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Chainlink Adds 43,937 LINK to Reserve, Total Tops 237K
4.9.2025
The Chainlink Reserve now holds more than 237,000 LINK tokens after its latest update, according to data published Sept. 4. According to the team’s latest X post, the Chainlink Reserve has grown to a total of 237,014.07 LINK as of Sept. 4, with 43,937.57 LINK added in the most recent update...
Polymarket Poised to Return to US After CFTC Staff Grants QCX No-Action Relief
4.9.2025
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk issued a no-action position Sept. 3 allowing QCX LLC and QC Clearing LLC to be exempted, under narrow conditions, from certain swap-related recordkeeping and swap data reporting requirements...
Sam Altman Says Rise in Twitter Bots Lends Credence to Dead Internet Theory
4.9.2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that “i never took the dead internet theory that seriously but it seems like there are really a lot of LLM-run twitter accounts now,” prompting renewed debate about the prevalence of AI-generated accounts and content online. X platform observers noted...
Putin and Xi Overheard Discussing Life Extension, Sparking Global Buzz
4.9.2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were briefly overheard discussing life extension during a live broadcast of Beijing’s Sept. 3 military parade, when comments about biotechnology, organ transplants and the possibility of greatly extended lifespans were captured on...
Crypto Traders Brace for Disruption as Russia Tightens Cash Controls
4.9.2025
Russia’s new law, effective Sept. 1, 2025, reportedly allows banks to cap ATM withdrawals at $600 (50,000 rubles) for 48 hours if transactions appear suspicious—a move aimed at curbing financial fraud. However, experts warn that the legislation will significantly disrupt cryptocurrency trading...
Kite Raises $18M Series A to Build Agentic Web Infrastructure With Stablecoin Payments
3.9.2025
Kite has raised $18 million in a Series A round led by Paypal Ventures and General Catalyst, bringing total funding to $33 million, the San Francisco–based startup announced. Formerly Zettablock, Kite builds foundational trust infrastructure for the “agentic web,” and today launched Kite AIR,...
Swiss Crypto Bank Sygnum Expands Institutional Investment Solutions to Germany and Liechtenstein
3.9.2025
Sygnum has expanded its asset management offerings to institutional and wholesale investors in Germany and Liechtenstein, providing access to selected crypto investment solutions including exclusive, non‑directional, low‑volatility yield strategies. The Zurich‑based group said the move follows...
Real-World Asset Tokenization Firm Figure Seeks $526 Million in IPO
3.9.2025
Figure Technology Solutions Inc. and certain backers are seeking to raise $526 million in an initial public offering (IPO), planning to offer 21.5 million shares and sell 4.9 million more at a proposed range of $18 to $20 per share, the company said in an SEC filing. At the top of the range...
Despite Community Criticism, Ethereum Foundation Says It Will Convert 10,000 ETH via Centralized Exchanges
3.9.2025
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) announced it will convert 10,000 ETH through centralized exchanges over several weeks this month to fund research and development, grants, and donations, saying the sales will be executed as multiple smaller orders rather than a single large transaction to reduce market...
Strategy Adds $449M in BTC, Now Holds 636,505 Coins
2.9.2025
Strategy has added another 4,048 bitcoin for $449.3 million, lifting its holdings to 636,505 BTC worth roughly $70 billion. Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, disclosed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that it purchased 4,048 bitcoin between...
RAK Properties Lets Buyers Use Crypto for UAE Beachfront Homes
2.9.2025
RAK Properties, Ras Al Khaimah’s leading publicly listed real estate developer in the United Arab Emirates, announced a partnership with Hubpay to let international buyers purchase units in its Mina beachfront community using major digital assets such as USDT, BTC and ETH, with payments instantly...
Coincheck to Acquire European Crypto Prime Broker Aplo
2.9.2025
Coincheck Group N.V. (Nasdaq: CNCK) said on September 2, 2025, it has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire Paris‑based Aplo SAS, a registered crypto prime brokerage serving more than 60 institutional clients, with the transaction expected to close in October pending customary conditions....
EU Regulator Warns Tokenized Stocks May Cause Investor Misunderstanding
2.9.2025
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) warned on Monday that blockchain-based “tokenized stocks” risk causing investor misunderstanding because they generally do not confer shareholder rights despite tracking a company’s share price. ESMA executive director Natasha Cazenave told...
Binance Invests Over One Billion Pesos to Expand Fiat Services in Mexico
2.9.2025
Binance announced on September 1, 2025, the launch of Medá, a newly authorized Electronic Payment Funds Institution (IFPE) in Mexico, backed by a planned investment of more than one billion pesos ($53 million) over four years. Medá, operated by an independent vertical within Binance, will provide...
India Flags Hidden Crypto Practices That Mirror Global Exchange Failures
2.9.2025
India’s financial watchdogs have reportedly uncovered a troubling trend in the cryptocurrency sector, where client deposits on exchanges are being redeployed without investor knowledge. According to the income tax department’s investigation, platforms routinely use customer tokens for lending...
Atomic Finance Forms Lygos to Deliver Bitcoin‑Native Institutional Lending; Consumer App to Sunset
29.8.2025
Atomic Finance founders Tony Cai and Matthew Black announced that their core DLC (discreet log contract) technology and intellectual property have been integrated into Lygos, a newly formed, institution-focused, non‑custodial bitcoin lending platform led by co‑founders Jay Patel and Francis...
Apriori Raises $20M to Build Institutional-Grade Onchain Trading Infrastructure
29.8.2025
Apriori Network Inc. announced that it has raised $20 million in a strategic funding round led by prominent participants including Hashkey Capital and Pantera Capital Management LP, with additional support from Primitive Ventures, IMC Trading, GEM Labs, Gate Labs, Ambush Capital and Big Brain...
The Smarter Web Company Acquires 45 Bitcoin, Raising Total Holdings to 2,440 BTC
29.8.2025
The Smarter Web Company (Aquis: SWC) announced that it purchased an additional 45 bitcoin at an average price of £82,919 (approximately $111,758) as part of its ongoing “10 Year Plan” treasury policy. This latest move brings its total holdings to 2,440 bitcoin with a cumulative average cost...
The Play Solana PSG1 Ships in October as Web3 Gaming Hardware Gains Momentum
28.8.2025
Play Solana announced that shipments of its PSG1 handheld gaming console will begin on October 6, 2025. The device features an Octa‑Core Rockchip RK3588S CPU, 8 GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128 GB eMMC storage, 3.92″ OLED display (1240×1080), Wi‑Fi 6.0 and Bluetooth 5.4, a capacitive rear fingerprint sensor...
Hemi Raises $15M to Power Bitcoin DeFi Programmability
28.8.2025
Hemi has closed a $15 million growth round led by YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), Republic Digital and HyperChain Capital, bringing total project funding to $30 million as the company positions itself as an infrastructure layer for Bitcoin programmability within EVM-compatible decentralized...