Bitcoin clean energy usage reportedly exceeds 50% — Will Tesla start accepting BTC payments

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-clean-energy-usage-exceeds-50-percent-tesla-accepting-btc-payments

Japan to allow startups to raise funds by issuing crypto instead of stocks

https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-allows-start-ups-raise-funds-crypto-report

Largest chinese Polkadot community "PolkaWorld" halts operations after their funding proposal was rejected

https://x.com/polkaworld_org/status/1702644546923082017?s=46&t=5lzormXUPQDEENuN7kWOrA

Customers of the FTX exchange will still be able to claim their funds at claims.ftx.com

https://x.com/ftx_official/status/1703149055839244757?s=46&t=UJ2oyOyRtxtHzqZBbKqSVQ

New York regulator to require higher standards for coin listings and delistings

https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-regulator-to-require-higher-standards-for-coin-listings-and-delistings-6229ab4e

Cryptocurrency platform JPEX shut down, ongoing investigation by the Hong Kong police

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-tax-report-international/crypto-platform-jpex-shuts-down-trading-amid-hong-kong-probe-1

Judge declines SEC's request to inspect Binance US.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-fail-motion-compel-binance-us-software

The Rate Hike Decision is tomorrow.

The Fed is likely to pause the rate hikes.

Japan’s largest investment bank Nomura launches Bitcoin Adoption Fund for institutional investors

https://www.nomuraholdings.com/news/nr/europe/20230919/20230919.pdf

BREAKING: 🇺🇸 SEC warns more charges against crypto & DeFi exchanges are coming

https://watcher.guru/news/secs-crypto-chief-warns-more-charges-coming-to-exchanges

🚨 Breaking: #MtGox Rehabilitation Trustee has changed the deadline of the Base Repayment.

The Early Lump-Sum Repayment, and the Intermediate Repayment from October 31, 2023 to October 31, 2024.

Mt Gox holds 142,000 #BTC, 143,000 #BCH, and 69 billion #yen, among others.

Nearly 95% of NFTs are now worthless, new report says

https://www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/nearly-95-of-nfts-are-now-worthless-report-says-3179451

Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao ask court to dismiss SEC suit against them. 

https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-ceo-chanpgeng-zhao-asks-court-dismiss-sec-lawsuit

Crypto exchange Bybit suspends services in the UK

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/09/22/crypto-exchange-bybit-to-suspend-uk-operations-next-month/#:~:text=Financial%20Conduct%20Authority's%20introduction%20of,pause%20our%20services%20in%20this

Rollbit closes Degen EXchange due to regulatory uncertainty and weak activity.

https://twitter.com/rollbitcom/status/1705196259189878856

Bitwise has withdrawn their application to convert BITC from a Bitcoin futures fund to a Bitcoin & Ethereum futures Fund.

https://twitter.com/JSeyff/status/1705258028042199052

Coinbase has registered as a crypto exchange and custodian wallet provider with the Bank of Spain

https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-obtains-bank-of-spain-registration-in-spain

Terra Classic community votes to stop minting Terra Classic USD (USTC)

https://www.theblock.co/post/252679/terra-classic-community-votes-to-stop-minting-terra-classic-usd-ustc

Upbit, South Korea's largest exchange, today identified fake APT tokens created by scammers as real APT tokens.

https://twitter.com/wublockchain/status/1705926554713481409

MicroStrategy Acquires Additional 5,445 Bitcoins and Now Holds 158,245 BTC

This time MicroStrategy acquired 5,445 BTC for $147.3 mln

Total holdings 158,245 BTC (Average Price - $29,582)

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/09/25/microstrategy-purchased-150m-of-bitcoin-since-august/