The crypto market has not yet entered a confirmed altseason period, however many altcoins strongly outperform bitcoin. Unlike previous cycles, various capital focuses on a limited number of projects, essentially those generating revenue or meeting specific uses.
The European cryptocurrency framework enters a new phase. After the work dedicated to rules, authorities now focus on their application and monitoring. ESMA wants to strengthen coordination among national supervisors as the obligations of actors become more structured. In this context, MiCA occupies a central place in the 2027 work program of the European regulator. Verena Ross confirms this shift in approach, which is oriented towards supervision, convergence, and the monitoring of European risks.
Bitget resumes withdrawals after a $388 million crypto hack, as investigators trace stolen funds and scrutinize weaknesses in third-party security.
BitMine is not slowing down: 17,362 more ETH in seven days, 6 million now held in its Ethereum crypto treasury. But the most surprising may still be to come with the 5%.
Bitcoin is about to sign its best third quarter since 2017, with a gain of more than 42% since early July. However, the return of the price below 83,000 dollars weakens this performance before the release of decisive US data.
A report by Democratic senators accuses USDT of being a pillar of Iran's parallel banking system. Tether responded the same day, highlighting nearly 550 million dollars frozen in 2026. The episode revives the question of stablecoin regulation.
Strive continues to buy bitcoin almost every week. The Nasdaq-listed company acquired an additional 1,107 BTC for 94.5 million dollars between September 21 and 25. Average price: 85,396 dollars per bitcoin. Its reserve now reaches 27,462 BTC, or about 2.3 billion dollars at current prices.
Despite spectacular increases in several launched tokens, the memecoin market falls to around 35.4 billion dollars. These performances usually rely on low liquidity, while the sector's main assets remain stable or decline.
China tackles an old reputation of crypto. For its Ministry of State Security, using Bitcoin or other digital assets is not enough to disappear from the radars. Public transactions remain on the blockchain, exchanges often know their customers, and conversions to traditional currency can leave new traces. Beijing talks about fraud, money laundering, ransoms, and even espionage. The observation holds quite well for Bitcoin. For all crypto, it is already less simple.
Bitget has started restoring withdrawals after the September 24 security incident that resulted in approximately $388 million in unauthorized transfers. BTC withdrawals reopened on September 28 across the Bitcoin and BSC networks, while the exchange continues a phased restoration of other assets. Bitget says user account balances were not affected and no additional unauthorized transfers have been identified since the incident was contained.