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The company directed capital toward its STRC preferred stock instead of adding to its Bitcoin treasury this cycle. Strategy has repurchased $139 million in STRC preferred stock, according to reporting from BlockchainReporter and AMBCrypto. The company's Bitcoin treasury remained unchanged at 845,050 BTC following the transaction. No new coins were added during this period.

The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic will use CertiK's blockchain security tools to oversee its planned digital currency The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has brought in CertiK to support security and oversight of its digital som initiative. CertiK is a blockchain security firm known for smart contract audits and on-chain monitoring tools.

The exchange has told users to withdraw funds ahead of a December deadline, citing a significant contraction in the crypto market. CoinEx has told its users to prepare for the end of the exchange’s operations. The platform will cease functioning by December 22, according to reports.

A federal complaint alleges illicit Iranian oil proceeds were laundered through crypto transactions, with Binance named as the platform used. Federal prosecutors have moved to seize $61 million in cryptocurrency they say represents proceeds from illicit Iranian oil sales.

A newly revised version of the crypto market structure bill is drawing resistance from multiple camps just before lawmakers are set to vote. The Clarity Act has been positioned in Washington as an attempt to settle years of uncertainty over which federal agency should oversee digital assets.

Finbold and CoinTurk News EN both cover Ali Martinez's $1.60 target for XRP but give opposite readings of whether the $1.38 breakout has already occurred. Finbold and CoinTurk News EN both cover Ali Martinez's $1.60 target for XRP but give opposite readings of whether the $1.38 breakout has already occurred.

The move comes a day before a scheduled cloture vote on the crypto market structure bill. Senate Democrats intend to submit a counterproposal to Republicans on the CLARITY Act, Politico reported. The move follows a GOP offer described as final, setting up a last-minute negotiation ahead of a scheduled cloture vote.

Federal prosecutors say the funds moved through Binance accounts the department had previously cleared as compliant. The Department of Justice has asked a federal court to seize approximately $61 million in funds it says represent proceeds from Iranian oil sales.

CryptoBriefing and Coinpedia agree Trump conceded to let state AGs enforce CLARITY Act ethics rules but disagree on whether the deal requires him to divest his crypto holdings. CryptoBriefing and Coinpedia agree Trump conceded to let state AGs enforce CLARITY Act ethics rules but disagree on whether the deal requires him to divest his crypto…

CryptoBriefing and Bitcoin.com News both covered the same Clarity Act revision this week and cited different prediction-market odds for its passage, and nothing in the record says which is right. CryptoBriefing and Bitcoin.com News both covered the same Clarity Act revision this week and cited different prediction-market odds for its passage, and nothing…

South Korea's largest crypto exchange reports XRP leading turnover ahead of Bitcoin on its platform. Upbit has reported approximately $8 billion in trading volume over a recent weekly period. The exchange is the largest crypto trading venue in South Korea by most measures.

Climbing crude prices are complicating the Federal Reserve's rate path just as markets brace for its September meeting. Oil prices have climbed in recent weeks, reigniting concerns that energy costs could feed back into broader inflation measures.

The regulator is said to be considering fund exemptions that could ease the path for blockchain-based gold tokens in Britain. The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is reportedly weighing new regulatory treatment for tokenized gold products, according to a Financial Times report cited by crypto.news and Cointelegraph.

The financing ranks as Asia's second-largest syndicated loan of 2026 and signals deepening capital demand for AI infrastructure. ByteDance has secured a syndicated loan valued at $29.6 billion, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and The Cryptonomist EN. The company plans to use the funds to accelerate its artificial intelligence initiatives on a global scale.

Japanese financial firms are pairing artificial intelligence with QR code payments to serve a growing wave of foreign visitors. Japanese financial institutions are moving to modernize customer service and payment infrastructure as inbound tourism continues to climb.

A petition topping 50,000 signatures has triggered a mandatory legislative review of the long-postponed levy. South Korean crypto holders are renewing pressure on lawmakers to push back the country's digital asset tax for a fourth time.

Bitcoin.com News reports that a major oil shipping corridor has shut down, sending ripples through commodity and risk markets. Bitcoin.com News reported on September 14 that a major route used to move oil out of a key producing region has stopped functioning.

Equities tied to artificial intelligence slid on safety concerns, while bitcoin traded apart from the broader risk-off move. Bitcoin traded steadily on Sunday even as technology stocks came under pressure from renewed concerns about artificial intelligence safety.