Crypto projects spent a record $638 million on token buybacks in 2026, with Hyperliquid and Pump.fun driving 90%. Are buybacks actually working?

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The Hyperliquid Policy Center filed an amicus brief backing the CFTC after CME sued the regulator in June over its decision to allow perpetual futures to trade in the US.

Bitcoin slipped below $80K as US-Iran tensions pushed oil above $100/barrel, while yen strength near 153 per dollar and record short positioning raised carry trade unwind fears.

Scott Bessent urged US senators to advance the CLARITY Act before its Sept. 15 procedural vote as crypto and bank lobbies faced off.

Germany's Finance Ministry drafted a bill applying a flat 25% tax on crypto gains from assets acquired after Jan. 1, 2027, with automatic platform withholding to begin in 2028.

Consensys Software Inc. is dividing into MetaMask and a new Consensys by end-2026, separating its consumer wallet business from Ethereum protocol and institutional blockchain infrastructure.

Tether and Fasanara Capital launched StableFund with $400M to fund asset-backed lending via USDT across 60+ countries, with plans to raise $3B from institutional investors.

Canary Capital's staked TRX ETF, ticker TRXS, debuted on US markets Sept. 9, offering exposure to Tron's $32.1B market cap token plus proof-of-stake rewards.

Jack Dorsey's Block applied to the OCC to establish Builders Bank & Trust, a federally supervised trust bank for BTC and stablecoin custody with no deposit or loan functions.

Plattsburgh, NY, is weighing a 12-month moratorium on high-energy computing facilities, including crypto mining and AI data centers, affecting operations using 300+ kW.

Visa is combining VisaNet settlement data with blockchain lending tools to help stablecoin card programs access working capital, as stablecoin payment volume on its network jumps 200% YoY.

Senate Republicans expect the CLARITY Act to fail over an ethics provision, Semafor reported, as prediction market odds of passage this year fell to 15%.

Robinhood is acquiring minority stakes in Crypto.com and its $5B prediction markets spinoff OG.com, which will clear event contracts for Robinhood's platform starting Sept. 8.

Circle's $400M all-stock acquisition of Tazapay gives it local payout rails in 100+ markets and access to $25B in annual payment volume, where stablecoins already drive 60% of transactions.

Bitmine holds 5.93M ETH worth ~$14.8B after its latest weekly purchase, 171K tokens short of owning 5% of ETH’s supply, with $330M in annual staking revenue projected.

Strive lifts its BTC holdings to 24,531 after a $109M weekly purchase, as its SATA preferred stock approaches $1B in notional value and its treasury race with Twenty One Capital tightens.

Analyst Benjamin Cowen put a 65% chance on Bitcoin's cycle low still being ahead, naming the realized price near $53,000 as the level he would watch in Q4.