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Bitcoin has rebounded above $78,000 after U.S. consumer inflation met forecasts in August, although prediction-market traders have raised the chance of a Federal Reserve rate hike to 81%. US CPI has held at 3.4% in August The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the Consumer Price Index rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in August after increasing 0.1% in July. Consumer prices climbed 3.4% over the preceding 12 months, unchanged from July’s annual rate. Both figures matched the forecasts cited in the original report. Still, inflation remained above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target as officials prepared for their…

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency advanced three stablecoin-focused firms toward federal trust-bank status on Sept. 18, using a recognizable regulatory perimeter across the decisions for Agora, Catena and Bastion. The decisions strengthen the case that the OCC is building a repeatable pathway for narrow, uninsured trust banks. That pathway still carries execution and legal risk: Agora and Catena need final approval before opening, Bastion must complete a conversion, proposed stablecoin rules remain unfinished, and state supervisors continue to contest the breadth of the OCC’s approach. The competitive significance follows from that combination. Federal trust status can reduce…

$NEAR Protocol just added a feature that could change how crypto users move value between blockchains without waiting on slow bridges. The platform launched $NEAR Protocol Chain Signatures, a tool that links more than 30 blockchains and over 180 assets under a single account, according to Coinfomania’s coverage of the rollout. The idea is simple on paper but technically ambitious: let a transaction fire off directly on the receiving chain instead of routing through a third-party bridge that eats up time and adds risk. Key takeaways $NEAR Protocol launched Chain Signatures, connecting over 30 blockchains and 180 assets under one…

Michael Saylor recently spoke at the Freedom Tech DC summit, advocating for a comprehensive digital rights framework for individuals and companies. He argued that a bill of digital rights is essential, rather than a bill of restrictions, in the evolving landscape of digital assets. This perspective highlights the need for regulators to take a proactive approach in shaping digital asset policy, which could significantly impact the market as it develops. source The Latest The broader cryptocurrency ecosystem is currently experiencing mixed signals, with varied momentum across major assets. During his talk, Saylor outlined critical issues surrounding digital assets and their…

MoonPay has secured an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Dutch Central Bank, opening the door for the company to issue regulated euro-denominated stablecoins across Europe. The approval also allows MoonPay to offer payment accounts and related services, giving the crypto payments firm a stronger position in Europe’s growing stablecoin market. MoonPay Gets Approval for Stablecoin Issuance In a recent announcement, MoonPay stated that it received the EMI license from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) on September 8, 2026. The approval gives the company the regulatory ability to issue euro-denominated stablecoins while expanding its payment services for consumers and businesses.…

Travelers will now be able to use Solana-based digital dollars to book flights across more than 300 airlines, according to a recent announcement. Nomadz, a crypto-focused travel booking platform, has expanded beyond accommodation and launched flight bookings. According to the announcement, the platform now provides access to more than 300 airlines alongside over 1 million stays. Nomadz is sweetening the launch with zero fees on flights for the first 30 days alongside some other perks. How this works Nomadz acts as the crypto-friendly booking layer between the traveler and the travel industry. Users search for a conventional airline ticket through…

Bitcoin fell into Deribit’s Sept. 11 options expiry, rebounded during the first hour after settlement, then surrendered the move before a two-hour post-expiry window ended. The sequence resembled only part of a pattern documented in a recent peer-reviewed study. Friday’s price path did not complete the reversal, while the study’s high at-the-money open-interest condition could not be matched with public data and its strongest negative-gamma regime was not corroborated. Across Deribit’s BTC perpetual, Coinbase spot and Kraken spot, Bitcoin declined about 0.16% to 0.18% from 07:00 to 08:00 UTC. It then gained about 0.19% to 0.21% by 09:00. The rebound…

$XRP registered an intraday high of $1.60 on Sept. 22, with roughly $7.4 billion in reported volume. The move was strong, but the latest public data on regulated futures showed different positioning shifts across venues. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Sept. 15 snapshot showed leveraged funds cutting their net short in CME futures by the equivalent of 46.3 million $XRP in one week. Net short means reported short contracts exceeded reported long contracts. Across three separately reported Coinbase Derivatives products, adjusted for each contract’s unit, the same trader category reduced its combined net short by only 2.452 million $XRP and…

Former Democratic congressman Tim Ryan has said the CLARITY Act could still pass this year if lawmakers resolve disputes that blocked a 49–50 Senate vote on Sep. 15. Tim Ryan, a former Ohio congressman and adviser to Shyft, told crypto.news that lawmakers still have a path to an agreement if they return to negotiations and make concessions. The Senate rejected cloture on a motion to proceed to the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act on Sep. 15, with 49 senators voting yes, 50 voting no, and one not voting. The motion needed 60 votes to advance the bill to debate; it…

US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that it has added the Concrete (CP) token to its “listing roadmap.” This development has increased expectations that the CP token may be listed on Coinbase’s spot trading platform in the future. Coinbase’s listing roadmap includes the crypto assets the exchange is considering and plans to offer trading support for on its platform in the future. However, the inclusion of a token in this list does not necessarily mean that the asset will be listed on Coinbase. The exchange makes the final listing decision after technical and operational reviews. The inclusion of the Concrete (CP)…