Daily Summary of Bitcoin & Crypto News - Tuesday, 15 September 2026

➖ A gap in the DeFi bridge was exploited by hackers to mint 46 billion fake BTC using only an initial capital of US$0.25.

➖ The US government moves to seize US$61 million in USDT allegedly linked to an illegal Iranian oil trading network.

➖ USDT payments were swept into a massive energy oil transaction scandal in Poland worth US$230 million, which ended in failure.

➖ The Clarity Act opportunity plummeted after the Republican camp rejected the Democrats’ counterproposal, triggering a drop in major crypto prices.

➖ DeFi Dev Corp launched a US$300 million capital program to continue buying SOL after securing an additional 55.491 SOL.