Five major US spot XRP products held XRP worth $746.1 million less than their accounting cost at the end of June, a 44.1% gap. Yet first-half creations totaled about $629.9 million versus $309.1 million in redemptions, leaving net capital activity positive at roughly $320.8 million.
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CryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-01 10:05
Bitcoin funds attracted $217 million on Monday, one session after an outflow ended their nine-day inflow streak. Ether ETFs have continued to avoid net outflows since mid-August, extending the run to 11 days.
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CoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-01 08:35
The London Stock Exchange is working with Payward, the owner of Kraken and developer of the xStocks tokenized-equities framework, to put leading U.K.-listed stocks onchain.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-01 07:49
Strategy has pushed back against a new MSCI consultation targeting companies whose operating assets account for less than 50% of total assets, calling the proposal discriminatory toward digital asset treasury companies.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-01 07:03
Michael Saylor argues that institutional custody and securities can broaden Bitcoin access without removing self-custody. At the same time, Strategy reported $2.0065 billion in net MSTR sale proceeds, $5.10 billion in its USD Reserve and holdings of 840,447 BTC. It expanded dollar liquidity and repurchased preferred stock while making no Bitcoin trades that week.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-01 06:55
The London Stock Exchange is preparing to launch tokenised stocks. Its partnership with Kraken’s owner is the latest indication of the UK’s effort to become a hub for crypto-asset trading.
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Financial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-01 06:30
Bitcoin remained above $78,000 as Ether, Solana, Tron and Dogecoin lost ground over 24 hours amid bets on a hawkish Federal Reserve. HYPE gained about 4%, while Bitcoin was flat for the week after rising 24% in August.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-01 04:30
Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital is reportedly leading a $1 billion funding round for Polymarket, contributing about $300 million in addition to an existing stake worth roughly $200 million. The prediction market’s valuation has risen from $15 billion to $21 billion.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-01 04:19
As XRP rallied 40% toward $1.40, outstanding futures positions outside CME dropped by more than 500 million tokens over two weeks. Exposure on the regulated U.S. exchange rose by about 36%.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-01 03:49
Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp plans to raise $20 million through a preferred stock offering. The company says it intends to use the proceeds to acquire more Solana and other crypto-related investments.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-01 03:46
Strategy raised $602.8 million by selling 4,531,421 MSTR shares in a week. It allocated $369.7 million to buy 4,603 Bitcoin, $151.8 million to repurchase STRC preferred shares, $50.7 million to STRC dividends, and $30 million to USD Cash. The filing shows common-stock proceeds supporting both Bitcoin accumulation and preferred-stock obligations.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 23:20
Robinhood Chain recorded a monthly high of $989 million in daily decentralized-exchange volume in August, while total value locked continued to rise. Utility tokens gained ground against memecoins during the period.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 22:21
Solana fees have reached a record as validators double the pace of inflation cuts. Less new SOL supply will enter the market each year, meaning validators will earn less for doing the same amount of work.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 20:14
Bitcoin traded near $77,700 on Aug. 31, up about 23.5% over 30 days. CryptoSlate’s model projects a median price of $81,319 for Sep. 29, while its P20-P80 range spans $72,502 to $91,049, pointing to further upside but substantial volatility. ETF inflows ended their nine-day streak with $201.9 million in net outflows on Aug. 28.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 19:50
Prediction-market platform Kalshi has permanently banned former Republican congressman George Santos after determining he likely engaged in insider trading by betting against his attendance at the State of the Union address.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 19:00
Kalshi announced a lifetime ban for disgraced former Rep. George Santos and penalties for three political candidates who bet on their own races.
Prediction market Kalshi fined a Republican nominee in a competitive House race on Monday and imposed its first lifetime ban on former Rep. George Santos following insider-trading investigations.
Prediction-market operator Kalshi has permanently barred former congressman George Santos after alleging that he used non-public information to bet on his attendance at Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. The company said misleading comments moved prices and that its compliance team found signs of insider dealing.
