The IMF stated that the recent Bitcoin accumulation came from private donations, not public funds El Salvador has significantly reduced public participation in its Chivo e-wallet as part of changes to the government’s involvement in Bitcoin, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF said efforts are also underway to improve transparency around the…
Demand for dollar-backed stablecoins can place downward pressure on national currencies when investors receive direct access through fiat trading pairs, according to research published by the Bank of Korea on Sept. 3. The effect appeared after Binance introduced trading between selected local currencies and stablecoins such as USDT and USDC. Summary Dollar-backed stablecoins transmitted buying…
Crypto holders increased their use of digital asset-backed loans in 2026 as weaker markets reshaped borrowing habits and collateral preferences. Crypto holders relied more on loans backed by digital assets as market conditions weakened in 2026, according to research from CryptoQuant. The report analyzed data from crypto lender CoinRabbit. It found higher borrowing activity…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined a longer-term transaction model on Sept. 6 that could allow the network to process some validation work in parallel. Summary Buterin proposed separating transaction actions from dependencies so Ethereum can optimize each component independently later. Dependencies include signatures, state proofs and validity conditions that transactions must satisfy before execution begins….
Ripple’s XRP remains in a corrective phase after its sharp August breakout, with buyers struggling to regain control of the key overhead supply zone. The current structure suggests that the market may need more consolidation before another sustained directional move develops. XRP Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, XRP’s explosive rally from…
A British investor has recovered 61 bitcoin worth approximately £3.3 million, or about $4.5 million, more than 12 years after losing access to the cryptocurrency. Summary British investor recovered 61 BTC after proving ownership of funds held through collapsed exchange Intersango. His £1,500 investment produced recovered bitcoin valued around £3.3m after more than twelve years…
The 4-year cycle is back on topic, but Willy Woo believes there’s a more apparent pattern in play. Given the nature of its blockchain, bitcoin was long considered to move around within a broader four-year cycle prompted by the halving, which takes place in general every four years. However, the pattern has been rejected…
Bitwise’s Hyperliquid exchange-traded fund resumed accumulating HYPE on Sept. 4 after four days without a tracked purchase. Summary Arkham tracked Bitwise-linked wallets purchasing approximately $10.5 million in HYPE after four inactive trading days. BHYP’s tracked HYPE purchases reached $166.3 million since launch, according to Arkham’s on-chain address attribution. Friday’s allocation was the fund’s largest tracked…
The ETFs saw the first red trading day in a month but there’s more to the worrying story. For the eighth consecutive week, the spot XRP ETFs ended in the green, attracting almost $19 million. Although this sounds impressive, the actual number was significantly lower than last week’s figure. Moreover, Friday ended as a…
Solana attracted approximately $348 million in net real-world asset flows over the latest 30-day period, placing it ahead of other tracked blockchain distribution networks. Summary Solana attracted $348 million in net distributed RWA flows during the latest thirty-day measurement period. Network distributed RWA value reached roughly $4.23 billion as tracked holder addresses climbed to 398,644….
