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Utah authorities can enforce gambling-related laws against U.S. prediction market platform Kalshi after an emergency injunction request filed during the company’s appeal was denied, CoinGape reported. Legal expert Daniel Wallach said on X that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit denied Kalshi’s request for an injunction pending appeal. Wallach said Kalshi had asked the court to block Utah from pursuing civil or criminal action against the company while the appeal moves forward. Kalshi argues its sports event contracts qualify as swaps, giving the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission exclusive oversight, while multiple state governments maintain the products are effectively sports betting and therefore subject to state regulation.

Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty said he asked Senate offices representing lawmakers opposed to the Clarity Act or still undecided to meet directly with actual U.S. cryptocurrency holders before the vote. In a post on X, Alderoty said he personally conveyed the request to Senate offices, adding the meetings should involve ordinary people who hold crypto and have their own stories, rather than lobbyists or industry executives. He said about 67 million people in the U.S. currently hold cryptocurrency and should have a chance to make their voices heard because they will be affected by the vote.

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju said on X the current consensus among Bitcoin analysts is "STRONG BUY."

The Compound Foundation has launched a lending service exclusively for institutional investors, Crypto Briefing reported. Access is limited to pre-screened institutions, while collateral assets, loan-to-value ratios and risk management are operated separately from the broader market. The structure allows regulated financial institutions to use Compound’s lending infrastructure in a distinct environment.

Malone Lam, identified as the ringleader of a group accused of stealing about $240 million worth of Bitcoin in the United States, pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge brought by U.S. prosecutors, the AP reported. The case is one of the largest thefts in U.S. crypto crime history, and Lam is accused of using social engineering with accomplices in August 2024 to deceive a victim and steal more than 4,100 BTC. Lam could face up to 20 years in prison and is the 11th of the 18 defendants charged in the case to plead guilty.

Iran and the U.S. are exchanging views on negotiation options and conditions through a mediator, according to Alhadath, a Saudi Arabian media outlet. Iran has presented new conditions to the U.S. for resuming talks and said there is no need to withdraw from the memorandum of understanding, or MOU, with the U.S.

Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has launched Bitcoin-themed sneakers on its merchandise store without offering BTC as a payment option, CoinDesk noted. CoinDesk said the Nasdaq-listed company supports only card payments and Apple Pay for the product. CoinDesk also pointed out that no BTC payment option is available on the official store of a company holding about 845,000 BTC.

ARK Invest on-chain analyst David Puell said Bitcoin’s recent gains are encouraging, but it is still too early to confirm the cycle bottom. In an interview with CryptoQuant, Puell said clear bullish momentum has emerged for the first time in years, with the move driven by a short squeeze in the futures market. Selling pressure also appears to be fading, Puell said, although further downside remains possible. To confirm a genuine bullish trend reversal, Bitcoin would need to show a sustained pattern of higher highs and higher lows, while the SOPR indicator stays above one for several months, he said. Given September’s historical seasonal weakness, Puell added Bitcoin could move sideways in a range or undergo a correction for some time before forming a higher low. On quantum computing risks, Puell said the technology could become a major risk and theme for Bitcoin over the next five to 10 years. The biggest concern is BTC believed to be held by Satoshi Nakamoto and other long-dormant coins, which he estimated at around 1.1 million to 2.6 million BTC. Puell said he believes it would be better to redirect that supply into a security budget, or recover it through escrow and legal claims, rather than freeze it permanently.

Robinhood Chain, Robinhood’s Arbitrum-based Ethereum layer-2 blockchain, generated about 17,171 ETH in fee revenue, worth roughly $42.58 million, within 70 days of launch, Wu Blockchain reported. According to on-chain data analytics platform Arkham, Robinhood Chain has recorded cumulative revenue of 17,171 ETH since launch, with average daily revenue estimated at about $608,000. Of that total, about 90%, or 15,454 ETH worth roughly $38.32 million, was accrued by Robinhood Chain, while the remaining 10%, or 1,716 ETH worth about $4.26 million, was allocated to the Arbitrum ecosystem.

Community members raised allegations that Apex Protocol (APEX), a decentralized perpetual futures exchange known for close ties to Bybit, a crypto exchange with Chinese roots, may have been exposed to a hack. According to multiple crypto communities, around midnight on Sept. 8, 8 million APEX tokens, worth about $2 million at the time, were minted suddenly. The wallet behind the issuance is believed to have deposited large amounts of APEX into Bybit and sold the tokens. In Bybit’s APEX/USDT spot trading pair, APEX began falling around 3:15 p.m. UTC on Sept. 8 and lost about 32% over the following hour. Apex Protocol had not issued any statement in response to the community allegations as of publication.

Circle, the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin USDC, announced the addition of prepaid fees for USDC cross-chain transfers. The feature allows users to pay fees in advance on Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, or CCTP. Circle said protocol fees were previously deducted from transferred USDC on the destination chain, but can now be paid upfront in the source chain’s native gas token or in USDC. The feature is available for USDC transfers between all EVM chains supported by CCTP.

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining machine maker Canaan said on Sept. 8 it mined 243 BTC in the second quarter, according to an official company channel. As of the end of the quarter, Canaan held 1,915.5 BTC and 3,951.7 ETH, marking a record high for its cryptocurrency holdings. Over the same period, total revenue came to about $31.9 million, including $13.6 million from product revenue and $17.7 million from mining revenue. Canaan also spent about $7.4 million under its share repurchase program to buy back 16.4 million ADSs as of Sept. 8. The company said it plans to sell part of its crypto holdings to help fund additional share repurchases while expanding its computing and energy infrastructure business.

