Bitcoin price rebounded about 6% over the past 24 hours to trade near $81,300, with a short squeeze and improving technical momentum carrying the price to its highest level in two weeks. Summary Bitcoin price recovered from below $77,000 and climbed past $81,000 within 24 hours. The 4-hour Supertrend flipped bullish, with support now near
Lemon has decided to close its Brazilian operations and terminate about 15,000 local accounts after finding the country’s new crypto licensing capital requirements too costly for its business. Summary Lemon will close Brazilian accounts on Oct. 16 and assist users with withdrawals. BRL deposits have stopped, while Lemon Card payments will end on Sep. 30.
HotShort has joined the Feixiaohao × GWDC 2026 Innovation Forum as a co-organizer and will present its model for turning short-drama content and related revenue into blockchain-based assets at the Sep. 29 event in Seoul. Summary HotShort will discuss short-drama RWAs and onchain revenue sharing at the Seoul forum. The Sep. 29 event will cover
MultiversX has opened an investigation into a potential issue on its mainnet and said it expects to provide another update within 12 hours or sooner if the team reaches a clear finding. Summary MultiversX said at 10:00 a.m. UTC that it was investigating a potential mainnet issue. The team named user protection and secure, reliable
U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded products recorded about $70.7 million in combined net outflows during the Sep. 14–18 trading week, as withdrawals from Ether funds outweighed demand for Bitcoin, Solana, and Hyperliquid products. Summary Spot Bitcoin ETFs ended the week with a modest $6.1 million net inflow after attracting $433 million on Friday. Spot Ether ETFs
Crypto and blockchain companies announced at least $180.25 million in disclosed financing across nine deals from Sep. 12 to Sep. 18. Crypto market data provider Kaiko led the week with a $110 million round backed by several major financial institutions. Summary Nine crypto companies announced funding during the week, with disclosed capital totaling $180.25 million.
Linera has begun winding down its operations after a token sale attracted nearly $900,000 in commitments but failed to meet the minimum funding threshold. Summary Linera refunded all funds committed through its token sale on Sonar. Emergency financing efforts failed to secure enough money to continue development. The team will gradually close its applications and
LSEG has outlined plans for 24/5 trading, a digital securities depository, tokenized equities, and new infrastructure involving Kraken and HSBC. Summary LSEG expects its LSEG24 trading cycle to begin in the first half of 2027. The group is building a digital securities depository and tokenized equity products. LSEG is working with Kraken on listings and
A BaFin official has warned that centralized EU crypto supervision could place extra burdens on firms while reducing flexibility in applying MiCA rules. Summary BaFin’s Stephan Mögelin raised concerns about transferring authorization to a centralized EU supervisor. National regulators would still hold knowledge of local markets and business models. Mögelin said EU countries lack a
The SEC has opened a five-year pathway for tokenized U.S. stocks that requires each approved token to carry the economic, voting, dividend, and liquidation rights attached to the underlying share. Summary Tokenized NMS stocks must provide the same rights as their traditional share equivalents. Synthetic products that offer only price exposure fall outside the SEC
