Events like the 2013 Cyprus crisis and recent government account freezes highlight the reality of third-party risk. As Graham Stone emphasizes, holding self-sovereign assets outside the traditional banking system, such as physical cash, gold, or bitcoin via private keys, is essential for effective financial risk management. Documentary Insights To mark the release of a new […]
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week, with a comment on each story. From last Friday, bitcoin has moved lower, around […]
Ben Delo, co-founder of the crypto exchange BitMEX, and Christopher Harborne, a Tether investor, have pledged to donate 72 million pounds ($97.44 million) to Reform UK as Parliament debates a ban on crypto-based political donations. Reform UK Rakes In 72 Million Pounds From Crypto Millionaires Reform UK, the far-right political party, has received donation pledges […]
Out of the estimated 200 to 300 crypto companies now operating in Brazil, only 10 would have the structure and funding to satisfy the new rules established by the central bank, which establish capital requirements of up to 37.2 million reais, nearly $7.2 million, in some cases. Brazilian Crypto Market Expected To Consolidate After New […]
An address that sold 50,600 ETH near the top in late 2025 has spent four days converting $85.42 million in stablecoins into 1,075.6 BTC, and it still holds $74.32 million in unspent dry powder. The Trade That Earned the Attention In late 2025, the whale liquidated 50,600 ETH at an average price of $2,921, a […]
Two public mentions, one from Eric Trump and one from digital artist Beeple, resolved the first bets written into Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP memecoin and permanently destroyed 10 million tokens worth about $3.56 million. The Bet Baked Into the Token LAPTOP doesn’t work like an ordinary memecoin, with thirty percent of its 1 billion supply being […]
Betmgm has rolled out a football-season product slate built around two headline features: a prop bet refund when a named player is injured early, and a free-to-play game with a weekly $50,000 bonus bets jackpot. Both are excluded in several jurisdictions, and one of them covers ground prediction markets have just been pushed off. Two […]
The institution remarked that the move represents a new chapter after starting as a Latin American-focused business. Nu is now scaling to bring its services to the U.S. and internationally, with the launch of a global multi-currency digital account in 35 countries. Nu launches services in the US, Goes Global Nu, one of the largest […]
A wallet linked to Cumberland added 2.7 million PONS on Sept. 11, taking its position in Robinhood Chain’s biggest token launchpad to 11.2 million tokens. Who Is Actually Buying A wallet linked to Cumberland, the crypto trading arm of Chicago firm DRW and one of the oldest market makers in the industry, has bought another […]
Singapore, September 11, 2026 — B.AI, SUN.io, JustLend DAO, and BitTorrent, four leading decentralized applications (dApps) across the TRON ecosystem, now support MetaMask connectivity. MetaMask, one of the world’s largest consumer platforms for onchain finance, giving users direct control over their money and access to the onchain economy. This gives MetaMask users direct, in-wallet access […]
Hyperliquid Strategies stacked another 365,000 HYPE worth $29.65 million in 24 hours, at an average cost basis that now sits above the token’s market price. A Look at The Wallet’s Movements An address attributed to Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. (Nasdaq: PURR) accumulated and staked 365,000 HYPE, worth roughly $29.65 million, over a single 24-hour stretch. By […]
U.S. bitcoin ETFs posted $120.24 million in net outflows on Wednesday, extending their losing streak to a second session. Ether, XRP and solana funds all attracted fresh capital, while HYPE ETFs remained under pressure. ARK Leads Outflows for Bitcoin ETFs The money kept moving, just not in bitcoin’s direction. U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) […]
Trezor, Bitbox, and Cointracking warned customers Thursday that phishing emails were sent through compromised mailing infrastructure, turning what looked like legitimate security notices into traps designed to steal information from cryptocurrency users. The incident that occurred on Sept. 9 and 10 appears to stretch beyond a single company. Bitbox said multiple bitcoin companies were targeted […]
New research by Bank of America found that across every generation, Americans were more likely to consider buying event contracts an investment than placing a sports bet, with Gen Z respondents at a standout high. The same data shows bettors recovering less than 75 cents for every dollar sent to online betting platforms – with […]
Data shows that, in the short term, the bitcoin price has been reacting more strongly to U.S. economic data releases than to the Federal Reserve’s actual rate decisions, which were influenced by that data. This pattern will be tested this Friday again as the market awaits the central bank’s decision next Wednesday. Friday’s data will […]
Noncustodial trading platform Byrrgis aims to fix fragmented decentralized finance trading by removing the need for native gas tokens and unifying discovery, evaluation and execution across chains. Fragmented DeFi Trading Across Networks Decentralized finance (DeFi) trading has expanded across multiple networks, yet the user experience remains fundamentally fragmented. Active traders routinely move between market screeners, […]
Two Republican senators say the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is heading for defeat when the Senate votes Sept. 15, with ethics language covering President Donald Trump’s family the unresolved sticking point. The Sentence That Moved the Odds For most of 2026, the CLARITY Act’s problem was scheduling, but now it is the numbers. Sen. […]
