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A seven-day winning streak pushed 2026 cumulative flows into positive territory even as single-day demand cooled sharply. Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds logged a seven-day streak of net inflows this week, according to data cited by Decrypt and The Block.

Smith, who currently leads the Solana Policy Institute, will hold both roles as the crypto trade group manages a leadership transition. The Blockchain Association, one of the crypto industry's most prominent Washington-based advocacy groups, has appointed Kristin Smith as its interim chief executive.

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A new arrangement with Binance is expected to widen USDC's reach in emerging markets, according to industry analysts Circle has entered into a new arrangement with Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. Analysts tracking the stablecoin sector say the deal gives USDC a meaningful boost in its ongoing competition with Tether’s USDT.

Fresh capital pushes into Solana funds for a sixth straight day, coinciding with a price move above $119. US spot Solana exchange-traded funds recorded an $80 million inflow in a single day, the largest one-day total reported since these products began trading.

The firm's director of global macro says a mathematical growth model still points to that price by the end of the decade. Jurrien Timmer, Fidelity's director of global macro, has restated his view that Bitcoin could trade near $300,000 by 2029.

The exchange-traded fund tracking the NEAR Protocol token has received approval to begin trading, according to multiple reports. NYSE Arca has approved a Bitwise exchange-traded fund built around the NEAR Protocol token, clearing the way for the product to list and trade, according to CoinGape and BlockchainReporter.

Regulator alleges the forex trading platform ran a Ponzi-style operation that drew in funds tied to cryptocurrency The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has brought fraud charges against Cash FX Group, accusing the company of running a forex trading scheme that allegedly took in roughly $950 million from investors.

Tightening price action around the $84,000 level has traders eyeing a fair value gap for clues on Bitcoin's next move. Bitcoin's price has settled into a tight range close to $84,000, according to market commentary from The Cryptonomist and Brave New Coin.

Resurfaced comments from Ripple's chief executive frame XRP as one option within a broader multi-asset payments strategy. Comments from Ripple's chief executive stating that XRP is not always the best answer for a given payment scenario have resurfaced and circulated among crypto news outlets.

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New guidance from agency staff outlines conditions under which certain staking activities may fall outside federal securities law. The Securities and Exchange Commission's staff has released a set of frequently asked questions addressing staking, according to reports from crypto.news and The Cryptonomist.

Fresh fund inflows and a prediction-market forecast put fresh attention on XRP's price ceiling this month. XRP exchange-traded funds have pulled in $38 million in fresh capital, according to a report from AMBCrypto. The inflow figure has renewed focus on whether the token can push through the $1.60 resistance level that has capped recent rallies.

The raise will fund infrastructure aimed at supporting stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, according to a report from NewsBTC. HIFI has raised $37 million in new funding to build infrastructure for stablecoins and tokenized markets, according to a report published by NewsBTC.

The stablecoin issuer's representative warns the penalty could disproportionately harm retail investors rather than curb speculation. A Circle executive has spoken out against a proposed German tax rule that would apply a 50% penalty to certain crypto-related transactions. The criticism was reported by Bitcoin.com News and Cryptopolitan on September 25 and 26, 2026, respectively.

A federal appeals court has handed prediction-market platform Kalshi another courtroom setback over state oversight of its sports contracts. A federal appeals court has ruled that states can regulate Kalshi's sports prediction markets, according to reports from CNBC and Cryptopolitan.

The firm's latest 494,000-token purchase extends a buying streak tied to a $305.5 million profit on its HYPE holdings. Hyperliquid Strategies has expanded its holdings of HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, with a purchase valued at $45.8 million.

The draft proposal outlines who can issue a dollar-pegged stablecoin and presumes many yield-sharing deals are prohibited. The Federal Reserve has drafted rules that would spell out who qualifies to issue a stablecoin under its regulatory umbrella.