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The crypto exchange is giving traders on-chain access to major US equities and funds through a dedicated consumer app. OKX has launched tokenized versions of more than 70 US stocks and exchange-traded funds. The offering is built into a new consumer-facing app called Money, according to Coinfomania.

The rally coincides with reports that the SEC has cleared a path for tokenized stock trading. Bitcoin pushed back above the $81,000 mark, according to CoinDesk, marking a notable move after weeks of choppy trading.

A late-week surge in spot Bitcoin ETF buying erased an earlier weekly outflow as Bitcoin's price climbed past $81,000. US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in fresh capital as Bitcoin's price climbed above $81,000. The rally came after a stretch of choppy trading that had pushed several funds into net outflow territory earlier in the week.

A critic points to repeated identical $5,500 trades as evidence that Kalshi's crypto volume may be inflated. Kalshi, a regulated prediction market operator, is under scrutiny after a critic accused the platform of wash trading in its crypto markets.

Strategy's Michael Saylor frames the stalled Clarity Act as an advantage rather than a setback for digital asset markets Michael Saylor, the founder of Strategy, has publicly argued that the breakdown of the Clarity Act should not be seen as a setback for the crypto industry. Bitcoin Magazine reported his comments on September 21, 2026.

The incident adds to a run of violent crimes in France targeting people connected to the digital asset industry. A family connected to someone working in the crypto industry was reportedly tied up during a home invasion in France.

A near-unanimous governance vote clears the way for ZetaChain to wind down its own Layer 1 network and move ZETA onto Solana. ZetaChain token holders have voted to move the ZETA token onto Solana, according to reports from crypto.news, BlockchainReporter and CryptoBriefing.

Both tech giants are recruiting specialists tied to stablecoin work, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and crypto.news. Apple and Google are recruiting for positions tied to stablecoins, according to separate reports from CryptoBriefing and crypto.news.

The South Korean lender's bond deal reportedly settled the same day, compressing a process that typically takes several days. Hana Bank, one of South Korea's largest financial institutions, has issued a $100 million bond through a blockchain-based platform run by Euroclear, according to reports from Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing.

A proposed SEC innovation exemption for tokenized stocks may hand structural advantages to firms already active in crypto infrastructure. Analysts covering the crypto and brokerage sectors say Coinbase, Robinhood and Circle could be among the first firms to benefit from a Securities and Exchange Commission proposal covering tokenized stocks.

The longtime Bitcoin critic argues tokenized equities could pull liquidity away from crypto markets, despite a recent price uptick. Peter Schiff, a well-known gold investor and longtime Bitcoin skeptic, has weighed in on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent announcement concerning tokenized stocks. He described the development as bearish for Bitcoin, according to CryptoBriefing.

CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both report ZetaChain's plan to shut down its L1 and migrate ZETA to Solana, but they give contradictory accounts of the token's trading volume after the announcement. CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both report ZetaChain's plan to shut down its L1 and migrate ZETA to Solana, but they give contradictory accounts of the token's…

The prediction-market operator joins Coinbase in pushing crypto-style perpetual contracts into equity markets. Kalshi has submitted a filing seeking regulatory clearance to list perpetual futures contracts linked to US stocks. The application was reported by CryptoBriefing and crypto.news, both of which described the move as targeting approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

The decentralized exchange rolls out access to tokenized pre-IPO products through Binance Wallet integration. PancakeSwap has introduced a pre-access portal aimed at tokenized pre-IPO investment products. The launch was reported by multiple crypto news outlets on September 20, 2026.

A single exploiter reportedly hit both AI-focused crypto projects, sending NuNet's NTX token crashing to an all-time low. Fetch.ai and NuNet, two protocols operating in the decentralized artificial intelligence sector, were exploited by the same attacker, according to reports from BeInCrypto and The Cryptonomist. The combined losses across both platforms reached approximately $2 million.

Investor demand for Solana exchange-traded funds keeps climbing even as Bitcoin markets settle into unusual stillness. Solana-linked exchange-traded funds have now attracted net inflows for 12 straight weeks, according to reporting from CryptoBriefing and Yahoo Finance.

The derivatives-focused exchange logged a $13.47 million week, contributing to a broader surge across leading decentralized platforms. Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange known for perpetual futures trading, reported approximately $3 million in daily revenue. Over the course of a full week, that activity added up to $13.47 million, according to onchain data cited by industry outlets.

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.