Apple and Google Hunt for Crypto Talent as Bitcoin Holds Eighty-Six Thousand

Chain Reaction by Capital Copilot · Sep 22, 2026 · 3m · transcript

September 22nd, 2026 - Bitcoin holds at eighty-five thousand nine hundred nine dollars as Apple and Google both recruit senior talent with blockchain and stablecoin expertise, signaling Big Tech's growing interest in digital payments infrastructure. The European Central Bank launches Pontes, enabling banks to settle tokenized assets in central bank money, while simultaneously preparing to invest its own reserves in tokenized bonds. Meanwhile, Binance faces a new federal investigation into potential Iran sanctions violations, and crypto super PAC Fairshake commits thirty million dollars…