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ENA holders eye potential yields over 5% as Ethena confirms fee switch thresholds met

Run-rate projections show scenarios ranging from 2 to 30 percent APR on staked ENA.

A glowing RLUSD-inscribed Ripple vault door stands in a marble banking hall under stormy skies - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

If OCC grants Ripple a national charter, does RLUSD sideline XRP or supercharge it?

Ripple‑as‑a‑Bank Regulatory clarity opens new questions about whether XRP gains or loses ground.

A neon-lit London Stock Exchange facade frames a glass vault of tokenized fund coins wired into blockchain rails, signaling LSE’s live launch of tokenized private funds.

London Stock Exchange launches £1.2 trillion Microsoft-backed private fund market on blockchain

Even 5 percent adoption could move £60 billion in assets on chain.

Fidelity’s $203 million debut puts Ethereum’s tokenized bills on $10B trajectory for 2025

Institutional inflows and collateral integrations set stage for record year end.

An Ethereum token ascends between dual momentum arrows toward the highlighted $5.2K price band on a graph skyline - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Ethereum hits record 12 million daily smart contract calls as traders eye the $5200 ceiling

CryptoQuant's weekly report shows massive whale accumulation raises questions about whether new inflows can fuel the next breakout.

A split-scene shows a miner at a crossroads between glowing Bitcoin ASIC halls under a maxed hashrate gauge and a neon AI data center competing for the same power grid

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.

Neon ETF pipes pour into a Bitcoin vault while a thin mining conveyor trickles new coins beneath a glowing Fed rate gauge, symbolizing demand overwhelming limited issuance if cuts arrive

Next week’s rate cut to unleash billions in daily inflows for Bitcoin ETFs

One day of inflows matched nearly two weeks of new issuance, raising questions about supply under easier policy.

Cracked diamond-like hands release a fading Bitcoin coin against a cold metallic void - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Did diamond hands flinch? 187k BTC sold by LTHs means exhaustion or deeper drawdown ahead?

Record 14.3 million illiquid BTC collides with a shocking 8k day dump.

Bitcoin eyes breakout as 50bps Fed rate cut odds climb to 17% and dollar wobbles

Bitcoin eyes breakout toward ATH as 50bps Fed rate cut odds climb to 17%

Why a $21 million bet says the Fed could shock crypto markets with a 50 bps rate cut.

A large Bitcoin coin is shown rising alongside a bullish market chart in front of government buildings, symbolizing price gains despite economic downturn - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate

Bitcoin jumps to $113k as US producer prices shock with surprise August drop

Ethereum climbs above $4370 and stocks rally as traders bet on Fed rate cuts.

A neon-lit bazaar of AI agents streams tiny coins along glowing rails toward futuristic stalls beneath a luminous Coinbase gateway, evoking real-time micropayments in a richly lit 16:9 scene.

AI agents can now pay APIs with USDC in 200 ms as Coinbase activates x402 Bazaar

GENIUS Act and MiCA create the regulatory window for x402’s web-native rails.

Dawn light bathes the Federal Reserve building as glowing liquidity streams flow toward Bitcoin and Ethereum coins rising against valuation targets and upward arrows.

Fed cuts of 75 to 100 bps in 2025 could unleash a $6B Bitcoin ETF buying wave soon

Three rate paths map to flow bands and flow to return elasticities investors crave.