At the Avalanche Summit, Filecoin unveiled a groundbreaking architecture that addresses deeds and appraisals for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) using InterPlanetary File System (IPFS). This new system, presented by @shanvasion, stores data on Filecoin with storage proofs and anchors it on-chain. The implications of this development could significantly enhance transparency and security in asset tokenization,
Bitcoin ($BTC) is trading above $76,300 on Thursday, stabilizing after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points. $BTC remains above a critical cluster of moving averages despite falling approximately 3% on Tuesday. This positioning preserves its broader bullish structure, although weakening momentum indicators suggest buyers have yet to regain firm
US stock futures jumped on Thursday as investors looked past the Federal Reserve’s first rate increase in more than three years and focused instead on easing Treasury yields, falling oil prices and renewed strength in technology shares. Dow futures rose about 367 points, or 0.7%, while S&P 500 futures gained roughly 0.8% and Nasdaq 100
Circle’s Arc mainnet went live yesterday and we covered how the EVM-compatible Layer 1 is seen as a network for financial markets, real-time money movement and AI agents transacting on their own. The founding validators, tokenized collateral from BlackRock and Securitize, StableFX, Circle Payments Network, $USDC gas pitched at treasurers who need predictable costs all
Bitcoin is back at a level that could decide where the price goes next. $BTC is trading around $76,400, but the bigger issue is what happens if the price gets another shot at the $80,000–$85,000 resistance zone. A Crypto analyst recently pointed this out on X, saying Bitcoin remains below the $80K–$83K bearish order block.
Bitcoin stayed close to $76,500 on Sept. 17 even as two demand-related indicators weakened: Realized Cap posted its first daily contraction in 28 days, and U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded a second consecutive day of net outflows. At press time, the latest CryptoSlate Bitcoin market data placed Bitcoin near $76,458, just below the $76,700
SwissBorg has switched on native $USDC deposits for Arc Network, and the timing says a lot about where crypto’s plumbing is headed. This SwissBorg $USDC integration lets users send stablecoins straight onto Arc without touching a third-party bridge, closing off a fee structure that had been quietly costing users a fortune on every transfer. Key
On Sept. 16, the Federal Reserve tightened short-term monetary policy while leaving its reserve-management toolkit in place. The Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal-funds target range by a quarter point to 3.75%–4.00% and continued its policy of maintaining ample bank reserves. The accompanying implementation directive set the interest rate paid on reserve balances at