Chinese prosecutors are seeking to confiscate more than 61,800 Bitcoin and other assets linked to a $5.7 billion investment fraud that left over 102,000 investors with losses exceeding $2.8 billion. The case involves Qian Zhimin, who is serving a UK prison sentence, while Chinese investors pursue compensation through separate legal proceedings in China and the UK.

Constance Wang criticized Netflix’s portrayal of Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, saying the characters did not reflect her personal experience with the former FTX executives.

Poland signed a one-year agreement with HealthAI to prepare to join its global healthcare AI regulatory network, potentially becoming the EU’s second member after Portugal. The network helps 30 countries share AI safety warnings and promote responsible healthcare AI use.

Chinese AI girl group BABYQUEEN faced backlash after virtual member Mity announced a fake pregnancy before a new song teaser sparked accusations of a publicity stunt. The creator admitted inventing the story to remove Mity, raising concerns about exploiting women's experiences for attention.

US President Donald Trump highlighted billions of dollars in cybercrime losses at a White House roundtable but did not explicitly mention cryptocurrency, even as crypto-related fraud remains a major source of financial losses for Americans and the president’s own digital asset ventures face scrutiny.

Bank Negara Malaysia launched SSDS+, a platform for issuing and managing tokenised bonds and Islamic sukuk, with payments supported by its 24/7 RENTAS+ system. The platform can also support tokenised government and corporate retail bonds, building on Malaysia’s wider plans to develop digital assets and tokenised finance.

The United States has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek’s products from their IT systems, citing concerns that the tools could expose sensitive government information to China and introduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

Switzerland’s financial regulator has approved the country’s first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund for retail investors, opening a new route to direct BTC investment under the country’s investment fund framework.

Claude Code reportedly discovered a hidden XMRig cryptocurrency miner on a developer’s Mac, using 1,175% CPU and pushing temperatures to 112°C. With the developer’s approval, the AI stopped the miner and disabled its startup entry, but a full malware removal remains unconfirmed.

Shinhan Card partnered with Japan’s SBI Group to test yen stablecoin payments between Japan and South Korea. The trial will assess whether stablecoins can make card payments and cross-border trade settlements faster and cheaper.

On Sep 21, 2026, 11:47 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Bitcoin has crossed the 84,000 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 84,834 USDT, with a narrowed 5.43% increase in 24 hours.

On Sep 21, 2026, 11:47 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, BNB has crossed the 790 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 792.359985 USDT, with a narrowed 5.36% increase in 24 hours.

Hyperliquid's market value has exceeded that of Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange. According to Odaily, the report states this comparison without providing additional details.

Bitcoin BLAKE2b developers plan to restrict miners from unlocking newly mined tokens, with a 45-day waiting period and the change slated for activation at block height 973440. According to ChainCatcher, the chain forked from Bitcoin on August 8, and its native token BTCB2 has been labeled by some trading platforms as Bitcoin BLAKE2b, Bitcoin BIP-110, or XBT. BTCB2 has fallen 84% from its September high of $1,799 and was trading at about $270 to $315 in recent hours. Developer Luke Dashjr said some BLAKE2b mining pools are “attacking” the network. After the fork, the chain kept Bitcoin’s difficulty setting and mined only about 8 blocks in the first 22 days before resuming operations through BLAKE2b hashing and difficulty adjustments. The chain is not listed by most trading platforms or by CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap, while Neoxa has said it will support the upcoming soft fork.

Foresight News reported that Hong Kong-listed game company Boyaa Interactive (stock code: 0434) announced it bought 152 bitcoin last week at an average price of $75,899. The purchase totaled about $11.56 million and was funded by idle cash reserves generated from the company’s operations. According to Foresight News, Boyaa Interactive held 4,468 bitcoin as of the announcement date, with an average cost of about $68,543.

Perpetual futures linked to Volmex's Bitcoin Volmex Implied Volatility Index debuted on Hyperliquid on Monday. According to NS3.AI, the market allows traders to take long or short positions on bitcoin's expected volatility rather than its price direction. The launch was described as the first onchain perpetual futures market for Volmex's bitcoin volatility index.