Kalshi has permanently barred former Rep. George Santos after he secretly wagered against his own undisclosed plans to attend the State of the Union.
Regulators say George Santos made public comments intended to increase the value of bets he had placed on whether he would attend the State of the Union address. Kalshi has barred the former US congressman from trading. The platform said the ban followed manipulation concerns.
Prediction market startup Kalshi permanently barred former U.S. congressman George Santos from its platform on Monday and imposed a $71,356 penalty, citing insider trading.
Prediction-market platform Kalshi has permanently banned George Santos for manipulation, marking its first lifetime ban. The move comes as the industry continues trying to demonstrate that it is addressing bad behavior.
Prediction marketplace Kalshi has permanently banned former U.S. Congressman George Santos, its first-ever permanent ban, after he bet on himself.
Kalshi has permanently barred former U.S. Rep. George Santos from trading, marking the platform’s first-ever permanent ban. The action concerns trading related to the State of the Union.
Payward has reportedly submitted an outline of the proposed structure to the CFTC, while regulatory approval remains pending.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 18:16
Corporate Bitcoin holdings can obscure rights created by options, collars and secured loans. Disclosures from CleanSpark, PowerCompute and USBC show that Bitcoin may be delivered, used to cover debt, have its upside capped or remain under lender control, while figures from different companies and structures cannot be combined into one exposure total.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 18:10
As of Aug. 25, leveraged funds held a 41,252 BTC-equivalent net short in CME Bitcoin futures, versus a 151 BTC-equivalent net long in Coinbase’s related contract. CME open interest was about 51 times larger, but the data cannot show whether the shorts are outright bets or hedges, so it does not yet establish that a violent squeeze is coming.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 17:05
Bitcoin is trading near $78,400 and has gained more than 24% this month, putting it on track for its strongest August since 2017. The cryptocurrency has held those gains despite renewed US-Iran hostilities, oil rising above $90 a barrel and a hawkish Federal Reserve shift, suggesting changing market dynamics may be insulating it from broader risk contagion.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-31 15:50
Strive became the fifth-largest public bitcoin treasury after purchasing 1,800 BTC. TD Cowen expects the company to hold 27,156 bitcoin by the end of 2026, nearly 4,300 more than previously forecast, and raised its ASST price target.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 15:35
Intercontinental Exchange, the parent of the NYSE, is partnering with tZERO on infrastructure for an upcoming tokenized securities platform. tZERO will serve as a design partner, while ICE will invest in tZERO’s latest financing round.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 15:04
Intercontinental Exchange, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, has struck a deal with tZERO and taken a stake in the firm. tZERO said the agreement adds transfer-agent and settlement infrastructure to ICE’s plans for an NYSE-affiliated market for tokenized stocks.
The SEC’s proposal would create rule-based exemptions for certain crypto-asset offerings, including a route allowing up to $75 million over 12 months. Senate Section 103 of the CLARITY Act instead proposes a statutory exemption for qualifying ancillary-asset transactions under an investment contract, capped at the greater of $50 million or 10% of outstanding asset value annually, with a $200 million aggregate limit. The mechanisms, eligible assets, purchaser rules, resale conditions and timing differ, and neither route is currently available.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 14:50
Tom Lee described ether as the “best performing macro asset” after Bitmine bought 53,501 ETH over the past week. The purchases expanded the company’s corporate treasury to 5.9 million ether tokens.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 14:17
Ireland is excluding cryptocurrency from its new tax-advantaged investment accounts. Eligible holdings include listed stocks, bonds and ETFs, while providers will handle tax reporting to make compliance easier for investors.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-31 13:29
Strategy purchased 4,603 bitcoin for $369.7 million, bringing its total holdings to 845,050 BTC, valued at more than $66 billion.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 13:11
Michael Saylor-led Strategy resumed bitcoin purchases last week, acquiring $370 million worth. It was the company’s first week of bitcoin buying in about two months.
