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PYUSDx stablecoin platform crosses $100 million in scale New York, NY, USA, September 9th, 2026, Chainwire As stablecoin issuance and usage accelerate, the PYUSD ecosystem is expanding alongside it. PayPal Saturn, Concrete, and Cap have launched stablecoins on the PYUSDx platform with over $100 million in processed volume, demonstrating how a single infrastructure can underpin fundamentally different financial products across credit, investments, and DeFi. About PayPal USD (PYUSD) PayPal USD is issued by Paxos Trust Company, N.A., a federally regulated national trust bank overseen by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Reserves for PayPal USD are fully backed by U.S. dollar deposits, U.S. Treasuries and similar...

Bitcoin rebounds above $79k on Zcash ETF inflows; Fed, oil pressures limit rise Investing.com-- Bitcoin rose above $79,000 on Wednesday after losses in the prior session, as renewed interest in crypto exchange-traded products provided some support, although concerns over a potential U.S. Federal Reserve rate hike and surging oil prices kept risk appetite subdued. The world's largest cryptocurrency last traded 1% higher at $79,111.2 by 02:15 ET (06:15 GMT). It fell to lows near $77,600 on Tuesday. The cryptocurrency had climbed above $82,000 last week but reversed those gains after stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data. Get premium crypto market insights with InvestingPro -- at 50% off now The broader crypto market has also been...

Liquid Hackers Return $270M in Bitcoin After Swiping $320 Million Liquid Hackers Return $270M in Bitcoin After Swiping $320 Million In a surprising turn of events, hackers who initially made off with $320 million in Bitcoin from Liquid, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, have returned $270 million to the company. Liquid confirmed the return of funds and claimed that they are continuing efforts to recover the remaining amount. The hack occurred last week when Liquid disclosed that its hot wallets had been compromised, allowing hackers to make off with multiple cryptocurrencies. Liquid subsequently moved the remaining assets to cold wallets and paused all deposits and withdrawals to safeguard the assets. The hackers, who have been...

Middle East Crypto Activity Triples to $350 Billion Amid Ongoing Conflict, Report Finds Middle East Crypto Activity Triples to $350 Billion Amid Ongoing Conflict, Report Finds More recent activity in Iran shows how quickly funds can move after an attack. Chainalysis tracked roughly $10.3 million leaving Iranian crypto exchanges between February 28 and March 2 this year, following U.S.-Israeli airstrikes. The firm cautioned that those transfers could include personal withdrawals, exchanges managing liquidity, or state-linked actors moving assets. The report also points to the UAE and Bahrain's efforts to attract crypto firms and institutional investors by establishing regulatory frameworks for the industry. In May, Kraken parent...

DBS and Citi Bring 24/7 Tokenized Dollar Payments to SWIFT’s Blockchain Ledger DBS and Citi Bring 24/7 Tokenized Dollar Payments to SWIFT’s Blockchain Ledger Where Does This Leave XRP and XLM? The development inevitably raises questions about XRP and XLM because both blockchain ecosystems have spent years targeting weaknesses in cross-border payments. Ripple's On-Demand Liquidity model can use XRP as a bridge asset between currencies, removing the need for institutions to pre-fund accounts in destination markets. Ripple says its ODL infrastructure operates 24/7/365. Its broader Ripple Payments business now also supports stablecoins, including RLUSD, USDC, and USDT, alongside fiat settlement. Stellar attacks a similar problem...

Strategy doubles digital credit securities repurchase program to $2B Strategy (MSTR) announced on September 8, 2026, that its board of directors approved an increase in the authorized aggregate purchase price under its Digital Credit Securities Repurchase Program from $1.0 billion to $2.0 billion, inclusive of commissions, fees, expenses, and any repurchases made to date. During the period from August 31 to September 7, 2026, Strategy repurchased 1,810,885 shares of STRC Stock (Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock) for an aggregate purchase price of $176.3 million. No shares of STRF, STRK, STRD, or MSTR Stock were repurchased during the same period. As of September 7, 2026, $1.19 billion remained available under...

