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01CoinDesk

Bitcoin climbs to $78,000 as crypto sits out the AI selloff

Bitcoin rose 1.9% since midnight UTC while Nasdaq 100 index futures fell 1.65% on calls to slow AI development and crude gained almost 4% on a Saudi pipeline closure.

2026-09-14
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02Cointelegraph

CLARITY Act vote meets Fed rate hike: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin traders brace for volatility as the CLARITY Act awaits a Senate vote to move forward and the Fed is due to announce its latest rate decision.

2026-09-14
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03CoinDesk

Fed, BOE, BOJ interest-rate decisions: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Sept. 14.

2026-09-14
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04Decrypt

Bitcoin Suisse to Cut Up to Half Its Swiss Jobs in Overseas Shift

The Crypto Valley pioneer is moving up to 60 Zug jobs to Bratislava or Vietnam as it pivots from a Swiss crypto specialist into a global wealth manager.

2026-09-14
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05CoinDesk

Bitcoin bucks tech selloff as AI safety concerns weigh on stocks

Bitcoin rose above $77,000 as calls to slow AI development hit technology shares, while rising oil prices added to market pressure.

2026-09-14
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06Cointelegraph

Bitcoin ETFs shed $463M in weekly reversal as Ether ETFs gain $197M

ARKB, GBTC and IBIT led Bitcoin ETF withdrawals, while BlackRock’s ETHA pushed Ether ETFs into weekly inflows.

2026-09-14
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07Cointelegraph

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

2026-09-14
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08CoinDesk

Is Clarity dead? A vibes-based analysis: State of Crypto

I dunno, flip a coin.

2026-09-13
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09CoinDesk

Fed rate hike is about Wall Street, not inflation, says economist

Goldman Sachs late Friday became the last of the major banks to retract its forecast of no rate hike next week.

2026-09-13
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10CoinDesk

Circle's $400M Tazapay deal buys emerging market links that take ‘years to build’

Stablecoins' “next battleground is in emerging markets,” one expert said, as Circle looks to expand USDC's reach where rival Tether has long been strong.

2026-09-13
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11CoinDesk

Crypto's Clarity Act is a Schrödinger's cat in life-death limbo as U.S. Senate returns

The crypto industry eagerly awaits a September 15 vote, though it might not happen. Or maybe it will. Or it might get delayed or reappear in some other form.

2026-09-13
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12CoinDesk

OpenAI IPO won't happen this year, says Sam Altman

"Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Fortune.

2026-09-12
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13CoinDesk

Bitcoin Suisse plans to cut up to half its Swiss jobs as it shifts work abroad

The company is closing its Copenhagen IT site while maintaining Bratislava and opening a new hub in Vietnam to reduce costs.

2026-09-12
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14Decrypt

Revolut Leaks Passports, Bitcoin Transaction Histories to Fake Government Request

The fintech company fulfilled a fraudulent information request sent from a government agency's own email domain, exposing ID documents and full crypto transaction histories for a "limited" number of users.

2026-09-12
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15CoinDesk

Ripple stablecoin chief sees $13 trillion corporate treasury opportunity for RLUSD

Payments and capital markets are driving growth for Ripple's $2.4 billion digital dollar as it looks to bring RLUSD to Europe under MiCA, the firm's Jack McDonald said.

2026-09-12
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16CoinDesk

Ditching bonds for bitcoin: How crypto can tackle the AI-heavy portfolio dilemma

Bitcoin Suisse says rising AI investment, government debt and weakening stock-bond diversification strengthen the case for adding bitcoin to traditional portfolios.

2026-09-12
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17CoinDesk

Bitcoin activity, passports exposed after Revolut falls for fake government request

Passports, selfies and home addresses were also handed over after the digital bank treated a fraudulent request as legitimate, but no customer funds were lost.

2026-09-12
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18CoinDesk

Robinhood CEO says companies shouldn't get veto over stock tokens in AMC feud

In a post on Friday, Vlad Tenev said securities issuers should control shareholder rights, but not separate products that track their publicly traded shares.

2026-09-11
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19Decrypt

Bitcoin Golden Cross Flickers Off as Rate-Hike Bets Firm Up

A rapidly changing interest rates market has changed the near-term outlook on the Bitcoin chart. Here’s why.

2026-09-11
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20Cointelegraph

Bitcoin Suisse to shift up to half of Swiss jobs abroad

The Swiss crypto financial services firm plans to move back-office functions to lower-cost international hubs as it expands its global wealth and asset management business, according to Finews.

2026-09-11
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21Cointelegraph

Hyperliquid’s biggest risk is regulation, says Ran Neuner

The Crypto Banter founder said Hyperliquid’s network effects give it a strong competitive moat, but regulatory uncertainty remains its biggest threat.

2026-09-11
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22Decrypt

Bitwise to Close Dogecoin ETF Before Its First Anniversary

BWOW will stop trading October 14, with cash payments to remaining shareholders expected October 22.

