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Bitcoin Cash jumps 28%, Zcash 9%, and bitcoin falls back below 86,000 dollars. On paper, it looks like a capital flight. Except that while the market looks elsewhere, BlackRock continues to accumulate. Here is what the on-chain data doesn't tell you about BTC.

Donald Trump Jr. finds himself at the center of a new offensive in the U.S. Senate. Republican John Curtis, elected from Utah, is asking the judiciary committee to investigate the potential use of family ties to the presidency for financial purposes. He also wants Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden to be subpoenaed to testify. For Donald Trump’s son, the senator notably cites his crypto activities, his links with predictive markets, and certain benefits received from foreign personalities. At this stage, it is a request for investigation, not a conclusion about possible offenses.

Europe could tighten the rules on stablecoins. In its response to the European consultation, the European System of Central Banks defends an expanded ban on returns related to tokens. The ECB targets indirect mechanisms related to lending, borrowing, or staking. The goal is to preserve the distinction between electronic money and deposits, while the MiCA revision opens debates on the rules of the European market. The proposal also directly concerns platforms offering returns.

The European Central Bank is preparing its first direct investments in tokenized securities. A small portion of its own funds will be placed in bonds and other euro-denominated securities, mainly issued by eurozone states, public agencies, and European institutions. The amounts and date of the first purchases are not yet fixed. Settlements will go through Pontes, the new infrastructure launched by the Eurosystem on September 21. For institutional crypto finance, the ECB no longer just observes tokenization: it now wants to use it itself.

The CLARITY Act stalls, pushing Saylor to bet on mass adoption of crypto products as U.S. regulators keep moving.

Solana has tightened its clock a third time since August with 250 milliseconds per block, compared to 300 before. A speed gain, not capacity. Coincidence or not, the announcement comes on the same day the network shows a record of more than 5 billion monthly crypto transactions.

European banks are quickly taking their place in the regulated crypto market. Their number in ESMA's MiCA register has increased from about 40 at the end of June to nearly 80 by September 16. At the same time, the full register grew from 243 to 349 providers. Banks now represent nearly 23% of the registered players, compared to about 17% three months earlier.

In Europe, the Binance case is taking an unexpected institutional turn. According to an investigation by the Wall Street Journal, Christine Lagarde is said to have personally weighed in to block the obtaining of a MiCA license by the exchange in Greece. This intervention is all the more sensitive as the ECB has no official power to issue these approvals. Two major issues emerge behind this showdown: the place of dollar-backed stablecoins in Europe and the future architecture of crypto supervision within the Union.

Germany now has 89 authorized providers under MiCA, representing 25.5% of the ESMA European registry. At the beginning of July, there were only 58. In just over two months, the country has added 31 more, an increase of over 50%. Banks, wealth managers, and players already specialized in crypto are part of this movement. Deutsche Bank is also preparing its own custody service for the end of the year.

Bitcoin could very well continue its trajectory despite the blocking of the Clarity Act in the Senate. After the failure of the closure procedure, the probabilities of the bill's adoption this year dropped from 15% to 5% on Polymarket. Bitcoin therefore retreated towards 75,000 dollars at the same time, without any direct link being established between the two movements. A paradox emerges behind this political setback. While Washington is still trying to clarify the crypto market rules, bitcoin already has many major regulatory achievements in the United States.

Bull Bitcoin and Paymium did not obtain the immediate suspension of DAC8 in France. The Council of State rejected their urgent motion against the French decree that organizes the collection and transmission of data on crypto-asset transactions. However, the court did not rule on the merits of the case. The appeal seeking the annulment of decree no. 2025-1276 continues.

In under a year, Telcoin has checked a series of boxes no crypto project had lined up before: a digital-asset bank charter in the United States, a regulated stablecoin issued by that bank, the first US bank accounts linked to that token, and a speaking slot at the Mobile World Congress in Doha this November. Yet as of September 4, 2026, the TEL token traded around $0.00177, roughly 97% below its record, according to market data. Where the project stands is best captured by that gap between regulatory progress and price.

While Washington is bogged down in its crypto regulatory framework and American bitcoin ETFs lose hundreds of millions, Deutsche Bank is moving forward. The German bank announces a crypto custody service for its institutional clients, planned by the end of 2026. Bitcoin, ether, stablecoins, Europe is banking cryptocurrency.

