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Gathered from the major desks

The Wire

Headlines as they are published, grouped when several desks report the same story, with paid posts left out. Each one links to the desk that wrote it.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

  1. Cointelegraph
    CFTC expands regulatory relief for passive trading software providers
  2. Bitcoin Magazine
    Bitcoin ETFs Could Triple Gold Counterparts as Asset Matures: Expert

    BTC

  3. Decrypt
    Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Says AI Won’t Doom Crypto Security

    ETH

  4. CoinDesk
    Kevin O’Leary says Congress will revisit CLARITY early next year as crypto tax bill advances
  5. CoinDesk
    SEC opens door to tokenized U.S. stock trading. Here’s who could benefit
  6. The Block
    JPMorgan says bitcoin could get more support than gold if ETF hedging eases

    BTC

  7. Cointelegraph
    WisdomTree, MoonPay team up to expand US access to tokenized money market fund
  8. CryptoSlate
    Crypto’s first big tax win comes with a catch for stakers and everyday payments
  9. The Block
    As RWA trading surges on Hyperliquid, Dragonfly’s Qureshi makes the case for a multichain future

    HYPE

  10. Bitcoin MagazineNotable
    SEC Green Lights Tokenized Stock Trading Despite Clarity Act Fail

    BTC

  11. Decrypt
    Bitcoin Bounces as Markets Brace for the Fed’s Next Move

    BTC

  12. Cointelegraph
    Is there any chance left to save the CLARITY Act?
  13. The Block
    Regulators keep moving on crypto: CFTC follows SEC with developer-friendly no-action stance
  14. Decrypt
    Financial Data Giant S&P Global Moves Deeper Into Crypto With OpenZeppelin Deal
  15. CryptoSlate
    Stani’s Aave “Uber plan” could turn everyday crypto savers into Washington’s worst political nightmare

    AAVE

  16. CointelegraphMajor
    Bitcoin coils near $76.5K as US stocks rebound from Fed rate hike

    BTC

  17. Bitcoin Magazine
    Ric Edelman: Buying Bitcoin Today Is Like Buying Amazon in 1999

    BTC

  18. CryptoSlateNotable
    Cardano’s Splash fix patches the exploit, but leaves 2.4M ADA missing and holders trapped

    ADA

  19. The Block
    ‘There’s not enough block space’: Avalanche Treasury CEO says AI agents could crunch L1 blockspace

    AVAX

  20. Decrypt
    FCA Targets Three More London Sites Over Unregistered P2P Crypto Trading
  21. CoinDesk
    UK signals end of 'light-touch' era with multi-agency raid on peer-to-peer crypto hubs
  22. The Block+1 desk
    World launches ‘World Money’ super app with stablecoins, Stripe integration and boosted rewards
  23. CoinDesk
    U.S. SEC begins prepping for around-the-clock trading that crypto treats as the norm
  24. CoinDesk
    Crypto for Advisors: Beyond bitcoin and ether

    BTCETH

  25. DecryptMajor
    SEC Clears a Path for Tokenized Stocks After Clarity Act Stumbles
  26. CoinDesk
    Clarity Act failure may hamper U.S. crypto as industry seeks legal clarity elsewhere
  27. Decrypt
    What Is Arc? The Stablecoin Blockchain From USDC Issuer Circle

    USDC

  28. CryptoSlateNotable
    Lawmakers pass bill to freeze federal Bitcoin holdings for two decades

    BTC

  29. Cointelegraph
    SEC grants temporary exemption for tokenized US stock trading
  30. CryptoSlate
    Why standard Bitcoin transfer figures are off by up to six times, according to the BIS

    BTC

  31. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin treasury firms can outperform BTC... but is the risk worth taking?

    BTC

  32. CoinDesk+1 deskNotable
    SEC rolls out long-awaited 'innovation exemption' for tokenized securities venues
  33. Cointelegraph+2 desks
    S&P Global to acquire blockchain security platform OpenZeppelin
  34. The Block+1 desk
    Crypto.com registers with SEC for single-stock futures, plans US stock perps
  35. CryptoSlate
    A $29B private exodus from US bonds is threatening Bitcoin’s next big rally

    BTC

  36. CoinDeskNotable
    Ethereum’s upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade clears rehearsal for a big jump in capacity

    ETH

  37. Cointelegraph
    Crypto adoption blooming in Germany, while UK is falling ‘behind,’ says CoinShares researcher
  38. Decrypt
    Morning Minute: Crypto Rebounds After The Fed’s First Hike Since 2023
  39. Decrypt
    Zcash Closes On $1,400 After Coinholders Vote to Keep Bitcoin-Style Halvings

    BTCZEC

  40. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin’s Realized Cap contracts for the first time in a month as BTC price faces a $71,300 risk

    BTC

  41. CointelegraphNotable
    State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds

    BNBBTCAPTTRX

  42. CoinDesk+1 desk
    Zcash miner Fortitude names former Hut 8 chief Jaime Leverton CEO ahead of Nasdaq deal

    ZEC

  43. The Block
    Grayscale’s Pandl still sees bitcoin’s $58K low as the bottom, gives clients ‘green light’

    BTC

  44. CoinDesk
    How Circle’s institutional Arc blockchain got taken over by memecoins on day one
  45. CryptoSlateNotable
    Hacker turned 55 days of failed transactions into a $3 million master key that drained GalaChain wallets
  46. CoinDesk
    Optimism creeps back into crypto, with the 2022 test still to come
  47. NewsBTC
    From Information to Action: MEXC Upgrades AI Across the Trading Journey
  48. CoinDeskNotable
    Live updates: Zcash jumps 17% as $345 million of liquidations hit crypto traders

    ZECBTC

  49. CoinDesk
    Crypto rallies through the Fed's first rate increase since 2023

    BTCZEC

  50. Cointelegraph
    Zcash gains 20% as Paradigm founder reveals firm made ZEC investment

    ZEC

  51. CryptoSlate
    Why the Fed balance sheet is lying to you about the next Bitcoin rally

    BTC

  52. Decrypt
    House Committee Advances US Bitcoin Reserve Bill on Party-Line Split

    BTC

  53. The Block
    Bitwise CIO Hougan revises Clarity Act outlook, says crypto bull market may continue without legislation

    BTC

  54. Cointelegraph
    Polymarket users referred to prosecutors in South Korea: Report
  55. CryptoSlateNotable
    Bitcoin holds $76,000 after Fed rate hike, but 4 demand signals flash warning

    BTC

  56. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin treasuries buy just 5.9K BTC in three months as paper losses linger

    BTC

  57. NewsBTC
    HTX Research Examines Stock-Linked Memecoins: A New Connection Between Equity Assets and Crypto Liquidity
  58. NewsBTC
    Unlocking the Trillion-Token Era: B.AI’s Global Settlement Layer for the Agent Economy
  59. CoinDeskNotable
    Bitcoin faces 2022 parallels as federal reserve resumes rate hikes

    BTC

  60. CryptoSlateNotable
    Chainflip to reset TRON USDT provider balances to zero following $736,000 exploit

    TRXUSDT