Cointelegraph - 2026-09-18
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1. Banks double on EU MiCA crypto provider list as share hits 23%
Author: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
Published: 9/18/2026, 2:04:43 PM
Categories: Latest News
Banks now represent nearly one in four providers on ESMA’s MiCA register after roughly doubling their presence since late June.
2. Here’s what happened in crypto today
Author: Cointelegraph by Bryan O'Shea
Published: 9/18/2026, 1:34:11 PM
Categories: Latest News
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.
3. Ethereum Institutional signals support for Ethlabs’ motion to reduce Ethereum block times
Author: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
Published: 9/18/2026, 12:40:04 PM
Categories: Latest News
The non-profit signaled support for reducing Ethereum block times, citing increasing institutional activity moving onto the smart-contract network.
4. HYPE hits record above $90 as Hyperliquid launches manual borrowing
Author: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
Published: 9/18/2026, 11:54:24 AM
Categories: Markets
HYPE hit a record $90.92 after Hyperliquid opened manual borrowing, letting users borrow stablecoins against HYPE and Bitcoin collateral.
5. Dragonfly’s Qureshi calls for end to Zcash dev fund after 2028
Author: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
Published: 9/18/2026, 11:22:24 AM
Categories: Latest News
Industry watchers are debating the fate of the Zcash development fund after the ZEC token’s rally pushed its value above $95 million.
6. Bitcoin adds to bull-market hopes as price metric prints fourth-ever bullish cross
Author: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
Published: 9/18/2026, 10:46:17 AM
Categories: Markets
The Fisher Transform indicator produced a rare crossover for only the fourth time in Bitcoin’s history.
7. Stablecoin payments firm dtcpay closes $25M round with SBI backing
Author: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
Published: 9/18/2026, 9:14:03 AM
Categories: Latest News
Dtcpay plans to expand its merchant network and payment products after completing a $25 million Series A backed by Japan’s SBI Group.
8. Binance brushes off Lagarde MiCA speculation, reaffirms Europe commitment
Author: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
Published: 9/18/2026, 8:50:38 AM
Categories: Latest News
Binance declined to address reports of ECB intervention in its Greek MiCA bid, saying it remains committed to securing authorization in Europe.
9. Bitcoin cycle bottom may already be in at $58K, says analyst James Check
Author: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
Published: 9/18/2026, 8:47:20 AM
Categories: Markets
Onchain analyst James Check says Bitcoin may have bottomed near $58,000 after two capitulations and warns against anchoring to an October low.
10. Zcash targets November for NU7 mainnet upgrade with 25-second blocks
Author: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
Published: 9/18/2026, 4:51:29 AM
Categories: Latest News
NU7 will cut Zcash block times to 25 seconds and preserve its halving schedule, with testnet activation planned for Oct. 6.
11. Cardano’s IOG warns users to avoid YouTube channel amid apparent hijack
Author: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
Published: 9/18/2026, 4:11:40 AM
Categories: Latest News
Input Output Group told users to avoid its YouTube channel after it began livestreaming a suspected AI-manipulated Charles Hoskinson video promising to “double your wealth.”
12. World launches self-custodial ‘super app’ World Money
Author: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
Published: 9/18/2026, 3:40:28 AM
Categories: Latest News
World Money is rolling out across more than 150 countries, combining stablecoin payments, digital asset rewards and trading in a self-custodial app.
13. US sanctions Iran’s BitBank, saying it processes ‘Hormuz Safe’ Bitcoin payments
Author: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
Published: 9/18/2026, 1:33:54 AM
Categories: Latest News
US Treasury says the Iranian exchange processed payments received through Iran’s Strait of Hormuz maritime scheme and helped move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC.