NEW: 🟠 Block applies to establish Builders Bank & Trust with the OCC, which would provide federally regulated custody and "fiduciary services" for Bitcoin and stablecoins 👀

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2097436953213903114

DEVELOPING: 🟠 The "white hat" hackers who drained $320 million from Blockstream's Liquid Network are escalating.

They're demanding a 10% bounty from Blockstream's own money, or holders eat a 15% loss. Refuse, and they leak the private conversations too.

Source: https://x.com/SimplyBitcoin/status/2097704712157942271

⚓ CoinCorner launched Vault, an insured multi-signature Bitcoin custody service built with AnchorWatch and backed by Lloyd's of London.

📰 https://btctimes.com/coincorner-launches-insured-multi-signature-bitcoin-vault-with-anchorwatch

📣 https://x.com/BTCTimescom/status/2097717409947816312

JUST IN: 🟠 Bitcoin ASIC manufacturer Canaan bought 108 BTC in Q2.

• Reserves reached 1,915 BTC, worth $150M.

• 63% tied up in financial derivatives.

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinArchive/status/2097704008248934721

JUST IN: 🟠 Wall Street Journal publishes guest essay titled "Bitcoin's Overlooked Promise: Freedom" 👀

"More than an investment, bitcoin offers economic security where traditional money and rights fail." 🙌

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2097700126609322031

AMAZING: 🟠 Bitcoin confirmed 893,391 transactions on September 7, the fourth-busiest day in the chain's history, per Galaxy Research.

That was 23.4% above the prior day's 723,854, and more than double the 441,035 printed on the same date in 2025.

Galaxy put the reading above the 99th percentile of all daily counts since 2009, without naming a single app or cohort as the cause.

CryptoQuant adds that nearly 80% of 2026 transfers are still under 0.01 BTC.

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/2097724464620355605

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US Treasury Department to buy back up to $6 billion in longer-term debt 👀

Buy Bitcoin 🚀

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2097733847093809484

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he 'strongly urges' the Senate to pass the Clarity Act.

"Failing to do so would send a troubling signal to our allies and adversaries alike that America is unwilling to lead on the future of digital assets".

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2097772007601381539

JUST IN: 🟠 Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tells CNBC the Bitcoin "bottom is in" and BTC hitting $400,000 by 2030 is a "reasonable target" 🚀

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2098006095058898970

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 White House Executive Director Patrick Witt says they have made progress on all of the concerns over the Clarity Act

"I'm feelin pretty good about it." 👀

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2098059663002468806

NEW: 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Public company Boyaa Interactive buys 115 Bitcoin for its treasury

This brings their total to 4,316 BTC worth $332.7 million 🚀

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2098098314138849480

NEW: 🌊 Liquid is producing blocks again and SideSwap markets are open.

Swaps work as before. New peg-ins and peg-outs stay closed while the Federation's security review is done.

Read more: https://sideswap.io/news/sideswap-markets-reopen-with-the-liquid-network/

Source: https://x.com/side_swap/status/2098083187662422056

ICYMI 🇪🇺 European Central Bank admits inflation will stay above 2% target for "quite a while."

Central banks always find excuses to print money.

You can opt out with Bitcoin.

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinArchive/status/2098059275838861691

NEW: 🟠 CleanSpark mines 593 Bitcoin in August, up from July's 586, and holds 13,703 BTC.

The treasury dropped 228 BTC on the month after July sales of 229 BTC at spot and 350 BTC via call options, at a $66,133 blended price.

The fleet runs 230,507 miners, a 50 EH/s peak, on 808 MW of 1.8 GW in contracted power.

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/2098102136731025919

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 An updated version of the Clarity Act has released ahead of next week's floor vote 👀

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2098137780610097201

BULLISH: 🟠 Bitcoin is nearing the end of its bear market, with all short-term dips set to be bought — Blockchain․com head of OTC trading.

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinArchive/status/2098128121883209893

🟠 PLAN ₿ FORUM 2026 IS HAPPENING — OCT 23-24, LUGANO 🟠

The world's Bitcoin elite is converging on Switzerland. Are you going to watch it on Twitter, or are you going to be in the room?

🎤 Adam Back, Saifdean Ammous, Paolo Ardoino, Samson Mow, Elizabeth Stark and many more. Nation-state adoption. The future of financial sovereignty. This isn't a webinar — it's the conversation shaping the next decade of money, and it's happening live at Palazzo dei Congressi.

✅ Keynotes & panels with the people actually building this future
✅ Hands-on workshops & masterclasses
✅ Bitcoin Art Gallery + immersive exhibitions
✅ 1:1 matched networking with founders, investors & builders
✅ VIP tier: front-row seats, exclusive meals with speakers, lounge access

⏳ Early Bird pricing won't last. Peer tickets start at 199 CHF — that's less than a single dinner in Lugano for two days that could change your network, your portfolio, and your understanding of where this industry is headed.

Every year, people say "I should've gone." Don't be that person in 2026.

🔗 Grab your ticket now → https://planb.lugano.ch/planb-forum/

📍 Lugano, Switzerland | 🗓 Oct 23-24, 2026
Seats are limited. The room fills up. Move fast.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 An updated version of the Clarity Act has released ahead of next week's floor vote 👀

"Latest changes include new DeFi requirements and credit union fix" — Punchbowl News

Source: https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/2098130067486371900