CoinDesk found one $5,499 trade size accounting for 57% of sampled ether-perpetual volume, while recurring $2,500 and $5,000 trade sizes made up 54% of sampled bitcoin-perpetual volume.
Reap is preparing to add a Mexican peso stablecoin and is exploring Hong Kong dollar, euro, won and yen tokens for foreign exchange outside banking hours.
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 22, 2026
Circle sold 1.24 million shares at $80.84 each and will pay Binance a monthly fee tied to USDC held through its wallet infrastructure.
WTI crude oil drops to $89 as reports suggest Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
Rising oil prices due to Middle East tensions could strain global economies, increase inflation, and impact energy-dependent industries.
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AI-driven threat detection must evolve rapidly as attackers exploit simple methods, highlighting the urgent need for advanced behavioral analytics.
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Federal prosecutors in Manhattan and the Justice Department are said to be investigating whether the crypto exchange knowingly permitted users to bypass U.S. sanctions on Iran.
The pipeline's restart may stabilize oil markets, but geopolitical risks could still disrupt future operations and impact global energy security.
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Glassnode’s Altcoin Cycle Signal printed a new altseason signal after a month of Bitcoin and altcoin market-cap gains.
Bitcoin traded near $86,000 as major altcoins gained, while rising derivatives leverage pointed to growing speculative activity across crypto markets.
Talks between the two kicked off late last year, with plans for the former to own 95% of the merged company.
Insider sales in quantum computing stocks highlight potential overvaluation concerns, challenging investor confidence in long-term growth.
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TL;DR Cipher Mining disclosed conditional ERCOT interconnection capacity for up to 300 MW. The company also reported a 15-year hyperscaler master lease tied to HPC data-center infrastructure. The SEC filing does not identify the hyperscaler tenant by name. Cipher Mining is pushing further into high-performance computing and AI infrastructure, using the power assets built around its mining business as a platform for longer-term data-center contracts. A September 21 SEC filing outlines conditional ERCOT interconnection capacity for up to 300 MW alongside a 15-year hyperscaler master lease. Cipher Looks Beyond Pure Bitcoin Mining The combination matters because power access has become one of the most valuable assets in both Bitcoin mining and AI data centers. Mining companies already control large power connections, land and electrical infrastructure. As demand from AI workloads increases, some operators are trying to convert part of that footprint into higher-value hosting arrangements. Cipher’s filing places it firmly inside that trend. The 300 MW figure refers to conditional ERCOT interconnection capacity, while the 15-year term applies to the disclosed hyperscaler master lease. The Tenant Remains Undisclosed One detail should not be filled in with speculation. The SEC filing does not name the hyperscaler tenant, so attaching a specific technology company to the agreement would go beyond the source. That leaves the strategic direction as the more useful part of the story: Cipher is building an infrastructure business that can serve computing demand beyond Bitcoin mining. For miners, long-term data-center leases can also change the revenue profile by reducing dependence on Bitcoin price and network difficulty. The September 21 filing does not mean mining disappears from Cipher’s business. It shows the company is increasingly trying to monetize the same power and site-development capabilities across both crypto and AI/HPC markets. This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae. Source: Primary Source
Iran's offer could stabilize oil prices, impacting global markets and geopolitical dynamics, while reducing the likelihood of price surges.
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The Gates Foundation's AI investment could reshape educational equity, but success hinges on overcoming infrastructure and scalability challenges.
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Crypto corporations contributed $206 million to super PACs and hybrid PACs through the second quarter of 2026, according to Public Citizen's Aug. 27 analysis of FEC records. That makes the industry the largest disclosed corporate donor sector tracked in this midterm cycle. Yet that figure doesn't capture how much of the amount has reached a […]
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Confer's launch challenges AI industry norms, prioritizing user privacy over data monetization, potentially reshaping digital communication.
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White hats secured about 40% of the Bitcoin moved in the Coldcard exploit’s second wave, transferring it to a Wyoming trust for victims.
Mbapp's focus on personal achievements may shift market perceptions, highlighting the complex interplay between individual and team success.
