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BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said the Clarity Act could constrain innovation in the U.S. crypto industry and block the launch of products aligned with actual market demand. In a post on X, Hayes said Bitcoin has never needed the Clarity Act since its emergence in 2009 and will not need it going forward, adding that industry development and new product creation should not depend on the passage of regulatory legislation.

An anonymous whale sold 866.1 BTC worth $65.42 million about 12 hours ago and then bought 26,924 ETH, according to on-chain analyst EmberCN, who shared the update on X. The average purchase price for the ETH was $2,430.

An anonymous whale address beginning with 0x039 has been sitting on an unrealized loss of about $4.295 million on an 8x leveraged long position of roughly 45,000 ETH held since Aug. 31, on-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa said on X. The position is currently worth about $107 million, making it the third-largest single ETH long position on Hyperliquid. The average entry price is $2,486, and the liquidation price is $2,182. ai_9684xtpa added the address appears to be opening a position for the first time, while estimating that an existing large trader likely used a new address this time.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency is moving to apply on-chain finance to real-world financial services and infrastructure, CoinPost reported. In its fiscal 2026 financial administration policy, the agency said it will review technical, regulatory and supervisory issues through public-private pilot programs and consultations while ensuring user protection and financial system stability. To support the effort, it plans to set up an on-chain finance forum in line with the AI era and discuss ways to introduce on-chain finance. It also plans to promote the adoption of on-chain payment methods and links with existing financial infrastructure, while reviewing shorter securities settlement periods and system upgrades with industry officials in preparation for broader asset tokenization.

Binance announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals on the VANA network from 11:29 a.m. UTC on Sept. 21 as the network undergoes an upgrade and hard fork.

Grayscale is seeking to convert its Litecoin Trust into an ETF for listing on NYSE Arca. In an amended S-3 filing submitted to the U.S. SEC on Sept. 11, Grayscale said it plans to rename the product the Grayscale Litecoin Trust ETF once the registration statement becomes effective and the listing proceeds. If listed, it will trade under the ticker LTCN.

U.S. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins has instructed staff to draft a rule that would allow investment advisers meeting certain conditions to directly custody cryptocurrencies held for clients and regulated funds, Bitcoin.com reported. Atkins said qualified third-party custodians still do not exist for some cryptocurrencies, and the SEC is also considering allowing adviser self-custody as well as recognizing state-chartered trust companies as custodians. The SEC had previously introduced related measures allowing state trust companies to serve as crypto custodians if they meet certain requirements.

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings (MARA) bought 1,292 BTC on FalconX about nine hours ago, worth $98.64 million, according to Lookonchain.

Bitcoin on-chain transfer volume can vary by as much as sixfold depending on the measurement method, meaning on-chain metrics require caution in interpretation, Cointelegraph reported, citing a Bank for International Settlements study. The study said BTC transactions can return unused funds to the sender as change, and whether those amounts are included in transfer volume can materially alter the figures. It also found that Bitcoin’s standard market capitalization was at times as much as four times higher than realized capitalization, while USDT serves different primary purposes on Ethereum and TRON, meaning simply aggregating activity across chains can obscure the nature of actual economic activity. BIS researchers said on-chain indicators should be viewed not as direct measures of economic activity but as noisy approximations.

Cronos Labs, the developer of the layer-one blockchain Cronos (CRO), said it is rebranding the existing Cronos app as Ult, an integrated trading app. Ult was rebuilt as a trading app from Crypto.com’s self-custody app Onchain Wallet and supports sports prediction markets, crypto perpetual futures, U.S. stocks and commodities, and trading in select Cronos network tokens. Over the next few weeks, Ult plans to expand its prediction market, perpetual futures, tokenized stock, and cryptocurrency offerings, while product availability will vary by country. Separately, Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek said all revenue generated from Ult will be used for CRO buybacks.

Taiwanese singer Jeffrey Huang, also known as Machi Big Brother, saw assets fall from $12.3 million to about $1 million after repeatedly stopping out of a high-leverage ETH long position, EmberCN reported. Huang had previously grown assets to $12.3 million by running an ETH long position with about $150,000 since August, according to the report. During that period, ETH rose from around $1,900 to $2,500.

Chris Dixon, founder of a16z crypto, said the cryptocurrency industry’s fundamentals are stronger than ever even after the U.S. Senate rejected a cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, which determines whether the bill advances to floor debate. In a post on X, Dixon said billions of dollars are moving on-chain, major payment companies and financial institutions are adopting blockchain technology, and founders around the world are developing new financial products for the times.

ETH held on exchanges tracked by crypto analytics firm Alphractal fell 20.2% to 15.39 million from 19.29 million a year earlier, marking the lowest level in the past 365 days. In a post on X, Alphractal said about 3.9 million ETH had been withdrawn from exchanges over the past year, amounting to roughly one-fifth of total exchange-held supply, and described it as a supply shift worth watching alongside price action and demand trends. According to CoinMarketCap, ETH was trading at $2,403.26, down 46.76% over the past year.

The Asia-Pacific region accounted for 51.2% of global stablecoin payment volume, making it the largest market, according to a CoinDesk Research analysis. CoinDesk Research said stablecoin use is expanding beyond trading into payments, corporate treasury management and settlement, while moves are also gaining traction across the region to apply stablecoins to real financial services within established regulatory frameworks. USDT’s share of stablecoin payment volume in APAC fell to 91% in July 2026 from 98% in early 2025, indicating a gradual easing of concentration in the token. The analysis added that for compliance-focused stablecoins such as RLUSD to see broader use, distribution networks need to expand, custody support needs to be in place, and practical use cases need to grow in regulated financial sectors.