2026-09-11
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23Cointelegraph

Anchorage Digital adds institutional access to Frgmnt’s fUSD stablecoin

The US federally chartered crypto bank will allow institutional clients to hold, mint, redeem and stake Frgmnt’s fUSD stablecoin through its custody platform.

2026-09-11
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24Cointelegraph

Bitcoin spikes toward $80K as US CPI data delivers new 22-year high in bond yields

Bitcoin briefly rebounded past $79,000 and US stocks turned green as US CPI inflation data met expectations.

2026-09-11
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25CoinDesk

With Fed rate hike all but assured, here's how markets might react

Traders could look past an expected Fed hike and weigh what higher rates are signaling about the economy.

2026-09-11
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26Decrypt

Bitcoin Rises as Markets Digest Inflation Data Ahead of Fed Rate Decision

Inflation held at 3.4% and core cooled annually, but a hot monthly core reading kept Fed hike odds near 62% while crypto markets rallied broadly.

2026-09-11
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27CoinDesk

India's richest state is exploring tokenizing its own assets to fund new infrastructure

Maharashtra is drafting a policy to tokenize the state's assets, including the electricity transmission infrastructure.

2026-09-11
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28Decrypt

Blockstream Refuses Ransom for Return of $47M in Bitcoin from Liquid Hack: 'It Is Theft'

With 598.5 BTC still outstanding, the company says it will go to law enforcement should the funds not be returned.

2026-09-11
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29CoinDesk

Metaplanet cuts executive reward pool by 41%, extinguishes $220 million in value

The bitcoin treasury firm cut the potential Series 10 share pool to 188.2 million.

2026-09-11
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30Cointelegraph

Metaplanet cuts Series 10 stock pool by 41%, plans Hong Kong subsidiary

Metaplanet will cut 131.3 million potential shares and form a $1 million Hong Kong subsidiary for trading in Bitcoin, equities and credit products.

2026-09-11
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31Cointelegraph

Bitcoin ETF outflows accelerate as investors pull $449M in three days

ARK 21Shares accounted for $164 million of Thursday’s Bitcoin ETF withdrawals, while Ether and Solana funds also recorded net outflows.

2026-09-11
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32CoinDesk

Core CPI rose a faster-than-forecast 0.3% in August, setting up possible Fed rate hike

The August CPI report had taken on outsized importance after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh two weeks ago suggested the central bank may have to act if inflation doesn't soon slow.

2026-09-11
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33Decrypt

EU Regulator Says Prediction Markets Are 'Rife With Inside Trading'

ESMA also asks why Kalshi and Polymarket block some EU countries but not others, and notes VPNs get around the blocks.

2026-09-11
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34CoinDesk

Rising yields, oil prices leave bitcoin vulnerable ahead of U.S. inflation report

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 11, 2026

2026-09-11
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35Cointelegraph

Bitcoin buyers wary of July sub-$58K floor amid onchain data ‘anomaly’

Bitcoin HODL waves data revealed an unusually muted reaction to Bitcoin’s drop below $58,000, raising questions over its status as a bear-market floor.

2026-09-11
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36Decrypt

Albuquerque Bans Bitcoin ATMs, Giving Operators 45 Days to Remove Them

A councilor said 90% of crypto kiosk transactions in the city are tied to fraud, calling the machines a conduit for crime.

2026-09-11
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37Cointelegraph

Blockstream rejects ransom as Liquid hackers hold nearly 600 BTC

Blockstream said it would work with law enforcement, exchanges and forensic specialists to recover the Bitcoin if the hackers do not return it.

2026-09-11
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38Cointelegraph

Bitwise to put down Dogecoin ETF less than a year after launch

BWOW held about $688,000 in net assets as of Sept. 9. Trading is expected to end Oct. 14, with cash payouts to follow around Oct. 22.

2026-09-11
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39Decrypt

AI Agents Just Slashed the Cost of a Quantum Attack on Bitcoin

The ECDSA.Fail challenge cut a resource benchmark for one component of a potential quantum attack by 86%.

2026-09-10
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40Decrypt

Bitcoin Rally Cools, But a Golden Cross Is Coming

Bitcoin couldn't escape today's inflation-driven selloff, but a bearish pattern on its chart is about to flip for the first time since November.

2026-09-10
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41Decrypt

Anthropic Discloses Fourth Claude Hacking Incident as Debate Around Regulation Grows

The company now says attacks during security tests exposed model behavior failures, after initially emphasizing errors in its testing infrastructure.

2026-09-10
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42Decrypt

Bitcoin at $400K by 2030 Still 'Reasonable Target': Coinbase CEO

Brian Armstrong argues the bottom is in, a year into the downturn, with the next halving roughly 18 months out.

2026-09-10
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43Decrypt

Vitalik Buterin Pushes Ethereum Plan to Slash Quantum-Safe Privacy Costs

Buterin wants EIP-8288 in I-star, the upgrade after Hegota, and adopting it would make RISC-V Ethereum's canonical instruction set.

2026-09-10
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