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- Can Bitcoin ETF Flows Save BTC From Its September Curse? Bitcoin has lost steam, falling 1.3% and just below $110,000 Thursday morning, but ETF flows have been strong, and that may be the key to BTC escaping another Red September, an analyst told Decrypt. CryptoQuant blockchain analyst JA_Maartun said market data shows that Bitcoin in long-term holder wallets has been steadily moving into ETFs. “Visually, the chart makes it clear that there is a major redistribution taking place: Bitcoin is moving from long-term holders into new addresses managed by ETFs,” he said. “As ETFs create demand, supply is being provided by old holders.” Bitcoin ETFs, first approved by the SEC in January 2024 after more than a decade of denials, allow...

- Strategy shares decline as Nasdaq tightens crypto scrutiny Strategy shares declined 3.5% after The Information reported that Nasdaq is intensifying its scrutiny of companies attempting to boost their stock prices by raising funds to acquire cryptocurrency. The report indicated that Nasdaq is now requiring certain companies to obtain shareholder approval before issuing new shares for crypto purchases, potentially slowing the recent trend of firms transforming themselves into crypto-focused stocks. This increased oversight could delay deals and introduce uncertainty into the market’s crypto boom. Other crypto-adjacent stocks were similarly affected, with Bitmine Immersion declining 8.7% and SharpLink Gaming falling 9%. The broader...

- SEC Pushes New Crypto Rules in Spring 2025 Agenda The SEC's Spring 2025 Unified Agenda highlights the need for greater clarity in crypto regulations, aiming for reduced compliance burdens and increased investor protection. Chair Paul Atkins has prioritized establishing clear rules for crypto issuance, custody, and trading, as well as reviewing the costly Consolidated Audit Trail. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the agenda today, which Atkins has described as "a new day" at the Commission. Key proposals focus on ensuring that digital asset transactions comply with federal securities laws. More News: The SEC aims to provide issuers, custodians, and trading platforms with greater peace of mind while...

- India has once again topped the global rankings for crypto adoption, according to Chainalysis’ 2025 Global Crypto Adoption Index, surpassing every other country across retail, institutional, and DeFi activity. Yet even as India cements itself as the world’s crypto hotbed, regulators are preparing to turn up the heat. The government is set to adopt the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), which will create a global model for sharing tax information on digital assets starting April 2027. While the framework gives India greater oversight of offshore holdings, it does nothing to ease the country’s already punishing tax regime — a 30% flat tax on gains, a 1% TDS on...

- Since the seed of an idea around a cryptographically linked chain of blocks first emerged, blockchain has come a long way. Today, the tech is being used in many use cases, but it’s in financial services where it is being adopted at scale, and ticking a lot of the boxes it promised early on. For example, BlackRock used JP Morgan Chase’ Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN) to tokenise shares in one of its money market funds, which were then sent to Barclays as collateral for an over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade between the firms. This transaction, which used a private blockchain on JP Morgan’s platform, now called Kinexys, demonstrated the greater efficiency and stability which blockchain can offer. When it comes to banking and...

- Why Gold is Crushing Bitcoin & Nasdaq Gold is outperforming both the Nasdaq and Bitcoin with a massive 33% gain in 2025. Key technical patterns, including the crucial BTC-XAU ratio, are being closely analyzed by industry experts to understand what this could mean for the future of both assets. This article has been published in coindesk.com via Yahoo News. https://finance.yahoo.com/video/why-gold-crushing-bitcoin-nasdaq-143358393.html

- Bitcoin Faithful Bet on Saylor’s Strategy Being Added to S&P 500 Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin empire is emerging as a new contender for Wall Street’s most exclusive club. Strategy Inc., the enterprise software firm Saylor famously turned into a Bitcoin vault, has surfaced as a potential S&P 500 entrant, a scenario that seemed far-fetched just a year ago. A $14 billion unrealized gain last quarter delivered the profitability required for index eligibility, at least in theory, under current rules. It may be a long shot for now, but the implications of Strategy’s inclusion in the behemoth index one day are sweeping. If admitted, passive funds tracking the index would be forced to scoop up nearly 50 million shares, worth around $16...

