Key Takeaways Iran’s crypto activity hit roughly $10 billion in 2025 as trade is increasingly moving onchain in 2026. CCAF puts Iran at 0.12% of global bitcoin hashrate, far below Elliptic’s 4.5% estimate. Bessent’s Aug. 24 Operation Economic Outcast puts Iran’s crypto channels in the crosshairs. Digital Assets Take on a Bigger Role in Iran’s…
Jump Trading’s Hyperliquid volume nears $150 billion, making the firm responsible for nearly 8% of perpetual futures activity overall. Jump Trading’s cumulative trading volume on Hyperliquid has nearly reached $150 billion since the firm made its first deposit on December 12, 2025, according to Hyperdash co-founder Hanson Birringer, who mapped the firm’s entire activity…
Massachusetts became the latest state to force data centers to bring their own power, but this time there’s a twist. A new state mandate would require developers building data centers larger than 25 megawatts to provide clean power or pay into a ratepayer protection fund. Gov. Maura Healey’s executive order is the latest example of…
Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty has urged undecided and opposing senators to hear from an estimated 67 million American crypto holders before the CLARITY Act faces a 60-vote procedural test on Sep. 15. Summary Alderoty has contacted Senate offices and asked lawmakers to speak directly with crypto holders. The Sep. 15 cloture vote requires…
Good news, everyone! Apple‘s Polishing Cloth is “compatible” with the iPhone Duo. Mercifully confirmed on Apple’s website, the tech giant’s microfibre cloth is ready to wipe clean its first foldable smartphone, which was announced at Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” event on Wednesday — among many, many things. SEE ALSO: Apple Event 2026: Live updates on…
Key Takeaways Circle agreed to buy Tazapay for $400M, adding $25B+ in annual payment volume. With 60% of Tazapay volume using stablecoins, USDC could deepen its global payments footprint. Circle still needs regulatory approvals before the deal can close in 2027. Circle Pushes USDC Into 100+ Markets With Tazapay Acquisition Circle is making one of…
Traders using CME FedWatch, the CME Group tool that tracks rate-hike probabilities implied by 30-Day Fed Funds futures prices, now put the FOMC September odds of a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve rate hike at next week’s FOMC meeting at over 60%. Kalshi traders assigned a 57% probability to the same outcome, while Polymarket traders put it…
It’s a brand new era for Apple. The company is turning over leadership for the first time in 15 years, with former CEO Tim Cook handing off the reins last week to the new CEO, former Apple VP of hardware John Ternus. At the first Apple product soiree hosted by Ternus, the company made an…
ADA has outperformed BTC and ETH on a seven-day scale. Cardano’s native token has performed quite well lately, and as expected, it has become the subject of optimistic price forecasts. Most analysts foresee modest short-term gains, while some have made wild bets and think the asset is gearing up for an explosion to a…
Harvey, the legal AI startup that VCs can’t get enough of, has raised another $550 million in funding, this time at a $15.5 billion valuation, the company announced on Wednesday. The round was co-led by Diffusion and Lightspeed Venture Partners and follows the previous $200 million round at an $11 billion valuation announced in March….
