🔐 【Encryption Evening News】2026.09.21

• BTC breaks through $85,000
Eight-month high; short-term clearing amplifies about $648 million in short positions【Market】

• ETH returns to $2,700
First time since February; two major whale addresses increased holdings by more than $100 million over five days【Market】

• ECB launches Pontes
The European Central Bank rolls out a tokenized-asset settlement platform to bypass stablecoins【Policy】

• US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange Bitbank
The Treasury Department says it helped move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin funds【Policy】

• Kasplex index bypassed
Stolen despite having no private keys; ZEAL and NACHO were resold via L2【Security】

• France sees another wrench attack
Employees’ family members were taken hostage; there have already been more than 70 similar cases this year【Hot】