🇺🇸 JUST IN: The CFTC is launching its Frontier Forum Series, with the first public roundtable on AI and agentic finance set for October 28.

🇺🇸 TODAY: President Trump urged Senate Republicans to abolish the filibuster, warning Democrats will do it first and make it impossible for Republicans to win future elections.

🚨 JUST IN: Bitcoin hits $87,000, liquidating $108.8 million in shorts in just one hour.

🇺🇸 JUST IN: US DOJ is investigating whether Binance violated Iran sanctions by failing to block certain trades on its platform, per Bloomberg.

🚨 JUST IN: Crypto Fear & Greed Index jumps to 78, entering "Extreme Greed" territory for the first time this month.

🔥 NOW: The altcoin cycle signal has switched from Bitcoin to altcoin season as today's rally spreads across the broader altcoin market, per Glassnode.

🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: BTC, ETH and SOL spot ETFs saw net inflows on Sept. 21.

BTC: $998.95M
ETH: $269.98M
SOL: $26.1M

🇷🇺 NEW: Russia’s crypto industry could begin operating legally by year-end, per the CBR.

🇮🇷 JUST IN: Iran reportedly offers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the US lifts its port blockade, per Kyodo News.

🔥 JUST IN: CME Group plans to add Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures to its crypto derivatives lineup.

🚨 QUESTION: Bitcoin is up 9.07% in September, defying its historical -2.21% average. Will it hold?

🚨 NEW: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei are expected to address the UN Security Council this week during a meeting on AI safety and global security.

🚨 BIG: Nikita Bier warns agent swarms will overwhelm websites, making bot detection and human verification a top priority for businesses.

🔥 BULLISH: CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju says this Bitcoin bull cycle could deliver a 3x–5x gain instead of another 10x rally, followed by a milder bear market.

🚨 INSIGHT: Bank of America warns prolonged supply disruptions from the Iran war could push Brent crude above $150 a barrel.

🇺🇸 JUST IN: The CFTC warns that "mention markets," which let traders bet on what someone will say or do, carry a high risk of manipulation.

It has issued new guidance limiting when exchanges can list them.

🇺🇸 LATEST: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reportedly being considered for the role of President Trump's new AI czar, per Semafor.

🔥 NOW: $BTC hits above $87,000!

🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: Spot ETFs across several crypto assets recorded net inflows on Sept. 22.

BTC: $714.75M
ETH: $162.31M
ZEC: $32.81M
SOL: $28.87M
XRP: $20.02M
LINK: $1.89M
DOGE: $1.17M
AVAX: $1.15M
HBAR: $401.65K
LTC: $152.85K

🚨 TODAY: BitMEX has shut down exchange operations. Users can still log in and withdraw their funds, but deposits are no longer credited.