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Liquid Network pauses after purported β€˜white-hat’ hackers withdraw $320 million in bitcoin

By: Zack Abrams β€”
The Bitcoin sidechain has been paused, with exchanges suspending LBTC deposits and withdrawals as Blockstream works to contact those responsible.

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STONK surges 250% to $140 million market cap as stock-paired Solana launchpad StonkFun pulls volume to Raydium and Jupiter

By: Zack Abrams β€”
The platform integrated with Raydium's LaunchLab on Saturday as RAY also saw gains of more than 40%.Β 

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Coinbase-backed Router Protocol to shut down, burn 303 million ROUTE tokens

By: Zack Abrams β€”
The shutdown comes after attempts to commercialize, license or find a buyer for its technology failed to produce a sustainable business.Β 

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UBS, Jane Street among firms with combined $75 million in Hyperliquid ETF holdings: Bloomberg

By: Zack Abrams β€”
Brazil's Wealth High Governance Asset Management held about $24 million worth of 21Shares' HYPE fund as of the end of June, the top HYPE ETF holder.

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LeBron James teases Polymarket partnership in new social media video

By: Zack Abrams β€”
The announcement comes after James' free agency decision generated $273 million in prediction market volume across platforms.

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President Trump says he wants Hyperliquid to enter the US β€” here’s how it could happen

By: Sarah Wynn β€”
President Trump says his administration is working to bring Hyperliquid into the U.S., raising a deceptively simple question: How?

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Zcash tops $1,000 as ETF inflows ramp up and miners pile in

By: Kyle Baird β€”
Grayscale's ZCSH inflows climb as surging network competition cuts into miners’ gains from the ZEC token's rally.

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Ripple expands college sports push with XRP partnership at Florida

By: Jason Shubnell β€”
The XRP logo will be featured on the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, as well as across Florida Athletics’ digital properties and events.

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Trezor says ShipMonk breach affected another 67,000 customers

By: James Hunt β€”
The newly identified records date from 2019 to 2021 and include names, emails, phone numbers, shipping addresses, and order numbers.

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El Salvador has not used public funds to accumulate bitcoin since June 2025, IMF says

By: Brian Danga β€”
IMF says El Salvador used no public funds for bitcoin accumulation since June 2025, with purchases coming from private donations.

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Crypto firms urge SEC to speed ETF reviews and allow confidential draft filings

By: James Hunt β€”
In contrast, Jane Street and Charles Schwab raised concerns over rushed ETF launches and confidential filings limiting market scrutiny.

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Andreessen Horowitz-backed OpenReserve secures preliminary OCC approval for national bank charter

By: Brian Danga β€”
OpenReserve Holdings received preliminary OCC approval for a national bank focused on onchain settlement, following a $25 million seed round.

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South Korea to start tokenizing β€˜all types’ of securities in three stages from 2027

By: Danny Park β€”
South Korea ultimately aims to allow participants to settle tokenized securities onchain with stablecoins, as part of a three-stage plan.

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US bitcoin ETFs report the largest inflow day since January, worth $731 million

By: Danny Park β€”
Analysts attributed Fed Governor Christopher Waller’s dovish comments to the significant inflow of capital into bitcoin products.

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AMC stock jumps 21% overnight as CEO slams Robinhood over β€˜outrageous’ tokenized shares

By: Danny Park β€”
OpenAI had previously made a similar criticism of Robinhood’s tokenized equities, saying it did not approve the transfer of its shares.

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Coinbase seeks SEC greenlight to list equity perpetuals

By: Sarah Wynn β€”
Coinbase, the largest U.S. based crypto exchange, is seeking to list equity products as perpetual gain momentum.

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Crypto market cap surges to $2.82 trillion as Zcash leads rally alongside stocks

By: Kyle Baird β€”
Crypto and related stocks like Strategy rallied as bitcoin topped $80,000 and Fed rate expectations remained split.

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Revolut takes β€˜important’ step toward becoming a US bank with conditional OCC approval

By: Sarah Wynn β€”
Revolut says it has received preliminary approval from a key U.S. banking regulator as it seeks to become a bank in the country.

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Strive CEO says company could end 2026 as second-largest public bitcoin holder as ASST climbs

By: Kyle Baird β€”
Strive shares climbed to a year-to-date high of $26.84 on Thursday, placing the stock less than 1% below the warrants’ exercise price.

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Stablecoin payments infrastructure startup Diameter Pay raises $10 million

By: Yogita Khatri β€”
Diameter Pay has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round co-led by CMT Digital and Lightspeed Faction.

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SoFi, Payward agree to link banking network with Kraken infrastructure

By: Brian Danga β€”
SoFi Technologies partnered with Payward to connect its banking settlement network with Kraken's digital-asset infrastructure.

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Bitcoin-gold correlation hits six-year high, but analysts question whether equity decoupling will last

By: James Hunt β€”
Glassnode is less convinced by bitcoin's recent divergence from U.S. equities, saying similar moves have previously been short-lived.

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Michigan court orders Kalshi to keep blocking sports prediction markets

By: Timmy Shen β€”
The injunction converts a temporary restraining order issued in June, and violations would result in a fine of $500,000 per day.

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β€˜Much ado about nothing’: CFTC files to dismiss CME’s lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures

By: Danny Park β€”
The CFTC said CME lacks standing on its competitive-injury claims, as the exchange is free to list perp futures as a DCM.

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Anthony Armstrong, former CFO at Elon Musk’s xAI and X, joins Coinbase board

By: Jason Shubnell β€”
Anthony Armstrong β€” no relation to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong β€” most recently served as CFO across xAI, X.AI Corp., and X Corp.

