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Bitcoin Traders Brace for NFP Shock With Hedging Plays
The upcoming nonfarm payrolls report is expected to show an increase of 110,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate steady at 4.2%.
Ripple Brings $700M RLUSD Stablecoin to Africa, Trials Extreme Weather Insurances
Stablecoins are gaining traction in cross-border payments, especially in emerging markets where access to reliable currencies and banks is limited.
Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Holds Steady as Traders Turn to Ethereum for September Upside
QCP flags governance risk and a softer dollar as tailwinds for hedges like BTC and gold, but Flowdesk’s options desk and Polymarket traders point to ETH as the market’s upside play into September.
'NFTs Turned Out to Be a Fad,’ Says Kevin O’Leary as He Buys $13M Collectible Card
The Shark Tank investor sees NFTs as a "fad," reveals investment thesis in high-end physical collectibles.
Asia Morning Briefing: Are Stablecoins an 'Engine of Global Dollar Demand' or a 2008-Style 'Liquidity Crunch'?
Some might say they are boring, but stablecoins are becoming a lever on Treasury liquidity — and a source of debate over whether they steady or strain markets.
Former Grayscale ETF Chief David LaValle to Lead CoinDesk Indices in Institutional Push
LaValle, an ETF veteran, takes over as president of CoinDesk’s indexes and data arm, overseeing benchmarks with $40B in tracked assets.
Solana Set for Major Overhaul After 98% Votes to Approve Historic 'Alpenglow' Upgrade
98.27% of SOL stakers that voted approved the proposal, with only 1.05% voting against and 0.36% abstaining. In total, 52% of the network’s stake participated in the vote.
Somnia Mainnet Goes Live Along With Native SOMI Token After 10B Testnet Transactions
The Improbable-backed blockchain says it processed over 10 billion testnet transactions and lists Google Cloud among its validators.
Nasdaq-Listed Crypto Exchange Group Coincheck Buys Regulated Prime Broker Aplo
Aplo, a prime broker specializing in digital assets trading, is regulated in France by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF).
‘OP_CAT Isn’t My Invention. It’s Satoshi’s,’ Says Bruce Liu as OPCAT_Labs Pushes to Reboot Bitcoin’s Code
OP_CAT Labs' Liu says Satoshi envisioned Bitcoin to be programmable. To get there, one piece of code needs to be re-enabled. But there are some loud voices in the way.