Bitmine has made its largest ether purchase since June. Chairman Tom Lee said crypto’s recent outperformance could attract more institutional investors.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 12:53
USBC has registered up to 359.815 million already-issued shares for possible resale by current holders, equal to about 92.7% of its outstanding common stock, without proceeds going to the company. Most are held by Goldeneye 1995 LLC. USBC also disclosed that 34.1% of its Bitcoin treasury is committed to options trading, while about 478 BTC secure an $18 million loan.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 12:45
President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran remains committed to a diplomatic settlement with the United States, arguing that continuing the war serves neither Iran, the region nor humanity. He accused forces in the US of seeking to escalate tensions for advantage. The statement follows reports of a US strike on two missile launchers on Iran’s Larak Island and subsequent Iranian attacks on US bases in Jordan and the UAE.
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TASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-31 12:12
Six months after the US and Israel launched their war on Iran, disruption from the conflict continues to spread through the global economy. Airlines and carmakers have suffered, while energy companies, banks and arms manufacturers have benefited from soaring oil prices and increased military spending. The war’s US budgetary cost could ultimately reach $1 trillion, an estimate far above the Pentagon’s short-term figure.
A Euronews Farsi exclusive reports that a reinstated US naval blockade is paralysing Iran’s trade, driving inflation to 70% and forcing families into survival mode. Iranians describe a worsening humanitarian crisis, from stranded cargo to increasingly empty tables.
The UAE says its air force intercepted a drone approaching over its territorial waters from Iran and dismissed as false reports that Al Menhad airbase had been attacked. The incident followed renewed US-Iran hostilities and overnight strikes on bases in the region.
U.S. stock futures edged lower on Monday after military clashes between the United States and Iran pushed oil prices higher. The move fueled inflation concerns and strengthened expectations for a more hawkish interest-rate outlook.
Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday, retaliating for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz. It marked the first exchange of fire between the two sides in a month amid a war engulfing the region.
Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East after the United States launched its first strikes on Iranian territory in a month, triggering a fresh flare-up in the war engulfing the region. Washington said its attacks sought to stop Iran from laying more sea mines in the strait, amid threats of new secondary economic sanctions.
Hostilities between the United States and Iran resumed after a month-long pause. Washington said Iran was preparing to deploy sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran retaliated by striking US military bases in Jordan. The US Treasury secretary also warned of further economic sanctions against banks doing business with Iran.
Hostilities between the US and Iran resumed after a month when American forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island. Iran said it retaliated against US bases in Jordan and the UAE, while state television reported that a supertanker hit two naval mines, caught fire and stopped in the southern Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry says US actions in the Middle East are the only factor destabilizing the Strait of Hormuz and vows to respond to every US action with a “crushing blow.” Earlier reports said US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island, after which Iran targeted US bases in Jordan.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says a supertanker struck two mines after attempting to use what it called an “illegal route” in the southern Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC Navy warned that vessels violating its safe-passage rules would face the same fate. Details about the ship were not provided.
CENTCOM says the Iranian forces it targeted presented an “imminent threat.” The Strait of Hormuz remains the conflict’s main flashpoint.
Bloomberg News Now highlights a jump in oil prices after US strikes and the continuing US-Canada trade war, alongside other top stories from the day in a regularly updated audio report on global business news.
Oil prices rise as missiles are reported flying across the Gulf, setting the tone for the day ahead in European and global markets.
Oil prices rose and stocks fell after the United States struck Iran, while bitcoin barely moved. Despite the latest escalation in geopolitical tensions, BTC remains August’s best-performing asset.
Oil prices rose on Monday morning as tensions in the Middle East flared again and investors assessed the possibility of a US interest-rate increase, reinforced by Warsh’s hawkish signal.
A Bloomberg News Now audio report covers the day’s leading stories, including a jump in oil prices after US strikes on Iran and an intensifying US-Canada trade war, alongside other global business news.
