as Fed Rate Hike Odds Stay Near 60%

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Markets7 Sept, 2026

Bitcoin Slides as Oil Rises Amid U.S.-Iran Escalation

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MarketsJames Walker · 16 Sept, 2026 · 2 min

Bitcoin Slips to $75,800 as Fed Eyes 25 bp Hike

Bitcoin traded at $75,800 on Wednesday, down nearly 3% ahead of a 2:00 PM ET Federal Reserve decision that markets have largely priced as a 25-basis-point hike to 3.75%-4%. With the Clarity Act defeated in the Senate, traders are focused on Chair Kevin Warsh’s 2:30 PM press conference for policy signals.

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MarketsEmma Collins · 16 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Fed Meeting Puts Bitcoin in Focus as Markets Brace for Warsh

Bitcoin is facing another major macro test as markets prepare for the Federal Reserve’s September meeting. A hawkish rate outlook could pressure risk assets, while a weaker dollar could create a different setup for BTC.

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MarketsEmma Collins · 16 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Crypto Longs Lose $570M as CLARITY Act Vote Fails

Crypto traders betting on further gains suffered more than $570 million in long liquidations after the U.S. Senate rejected a procedural motion to advance the CLARITY Act.

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MarketsJames Walker · 16 Sept, 2026 · 3 min

XRP Falls 10% as Bitcoin Nears $76K; Clarity Act Fails

XRP fell nearly 10% to $1.30 on Wednesday as Bitcoin slipped almost 3% to just above $76,000, extending declines across major cryptocurrencies after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act on a 49-50 cloture vote that required 60 to proceed. The setback hit altcoins hardest.

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MarketsJames Walker · 15 Sept, 2026 · 2 min

Bitcoin Slips 1.7% as Clarity Act Odds Halve on Polymarket

Bitcoin fell 1.7% since midnight UTC to $76,862, reversing a late Monday rally as prediction market odds on the Clarity Act becoming law this year halved overnight. The move underscores how policy probabilities are feeding directly into price action across cryptocurrency markets.

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MarketsJames Walker · 15 Sept, 2026 · 3 min

XRP $206M Move Empties Uphold Wallet in Ledger 106,983,928

XRP moved 145,634,500 tokens worth $206,551,114 on Sept. 14, emptying a labeled Uphold wallet in a single payment recorded in ledger 106,983,928 at 16:53:50 UTC. On-chain patterns indicate an internal custody reshuffle rather than a whale exit, a notable flow in a week when XRP touched $1.49.

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MarketsJames Walker · 15 Sept, 2026 · 6 min

Crypto Exchanges Are Disappearing—Could Lovely Legends Be Building at the Perfect Time?

As crypto exchanges shut down or reduce services, Lovely Legends is expanding its Telegram-based ecosystem with trading, staking, mining and community features.

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MarketsJames Walker · 15 Sept, 2026 · 3 min

Coinex to Shut Down Dec. 22; Spot Ends Sept. 29

Coinex will cease spot trading on September 29 and shut down on December 22 after nine years in operation, citing a prolonged market slump and rising compliance costs. The exchange says reserves exceed 100% and all user balances are withdrawable. Founder Haipo Yang ruled out a sale. USDT left unclaimed faces a 5% monthly fee.

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MarketsJames Walker · 15 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Balancer Proposes Wind-Down After Revenue Fails to Recover

Balancer has proposed an orderly wind-down after its restructuring failed to restore revenue, with more than $9 million in treasury assets potentially distributed to BAL holders.

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MarketsEmma Collins · 14 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Fed, BOE and BOJ Decisions Put Crypto Markets in Focus This Week

Crypto markets face a major macroeconomic test this week as the Federal Reserve, Bank of England and Bank of Japan prepare to announce their latest interest-rate decisions. U.S. economic data, the CLARITY Act and token governance votes will add further catalysts.

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MarketsEmma Collins · 14 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Robinhood CEO Says Issuers Should Not Veto Tokenized Stocks

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said issuers should have a say when tokenization changes shareholder rights or company obligations, but not when separate instruments simply reference freely transferable shares.

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MarketsJames Walker · 14 Sept, 2026 · 3 min

King Charles to Host AI Chiefs as Industry Calls for Restraint

King Charles III will host AI leaders in Scotland as industry executives call for greater restraint over rapidly advancing frontier AI systems.

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MarketsEmma Collins · 12 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Wealth Managers Show Growing Interest in Crypto Despite Limited Allocations

A Bitwise presentation to about 400 wealth managers found that 60% planned to allocate to crypto within a year, while 67% had no current crypto allocation.

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MarketsJames Walker · 12 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

Robinhood CEO Defends Stock Tokens as AMC Dispute Escalates

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says public companies should control shareholder rights but not have a veto over separate blockchain products referencing their shares.

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MarketsJames Walker · 11 Sept, 2026 · 6 min

Ethereum Price Must Break $2,530 to Extend Recovery

Ethereum is holding above $2,400, but ETH needs to break $2,530 to confirm a stronger recovery and open the path toward higher resistance.