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TL;DR REX Shares has launched the T-REX 2X Long Strive Daily Target ETF under ticker ASSX. The fund seeks 200% of the daily performance of Strive Asset Management stock. ASSX is a leveraged single-stock ETF, not a spot Bitcoin ETF. Investors now have a leveraged ETF tied to one of the public companies building a large Bitcoin treasury. REX Shares has launched the T-REX 2X Long Strive Daily Target ETF, trading under ticker ASSX, with an objective of delivering 200% of the daily performance of Strive Asset Management shares. ASSX Adds Leverage On Top Of A Bitcoin Treasury Stock Strive’s own balance sheet holds 26,355 BTC, making its equity sensitive to both its operating business and the market value of its Bitcoin treasury. ASSX takes that equity exposure and adds daily leverage. That is materially different from owning Bitcoin directly. It is also different from holding a spot Bitcoin ETF. The fund tracks Strive stock, not BTC, and its 2x objective resets daily. Over periods longer than one day, compounding and volatility can cause returns to diverge significantly from simply doubling Strive’s longer-term stock performance. Bitcoin Treasury Equities Keep Spawning New Products As more public companies adopt large crypto treasuries, the equities themselves are becoming building blocks for additional financial products. ASSX is an example of that second-order market. Investors who want amplified daily exposure to Strive can now access it through an exchange-traded product, but they are taking on the risks of leverage, single-stock concentration and Strive’s corporate structure at the same time. The listing should therefore be understood as a 2x leveraged ETF on ASST shares. It is not a leveraged spot-Bitcoin product, even though Bitcoin remains a major driver of the underlying company’s investment narrative. This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae. Source: Primary Source
Bitcoin closed the week of Sept. 20 at $81,178, its first weekly settlement above the 50-week moving average since November 2025, and pushed further to an intraday high above $87,000 the next day. The breakout clears one of the market's most closely watched technical lines, but leaves open the question of whether the buying underneath […]
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Solstice CEO Ben Nadareski says deeper liquidity and growing institutional participation could make future crypto bull runs less volatile than previous cycles.
The stress-induced leave at AISI highlights the urgent need for sustainable work practices in high-stakes AI safety evaluations.
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South Korea’s Upbit placed Sophon (SOPH) under a trading warning and suspended deposits over concerns about disclosures, changes to its token circulation plan and related procedures. The review could result in delisting if the issues remain unresolved. Separately, Binance will remove seven USDC spot trading pairs — AIXBT, DOLO, ENJ, HUMA, SXT, TNSR and TURTLE …
US spot bitcoin ETFs saw $999 million in net inflows on Monday, the largest single-day amount the funds have attracted since Oct. 6, 2025.
Inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs picked up Monday as bitcoin rallied to its highest since January.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew nearly $1 billion on Monday, their largest daily inflow since October 2025, as Bitcoin briefly climbed above $87,000.
TL;DR Bitwise filed a post-effective amendment updating disclosures for its XRP ETF trust. The September 21 filing registered zero new shares. The filing is a prospectus update, not an SEC approval notice or a new ETF launch. Bitwise has filed an updated prospectus for its XRP exchange-traded fund trust, adding another SEC filing to the product’s regulatory record. The September 21 submission was made on Form POS AM, a post-effective amendment used to update registration-statement disclosures. What The Bitwise XRP Filing Actually Does The filing is notable because XRP ETF paperwork continues to draw heavy attention, but the procedural status matters. Bitwise registered zero new shares in this amendment. That means the filing should not be treated as evidence that the SEC has newly approved the product, nor does it establish that a commercial launch happened on September 21. Instead, the amendment updates prospectus material tied to the trust. For investors following the ETF process, these filings can still be useful because they show that issuers are continuing to maintain and refine registration documents while regulatory and operational work progresses. XRP ETF Headlines Need Procedural Precision Crypto ETF filings often move through several stages: initial registration documents, amendments, exchange filings, effectiveness, launch preparation and eventual trading. Those stages are not interchangeable. In this case, the verified event is a Bitwise POS AM filing concerning its XRP ETF trust. The document does not support describing the fund as newly approved, and it does not show that new shares were registered in this specific filing. The broader XRP ETF story may continue to develop, but the September 21 event is best understood as a prospectus update inside that process rather than a final regulatory green light. This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae. Source: Primary Source
Security researchers are warning iPhone users about a potential Safari zero-day that could expose sensitive data, including crypto private keys, recovery phrases and Apple Keychain information. The reported exploit chain could involve WebKit memory corruption, sandbox escape and kernel-level access. The warning reportedly covers iOS 13 through 26.5, although the full range has not been …