Crypto

Bitcoin rallies past $86K as shorts liquidate, but leverage risks remain
Short-seller positions forced out of the market as Bitcoin approaches $90K, but traders warn of heightened risk from rapidly expanding leverage exposure.

Forward Industries Boosts Solana Treasury Holdings by 357K SOL
Austin-based Forward Industries added approximately 357,000 SOL to its treasury between August 4 and September 20, raising its total holdings to about 8.16 million SOL—roughly 1.39% of Solana’s circulating supply.

Hyperliquid Launches Bitcoin VIX Perpetual Futures
Traders gain direct exposure to 30-day implied volatility via onchain exchange, expanding crypto volatility trading options

Bitcoin rallies 44% in Q3 as regulatory tailwind spurs market optimism
Bitcoin’s price surged 44% in the third quarter, outperforming major indices and altcoins, amid regulatory progress and a break above key resistance.

US-Futures steigen, Bitcoin erreicht 8-Monats-Hoch – Ölpreise sinken, Märkte profitieren von Stimmung
US-Futures und Schweizer Börsen eröffnen mit Gewinnen, während sinkende Ölpreise und Bitcoin-Rekordniveaus die Stimmung stabilisieren. Technologiewerte dominieren die Kurse, während die SNB-Zinssitzung und geopolitische Spannungen die Risikostimmung prägen.

Crypto super PAC Fairshake allocates $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown's Senate bid
Fairshake, the crypto industry’s leading political action committee, is spending $30 million on Ohio ads to block former Sen. Sherrod Brown, its biggest single‑candidate outlay in the 2026 midterms.

Lion Group Holds Steady on 195,000 Hyperliquid Tokens Worth $18.2M
Lion Group reaffirmed its approximately 195,000 Hyperliquid token holdings, valued at roughly $18.2 million, noting no sales since the position was established.

Google, Apple hire crypto talent as they explore stablecoins and tokenization
Google Cloud and Apple are adding blockchain specialists to develop stablecoin infrastructure and tokenized‑deposit services, underscoring growing Big Tech interest in digital‑asset payments.

CLARITY Act failure raises Coinbase’s regulatory exposure
Senate stalls crypto legislation, intensifying scrutiny on exchanges and tokenized assets

Senate Rejection of Clarity Act Favors Banks, Offshore Crypto Hubs
Failure to advance the bill leaves U.S. crypto regulation in SEC/CFTC hands and benefits regulated jurisdictions like Dubai.

Solana’s fee growth and market cap surge prompt Solana pro Kyle Samani’s flippening prediction
Solana’s operational advantages and fee performance have drawn a prominent investor’s attention to its long-term potential, despite Ethereum’s dominance in market capitalization.

Strategy buys 950 BTC, repurchases $174M in STRC shares
Michael Saylor’s Strategy resumes Bitcoin accumulation while scaling back preferred-stock repurchases amid cash drawdowns.

DeFi Development Raises $1.65M via Preferred Stock Offering, Boosts SOL Treasury by 101K Tokens
The Florida-based company added over $10 million in Solana (SOL) holdings in one week, expanding its treasury to nearly 2.5 million SOL equivalents.

Bitcoin hits $85,000 as short squeeze wipes $648 million of bearish bets
Bitcoin surged to $85,000, a 4.7% rise, as short positions worth $648 million were liquidated while open interest climbed 7.6% to $156 billion.

X claims users exploited its creator fund with fake Bitcoin news bots
London-based platform X alleges two individuals ran a coordinated bot network to fraudulently siphon £207,000 from its creator rewards program.

Bitcoin hits $85K as ETF inflows and US regulatory signals drive recovery
Institutional demand and spot ETF inflows propel BTC to its highest level since January 2024, amid short-squeeze dynamics and regulatory tailwinds.

X Seeks $278K Recovery in Alleged Bitcoin Account Engagement Fraud
Elon Musk’s X sued three individuals and multiple Bitcoin-focused accounts over claims they manipulated engagement to siphon $278,000 from its creator payouts.

Polymarket Names Former Amazon Finance Chief Warren Jenson as Its First CFO
The prediction market operator has appointed its first chief financial officer as it builds a regulated U.S. exchange and global platform.

Monument Bank Delays Retail Tokenized Deposits, Cites UK Regulatory Issues
The London-based challenger bank now expects to roll out retail tokenized deposits by November after citing regulatory issues in the UK.

EU Finance Groups Urge Removal of 100B Euro Cap on Tokenized Securities
A coalition including Nasdaq and Boerse Stuttgart wants the bloc to scrap or raise to 500 billion euros a proposed ceiling on tokenized instruments under the DLT Pilot Regime.

CLARITY Act Survives Setback as Senators Seek Second Chance
A procedural motion keeps the crypto market structure bill alive despite a 49-50 cloture failure, but a ticking congressional clock and a Democratic revolt over ethics provisions make passage unlikely before year's end.

Bitcoin Bancorp snaps up thousands of defunct Bitcoin Depot ATMs for $620,000
Finance Review Daily is tracking this developing story; additional confirmed specifics had not been verified at the time of publication.

Bitcoin dips below $77,000 as US PPI surprise lifts bond yields
Bitcoin fell about 2% to under $77,000 after US producer‑price index rose 5.4% YoY, pushing the 30‑year Treasury yield to 5.353%, its highest since 2007. Oil prices also surged past $100 per barrel.

Crypto Markets Rally as US Clarity Act Fails; SEC, CFTC Move on Rules
Senate cloture on digital asset market structure legislation falls short of 60 votes. SEC and CFTC propose regulatory relief measures while Bitcoin Reserve advances in House.

