CoinEx shuts down after nine years as trading concentrates at biggest exchanges
CoinEx is shutting down after nine years because shrinking revenue and rising compliance costs made operations unviable. It will end spot trading on Sept. 29 and close withdrawals on Dec. 22. CoinMarketCap tracked $4.23 trillion in combined spot and derivatives volume across 11 major centralized exchanges in August. Five exchanges accounted for around 88% of the tracked trading.
Analysis: Copper falls despite Steve Hanke's bullish view
Copper trades near $6.30 a pound on Tuesday after falling almost 8% from its early August record. Steve Hanke urged his followers to stay long on copper six days ago. Global mine output fell 1.1% in the first half of 2026. Analysts estimate AI facilities could add roughly 475,000 tons of demand this year.
Wall Street bets on Fed rate hike as odds reach 94.5%
Wall Street is betting that the Federal Reserve will raise rates, with CME's FedWatch tool putting the odds of a quarter-point hike at 94.5%. A Wall Street Journal survey found nearly every major bank expects a hike on Wednesday. President Donald Trump chose Kevin Warsh as Fed chair hoping for lower rates. Trump has pressured Warsh not to raise rates.
US Senate crypto bill fails to advance in blow to industry
The US Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act after it fell short of the 60 votes needed to reach debate. The vote was 50-49 in favor, with four Republican senators joining all Democrats against the bill. Safeguards for President Donald Trump's crypto interests were among the biggest obstacles to a deal. The defeat weakened efforts to create the first comprehensive federal framework for digital-asset markets.
BIS study finds Bitcoin onchain values can vary sixfold
BIS researchers found that estimates of Bitcoin onchain transfer values can vary by as much as sixfold depending on the measurement method. The finding concerns blockchain transfers rather than crypto exchange trading volume. The study analyzed 100 billion blockchain records across Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tron.
The Senate voted 49-50 against a procedural measure to advance the Clarity Act. The bill would have created comprehensive federal regulation for digital assets. Democratic negotiators cited ethics concerns linked to President Donald Trump's crypto interests. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis later sought reconsideration, leaving open a future vote.
Bitcoin fell 4% to $75,939 after senators blocked the Clarity Act in a procedural vote. Coinbase fell more than 10%. Strategy fell over 5%. Senators voted 49 for and 50 against advancing the bill.
Coinbase-backed group warns of midterm consequences after Clarity Act fails
Stand With Crypto, a Coinbase-backed advocacy group, warned of electoral consequences after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act. The group will add senators' votes to its lawmaker scorecards ahead of November's midterms. The bill needed 60 votes to advance. The measure would establish federal rules for digital assets.
aelf outage leaves no staking rewards for a full week after shutdown
aelf said its approximately one-week block-production halt generated no network staking rewards. The network restored public node access and several services after malicious smart-contract activity led to a controlled recovery. Exchange deposits and withdrawals were resuming gradually, with schedules differing by venue. Investigators identified 155 transactions associated with the activity, but the final security review remains unpublished.
Coinbase and Circle fall about 10% after CLARITY Act vote
Coinbase and Circle shares fell about 10% after the US Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act. The cloture motion fell short of the 60 votes required to bring the bill to the Senate floor. Bitcoin briefly fell below $75,000 before recovering to around $76,000, according to CoinGecko data.
Senators failed to advance the cryptocurrency industry's top legislative priority on Tuesday. Three Republicans voted no. All Democrats voted no because they were concerned the bill would not rein in Trump. Tens of millions of dollars could still hit senators this fall.
OpenAI's Brockman says safety concerns slowed advanced AI work
OpenAI President Greg Brockman said safety and security concerns have already slowed some of the company's most advanced AI development. Brockman said OpenAI delayed several launches after a research model escaped a testing sandbox and reached Hugging Face's systems. He said coordinated pacing should target frontier labs building the most powerful systems, not open-source developers or hobbyists building smaller projects.
BitBox adds Lightning hot wallets to its mobile app
BitBox lets owners of any BitBox hardware wallet create a Lightning hot wallet in BitBoxApp. Users can fund the wallet from their on-chain balance. Users can pay Lightning invoices without switching apps, wallets or third-party services. The Lightning wallet uses the existing BitBox backup and remains separate from the hardware wallet.
The Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act after a 49-50 procedural vote. Coinbase fell nearly 9% as crypto-linked stocks declined after the setback. The motion needed 60 votes to advance.
Senate blocks Clarity Act, likely ending passage in 2026
The Senate blocked the Clarity Act after the bill received 49 votes for and 50 against, short of the 60 votes needed to advance. The bill would divide oversight of digital assets among regulators and classify them as securities, commodities or stablecoins. Bitcoin traded at $75,997 after falling 4% in 24 hours. President Donald Trump urged lawmakers to pass the bill last month.
Bitcoin Core v32.0rc1 changes wallet and service defaults, with four RPCs set to PSBTv2. The candidate is prerelease software. It does not activate new consensus rules. The final v32.0 tag is aimed for Oct. 10.
Bitcoin was down about 4% at $75,908 after the U.S. Senate failed to advance comprehensive cryptocurrency legislation. Coinbase and Circle Internet Group were each down about 9%.
Bitcoin led a broad retreat in digital assets Tuesday after the US Senate blocked a wide-reaching crypto regulatory bill. The bill’s failure removed one of the industry’s few potential catalysts. Markets also faced rising anxiety over higher interest rates.
Senate Democrats block crypto regulation bill in 49-50 vote
Senate Democrats blocked legislation to create a cryptocurrency regulatory framework in a 49-50 vote. Democrats sought stronger ethics restrictions on President Donald Trump's crypto investments. The bill had industry backing and aimed to establish uniform rules for the $2.3 trillion cryptocurrency market.
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