After roughly a week of saying Washington would shift toward economic warfare against Iran, the U.S. has chosen to resume actual strikes instead.
Asian stock markets fell on Monday after fresh fighting between the United States and Iran pushed oil prices higher. Bond yields also stayed elevated as investors reduced their expectations for a U.S. interest-rate hike.
Bloomberg News Now brings together the day’s leading stories, including new US strikes on Iran and the continuing US-Canada trade war, with updates throughout the day on global business news.
Persian Gulf countries have not restricted regional air traffic despite reports that Iran fired missiles toward US ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a Middle Eastern air traffic service source told TASS. Iranian television reported the missile launch, while other reports said US forces had struck two missile launchers on Iran’s Larak Island.
The U.S. struck Iranian rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz. Its last major strikes on Iran took place in late July.
A US official says American forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak island after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel were seen preparing rockets carrying sea mines for the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said the attack killed and wounded soldiers and civilians and vowed a response. Reuters later reported an apparent Iranian attack on US forces in Jordan, with all incoming missiles intercepted.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has vowed retaliation after the U.S. bombed targets in the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement carried by Iran’s state broadcaster, the Guard said several fighters and fellow citizens had been killed and wounded.
US forces struck two Iranian rocket launch sites. The Strait of Hormuz remains the main flashpoint in the conflict.
U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on Hormuz, marking their first military action in weeks. Iran then fired retaliatory missiles toward Jordan, a U.S. ally, but American forces intercepted them, a source said.
The two-month-old Robinhood Chain processed a record 5.52 million transactions on Aug. 30. Users launched 22,600 tokens, while memecoin trading tools generated most of the network’s $2.66 million in revenue, putting it ahead of Ethereum for the day.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 11:53
Strategy markets an approximately $13,400 “BTC Floor” for its STRC preferred stock, but the SEC-filed metric only marks the Bitcoin price at which an illustrative coverage ratio reaches 1.0x. It provides no claim on Strategy’s Bitcoin or assurance of solvency or recovery. The analysis shows how depleted USD assets could raise the threshold and outlines the ranking of creditors, preferred holders and common shareholders in a restructuring.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 11:30
Sberbank is reportedly planning to accept ether and USDT as collateral for loans backed by crypto assets. The Bank of Russia recently included ETH and USDT in a draft list of cryptocurrencies approved for public trading on Russian exchanges.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 11:26
A single metric tied to U.S. debt is presented as making the case for a bitcoin bull market look stronger than ever.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 11:25
A look at what is coming in the week beginning Aug. 31, including the U.S. jobs report and Russia’s digital ruble rollout.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 08:22
Bitcoin is staying just below $78,000 as August draws to a close. The dollar strength that pushed the yen beyond its intervention line is also limiting gains in cryptocurrencies.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 08:18
Sberbank reportedly expects crypto exchange trading to reach $46 billion in the first year under Russia’s new regulations. The rules are scheduled to take effect on Sept. 1, 2026.
TThe BlockOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-31 08:15
Leveraged funds more than doubled their CME XRP net short in a week to about 115.7 million tokens as open interest rose nearly 40%. XRP had meanwhile recovered about 32% from $1 to around $1.38. Dealers and asset managers added net longs, highlighting a sharp split in institutional positioning and leaving leveraged funds more exposed if the rebound continues.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 06:30
Crypto firms have spent a record $640mn repurchasing their own tokens, using a strategy similar to equity-market buybacks as the digital-assets sector endures a prolonged slump.