Shares in four U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are being pledged as collateral against nearly $4 billion of borrowing from a Charles Schwab money market fund, according to the fund’s latest monthly filing. What the Filing Shows Charles Schwab Family of Funds recently filed its monthly N-MFP3 portfolio report, covering the period ended Aug. […]
Nasdaq-listed Cypherpunk Holdings distanced itself from a stock token bearing the Zcash ticker on Robinhood’s blockchain and clarifying it only holds the privacy coin. Cypherpunk Says It Only Holds ZEC Nasdaq-listed Cypherpunk Holdings has distanced itself from a crypto token using its name on Robinhood’s blockchain platform, joining a growing list of public companies condemning […]
Chainalysis estimates France generated $9.4 billion in taxable crypto activity in 2025, while just 24,000 French taxpayers declared €368 million (approx. $427 million) in gains for 2024. The Two Numbers That Don’t Match A quick look at the numbers and the problem states itself. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis puts potentially taxable crypto activity in France […]
Tron founder Justin Sun has redeemed 10,000 ETH from Lido since Aug. 26, and roughly $12.3 million of it has already landed on Poloniex, an exchange he backs. The Trail Since Aug. 26 Onchain analysts flagged the latest step on Tuesday: a wallet cluster attributed to Sun requested the unstaking of another 5,000 ETH from […]
Bitcoin’s price was trading between $79,300 and $79,500 on Sept. 7 after a significant rejection from $80,537 left its short-term price action caught between fading momentum and a still-constructive daily trend. The market remains inside a $79,013-$80,537 intraday range, putting those boundaries firmly in the cards as the levels that could determine what comes next. […]
Open interest in altcoin perpetual futures moved above bitcoin’s this weekend for the first time since December 2024, a shift that preceded sharp mid-cap corrections the last time it happened. What Metric Flipped Actually? Aggregate open interest, the dollar value of futures contracts still open, in altcoin perpetuals surpassed the same figure for bitcoin yesterday. […]
As the major Bitcoin sidechain Liquid Network has been paused due to a $320 million hack, the absolute majority of the key players in the network haven’t issued any statements, while L-BTC is now backed by only 4.7% of the required bitcoin, as Blockstream says it’s “safe to return the funds.” In the most recent […]
Eight days before the Senate’s Sept. 15 cloture vote, former federal prosecutor Mariotti says the message from lawmakers and staff in Washington is that the CLARITY Act is dead. What Mariotti Heard Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor, spent the week in Washington and subsequently posted his thoughts on his sojourn, claiming that members of Congress […]
At 9:30 a.m., bitcoin’s price was clocking roughly $79,750 to $80,100 per unit on Sept. 6, stuck in a tight weekend range after its early-September run above $82,000 lost steam. There’s a great deal happening under the surface, though: BTC’s price remains above every listed major daily simple moving average (SMA) and exponential moving average […]
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week, with a comment on each story. Stocks are up, oil is up, gold is […]
Bitcoin’s second-quarter unplug looked like capitulation. It wasn’t. This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocksbridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, compute, infrastructure, and data analysis from The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. Public miners analyzed by TheEnergyMag shed an estimated 56 EH/s of realized […]
President Nayib Bukele denied claims that El Salvador was ceding control of its strategic bitcoin reserve to a private operator, calling these allegations “totally false.” Bukele stressed that only Chivo Wallet shares were transferred to a private operator, not the BTC the nation owns. Bukele Denies El Salvador Transferred Its Bitcoin Reserve to a […]
Bitfinex analysts explained that this indicator, based on bitcoin price volatility, has had a positive week for the first time in months since the downtrend started, confirming that the bull move has developed into a larger, more stable trend. Bitfinex: Super Trend Index Turns Positive, Bullish News for Bitcoin Prices While bitcoin has behaved erratically […]
Robinhood Chain traders have found a new use for tokenized U.S. stocks: making investors acquire them before they can buy newly created meme coins, a pairing that is driving significant trading volume and producing bizarre stock prices while Wall Street is closed. Robinhood Chain launched July 1 as an Arbitrum Orbit Layer-2 blockchain built around […]
Robinhood’s push into tokenized equities and blockchain infrastructure is gaining traction just two months after launch. Its stock tokens now lead the market by holder count, while Robinhood Chain is producing revenue at a pace that could reach roughly $1.7 billion annually if sustained. Robinhood Chain Sees Uniswap Volume Reach $1.7B Daily Robinhood’s crypto strategy […]
AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron has called on Robinhood to stop trading a token linked to AMC shares, triggering a sharp public exchange with Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev. The dispute has spilled into crypto markets, where tokenized AMC is already being traded and paired with meme coins on Robinhood Chain. Robinhood CEO Fires Back as […]
