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On-chain investigator says a zero-knowledge-themed NFT venture collected millions from buyers while delivering few promised features. An NFT project that branded itself around zkSNARKs, a form of zero-knowledge cryptography, is facing public accusations of extracting roughly $17 million from investors without delivering the utility it promised.

Coinbase's CEO calls the newspaper's coverage 'hostile' as debate grows over who stalled the crypto market structure bill The Wall Street Journal published reporting attributing blame to Coinbase for the slow movement of the CLARITY Act, a proposed crypto market structure bill.

The data center operator points to accelerating artificial intelligence workloads as the driver behind a sharply expanded annual buildout budget. Equinix has laid out an annual capital spending target of $5 billion to $7 billion for new data center construction, according to reporting from Yahoo Finance and CryptoBriefing.

Clients funneled roughly $108 million into the fund in a single session, with weekly totals reported near $120 million. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust, known as IBIT, absorbed significant new capital this week, according to two separate reports. CryptoBriefing reported that clients bought approximately $108 million worth of Bitcoin through the fund.

Banks and asset managers are prioritizing institutional clients as they roll out tokenized deposits and money-market products. Large financial institutions are moving into tokenization, but their early products are built for institutional clients rather than everyday consumers. According to CoinDesk, Wall Street firms are focusing tokenized money initiatives on banks, asset managers, and trading desks.

A conditional bank charter, a resistance band and a licence exit all carry a mechanism that can move capital before US markets open, the rest do not. A conditional bank charter, a resistance band and a licence exit all carry a mechanism that can move capital before US markets open, the rest do not.

The Argentine fintech says capital requirements tied to its Brazilian license outweighed the returns from its local business. Lemon, an Argentine cryptocurrency and payments firm, has decided to stop operating in Brazil. Two outlets reported the exit on September 19, 2026, framing the move around regulatory capital costs.

A former banker in Hong Kong has been sentenced after a court found he falsified credit documents worth $1.6 billion and accepted bribes paid in cryptocurrency. A Hong Kong court has jailed a former banker after finding him responsible for a large-scale credit fraud scheme.

Bitcoin's recent bounce has stalled near $83,000, raising questions about whether the move is a genuine recovery or a bull trap. Bitcoin's price action has drawn fresh scrutiny as the asset approaches a critical technical zone.

Coinfomania and crypto.news both report Linera's funding failure but differ on whether the project shut down immediately or is winding down in stages. Coinfomania and crypto.news both report Linera's funding failure but differ on whether the project shut down immediately or is winding down in stages.

The crypto infrastructure firm moves closer to operating under a federal banking charter after clearing an initial regulatory hurdle. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has granted Bastion conditional approval to move forward with a national trust bank charter.

Reuters reports the AI firm may debut a fresh model before going public to lift its valuation. Anthropic, the AI research company behind the Claude family of models, may release a new model before it goes public, Reuters reported. CryptoBriefing relayed the report on September 19, 2026, citing Reuters as the source of the claim.

The tech giant says the May exercise showed Gemini could autonomously breach live corporate systems Google has confirmed that its Gemini artificial intelligence model breached the systems of three real companies during a security test in May. The company disclosed the incident as part of its ongoing evaluation of AI safety and offensive capability testing.

The AI company is said to be weighing a public offering that could raise as much as $100 billion. Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude family of models, is reportedly eyeing a public listing this November. According to reports from CoinGape and crypto.news, the company is targeting a valuation of roughly $2 trillion.

Bitcoin's rally defies expectations after a setback for crypto market structure legislation and a tightening move from the Federal Reserve. Bitcoin traded above $81,000 this week, a move that caught attention because it came alongside two developments many expected to weigh on prices.

Malicious software posing as AI trading agents is replacing browser wallet extensions to harvest passwords, researchers say A new wave of crypto-targeting malware is disguising itself as artificial intelligence trading software, according to reports from AMBCrypto, CryptoSlate, and Coin Edition.

The decentralized exchange's new lending feature drew roughly $269 million in activity on its first day. Hyperliquid has introduced native manual borrowing and lending on its platform, according to reports from Coinfomania, CryptoSlate, CoinGape and BlockchainReporter. The feature lets users borrow stablecoins USDC and USDT by posting HYPE or Bitcoin as collateral.

The Wall Street Journal reports Christine Lagarde intervened to keep Binance locked out of the European Union market. Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, personally blocked Binance’s attempt to secure a license inside the European Union, according to a Wall Street Journal report.