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Core PCE inflation cooled to 3.0% in August, below forecasts, sending Bitcoin toward $85,000 before gains reversed as 30-year Treasury yields hit 2002 highs.
Options markets priced a 7% to 8.5% swing in Micron stock ahead of its Sept. 30 fiscal Q4 earnings, with Wall Street eyeing $50.86 billion in revenue.
Cboe extended its exclusive S&P 500 index options license to 2051 and may explore tokenized options, per a Sept. 29, 2026 filing.
Tether says it froze nearly $550M in Iran-linked USDT in 2026, as a new Senate Democratic report finds 84% of 846 sanctioned wallets relied on USDT.
Citi and Coinbase expanded their partnership on Sept. 28, 2026, letting institutional clients accept stablecoin payments through Citi's Spring platform.
Blockchain.com is reportedly targeting a $500 million IPO at a $4 billion to $6 billion valuation, down 57%-71% from its March 2022 peak of $14 billion.
Bitcoin fell 1.13% to $83,503 Monday as Trump's Iran rejection sent Brent crude above $107 and yields near 2007 highs before Wednesday's PCE data.
China's industrial profit growth slowed sharply to 4.2% in August 2026, the weakest monthly pace this year, as auto-sector earnings fell 16% year-on-year.
Bond-market rout drove the 10-year Treasury yield to 5.17% and small-cap ETF IWM lost $3.3 billion in a week, per CNBC and Benzinga reporting on rate risk.
The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.18% on Sept. 24, 2026, its highest since 2007, pressuring Fed Chair Kevin Warsh ahead of the Oct. 27-28 meeting.
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SEC staff said Sept. 25 that token buybacks on functional networks don't make a token a security, as crypto buybacks hit a record $638 million in 2026.
A CFTC civil complaint alleges Cash FX Group and its CEO raised $950M from over 400,000 accounts worldwide, and investors lost at least $406 million.
US prosecutors want to keep $84.2 million seized from Montana firm Capstone Ltd. and EQIBank, payment processors accused of moving money for Tether.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce departs Oct. 2, 2026, leaving only two sitting commissioners with no successor yet named for her crypto-focused SEC seat.
Bitget confirms $351.6 million was drained from its hot wallets on Sept. 24, 2026, nearly double the early on-chain estimate. Withdrawals stay paused.
The Federal Reserve's Sept. 24, 2026 GENIUS Act proposal requires banks to back stablecoins 1:1 and hold up to 2% capital, open for 60 days of comment.
IBM's Sept. 24, 2026 beta lets banks message tokenized deposit transfers via Swift's ledger 24/7, but final settlement still runs on existing systems.
Swiss National Bank kept its policy rate at 0% on Sept 24, 2026, its third straight hold this year, citing low inflation and a strong franc.
Ex-acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda says the agency dropped at least a dozen crypto cases in 2025 to protect its credibility, not on the legal merits of the claims.