Another day, another security alert. Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor says a breach involving shipping partner Shipmonk exposed the personal information of roughly 67,000 additional U.S. customers after records that Trezor says should have been deleted instead remained tucked away in the vendor’s systems. The newly identified records cover U.S. orders placed between November 2019 and […]
Fidelity Digital Assets says bitcoin’s best month since November 2024 is not proof the bear market is over, and its research chief is keeping November 2026 circled as a possible date for a fresh low. A Rally Without a Verdict In its fourth-quarter crypto outlook published this week, Fidelity wrote that “despite the recent push […]
Bitcoin’s 90-day correlation with gold has climbed to its highest level since the 2020 stimulus wave, according to Bitwise, and the firm’s chief investment officer says the $40 trillion U.S. debt pile leaves investors with two trades worth owning. The Hard-Asset Handshake Bitwise’s chart, based on data compiled from April 2015 through Aug. 31, 2026, […]
Demand for crypto assets fell sharply in July, as the Central Bank of Brazil’s numbers indicate that crypto investments reached only $572 million. This represents an 80% month-on-month decline as exchanges adapt to new anti-money laundering rules announced by the central bank. Brazil’s Crypto Investments Recoil 80% as Regulatory Scrutiny Intensifies The Brazilian crypto industry […]
Over the last hour, bitcoin’s price stood between $78,400 to $78,743 per coin on Thursday morning, up 2.5% over 24 hours as buyers defended a crucial support area while resistance near $79,000 and higher continued to slow the recovery. In the volatile land of wild bitcoin prices, the Sept. 3 setup remains range-bound inside a […]
A $70 million feature film titled Bitcoin, starring Gal Gadot, Casey Affleck, Pete Davidson, and Isla Fisher and directed by Doug Liman, has entered post-production. Bitcoin Movie Enters Post-Production New reports suggest that the bitcoin movie featuring several A-list Hollywood actors is in post-production, typically the fifth stage of the seven-step filmmaking process. At this […]
Japan-listed Remixpoint has sold its entire altcoin portfolio and will now hold only bitcoin as part of a more concentrated crypto strategy. The company exited ETH, SOL, XRP, and DOGE positions for about $5.54 million (¥879 million), locking in roughly $743,270 (¥118 million) in profit. Remixpoint Locks $743K Profit as Bitcoin Becomes Sole Crypto Japanese […]
Echo Base has organized a committee of claimholders to represent users with frozen assets on Bitmart and retained legal counsel to explore recovery options. Echo Base Steps in After Ignored $10M Offer More than a month after Bitmart announced its wind-down, Echo Base said Sept. 2 that it helped form an ad hoc committee representing […]
Robert Kiyosaki says he’s $1.2 billion in debt on real estate, and he’s not worried, because he believes owing that much makes it the bank’s problem, not his. Kiyosaki Doesn’t Care Robert Kiyosaki, the 79-year-old author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” told the Get Rich Education podcast he’s sitting on $1.2 billion in debt tied […]
Two Thai businessmen say Tether blacklisted $42.4 million of their USDT four months before any court authorized the freeze, and now they’re suing to get it back. A Freeze Before Any Warrant Nutthawat Rukthammachalern and Natthawat Kasamvilas filed suit against Tether on Aug. 31 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New […]
Wallets holding more than 100 bitcoin added roughly 60,000 BTC in August, according to Cryptoquant data, while smaller holders sold into the month’s rally. The Chart Behind the Bitcoin Price Rally Cryptoquant analyst Woo Minkyu laid out the month gone by in a single chart, exposing a stark slip. Between August 1 and August 30, […]
Bitfinex Securities just made Strategy and Metaplanet shares tradable as tokens for the first time, letting eligible investors get exposure to bitcoin’s biggest corporate holders with as little as $1. Five New Ways to Bet on Bitcoin Treasuries Bitfinex Securities, the tokenized-asset arm of crypto exchange Bitfinex, unveiled five new products this week that track […]
A wallet tied to the Official Trump meme coin team moved another 11.01 million SOL, worth $26.65 million, continuing a pattern of large transfers ahead of a scheduled token unlock. Another Big Move From a Familiar Wallet Onchain sleuths flagged the latest transfer, noting that the Official Trump Meme Team wallet sent out another 11.01 […]
Russia’s new digital asset law came into force on September 1, legalizing regulated crypto trading nationwide while capping retail investors at roughly $3,700 a year through licensed intermediaries. A Regulated Lane Opens News of the law’s start spread quickly earlier today. The legislation, formally Bill No. 1194918-8, cleared the State Duma in its second and […]
Binance, the largest exchange by traded volume, received over $15.7 billion in inflows in August, as bitcoin’s price and the crypto market valuations rebounded. The exchange dwarfed its competitors, managing to overshadow them by gathering over 75% of the digital assets ecosystem inflows. Binance Maintains Leadership, Registers Record Inflows In August As one of the […]
Fomo, the social crypto trading app built for Robinhood Chain and other networks, has climbed into the top five U.S. finance apps on Apple’s App Store, overtaking Cash App and rival prediction market Kalshi. From Beta App to Chart-Topper Fomo launched its public beta in May 2025, founded by Paul Erlanger and Se Yong Park. […]
Metaplanet moved 2,400 BTC, worth about $186 million, into Coinbase Prime in just three hours on August 31, its third large transfer to the exchange since August 25. Six Transactions, Three Hours, $186 Million Metaplanet moved again, and this time onchain trackers caught nearly every step. Trackers flagged the Tokyo-listed bitcoin treasury firm depositing 2,400 […]