Crypto’s biggest week ever? Swarm fears prompt AI slowdown: Hodler’s Digest

Crypto’s moment of CLARITY arrives The CLARITY act heads for a crucial Senate vote on September 15, with Politico reporting that Democrat senators were called to a meeting on Sunday by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to discuss their position. While Polymarket puts the odds of CLARITY becoming law this year at just 24%, the odds…

Is Clarity dead? A vibes-based analysis: State of Crypto

I dunno, flip a coin. Source link

Circle's $400M Tazapay deal buys emerging market links that take ‘years to build’

Stablecoins’ “next battleground is in emerging markets,” one expert said, as Circle looks to expand USDC’s reach where rival Tether has long been strong. Source link

Revolut says customer data exposed through fake government email

Passports, selfies and financial transaction histories of some customers were revealed to a fraudster using a government agency domain. Source link

Bitcoin Suisse plans to cut up to half its Swiss jobs as it shifts work abroad

The company is closing its Copenhagen IT site while maintaining Bratislava and opening a new hub in Vietnam to reduce costs. Source link

OpenAI IPO won't happen this year, says Sam Altman

“Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Fortune. Source link

Farage’s Reform UK Gets $97M From Two Crypto Billionaires

Update (Sept. 12, 2026): This article has been updated to include Christopher Harborne’s matching 36 million pound donation. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has received 72 million pounds ($97 million) from two cryptocurrency billionaires after Christopher Harborne matched a record donation from Ben Delo. Harborne announced his 36 million pound contribution on Saturday, following Delo’s announcement…

Blockstream Rejects Liquid Hackers’ Ransom Demand

Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream said it will not pay a ransom to recover funds still held by the Liquid Network hackers. “Taking assets without authorization and withholding their return is a crime, not responsible disclosure,” Blockstream said Friday. “It is not white-hat activity. It is theft.” The company said it had engaged with the hackers…

Bitcoin activity, passports exposed after Revolut falls for fake government request

Passports, selfies and home addresses were also handed over after the digital bank treated a fraudulent request as legitimate, but no customer funds were lost. Source link

Bitcoin HODL Waves ‘Anomaly’ Raises Doubt Over July Bear-Market Bottom

Bitcoin (BTC) buyers avoided “buying the dip” as BTC price fell to $57,800 in July, analysis reports. Key points: The Bitcoin HODL Waves metric showed that buyers did not rush to enter the market as BTC/USD fell below $58,000 at the start of July. A single whale may have been among the only dip-buyers at…