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The IMF disbursed $138 million to El Salvador on Oct. 1, 2026, after waiving a missed Bitcoin-accumulation target in its $1.4 billion lending program.
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.
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.
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.
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.
BitMEX halted all trading and deposits at 04:00 UTC on Sept 23, 2026, ending 11 years. Withdrawals stay open, but fees hit unclaimed balances Sept 28.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $999 million on Sept. 21, 2026, their largest single-day inflow since Oct. 6, 2025, as bitcoin's price hit $87,374 intraday.
Bitcoin surged to $85,193 on Sept. 21, 2026, as $647.9 million in crypto short positions got liquidated, while futures open interest jumped to $156 billion.
Bitcoin rose 5.88% to $80,846 on Sept 18, 2026, and CoinGlass logged $547M in 24-hour crypto liquidations, $469M of them shorts. Here is what the data shows.
S&P Global agreed on Sept. 17, 2026 to buy OpenZeppelin, whose contracts underpin $37 trillion in transfers. Terms undisclosed; no material impact on results.
US spot bitcoin ETFs logged $450M of net outflows on Sept 15, the day the Senate's CLARITY Act cloture vote failed 49-50. What the flows do not yet prove.
A hardware wallet stores keys and signs transactions offline; coins stay on-chain. Compare exchange custody, backup formats, passphrases and recovery limits.
Bitcoin rose roughly 3% above $79,000 on Sept. 14 after Trump's Iran remarks, yet crude closed 1.29% higher on the day and a Fed decision lands Sept. 16.
Bitcoin traded as high as $78,280 on Sept 14 as the chip index fell almost 6% on AI slowdown calls, with a Senate vote and Fed decision due this week.
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