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New Jersey asks Supreme Court to decide who regulates sports betting on prediction markets

By: Sarah Wynn β€”
New Jersey is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to settle, once and for all, how sports betting on prediction markets should be regulated.

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Memecoin shenanigans spill into Nasdaq as microcap mushroom seller Farmmi surges 350%

By: Kyle Baird β€”
FAMI quickly corrected while the stock saw more than 720 million shares traded β€” nearly 90 times more than its daily average.

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Securitize and Socios team up to tokenize equity in pro sports teams

By: Jason Shubnell β€”
It's the first project launched through Securitize’s fully authorized European Trading & Settlement System under the EU DLT Pilot Regime.

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World open-sources ProveKit, a zero-knowledge identity proving toolkit

By: Yogita Khatri β€”
World has open-sourced ProveKit, a zero-knowledge identity proving toolkit already used in World ID since April.

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Arbitrum DAO reports $6.2 million in first-half income as Robinhood Chain adds new revenue stream

By: James Hunt β€”
Licensing fees accounted for 35% of the DAO's income in July, the first month Robinhood Chain was live on mainnet.

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Hyperscale Data shares hit all-time low as company flips Michigan site from bitcoin mining into AI

By: Kyle Baird β€”
The Michigan AI agreement could generate more than $1.2 billion, with expansion options potentially lifting that above $3 billion.

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Wyoming expands Chainlink partnership with onchain reserve verification for FRNT

By: Jason Shubnell β€”
Last month, Wyoming’s Stable Token Commission fully migrated FRNT from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP after a security review.

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Adam Back invests another $8.8 million in Capital B as bitcoin treasury firm targets 3,521 BTC

By: Brian Danga β€”
Capital B raised $8.8 million from Adam Back in a private placement as the French bitcoin treasury firm targets 3,521 BTC.

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Japan-listed Remixpoint sells all ETH, SOL, XRP and DOGE holdings in shift to bitcoin-only crypto strategy

By: James Hunt β€”
Bitcoin is now Remixpoint's only cryptocurrency holding, with approximately 1,506 BTC, worth around $115 million.

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Strategy CEO says selling bitcoin at $60,000 before buying at $80,000 was the β€˜right trade’

By: Brian Danga β€”
Strategy CEO Phong Le defended selling bitcoin at $60,000 before buying at $80,000, citing corporate capital costs.

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Bitcoin hovers near $77,000 as global bond selloff tests post-rally resilience

By: James Hunt β€”
Bitcoin hovers near $77,000 as global bond yields surge and renewed U.S.-Iran tensions push oil prices higher.

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G20 finance leaders vow to establish β€˜clear pathways’ for digital assets innovation

By: Danny Park β€”
The G20 officials acknowledged that digital assets can support economic growth and private sector innovation.

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Kalshi and Polymarket’s combined volume falls 15% in August, first monthly decline in a year

By: Timmy Shen β€”
Kalshi recorded $37.17 billion in volume in August, while Polymarket and its US platform saw a combined $8.16 billion.

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Hyperliquid Strategies expands equity facility to $2.5 billion from $1 billion

By: Danny Park β€”
As of June 30, Hyperliquid Strategies has sold around $647 million worth of shares, according to its recent filings.

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Buying memecoins with credit cards on Robinhood Wallet and Fomo appears to sidestep card-network crypto rules

By: Zack Abrams β€”
Test memecoin purchases were coded as "digital media" rather than crypto, earning credit card points despite card network restrictions.

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Crypto treasury companies hit $340 billion market cap as altcoin DATs outperform

By: Ivan Wu and Bryan Samsoedin β€”
Cumulative market capitalization for these companies is up 10% since mid-August and hovers around $340 billion.

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SEC seeks to update its 1970s-era transfer agent rules for the blockchain age

By: Sarah Wynn β€”
The SEC is seeking to update its rules for transfer agents to keep pace with new technology, including blockchain and tokenization.

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Cango shares plunge 20% after bitcoin miner reports $81.6 million Q2 loss

By: Kyle Baird β€”
Cango scaled back its mining fleet in the second quarter as revenue fell and the company focused on efficiency.

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Bitcoin and gold move in lockstep as debasement trade gains more steam

By: Ivan Wu and Bryan Samsoedin β€”
Bitcoin's 90-day Pearson correlation coefficient with gold hits all-time high while the Fear and Greed Index sits at 68.

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Silhouette debuts RFQ trading for xStocks on Hyperliquid

By: Brian Danga β€”
Silhouette launched RFQ trading for xStocks on Hyperliquid, allowing market makers to compete for tokenized equity trades settled onchain.

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Ethena launches Ethena Pay app on Avalanche, offering up to 6% yield and 10% cashback

By: Yogita Khatri β€”
Ethena Labs has launched the beta of Ethena Pay, a new self-custodial money app built on Avalanche, across 48 countries.

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Bitcoin defies oil price spike and rising Fed hike bets after best August since 2017

By: James Hunt β€”
Bitcoin has held up despite higher oil prices and growing expectations for a September Fed rate hike, with Friday's jobs report next in focus.

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Binance adds options on 1,000 US stocks and ETFs as monthly TradFi perpetual volume hits $433 billion

By: James Hunt β€”
TradFi perpetual futures volume reached approximately $433.4 billion on Binance in August, up roughly 15 times since January.

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Kraken parent Payward to tokenize 100 London-listed stocks, with LSE 24 trading planned

By: Brian Danga β€”
Payward will tokenize 100 London-listed stocks as xStocks, with LSE 24 to support trading, subject to regulatory approval.

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