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Ethena launches USDe payments app, offers 6% rewards
The self-custodial app brings USDe into everyday payments, savings and cross-border transfers, with annualized rewards of up to 6%.
Citi, Goldman, other global banks and asset managers team up on stablecoin venture
The group will focus first on a U.S. dollar stablecoin for payments and digital asset settlement, with a euro token a priority for expansion.
Bitcoin stays flat as global bond bear market rages on, pushing JGB to high
Global bond yields hit multi-decade highs today as Japan’s 10-year JGB yield reached a 30-year peak, keeping Bitcoin steady near $78,000.
Robinhood's new crypto network is printing cash, and it's sending Arbitrum's token soaring
Revenue on Robinhood Chain hit a 24-hour record of $1.9 million, driving a 30% rally in ARB as traders chased downstream gains.
Musk’s X hit by wave of unsolicited password reset emails
Multiple crypto industry figures and CoinDesk staff received unexpected password reset emails on Tuesday, though there is no evidence yet that X itself has been breached.
Firelight raises $8 million, expands beyond XRP as it aims to make DeFi less scary for fintechs
The protocol aims to give fintechs and investors a faster way to recover losses from DeFi hacks, while letting XRP, bitcoin and XLM holders earn yield by backing that protection.
Fake Claude desktop app spreads crypto-stealing malware
RevStealer targets more than 50 crypto wallets alongside browser passwords, cookies, messaging data and selected documents.
Bitcoin enters ‘Rektember’ as rate-hike risk combines with seasonality to threaten rally
September has historically been a poor month for risk assets in general, and bitcoin, in particular.
Does the Bitcoin rally mean we haven’t wasted our lives in crypto?
Crypto is showing signs of life again, but its biggest wins look different from what early believers imagined. After a decade of building, has it all been worth it?
Ethena pushes stablecoins into everyday banking with high-yield savings, cards and payments
Ethena Pay offers a 6% dollar savings rate and 5% card cashback, using Avalanche for settlement.
Asia sees digital asset custody infrastructure deals from Ripple, Coincheck
Ripple was among the latest blockchain companies to sign a strategic partnership to build more custody and tokenized asset management solutions for Asian institutional participants.
Kast launches stablecoin-powered business platform after $80M raise
Kast aims to onboard between 1,000 and 5,000 active businesses to its new platform by the end of 2026.
UK’s crime agency freezes Premier League $13.5 million account in crypto crime probe
Authorities targeted funds from a $140 million sponsorship deal with crypto firm Sorare, though law enforcement confirmed no wrongdoing by the Premier League.
Hut 8's Texas power site sits inside Anthropic’s $35 billion AI deal
The company's Texas campus has two long-term leases worth $19.6 billion, more than 260 times its latest quarterly revenue, as AI companies race to secure power and data-center capacity.
Lazarus Group-linked addresses move $30M through Hyperliquid
Crypto wallets linked to the OFAC-sanctioned Lazarus Group moved $30 million in digital assets through Hyperliquid, weeks after regulators said they were working on a path to introduce the exchange in
U.S. looks to influence Japan's monetary policy. It couldn't do that with bitcoin
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 1, 2026
London Stock Exchange partners with Kraken parent for tokenized UK stocks: FT
The London bourse operator is seeking to offer 24/5 exposure to UK-based tokenized equities, as more TradFi institutions explore tokenized equities offerings.
Singapore proposes 100% reserves and a ban on yields for stablecoin issuers
The country’s financial watchdog says its proposed stablecoin rules are aligned with U.S. and EU frameworks and that it also paves the way for the recognition of foreign stablecoin.