Regulation
Coinbase files to bring single-stock perpetual futures to US market
Coinbase wants to bring 24/5 perpetual futures trading to individual US stocks, with its proposed contracts now awaiting regulatory approval.
Security
Crypto technology provider Haruko has confirmed it was the target of a cyberattack that impacted 15 of its institutional clients, with some funds reported lost as a result of the breach. The company disclosed the incident on September 18, 2026, acknowledging that unauthorized access had compromised portions of its infrastructure.
Regulation
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde personally intervened to block Binance from obtaining a regulatory license under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The intervention reportedly prevented the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume from
Macro
The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on September 17, 2026, marking another step in the central bank's ongoing monetary policy normalization. The decision pushed Bitcoin above the $77,000 level, reflecting a notable market reaction to the rate adjustment. The Bank
Regulation
Treasury said the previously sanctioned Hormuz Safe platform used BitBank to transfer payments collected since June.
Regulation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has moved to open the door for tokenized U.S. stock trading, a development that could reshape how equity markets operate and who participates in them. The regulatory shift signals a formal acknowledgment from the SEC that blockchain-based representations of traditional securities may
Regulation
Software developers who build crypto trading tools just got some breathing room from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Regulation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has officially launched its long-awaited "innovation exemption" framework for venues trading tokenized securities, according to a report published September 17, 2026 by CoinDesk. The exemption provides qualifying platforms with a structured regulatory pathway to operate tokenized securities markets without requiring full
Security
North Korea-linked hackers used Tron, Aptos and BNB Chain to maintain malware infrastructure, while suspected Iran-linked actors embedded directions in Bitcoin transactions.
Technology
S&P Global agreed to buy OpenZeppelin, which says its smart contracts have facilitated more than $37 trillion in value transfers.
A substitute text adopted before the vote strips out the Federal Reserve funding routes and thins the transparency rules.
Zcash rose about 20% in 24 hours as Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang disclosed that the firm invested in ZEC amid a broader crypto market rally.
Hackers who breached the systems of digital banking platform Revolut are demanding $3 million in Monero (XMR) as ransom, threatening to sell sensitive customer data on dark web marketplaces if the payment is not made. The group has not disclosed how many customers are affected, though Revolut has yet to
The Federal Reserve delivered the hike Wall Street had almost unanimously priced in.
Hamas' military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, instructed donors to shift cryptocurrency contributions away from Binance and toward alternative exchanges including Bybit and OKX, according to a report by CoinDesk published in September 2026. The guidance, reportedly circulated among the group's donor networks, suggests that Hamas
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee has advanced a dedicated cryptocurrency tax bill, moving forward with targeted fiscal legislation after the broader Digital Asset Market Clarity Act failed to gain sufficient traction in Congress. The committee vote marks a significant procedural step, signaling that lawmakers are pursuing a
Ondo Finance has become the first tokenization company to join DTCC’s Fund/SERV network, giving its tokenized fund business a direct connection to established distributors across the U.S. investment market. Ad Ad Oasis Pro Markets Connects to Fund/SERV Ondo Finance announced that its subsidiary, Oas
Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has officially launched Arc, a new blockchain network. Jeremy Allaire, Circle's co-founder and CEO, described the project as potentially "more consequential" than USDC itself — a significant claim given that USDC currently ranks among the largest stablecoins by market capitalization,
Deutsche Bank is nearing the launch of a cryptocurrency custody service targeted at institutional clients, according to a report by CoinDesk published September 16, 2026. The German banking giant is preparing to offer secure digital asset storage solutions, positioning itself among a growing cohort of traditional financial institutions entering the
Cryptocurrency markets suffered a sharp blow on September 16 as over $570 million in long positions were liquidated following the failure of the Clarity Act to advance in the U.S. Congress. The sudden legislative setback triggered a rapid selloff across major digital assets, with Bitcoin and Ethereum among the
The $450 million withdrawal came as Bitcoin fell 2.5% and the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate, with Fidelity and BlackRock funds leading the outflows.
The U.S. Senate failed to advance the Crypto Clarity Act on Tuesday, falling short of the votes needed to move the landmark digital asset legislation forward. The bill, which had been positioned as a defining piece of cryptocurrency regulation in the United States, did not secure the supermajority threshold