US banks should give better rewards to attract and keep customers instead of griping about the threat that stablecoins pose to their profits, says Bitwise’s investment chief Matt Hougan. “If local banks are worried about competition from stablecoins, they should pay more interest on deposits,” Hougan wrote on X on Tuesday. He added that the
Satori Coins, a line of physical bitcoin collectibles first issued in 2016, is returning with a new premium model on Sept. 25, 2025, alongside charity auctions of early serial numbers that started today on Scarce.city. Satori Coins Back After Hiatus Satori Coins first appeared as low-cost, “poker chip”-style tokens preloaded with tiny fractions of bitcoin.
In a newly published report, BitMEX Research and its analysts say BRC-20 activity, not image inscriptions, is the greater strain on many Bitcoin node operators. UTXO Explosion Traced to BRC-20 Transfers, BitMEX Research Finds In the report, the researchers argue that small BRC-20 transfers expand the UTXO set and raise validation load more than large
This is a segment from The Breakdown newsletter. To read more editions, subscribe “Nobody goes to the store to buy a Swiss Army knife. It’s something you get for Christmas.” — Jensen Huang Great businesses start as scalpels, not Swiss Army knives. By choosing one thing to do, companies are more likely to get great
A leading trader on decentralized betting platform Polymarket, who goes by the name JustWakingUp, is wagering that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will cut interest rates by 50 basis points (bps) next week. According to X handle Polymarket Whales, JustWakingUp is the platform’s most prolific trader, boasting nearly $400 million in total trading volume to date
Cryptocurrency analyst Charles Edwards stated that Bitcoin (BTC) miners are generating extraordinary selling pressure. “Bitcoin miners are selling Bitcoin at a rate not seen since the $19,000 level. This usually happens for two reasons: either they need cash (which isn’t the case today), or they’re profitable and anticipating a decline. But every time this has
Farmway Technologies, a US-based fintech company specializing in tokenizing agricultural products, has reached a $100 million deal with the Republic of Georgia to put the country’s almond orchards on the blockchain. Farmway will invest the funds in farming infrastructure, processing, logistics and irrigation systems across the country. The deal spans 500 hectares (1,236 acres) and
A Fed rate cut in September is increasingly considered a strong possibility. JPMorgan announced that it expects the Fed to cut interest rates by 25 basis points at its September meeting, despite uncertainties surrounding inflation data. The bank forecasts the August Consumer Price Index (CPI) to remain at 2.9% year-over-year, and the core CPI at
Nasdaq’s Sept. 8 filing to launch tokenized stocks is being called a landmark step for Wall Street, but experts warn the exchange could face major hurdles in adapting blockchain trading to existing U.S. settlement and regulatory systems. If approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), this would mark the first time tokenized securities