The Cryptocurrency week, distilled.

Regulation and policyreported 26 Sep25 Sep

The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued new FAQs on September 25, 2026, clarifying that token buybacks on functional crypto networks do not inherently classify tokens as securities.

Regulation and policyreported 26 Sep24 Sep

The U.S. Senate failed to pass the Clarity Act in a 49-50 procedural vote last week, shifting crypto rulemaking from Congress to federal agencies.

Regulation and policy24 Sep

The Federal Reserve announced new regulatory proposals for stablecoin issuers on Thursday, September 24, 2026.

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Regulation and policyreported 25 Sep24 Sep

The European Banking Authority (EBA) recommended on September 24, 2026, that the European Commission expand the MiCA regulatory framework to include crypto borrowing and lending services.

Regulation and policy22 Sep

The European Central Bank and the European System of Central Banks have proposed expanding the ban on stablecoin interest to include indirect yield products like lending, borrowing, and staking.

Regulation and policy21 Sep

The crypto super PAC Fairshake is planning a $30 million advertising campaign against former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown in the Ohio Senate race.

Read at techmeme.com ↗

Regulation and policyreported 27 Sep01 Sep

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act failed to pass after facing bipartisan opposition during a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate earlier in September 2026.

8 of 26 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 of 15 events

Funding and M&A26 Sep

Binance has invested $100 million in Circle and signed a five-year commercial agreement to integrate and promote USDC across its platform.

Funding and M&A26 Sep

CleanSpark has finalized a $2.276 billion debt financing agreement to support the development of its Sandersville data center.

Funding and M&A25 Sep

CoinMarketCap, a subsidiary of Binance, has acquired the crypto data platform CoinGlass.

Funding and M&A24 Sep

Kredete, a fintech platform for emerging markets and diaspora communities, announced the acquisition of Gravv on September 24, 2026.

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Funding and M&A24 Sep

Digital asset investment firm RockawayX, led by CEO Viktor Fischer, is launching a $150 million initiative called Catapult to bring real-world yield-generating assets onchain.

Funding and M&A22 Sep

Binance has acquired a $100 million stake in Circle.

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Funding and M&Areported 22 Sep17 Sep

Binance acquired 1,237,011 shares of Circle for $100 million in a deal that closed on September 17, 2026.

Funding and M&Areported 24 Sep25 May

Ondo Finance was reportedly shopped to potential buyers following the death of its founder and CEO Nathan Allman on May 25, 2026.

8 of 15 funding and m&a events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.

What products launched in cryptocurrency this week?

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

8 of 16 events

Product launches26 Sep

The Solana network has launched its Alpenglow upgrade on the devnet environment.

Product launches25 Sep

Aave V4 on the Base network has integrated seven tokenized stocks, including Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla, as collateral for USDC loans.

Read at theblock.co ↗

Product launches24 Sep

Paxos Labs has launched PAXGy, a new product that allows users to earn lending yield on tokenized gold.

Product launches24 Sep

BlackRock is launching three model portfolios on the blockchain in collaboration with Ondo Finance.

Read at wsj.com ↗

Product launches24 Sep

ARK Investment Management has launched a tokenized venture fund on the Ethereum blockchain.

Product launches23 Sep

Ondo Finance has launched in-kind minting for its tokenized US stock products.

Product launchesdue 28 Sep 202623 Sep

Solana is testing a new upgrade called Alpenglow, which aims to reduce transaction finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds.

Product launchesreported 23 Sep22 Sep

Coinbase has launched a new fixed-rate lending product powered by the Morpho protocol, allowing users to borrow USDC stablecoins against Bitcoin collateral.

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 30 events

Financial results26 Sep

AlphaFi is winding down its operations following a critical oracle error.

Financial results25 Sep

Bitcoin price retreated to approximately $83,600 on Friday, September 25, 2026, following an intraday high near $87,000.

Financial resultsreported 26 Sep25 Sep

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $134.5 million in inflows on Friday, marking a seven-day winning streak totaling approximately $2.98 billion.

Financial results24 Sep

Traders are pricing in four quarter-point interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve by June 2027.

Financial results24 Sep

Bitcoin's price declined to approximately $84,490 on September 24, 2026, retreating from a recent high of $87,397.

Financial results23 Sep

The cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX officially ceased operations on September 23, 2026, after 11 years of service.

Financial results21 Sep

Bitcoin reached a high of $85,111 on Monday, September 21, 2026, marking a 5.7% increase over 24 hours.

Financial resultsreported 25 Sep18 Sep

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed holding Bitcoin in a Coinbase wallet in his 2025 financial filing, with a combined value estimated between $16,000 and $65,000.

8 of 30 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.

8 of 10 events

Courts and legal24 Sep

A Brooklyn court sentenced 23-year-old Ronald Spektor to a prison term of four to 12 years.

Read at theblock.co ↗

Courts and legalreported 25 Sep24 Sep

New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul filed a lawsuit on September 24, 2026, against QCX LLC, operating as Polymarket US, alleging the platform functions as an unlicensed gambling operation.

Courts and legal23 Sep

Prediction market platform Kalshi stated on September 23, 2026, that it has not been contacted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is not under formal investigation.

Courts and legalreported 22 Sep21 Sep

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office are investigating whether Binance Holdings Ltd. violated U.S. sanctions on Iran by allowing prohibited trading on its platform.

Read at gizmodo.com ↗

Courts and legalreported 22 Sep21 Sep

U.S. federal prosecutors from the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office and the Justice Department are investigating whether Binance knowingly allowed trades that violated U.S. sanctions on Iran.

Courts and legalreported 25 Sep01 Jun

Tether stated that less than 0.034% of its total assets are held at EQIBank, a Dominica-licensed bank currently facing US asset seizures.

Courts and legalreported 25 Sep18 Apr

Evercrest Technologies, the developer of Kelp DAO, has filed a lawsuit against LayerZero Labs and its CEO Bryan Pellegrino in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

Courts and legalreported 25 Sep18 Apr

KelpDAO has filed a lawsuit against LayerZero and its CEO Bryan Pellegrino in relation to the April 18, 2026, exploit of the rsETH liquid restaking token.

Read at theblock.co ↗

8 of 10 courts and legal events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.

What research was published in cryptocurrency this week?

New research findings and studies published this week.

4 of 8 events

Research27 Sep

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined a vision for the network's evolution by 2030, focusing on moving beyond traditional blockchain architecture.

Researchreported 27 Sep24 Sep

Cryptography research firm Alloc Init has published a paper proposing 'Shielded Bitcoin,' a protocol designed to enable Zcash-style private transfers on the Bitcoin network without requiring consensus-level changes.

Read at gizmodo.com ↗

Research23 Sep

Coinbase is developing agnostic post-quantum custody safeguards to protect approximately $250 billion in assets.

Researchreported 24 Sep10 Sep

Misha Komarov, founder of the research firm [alloc] init, announced the development of a Zcash-style private transaction pool for Bitcoin that operates without requiring a soft fork.