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Thu, Sep 24, 7:16 AM ET
Bitcoin slides to $83,300 as 10-year Treasury yield hits highest since 2007
Surging bond yields and a stronger dollar pressured risk assets, with bitcoin briefly dipping below $83,000 before Asian and European buyers stepped in.
Coindesk · +6 outlets
Binance takes $100M Circle stake and signs five-year USDC promotion deal
The exchange tied its stablecoin strategy more closely to Circle as USDC competition with Tether intensifies.
Theblock · +14 outlets
BitMEX shuts down trading after 11 years, keeps withdrawals open
The Arthur Hayes co-founded exchange that pioneered perpetual futures ended trading and deposits as its wind-down continues.
Coindesk · +13 outlets
IBM connects Digital Asset Haven to Swift ledger for tokenized deposit transactions
The integration lets IBM clients instruct tokenized deposit transfers over Swift's shared blockchain ledger, a step toward bank-grade tokenization.
Theblock · +12 outlets
EU watchdogs warn quantum computing poses imminent threat to blockchain encryption
The warning renews urgency around bitcoin's legacy addresses, whose public keys are already exposed onchain.
Coindesk · +4 outlets
Trump administration weighs global stablecoin plan to cement dollar dominance
Washington is considering actively promoting USD-backed stablecoins worldwide to defend the greenback's reserve status.
Coindesk · +8 outlets
Blockchain.com and NYSE agree to explore tokenized US stocks and ETFs
The deal, subject to regulatory approval, would bring tokenized equities to a major exchange venue.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Canada's big six banks explore tokenized deposit system for payments
The first phase focuses on moving tokenized deposits efficiently between financial institutions.
Theblock · +13 outlets
MoonPay to acquire SEC-registered North Capital in $60M all-stock deal
The purchase supports MoonPay's push into tokenized real-world assets with a regulated broker-dealer.
Coindesk · +9 outlets
Hut 8 wins bidding for Poolin's Texas data centers with $140M offer
The proposed deal would add two Texas sites to Hut 8's expanding AI infrastructure portfolio.
Theblock · +7 outlets
Coinbase adds fixed-rate USDC loans against bitcoin via Morpho Midnight
The product lets users borrow the USDC stablecoin at a fixed rate and repayment date, expanding onchain credit to retail Coinbase customers.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Variational sets Q4 launch for VAR token with 32% airdrop
The derivatives protocol's token generation event will distribute nearly a third of supply to users.
The Defiant · +5 outlets
Brooklyn man sentenced to up to 12 years over $16M Coinbase social engineering scheme
The case highlights the persistence of phishing and social engineering attacks against exchange users.
Theblock · +5 outlets
Solana tests Alpenglow upgrade to cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds
Faster finality would let exchanges, bridges and merchants treat payments as irreversible almost instantly.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Solo GP Jed Breed raises $15M for second early-stage crypto fund
Backers include FalconX, Nic Carter, Rob Hadick and Jake Brukhman.
Theblock · +1 outlets
Atum raises $13.5M seed from Variant and PayPal Ventures for open payments network
The startup bills the network as one that does not touch user money directly.
CryptoRank · +2 outlets
CME adds Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures to crypto derivatives lineup
The exchange will offer standard and micro contracts covering 250 BCH and 10,000 UNI respectively.
Theblock
Galaxy adds $100M in Sky's sUSDS to treasury and buys SKY token
Galaxy approved the Sky savings token as institutional loan collateral, deepening ties between the firms.
Theblock · +1 outlets

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