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
- CryptoSlateNotable3-year-old bug triggers $1.3 million drain and forces 10-day blockchain halt
- Bitcoin MagazineNotableBitcoin Price Surges Over $81,000 Despite Clarity Act Fail and Interest Rate Hike
- DecryptXRP Surges 6.9% as Bitcoin Rebound Reopens Door to Golden Cross
- DecryptNotableCFTC Kicks Off Crypto Rulemaking, Bypassing a Stalled Congress
- CointelegraphCFTC submits crypto market regulation plan for White House review
- CryptoSlateWhy Bitcoin hit $80k today hours before bad US data even landed
- Bitcoin MagazineBitcoin Community Recognizes Quantum Computing Risk: VanEck
- CointelegraphBitcoin hits $81K as US bond yields rebound on global oil woes
- CryptoSlateNotableXRPL tries to mathematically prove its new lending market cannot be drained
- DecryptBitcoin Blasts Past $80K and a Fresh Short Squeeze Is On
- The BlockNotableGrayscale’s Zcash ETF plans 3-for-1 split after $233 million inflow surge
- CoinDeskCrypto tech provider Haruko hit by cyberattack affecting 15 clients, some funds lost
- CointelegraphBanks double on EU MiCA crypto provider list as share hits 23%
- CryptoSlateZcash holders vote to preserve halvings and defer recycled ZEC until 2031
- The BlockAva Labs president says NYSE spent a year testing Avalanche technology for tokenization plans
- The Block+2 desksNotableCFTC files crypto asset rulemaking with White House, pressing ahead without Congress
- CoinDeskECB President Christine Lagarde intervened to block Binance’s EU MiCA license: WSJ
- CoinDeskZcash targets November upgrade to make private payments up to three times faster
- CryptoSlateSEC and CFTC bypass Congress to open crypto access after CLARITY fails – with a catch
- CointelegraphEthereum Institutional signals support for Ethlabs’ motion to reduce Ethereum block times
- DecryptMorning Minute: SEC Approves ‘Innovation Exemption’ Moving Tokenized Stocks Forward
- Cointelegraph+1 deskHYPE hits record above $90 as Hyperliquid launches manual borrowing
- CryptoSlateYour crypto hardware wallet can stay secure while everything around it fails
- CointelegraphDragonfly’s Qureshi calls for end to Zcash dev fund after 2028
- CoinDeskXRP on the brink of a golden cross as focus switches to altcoins
- CryptoSlateNotableBlockchain malware activity jumps 440% as AI lowers the barrier for North Korea and Iran-linked hackers
- CointelegraphBitcoin adds to bull-market hopes as price metric prints fourth-ever bullish cross
- CoinDeskLayer-2 and DeFi tokens lead broad crypto advance as post-Fed hike nerves fade
- The BlockKevin O’Leary is buying crypto again, says major stock exchange adoption is the ‘watershed moment’ to watch
- CoinDeskBitcoin weathers September storm as rate hikes and Clarity act setback test bulls
- DecryptUAE, Sweden Arrest Seven Over $7.1M Crypto Laundering Ring Linked to Contract Killings
- CoinDesk+1 deskLive updates: HYPE leads altcoin rally as bitcoin recovers toward $78,000
- CryptoSlateCLARITY Act needs 3 more senators and a race against the clock for a 2026 revival
- DecryptNotableTreasury Sanctions Crypto Exchange Behind Iran's Bitcoin Tolls on Hormuz Ships
- CointelegraphBinance brushes off Lagarde MiCA speculation, reaffirms Europe commitment
- CryptoSlateWhy risk a smart contract exploit when safe US Treasuries pay better crypto yields?
- CointelegraphBitcoin cycle bottom may already be in at $58K, says analyst James Check
- CoinDesk+1 deskSBI Group backs payments firm dtcpay in $25 million funding round
- CryptoSlateWall Street gains direct oversight of Web3 security as S&P Global buys OpenZeppelin
- CoinDesk+1 deskIran’s Strait of Hormuz toll booth ran through a bitcoin exchange, U.S. says
- CoinDeskSolana speeds up blocks by 17%, but transaction capacity stays the same
- CoinDesk+1 deskCorporate treasuries bought just 5,900 bitcoin in 3 months. Other demand signals look weak, too.
- The Block+1 deskStablecoin payments firm dtcpay closes $25 million Series A with SBI Group investment
- CoinDeskEthereum confirms Glamsterdam dates, but warns 'fake' builders could stall the chain
- CryptoSlateFake AI crypto software is secretly replacing browser wallet extensions
- CointelegraphZcash targets November for NU7 mainnet upgrade with 25-second blocks
- CoinDeskEther and XRP ETFs post outflows as bitcoin moves above $77,000
- CryptoSlateXRPL’s new lending tool could lock up your XRP from minutes to decades
- CoinDeskBank of Japan raises interest rates by 25 basis points. Bitcoin rises against yen
- CointelegraphNotableUS sanctions Iran’s BitBank, saying it processes ‘Hormuz Safe’ Bitcoin payments
- CryptoSlateFrom Kaiko to OpenZeppelin, S&P Global is quietly preparing for markets that never close
- Bitcoin MagazineDan Hillery: Digital Credit Could Rival BTC’s $1.5 Trillion Market Cap
Thursday, September 17, 2026
- CointelegraphNorth Korea drives onchain malware surge, CoinEx shuts: Asia Express
- CryptoSlateAave V4’s Arc market is swimming in $76 million of USDC nobody is borrowing
- CoinDeskReal stocks are finally coming on blockchain. Here’s how the SEC wants it to work
- CoinDeskThe Ondo Finance succession crisis gets messier as Kathleen Allman’s daughter alleges ‘dementia’, alcoholism and reckless spending
- Bitcoin MagazineMajorBitcoin Price Unlikely To Be Bothered by Interest Rate Hike: Grayscale
- CryptoSlateNotableAfter Congress killed its landmark crypto bill, the SEC unlocked the $77 trillion US stock market through tokenization
- DecryptCFTC Opens Door for Crypto Apps to Offer Regulated Derivatives Access
- The Block+2 desksNotableUS sanctions Iranian crypto exchange BitBank over alleged bitcoin transfers to IRGC