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What changed in cryptocurrency regulation and policy this week?
Government decisions, new rules and policy shifts reported this week.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is investigating whether prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi are operating in compliance with EU regulations.
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that the cryptocurrency industry will achieve regulatory clarity regardless of the outcome of the Clarity Act vote.
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The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on the Clarity Act next week, requiring 60 votes for passage.
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Senator Cynthia Lummis released a revised version of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R.
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Block has applied to establish a federally regulated national trust bank.
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The Ethereum Foundation has established a 2029 deadline to implement quantum resistance across the Ethereum network.
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The Harmony team has proposed shutting down the Harmony blockchain due to security threats from AI agents and state actors.
Read at decrypt.co ↗8 of 10 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.
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Circle has acquired Tazapay for $400 million to expand the reach of its USDC stablecoin into emerging markets.
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Nasdaq Ventures has invested $100 million into Payward, the parent company of the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, at a valuation of $21 billion.
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Bitcoin Bancorp has acquired several thousand defunct Bitcoin Depot ATMs for a total of $620,000.
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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.
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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.
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Consensys Software Inc. is splitting into two separate entities by the end of 2026.
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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.
Read at theblock.co ↗What products launched in cryptocurrency this week?
Notable product launches, releases and platform updates from the week.
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Coinbase has rebranded its 'Base App' back to 'Coinbase Wallet' approximately one year after its launch as a social experiment.
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MoneyGram has launched its first stablecoin-backed Visa card in Colombia.
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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%.
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The first staked ETF tied to the Tron blockchain is scheduled to launch on US markets on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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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.
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Abhijeet Bhagat, a maintainer of Web3j, announced the addition of an AI-facing documentation layer to the Web3j repository.
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Hunter Biden is launching a new meme coin called LAPTOP on the Base network on September 9, 2026.
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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.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗8 of 12 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.
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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.
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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.
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Dogecoin experienced a 5% decline in value on September 10, 2026, leading losses among major cryptocurrencies.
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The LAPTOP project team, associated with Hunter Biden, reported a 99% price crash on its launch day.
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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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Bitcoin recovered toward $79,000 on September 9, 2026, after dipping to nearly $77,600 on Tuesday.
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Hunter Biden launched a memecoin named LAPTOP on the Base blockchain on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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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.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗8 of 18 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.
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Sam Bankman-Fried has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his fraud conviction and an $11 billion forfeiture order.
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The U.S. government seized $225 million in cryptocurrency from scammers during an initiative known as Operation Big Tuna.
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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.
Read at decrypt.co ↗35
Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singaporean, is scheduled for a plea agreement hearing in a Washington federal court on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
Read at decrypt.co ↗36
CME Group filed a lawsuit against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on June 18, 2026, challenging the classification of perpetual futures contracts.
Read at thestreet.com ↗What research was published in cryptocurrency this week?
New research findings and studies published this week.
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Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs analyzed $52.7 million in settlements on the x402 protocol across Base, Arbitrum, and Polygon since May 2025.
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Vitalik Buterin and co-author Matt Garnett have introduced EIP-8141, a proposal that allows Ethereum users to pay transaction gas fees using tokens or have them sponsored by third parties.
Read at decrypt.co ↗What incidents and outages hit cryptocurrency this week?
Incidents, outages and safety events reported this week.
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Blockstream has officially refused a ransom demand to return 600 BTC stolen during the Liquid network exploit.
Read at theblock.co ↗40
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.
Read at techcrunch.com ↗41
An attacker who exploited the Liquid Network has stated they will return the majority of the 4,000 BTC stolen.
Read at theblock.co ↗42
Mexican authorities, including federal prosecutors and the navy, raided a clandestine cryptocurrency mining operation in Tlaola, Puebla, on September 6, 2026.
Read at theblock.co ↗43
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.
Read at unchainedcrypto.com ↗44
A hacker stole approximately $340 million in Bitcoin from the Liquid Network, a platform launched by Blockstream, in a major cryptocurrency heist reported on September 6, 2026.
Read at techcrunch.com ↗45
The Cronos blockchain network reversed 1 hour and 54 minutes of transaction history on August 30, 2026, to recover approximately $111.2 million in funds stolen from the Tectonic lending protocol.
Read at decrypt.co ↗7 of 15 incidents and safety events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.