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USDT payments feature in Polish energy giant’s failed $230M oil deal: FT

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Tether’s USDT stablecoin was part of a failed oil trade that reportedly cost a Polish energy giant $230 million in late 2023.

Published Date: 2026-09-15 13:37:31
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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US House crypto tax package omits mining, staking reward deferral

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The 114-page bill would change the tax treatment of crypto fees, stablecoins and lending while leaving existing reward-tax timing unchanged.

Published Date: 2026-09-15 10:04:21
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Ethereum, Base wallet standards talks fail, Ethlabs researcher says

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Ethereum and Base are pursuing different account abstraction designs after talks failed, according to Ethlabs researcher Derek Chiang.

Published Date: 2026-09-15 09:40:27
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Bitcoin short-term holders hit 30-day profit streak as bull-market odds improve: CryptoQuant

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Bitcoin short-term holders approached a full month in partial profit as analysis saw improving odds of an enduring bullish BTC price reversal.

Published Date: 2026-09-15 09:30:31
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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US seeks $61M in USDT allegedly tied to sanctioned Iranian oil sales

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Tether froze $61.19 million across 10 Tron addresses in 2025 that prosecutors allege were connected to black-market Iranian oil proceeds.

Published Date: 2026-09-15 08:46:35
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Solana more than triples transaction size limit with mainnet upgrade

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Solana raised its transaction size limit to 4,096 bytes, giving developers more room for zero-knowledge proofs and transactions with multiple signatures.

Published Date: 2026-09-15 08:18:53
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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CLARITY Act odds fall to 16% as key Democrats resist GOP’s ‘final’ offer

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Banking groups also said the GOP’s final text leaves stablecoin reward loopholes, while tribal gaming interests warn that its prediction market provisions threaten tribal sovereignty.

Published Date: 2026-09-15 05:32:12
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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CoinEx to cease operation after 9 years, citing ‘significant’ crypto contraction

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CoinEx said falling trading volumes and liquidity, along with rising regulatory and compliance costs, had exceeded “reasonable boundaries,” with withdrawals remaining open until Dec. 22.

Published Date: 2026-09-15 04:19:16
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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Balancer eyes wind-down after restructuring fails to revive revenue

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Balancer cut costs and shipped new products after restructuring, but Marcus Hardt says v3 failed to replace legacy revenue as November’s $128 million exploit continued to weigh on adoption.

Published Date: 2026-09-15 03:33:23
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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Democrats push back on GOP’s ‘final’ CLARITY offer with counterproposal: Politico

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Some Democrats remain dissatisfied with the bill’s crypto ethics provisions and will be sending a counterproposal just hours before a key procedural vote.

Published Date: 2026-09-15 00:46:15
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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