The 12th edition of the European Blockchain Convention brings together the biggest names in finance moving on-chain in Barcelona on September 16 and 17, 2026. Over two days, the conference aims to bring together in one place an ecosystem usually scattered across European financial centres: banks, asset managers, custodians and crypto-native players. A special rate reserved for the Cointribune community accompanies the event.

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Thanks to EIP-8288, Ethereum cryptography co-written by Vitalik Buterin and Thomas Coratger could become less costly. This text will have to group post-quantum signatures and STARK proofs, however it remains in draft form.

Since the beginning of the bull market, cryptocurrency-related stocks have generally followed Bitcoin's recent progress. However, mining companies show a very different trajectory. Since August 17, the price has gained about 22%, while exchanges and companies have moved more in line with the market. This divergence draws attention to miners' stock performances, while several players are also developing computing infrastructures for artificial intelligence.

Malone Lam, 22, has admitted to running a crypto crime ring behind a $245 million haul that included 4,100 bitcoin.

The world's largest crypto event returns to Marina Bay Sands on October 7 and 8, 2026. A special feature of this edition: with Dubai postponed to April 2027, TOKEN2049 Singapore remains the only major gathering of the brand this year. Enough to focus the attention of the entire sector over two days, and probably a slew of announcements. A reduced rate is reserved for the Cointribune community.

Consensys Software Inc. announced on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, its split into two independent companies. The parent company will be renamed MetaMask and led by Joe Lubin. Protocols and institutional infrastructure will be part of a new Consensys. The official statement does not mention any IPO, while speculation is already running towards 2027.

Germany is ready to blow the whistle on its crypto tax haven status. A bill proposes a flat tax of 25% from 2028, compared to 0% currently after one year of holding. At the same time, in the United States, Jack Dorsey is calling for a federal banking charter to custody bitcoin and stablecoins. Two countries, two approaches to normalization.

During the session on September 8, XRP ETFs recorded $1.55 million in net inflows. Such a result places XRP ahead of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana for the day, without questioning the cumulative dominance of Bitcoin funds.

Iran loosens part of its currency controls and allows more room for crypto in its international exchanges. According to the Financial Times, exporters can now use their foreign revenues to directly finance imports and resort to Bitcoin or USDT for certain cross-border settlements. Nearly 9.9 billion dollars of crypto activity had already been attributed to Iran in 2025. The Iranian Central Bank has not publicly commented on these new rules.

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US-listed Bitcoin ETFs still show an annual deficit close to $1 billion as of September 8. However, the recent momentum is clearly changing, with nearly $3.8 billion in inflows over three weeks. This acceleration largely reduces the gap accumulated since January. It comes after several months marked by significant redemptions. For investors, this development mainly shows how quickly flows can alter the 2026 annual balance and bring the annual total closer.

One week after the European Blockchain Convention, Barcelona keeps the technology momentum going. AI Summit Barcelona takes place on September 22 and 23, 2026, at the World Trade Center, on the port. It is only the second edition, but its ambition is huge: to grow from around 1,500 participants last year to more than 10,000 this year, with NVIDIA, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic on the bill. A Cointribune community rate is available for your pass.

According to Changpeng Zhao, a bitcoin duel against gold would turn in favor of crypto as early as the next bull market. The founder of Binance considers this surpassing possible, however recent valuations temper his forecast.

Meta has launched Muse, an AI agent capable of booking a trip, sending an email, filling out forms, and especially making online purchases after user validation. Presented on September 8, Muse operates in a secure virtual machine and notably uses Stripe Link to pay. Meta is first deploying it in the United States on iOS, Android, and muse.ai.

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After acquiring 28,086 ETH in one week, BitMine's Ethereum treasury reaches 5.93 million Ether. The company confirms having achieved 97% of its goal to own 5% of the total supply, but this ratio relies on its own count of 122 million ETH.

Strategy has just bought back 176 million dollars of STRC and doubled its buyback program to 2 billion to reassure the market about its bitcoin-backed securities. Meanwhile, Peter Schiff questions the real demand, and the company's online shop sells a "BTC-themed" sneaker without a bitcoin payment option. Irony or admission?

Under the “AI crypto” label, search engines lump together networks that do not do the same job. Some sell an intelligence market, others graphics rendering, software agents, or model training.

In France, crypto taxation could involve $9.4 billion of taxable activity during the year 2025, according to data provided by Chainalysis. However, this amount does not constitute either hidden gains or an estimate of taxes lost by the State.

Hunter Biden, son of former American president Joe Biden, is set to launch a memecoin called LAPTOP on Base this Wednesday, featuring an airdrop especially aimed at investors who lost money on Donald Trump’s TRUMP memecoin. But even before its first trade, the project is already facing strong criticism. Several figures mentioned around the launch have distanced themselves.

Robinhood Chain generated about 33 million dollars in fees in fifteen days, compared to 11 million for Solana and 9 million for BNB Chain over the same period. According to a Bernstein note reported by The Block on September 8, the network launched on July 1 now produces between 2 and 4 million dollars in daily fees. Robinhood would keep about 90% of it. For this new branch of its crypto activity, the numbers are starting to become significant.

The flaw related to Liquid a Network allowed the unauthorized withdrawal of 3996 bitcoins, valued at nearly 320 million dollars. Since then, the perpetrators have already returned 3400 BTC, however the exact technical origin and the fate of the remaining 598.5 BTC remain unknown.

Bitcoin fell back to around $78,300 on September 8 after surpassing $82,000 last week. Ethereum trades near $2,480, XRP around $1.39, and Solana loses about 2% on the day. The decline affects the entire market, but it does not yet resemble capitulation: crypto capitalization falls by about 0.4%. Oil near $100, high bond yields, and the return of expectations for U.S. rate hikes explain much of the movement.