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The latest $36.6 million purchase rounds out a milestone holding as corporate bitcoin treasuries keep expanding. Strive has added 469 bitcoin to its corporate treasury, according to reports published on September 15. The purchase, valued at approximately $36.6 million, lifts the company's total holdings to a round 25,000 BTC.

Bitcoin briefly touched $80,000 before retreating as hopes for the Clarity Act cooled Bitcoin's price briefly climbed to $80,000 before falling back, marking a notable reversal in what had been a period of renewed optimism across crypto markets.

Binance's former CEO CZ compares the CoinEx shutdown to the 2019 QuadrigaCX collapse. CoinEx is in the process of winding down its operations, according to reporting from UNLOCK Blockchain published on September 15, 2026.

Garlinghouse warns lawmakers against derailing digital asset legislation and voices support for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has called on U.S. senators not to derail crypto legislation currently before Congress. His remarks, reported on September 15, frame the bill as a critical step toward regulatory clarity for the digital asset industry.

CoinGape and Bitcoin.com News both cover the Sept. 16 Ways and Means markup of the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act but disagree on whether the mining and staking tax provision has already been removed. CoinGape and Bitcoin.com News both cover the Sept.

Lawmakers will debate and vote on legislation to formally establish a federal bitcoin reserve, according to three separate reports. A committee within the U.S. House of Representatives is set to hold a markup vote on legislation establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

The asset manager points to more than $1.7 billion in XRP ETF inflows while noting a gap between token utility and holder value. Crypto asset manager 21Shares has published an assessment of XRP that frames the token around three core arguments.

Atkins says the agency will keep building digital asset regulation even if the market structure bill stalls in Congress. SEC Chair Paul Atkins has publicly backed the CLARITY Act, according to CoinDesk and CoinGape. The bill aims to establish clearer boundaries between securities and commodities regulators over digital assets.

Federal prosecutors allege the funds trace back to black market oil proceeds moved through digital asset channels to evade U.S. sanctions. The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to seize approximately $61 million in cryptocurrency assets it links to Iranian black market oil sales.

Traders are watching a congressional vote on crypto market structure legislation, but analysts warn conditions could limit any XRP rally. XRP price forecasts are drawing attention ahead of a scheduled vote on the CLARITY Act. The bill addresses crypto market structure and could shape how digital assets like XRP are regulated going forward.

Thai payments firm embeds a baht-linked digital asset wallet into its app using infrastructure from custody provider Fireblocks. TrueMoney has partnered with Fireblocks to launch an embedded digital wallet supporting THBT, a token tied to the Thai baht, on the Base blockchain.

Ripple's Garlinghouse voices support for Treasury Secretary Bessent's case for the bill as lawmakers finalize the crypto market structure legislation. The CLARITY Act is approaching a decisive moment in the Senate, with lawmakers finalizing the text of a bill designed to clarify how digital assets are regulated in the United States.

Banking groups want stricter limits on stablecoin yield as lawmakers finalize market-structure legislation US banks are asking senators to tighten rules around stablecoin rewards before lawmakers vote on the CLARITY Act, according to Cryptopolitan. The push comes as the bill moves toward a final Senate decision on how digital dollar-pegged tokens should be regulated.

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 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.

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.