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Bitcoin Drops 3.8% to $76,900 as Trump Confirms Iran Strikes
$3,100 wiped from Bitcoin's price in less than 72 hours as geopolitical escalation reverses a sharp Treasury-driven rally. Bitcoin slid to $76,900 after touching $80,000 on August 29.
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Hashdex Adds Hyperliquid to Nasdaq CME Crypto Index ETF, HYPE Climbs to $83
Hashdex has added Hyperliquid to its Nasdaq CME Crypto Index ETF, giving the decentralized derivatives exchange token formal access to institutional and retail investors through a regulated SEC-registered product. HYPE rose 1.29% to $83 following the announcement.
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Alkemya Metacore Raises $50M in Tokenized Equity Backed by Class 1 Nickel Wire
Alkemya Metacore SCSp has closed a $50 million pre-launch capital raise structured as tokenized equity, with Class 1 nickel wire serving as collateral. The deal fits within a broader wave of real-world asset tokenization that has accelerated since 2023.
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Aster and World Liberty Financial Launch USD1 RWA Boost Phase 1
Aster, backed by YZi Labs, launched USD1 RWA Boost: Phase 1 in partnership with World Liberty Financial, offering 125 million WLFI tokens and 6.25 million USD1 stablecoin in rewards. The campaign builds on Aster's AOS-2 expansion and positions the privacy-first trading platform in the growing...
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Crypto Treasury Companies Hit $340B Market Cap as Altcoin DATs Outperform
Crypto treasury companies have crossed $340 billion in aggregate market capitalization, up 10% since mid-August 2026. Digital Asset Trusts are outperforming traditional holdings, signaling investor appetite for higher-risk crypto exposure, though concentration and regulatory risks remain.
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Morgan Stanley Upgrades Robinhood to Buy, Sets $150 Target
Morgan Stanley lifted Robinhood to Buy with a $150 price target, implying 43% upside from current levels. The upgrade reflects confidence in the platform's diversified revenue model across 13 distinct streams, from crypto trading to credit products.
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Firelight Raises $8M to Expand DeFi Insurance Beyond XRP
Firelight, a Sentora-incubated cover protocol, raised $8 million to expand its DeFi insurance offering beyond XRP into broader markets. The protocol holds $76 million in staked XRP on Flare and launches its first integrations this month, targeting fintech institutions.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Hut 8 Texas Power Site Powers Anthropic's $35B AI Infrastructure Deal
Hut 8 Mining Corp's Texas power site is embedded in Anthropic's $35 billion AI infrastructure deal, validating the crypto miner's strategic shift toward AI infrastructure services.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Kast Raises $80M for Stablecoin Enterprise Platform, Targets 5,000 Businesses by Year-End
Kast has closed an $80 million funding round to launch a stablecoin-powered business platform aimed at enterprise finance and cross-border payments, with an ambitious target of onboarding between 1,000 and 5,000 active businesses before the end of 2026.
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Binance Launches Options on 1,000+ U.S. Stocks and ETFs
$433.4 billion in TradFi perpetual futures volume flowed through Binance in August 2026. The exchange now offers physically settled options contracts on 1,000+ U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs to eligible non-U.S. users, expanding its derivatives stack to compete with traditional brokers.
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London Stock Exchange and Payward Team Up to Tokenize UK Top 100 Equities as xStocks
The London Stock Exchange Group has partnered with Payward to tokenize the 100 largest UK-listed equities under the xStocks brand, targeting a 2027 launch. The move represents a major institutional endorsement of blockchain-based equity trading.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" WolfARK Invest Drops $40M on Block and Circle Shares in Single Session
ARK Invest committed $40 million to crypto-adjacent equities on Monday, September 1, purchasing 456,059 shares of Block Inc. for $37.4 million and 35,192 shares of Circle Internet Group for $3.36 million. The coordinated allocation reflects Cathie Wood's ongoing thesis that crypto adoption value...
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Webull Brings Crypto to Canada Through Coinbase Partnership
Webull is expanding crypto trading services into Canada through a strategic partnership with Coinbase, leveraging the exchange's crypto-as-a-service infrastructure and custody capabilities.
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CME Captures More XRP Futures Volume as Token Posts 40% Weekly Gain
XRP surged 40% in the past week, with CME's share of XRP futures trading climbing notably. The shift signals institutional desks rotating into the asset, though futures volume gains don't guarantee sustained price appreciation.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" WolfOpenSea Adds Full Solana NFT Support After Four-Year Beta Wait
OpenSea has officially enabled full Solana NFT trading on its platform, allowing users to buy, sell, and trade Solana-based digital collectibles directly through the marketplace, closing a chapter that began with a limited beta rollout in 2022.
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Bitcoin Enters Volatile Monthly Close as Bond Yields Eye 20-Year Highs
US Treasury yields are closing in on 20-year highs, and Bitcoin is feeling the pressure heading into the August 31 monthly close. When fixed-income instruments offer genuinely competitive returns, the calculus for holding a non-yielding, high-volatility asset like Bitcoin shifts.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Ontology Mainnet Halts Over Security Concern
Ontology halted block production on its mainnet on August 31 after validators identified a security concern serious enough to freeze the network entirely. Transactions cannot settle, and Ontology-side bridge transfers are stalled while the validator set investigates.
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NYSE Parent ICE Takes Strategic Stake in tZERO, Joins Tokenized Securities Platform Build
Intercontinental Exchange is investing in tZERO and tapping it as a design partner for its upcoming tokenized securities platform. The partnership marks a major institutional validation of blockchain-based settlement infrastructure and suggests legacy market operators are moving beyond pilots...
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Robinhood Chain Tops Ethereum and Base in Daily Fees With $2.66M From Memecoin Frenzy
Robinhood Chain posted $2.66 million in daily app revenue on August 31, leapfrogging both Ethereum mainnet and Base in 24-hour fee rankings. The surge is driven by memecoin trading paired with tokenized stocks, signaling how specialized Layer 2s with strong distribution can generate serious...
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
BitMine Tops 5.9 Million ETH After $131M Single Purchase
BitMine acquired 53,501 ETH in a single $131M transaction, pushing total holdings past 5.9 million ETH and representing 4.9% of Ethereum's circulating supply. The move mirrors MicroStrategy's Bitcoin strategy but with a key difference: ETH staking enables self-reinforcing accumulation loops.
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More Markets Loses $9.3M in WFLOW After Attacker Exploits Ankr Liquid Staking Collateral
A DeFi lending protocol built on the Flow blockchain was drained of $9.3 million after an attacker combined an Ankr liquid staking token with E-mode functionality to overborrow against the protocol's reserves. Security firm Blockaid identified the exploit.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Hyperliquid and Pump.fun Drive Record $638M Crypto Buyback Surge in 2026
Crypto protocols spent a record $638 million on token buybacks in 2026 year-to-date, with Hyperliquid and Pump.fun driving nearly 90% of the total. The trend reflects a shift toward revenue-funded repurchases as protocols mature and return value to holders through market mechanisms rather than...
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Zcash Private Transaction Latency to Drop 93%, From 3 Seconds to Under 200 Milliseconds
Zcash is implementing a protocol upgrade that cuts private transaction wait times from roughly 3 seconds to under 200 milliseconds, a 93% reduction designed to enhance user experience for shielded payments.
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Metaplanet Moves Hundreds of Millions in Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime Custody
Metaplanet transferred a substantial portion of its Bitcoin holdings to Coinbase Prime custody this week as part of its Superplanet US expansion strategy. The exact transfer size remains disputed between sources, ranging from 2,400 to 3,200 BTC.
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