Bitcoin Rally Faces Sustainability Risk From Weak Spot Demand
CryptoQuant said bitcoin’s rally may be unsustainable amid weak spot demand, though an August 21 volume surge accompanying a 24% price rise could signal an early shift to a bull phase.
Bernstein Says Market Hasn’t Priced In Possible CLARITY Act Progress
Bernstein analysts said the CLARITY Act could progress further than markets expect ahead of a Sept. 15 procedural vote, with any positive surprise “definitely not priced in.”
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison Joins Manifund
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison joined nonprofit Manifund full-time on August 10 after starting on a trial basis July 13, co-founder Austin Chen said.
Democrats Prepare Large-Scale Trump Investigations if They Win Election, Media Report
House Democrats are preparing broad investigations into President Donald Trump, his administration and family if they regain control of the chamber in November’s midterm elections, according to The Washington Post.
Bitget Exchange Marks Eight Years in Operation
Bitget marked its eighth year by reviewing its multi-asset expansion, saying non-crypto assets peaked at 40% of trading volume and institutional clients’ net assets rose 45% between Q3…
pump.fun Launches Holder Rewards, Scraps Cashback
Pump.fun announced on Sept. 12, 2026, that it introduced Holder Rewards for new token launches, ended Cashback mode, and allowed creators to choose Holder Rewards or a Creator…
Senators Introduce Final CLARITY Act Version With Ethics Amendments
Senators Cynthia Lummis, John Boozman and Tim Scott released the final CLARITY Act text, incorporating 126 Democrat-authored amendments, ahead of a procedural vote scheduled for Sept. 15, 2026.
Top Cryptocurrency Gainer Posts Abnormal 1,800% Weekly Rally
Between Sept. 7 and 13, 2026, Bitway led the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, gaining 76.28%, while Lisk rose more than 1,800% as the project prepared to…
Sam Altman Says OpenAI Won’t Go Public in 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company will not go public in 2026, citing artificial intelligence safety concerns, after it confidentially filed an S-1 registration statement with the…
Zcash Mining Grows More Profitable as ZEC Rises
Grayscale said Zcash mining rewards were roughly twice Bitcoin’s per rig and four times higher per megawatt-hour, while Zcash mining activity had risen more than 2.5-fold since 2026…
Bitcoin Asia to Return to Hong Kong in 2027
BTC Inc announced that Bitcoin Asia will return to Hong Kong on August 27–28, 2027, marking the conference’s fourth consecutive year in the city.
Kimi K3 Generated Moonshot AI $1B Revenue; Anthropic Alleges Covert Claude Use
Moonshot AI expects its annualized revenue run rate to reach $2 billion by end-2026 after exceeding $1 billion in August, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Revolut Disclosed Customer Data Including Bitcoin Transaction History After Fraudulent Request
Revolut said an unauthorized party used a legitimate government-domain email to obtain data from limited customers; ZachXBT said identity documents and transaction histories may have…
Anthropic CEO Publishes Three-Step Plan to Control AI Development
On Sept. 12, 2026, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposed slowing advanced AI development through independent evaluation, democratic-country coordination and eventual global agreements, with Sam Altman…
OpenAI Faces Lawsuit From Man Saying ChatGPT Convinced Him He Is Jesus
Michael Lines sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT reinforced religious delusions during a 2025 manic episode ending in…
Bitcoin Rally Faces Sustainability Risk From Weak Spot Demand
CryptoQuant said bitcoin’s rally may be unsustainable amid weak spot demand, though an August 21 volume surge accompanying a 24% price rise could signal an early shift to a bull phase.
$400 Million Acquisition Tops $200 Million-Plus Venture Investments Amid Weak Corporate Activity
Incrypted tracked 19 investment deals from Sept. 1 to Sept. 12, 2026, with disclosed amounts in 13 transactions exceeding $804 million, including about $204 million…
Trader Forecasts Rangebound Bitcoin, Flags Risk of Ethereum Drop
According to the author’s analysis, Bitcoin and Ethereum remained in three-week trading ranges, while U.S. producer and consumer inflation reports were the week’s main scheduled…
Harmony, Router Protocol Announce Project Closures
Harmony proposed shutting down its mainnet and issuing ERC-20 ONE on Ethereum, while Router Protocol plans to cease operations by Sept. 30, 2026, and burn…
Bitcoin ETFs End Three-Week Inflow Streak With $463M Outflows
SoSoValue said U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $462.73 million in outflows from September 8–11, 2026, ending three consecutive inflow weeks, while spot Ethereum ETFs received $197.11 million, extending…
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Financial Sector
OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Financial Services, combining GPT-6 Astra with financial data, research and modeling tools for investment banking and equity research workflows developed with Morgan Stanley and…
Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Conviction to US Supreme Court, Seeks New Trial
Sam Bankman-Fried asked the US Supreme Court to overturn his fraud conviction, order a new trial and reverse an $11 billion forfeiture order, arguing it is an excessive…
Colosseum to Host Hackathon for Projects Across Blockchain Ecosystems
Colosseum’s Crypto World’s Fair hackathon will run from September 14 to October 12, 2026, featuring multiple blockchain ecosystems and more than $3.3 million in prizes and investment, according…
Anthropic Reveals Scientists Used Claude in Dangerous Biological Research
Anthropic said it blocked accounts in five Claude-assisted projects involving chikungunya, avian influenza, orthopoxviruses, poisons and toxins whose results could potentially support biological weapons development, but found no…
Blockstream Refused to Pay Liquid Hackers Ransom for Remaining 598 BTC
After 3,400 BTC was returned following the September 6 Liquid Network incident, Blockstream said it would not pay a ransom for the remaining about 598.5 BTC, worth roughly…
India Targets Tokenizing $627 Billion Worth of Corporate Bonds
India’s Securities and Exchange Board launched the Demat 2.0 pilot linking tokenized corporate bonds to the wholesale digital rupee, with three companies issuing 10.25 billion rupees in bonds…
US Treasury’s Over-$5B Buyback Fails to Halt 10-Year Bond Sell-Off
The U.S. Treasury accepted $5.2 billion in offers during its first expanded long-term bond buyback on September 10, while the 10-year yield subsequently approached 4.98%.