Bitcoin slips toward $78k as as Fed, oil pressures mount Investing.com-- Bitcoin slipped toward $78,000 on Tuesday, extending a pullback from last week's three-month high as stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data revived expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike this month, while surging oil prices added to inflation concerns. The world's largest cryptocurrency last traded 1.6% lower at $78,406.5 by 02:28 ET (06:28 GMT). It briefly climbed above $82,000 last week before retreating following Friday's U.S. employment report. Get premium crypto market insights with InvestingPro subscription Fed Sept hike bets hold near 60% U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August, almost triple economists' expectations, while the...

Bitcoin Crash? 90% of Buterin’s Net Worth Opposes AI Bitcoin Crash? 90% of Buterin’s Net Worth Opposes AI Three competing AI vs. Bitcoin theses Shapira is not the only figure to link AI with potential pressure on Bitcoin. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has warned that AI-driven credit stress could prompt a market sell-off and push Bitcoin below $60,000. Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff has argued that AI could compete with Bitcoin for investment capital, electricity, and data-center resources. These positions address different potential pressures. Shapira's concern centers on security expectations around the Bitcoin network. Hayes' warning concerns a wider market sell-off, while Schiff's argument focuses on competition for resources and...

Bitcoin May Surge to $300K, Says Ran Neuner, as $48M Satoshi-Era Whales Awaken Bitcoin May Surge to $300K, Says Ran Neuner, as $48M Satoshi-Era Whales Awaken According to its alert, the coins had remained untouched since the address first received them on Nov. 5, 2011 — a holding period of roughly 14.8 years. Galaxy's calculation used an estimated historical basis of around $3 per BTC, equivalent to approximately $120 for the holding. It put the percentage gain at more than 2.5 million percent. Top Picks for Bitcoin This article has been published in ccn.com via Yahoo News. https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bitcoin-may-surge-300k-says-101834236.html

Brazilian Banks Expand Crypto Offerings as Regulation Takes Hold Brazilian Banks Expand Crypto Offerings as Regulation Takes Hold Proprietary exposure only exists, he said, when a bank buys crypto with its own money and absorbs the price, liquidity, and credit risk that comes with it. By that standard, none of Brazil's banks have crossed into ownership yet. Selling crypto to clients who ask for it is different from betting the bank's own money on it. With roughly 120 crypto firms operating in Brazil, most still without a license, racing to meet that October 30, 2026 deadline, the banks that already cleared the compliance bar are the ones with room left to keep adding to the menu. This article has been published in...

XRP Ripple Held Firm After its September Escrow Release XRP Ripple Held Firm After its September Escrow Release Fewer payments with much larger value points to institutional or enterprise-scale transfers rather than a retail wave, a pattern worth watching alongside broader questions about who is actually driving new XRPL usage. Active addresses on the ledger hit 2.26 million in August, more than double July's 1.02 million, while total value locked rose from $32.31M to $44.42M over the same stretch. None of this proves a single causal chain from ETF demand to unlocking absorption, but it does describe a market with considerably greater liquidity depth than the one that panicked over past escrow releases – a shift also visible in...

Harmony Cites AI Threats in Proposed Blockchain Shutdown Harmony Cites AI Threats in Proposed Blockchain Shutdown AI and Crypto Attacks The migration proposal is the latest in examples of attacks leading to increased scrutiny of blockchain networks. In August, Harmony confirmed an exploit after an attacker created roughly 4 billion unauthorized ONE tokens. The team released a patch and said it was considering a rollback, which would reverse transactions by restoring an earlier version of the blockchain. The X post on Sunday underscores how AI is playing a larger role in crypto security, with companies reporting suspected AI-assisted attacks and developers using the technology to find and fix vulnerabilities. In July, Coldcard...

Coinbase Brings BTC, ETH and SOL Derivatives to Canada as Eric Richmond Pushes ‘Everything Exchange’ Vision Coinbase Brings BTC, ETH and SOL Derivatives to Canada as Eric Richmond Pushes ‘Everything Exchange’ Vision Coinbase has structured the offering around nano-sized contracts, which require less upfront capital than conventional futures products. Eligible traders can take long or short positions with leverage of up to 10 times their capital. That leverage increases capital efficiency but also raises the potential for substantial losses, which can exceed a trader's initial investment. Coinbase is introducing the products with promotional pricing of 0.02% per trade plus a flat $0.11 charge per contract. The combination of...

