Solana decentralized exchanges processed about 208 million spot trades in the week ending Sept. 13, surpassing the NYSE’s roughly 190 million transactions for the first time. The milestone does not make Solana larger than Wall Street in economic value, but it shows how quickly onchain trading activity is scaling. Solana Narrows Nasdaq Gap as Weekly …
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According to the European digital investment platform Bitpanda, the 99-year-old financial institution, Raiffeisen Bank International, is preparing the plumbing that could put crypto trading inside banking apps used by as many as 18 million customers across 11 Central and Eastern European markets. Bitpanda Enterprise will supply the infrastructure, while individual Raiffeisen banks decide what to …
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Bitcoin derivatives are flashing a split personality as bitcoin’s price trades around $84,000 on Sept. 23. Futures open interest is climbing back toward $60 billion, while options open interest has jumped above $50 billion. Calls command 60% of options positions, yet puts account for 58.2% of 24-hour options volume. Meanwhile, billions in contracts are staring …
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A new report from Blackrock and new findings by the Bitcoin Policy Institute show that bitcoin is losing the agentic payment battle in the medium term at least, but the longer-term war is still undecided. The latest paper from Blackrock on “The Machine-Native Economy” essentially omits bitcoin, assigning it only the role of a savings …
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The crypto executive and Dystopia Labs founder previously held senior roles at Stellar and Solana before joining venture capital firm Hack VC. Hsin-Ju Chuang, a former partner at crypto venture firm Hack VC, has died at age 37, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner. California Highway Patrol officers responded to southbound Interstate 15 south …
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The case between New Jersey authorities and a prediction market company, if accepted by the Supreme Court, could result in clarity for state and federal officials over sports bets. A group of US state lawmakers has filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court, urging justices to weigh in on a case between prediction …
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An Alabama company has lost nearly $191,000 after its accounting manager diverted funds through unauthorized payments and personal spending. Andrew W. Volkoff, who managed accounting at the Bessemer-based firm, entered a plea agreement in federal court, reports WBRC. Prosecutors say he issued himself 12 unauthorized payments from the company payroll account and labeled them as …
The survey released by Visa posited that bank-like protections for stablecoins could increase adoption in the US as companies are preparing for the enactment of the GENIUS Act. Visa released the results of a survey signaling that bank-level fraud protection and insurance could drive adoption in stablecoins for cross-border transactions among US users. In a …
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The product gives European investors brokerage access to the LIT token as Bitwise expands its lineup of products tied to decentralized derivatives platforms. Bitwise Asset Management has launched an exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe tracking Lighter, giving traditional investors a way to bet on one of Hyperliquid’s emerging rivals without buying its token directly. On …
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Blockchain.com users could gain access to tokenized US stocks and ETFs through NYSE’s planned digital trading platform under a new partnership, as bourses rush to deliver new trading. Blockchain.com and the New York Stock Exchange have signed a memorandum of understanding to give Blockchain.com users access to tokenized US-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds through NYSE’s …
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More than $1 billion in reported trading makes Coinbase’s stock tokens look active. For a holder looking to sell, the question is how much the market can absorb now, and at what price, particularly outside US equity hours. A Sept. 23 premarket check found indicative buy and sell routes for about $100,000 of each of …
Money-market mutual funds absorbed approximately 85% of the US government’s latest Treasury-bill surge, giving traditional cash managers the clearest claim to the marginal demand behind the summer issuance wave. The Treasury Department said net bill supply grew by more than $550 billion in July and August, an increase of about 8% in two months. Money …
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Coin Metrics corrected more than 19 months of Bitcoin ETF-related on-chain data, leaving users of its identified-wallet series to reassess any analysis built on the affected history. The Sept. 22 status notice says the correction covers Bitcoin data from Feb. 7, 2025 through Sept. 17, 2026. Coin Metrics listed 35 affected daily series and 25 …
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Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have erased their 2026 flow deficit after a sharp buying revival, even as the top crypto struggles to hold its latest gains. Data from SoSoValue shows that the US-listed funds have attracted more than $1.7 billion in fresh capital this week, with the products drawing $999 million on Sept. 21 and …
Solana has begun rolling out Alpenglow on testnet, moving its planned blockchain consensus overhaul into a public testing environment. The upgrade targets finality of about 150 milliseconds, down from roughly 12.8 seconds under TowerBFT, the system Solana validators currently use to agree on blocks. Alpenglow replaces that consensus layer while leaving the Solana Virtual Machine, …
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