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This week produced one enacted statute, one failed Senate vote and one CEO's plea, and only the first of those three actually changed what is legally required. This week produced one enacted statute, one failed Senate vote and one CEO's plea, and only the first of those three actually changed what is legally required.

Researchers at the Bank for International Settlements say measurement method alone can swing transfer totals by a factor of six The Bank for International Settlements has published research showing that estimates of Bitcoin's onchain transfer activity can differ by as much as six times depending on the counting method applied.

New rules tighten tax oversight of digital assets and target withdrawals to self-custody wallets. Bulgaria has adopted new legislation compelling cryptocurrency businesses operating in the country to report user transaction data to state authorities. The measure marks a significant expansion of financial oversight for digital asset activity within the Balkan nation.

XRP drops 10% and bitcoin slides toward $76,000 as the market-structure bill stalls in the Senate. Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP all posted steep losses after the CLARITY Act failed to pass a Senate vote. CoinGape and CoinDesk both reported the decline on September 16, tying it directly to the legislative setback.

AMBCrypto and Crypto Economy both cover Orlen's failed Venezuelan oil deal and USDt payment trail, but give different figures for how much intermediary Horizon Global received from Hannon International. AMBCrypto and Crypto Economy both cover Orlen's failed Venezuelan oil deal and USDt payment trail, but give different figures for how much intermediary Horizon Global received…

The partnership marks a shift in Ripple's campus strategy from research labs toward visible sports sponsorships. Ripple has confirmed a new partnership that brings XRP branding to University of Louisville basketball. The arrangement places the token's name and imagery in front of a stadium audience rather than confining it to academic settings.

The wallet-infrastructure provider is broadening its developer toolkit beyond custody and key management. Turnkey has expanded its wallet infrastructure platform to include swap and earn capabilities, according to reports from CoinGape and Yahoo Finance. The company built its reputation on secure key management and wallet infrastructure for developers building crypto applications.

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.

New data pointing to weak investment activity has renewed concerns over the pace of China's economic recovery. China's investment activity has slumped to new lows, CryptoBriefing reported on September 15. The outlet's reporting points to weakening fixed-asset investment as a key drag on the world's second-largest economy.

The mainnet upgrade raises the transaction size limit to 4,096 bytes, opening the door to more complex on-chain applications. Solana's mainnet now runs Transaction V1, a protocol upgrade that expands how much data a single transaction can carry. The change increases the maximum transaction size by about 3.3 times compared to the prior limit.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.