Author: Jeremy Ryan

The U.S. Bitcoin reserve bill cleared a key hurdle in the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, the 16th of September.  During the markup, the committee passed the bill, also known as the American Modernization Act (H.R. 8957), with a 28-21 vote. The legislation was introduced in May by Congressman Nick Begich and 20 other co-sponsors.  Speaking on the bill’s markup progress, Begich hailed chairmen French Hill of the Financial Services Committee and Bryan Steil of the Crypto Subcommittee for advancing the legislation. He added,  This bipartisan legislation protects the American principles of financial sovereignty through self-custody, while establishing a…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, September 17, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has announced a major upgrade to MEXC AI under its philosophy of “Intelligence for Every Opportunity.” With enhanced AI Assistant and AI Radar capabilities, MEXC AI is evolving from an information-focused assistant toward a more connected trading experience spanning opportunity discovery, market analysis, strategy generation and execution.   From Information to Action In a 24/7 market, traders have access to more information than ever, but turning that information into action often requires moving between different tools for research, analysis and execution. MEXC AI is designed to…

Lighter [LIT] was up about 18% in the past 24 hours, pushing its market cap above $1.20 billion. The rally followed a seven-day correction and drew support from whale accumulation, network expansion, and a technical breakout. However, falling Open Interest raised a sharper question. Was fresh demand driving LIT, or were short sellers being forced out? Why is Lighter rallying? Analysts like Michael van de Poppe have mentioned Lighter among selective altcoin runners, despite doubts that an altcoin season will ever happen again. This list included Hyperliquid [HYPE], Zcash [ZEC], Venice Token [VVV], and Near Protocol [NEAR]. He noted the…

“This may be Bitcoin’s [BTC] biggest test yet” is how the market is currently describing the situation. In just under three weeks, the markets have changed drastically. Back then, it was FOMO, as the Fear & Greed Index peaked at 74, which meant strong greed for investors and coincided with BTC’s $82k reclamation. Now it’s 50, meaning that Bitcoin is precisely in the middle of FUD and FOMO. Visually, nothing illustrates this better than Santiment’s recent report. From the 19th to the 21st of August, BTC was heading towards $80k, triggering a strong rise in bullish social chatter. Then on…

The AI shift trend among Bitcoin miners may continue, as it yields 3x more profits. According to a CoinShares report, AI compute leases return about $1.5 million per megawatt (MW) annually. In contrast, BTC mining generates $500K per MW.  However, the BTC mining decline in Q2 has flashed key insights that have left experts conflicted about the future of the sector.  Bitcoin miners pay to stop mining Notably, Core Scientific, a publicly listed miner, paid about $42M to cancel next-generation mining hardware. Additionally, Keel (formerly Bitfarms) and Cipher dumped part of their BTC reserves to fund AI and data center…

Derive [DRV] recorded a hike of more than 40% in the last 24 hours as the likes of Bitcoin [BTC] and Ethereum [ETH] saw red. In fact, its daily trading volume surged by more than 463% too, surpassing $25 million at press time. The altcoin had been recovering after a 52% correction from its previous all-time high (ATH) of $0.19. The Upbit listing drove its initial rally, but some investors were skeptical about a continuation. And soon enough, DRV entered a bear phase which lasted over two months. Until the recent hike. Can DRV bulls sustain surge past the $0.19-$0.20…

When a stablecoin holder receives spendable bank dollars before the issuer redeems the token, a buyer or conversion provider has funded the early exit. If that party keeps the token, it must wait until resale or redemption to get its cash back.The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s proposed redemption framework could give an issuer time to sell reserves in an orderly way while allowing secondary-market trading to continue.A Sept. 4 Federal Reserve staff analysis clarifies the issue by separating round-the-clock blockchain payment functionality from conversion into bank dollars. Its authors describe redemption timeframes as unsettled.The practical question for…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, September 16, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its July–August 2026 security report. The report shows that MEXC successfully intercepted all 215 reports involving risk-related funds during the period, covering approximately 38.66 million USDT. The total balance of the Futures Insurance Fund rose to 792 million USDT. Meanwhile, the reserve ratios for BTC, ETH, USDT, and USDC all remained above 100%.   In July and August 2026, the crypto industry recorded 184 security incidents, with reported losses totaling approximately $535 million. Phishing and fraud incidents, together with endpoint and supply-chain security incidents,…

The European Central Bank has opened applications for online merchants to join a controlled pilot of the digital euro, its proposed retail central bank digital currency. The move brings the 2027 test closer to online checkout, but it does not put an issued digital euro into public circulation.The Sept. 15 merchant call gives EU-established e-commerce and mobile-commerce businesses until 17:00 CET on Oct. 27 to apply. Applicants must serve customers across at least two euro-area countries included in the pilot and operate an active platform flexible enough to integrate the test payment flow.The beta will not constitute the digital euro defined…

Is the theory showing what the technicals aren’t? On the chart, the metals sector looks bearish. On a quarterly basis, gold is up by 8%, and silver is up more than 10%, but compared with Bitcoin’s 30% ROI, this looks like investors have been allocating the safe-haven narrative to BTC. And in this vein, the risk assets are looking more resilient, heading into the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). However, can this divergence flip soon? Based on where investors are currently positioned, this thesis doesn’t seem so far-fetched. Why is gold rising with yields? Interestingly, an analyst observed that the…