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The rally triggered $262 million in short liquidations as some analysts declared the bear market over. Bitcoin traded above $84,000 on Monday, breaking through a ceiling that had held since May. The last time the asset changed hands at this level was in January.

CryptoBriefing reports renewed Federal Reserve tightening could squeeze financing costs across the debt-heavy artificial intelligence industry. CryptoBriefing reported on September 21 that the Federal Reserve's hiking cycle is stirring concern over how the artificial intelligence sector will manage its debt obligations.

Treasury Secretary's upbeat assessment lifted stocks as markets awaited the planned meeting between the two leaders. Scott Bessent, the US Treasury Secretary, said negotiations with China covering artificial intelligence and trade policy went very well. He made the comments ahead of an anticipated meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Rising futures positioning has renewed talk of Ethereum retesting the $3,000 mark, according to market analysts. Ethereum's price action has drawn fresh attention after open interest in its futures market reached a four-month high, according to reports from CoinGape and Cryptonews.com.

Exchange support for the upgrade coincided with a sharp rise in LUNA trading volume. Binance confirmed it will support an upcoming upgrade to the Terra network, according to reports from CoinGape and The Cryptonomist. The announcement was followed almost immediately by a notable move in LUNA's price.

The crypto exchange is giving traders on-chain access to major US equities and funds through a dedicated consumer app. OKX has launched tokenized versions of more than 70 US stocks and exchange-traded funds. The offering is built into a new consumer-facing app called Money, according to Coinfomania.

Bitcoin closed at $81,159, moving back above a long-term technical level watched by traders across market cycles. Bitcoin closed at $81,159 on September 21, reclaiming its 50-week moving average. The level had not been held since sometime in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to multiple reports tracking the metric.

The rally coincides with reports that the SEC has cleared a path for tokenized stock trading. Bitcoin pushed back above the $81,000 mark, according to CoinDesk, marking a notable move after weeks of choppy trading.

Elon Musk's platform accuses a group of crypto-focused accounts of gaming its payout system for financial gain. X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, has filed a lawsuit against a group of Bitcoin influencers. The company alleges the accounts obtained roughly £207,384 through fraudulent manipulation of its creator revenue-sharing program.

Hayden Adams says the decentralized exchange gained control of the coveted web address without ever paying for it. Uniswap founder Hayden Adams has disclosed new details about the history of the protocol's web domain. He says former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried once paid a seven-figure amount to secure Uniswap.com.

A late-week surge in spot Bitcoin ETF buying erased an earlier weekly outflow as Bitcoin's price climbed past $81,000. US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in fresh capital as Bitcoin's price climbed above $81,000. The rally came after a stretch of choppy trading that had pushed several funds into net outflow territory earlier in the week.

Reports indicate the kingdom has quietly reduced its role in the cross-border CBDC initiative backed by Beijing. Saudi Arabia has quietly reduced its involvement in mBridge, a cross-border central bank digital currency platform associated with Beijing, according to recent reports.

A critic points to repeated identical $5,500 trades as evidence that Kalshi's crypto volume may be inflated. Kalshi, a regulated prediction market operator, is under scrutiny after a critic accused the platform of wash trading in its crypto markets.

Strategy's Michael Saylor frames the stalled Clarity Act as an advantage rather than a setback for digital asset markets Michael Saylor, the founder of Strategy, has publicly argued that the breakdown of the Clarity Act should not be seen as a setback for the crypto industry. Bitcoin Magazine reported his comments on September 21, 2026.

The incident adds to a run of violent crimes in France targeting people connected to the digital asset industry. A family connected to someone working in the crypto industry was reportedly tied up during a home invasion in France.

A near-unanimous governance vote clears the way for ZetaChain to wind down its own Layer 1 network and move ZETA onto Solana. ZetaChain token holders have voted to move the ZETA token onto Solana, according to reports from crypto.news, BlockchainReporter and CryptoBriefing.

Both tech giants are recruiting specialists tied to stablecoin work, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and crypto.news. Apple and Google are recruiting for positions tied to stablecoins, according to separate reports from CryptoBriefing and crypto.news.

The South Korean lender's bond deal reportedly settled the same day, compressing a process that typically takes several days. Hana Bank, one of South Korea's largest financial institutions, has issued a $100 million bond through a blockchain-based platform run by Euroclear, according to reports from Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing.