The Senate voted 49-50 against advancing the CLARITY Act, short of the 60 votes needed. Senators split over ethics, yield rules and procedure, leaving little time to revive the bill this session.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $134.5 million on September 25, bringing net inflows over seven straight trading sessions to $2.97 billion.
SEC staff says buybacks and routine development on functioning crypto networks generally do not count as essential managerial efforts under the Howey test. Those actions alone may not make the tokens securities.
U.S. forces struck three more Iranian oil carriers on Sept. 5, extending tanker attacks that began near Khasab on Aug. 31. Brent neared $108, adding inflation and rate pressure for Bitcoin.
SEC officials say firms could file to operate tokenized US stock trading venues as early as next quarter under the Innovation Exemption. The filings would come before any venue approval or launch.
Aave V4 on Base now accepts eligible Coinbase tokenized stocks as collateral for USDC loans. Access is limited to eligible users outside the United States.
Plasma’s team XPL unlock appears to have happened on September 25. Traders say it was handled well, but how much of the unlocked supply holders have sold remains unclear.
A holder puts the zkSNARKs floor low at 0.3 ZEC, below the earlier 0.47 ZEC quote. Other holders report a floor sweep and more than 30 sales in an hour, but give no new floor price.
Anyone can pair a pump.fun token with an X handle through UsePaid. It converts trading fees to dollars, sends 80% to that handle through X Money without the recipient opting in, and uses 20% to buy and burn PAID.
SOL climbed past $120 for the first time since January and reached $122. About $11 million in SOL shorts were liquidated in an hour.
Bitcoin has yet to close the week above its May high near $82,100. Bids sit around $82,500–$83,500, but a break below $82,500 could send BTC toward $80,000.
The Sixth Circuit ruled that Ohio and Tennessee can enforce gambling laws against Kalshi’s sports contracts. It said Kalshi had not shown the contracts were swaps and that federal commodities law would not block state rules even if they were.
Solana moved its Alpenglow consensus rewrite onto testnet. The upgrade targets transaction finality near 150 milliseconds; mainnet deployment has not happened yet.
River says 81% of Bitcoin in circulation has not moved in at least six months.
Variational moved VAR’s token launch to Q4 2026 and reserved 32% of supply for a fully unlocked, points-based airdrop. Its points program will run until launch, and revenue sent to the treasury will fund VAR buybacks and burns.
Bitcoin ETFs took in $1.71 billion on Monday and Tuesday, their third-largest Monday–Tuesday inflow on record. Monday brought $999 million, including about $316 million for BlackRock’s fund.
The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield reached 5.23%, its highest since 2007. Higher Treasury yields raise the return Bitcoin has to compete with.
Altcoin leverage dominance reportedly reached a two-and-a-half-year high after traders added positions over several days. Rising altcoin open interest leaves those positions more exposed to a reversal.
Bitcoin dominance looks weak, and altcoins have held up during BTC sell-offs. A broader rotation into altcoins remains possible.
TAO passed $310 during its latest rally. A weekly close above $320 would mark a higher high after a downtrend lasting nearly two and a half years.
Garrett Jin closed his full 38,000 ZEC short for a $35.44 million loss. He still holds 202,078 ZEC spot worth about $309 million, with roughly $221 million in unrealized profit.
Aerodrome plans to launch its new Aero DEX across seven chains on October 21, bringing it to more networks.
The U.S. and China agreed to lower tariffs on about $30 billion of goods each way. Cheaper consumer imports could ease inflation and rate pressure on Bitcoin, though the deal covers a limited share of trade.
SEC staff says liquid staking receipt tokens can qualify as digital tools or commodities when they function as receipts. The FAQs are nonbinding staff guidance.
Meridian’s Genesis campaign leads into a capped conversion window for MCD at $0.10. It plans to use the proceeds to buy MCD and build protocol-owned liquidity over 60 days.