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Treasury Sanctions BitBank Exchange Behind Iran's Bitcoin Hormuz Tolls
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated BitBank, an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange, on September 18, 2026, for facilitating the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Bitcoin to th...
Zcash Jumps 17% as $345M in Crypto Liquidations Hit Traders
Zcash surged 17% as $345 million in trader liquidations rippled through cryptocurrency exchanges, fo...
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $450M as Clarity Act Fails in Congress
Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a $450 million outflow following the failure of the Clarity Act to advanc...
Strive Hits 25,000 Bitcoin After $36.6M Purchase on Sept. 14
SEPTEMBER 14 — Strive, a Nasdaq-listed asset manager, purchased 469 Bitcoin for $36.6 million betwee...
Bitcoin Suisse Cuts Up to 60 Swiss Jobs, Shifts to Bratislava and Vietnam
ZUG, Switzerland — Bitcoin Suisse plans to relocate up to 60 jobs from its Zug headquarters to Brati...
Xi Jinping Calls BRICS to Pursue Middle East Peace Resolution
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on BRICS nations to pursue a peaceful resolution to Middle East ...
Iran President Pezeshkian: Tehran Won't Surrender to U.S. or Israel
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared late Friday that Iran will not surrender to the United ...
Albuquerque Bans Bitcoin ATMs: 45-Day Removal Deadline
The city council passed an ordinance on Wednesday banning cryptocurrency ATMs and cashier-facilitate...
Trump Warns Iran Over Nuclear Site Activity; Oil Rises 1%
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday not to pursue activity at Pickaxe Mountain, a suspec...
Mexico Seizes 300 Crypto Mining Rigs at Hydroelectric Dam
PUEBLA, Mexico — Mexican federal prosecutors, the Navy and Puebla state police seized 300 cryptocurr...
Strive Buys $109M Bitcoin, SATA Stock Nears $1B Milestone
Strive, the Nasdaq-listed asset manager founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, purchased 1,375 Bitcoin for $109...
Hunter Biden Launches LAPTOP Meme Coin September 9 on Base
Hunter Biden is launching LAPTOP, a meme coin scheduled for September 9, 2026 on Base, Coinbase's la...
Brent Crude Hits $97.20 as US-Iran Strikes Escalate Mideast Tensions
Oil prices extended gains to six-week highs on Tuesday, with Brent crude for November delivery climb...
Hunter Biden Launches LAPTOP Meme Coin Sept 9 Amid Crypto Backlash
Hunter Biden confirmed on September 7, 2026, that he is launching a meme coin called LAPTOP on Septe...
Coldcard Hacker Moves $7.7M Bitcoin, 45% of Wave 3 Theft
The attacker behind the third wave of Coldcard hardware wallet thefts moved 97.09 BTC worth approxim...
Treasury Yields Face 4.8% Test as Fiscal Deficits Threaten Markets
The 10-year Treasury yield faces a critical test at 4.8%, a level not sustained since January 2025, ...
OpenAI GPT-6 Astra Launches at $10 per Million Tokens
OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra on September 3, 2026, at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per millio...
Bitcoin's $120 Investment Becomes $3M After 15-Year Dormancy
An ancient Bitcoin wallet dormant since November 2011 transferred 40 BTC worth $3.09 million on Sept...
Trump Threatens Trade Halt Unless Fed Cuts Interest Rates
President Donald Trump on Friday doubled down on his threat to halt trade with countries that mainta...
FinCEN Ties $12.7B to Crypto Scams in Asian Compounds
The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has tied approximately $12.7 billion ...
EU Joins U.S. Operation Economic Outcast Against Iran on Aug. 31
The European Union formally endorsed Operation Economic Outcast on Aug. 31, joining the Trump admini...
Bitcoin Surges to $80,270 as Fed Signals Rate Pause, $415M Shorts Liquidated
Bitcoin surged to $80,270 on September 3, 2026, gaining 3% in 24 hours after Federal Reserve Governo...
Ukraine Busts Kyiv Crypto Drainer Ring Operating $1M Monthly
Ukraine's National Police and Security Service shut down a cryptocurrency drainer ring operating fro...
FBI Seizes $560K Crypto Bound for Hamas Al Qassam Brigades
The FBI seized approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency allegedly intended for the Al Qassam Brigade...
Strategy CEO Says Bitcoin Sale at $60K Then $80K Buyback Was 'Right Trade'
Strategy, the world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, sold 6,948 BTC at a weighted-average pric...
Bitcoin Drops Below $77K After August 25% Rally, Faces 'Rektember' Headwinds
Bitcoin fell below $77,000 on September 2, 2026, after posting its strongest August in nine years wi...
OpenClaw 2.0 Launches With 16,000 Pull Requests in Biggest Update Ever
OpenClaw released version 2.0 over the weekend, marking the self-hosted agent framework's biggest up...
Bitcoin Gains 25% in August, Faces $82,500 Resistance Wall
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 — Bitcoin closed August 2026 with a 25% monthly gain, its strongest August since 2...
Brent Crude Tops $90 as Trump Vows Iran Response, Tehran Seeks June Deal
Brent crude surged above $90 a barrel on Tuesday as oil markets reacted to escalating military tensi...
Venezuela Grants NABEP 100-Year Oil Concessions for 17 Fields
Venezuelan interim authorities granted U.S.-backed North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) 100-y...
Sberbank Plans $46B Crypto Trading, Ethereum USDT-Backed Loans
Russia's largest bank expects cryptocurrency trading volumes to reach 4 trillion rubles, approximate...