FFinancial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 04:00
Kalshi has reportedly become the US Open’s exclusive prediction market partner. Under the agreement, rival prediction-market platforms are said to be barred from advertising at the tournament and during its ESPN broadcasts.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-30 20:28
Stablecoin demand is becoming important in the U.S. government debt market, but its maturity matters more than its headline size. The federal framework directs permitted payment-stablecoin reserves toward cash-like assets and Treasuries maturing within 93 days, while Treasury buybacks target 10- to 30-year bonds. Circle’s reported reserves likewise remain concentrated in overnight repo, short Treasuries and cash.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-30 18:25
BitGo is acquiring NYDIG’s institutional trading business, including about 30 employees and institutional client relationships, for roughly $42.5 million upfront, with additional earn-outs tied to revenue hurdles. NYDIG is focusing resources on power, Bitcoin mining and high-performance-computing data centers, claiming a footprint above 3 GW without disclosing its returns.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-30 17:10
Bitcoin rebounds from Friday’s low as Strategy’s valuation grows and Bitcoin dominance rises above 60%. Michael Saylor hints at the company’s first Bitcoin purchase in two months as the cryptocurrency approaches $79,000.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-30 15:39
Bitcoin treasury and mining company PowerCompute added $3.765 million to its debt after ending a collar tied to 307 BTC early. Its replacement balance with Arch Lending rose to $21.89 million, while the annual rate increased from 2% to 6.5%. The next price test is set for Sept. 24.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-30 15:05
The Treasury’s proposed GENIUS Act rules would let U.S. exchanges and other digital-asset providers offer some foreign-issued payment stablecoins only after reasonable due diligence and a defensible basis for trusting issuers to follow lawful U.S. freeze or seizure orders. The proposal sets implementation milestones in 2027 and 2028 but does not name tokens that qualify. Comments close October 19, 2026.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-30 13:35
The CFTC found that White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez traded presidential “mention market” contracts after seeing speeches before delivery. He must surrender $107,539.02 in profits, pay a $65,000 civil penalty and accept a three-year trading ban. The case is a civil regulatory settlement, not a criminal conviction.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-30 12:30
As bitcoin climbs back above $80,000, sophisticated trading firms are quietly collecting yield instead of placing directional bets on whether the cryptocurrency will rise or fall.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-30 12:00
Coinbase’s Apple, Alphabet, Meta and Nvidia-linked tokens on Base continued trading over the weekend, but a snapshot on Aug. 30 showed prices in leading Aerodrome pools deviated by less than 0.6% from Chainlink values last updated Friday. No reserves for the four tokens were found in the official Aave V3 Base address book, leaving their use as collateral unverified.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-30 11:40
The US Treasury plans to borrow $739 billion from July through September while buying back selected older bonds. Although both operations involve the same issuer, auctions fund the government and create liquid benchmarks, while buybacks address older, less-traded debt and cash management. The analysis argues that new issuance could absorb liquidity before any buyback effect reaches Bitcoin, even as an expanded program offers dealers an outlet for off-the-run Treasuries.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-30 10:50
Better Mortgage and Coinbase have made Better’s Bitcoin-backed conforming mortgage generally available. Buyers receive the down payment through a separate loan secured by pledged Bitcoin and a second lien on the home. Bitcoin price swings alone do not trigger margin calls, but a payment delinquency lasting 60 days may lead to liquidation. Applicants must meet credit, underwriting and location requirements.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-30 06:05
Deribit says it will remove its public Proof of Reserves page on Sept. 1, ending customers’ daily ability to verify balance inclusion and compare aggregate liabilities with published wallet holdings. The exchange attributes the move to a wallet infrastructure overhaul during its Coinbase integration, after roughly 90% of client assets moved into Coinbase custody arrangements. Regulatory reserve, reconciliation and audit controls will remain, but they offer less public and less frequent visibility.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-29 23:20
