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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.

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 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.

Legislative gridlock on digital asset market structure has not paused regulatory activity across agencies, states and courts. The CLARITY Act has stalled in Congress, according to a report from UNLOCK Blockchain published on September 18, 2026. The bill was designed to establish clearer jurisdictional lines between federal regulators over digital assets.

Technical analysts point to a rare momentum reading on XRP's chart, though outlets differ on how to interpret it XRP has produced a Relative Strength Index pattern that analysts describe as unusually favorable, according to reports from CryptoPotato and Cryptonews.com.

Falling futures open interest tempers optimism even as regulatory clarity efforts and ETF demand shape the outlook for XRP. XRP has held steady around the $1.30 level this week, according to CoinJournal, even as broader market signals turned mixed.

The upgrade pushes Solana nearer its long-discussed 200ms slot target without raising overall transaction capacity. Solana's latest network upgrade has reduced the time it takes to produce new blocks by 17%, according to reporting from CoinDesk and crypto.news.

Galaxy's data shows venture investment in crypto and blockchain startups jumped roughly 31% from the prior quarter. Venture capital deployed into crypto and blockchain startups totaled $5.68 billion in the second quarter, according to figures published by research firm Galaxy.

Developers warn that builder abuse on the Glamsterdam testnet could delay or stall the network upgrade. Ethereum core developers have locked in dates for the Glamsterdam upgrade, according to reporting from CoinDesk and crypto.news. The upgrade is the next scheduled step in Ethereum's ongoing roadmap of protocol improvements following prior hard forks.

Singapore-based dtcpay adds SBI Group as an investor, growing its Series A round to US$25 million. dtcpay has expanded its Series A funding round to US$25 million, with backing from SBI Group. The announcement was reported by Fintech News Singapore and The Block on September 18, 2026.

The upgrade introduces on-chain lending features that could lock XRP for periods ranging from minutes to decades, according to reporting on the release. The XRP Ledger has launched version 3.4.0, bringing a set of lending protocol amendments to the network's base layer.

Three publishers confirm a UK enforcement action while every overnight price move carried by this desk still rests on just two. Three publishers confirm a UK enforcement action while every overnight price move carried by this desk still rests on just two.

A Senate vote and a House schedule change have combined to stall the crypto market structure bill until November. The CLARITY Act, one of the most closely watched pieces of crypto legislation in Congress, is facing another delay. A recent Senate vote has left the bill's status unresolved, according to Coinspeaker.

SOL price stabilizes near the psychological $100 mark even as technical indicators send mixed signals. Solana's native token, SOL, is trading around the $100 mark after reclaiming the level in recent sessions. The move has drawn attention from traders tracking the broader altcoin market, where price action has been choppy through much of the year.

A rapid 17% price surge forced short sellers into full liquidation, according to two crypto news outlets. Zcash's native token, ZEC, pushed close to the $1,400 range in a rapid price advance driven by a short squeeze.

Futures positioning drops as spot market selling pressure outweighs buying activity XRP's derivatives market has seen a notable contraction in open interest, the total value of outstanding futures and options contracts. Two reports published on September 17 described the decline, though they differ on the exact scale and scope of the move.

Ahead of the US open, four stories carry a specific transaction or vote behind them, not sentiment. Ahead of the US open, four stories carry a specific transaction or vote behind them, not sentiment. The Fed's Hike Sets the Floor Bitcoin Is Trading Against Bitcoin showed limited reaction after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates…

A Paradigm-linked investment disclosure and a community vote on faster block times helped push ZEC higher alongside broader crypto market gains. Zcash posted one of its strongest single-day moves in months, with reported gains ranging from 20% to 23% depending on the measurement window.