MarketsBitcoin Tops $71K, Ether Jumps 19% as ETFs Pull In $517M in a Day
Bitcoin broke a six-week range past $71,000, liquidating $3B in shorts. Ether jumped 19% while ETFs pulled in $517M in a single day.
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RegulationTrump Pushes Congress on the Clarity Act
Trump urged the Senate to pass the Clarity Act. Coinbase and Circle stocks rose 8-10% ahead of the September 15 vote, though risks of delay remain.
BitcoinBitcoin Surges Past $68,000 on Treasury Buybacks
Bitcoin surged past $68,000 as the Treasury doubled bond buybacks. Over $1 billion in shorts got liquidated in an hour, Standard Chartered sees $100K ahead.
MiningCypherpunk Buys Zcash Mining Fleet for $33M
Cypherpunk Technologies bought a Zcash mining fleet from Winklevoss Capital for $33.33M, gaining 18% of network hashrate as it targets 5% of ZEC supply.
InstitutionalCitigroup Adds Bitcoin to Custody+
Citigroup is launching a Custody+ service for Bitcoin and traditional assets for institutional clients by the end of 2026.
RegulationSEC Proposes Regulation Crypto Assets for Token Projects
The SEC proposed Regulation Crypto Assets on August 18: exemptions letting token projects raise $5M or $75M without full securities registration.
InstitutionalMetaplanet Seeds Nasdaq-Listed Superplanet With 2,100 BTC
Metaplanet will contribute 2,100 Bitcoin and $2.5 million to Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise, renaming it Superplanet in its first US foothold.
SecurityKraken Parent Payward Gets Access to Anthropic AI to Hunt Security Flaws
Kraken's parent company Payward joined Anthropic's Project Glasswing and is using Claude Mythos 5 to hunt for security vulnerabilities.
RegulationBinance Plans UK Relaunch With FCA License Application
Binance is preparing an FCA license application to relaunch in the UK after its 2021 ban. Details of the new UK crypto regulatory regime.