Aerodrome, a decentralized exchange on Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-two network Base, has effectively emerged as the leading venue for stock tokens on Base, accounting for more than 79% of trading volume, Crypto Briefing reported. Over the past 30 days, about 79% of all Base stock token trading volume was recorded on Aerodrome, reaching roughly $176 million. During some shorter periods, Aerodrome’s market share rose as high as 97.6%. Four tokenized stocks are currently traded on Base: NVDAc, AAPLc, METAc, and GOOGLc.

Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, froze about 39.3 million USDT in 10 Tron addresses linked to the money laundering group Xinbi Guarantee, Wu Blockchain reported. According to crypto transaction tracking platform MistTrack, Tether identified and froze 10 addresses associated with Xinbi Guarantee, a Telegram-based escrow platform. Tether had previously frozen addresses tied to Huione, another Telegram-based illicit money laundering market.

Ethereum has staged an almost vertical rebound from a $1,500 low, but it is now trading below $2,500, where the technical outlook points to both further gains and a potential pullback, CryptoPotato analyzed. The outlet said ETH has repeatedly failed to break above the top of its range near $2,500. Exchange reserves have continued to decline, reducing the amount potentially available for selling, while the technical setup still leaves room for both upside and downside, according to the analysis. It added that holding above $2,100, a key daily support level, could keep the broader uptrend intact. At the same time, the relative strength index has fallen below overbought territory, signaling the possibility of sideways trading and a deeper correction before fresh buying emerges. On the four-hour chart, repeated selling near the top of the range remains clear, while buyers have continued to defend the lower end of the range. A break above $2,500 could strengthen the case for a continued uptrend, while a move below $2,400 could turn the current consolidation into a deeper correction.

Bitcoin has been moving sideways in a $77,300-$81,300 range, and while spot buying momentum has slowed, institutional demand and new capital inflows are accelerating again, according to on-chain analytics firm Glassnode. In its weekly report, Glassnode said U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $681.2 million in net inflows last week, up sharply from $247.8 million a week earlier. At the same time, spot momentum fell 30%, while spot trading volume was little changed at $5.3 billion, indicating spot buying has yet to translate into high-conviction purchases. Still, Glassnode assessed the rise in ETF net inflows and stronger bullish positioning in the options market as positive signals.

Visa will combine data from its payment processing network, VisaNet, with on-chain lending infrastructure to support working-capital financing for stablecoin-linked card programs and fintech companies, CoinDesk reported. Under the program, Visa can use VisaNet settlement data and blockchain transaction data, with customer consent, to assess creditworthiness and automate part of the settlement-finance process. CoinNess previously reported that, as of Visa’s fiscal second quarter, more than 160 stablecoin-linked card programs were operating globally through Visa, with payment volume up about 200% from a year earlier.

An anonymous long-term Ethereum holder sold 11,023 ETH worth about $27.23 million through crypto market maker and OTC firm Wintermute about an hour ago, according to a CoinNess analysis citing Lookonchain. ETH was trading at $2,474.15, down 0.47%, based on CoinMarketCap data.

The number of wallet addresses holding more than zero Bitcoin reached about 56.92 million, extending its upward trend, Crypto Briefing reported. That marks an increase of more than sixfold from 2017, when the figure stood at under 10 million. While the exact tally varies by data provider, all providers observed the same long-term upward trend. The metric does not represent the actual number of Bitcoin holders, as one person can control multiple addresses and exchanges can pool many customers’ assets into a small number of wallets. Crypto Briefing said the measure is more meaningful as an indicator of broadening long-term network participation than as a direct predictor of price.

Grayscale, the issuer of ZCSH, the world’s first Zcash (ZEC) ETF, announced on its official X account that the New York Stock Exchange now supports options trading for ZCSH. The ETF first launched on the NYSE on Aug. 25. According to CoinMarketCap, ZEC was trading at $1,161.24, down 1.15%, at the time of writing.

Trezor has introduced a 'Clear Signing' feature across its full hardware wallet lineup, allowing users to review Ethereum transaction details directly on their devices before signing, U.Today reported, citing the company’s official channel. The Ethereum Foundation had moved in May 2026 to promote adoption of the ERC-7730 standard with wallet and security firms so transaction contents can be reviewed in a human-readable format, an effort aimed at addressing blind signing, which has caused major losses across the crypto industry.

Binance Wallet announced Binance Alpha now supports Robinhood Chain, enabling trading as well as deposits and withdrawals for tokens on the network.

Qivalis, a consortium formed by 37 major European banks to issue a euro stablecoin, plans to launch the token on Ethereum, according to Ethereum Institutional on X. The consortium plans to issue the stablecoin in compliance with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation, or MiCA, and has applied for an electronic money institution, or EMI, license with the Dutch central bank. The launch is targeted for the second half of this year. Ethereum Institutional said that unlike some banking consortia that operate money tokens on private networks, Qivalis chose Ethereum, where DeFi markets and liquidity are already established.

Hyperion DeFi (Nasdaq: HYPD), a Hyperliquid (HYPE) strategy accumulation company, announced a share buyback program of up to $20 million. The company plans to repurchase up to $20 million of its shares over the next 12 months. Management said HYPD stock has recently traded at a 20% to 30% discount to net asset value, or NAV, making the buyback an attractive capital allocation opportunity to enhance shareholder value.

Tether has unveiled a demo version of Hypersearch, a decentralized peer-to-peer search engine that operates without central servers or intermediaries, Crypto Briefing reported. The company is broadening its business beyond stablecoins into peer-to-peer software infrastructure more widely, following the rollout of the encrypted messaging app Keet, password manager PearPass, and now Hypersearch.