$NEAR Protocol has made waves by announcing that its $NEAR Intents platform has settled over $30 billion in cross-chain volume. This significant milestone includes more than $1 billion in the past week alone, showcasing the platform’s rapid growth and adoption. As the decentralized finance landscape evolves, such capabilities could transform the on-chain economy, making it
The SEC has opened permissioned onchain trading to fully backed U.S. stock tokens, but the 32.5-hour trading week on NYSE and Nasdaq leaves automated markets without a live reference price for most of each 168-hour week. The SEC’s temporary exemption allows qualifying venues to bring buyers and sellers together through permissioned automated market maker pools
The Federal Reserve’s Treasury bill schedule has stirred optimism among crypto traders, although the operations remain routine reinvestments rather than a new monetary easing program. Under the schedule, the Fed plans about $15.6 billion in Treasury bill reinvestment purchases between September 15 and October 14. Specifically, five operations carry maximum sizes of roughly $3.891 billion,
Bitcoin has reclaimed $77,000 after a four-hour bullish market structure shift, putting the previous weekly high near $80,430 in focus. However, the setup depends on whether the token’s price can defend the $76,600-$77,100 fair value gap during a pullback. The Bitstamp four-hour chart shows $BTC near $77,457, above both the FVG and the market structure
In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, the former hedge fund manager and energetic TV personality, Jim Cramer, issued a ‘Buy’ rating for the most famous meme stock, GameStop (NYSE: GME), on Thursday, September 17. Specifically, the ‘Mad Money’ host explained that the battered video game retailer has turned into a profitable company that is
Arbitrum regained attention in the past month, as its native token $ARB rallied near its higher range for 2026. Arbitrum is quickly becoming one of the main venues for RWA trading. Arbitrum, one of the busiest L2 chains on Ethereum, is regaining attention and usage. The network is now carrying significant traffic based on real-world
Hong Kong has set plans to bring 24/7 central bank digital currency settlement to its tokenized deposit market by around the end of 2026, while preparing real value CBDC transactions for after hours derivatives trading and tests involving more than HK$1.3 trillion in Exchange Fund Bills. According to Hong Kong’s 2026 Policy Address, the Hong
Bitcoin has risen 1.3% over the past 24 hours to around $77,400 on Sept. 18, recovering from an intraday low near $76,000 as selling pressure eased following the Federal Reserve’s latest rate decision. CoinGecko data showed $BTC ($BTC) trading near $77,383 at the time of writing, close to its 24-hour high of $77,420. The cryptocurrency
Ash Pampati, SVP and Head of Ecosystem at the Aptos Foundation, says blockchains need to stop treating quantum computing as a distant threat. Aptos is a Layer 1 blockchain originally incubated at Meta, where engineers spent three years and hundreds of millions of dollars building decentralized infrastructure before spinning out as an independent network. Quantum
Solana Weekly News recently reported significant updates, including the SEC’s innovation exemption for tokenized stocks. This exemption could pave the way for new opportunities in the crypto market, enhancing the utility of existing assets. Furthermore, Solana’s recovery to $110 and Bitcoin’s approach to $80k indicate growing market momentum. For more details, check the full report