Bitcoin MagazineBillionaire Investor Tim Draper: “Irresponsible” for Apple & Meta NOT to Hold BTCGovernment spending hasn’t slowed, and Tim Draper says that leaves only two real outcomes: hyperinflation or interest rates high enough to break banks. In this Bitcoin Magazine Podcast conversation with host Spencer Nichols, the Draper Associates founder makes the case that every business should hold at least four weeks of operating expenses in Bitcoin, every individual about six months, and every government a Bitcoin hedge. He explains why he considers boards that hold zero Bitcoin to be exposed — legally and financially — when a bank holding their cash goes under. Draper also maps his $250,000 Bitcoin price target to the next halving and the supply shock that follows.Host: Spencer Nichols — Bitcoin MagazineTim Draper — Draper AssociatesChapters:00:00 — Why Apple and Facebook Should Hold Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet01:56 — Decentralization and the Speed of Innovation04:06 — Is AI a Centralizing or Decentralizing Force?06:31 — AI Versus Big Law, Big Banks, and the Bureaucracy09:05 — Government Spending, Hyperinflation, and Bitcoin as a Safe Harbor11:21 — The Confederate Million Dollar Bill and Three Paths for the Dollar13:58 — Open Borders, Pandemic Fear, and the Marketplace of Governments16:56 — Governance as a Service and Governments That Compete for You20:00 — Voting on Phones, Estonia, and Bitcoin’s Road to Retail23:28 — The $250K Target, Two More Halvings, and an All-Bitcoin FundDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.This postBillionaire Investor Tim Draper: “Irresponsible” for Apple & Meta NOT to Hold BTCfirst appeared onBitcoin Magazineand is written byPatrick Green.

Written by Andrew Fenton staff editor Reviewed by Andrew Fenton staff editor Written by Andrew Fenton staff editor Reviewed by Andrew Fenton staff editor Who needs CLARITY anyway? ARB could see 70X increase: Hodler’s Digest Magazine Published Sep 20, 2026 Crypto missed out CLARITY, but tokenized stocks were legalized and the Bitcoin Reserve advanced. Meanwhile Standard Chartered says Arbitrum’s price could increase 70 times by 2030. CLARITY vote fails, long live CLARITY After a year’s buildup, the US Senate failed to pass a cloture motion on the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act . The motion received just 49 votes in favor and 50 against, well short of the 60 votes required. However, Republican Senator Thom Tillis’s “no” vote was not all it seemed, and he confirmed he’d only switched sides at the last minute to enable him to call a new vote in future. So does that mean the CLARITY Act could be resurrected? The GENIUS bill suffered a similar failed vote on cloture and then went on to pass just 11 days later. While there is a small chance that CLARITY could still pass ,the politics and the number of legislative days available suggests it’s unlikely. Congressman Shri Thanedar, a Democrat who supported CLARITY in the House, told Magazine the timeline was a “major barrier.” “There are only 20 legislative days left in this Congress, all of them after the midterms, making odds of a 2026 compromise, unfortunately, very low.” Seven Democratic senators who had voted against the bill — claimed they “remain committed” to passing it. At some point. “We were ready to strike a deal today and in discussions right up until the vote. Republican leadership shut it down at the very last minute,” said Sen. Angela Alsobrooks. NEAR chief legal officer Abhishek Vaidyanathan noted the House had already cancelled two sitting week s and that the Senate’s state work period began October 5. “Now that cloture failed, the next Congress is the likely next opportunity to address crypto market structure,” he said. SEC Chair proposes new rules in absence of CLARITY After the failed vote, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicted that US regulators will “continue to work hard to issue rules to fill the legislative gap.” The industry didn’t have long to wait with the US Securities and Exchange Commission announcing just two days later a five year long exemption allowing limited trading of tokenized US stocks on decentralized public blockchains. The Innovation Exemption allows tokenized stock trading using automated market makers and exempts them from having to register as securities exchanges. However the new rules do not exempt “synthetic” stock tokens that do not provide holders with all the same rights as traditional stocks. This is bad news for pretty much all of the stock tokens issued by xStocks and Robinhood to date. CFTC swoops in to propose new crypto rules The Commodity Futures Trading Commission also announced regulatory relief for “passive software” providers that connect users to regulated derivatives firms and exchanges. It issued