IREN generated $578.2 million of its $707 million in fiscal 2026 revenue from Bitcoin mining, or about 81.8%, while AI Cloud Services contributed $128.8 million. Retiring mining equipment for AI data-center workloads caused a $638.8 million non-cash impairment and contributed to a $702.6 million net loss. The company is targeting a broader AI transition by year-end, but its filing says the replacement business is not yet fully operational.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-29 22:10
Coinbase’s US500 futures briefly reached $104 million in matched volume, providing an early test of whether a crypto-native trading mechanism can extend into regulated US equity markets. About 15 hours after the milestone was posted, the product page showed $7.22 million in 24-hour volume and $3.01 million in open interest. The product combines crypto-style funding with a five-year, cash-settled equity-index future tied to MarketVector’s proprietary US500 benchmark.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-29 21:02
HM Revenue & Customs says 17,600 people reported £13.8 billion in cryptoasset disposal proceeds and £1.38 billion in gains for the 2024–25 tax year. Just 240 investors, each reporting more than £1 million, accounted for £717 million. Under new reporting rules, HMRC expects to receive crypto-provider data from 2027.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-29 20:00
U.S.-listed Bitcoin ETFs recorded $201.9 million in net outflows Friday, ending a nine-session run, while Ethereum, XRP and Solana ETFs drew a combined $145 million. Bitcoin fell about 3.2% to $77,696, but its five-session inflow total remained positive at roughly $924.5 million, indicating a pause rather than established rotation into other assets.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-29 17:40
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said 54% of personal consumption expenditures components rose more than 3% over the past year, making a quick shift toward easier policy harder to justify. Bitcoin briefly reached $81,280 before slipping below $80,000. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs drew more than $1.1 billion over four sessions, with BlackRock’s IBIT accounting for about 86%.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-29 16:30
The SEC is examining whether its automatic filing framework gives regulators enough time and authority to assess increasingly specialized ETFs. The agency’s June 30 request for comment covers crypto assets, commodities, leveraged and single-stock products, private assets, blockchain opportunities and event contracts, with comments due Aug. 31. US ETF assets exceeded $12 trillion at the end of 2025, up from more than $4 trillion in 2019.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-29 15:30
A new survey suggests that bitcoin’s familiar pitches about changing the world may not appeal to most prospective buyers. Instead, everyday Americans appear more drawn to having control and making small-scale investments.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-29 15:00
Armada Acquisition Corp. II shareholders will vote on Sept. 30 on Evernorth Holdings’ Nasdaq merger. The proposed charter would authorize up to 10 billion shares, giving the XRP treasury firm room to raise capital and pursue yield strategies aimed at increasing XRP per share, while future issuance could also create dilution risk.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-29 14:30
A former White House teleprompter operator has been ordered to pay $172,000 over trades on Kalshi’s mention markets. The CFTC said the penalty is its second insider-trading case involving a federal employee trading event contracts, and its second related settlement in four weeks.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-29 13:58
Former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez must pay more than $172,000 after using advance knowledge of Donald Trump's speeches to bet on Kalshi. He will surrender $107,539.02 in profits, pay a $65,000 civil penalty and face a three-year trading ban.
A White House teleprompter operator will pay more than $172,000 to resolve a federal regulator’s investigation into alleged well-timed prediction-market bets linked to President Donald Trump’s speeches.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced penalties against Gabriel Perez, who placed the bets through Kalshi, ordering him to pay $172,000.
