Canary Capital Lists First U.S. Staked TRX ETF on Cboe BZX Exchange
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Hyperliquid Open Interest Climbs to $14.3B as HYPE Token Hits All-Time High
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ARK Files Exemptive Application for Tokenized Venture Fund Share Class
Visa Opens VisaNet Settlement Data to Blockchain Lenders as Stablecoin Volume Hits $20B Run Rate
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Bitcoin at $78,500: Custody Breakthroughs and a Sidechain Exploit Define a Volatile Week
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ARK Files Exemptive Application for Tokenized Venture Fund Share Class
Strive Buys 1,375 BTC Worth $109M as Preferred Stock Offering Nears $1B
Compound Launches Whitelisted Lending Market, Oversubscribed at Launch
BitMine Buys 28,086 ETH for $70M, Treasury Climbs to 4.9% of Ethereum Supply
Kraken Withdrawal Delays Widen as 23 Funding Services Remain Degraded
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Canary Capital Lists First U.S. Staked TRX ETF on Cboe BZX Exchange
Canary Capital's Staked TRX ETF (TRXS) launched on Cboe BZX today, becoming the first regulated U.S. product combining spot TRX exposure with on-chain staking rewards. The fund stakes at least 90% of holdings, with 80% of rewards built into net asset value.
Bitcoin at $78,500: Custody Breakthroughs and a Sidechain Exploit Define a Volatile Week
Bitcoin is trading at $78,539 as infrastructure developments, a critical Liquid Network sidechain exploit, and rising Fed rate hike odds create a complex week. CoinCorner and Block launch custody products while Bhutan offloads 96% of its Bitcoin holdings.
Hyperliquid Open Interest Climbs to $14.3B as HYPE Token Hits All-Time High
Hyperliquid's open interest has climbed to $14.3 billion as of September 8, 2026, with HYPE token hitting an all-time high. The recovery marks a near-complete rebound from October 2025's brutal 56% single-day collapse.
Chime Acquires Stride Bank for $590M, Lifts 2026 Guidance
Chime Financial (CHYM) agreed to acquire Stride Bank for $590 million in cash, converting a longstanding banking partnership into direct ownership and creating Chime Bank, N.A. The stock surged 10.38% in after-hours trading on the announcement.
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Bitcoin at $78,500: Custody Breakthroughs and a Sidechain Exploit Define a Volatile Week
Bitcoin is trading at $78,539 as infrastructure developments, a critical Liquid Network sidechain exploit, and rising Fed rate hike odds create a complex week. CoinCorner and Block launch custody products while Bhutan offloads 96% of its Bitcoin holdings.
South Korea Budget Office Sees $3.8B in Annual Merchant Savings From Stablecoins
South Korea's National Assembly Budget Office released a report finding that stablecoin adoption could save merchants approximately $3.8 billion per year, though inter-agency regulatory disagreements may hinder implementation.
Bit2Me Creates Dedicated Unit to Help Law Enforcement Track Crypto Assets
Spain's Bit2Me has established a specialized internal unit focused on assisting law enforcement agencies with tracing and recovering cryptocurrency assets, marking a formalization of investigative support as regulatory pressure on exchanges intensifies.
Brazilian Banks Sell Crypto to Retail Clients as Regulation Takes Hold
Three of Brazil's largest banks are offering cryptocurrency directly to retail customers, marking a shift toward institutional adoption. The expansion is enabled by Brazil's Virtual Assets Law and regulatory framework, though the banks themselves avoid balance sheet exposure.
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Visa Opens VisaNet Settlement Data to Blockchain Lenders as Stablecoin Volume Hits $20B Run Rate
Visa announced it is pairing VisaNet payment settlement data with blockchain lending infrastructure, allowing stablecoin card issuers to access credit backed by their settlement activity. Stablecoin payment volume on Visa's network has grown nearly 200% year-over-year, reaching a $20 billion...
Nomura's Laser Digital Taps Keyring Network for Compliant DeFi Fixed Income on Euler
Nomura's crypto subsidiary Laser Digital has partnered with Keyring Network to launch institutional-grade fixed income markets on Euler Finance, positioning the Japanese banking giant as one of the first major traditional finance names to target DeFi lending infrastructure directly.
Ethena Adds Equities and Commodities to USDe Basis Trade, Closes HIP-3 Market on Hyperliquid
Ethena is broadening the collateral strategy underpinning its USDe stablecoin to include equity perpetuals and commodities, while simultaneously shutting down its HIP-3 market on Hyperliquid and overhauling ENA tokenomics in what the protocol is framing as a push to reignite growth.
Bullish Commits $100M to USD.AI for GPU-Backed Loan Products
Bullish has committed $100 million in financing to USD.AI, a lending platform using GPU hardware as collateral for digital asset loans. The deal marks a major institutional bet on computational assets as a DeFi lending primitive, following broader adoption of real-world asset lending.
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