a no-action position stating it would not recommend enforcement against qualifying providers or their personnel for failing to register as introducing brokers or associated persons when facilitating trading with CFTC-registered firms and exchanges. The position could make it easier for crypto wallets and other apps to offer access to regulated derivatives, including perpetual contracts and prediction markets. The CFTC has also submitted draft crypto rules to the White House called the “ Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets .” The action is listed at the “prerule” stage meaning it has not yet been formally proposed. Coinbase this week filed an application with the CFTC to offer 24/5 perpetual futures trading to individual US stocks . Kalshi filed a very similar proposal on the same day . House committee votes yes to Bitcoin Reserve The American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 passed the US House Committee on Financial Services this week. It would formalize the current executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in law. A Digital Asset Stockpile containing other forfeited cryptocurrencies would also be held within the Department of the Treasury. The legislation requires all federal agencies to provide a full audit of digital assets they hold and orders them to provide quarterly “proof of reserve” reports.. It would also direct a study of budget-neutral acquisition strategies for buying additional Bitcoin for the reserve. Bitcoin Policy Institute executive director Connor Brown on Wednesday called it a “genuinely historic step for Bitcoin policy.” The US House Ways and Means Committee also passed the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act with bipartisan support, advancing legislation aimed at reshaping the federal tax treatment of digital assets. Revolut’s $3 million ransom demand highlights dangers of ID storage The theft of sensitive customer data includ...

Written by Helen Partz staff writer Reviewed by Michael Millard staff writer Written by Helen Partz staff writer Reviewed by Michael Millard staff writer HYPE hits record above $90 as Hyperliquid launches manual borrowing Markets Published Sep 18, 2026 HYPE hit a record $90.92 after Hyperliquid opened manual borrowing, letting users borrow stablecoins against HYPE and Bitcoin collateral. HYPE, the native cryptocurrency of the Hyperliquid layer-1 blockchain and decentralized trading platform, set a fresh all-time high above $90 on Friday as the protocol rolled out manual borrowing. HYPE surged as high as $90.92 shortly after Hyperliquid announced users can now supply HYPE and Bitcoin as collateral to borrow the stablecoins USDC and Tether’s USDt (USDT). “Manual borrows are live on Hyperliquid,” the protocol said, adding that the feature and its portfolio-margin system use the same underlying HyperCore infrastructure. Hyperliquid co-founder Jeff Yan said the design means every borrowed asset comes from a supplier rather than being created through platform-level margin accounting. The new feature lets users borrow USDC or USDT directly against HYPE or Bitcoin collateral, extending direct access to borrowing beyond Hyperliquid’s portfolio margin system. Hyperliquid reported $269 million in assets borrowed across the underlying infrastructure on Friday. The rollout comes two days after Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, on Wednesday announced plans to deploy onchain perpetual futures markets for US clients, starting with Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 markets. Related: US charges ex-Robinhood engineers over alleged pre-listing crypto trades Subscribe to daily byte-sized crypto news from Cointelegraph Subscribe This article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph's Editorial Policy and is intended for informational purposes only. It does not constitute investment advice or recommendations. All investments and trades carry risk; readers are encouraged to conduct independent research. Market Capitalization Hyperliquid Lending Tether USD Coin Altcoins More on the subject Zcash gains 20% as Paradigm founder reveals firm made ZEC investment Sep 17, 2026 Ezra Reguerra Standard Chartered forecasts SKY rising fivefold to $0.325 by 2028 Sep 11, 2026 Zoltan Vardai Solana sees record 263K tokens issued in a single day Sep 10, 2026 Zoltan Vardai Zcash gains 20% as Paradigm founder reveals firm made ZEC investment Sep 17, 2026 Ezra Reguerra Standard Chartered forecasts SKY rising fivefold to $0.325 by 2028 Sep 11, 2026 Zoltan Vardai Solana sees record 263K tokens issued in a single day Sep 10, 2026 Zoltan Vardai

