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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.

Friday, September 18, 2026

  1. Cointelegraph
    Zcash targets November for NU7 mainnet upgrade with 25-second blocks

    ZEC

  2. CoinDesk
    Ether and XRP ETFs post outflows as bitcoin moves above $77,000

    BTCETHXRPZEC

  3. CryptoSlate
    XRPL’s new lending tool could lock up your XRP from minutes to decades

    XRP

  4. CoinDesk
    Bank of Japan raises interest rates by 25 basis points. Bitcoin rises against yen

    BTC

  5. CointelegraphNotable
    US sanctions Iran’s BitBank, saying it processes ‘Hormuz Safe’ Bitcoin payments

    BTC

  6. CryptoSlate
    From Kaiko to OpenZeppelin, S&P Global is quietly preparing for markets that never close
  7. Bitcoin Magazine
    Dan Hillery: Digital Credit Could Rival BTC’s $1.5 Trillion Market Cap

    BTC

Thursday, September 17, 2026

  1. Cointelegraph
    North Korea drives onchain malware surge, CoinEx shuts: Asia Express
  2. CryptoSlate
    Aave V4’s Arc market is swimming in $76 million of USDC nobody is borrowing

    AAVEUSDC

  3. CoinDesk
    Real stocks are finally coming on blockchain. Here’s how the SEC wants it to work
  4. CoinDesk
    The Ondo Finance succession crisis gets messier as Kathleen Allman’s daughter alleges ‘dementia’, alcoholism and reckless spending

    ONDO

  5. Bitcoin MagazineMajor
    Bitcoin Price Unlikely To Be Bothered by Interest Rate Hike: Grayscale

    BTC

  6. CryptoSlateNotable
    After Congress killed its landmark crypto bill, the SEC unlocked the $77 trillion US stock market through tokenization
  7. Decrypt
    CFTC Opens Door for Crypto Apps to Offer Regulated Derivatives Access
  8. The Block+2 desksNotable
    US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange BitBank over alleged bitcoin transfers to IRGC

    BTC

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

    BTC

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

    ETH

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

    BTC

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

    HYPE

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

    BTC

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

    BTC

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

    AAVE

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

    BTC

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

    BTC

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

    ADA

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

    AVAX

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

    BTCETH

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

    USDC

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

    BTC

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

    BTC

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

    BTC

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

    BTC

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

    ETH

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

    BTCZEC

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

    BTC

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

    BNBBTCAPTTRX

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

    ZEC

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

    BTC

  52. CoinDesk
    How Circle’s institutional Arc blockchain got taken over by memecoins on day one
  53. CryptoSlateNotable
    Hacker turned 55 days of failed transactions into a $3 million master key that drained GalaChain wallets