CLARITY Act gets final GOP offer before Senate vote

By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Senate Democrats have met to assess a final 635-page Republican CLARITY Act proposal before a Sept. 15 procedural vote requiring 60 senators to begin debate. Politico reported that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer convened the Democratic caucus on Sunday evening after Republicans released the revised text. No Democratic leader had

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UK crypto firms get five-month window to seek FCA approval

By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news UK crypto firms have been given a five-month application window, from Sep. 30 to Feb. 28, to seek Financial Conduct Authority approval before a new regulatory regime is expected to take effect in October 2027. The Financial Times published a letter from Zumo founder and CEO Nick Jones, who said

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Bitcoin ETFs lose $462.7M as Ethereum funds gain $196.9M

By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have lost $462.7 million during the September 8–11 trading week, while Ethereum funds have gained $196.9 million and Solana funds have drawn a smaller $9.7 million inflow. Farside Investors’ Bitcoin ETF data shows that the funds lost money each day from Tuesday through Friday. U.S. markets

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US DOJ restrains $52M in crypto with Tether’s help

By Lawrence Mondal from Crypto News The U.S. Department of Justice has restrained more than $52 million in cryptocurrency while targeting wallets and online channels linked to the Xinbi Guarantee scam network. Tether said in a Sep. 11 statement that the DOJ credited the stablecoin issuer’s “proactive assistance” in an operation against Xinbi Guarantee, a

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ESMA warns prediction markets raise insider risks

By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto News The European Securities and Markets Authority has warned that closer links between crypto and traditional finance could transmit market shocks as tokenized equities reached €1.9 billion. ESMA’s second risk monitoring report of 2026, published Sept. 10, identified tokenized stocks, decentralized finance exploits and prediction markets as areas requiring continued

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Bitcoin ETFs are still $1 billion shy of breaking even in 2026

By Omkar Godbole from CoinDesk While investor demand for U.S.-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has rebounded in recent weeks, net flows for the year remain firmly in the red. A spectacular August brought in a massive $3.52 billion in fresh capital, followed by a solid $770.15 million so far this month, according to data

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Oil up, bitcoin down as U.S. strikes Iranian crude carriers

By Omkar Godbole from CoinDesk Bitcoin trades lower by nearly 1% as escalating U.S.-Iran hostilities push oil higher. Bitcoin BTC$79,700 is nursing losses as crude trades higher following a weekend of escalation in the U.S.-Iran war. On Saturday, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) confirmed striking three Iranian oil tankers, M/T Downy, M/T Stark 1, and M/T

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Bitcoin price slips below $80K as jobs data lifts hike bets

By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news Bitcoin price fell back below $80,000 after stronger-than-expected US employment data lifted Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations, while technical charts showed the rally had already met resistance near $82,500. Bitcoin price falls below $80,000 According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price traded near $79,600 at the time of writing, down

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One full bitcoin (BTC) now buys a little more than 18 ounces of gold, the most since January

By Omkar Godbole from CoinDesk Bitcoin BTC$80,800.58 isn’t just rising in dollar terms, it’s also outperforming gold, a hard asset with a centuries-long track record, at a time when concerns about government finances across advanced nations dominate headlines. The bitcoin-to-gold ratio, which measures bitcoin’s dollar price per coin against gold’s dollar price per ounce, has

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