Bitcoin price has fallen below $77,000 as fresh U.S. military strikes on Iranian targets have pushed oil prices higher and triggered heavy selling across crypto and stock markets. Summary Bitcoin price dropped to $76,762 after losing the $78,000 and $77,000 levels. Crypto traders suffered about $115 million in long liquidations within one hour. Brent settled…
Kalshi is permanently cutting off George Santos after investigating trades that allegedly exploited his ability to influence the outcome of event contracts. Prediction-market exchange Kalshi has permanently banned former US Rep. George Santos from accessing the platform after its Compliance Department found “reasonable cause to believe” that he engaged in insider trading and market…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed its first major transfer-agent rule overhaul in more than four decades as blockchain recordkeeping, tokenized securities and automated systems enter regulated U.S. markets. Summary The SEC proposal would update registration, recordkeeping, transfer processing, and asset-safeguarding requirements. Onchain transfer agents would face controls covering digital records, cybersecurity risks,…
Solana was trading near $102 on Tuesday, down more than 7% from its recent seven-month high of nearly $110. The recent price weakness has not stopped signs of stronger demand from building across the network. According to Ali Martinez, Solana recorded an average of 9.5 million new addresses per day over the past week, a…
RedStone has said Tectonic’s estimated $75 million exploit resulted from weak collateral controls rather than an inaccurate oracle after TONIC’s reported price rose about 100-fold in 20 minutes. Summary An onchain researcher estimated that the Tectonic exploit affected about $75 million. TONIC’s reported price increased roughly 100 times before the token was supplied as collateral….
South Korean investors appear to be returning to Bitcoin as the Korea Premium turns positive following its longest negative period. Bitcoin rose 25% in August, its strongest monthly gain since November 2024. The asset briefly crossed $80,000 last week but has since settled near $78,000. The rally, nonetheless, has renewed interest among retail players…
Predict.fun has launched a self-service developer dashboard that lets builders create applications, generate API keys, monitor usage and manage rate limits from one interface. Summary Developers can create Predict.fun applications and generate API keys without opening a manual support request. The dashboard displays API usage and lets developers request higher usage-based rate-limit tiers. Existing API…
The partnership gives institutions a unified system to issue, custody and manage digital assets. The offering has launched in Asia, but further expansion is planned as institutional demand grows. Ripple Labs and SettleMint have announced a strategic partnership that plugs Ripple Custody into SettleMint’s Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform (DALP), giving regulated financial institutions a…
ETF inflows have broken the historical record of $1.66 billion, while XRP prices continue to decline amid market volatility. UE Crypto has launched a new cloud mining smart contract, and its return mechanism has attracted significant attention from XRP holders. Summary On August 31, XRP prices fluctuated between $1.37 and $1.39, declining by 2% over…
Kalshi’s market-tracking betting odds of government shutdown in 2026 have dropped 33 points overnight to just 4% on September 1. The move came even as Senate negotiators said they were making progress toward a stopgap funding deal. For Bitcoin and crypto readers, the market provides a snapshot of uncertainty around the funding deadline. It does…
