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MiCA focus shifts from rulemaking to supervision, ESMA chair says

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ESMA will focus on CASP resilience, outsourcing and reverse solicitation while pursuing harmonized reporting across national regulators.

Published Date: 2026-09-28 14:02:45
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Altseason is coming — and traders are more discerning this time

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Altseason is almost here and early signs suggest traders are becoming more selective, with capital flowing into revenue-generating protocols across a number of different narratives.

Published Date: 2026-09-28 13:30:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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Strategy buys 1,665 Bitcoin for $143M as BTC stack hits 847,666

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Strategy sold 1.47 million MSTR shares for $246.2 million, using the proceeds for Bitcoin purchases and STRC preferred stock repurchases.

Published Date: 2026-09-28 12:38:01
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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BTC price eyes best Q3 in nine years: Three things to know in Bitcoin this week

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Bitcoin fell below $83,000 to start the week amid US-Iran war developments but remains up more than 40% for Q3 ahead of key inflation and jobs data.

Published Date: 2026-09-28 12:21:50
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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Bitget resumes Bitcoin withdrawals as hacker swaps ETH via THORChain

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Ether withdrawals are scheduled to return Tuesday and USDt on Wednesday as Bitget restores services following last week’s $388 million hack.

Published Date: 2026-09-28 11:05:24
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Hong Kong regulators expand financial reporting oversight to licensed crypto firms

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The SFC and AFRC signed a new MoU extending financial reporting, audit and compliance cooperation to licensed virtual asset service providers.

Published Date: 2026-09-28 09:58:31
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Scammers steal $2M in ETH as fake GIWA network fools DYORSWAP

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DYORSWAP said it paid more than 200 ETH in compensation, while Upbit operator Dunamu’s GIWA warned that its mainnet had not launched.

Published Date: 2026-09-28 09:19:50
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Bitcoin drops under $83K as liquidity hunting keeps bulls from targeting yearly open

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Bitcoin joined US stock futures in dropping on Monday after US president Donald Trump did not commit to permanently halting strikes on Iran.

Published Date: 2026-09-28 09:03:20
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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Bitcoin ETFs draw $2.4B in biggest inflow week since October 2025

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Daily inflows slowed as Bitcoin pulled back from above $87,100, while Ether and XRP ETFs also attracted fresh capital during the week.

Published Date: 2026-09-28 08:24:40
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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South Korea weighs crypto market makers after JPYC trades at 4 times peg

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Crypto market making is effectively restricted under South Korea’s manipulation rules, but regulators are reconsidering the approach after a JPYC spiked on Upbit this month.

Published Date: 2026-09-28 05:42:45
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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