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  • BTC price nears eight-month high above $85K: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
    by William Suberg on September 21, 2026 at 10:15 am

    Bitcoin hit $85,000 for the first time since January as markets focused on cooling oil prices.Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week at its highest levels in nearly eight months as bulls propel the market to $85,000.Key points:Read more

  • X sues Bitcoin account operators over alleged $278K payout fraud
    by Helen Partz on September 21, 2026 at 9:35 am

    X alleges six Bitcoin-focused accounts coordinated posts and engagement to inflate creator payouts, with claimed and projected losses of at least $378,000.Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has sued the alleged operators of a network of Bitcoin-focused accounts, seeking to recover at least $278,000 in creator payouts it says they obtained by manipulating engagement.X filed a lawsuit in the High Court of England and Wales on Thursday against Vivek Kumar Sen, Zamyang Sherpa and unidentified account operators, alleging they fraudulently obtained at least 207,384 British pounds ($278,000) from its creator revenue-sharing program. The court filing is available on X’s Transparency Center.The company claims the defendants coordinated multiple accounts to boost engagement by reposting and liking one another’s content and publishing identical or substantially similar posts, creating what the company described as a “false appearance of genuine, human communication and interaction.”Read more

  • ZetaChain holders approve plan to wind down L1, move ZETA to Solana
    by Ezra Reguerra on September 21, 2026 at 7:31 am

    ZetaChain plans to wind down its Cosmos-based layer 1 and migrate ZETA to Solana, joining other crypto projects moving away from standalone chains.ZetaChain tokenholders have approved a plan to wind down the project’s layer-1 blockchain and migrate its native ZETA token to Solana. Governance proposal 68 passed Sunday with 99.4% support and 58% participation, exceeding the network’s 40% quorum requirement. Under the proposal, ZETA will become an SPL token on Solana through a 1:1 conversion, with the same ticker and total supply. According to the proposal, the vote does not immediately trigger ZetaChain’s shutdown or migration. Core contributors will submit a second proposal detailing the withdrawal window for assets linked to other blockchains, snapshot block height, shutdown timetable, token claim process and exchange conversion period. Validators will continue operating and staking rewards will continue during the transition.Read more

  • Bank of Korea launches 24-hour won settlement pilot for foreign investors
    by Ezra Reguerra on September 21, 2026 at 6:41 am

    The Bank of Korea’s new network will let foreign investors settle won transactions during business hours in their home countries.The Bank of Korea (BOK) launched a pilot of its first 24-hour won settlement network, aimed at allowing foreign investors to settle won transactions outside South Korea’s normal banking hours.On Monday, the central bank said its international wire network started trial operations with four domestic lenders: KB Kookmin Bank, Woori Bank, Hana Bank and Shinhan Bank. Full operations are scheduled for January 2027, when participation is expected to expand to other institutions and foreign banks.The network will operate 24 hours a day, excluding weekends and public holidays. Foreign investors will be able to settle won transactions during business hours in their home countries through accounts with Registered Foreign Institutions for KRW Business, or RFI-Ks, without opening accounts directly with South Korean financial institutions.Read more

  • Here’s what happened in crypto today
    by Felix Ng on September 21, 2026 at 4:44 am

    Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.Today in crypto, a joint advisory from the US, Germany, Japan and Australian authorities said North Korean hackers stole more than $10 million through fake crypto job offers; Anthropic selected Accenture to help evaluate its proposed AI slowdown framework and VanEck criticized Metaplanet’s executive compensation despite recent efforts to curb shareholder dilution.North Korean hacking group WaterPlum stole at least $10.7 million by posing as recruiters for legitimate crypto and AI companies, attacking unsuspecting job seekers with malware. The group, also known as Contagious Interview, targets software developers and IT professionals worldwide, according to a joint advisory from Japan, Germany, Australia and the US. Authorities said the fake recruiters impersonated legitimate AI, cryptocurrency or non-fungible token (NFT) companies and also used recruiting services.Read more