What Happened With Crypto?

Every summary we've sent on Crypto since January 1, 2025, newest first, each linked to its source. Each brief goes up here 14 days after our readers get it by text the morning it happens. Get today's brief here.

The Latest on Crypto

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Full Brief
  1. 4

    Bitcoin tops $86K for 1st time since Jan, hitting 8mo high amid broader investor return to tech & other higher-risk assets

Every Summary on Crypto

September 20261 Summary

  1. Tuesday, September 22, 2026Full Brief
    1. 4

      Bitcoin tops $86K for 1st time since Jan, hitting 8mo high amid broader investor return to tech & other higher-risk assets

July 20261 Summary

  1. Tuesday, July 7, 2026Full Brief
    1. 4

      Anthropic signs 20yr lease for TeraWulf's 400MW Kentucky AI data center; Bitcoin miner-turned-AI infrastructure company says lease "expected to generate ~$19B (total) revenue"

June 20261 Summary

  1. Friday, June 26, 2026Full Brief
    1. 6

      Bitcoin falls <$60K for 3rd time in 2026, hitting lowest level since Oct 2024 amid investor shift to AI stocks & continued withdrawals from Bitcoin funds

May 20262 Summaries

  1. Thursday, May 28, 2026Full Brief
    1. 5

      UK imposes 18 sanctions on Kremlin-backed "A7" crypto network accused of "using Kyrgyzstan's financial system to evade sanctions & move $90B through Russia's war economy"

  2. Wednesday, May 20, 2026Full Brief
    1. 3

      Former largest crypto ATM operator Bitcoin Depot files for bankruptcy & shuts down 9K+ kiosks globally after regulatory crackdowns make business model "unsustainable"

April 20261 Summary

  1. Friday, April 24, 2026Full Brief
    1. 5

      EU imposes 20th sanctions package on Russia to "further cripple its economy & war machine", adding 120 individuals & entities in largest listings package in 2yrs "targeting Russia's oil revenues, financial sector & crypto"

February 20262 Summaries

  1. Thursday, February 5, 2026Full Brief
    1. 6

      Bitcoin drops below $73K for 1st time to $72.8K (lowest since Nov 2024), down -16% year-to-date as investors pull back from higher-risk investments amid geopolitical concerns & delayed US economic data

  2. Tuesday, February 3, 2026Full Brief
    1. 5

      Bitcoin drops to $75.7K (lowest since Apr 2025) as profit-taking by long-term holders, fewer buyers available to purchase at higher prices & stalled new money entering market end months-long surge

December 20251 Summary

  1. Thursday, December 18, 2025Full Brief
    1. 3

      Marshall Islands launches world's 1st national universal basic income program (UBI) offering crypto option, providing citizens $200 quarterly via cash or US dollar pegged digital tokens

November 20252 Summaries

  1. Wednesday, November 19, 2025Full Brief
    1. 5

      Bitcoin falls below $90K for 1st time in 7mo (-26% vs Oct $126K peak) amid uncertainty over US interest rate cuts & broader market worries

  2. Monday, November 17, 2025Full Brief
    1. 5

      DOJ creates "Scam Center Strike Force" targeting Chinese-run "pig butchering" crypto scams operating from Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Burma) defrauding Americans of ~$10B/yr

October 20253 Summaries

  1. Friday, October 24, 2025Full Brief
    1. 5

      Trump pardons Binance founder who served 4mo for anti-money laundering violations; World's largest crypto exchange paid $4.3B in 2023 for failing to report Hamas, al Qaeda & child abuse site transactions

  2. Thursday, October 16, 2025Full Brief
    1. 3

      DOJ files record $15B Bitcoin forfeiture against Cambodia-based global cyber fraud operation that involved human trafficking & crypto theft targeting millions

  3. Tuesday, October 7, 2025Full Brief
    1. 4

      Bitcoin hits new record high $125K+, rising +33% this year amid strong investor demand, weaker US dollar & Trump's pro-crypto policies

