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The broad green conviction that defined September 19 has returned with greater force. Total market cap surged 2.35% to $2.873T, with 24h volume recovering to…
Strategy CEO Phong Le wants to position MicroStrategy as the 'JPMorgan of Bitcoin' by making markets and providing liquidity. He envisions serving an 8-billion-person economy. This follows MicroStrategy's significant Bitcoin holdings and recent financial challenges.
Hyperliquid is experiencing a surge in trading volume for real-world assets (RWAs) like tokenized stocks and bonds. Haseeb Qureshi of Dragonfly Capital argues this trend reflects crypto's maturation and the need for a multichain approach.
Bitcoin ETFs rebounded with a $433 million inflow on Friday, with Fidelity's FBTC contributing $310.7 million. Meanwhile, ether funds saw their first outflow in five weeks, marking a shift in investor sentiment.
Banks now account for nearly one in four providers on the EU’s MiCA crypto register, doubling their presence since late June. This shift highlights traditional finance's growing interest in regulated crypto services. The ESMA register now includes 23% banks, up from 11.5% in June.
REX Asset Management has launched the ASSX ETF, providing 2x daily leveraged exposure to Strive, a company that holds Bitcoin as a treasury reserve. This new product allows traders to amplify their bets on Strive's performance without directly owning the stock.
Polymarket, a decentralized prediction market, faced a $10 million fraud attempt while its CEO reportedly prioritized growth over compliance. Hackers also compromised nearly 500 user accounts using stolen personal information.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde reportedly blocked Binance from expanding into the EU. This move reflects growing regulatory scrutiny of crypto exchanges in Europe, particularly from Lagarde, who has been vocal about her preference for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) over decentralized cryptocurrencies.
Goldman Sachs and Citizens analysts said the SEC's tokenized-stock push creates new opportunities in custody, tokenization infrastructure, and stablecoin settlement, while giving brokers room to expand onchain products. Kalshi also filed for US stock perpetual futures, joining Coinbase and Bitnomial.
Cosmos Labs aimed to attract institutions to its blockchain stack but struggled to ensure that success would benefit the native Cosmos ecosystem. This highlights a common challenge in crypto: aligning institutional adoption with community benefits.
The broad green conviction from yesterday reversed sharply. Total market cap shed 4.89% to $2.73T, with 24h volume collapsing to $75.7B — down 37% from…
Coinbase has filed with the CFTC to offer perpetual futures on individual US stocks like Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia, allowing 24/5 leveraged trading without ownership. The filing follows Coinbase's earlier launch of pre-IPO perpetual futures starting with SpaceX.
Zcash is planning a November upgrade (NU7) that will reduce block times to 25 seconds, making private payments up to three times faster. The upgrade also sets aside at least 60% of transaction fees to supplement mining rewards starting in 2031.
Crypto tech provider Haruko was hit by a cyberattack that affected 15 clients, with some funds lost, particularly among smaller hedge funds with weaker security controls. The incident highlights the ongoing risks of cyber threats in the crypto industry.
JPMorgan and Citi are moving billions in tokenized deposits, but only within their own institutions. A U.K. challenger bank is set to break this mold by offering tokenization services to the public. This highlights the current divide in tokenization between Wall Street giants and retail consumers.
Ripple announced that asset managers are preparing for the XRP Ledger’s Batch V1.1 upgrade, which ensures linked asset and payment transfers either succeed or fail together. This follows an extensive security review, and commercial projects are already being developed around the feature.
The U.S. Clarity Act, which aimed to provide regulatory clarity for crypto markets, failed to pass. Now, federal agencies are scrambling to create their own regulations. This uncertainty could lead to inconsistent rules and market instability.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has submitted a new regulatory plan for the crypto market to the White House for review. This comes after the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act, and follows the SEC's recent developer-friendly no-action stance.
Bastion Platforms National Trust Company has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter. This allows them to offer stablecoin custody, wallets, and payment infrastructure under federal regulation. The approval is a significant step in integrating crypto services with traditional banking.
GhostHash, a prominent Ethereum infrastructure provider, has shared data showing that EIP-4844 has reduced rollup costs by 10x. This upgrade is part of Ethereum's ongoing efforts to improve scalability and reduce fees for users.
Jay Jacobs, US head of equity ETFs at BlackRock, detailed how spot crypto funds have expanded market access and compressed Bitcoin's volatility. He also discussed BlackRock's thematic investment strategy and critical physical bottlenecks facing artificial intelligence expansion.
Following the procedural failure of the Clarity Act in the U.S. Senate, Coinbase VP for U.S. Policy Kara Calvert discussed traditional banking pushback, stablecoin yield protections, and the path forward for digital asset regulation.
Fund manager Jeff Ross argues that Bitcoin's recent 50% drawdown sets the stage for a grinding, multi-year bull market tied to expanding U.S. manufacturing and AI infrastructure spending.
A broad green session with conviction across every watchlist asset. Total market cap +0.92% to $2.795T, with 24h volume recovering to $119.34B — up from…