Mining
Bitcoin hashrate at record, margins pinched: Will miners sell or pivot amid AI power land‑grab?
Margins vanish as difficulty hits 136 trillion and power costs surge worldwide.
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Analysis
Crypto funding falls 30% in August despite strong quarterly performance
Despite the monthly drop, August numbers for raises from venture capital funds align with July's numbers.
DAOs
Aave reduces Scroll exposure amid turmoil in governance model
Scroll’s governance halt prompts Aave to recalibrate risk management for continued protocol stability.
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ETF
REX-Osprey XRP and memecoin ETFs to debut with different structure next week
The REX-Osprey ETFs employed a registered investment company (RIC) structure, which distinguishes them from both traditional spot crypto ETFs and the SSK approach.
Lending
Figure debuts with 24% gain as blockchain lending platform achieves $6.6 billion valuation
The blockchain-native lending platform reached an intraday peak of $36.13, representing a 44.5% surge, before settling at closing levels.
RWA
BlackRock looking to tokenize ETF shares to expand its digital asset infrastructure
The report comes in the same week as Nasdaq filed with the SEC to trade tokenized stocks and ETFs on its platform.
Exchanges
Kraken unveils perpetual contracts to simplify crypto trading for retail investors
Built into Kraken's main app, the perpetual contracts are designed to offer more intuitive and accessible derivative trading for retail investors.
Analysis
Bitcoin faces critical test at $114k as low liquidity threatens further upside action
Bitcoin faces mounting pressure from conflicting forces as recent buyers realize losses while earlier investors take profits.
Crypto
South Korea’s Bitplanet eyes top Bitcoin 10 holder status with $50M SGA acquisition
Jason Fang's appointment as Chairman marks a new chapter for Bitplanet as it integrates SGA's resources to expand Bitcoin-focused offerings.
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Stablecoins
Ethena Labs drops out of Hyperliquid’s USDH stablecoin bid citing ecosystem concerns
Analysis
Next week’s rate cut to unleash billions in daily inflows for Bitcoin ETFs
Analysis
Did diamond hands flinch? 187k BTC sold by LTHs means exhaustion or deeper drawdown ahead?
Staking