Metaplanet’s executive stock pool continues to draw backlash over dilution concerns, as investors urged the company to freeze the exercise rights tied to 273 million shares. Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet’s executive stock pool continues to draw shareholder backlash over stock dilution concerns. Multiple shareholders objected across social media to Metaplanet’s 10th Series executive option …
Monthly archives: September 2026
Ethereum (ETH) Price: Volume Rises 10% as Open Interest Climbs to $33.87 Billion
TLDR ETH trades near $2,486 with a 24-hour volume of $13.71 billion and a market cap of $303.56 billion. Resistance sits at $2,520–$2,530, while support holds at $2,360–$2,370, according to analyst Crypto Patel. Trading volume rose 10.28% to $38.44 billion, and open interest climbed 2.43% to $33.87 billion. Abraxas Capital bought 13,000 ETH worth $32.39 …
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Get Ready for Friday as This Bitcoin Price Swing Pattern Gets Tested
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 …
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Byrrgis CEO Explains How Stablecoins Will Fix DeFi’s Biggest Flaw
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, …
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Republican Senators Say CLARITY ACT Passage Odds Aren’t Looking Good
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. …
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Four XRP ETFs Now Sit in a Schwab Money Fund’s Repo Collateral
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. …
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Ripple’s Legal Chief Chases Democratic Votes to Save the CLARITY Act
Ripple chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty says he has gone to the offices of senators who are undecided on or opposed to the CLARITY Act with a single request: meet a real American crypto holder before you vote. The Ask Alderoty made the request public in a deliberately unglamorous fashion, calling not lobbyists or exchange …
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Grayscale’s Zcash ETF Tops $500M, but $100M Came From a DCG Affiliate
Grayscale said its Zcash ETF passed $500 million in assets two weeks after listing. A regulatory filing shows $100 million of that arrived from a company affiliated with the fund’s own sponsor. What the Filing Actually Says Grayscale told followers on Sept. 8 that the world’s only Zcash fund had surpassed $500 million in assets …
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Goldman Sachs Raises Oil Forecasts As Middle East Clashes Push Prices Toward $100
Renewed Houthi strikes on Saudi energy sites and US-Iran clashes over the Strait of Hormuz are lifting Brent crude (BRENT) near $100 a barrel, prompting Goldman Sachs to raise its year-end forecasts. Oil prices climbed toward $100 a barrel on Tuesday as renewed attacks on Middle Eastern energy infrastructure and shipping intensified concerns about global …
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Pennsylvania Man ‘Mr. Satan’ Gets 4 Years for YouTube Threats Against Trump, ICE Agents
A Pennsylvania man is going to federal prison for four years after using the name Mr. Satan to post violent threats on YouTube against President Trump and others. Shawn Monper, 33, of Butler County posted the messages between January 15th and April 5th of 2025, reports PennLive. He pleaded guilty in April of 2026 to two counts …
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller’s Largest Holding Is a Healthcare Firm That Has Surged Nearly 10x in Three Years
A leading family office has allocated a bulk of its US equity bets into a specialized genomics company instead of loading up on artificial intelligence infrastructure leaders. Stanley Druckenmiller’s Duquesne Family Office allocates roughly 17% of its reported US stock holdings to Natera (NTRA), which performs tumor profiling, prenatal screening, and organ transplant monitoring, reports …
Iran eases currency rules to bypass US sanctions with crypto: Report
Exporters can now fund imports with overseas earnings without first selling their foreign currency at official rates, the Financial Times reported. Iran’s central bank has reportedly eased foreign currency controls to encourage businesses to bring overseas earnings home, including through cryptocurrency, amid tightening US sanctions. This includes using Tether’s USDt (USDT) and Bitcoin (BTC) to …
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Jack Dorsey’s Block seeks US trust bank charter for Bitcoin, stablecoin
The proposed Builders Bank would offer federally supervised digital asset custody but would not accept deposits or issue loans. Jack Dorsey’s payments company Block seeks to establish a federally regulated trust bank to provide custody services for Bitcoin and stablecoins. Block said Tuesday it had submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of …
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Kucoin Rolls out Yield Product to Tackle Idle Capital Problem
Stablecoins supply core market liquidity, yet large balances often sit idle to meet instant trading and margin needs. Kucoin says it has unveiled a solution that reduces the trade-off between earning returns and retaining trading utility. The Problem With Idle Capital Cryptocurrency exchange Kucoin argues that while stablecoins underpin the vast majority of liquidity across …
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Bill Gates, Retired, Took Customer Support Duty at His Daughter’s Startup
Bill Gates spent a day handling customer support at Phia, the sustainable fashion startup co-founded by his daughter Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, taking on the role of a “luxury customer advisor.” Phia sells an app and Chrome extension that scans more than 40,000 sites to find fashion deals and second-hand alternatives. Gates later said …
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