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Does DOGE's modest price drop over the last 24 hours raise any concerns?

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Some of Bitcoin's oldest whales spent months privately urging early investor Dan Held to buy Zcash (ZEC) before the token's rally past $1,000, he said in a recent interview.

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Bitcoin's one-month realized volatility is historically low, according to Glassnode, whose statistical analysis identifies long-term holder supply as the leading explanatory variable. Market capitalization, trading turnover, and derivatives positioning show substantially weaker relationships. Long-Term Holder Supply Leads Glassnode's Analysis Bitcoin was trading at $78,449.

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Block aims to establish a national trust bank that would provide custody and related fiduciary services, including those for bitcoin and stablecoins, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) press release.

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The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed the arrest of brothers Vladislav and Stanislav Chernyshov for the illicit distribution of synthetic opioids. The vendor account “BarbaraWhite” marketed more than 95,000 counterfeit pills on Darknet platforms such as Nemesis, Bohemia, and Abacus since 2020.

 

Attackers minted unbacked LBTC, drained reserves, then returned most funds

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Ethereum's stablecoin-driven fee model could reshape ETH demand and fuel its next DeFi cycle.

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AI agents are busy on the XRP Ledger. Very busy.

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XRP Ledger's Permission Delegation amendment, part of xrpld 3.3.0, is progressing towards validator voting on the network. The proposed system is based on the role, and role-based authorization is brought in to the system.

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XRP is again in the spotlight as XRP Ledger validator Grape commented on the growing institutional business of Ripple. Ripple Treasury, affiliated with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, is close to completing nearly $13 trillion worth of settlements.

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Metaplanet's Bitcoin expansion has exposed an executive compensation windfall that shareholders want the company to unwind. The dispute centers on an executive options pool that expanded as the Tokyo-listed company repeatedly issued equity to finance its Bitcoin purchases.

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On Tuesday, the bitcoin and Lightning services firm Coincorner introduced the launch of a product called Vault, a bitcoin storage service offering multi-signature security in partnership with the custody company Anchorwatch, with “insurance underwritten by Lloyd's of London, covering loss of keys and unauthorised access.

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US-listed Bitcoin ETFs are $1 billion behind for the year, the difference between redemptions and deposits since January, shows data from September 8.

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Bitcoin price has remained above $78,000 even as fighting between the United States and Iran escalated across the Gulf. According to reports, the U.S. forces have struck multiple Iranian tankers after Iranian forces attempted to hit an American Navy warship.

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Block applies for a national trust bank license and plans Bitcoin custody services. Explore the application, custody plans and questions still unanswered.

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The ERC-7730 standard was made as a solution to a challenge that has been plaguing crypto transactions for a very long time, and over time its adoption as a standard has been gaining traction.

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The New York Fed's Sept. 2 analysis separates currency choices from reserve-size changes, leaving sovereign Bitcoin demand unproven.

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Crypto transaction volume across the Middle East and North Africa has surged from about $100 billion in 2022 to an estimated $350 billion in 2025–2026. The growth is increasingly tied to two forces: regulated Gulf adoption and demand for bitcoin and stablecoins during periods of war, inflation, and currency stress.

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is holding near $78,000 despite rising oil prices, elevated bond yields and renewed rate-hike fears. This sets up a major macro test as U.S. inflation data lands later this week.

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ETF demand remains strong, but inflation data could determine where Bitcoin goes next.

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BitMine Immersion Technologies has purchased 28,086 ETH worth about $70.1 million, raising its Ethereum treasury to 5.93 million tokens as Chairman Tom Lee predicts further gains for the asset. BitMine's Ethereum treasury has reached 5.

 

But Capital B's stock price facing a decline of 5.82% in one day is stirring the pot.

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The European banking consortium Qivalis brings together 37 financial institutions across 15 countries to issue a digital currency backed 1:1 by the euro. The chosen infrastructure for technical deployment is the public Ethereum blockchain under the European Union's MiCA regulatory framework.

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Polkadot's potential adoption of dotUSD could enhance DeFi integration, reduce reliance on external stablecoins, and increase DOT demand. Polkadot holders vote on dotUSD stablecoin proposal with $5M backing.

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Polkadot's surge amid Fed rate hike expectations highlights potential shifts in crypto market dynamics and investor sentiment towards legacy tokens. Polkadot leads market rotation into legacy layer-1 tokens as Fed rate hike bets grow.