Bitcoin-miner stocks diverged from Bitcoin during a strong week for the cryptocurrency as several companies shifted electricity, land and grid capacity toward AI infrastructure. TeraWulf, Hut 8, IREN and Cipher are adding high-performance-computing leases or cloud revenue, making their valuations less dependent solely on Bitcoin prices and mining income.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-29 13:30
Katana’s Matthew Fisher argues that once permanently immobile assets are excluded, ownership and purpose are adjusted for, and off-contract activity is included, tokenized assets appear to have utilization close to 20%.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-29 13:00
Bitcoin is trading near $78,000 after a sharp rejection above $81,000 on Aug. 28, leaving $77,000 support and $80,000 resistance as the key weekend levels. A break below $77,000 could open the mid-$75,000s, while a sustained move above $80,000 would revive targets near $81,300 and $82,000–$83,000. Kevin Warsh’s remarks raised September rate-hike odds and added pressure to the market.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-29 12:40
Cryptocurrency trading in Russia is expected to remain below 4 trillion rubles ($46.43 billion) in its first year and could reach about 7.5 trillion rubles ($87.06 billion) by 2029, Sberbank Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov said. The estimate is conservative because many transactions will continue through crypto exchange services rather than exchanges, while the new law takes effect on September 1.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-29 12:12
US spot Ethereum ETFs appeared to open with $10.36 billion in assets, but nearly all of that amount came from converting crypto already held by Grayscale trusts rather than fresh institutional buying. The analysis distinguishes seed capital, legacy-asset conversions, post-launch creations and redemptions, and assets under management—figures often combined in headline ETF totals.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-29 07:10
Six Bitcoin wallets that had been dormant for a decade moved $40 million this month. Galaxy’s data shows dormant-coin activity at its lowest level since 2022, with 2026 on track to total less than half of last year’s amount.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-29 04:30
Bitcoin treasury company Capital B announced a private placement of 36,219,070 shares at €0.58 per unit to raise about €21.01 million and help buy 270 more Bitcoin. The immediate Bitcoin backing per diluted share would remain nearly flat, but full exercise of the attached warrants could reduce that ratio by 24.1% from its pre-placement level.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 23:20
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled unanimously that Nevada may block prediction market Kalshi from offering sports bets. The three Trump-appointed judges said the federal Commodity Exchange Act does not preempt Nevada gambling laws covering sports-event contracts offered by Kalshi, Crypto.com and Robinhood.
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Ars TechnicaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 22:14
The decision lets states subject prediction markets to gambling-style oversight, dealing a major setback to the rapidly expanding industry.
A latest U.S. appeals court ruling confirms that states have authority over prediction markets, dealing Kalshi a legal setback. The decision sets up a split among federal courts over event contracts and raises the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court will have to resolve the dispute.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that sports-related event contracts are not swaps, contradicting an April decision by the Third Circuit and potentially setting up a Supreme Court battle.
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Kalshi is not entitled to an injunction preventing Nevada from overseeing its prediction-markets platform, where users can bet on sporting-event outcomes.
Ethena plans to extend USDe’s basis-trading strategy into equity perpetual futures, where funding rates have recently been far above Bitcoin’s. The move seeks a new source of returns after falling crypto funding rates weakened the strategy that helped USDe grow, with the synthetic dollar now near $4.04 billion versus a peak of about $15 billion.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 21:30
The Ninth Circuit upheld a lower-court ruling that Kalshi failed to demonstrate that federal authority preempts Nevada’s power. The decision challenges Kalshi’s claim that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the dispute.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 19:50
AI education company Genius Group has proposed a $12.5 million perpetual preferred offering to restart a Bitcoin treasury targeted at $827 million by fiscal 2031. It previously sold its remaining Bitcoin and repaid $8.5 million in debt. Because proceeds would also fund an AI portfolio and dollar reserve, the initial Bitcoin allocation remains unknown, while key offering terms await approval.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 19:05
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole remarks pushed traders to raise the estimated chance of a September rate hike from about 35% to 60%. Bitcoin briefly fell below $77,000, while nearly $488 million in crypto derivatives positions were liquidated over 24 hours, affecting almost 98,000 traders and hitting long positions hardest.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 18:50
MIAX restored Monday and Wednesday short-term options expiries for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF after introducing a lower-threshold Tier 2 framework. The listing began Aug. 18, but the venue-specific move does not represent a market-wide change in IBIT options or show how the new expiries will affect trading or Bitcoin volatility.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 16:55
A new CNN analysis estimates that adults aged 18 to 21, who are legally barred from most gambling in the US, have traded about $5.4 billion so far this year on the Kalshi prediction market.
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CNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 16:00
The Bitwise Solana Staking ETF, traded under the ticker BSOL, surpassed $1 billion in assets under management on Friday, less than a year after launching.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-28 15:48
The Minutes Reader extension turns the original page into a focused reading view and translates articles and video subtitles on demand. It is in limited beta.