Margex Opens Public Affiliate Program with Up to 50% RevShare, $250 Median EPM Victoria, Seychelles, September 7th, 2026, Chainwire Margex, a specialized digital asset trading platform powered by proprietary MP Shield technology, has officially opened its affiliate program to all marketers, content creators, and community managers. Previously operating on an invite-only basis, the program is now publicly accessible with no application delays or traffic minimums. The program measures performance using Earnings Per Million (EPM) — total payouts divided by referred trading volume — yielding a partner median of $250 per $1 million in referred trades. Margex funds these payouts by shifting traditional advertising budgets directly into...

Bitcoin slips below $80k as Fed hike bets, oil surge weigh Investing.com-- Bitcoin slipped below the $80,000 level on Monday as stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data revived bets on a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike this month, while elevated oil prices amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions added to pressure on risk assets. Bitcoin was trading at $79,724.8 by 01:01 ET (05:01 GMT), down about 0.3% on the day. Bitcoin had briefly climbed above $82,000 last week, reaching a more than three-month high of about $82,178.6 on Thursday, before retreating after Friday's U.S. employment report. Get premium crypto market insights with InvestingPro subscription -- at 50% off now Fed hike bets, oil surge weigh on risk appetite Data on Friday...

Bitcoin down but holds near $80,000 as corporate buying, U.S. crypto vote in focus

EOS Falls 10% In Selloff EOS was trading at $0.0715 by 17:01 (21:01 GMT) on the Investing.com Index on Friday, down 10.06% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage loss since September 4. The move downwards pushed EOS’s market cap down to $0.0000, or 0.00% of the total cryptocurrency market cap. At its highest, EOS’s market cap was $17.5290B. EOS had traded in a range of $0.0715 to $0.0795 in the previous twenty-four hours. Over the past seven days, EOS has seen a stagnation in value, as it only moved 1.76%. The volume of EOS traded in the twenty-four hours to time of writing was $26.7874K or 0.00% of the total volume of all cryptocurrencies. It has traded in a range of $0.0713 to $0.0865 in the past 7 days. At its...

Liquid Mercury Announces Initial Closing of ACQUA1 Offering Chicago, United States, September 4th, 2026, Chainwire Liquid Mercury today announced that ACQUA1, LLC completed the initial closing of its MERC exchange offering on September 1, 2026. ACQUA1 is a Liquid Mercury subsidiary that operates Liquid Mercury’s Lab Company program, licensing Liquid Mercury technology to companies primarily tokenizing real-world assets and receiving fees plus a minority equity stake in return. Liquid Mercury is the majority holder and Manager. On September 2, all 563,230,000 MERC received at the initial closing were burned via a transfer to the dead address, as the offering documents require. Initial Closing Highlights Verification Links Burn...

Morning Minute: Crypto Stages Major Rally on Rate Hopes Morning Minute: Crypto Stages Major Rally on Rate Hopes Corporate Treasuries & ETFs Meme Coin Tracker 💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker 🚚 What is happening in NFTs? The recent surge in cryptocurrency markets is attributed to renewed optimism that the Federal Reserve will pause interest rate hikes, potentially sparking further rallies. The rally has piqued the interest of corporate treasuries and ETFs that hold or might invest in cryptocurrencies. Corporate Treasuries & ETFs Corporate treasuries are seeking new strategies to manage funds in a volatile financial environment. With cryptocurrencies staging a significant rally, companies are considering crypto assets...

Divide over yields: Fed officials see a stronger economy, Wall Street frets over oil prices and deficits. Divide over yields: Fed officials see a stronger economy, Wall Street frets over oil prices and deficits. On Wall Street, the narrative is very different. Economists and traders chalk up the rise in long-term bond yields to concerns over higher fiscal deficits, inflation that has pushed up borrowing costs globally, a weaker dollar, and soaring bond issuance by technology companies to finance data centers and other artificial intelligence build-out, which is competing with government bonds. Ben Emons, FedWatch Advisors chief investment officer, said he thinks competition in the bond market is the biggest factor: Big Tech...