Charles Hoskinson fumes at Cardano Foundation over alleged $600m malfeasance. ‘Where’s my fucking apology?’ All isn’t well within the Cardano community. On Thursday, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson launched a blistering broadside at the Cardano Foundation, after a full audit seemed to clear him of any wrongdoing after he faced $600 million embezzlement accusations. “Where’s my fucking apology?” Hoskinson demanded during an X Spaces interview on Thursday. The episode is the latest salvo in a string of public clashes between Hoskinson and several Cardano stakeholders, including Cardano Foundation members. The alleged $600 million malfeasance traces back to the Cardano Allegra hard fork of 2021. The accusors alleged that Hoskinson...

- Hackers Using Ethereum Smart Contracts to Deliver Malware: Report Software security firm ReversingLabs has identified two open-source code packages that use Ethereum smart contracts to download malware. It forms part of a “sophisticated campaign” of malicious actors attempting to hack users via poisoned blockchain-related public code libraries—a vector of attack Binance has previously linked to North Korean hackers. The two Node Package Manager (NPM) libraries, or packages, called colortoolsv2 and mimelib2, were effectively identical in that they contained two files, one of which would run a script that downloads the second half of the malware attack via an Ethereum smart contract. NPM packages are collections of reusable...

- US SEC unveils agenda to revamp crypto rules and ease Wall Street rules The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday unveiled its rulemaking agenda for the upcoming months, which could see broad proposals to revamp cryptocurrency regulations and reduce rules that Wall Street has decried as being overly burdensome. The SEC in its rulemaking agenda formally outlined several of its initiatives to overhaul cryptocurrency policies. Those include proposing rules about the offer and sale of digital assets, which the SEC said could potentially include certain exemptions and safe harbors. The SEC also said it would consider amending its rules to allow for crypto to be traded on national securities exchanges and alternative...

- Key Points Cathie Wood has built her reputation on spotting opportunities at the intersection of speculation and disruption. Unlike many of her peers in the wealth management space, her Ark Invest portfolio isn't heavily allocated toward blue chip stocks that churn out steady, predictable cash flows. Instead, Wood gravitates toward more exciting opportunities -- companies that carry higher risk but also the potential for multibagger returns. In the financial services sector, this philosophy is on full display. While more prudent investors lean toward stalwarts like Visa, Mastercard, or Bank of America for exposure, Wood's strategy takes a different path. Wood has taken a keen interest in SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI), a...

- Here’s Why Bitcoin Can Act Like ‘Digital Gold’ in Your Portfolio, Says Investing Expert If you’ve even casually followed investment news, odds are you’ve heard a lot about cryptocurrency. Once a niche interest of the chronically online, crypto has gone mainstream — so much so that even celebrities like Matt Damon and Lionel Messi have endorsed it. As digital assets gain legitimacy, everyday investors are starting to ask a more practical question: Where does crypto fit into a typical portfolio? You may be one of those curious investors. But with so much conflicting advice, it can be hard to separate hype from helpful guidance. That’s why GOBankingRates turned to Jan van Eck, CEO of VanEck and a financial markets expert with over...

- HubSpot Unveils AI-Optimized Marketing Strategy HubSpot, Inc. showcased its AI-driven marketing strategy at its 2025 Analyst Day in San Francisco. Analysts expressed confidence in the company’s long-term growth and profit trajectory. Truist noted that HubSpot is dedicated to aiding customers amid ongoing shifts in the marketing landscape. They detailed HubSpot’s new Loop playbook for the AI era and highlighted product updates, internal AI adoption metrics, and growth opportunities. Financial disclosures showed "net new ARR growth outpacing revenue growth since 2H24." Truist reiterated HubSpot’s 2027 non-GAAP operating margin target of 20%-22% and a long-term target of 25%, portraying the company as optimistic about AI’s role...

- NFL All Day Launches Autographed Collectibles, In-Stadium Giveaways Officially licensed NFT collectibles platform NFL All Day is revamping its platform ahead of the start of the new football season, releasing autographed collectibles and adding a real-life presence at NFL stadiums. Built by Dapper Labs on the Flow blockchain, the NFL All Day platform will boast in-stadium activations via partnerships with the New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans, connecting fans with free digital collectibles in the process. Fans will also be able to collect digital ticket stubs, which the NFL has previously done outside of the NFL All Day platform. “We’ve rebuilt NFL All Day into the ultimate fan...

