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Bitcoin sell-side risk returns to rare lows as $80K sellers fade from view
Bitcoin investors showed little sign of panic selling as BTC held most of its August gains and sell-side risk fell to rare lows, data showed.
India’s Arya.ag to put grain ownership records on Avalanche
The system will combine farmer, grain, warehouse, insurance and loan data for lenders, though no launch date or initial deployment size was disclosed.
Unicoin sues Uniswap Labs, seeks to cancel UNI registration
The complaint says Uniswap’s counsel sent three letters before Unicoin’s Sept. 28 launch and seeks declarations on its marks and domains.
Live updates: Bitcoin ETFs post a second straight outflow while every other fund turns green
The bitcoin funds shed $120 million on Wednesday, more than double Tuesday's loss. Ether, XRP and solana all took money in.
SGX's bitcoin and ether perpetual futures are now open to U.S. institutions
The Singapore Exchange says U.S. institutions can not trade its bitcoin and ether perpetual futures, a milestone that bridges U.S. trading desks with Asian liquidity.
Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP blames bots after 98% crash as traders rack up six-figure losses
The team said thin liquidity and automated traders distorted the launch, while Nansen data showed some early buyers sitting on six-figure losses after the memecoin’s debut.
Trezor, BitBox warn users about fake hardware wallet security alerts
BitBox said multiple Bitcoin companies appeared to have been targeted through a shared newsletter provider, while Trezor confirmed a breach at its email service.
Dogecoin sinks 5% to lead majors losses, with bitcoin holding $78,000 level
Dogecoin led the losses, BNB fell about 4% and XRP 3%, with oil pushing Treasury yields to their highest since late 2023.
Crypto wins regardless of Clarity Act vote, Coinbase's Armstrong says
Coinbase CEO tells CNBC the crypto industry gets regulatory clarity whether or not the Senate passes the bill on Sept. 15.
US sanctions Xinbi scam marketplace, restrains $52M in crypto
The Justice Department seized Xinbi’s Telegram channels and two wallets as investigators pursued 47 additional wallets across its alleged laundering network.
DoubleZero adds Kalshi election market data ahead of US midterms
The expansion gives institutional and automated traders real-time access to Kalshi’s political markets as election betting activity continues to grow.
Consensys to split into MetaMask and institutional blockchain company
The restructuring will separate MetaMask’s consumer business from Consensys’ Ethereum protocols and institutional blockchain infrastructure operations.
TRM Labs doubles valuation to $2B in Series C expansion
The blockchain intelligence firm said its annual recurring revenue has quadrupled over the past three years as it expands its AI-powered investigations business.
U.S. Bank tests proprietary stablecoin in cross-border Stellar transaction
The pilot moved USBDC between the bank’s North American and European entities on the public Stellar blockchain.
Bitcoin fails to reclaim $80K as Bessent fuels yen strength around 153 per dollar
Bitcoin trended lower with US stocks on Iran escalation while US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent contributed to fears of a yen carry-trade unwind.
Robinhood’s CEO Vlad Tenev fires back at AMC CEO in escalating fight over stock tokens
Teven told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Wednesday that public companies shouldn't have veto power over third-party securities that reference their shares.
U.S. Treasury sanctions another widespread cyber-scam hub, Xinbi Guarantee
Chinese-language platform Xinbi is accused of operating on crypto transactions as it offered services to other criminal networks.
Trade groups seek to block Illinois crypto tax before January effective date
Following on their earlier lawsuit, CCI and the Blockchain Association seek to block Illinois’ 0.2% crypto tax, arguing it is unconstitutional and would impose costly compliance burdens.