Crypto market cap reclaims $3 trillion as Bitcoin, altcoins rally
Bitcoin traded near $86,000 as major altcoins gained, while rising derivatives leverage pointed to growing speculative activity across crypto markets.
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Bitcoin traded near $86,000 as major altcoins gained, while rising derivatives leverage pointed to growing speculative activity across crypto markets.
Binance says it has a "zero-tolerance policy" for sanctions violations. Prosecutors are asking whether its 2023 compliance fixes held.
Decrypt · Sep 22, 2026
Talks between the two kicked off late last year, with plans for the former to own 95% of the merged company.
CoinDesk · Sep 22, 2026
White hats secured about 40% of the Bitcoin moved in the Coldcard exploit’s second wave, transferring it to a Wyoming trust for victims.
Solstice CEO Ben Nadareski says deeper liquidity and growing institutional participation could make future crypto bull runs less volatile than previous cycles.
Inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs picked up Monday as bitcoin rallied to its highest since January.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew nearly $1 billion on Monday, their largest daily inflow since October 2025, as Bitcoin briefly climbed above $87,000.
Animoca Brands suspended its reverse merger talks with Currenc but said it remains committed to pursuing a listing on a major exchange.
Cointelegraph · Sep 22, 2026
According to Galaxy Digital, the good guys have moved 52 BTC to an address carrying an OP_RETURN message reading "claim:cryptorecoverytrust dot com."
Treasury named AI among five major transitions expected to reshape Australia’s economy, while Coinbase says the report overlooks the digital financial infrastructure AI agents could eventually need.
Cointelegraph · Sep 22, 2026
Elon Musk’s X lets U.S. users tap cashtags such as $BTC to view live charts and access Coinbase, Kraken and other trading platforms.
A wave of forced buying that cost short sellers $844 million has run its course, leaving the largest cryptocurrency flat over the past hour and ZEC the only major token in the red.
The official x402 kit now includes Cardano tools for apps and AI agents to pay with ADA and other network tokens, though the facilitator has so far only been tested on pre-production.
Trueo said Base was the right choice when it launched, as Ethereum gas fees were higher, but said mainnet now offers greater integration potential.
Kakao Pay and KakaoBank are exploring digital asset opportunities with Fireblocks, including infrastructure for stablecoins.
Cointelegraph · Sep 22, 2026
The investigation is examining whether Binance knowingly allowed trading that violated US sanctions on Iran, months after reports first revealed a Justice Department probe.
Cointelegraph · Sep 22, 2026
Google learned in late July that Gemini had breached three real companies during a May security test, but said nothing publicly for seven weeks.
Decrypt · Sep 21, 2026
The Ohio spending comes days after the Senate blocked the crypto industry’s Clarity Act.
Decrypt · Sep 21, 2026