- Key Points Investors in both XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and TRON (CRYPTO: TRX) have plenty to look forward to. One is tuned for capturing institutional money flows and ensuring regulatory compliance, whereas the other is a workhorse for everyday stablecoin transfers. But which is the better coin to buy for the next several years? Let's start to answer that question by examining the general positioning of each of these chains. What each network is really selling The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is designed for financial institutions that need clear rules, auditability, and asset controls. Its protocol supports critical control features like authorized trust lines and freezes on funds and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). Those capabilities allow...

- BitFuFu Inc. (FUFU) reported in its August update that it mined 408 BTC in August 2025, a 12.6% decrease month-over-month. 353 BTC and 55 BTC were produced via cloud mining and self-mining, respectively. The company held 1,899 BTC at month-end, up 115 BTC from July 31. Total hashrate under management fell 7.8% month-over-month to 35.6 EH/s, while self-owned hashrate grew 31.6% to 5.0 EH/s. Average fleet efficiency improved to 17.5 J/TH from 19.5 J/TH in July, a 10.3% enhancement driven by the deployment of ANTMINER S21 machines. BitFuFu’s power capacity under management was 628 MW, down 16.5% from July, reflecting a shift toward more power-efficient mining hardware. Cloud mining services registered 636,798 users as of August 31...

Morning Minute: Tokenized Pokémon Cards Just Went Parabolic GM! Today's top news: 🎴 Tokenized Pokémon Cards Just Went Parabolic Tokenized basketball cards (NBA Top Shot Moments) kicked off the last NFT run. Are tokenized Pokémon cards going to kick off the next one? What Happened Tokenized Pokémon cards are seeing a massive spike in demand, catalyzed by the debut of Collector Crypt’s Solana token CARDS and a wave of gacha-style “pack” NFTs that can be redeemed 1:1 for graded physical cards held in third-party vaults. How it works: The market has liked the debut, with Collector Crypt’s CARDS token soaring to a $450M FDV at peak on Wednesday. Gotta Catch ‘Em All? Tokenized Pokémon Cards Are Exploding Right Now What They’re Saying...

- We’ve all heard stories of lottery-jackpot winners who have blown through their fortunes. So, if you happen to be that incredibly lucky person who takes home the current $1.7 billion Powerball prize, how can you ensure you don’t end up penniless? Through smart financial planning and investing, of course. Most Read from MarketWatch We gathered advice from a range of financial advisers about how to do just that. The $1.7 billion jackpot is the third-largest in U.S. lottery history, with the next Powerball drawing set for Saturday night. Granted, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to managing even a modest portfolio, let alone one equivalent to the market capitalization of some companies. It’s also worth stating the obvious: You...

- Ethereum’s outlook is flipping increasingly bullish as whale cohorts ramp up their accumulation during the recent crypto market correction, with experts hinting at a bright future ahead for the second-largest crypto as institutional inflows pile up. According to on-chain analysis platform Santiment, whales holding between 1,000 to 100,000 ETH tokens increased their holdings by 14% in the past five months. During that period, Ethereum outperformed Bitcoin, with ETH delivering returns of 132% versus BTC’s 34% gains. In the past 24 hours, Ethereum's price is up 0.9% and is currently trading at $4,422, according to CoinGecko data. “Whale portfolio rebalancing from BTC into ETH is fueling Ethereum’s momentum, supported by rising...

- Should You Buy Polkadot While It's Under $10? Key Points Polkadot (CRYPTO: DOT) has taken its investors on a wild ride over the past five years. It started trading at $2.90 on Aug. 20, 2020, skyrocketed to an all-time high of nearly $55 on Nov. 4, 2021, but now trades at less than $4. Like many other smaller altcoins, Polkadot fizzled out as rising interest rates drove investors toward more conservative investments. However, some bullish analysts still expect its price to more than double to $10 by the end of this year. Let's see if that's possible. How does Polkadot differ from other cryptocurrencies? Polkadot initially attracted a lot of attention because it was created by Gavin Wood, one of the founders of Ethereum. Just like...