Bitcoin Price Stalls at $79K as US-Iran Strikes Shake Oil Markets
Key TakeawaysOn Sept. 8, U.S. Central Command destroyed 5 Iranian oil carriers following attacks on American Navy warships.Brent crude breached...
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Latam Banking Giant Nu Launches US Operations With Lead Bank
Key TakeawaysNu launched U.S. operations via Lead Bank, offering high-yield accounts and fee-free transfers to Latam.Nu introduced Nu Global with...
No Anthropic Stock Exists, but Crypto Traders Just Priced It at $2T
Key TakeawaysBinance is using a 1 billion-share estimate to work out the AI company Anthropic’s implied valuation. At press time,...
BitMart Misses Roadmap Deadline and Appoints Financial Adviser
BitMart appointed Alvarez & Marsal as its financial adviser on Wednesday, its self-imposed Sept. 9 deadline for an update, but...
Circle Targets Global Payments Growth With Tazapay Acquisition
Circle has agreed to acquire Singapore-based cross-border payments platform Tazapay in a $400 million all-stock deal expected to close in...
Capital B Buys 376 Bitcoin for $29.4M as Treasury Grows to 3,521 BTC
Key TakeawaysCapital B bought 376 BTC for $29.4M, lifting its bitcoin treasury to 3,521 BTC.Adam Back and TOBAM-backed funding show...
SEC Taps Blackrock, Robinhood, NYSE and More for 24-Hour Trading Push
Key TakeawaysThe SEC will host a 24-hour trading roundtable on Sept. 17 with 17-plus major panelists.Panelists include Blackrock, Citadel Securities,...
SoFi Opens Banking Rails to Kraken in Sweeping Crypto Alliance
Key TakeawaysSoFi and Kraken linked up Sept. 3, and it could be a significant deal for crypto payments.Kraken said it...
SWIFT Services Provider Taps Chainlink to Bring 600 Banks Onchain
Key TakeawaysBottomline connects Chainlink technology to a network serving 600-plus banks.Chainlink targets friction in a Bottomline ecosystem processing $16 trillion...
Banco Do Brasil Makes Latam’s First Digital Structured Note Trade
Key TakeawaysBanco do Brasil invested $5M in a Citi digital note via Euroclear, accelerating cross-border transactions.This Latam-first blockchain move bypasses...
Blackrock, Nasdaq, Citadel to Join SEC’s 24/7 Trading Roundtable
Key TakeawaysThe SEC’s Sept. 17 roundtable will look at what 24/7 trading could mean for U.S. stocks.Of the 27 TradFi...
Bitfinex Puts Strategy, Metaplanet Stock Onchain in Tokenized First
Key TakeawaysBitfinex Securities listed five tokenized notes tied to Strategy, Metaplanet, H100 and Capital B on Sept. 1.The notes are...
Blackrock’s BUIDL Hits $2.8B, Reclaims Treasury Crown
Key TakeawaysBlackrock’s BUIDL fund holds about $2.8 billion in assets, or 18.5% of the $15.1 billion market.BUIDL lost the top...
Russia’s Largest Bank Sber Eyes BTC, ETH, USDT for Crypto-Backed Loans
Key TakeawaysSberbank plans to accept bitcoin, ether, and tether as loan collateral.The expansion depends on Russia’s new crypto rules taking...
Bessent’s Bond Buyback Gamble Could Pour Fuel on Bitcoin’s Price
Key TakeawaysBitcoin reclaimed $80,000 on Aug. 28 after breaking key $79,000 resistance.Volatility wiped out $416 million in crypto liquidations as...
Tokenization Threatens Deposit Stability, Dallas Fed Researchers Warn
Key TakeawaysDallas Fed researchers warn 24/7 tokenized deposits could reduce bank maturity transformation by $580B.Chris Turner of Kula argues token...
BitGo Acquires NYDIG Institutional Trading Business
BitGo has acquired the institutional trading business of Bitcoin infrastructure company NYDIG, adding derivatives and financing capabilities as it expands...
Sticky Inflation Strikes Again as Fed Faces Stagflation Trap
Key TakeawaysSticky inflation remains a problem and some believe stagflation is looming.In a market note shared with Bitcoin.com News, Devere...
US-Iran Ceasefire Rumors Swirl as Global Markets Remain Unfazed
Key TakeawaysUnnamed sources claim a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is in the works and will be announced any...
Japan’s SBI leads $68M Fasset round at $1B valuation
Fasset raised $68 million in a Series C led by SBI Group as the companies plan a digital bank in...
Securitize Brings Neuberger’s $230 Billion Credit Platform Onchain
Key TakeawaysSecuritize launched HINC with Neuberger, bringing $230B fixed-income expertise onchain.Securitize put HINC on 4 chains, pushing tokenization beyond Treasuries...
Bitcoin, Stocks and Gold Rip Higher While Bond Market Fear Festers
Key TakeawaysBitcoin rose from about $62,653 to a $79,461 high, trading near $77,000 on Aug. 21.CME and Binance held about...
