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
Investors who hopped into last year’s crypto boom are now turning up the pressure on digital-asset treasury (DAT) firms. In fact, both retail and institutional shareholders are now demanding greater accountability after losses across the sector reached roughly $50 billion. According to Bloomberg, investors initially bought their shares because they expected the companies’ crypto holdings
BlackRock has said stablecoins must remain interchangeable with bank deposits and central-bank money if they are to function as regulated settlement assets. Stablecoins need recognition across banking systems The European Blockchain Convention’s Day 1 media briefing attributed the position to Nikhil Sharma, BlackRock’s head of digital assets, during a panel on how tokenized forms of
Bitcoin price surged more than 5% on Sep. 18, breaking above $80,000 as a 4-hour trend reversal and concentrated short liquidations accelerated the recovery from $75,560. Bitcoin price rebounds from $75,560 According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin ($BTC) price was trading near $80,600 at the time of writing after opening the daily session at $76,417.
NYSE is designing equities around continuous settlement. Avalanche has emerged as one infrastructure candidate. The harder problem may be liquidity outside U.S. market hours. Regulatory approval remains a key dependency. The New York Stock Exchange’s planned tokenized securities venue is becoming a test of something larger than blockchain adoption: whether U.S. equities can move from
Bitcoin price has bounced sharply as traders appear to have moved past the Federal Reserve’s latest rate decision. After heavy selling earlier in the week, the daily chart shows Bitcoin recovering from the $75,000–$76,000 area to around $80,770, with the latest move marked at roughly 8.04%. Bitcoin Price Recovers After Macro Pressure The rebound followed
In brief Bitcoin surged to $80,846, up 5.88% in 24 hours, after the Fed’s rate hike came paired with an unexpectedly dovish forecast. The spike has led to more than $230 million in Bitcoin short bets being liquidated, and over $445 million across the entire crypto market. Technical indicators suggest a bigger move could still