Geopolitics

Bitcoin Bancorp acquired 2,547 cryptocurrency ATMs from Bitcoin Depot for $620,750 through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, with some parts of the transaction already closed and the remainder expected to complete over the coming quarter. Bitcoin Depot filed for bankruptcy in May after revenue

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) released its latest risk monitoring report on September 11, identifying tokenized stocks, DeFi, and prediction markets as the three major emerging risk areas. ESMA said that using cryptocurrency in prediction markets makes insider trading more difficult to detect. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released guidance on prediction markets in 2026 and sued six states, including Kentucky, to defend its exclusive federal jurisdic

Bitcoin (BTC) has continued to weaken and decline, trading at around $76,900 as of Oct. 17. The U.S. Senate released a 630-page revised version of the CLARITY Act, with a procedural vote scheduled for Sept. 15. Bank of America issued its own USD Stablecoin, USBDC, on Stellar and successfully completed a cross-border payment trial. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights Republican members of the U.S. Senate released a 630-page revised version of the CLARITY Act, and the Senate will hold the bill’s firs

Bitcoin fell to around $76,850 on Sept. 11, as the U.S. August Consumer Price Index (CPI) is set to be released, making it the last major inflation report before the FED FOMC meeting. The August PPI released Thursday rose 5.4% year over year and 0.4% month over month. After the PPI release, CME FedWatch showed the probability of the FED raising rates by 25 bps in September rising above 73%. FED Rate-Hike Probability Rises to 73%, CPI Becomes Key Signal Bitcoin fell further to around $76,850 on S

On September 11, 2026, from 0:00 to 0:15 UTC, BTC rebounded slightly by 0.32% over 15 min, with a price range of 76568.5–76853.0 USDT and an Ampl of 0.37%. Despite the short-term price recovery, market sentiment remained cautious, volatility was limited, and overall trading activity was strongly dominated by a wait-and-see sentiment. The core drivers of this move were the continued escalation of the US-Iran military conflict and a sharp rise in expectations for FED Interest Rate hikes. The US an

From 23:00 to 23:15 (UTC) on September 10, 2026, BTC plunged 0.41% within 15 min, with its price retreating from 76,878.9 USDT to around 76,500.0 USDT, for an Ampl of 0.49%. Over the past 24 hours, BTC has fallen approximately 1.86%, with the current price at $76,719 and the intraday low reaching $76,600. Market volatility has intensified, and risk-asset appetite has clearly declined. The primary driver of this move was a combination of multiple bearish macroeconomic factors. First, the US-Iran

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a risk monitoring report Thursday warning that growing links between crypto and traditional finance could increase the risk of shocks spreading across the

According to ESMA's latest risk monitoring report published Thursday, the European Securities and Markets Authority warned that deepening connections between crypto-asset markets and traditional finance could amplify systemic financial risks and increase spillover potential. ESMA flagged

Offshore trust companies are rejecting crypto millionaires seeking to place digital-asset wealth in traditional estate structures, according to Financial Times reporting, as HMRC data published 27 August shows 240 UK taxpayers declared capital gains exceeding £1 million each from crypto in

On September 10, 2026, from 18:00 to 18:15 (UTC), BTC fell rapidly by 0.39% within 15 min, with the price retreating from $77,338.6 to $76,990.9 and an Ampl of 0.45%. In the preceding 24 hours, BTC had drawn down more than $2,000 from its high of $78,935, with a cumulative Fall % of approximately 2.22%; short-term volatility intensified noticeably. The core drivers of this move were the interplay between geopolitical conflict and expectations of monetary tightening. The U.S.-Iran military confli

According to ChainCatcher, the UK House of Lords voted 194 to 138 on Wednesday to pass an amendment requiring the government to develop a digital asset strategy, despite opposition from the ruling Labour Party. The amendment, tabled by Conservative peer Baroness Neville-Rolfe, mandates the UK

On Wednesday, the UK House of Lords approved an amendment requiring the government to develop a digital asset strategy by a vote of 194-138, overriding Labour government opposition. Amendment 88, introduced by Conservative peer Baroness Neville-Rolfe during the Financial Services and Markets Bill's

According to ChainCatcher, financial and crypto industry groups including Nasdaq, Adan, Crypto Council for Innovation, and the Ethereum Foundation issued a joint letter to the EU Council and European Parliament urging lawmakers to remove or raise the 100 billion euro cap on tokenized securities

According to Kremlin statement reported by ChainCatcher, Russia will discuss digital currency trade settlement with BRICS+ partners at the India summit.

Brazil's cryptocurrency service providers face an October 30 deadline to submit first-phase authorization applications to the Banco Central do Brasil. The deadline applies to companies already operating when the country's regulatory framework took effect on February 2. Firms that fail to enter the a