The 8,000 zkSNARKs NFTs sold at 1.5 ZEC before prices plunged below the auction level. Some rarities have since rebounded sharply, but the broader collection’s recovery remains unclear.
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.
The Senate voted 49-50 against advancing the CLARITY Act after ethics talks collapsed, missing the 60-vote threshold. The bill has only a slim chance of returning this session, leaving crypto firms to lean more heavily on SEC rulemaking.
The SEC gave tokenized-securities venues five years of conditional relief to run permissioned automated market makers on public chains; synthetic stocks remain excluded. UNI rose 27%, though open permissionless protocols such as Uniswap sit outside the exemption.
Sunrise brought PEPE onto Solana, where it now trades on Raydium and routes through Mayan. LaunchOnSF also lets users create tokens paired with PEPE.
Robinhood Chain’s daily fees fell 97% from about $8 million in early September to $230,000 on September 16, even as daily DEX volume held near $1.5 billion. Robinhood is covering fees for eligible wallet transactions until September 29.
TradeXYZ allocated about $3.4 million, or 12% of perpetual-fee revenue, to buy roughly 59,000 HYPE through time-weighted orders.
Tokenized stocks reached a $3.5 billion market cap and 4.1 million asset holders across chains. BNB Chain leads with $1 billion in market value and 1.7 million holders.
Solana processed a record 4.2 billion transactions in July, up 13.5% from June and about 91% from December 2025.
Azuki released the 52-page first chapter of its manga, with holder-owned characters appearing in the story. The release ties the manga into Azuki’s NFTs, trading card game and collector profiles.
CATE extended its all-time high to roughly $115 million after crossing a $100 million market cap. The move followed repeated drawdowns of roughly 80% to 90%.
Saudi Arabia left mBridge after completing its planned trial in May 2025. The China-led platform lets central banks settle cross-border payments with digital currencies.
ETH closed above $2,600 for the first time in eight months.
The 10-year Treasury yield moved back above 5% after most FOMC members projected two more hikes in 2026. Crypto stayed green that day, but yields at that level still tighten the backdrop for Bitcoin.
SOL bounced from $95-$97 support and reached a 90-day high at $113 after an 11% jump on September 18. The prior breakdown level at $117 is next.
Loracle took profit on its PONS and CASHCAT shorts. It still holds $14.3 million in PONS shorts and $5.7 million in CASHCAT shorts, with $5.7 million in combined unrealized profit.
Argonauts sold 7,208 NFTs at 0.12 ETH each in five minutes. The floor has since reached 0.85 ETH, about seven times the mint price.
Bitcoin broke above its $78,600 50-week moving average and pushed to about $81,500. A weekly close above $83,000 would clear the broader range.
ZADDR finished its first whitelist selection and opened nominations for approved users ahead of the September 21 mint. The 2,800 Zcash NFTs cost 0.02 ZEC each.
The Fed raised rates by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00% on September 16, its first hike since 2023. Bitcoin then rose from $74,000 to about $82,000 even as markets put the chance of another 2026 hike near 60%.
ZCAT takes a 3% cut from each trade and pays holders in ZEC every two hours. Total ZEC distributions passed $10 million 21 days after launch.
Robinhood Chain reached a record 375,000 active addresses, with DEX volume at $361 million and launchpad volume at $212 million. Robinhood Wallet’s confirmed swap route accounts for under 1% of transactions, so most activity may come from existing crypto users.
CASHCAT hit a new high near $0.30 and a $300 million market cap on September 3. It was valued at roughly $5 million in July.
HYPE reached $92 and set a new all-time high, clearing its previous record near $89.66.
STONK climbed more than 50% during its rebound and now sits about 20% below its all-time high.