Here’s what happened in crypto today September 23, 2026, 1:43 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.
US Treasury secretary emerges as frontrunner for Trump’s AI czar role: Report September 23, 2026, 1:34 am
US President Donald Trump previously tapped David Sacks as his AI and crypto czar before Sacks stepped down from the role earlier this year after reaching his service limit as a special government employee.
Malicious iOS app FomoPeek linked to $580K crypto theft, SlowMist says September 23, 2026, 1:22 am
SlowMist said malicious FomoPeek versions distributed through Apple’s App Store used iOS kernel exploits to escape the sandbox and access sensitive data from other apps.
AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock September 23, 2026, 12:33 am
BlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another opportunity for digital assets.
OpenAI, Anthropic to brief UN Security Council on AI risks: Reports September 22, 2026, 11:33 pm
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to brief the UN Security Council as it examines AI risks and global security.
CFTC issues warning over risky prediction market ‘mention’ contracts September 22, 2026, 8:18 pm
The warning comes weeks after the CFTC fined a former White House teleprompter operator who made more than $107,000 trading prediction contracts tied to President Trump’s speeches.
Arch Lending eyes tokenized stocks as next collateral market September 22, 2026, 5:06 pm
Arch Lending’s Himanshu Sahay said on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction podcast that the lender plans to move into tokenized equities as onchain stocks gain traction as collateral.
Republican senator calls for probe into US presidents’ sons, citing crypto ventures September 22, 2026, 4:57 pm
Many Democrats have previously called for investigations into the Trump family’s crypto ventures, but now a Republican is asking for an inquiry based on ties to the presidency.
Canada’s six largest banks explore tokenized Canadian dollar deposits September 22, 2026, 3:56 pm
The country’s largest financial institutions are exploring tokenized deposits for interbank payments, just weeks after regulators clarified how they should be treated.
Zcash gets first European ETP following US ETF launch September 22, 2026, 12:21 pm
21shares listed physically backed ZEC and ETHFI products on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, as issuers broaden their offerings beyond major cryptocurrencies.