The CLARITY Act fails in the Senate 49-50, far from the 60 votes required. Despite 126 concessions, US crypto regulation remains blocked, between possible revival and total reset in 2027.

The US justice system wants to seize 61 million dollars in crypto allegedly from illegal Iranian oil sales. Two Chinese companies are accused of laundering these funds via Binance. Richard Teng denies any involvement of the crypto exchange but Binance’s Iranian history does not fade so quickly.

The US Senate is set to vote this Tuesday, September 15 at 2:15 PM Washington time, or 8:15 PM in Paris, on the progress of the CLARITY Act, presented as a major text aimed at establishing a comprehensive framework for crypto markets in the United States. This procedural vote requires 60 votes to allow the bill to continue its legislative journey. Republicans, who hold 53 seats in the Senate, will therefore need to gain support from several Democrats or independents. A failure would strongly compromise the adoption of the bill before the end of 2026.

The digital ruble recorded 87,000 account openings in ten days after its nationwide rollout on September 1. Over 50,000 transactions have also been made, according to Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia. This represents about 8,700 new accounts per day. The project now coexists with the Russian crypto market, even though it is not a cryptocurrency: the digital ruble is issued directly by the central bank.

The CLARITY Act returns to the Senate with a compromise that Republicans hope will be decisive. Donald Trump accepted new ethical restrictions targeting public officials involved in crypto, while the final text includes 126 changes requested by the Democrats. The bill now totals 635 pages. Cynthia Lummis, John Boozman, and Tim Scott presented it on Sunday, ahead of the procedural vote scheduled for Tuesday.

BNB Chain proclaims its top global position in RWA growth with +3.6 billion dollars in 2026. Impressive figure on paper. But on the same day, DeFiLlama shows Solana regaining the lead in crypto application revenues and DEX volume, far ahead. Two rankings, one real question: who generates the activity?

North Korea is expanding its infiltration system of American companies. According to an NBC investigation, IT workers based notably in Iran and Lebanon are recruited to attend interviews on behalf of North Korean operators. Some reportedly received 500 dollars per month in crypto to play the "interview associates" role. Once the contract is secured, the position can be taken over by a worker linked to Pyongyang. American authorities had already documented the increasing use of third parties to bypass recruitment controls.

3.56 million dollars worth of LAPTOP have just gone up in smoke. Two mentions, those of Eric Trump and Beeple, were enough to validate the first two political bets of Hunter Biden's anti-Trump memecoin, burning 10 million tokens while the crypto token already collapses 99.8% since its launch.

The links between crypto and traditional finance are becoming significant enough to attract more attention from the European regulator. In its risk monitoring report published on September 10, ESMA calls for close monitoring of this interconnection. Tokenized stocks, DeFi and prediction markets are directly cited. The regulator does not yet speak of an established systemic risk, but rather new channels capable of transmitting a crypto shock to the rest of the financial markets.

Polymarket and Kalshi in ESMA's sights: can the prediction market survive European tightening? Comprehensive analysis.

On September 9, 2026, Solana issued 263,000 tokens in 24 hours, an absolute record. Yet, it is not this figure that impresses the most. With 5.09 million dollars in daily revenues, Solana outpaces all competing blockchains. Between memecoins and regulated markets, discover how the crypto network combines volume and economic solidity.

Scott Bessent puts the CLARITY Act back at the center of the American crypto agenda. The Treasury Secretary asks senators to stay at the negotiating table and advance the bill as soon as they return to Washington. The Senate resumes its work on September 14, with a procedural step expected on the 15th. The bill aims to create the first comprehensive federal framework for the structure of the crypto market in the United States.

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.

Solana strengthens its crypto transaction ceiling to catch up with Ethereum on complexity, during the same week Ethereum, on its side, is preparing the end of the obligation to hold ETH to transact. Two competing networks, two opposite strategic projects, and a shifting balance of power quietly taking shape behind the scenes.

According to former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti, the CLARITY Act is already "dead" in the U.S. Congress. However, the bill is still subject to a crucial procedural vote on September 15, which prevents its failure from being definitively confirmed.