August 20253 Summaries

  1. Friday, August 15, 2025Full Brief
    1. 3

      Bitcoin hits new record high ($124K), up 31% year-to-date (+60% vs $74K in Apr)

  2. Thursday, August 14, 2025Full Brief
    1. 4

      Energy Info Admin forecast: US power consumption will hit record highs of 4.2T kWh in 2025 (vs 4.1T kWh in 2024) driven by AI data centers, crypto mining, electrification of homes & businesses

  3. Monday, August 11, 2025Full Brief
    1. 2

      Trump orders Labor Dept, SEC & other federal regulators to reexamine rules to allow 90M+ 401(k) retirement account holders to invest in alternative assets like crypto, private equity & real estate

July 20252 Summaries

  1. Monday, July 21, 2025Full Brief
    1. 1

      Trump signs GENIUS Act (House 308-122, Senate 68-30), establishing 1st major crypto regulatory framework for $250B stablecoin market & allowing banks, financial companies & credit unions to issue dollar-backed stablecoins

  2. Monday, July 14, 2025Full Brief
    1. 6

      Bitcoin hits new record high ($122K+) as Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds log 2025's largest daily investment of $1.2B

June 20251 Summary

  1. Friday, June 20, 2025Full Brief
    1. 3

      Senate passes (68-30) bipartisan GENIUS Act, 1st bill to regulate US dollar-pegged crypto stablecoins; Bill needs House approval before arriving at Trump's desk

May 20252 Summaries

  1. Monday, May 19, 2025Full Brief
    1. 5

      Hackers accessed personal data of <1% of crypto exchange Coinb*se users by bribing support agents & demanded $20M hush ransom (declined); Firm estimates $400M total breach cost; Separately, Coinb*se confirms ongoing SEC investigation over misrepresented user metrics as it joins S&P 500 index today

  2. Wednesday, May 14, 2025Full Brief
    1. 7

      Crypto exchange Coinb*se replaces Discover (being acquired by Capital One) in S&P 500 on Mon; Stock surges +24%

April 20251 Summary

  1. Friday, April 11, 2025Full Brief
    1. 8

      Senate confirms (52-44) Paul Atkins as SEC chair; He is a crypto advocate & former Republican SEC member (2002-2008)

March 20252 Summaries

  1. Monday, March 10, 2025Full Brief
    1. 3

      Trump signs anticipated executive order creating US strategic Bitcoin reserve & digital asset stockpile, capitalized by crypto seized in criminal & civil forfeitures

  2. Tuesday, March 4, 2025Full Brief
    1. 5

      Trump announces US's strategic cryptocurrency reserve to include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, XRP

February 20252 Summaries

  1. Wednesday, February 26, 2025Full Brief
    1. 6

      N Korean hackers steal $1.5B in record largest heist targeting major cryptocurrency exchange Bybit (50M+ users)

  2. Thursday, February 13, 2025Full Brief
    1. 5

      US releases Russian bitcoin launderer Alexander Vinnik in high-profile prisoner swap for US teacher Marc Fogel released yesterday

January 20252 Summaries

  1. Friday, January 24, 2025Full Brief
    1. 2

      Trump signs executive order promoting cryptocurrency via broad deregulation & exploring federal crypto stockpile; Earlier, Trump appointed pro-crypto leaders to his administration: Paul Atkins for SEC, Scott Bessent for Treasury, David Sacks as White House Crypto "Czar" marking reversal to Trump's crypto criticism in 1st term; Crypto players accounted for nearly half of corporate donations in 2024 elections

  2. Monday, January 20, 2025Full Brief
    1. 2

      In surprise move, Trump launched his own official meme cryptocurrency token $TRUMP on Solana blockchain Fri night, reaching $14B market cap by Sun; 80% of token held by Trump affiliates on 3yr unlocking schedule; Bitcoin reaches record high $109K hours ahead of inauguration

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