๐๐ CRYPTO MARKET NEWS UPDATE โ SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
๐ฅ BTC is trading around $85,600 as fresh blockchain launches, security developments and major crypto infrastructure updates headline todayโs market.
๐ Top News Today:
โ๏ธ Circleโs Bitcoin-backed cirBTC goes live on Arc โ Circle has launched cirBTC on its Arc network, bringing Bitcoin-backed collateral into on-chain lending and DeFi markets.
โ๏ธ $91B in fake DEX trades uncovered on Base โ Bitquery reports that one wallet generated around $91 billion in artificial DEX volume on Base during August, highlighting a major wash-trading operation.
โ๏ธ Bots dominate Optimism DEX activity โ New blockchain research found bots accounted for roughly 86% of DEX trading activity on Optimism since July, with human trading representing less than $3M per day.
โ๏ธ Moscow Exchange launches crypto perpetual futures โ Russiaโs largest exchange is launching ruble-settled perpetual futures linked to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and TRON for qualified investors.
โ๏ธ Injective Meridian upgrade vote closes today โ INJ stakers are voting on an upgrade covering regulated RWA issuance, unified tokenized perpetual markets and improvements to market and oracle infrastructure.
โ๏ธ Binance adds new spot trading pairs โ Binance announced ARB/US and ENA/USD1 spot pairs for September 22, alongside new trading-bot services and a fee campaign.
๐ฅ BTC is trading around $85,600 as fresh blockchain launches, security developments and major crypto infrastructure updates headline todayโs market.
๐ Top News Today:
โ๏ธ Circleโs Bitcoin-backed cirBTC goes live on Arc โ Circle has launched cirBTC on its Arc network, bringing Bitcoin-backed collateral into on-chain lending and DeFi markets.
โ๏ธ $91B in fake DEX trades uncovered on Base โ Bitquery reports that one wallet generated around $91 billion in artificial DEX volume on Base during August, highlighting a major wash-trading operation.
โ๏ธ Bots dominate Optimism DEX activity โ New blockchain research found bots accounted for roughly 86% of DEX trading activity on Optimism since July, with human trading representing less than $3M per day.
โ๏ธ Moscow Exchange launches crypto perpetual futures โ Russiaโs largest exchange is launching ruble-settled perpetual futures linked to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and TRON for qualified investors.
โ๏ธ Injective Meridian upgrade vote closes today โ INJ stakers are voting on an upgrade covering regulated RWA issuance, unified tokenized perpetual markets and improvements to market and oracle infrastructure.
โ๏ธ Binance adds new spot trading pairs โ Binance announced ARB/US and ENA/USD1 spot pairs for September 22, alongside new trading-bot services and a fee campaign.