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MarketsEmma Collins · 11 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

August Core CPI Beats Forecast as Fed Hike Bets Rise

U.S. core CPI rose 0.3% in August, above expectations, while headline inflation matched forecasts. The hotter core reading increased market expectations for a Fed rate hike next week.

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MarketsJames Walker · 11 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Japan Government Cyberattack May Expose 246,000 Records

Japan's Digital Agency says a cyberattack on its Government Solution Service may have exposed personal information linked to roughly 246,000 records.

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MarketsJames Walker · 11 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Blockstream Rejects Ransom as Liquid Hackers Hold Nearly 600 BTC

Blockstream has rejected a 10% ransom demand from the actors holding nearly 600 BTC after the $320 million Liquid Network exploit.

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MarketsJames Walker · 11 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

Brevo Login Flaw Exposes 347K Trezor Subscribers to Phishing

A Brevo authorization flaw exposed crypto companies to phishing attacks, with a fraudulent Trezor email reaching about 347,000 subscribers.

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MarketsEmma Collins · 10 Sept, 2026 · 2 min

Nasdaq invests $100M in Payward at $21B valuation

Nasdaq invested $100 million in Payward Inc., the parent of crypto exchange Kraken, at a $21 billion valuation on Sept. 10, 2026. The deal expands a strategic partnership to bring tokenized, voting-enabled equities to crypto exchange users, signaling growing alignment between traditional market infrastructure and digital asset platforms.

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MarketsEmma Collins · 10 Sept, 2026 · 2 min

Bitcoin Near $78K as 95 of 100 Tokens Fall

Bitcoin traded near $78,000 on Thursday, slipping 2% over 24 hours to $78,111 as memecoins and small-cap tokens led a broad crypto retreat. The pullback, concentrated overnight, left 95 of the 100 largest listed assets lower, signaling a risk-off tone across the cryptocurrency market.

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MarketsJames Walker · 10 Sept, 2026 · 2 min

Bitcoin ETFs Log Second Outflow as $120M Leaves Funds

Bitcoin ETFs posted a second straight daily outflow on Wednesday, with $120 million leaving the funds, more than double Tuesday’s loss. The setback contrasts with inflows to ether, XRP and solana products, underscoring a split in cryptocurrency investor positioning this week.

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MarketsEmma Collins · 10 Sept, 2026 · 3 min

Dogecoin Drops 5% as Bitcoin Holds $78,000 Level

Dogecoin fell 5% on Thursday, leading major cryptocurrencies lower, while Bitcoin held the $78,000 level as oil-driven pressure pushed Treasury yields to their highest since late 2023. BNB slipped about 4% and XRP dropped 3% amid a more cautious risk backdrop across global markets.

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MarketsJames Walker · 10 Sept, 2026 · 3 min

Anthropic Valued at $2.12T by Crypto Synthetic Perps

Anthropic was assigned a roughly $2.12 trillion implied valuation on Sept. 9 as synthetic ANTHROPIC/USDT perpetuals traded near $2,120 with a 1 billion share assumption. The pricing, mirrored across multiple exchanges, underscores crypto traders’ appetite for pre-IPO exposure and contrasts with OpenAI’s $1.58 trillion implied figure.

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MarketsJames Walker · 9 Sept, 2026 · 2 min

U.S. Bank pilots USBDC after one live cross-border test

U.S. Bank advanced its stablecoin initiative, USBDC, after completing one live cross-border payment test. The fifth-largest U.S. commercial bank said it is exploring USBDC for treasury payments, liquidity management and collateral, signaling a push to modernize cash movement for institutional clients and streamline settlement across borders.

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MarketsJames Walker · 9 Sept, 2026 · 2 min

Mexico seizes 300 crypto mining rigs at hydro dam site

Mexico seized 300 crypto mining rigs on Sunday from a property in Puebla’s Sierra Norte that was illegally drawing electricity from a federal hydroelectric complex. Federal prosecutors, the Navy, and Puebla state police also removed transformers, medium‑voltage terminals, and active satellite internet equipment at the Tlaola site, a municipality of roughly 20,000 people.

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MarketsEmma Collins · 9 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Bitcoin Nears $79K as Zcash ETF Assets Top $500M

Bitcoin recovered toward $79,000 after falling below $78,000, while Grayscale’s Zcash ETF surpassed $500 million in assets as investors await key U.S. inflation data.

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MarketsEmma Collins · 8 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Bernstein Sees Robinhood Chain Fees Reaching $160M by 2028

Bernstein analysts estimate Robinhood Chain could generate up to $160 million in annual fees by 2028 as Stock Token activity expands and decentralized trading grows.

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MarketsEmma Collins · 8 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

Bitcoin Falls Below $79K as Fed Rate Hike Odds Stay Near 60%

Bitcoin slipped below $79,000 as traders continued to price a roughly 60% chance of a Federal Reserve rate hike next week. Zcash led losses among major tokens despite remaining the strongest large-cap performer over seven days.

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MarketsEmma Collins · 7 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Bitcoin Slides as Oil Rises Amid U.S.-Iran Escalation

Bitcoin slipped nearly 1% as rising oil prices and escalating U.S.-Iran tensions increased concerns about inflation, interest rates and global market liquidity.