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The SEC and CFTC will have only three commissioners combined after SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce leaves on Friday. The vacancies come as both agencies continue developing crypto rules without the broader framework sought in the failed CLARITY Act.
Tether said it helped authorities freeze nearly $550 million in Iran-linked USDT during 2026. The disclosure followed a Senate Democratic report alleging the stablecoin was central to Iran’s sanctions-evasion network and a call for US investigations into potential violations.
Bitcoin and Nasdaq futures fell after Donald Trump left open the possibility of more U.S. strikes on Iran before the midterm elections. Oil prices rose, while investors prepared for U.S. inflation, manufacturing and employment data that could influence interest-rate expectations and market volatility.
Bitcoin’s correlation with gold has risen to a six-year high, while the BTC-to-gold ratio has formed higher lows since February. A Bitcoin Magazine analysis says BTC is nearing positive territory against the precious metal.
Fairlead Strategies’ Katie Stockton identifies $93,000 as the Bitcoin price level that would confirm a new bull market. Her analysis also points to $84,000 resistance and examines related technical signals.
The Federal Reserve has proposed capital requirements, a two-day redemption window and new reserve disclosures for stablecoin issuers as regulators implement the GENIUS Act, Cointelegraph reports.
Bitwise found that every interviewed institution with crypto exposure held Bitcoin, usually as its largest asset, and maintained holdings through a 50% drawdown. Some institutions had predefined exit conditions for Ether and Solana.
BitGo CEO Mike Belshe says dollar debasement is helping drive a K-shaped economy. Bitcoin Magazine reports that he views tokenization as a means of expanding access and modernizing a settlement system rooted in Wall Street’s 1960s paper crisis.
UTXO’s Daniel Hinton discusses Bitcoin’s 24/7 global market, its lack of a central clearinghouse and the challenges these features create as institutional adoption develops, according to Bitcoin Magazine.
CoinDesk’s Sept. 23 market preview contrasts weak breadth in the S&P 500 with a stronger breadth picture in crypto. The note is relevant to SPX and Propy’s PRO token, but provides no additional figures or forecasts.
A report cited by Cointelegraph names the US Treasury secretary as the leading candidate for Trump’s AI czar role. David Sacks previously held the combined AI and crypto position before reaching his service limit.
Bitcoin is moving higher alongside a record Nasdaq and declining oil prices, with Iran-related hopes supporting the oil slide. Decrypt also points to a rate hike from the Federal Reserve alongside quietly expanding liquidity.
Animoca Brands has suspended reverse merger talks with Currenc, delaying its planned Nasdaq debut. The company said it remains committed to pursuing a listing on a major exchange, although no revised timeline or alternative transaction was provided.
CryptoSlate reports that share-triggered controls can leave Bitcoin miners hashing after power is reduced, potentially consuming electricity during a finite window while producing few or no accepted shares.
Anthropic selected Accenture as an embedded evaluator for an AI slowdown proposal. The partnership is non-exclusive, and Anthropic plans to announce additional evaluators in the coming weeks, according to Cointelegraph.
Solana is cutting its target slot time to 250 milliseconds, speeding block production by 17%. Applications should receive fresher data and validators will have shorter control windows, while transaction capacity remains unchanged.
