The Cryptocurrency week, distilled.

Regulation and policy10 Sep

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is investigating whether prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi are operating in compliance with EU regulations.

Regulation and policy10 Sep

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on the Clarity Act next week, requiring 60 votes for passage.

Regulation and policyreported 11 Sep10 Sep

Senator Cynthia Lummis released a revised version of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R.

Regulation and policydue 01 Jan 202709 Sep

The German Finance Ministry, led by Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, has drafted a bill to impose a flat 25% tax on cryptocurrency gains starting January 1, 2027.

Regulation and policy09 Sep

The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Chinese-language marketplace Xinbi Guarantee on September 9, 2026, designating it as a transnational criminal organization.

Regulation and policydue 15 Sep 202609 Sep

Republican senators, including Mike Rounds and Thom Tillis, stated that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is likely to fail a procedural vote scheduled for September 15, 2026, in the U.S. Senate.

Regulation and policy07 Sep

The Harmony team has proposed shutting down the Harmony blockchain due to security threats from AI agents and state actors.

8 of 18 regulation and policy events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.

What funding rounds and acquisitions happened in cryptocurrency this week?

The week’s notable investments, financing rounds, acquisitions and strategic deals.

8 events

Funding and M&A13 Sep

Circle has acquired Tazapay for $400 million to expand the reach of its USDC stablecoin into emerging markets.

Funding and M&A10 Sep

Nasdaq's venture capital arm has invested $100 million into Payward, the parent company of Kraken.

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Funding and M&A10 Sep

Nasdaq Ventures has invested $100 million into Payward, the parent company of the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, at a valuation of $21 billion.

Funding and M&A10 Sep

Bitcoin Bancorp has acquired several thousand defunct Bitcoin Depot ATMs for a total of $620,000.

Funding and M&Areported 10 Sep09 Sep

Tether and Fasanara Capital have launched a new private credit fund called StableFund, with an initial capital injection of $400 million from the two sponsors.

Funding and M&Areported 10 Sep09 Sep

Latitude raised $35 million in a Series A funding round led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from NEA, Coinbase Ventures, Lightspeed Faction, and OpenFX.

Funding and M&A09 Sep

Consensys Software Inc. is splitting into two separate entities by the end of 2026.

Funding and M&A08 Sep

DeFi Development Corp has closed an $11 million funding round through a Strategy-style offering of CHAD, a Variable Rate Series C perpetual preferred stock.

What products launched in cryptocurrency this week?

Notable product launches, releases and platform updates from the week.

8 of 16 events

Product launches10 Sep

Coinbase has rebranded its 'Base App' back to 'Coinbase Wallet' approximately one year after its launch as a social experiment.

Product launches10 Sep

Uniswap Labs has launched StablePair Hook, a new tool for the Uniswap v4 protocol.

Product launchesreported 11 Sep10 Sep

On September 10, 2026, in Kwai Chung, South Korea, CoinMarketCap launched a new family of AI endpoints for its Pro API.

Product launches10 Sep

MoneyGram has launched its first stablecoin-backed Visa card in Colombia.

Product launchesreported 10 Sep09 Sep

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed EIP-8288, a draft plan to reduce the gas cost of quantum-safe private transactions by over 99%.

Product launchesreported 10 Sep09 Sep

U.S. Bank conducted a live cross-border payment pilot between its North American and European entities using its proprietary dollar-backed stablecoin, USBDC, issued on the Stellar blockchain.

Product launchesdue 09 Sep 202607 Sep

Hunter Biden is launching a new meme coin called LAPTOP on the Base network on September 9, 2026.

Product launchesreported 10 Sep01 Sep

Valinor Digital has launched the Valinor BDC Exposure Fund (VBDC) on the Superstate FundOS platform, providing qualified purchasers with exposure to publicly traded business development companies.

8 of 16 product launches events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.

What financial results were reported in cryptocurrency this week?

Earnings, guidance and other financial results reported this week.

8 of 25 events

Financial results12 Sep

The U.K.-based Reform Party, led by Nigel Farage, has received record-breaking donations totaling $97 million from the cryptocurrency sector.

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Financial results11 Sep

Standard Chartered Bank has initiated financial coverage of the Sky protocol, referring to it as 'DeFi's federal bank'.

Financial results11 Sep

Bitwise is liquidating its Dogecoin ETF, known as BWOW, less than a year after its November 2025 launch.

Financial results11 Sep

Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick issued a forecast for the Sky protocol's SKY token, predicting a price increase to $0.325 by the end of 2028.

Financial results11 Sep

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the August Consumer Price Index rose 3.4% year-over-year and 0.4% month-over-month.

Financial results10 Sep

Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine and the Middle East, reported $107 million in 2025 income from a holding company associated with his stake in World Liberty Financial.

Financial resultsreported 13 Sep10 Sep

Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of Coinbase Global with an Equal-weight rating and a $250 price target on September 10, 2026.

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Financial resultsreported 10 Sep08 Sep

On September 8, 2026, U.S. Central Command destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island following attacks on a U.S. Navy warship.

8 of 25 financial results events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.

What court rulings and legal actions hit cryptocurrency this week?

Court rulings, filings and legal actions reported this week.

7 events

Courts and legal11 Sep

Sam Bankman-Fried has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his fraud conviction and an $11 billion forfeiture order.

Courts and legal10 Sep

The U.S. government seized $225 million in cryptocurrency from scammers during an initiative known as Operation Big Tuna.

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Courts and legal09 Sep

Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singaporean national, pleaded guilty to orchestrating an international social engineering scheme.

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Courts and legalreported 09 Sep08 Sep

On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Secret Service froze $52.8 million in USDT across 52 wallets linked to the Telegram-based marketplace Xinbi Guarantee.

Courts and legaldue 08 Sep 202607 Sep

Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singaporean, is scheduled for a plea agreement hearing in a Washington federal court on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

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Courts and legalreported 13 Sep18 Jun

CME Group filed a lawsuit against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on June 18, 2026, challenging the classification of perpetual futures contracts.

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Courts and legalreported 09 Sep18 Sep

Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singapore citizen, pleaded guilty in a Washington D.C. federal court to leading a racketeering conspiracy that stole and laundered over $245 million in cryptocurrency.

What research was published in cryptocurrency this week?

New research findings and studies published this week.

1 of 3 events

Research13 Sep

Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs analyzed $52.7 million in settlements on the x402 protocol across Base, Arbitrum, and Polygon since May 2025.

1 of 3 research events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.

What incidents and outages hit cryptocurrency this week?

Incidents, outages and safety events reported this week.

5 of 21 events

Incidents and safety11 Sep

Blockstream has officially refused a ransom demand to return 600 BTC stolen during the Liquid network exploit.

Incidents and safetyreported 11 Sep07 Sep

Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor reported that a cyberattack on its third-party marketing provider, Brevo, resulted in the exposure of customer data and the distribution of approximately 347,000 phishing emails.

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Incidents and safety07 Sep

The Liquid Network, a Bitcoin settlement layer utilized by various exchanges, suspended all transactions on September 7, 2026, following a security exploit.

Incidents and safetyreported 07 Sep06 Sep

On September 6, 2026, a software bug in the Elements platform allowed an entity to drain approximately 4,000 BTC from the Liquid Network sidechain.