Written by Zoltan Vardai staff writer Reviewed by Michael Millard staff writer Written by Zoltan Vardai staff writer Reviewed by Michael Millard staff writer Ethereum Institutional signals support for Ethlabs’ motion to reduce Ethereum block times Latest News Published Sep 18, 2026 The non-profit signaled support for reducing Ethereum block times, citing increasing institutional activity moving onto the smart-contract network. Ethereum Institutional signaled support for Ethlabs’ motion to reduce block times and create a faster Ethereum to address increasing competition from other networks. “Make Ethereum faster,” wrote the non-profit organization in a Friday X post , arguing that reducing block times is needed as “more institutional activity moves onchain.” On Thursday, Ethlabs published an article quoting 20 decentralized finance (DeFi) founders showing broad support for EIP-8198, also known as “Quick Slots,” which seeks to initially reduce Ethereum block times to 10 seconds from 12 seconds. Other blockchain networks are also working on similar block time reduction initiatives. On Monday, the majority of Zcash token holders backed cutting the network’s target block time to 25 seconds, down from 75 seconds. In August, Solana reduced its slot time from 400 milliseconds to 350ms. In June, the Solana Foundation shared plans to reduce slot times from 400ms to 200ms, arguing that it would improve latency and accelerate confirmations on the blockchain network. EIP-8198 was authored in March and was proposed for inclusion in the Hegotá upgrade at the Ethereum core developers meeting on Aug. 6. Ethlabs said it was merging the proposal’s specifications with the main codebase and investigating potential downstream dependencies to help it “meaningfully enter Hegotá’s scope.” Ethereum developers could begin implementing Hegotá in late 2026 following Glamsterdam, arguably one of the most consequential upgrades of the year, designed to improve scalability and harden the mainnet. Related: Dragonfly’s Qureshi calls for end to Zcash dev fund after 2028 Subscribe to daily byte-sized crypto news from Cointelegraph Subscribe Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph’s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently. Ethereum 2.0 Transactions Institutions Developers Upgrade Ether Price Ethereum More on the subject Ethereum, Base wallet standards talks fail, Ethlabs researcher says Sep 15, 2026 Zoltan Vardai Bitmine projects $334M in annual staking revenue from $15.8B crypto treasury Sep 14, 2026 Sam Bourgi Consensys to split into MetaMask and institutional blockchain company Sep 9, 2026 Nate Kostar Ethereum, Base wallet standards talks fail, Ethlabs researcher says Sep 15, 2026 Zoltan Vardai Bitmine projects $334M in annual staking revenue from $15.8B crypto treasury Sep 14, 2026 Sam Bourgi Consensys to split into MetaMask and institutional blockchain company Sep 9, 2026 Nate Kostar

Written by Felix Ng staff editor Reviewed by Bryan O'Shea staff editor Written by Felix Ng staff editor Reviewed by Bryan O'Shea staff editor Cardano’s IOG warns users to avoid YouTube channel amid apparent hijack Latest News Published Sep 18, 2026 Input Output Group told users to avoid its YouTube channel after it began livestreaming a suspected AI-manipulated Charles Hoskinson video promising to “double your wealth.” Input Output Group has urged users to avoid its YouTube channel, with the channel on Friday livestreaming a suspected AI-manipulated video of Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson promoting a crypto giveaway. The livestream purported to be a town hall for Project Catalyst, a decentralized community innovation fund and grant program. It was live for nearly two hours. Source: YouTube The suspected manipulated video of Hoskinson directs viewers to a QR code with a promise to “double your wealth.” “Please avoid interacting with the IO Group YouTube channel until further notice,” the company said in a warning on its official X account. It advised users against clicking links, sending funds or sharing personal information in response to content on the channel. Cointelegraph reached out to Input Output Group for comment. Subscribe to daily byte-sized crypto news from Cointelegraph Subscribe Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph’s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently. Cardano YouTube Scams Scams & Cybercrime More on the subject State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds 16 hours ago Ezra Reguerra Revolut says no direct contact from hackers after $3M public ransom demand 19 hours ago Helen Partz Revolut ID thefts highlight KYC’s dangers: Here’s how to fix it Sep 16, 2026 Christina Comben State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds 16 hours ago Ezra Reguerra Revolut says no direct contact from hackers after $3M public ransom demand 19 hours ago Helen Partz Revolut ID thefts highlight KYC’s dangers: Here’s how to fix it Sep 16, 2026 Christina Comben