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Kanye’s YZY launch rockets into Top 35 tokens then crashes 95% in hours

Kanye’s Solana token soared to $3B on hype before plunging to near worthless, leaving traders stunned by the speed of its collapse.

5 months ago

Stablecoins

China quietly prepares yuan stablecoins as 99% of supply minted in dollars

Beijing’s first roadmap on yuan-backed tokens could challenge dollar dominance but faces capital controls and global skepticism.

5 months ago

TradFi

BTCS hands out $0.40 per share in Ethereum dividend and its stock jumps 10 percent

BTCS rewards long-term investors with loyalty dividend, reducing shares available for short-selling.

5 months ago

Figure debuts with 24% gain as blockchain lending platform achieves $6.6 billion valuation

TradFi

Nasdaq braces for IPO debut of first blockchain lender as Figure swings to $29M profit

Figure Technology reports $191M in H1 revenue as tokenized lending enters public markets.

5 months ago

RWA

Tokenized assets near $300 billion as Wall Street quietly floods on chain

Stablecoins dominate at $267 billion while tokenized Treasuries climb past $7 billion.

5 months ago

Web3

Solana smashes 107,000 TPS milestone sparking questions about real world use

Solana’s record block pushes network capacity claims to new highs while leaving doubts over how quickly peak performance can reach everyday applications.

5 months ago

Politics

Polymarket traders bet on Trump shunning crypto during Putin meeting, go all in on Zelensky mention

Polymarket odds show an 88% chance Trump names Ukraine’s leader while crypto gets just 3%.

5 months ago

Adoption

Taiwan’s first Bitcoin treasury investor bets $10 million on Nasdaq’s SORA

WiseLink’s convertible note marks a rare cross-border move into digital asset treasury strategy.

5 months ago

Investments

Government-backed chipmaker races past 3,000 BTC in push for 100k Bitcoin target

The Paris-based IoT firm is accelerating its Bitcoin treasury plan after a $384 million funding boost, with acquisitions now topping 3,171 BTC.

5 months ago

ETF

Bitcoin ETFs to lock up 1.5 million BTC by New Year as supply squeeze tightens grip

Relentless Bitcoin ETF inflows hit 6.5% of supply and threaten to push prices into uncharted highs.

5 months ago

Analysis

Bitcoin hits record price of $124k while Ethereum sits $50 away from setting new all-time high

Traders eye $126,000 as Bitcoin exceeds its July peak, boosted by potential Fed rate cuts and robust institutional demand.

5 months ago

RWA

US Treasuries trade on Saturday as banks join Canton blockchain settlement test

A consortium including Bank of America, Citadel Securities, and DTCC completed a weekend US Treasury repo with atomic on-chain settlement using USDC on the Canton Network.

5 months ago

Liam 'Akiba' Wright

Kanye’s YZY launch rockets into Top 35 tokens then crashes 95% in hours

China quietly prepares yuan stablecoins as 99% of supply minted in dollars

BTCS hands out $0.40 per share in Ethereum dividend and its stock jumps 10 percent

Nasdaq braces for IPO debut of first blockchain lender as Figure swings to $29M profit

Tokenized assets near $300 billion as Wall Street quietly floods on chain

Solana smashes 107,000 TPS milestone sparking questions about real world use

Polymarket traders bet on Trump shunning crypto during Putin meeting, go all in on Zelensky mention

Taiwan’s first Bitcoin treasury investor bets $10 million on Nasdaq’s SORA

Government-backed chipmaker races past 3,000 BTC in push for 100k Bitcoin target

Bitcoin ETFs to lock up 1.5 million BTC by New Year as supply squeeze tightens grip

Bitcoin hits record price of $124k while Ethereum sits $50 away from setting new all-time high

US Treasuries trade on Saturday as banks join Canton blockchain settlement test

Liam's Trending Articles

How crypto is being devoured by TradFi, killing Satoshi’s dream by rewarding centralization

US Treasurys face a $1.7 trillion EU “dump” over Greenland, forcing shift to Bitcoin if dollar safety vanishes

Bitcoin’s hashrate continues to fall as the price spike doesn’t convince miners to turn machines back on

Liam 'Akiba' Wright

Kanye’s YZY launch rockets into Top 35 tokens then crashes 95% in hours

China quietly prepares yuan stablecoins as 99% of supply minted in dollars

BTCS hands out $0.40 per share in Ethereum dividend and its stock jumps 10 percent

Nasdaq braces for IPO debut of first blockchain lender as Figure swings to $29M profit

Tokenized assets near $300 billion as Wall Street quietly floods on chain

Solana smashes 107,000 TPS milestone sparking questions about real world use

Polymarket traders bet on Trump shunning crypto during Putin meeting, go all in on Zelensky mention

Taiwan’s first Bitcoin treasury investor bets $10 million on Nasdaq’s SORA

Government-backed chipmaker races past 3,000 BTC in push for 100k Bitcoin target

Bitcoin ETFs to lock up 1.5 million BTC by New Year as supply squeeze tightens grip

Bitcoin hits record price of $124k while Ethereum sits $50 away from setting new all-time high

US Treasuries trade on Saturday as banks join Canton blockchain settlement test

How crypto is being devoured by TradFi, killing Satoshi’s dream by rewarding centralization

US Treasurys face a $1.7 trillion EU “dump” over Greenland, forcing shift to Bitcoin if dollar safety vanishes

Bitcoin’s hashrate continues to fall as the price spike doesn’t convince miners to turn machines back on

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