CoinMarketCap’s Altcoin Season Index came in at 37, down three points from yesterday. The index is calculated by comparing the price performance of Bitcoin with that of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins and wrapped coins. A reading is considered altcoin season when 75% of the top 100 coins have outperformed Bitcoin over the past 90 days; the opposite is considered Bitcoin season. The closer the index is to 100, the more it indicates altcoin season.

CoinMarketCap’s in-house crypto Fear and Greed Index came in at 63, down six points from yesterday, while remaining in greed territory. The index indicates extreme fear as it approaches zero and extreme optimism as it nears 100. CoinMarketCap calculates the gauge based on price moves among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, market volatility, derivatives-market data including the put/call ratio, the Stablecoin Supply Ratio, and CoinMarketCap’s own search data.

Spot CVD is an order book analysis chart for the BTC/USDT spot trading pair. The upper section shows the volume heatmap, while the lower section represents cumulative volume delta, or CVD. - The volume heatmap in the upper section tracks trading volume at each price level. The background color becomes brighter when the price stays in a specific range for an extended period or moves sharply. Areas closer to brighter colors may act as support or resistance. - The cumulative volume delta indicator in the lower section reflects buy and sell orders by capital size. The line for a given color rises as buy orders increase. The yellow line is based on $100 to $1,000 orders, while the brown line is based on large orders of $1 million to $10 million, among others.

U.S. Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin said on X that Slotkin voted against a procedural Senate vote to advance deliberations on the CLARITY Act, citing insufficient ethics provisions addressing public officials’ crypto-related conflicts of interest. Slotkin said the current bill does not place adequate limits on crypto-related interests involving President Donald Trump, Trump’s family and administration officials. Slotkin also said stronger national security provisions are needed to block illicit financial flows tied to money laundering, terrorist financing, North Korea and Iran, and added that agencies including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission need stronger oversight authority and sufficient staffing to enforce the bill.

Crypto market maker and trading firm Wintermute appears to have closed part of its short positions and locked in profits after a U.S. Senate procedural vote on the Clarity bill failed, according to Onchain Lens. Onchain Lens said Wintermute’s total short exposure fell to $55.54 million from $102.1 million, while unrealized profit rose to about $2.28 million from roughly $928,000. Its ETH short position also shrank to 7,810 ETH ($18.72 million) from 15,330 ETH ($38.47 million).

Strive CEO Matt Cole said in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine that Bitcoin could deliver average annual returns of about 50% through 2030. Cole said the dollar could face downward pressure if the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury intervene to suppress long-term interest rates, which could drive a sharp rise in scarce asset prices. In that scenario, Cole said, Bitcoin could outperform gold.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the outcome of the Senate vote on the Clarity Act was deeply disappointing, but added he remains optimistic about the future of cryptocurrency in the U.S. In a post on X, Garlinghouse said Ripple had made every effort to secure passage of the Clarity Act, describing it as an opportunity not just for Ripple or any single company but for the broader industry, consumers, and the U.S. to strengthen its position as a global crypto hub and a leader in the future of finance. He added, however, that consumers and U.S. competitiveness were ultimately pushed aside and said a post-mortem on the failure is needed. Garlinghouse also said the future of U.S. crypto remains positive, adding that the SEC and CFTC will continue working on rules to fill the legislative gap and that Ripple will actively take part in the rulemaking process.

A cloture vote in the U.S. Senate to advance the CLARITY Act, a bill on crypto market structure, failed, after which Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis said Democratic senators had shown today they were not genuinely interested in consumer protection or preserving U.S. leadership. In a post on X, Lummis said Democrats shifted their demands during negotiations with Senate Democrats for more than a year and changed the terms as soon as Republicans met those demands. Lummis also said Democrats voted against U.S. leadership and handed overseas competitors, including China, what they wanted. Lummis further argued Democrats once again put politics ahead of the American people and yielded to what Lummis described as a radical socialist base, calling the Democratic Party anti-American. Meanwhile, Crypto In America host Eleanor Terrett said Cynthia Lummis, whom Terrett described as a key architect of the CLARITY Act, did not speak with reporters immediately after the vote.

A digital-yield ETF from OranjeBTC, a Brazilian listed company focused on a Bitcoin strategic reserve, has begun trading on Brazil’s B3 exchange, according to Crypto Briefing. The fund, DIGY11, invests in Strategy’s Bitcoin-linked preferred stock STRC and Strive’s perpetual preferred stock SATA, with an initial portfolio allocation of 95% to STRC. The product does not hold Bitcoin directly and targets an annual yield of around 18%.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed lower today. - S&P 500: -0.45% - Nasdaq: -0.78% - Dow Jones: -0.63%

After a cloture vote to advance the CLARITY Act failed on the U.S. Senate floor, Democratic Sen. Angela Alsobrooks said the bill would not be derailed, according to Eleanor Terrett, host of the U.S. podcast 'Crypto in America.' Alsobrooks added, "7000만 명이 넘는 미국인이 규제되지 않는 산업에 참여하고 있다. 우리에게는 이를 규제할 책임이 있다" and argued Republican leaders forced today’s vote while refusing to hold President Donald Trump accountable over what Alsobrooks described as corruption in the crypto industry. Alsobrooks said Republicans were playing political games. In May, Alsobrooks was one of two Democratic senators on the Senate Banking Committee who voted to move the CLARITY Act to the full Senate for debate, but voted against it in this round.