Cross-chain protocol THORChain has activated a liquidity pool for Zcash ($ZEC). All network validators successfully synced with the Zcash blockchain after a scheduled network churn. The main result of the release is the launch of the first decentralized platform for direct, permissionless swaps between Bitcoin ($BTC) and the native $ZEC token, without intermediaries, KYC, or
Nearly three-quarters of major UK financial institutions expect tokenization to reshape financial services, as banks and asset managers increasingly explore blockchain-based infrastructure for payments, settlement and liquidity management. The finding comes from an annual survey by Lloyds Banking Group, the UK’s largest financial services provider, which polled 100 senior decision-makers across major UK banks, insurers,
Strategy’s Bitcoin credit calculator produced an illustrative STRC price of $210.90 on Oct. 2, while displaying a market-price input of $99.50 for the perpetual preferred stock. The issuer also retains the option to redeem shares at $101, or a higher amount it chooses, plus applicable unpaid dividends. That gap exposes the limits of the calculation.
In brief The U.S. added only 29,000 jobs in September versus 84,000 expected, and odds of an October Fed hike plunged to roughly 14% from 70% earlier this week. Bitcoin trades at $86,152, about 1.4% below its $87,354 September high. Where does $BTC go next? Here’s what the charts are saying. Bad news for the
In brief Nvidia shares reached a record $237.88 in Friday trading, lifting the chipmaker’s market value to roughly $5.7 trillion, the largest of any company. The board added $150 billion to Nvidia’s buyback authorization on Sept. 28, bringing the total to $235 billion through fiscal 2028. U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September against forecasts
The Contract Polymarket’s odds stand at 56% for a contract that says bitcoin will be “above $90,000 this month”. By early this morning, the price on that contract had risen to 59.5 cents (or 59.5%) but has since dipped again. That said, Polymarket’s October price market doesn’t ask whether bitcoin finishes the month above $90,000;
The US 10-year Treasury yield touched 5.34% on Oct. 1, its highest since 2002, capping a third quarter in which it climbed almost 90 basis points, the largest quarterly rise this century. Bitcoin gained about 43% over the same three months and Ethereum about 71%. Bitcoin trades in the mid-$80,000s, and the clearest evidence of
Bitcoin’s quarter-end liquidity signal changes direction depending on which reserve measure is used. Federal Reserve data released Oct. 1 show bank reserves falling $88.236 billion between Sept. 23 and Sept. 30 Wednesday snapshots, while their weekly average rose $17.897 billion. Reserves are balances banks hold at the Federal Reserve to make and receive payments. Their
North Dakota’s banks and credit unions are getting a dollar settlement route on Solana as banking technology provider Fiserv brings its digital asset platform into production. In its Oct. 1 announcement, the company identified Roughrider Coin, an interbank payment token overseen by the Bank of North Dakota (BND), as the platform’s first live use case.
European stablecoin issuers are making the case for regulated US dollar tokens, arguing that Europe’s push to strengthen the euro does not eliminate businesses’ need for dollar liquidity. AllUnity, a German stablecoin issuer, launched its US dollar-pegged stablecoin USDAU on Wednesday, expanding its MiCA-regulated lineup beyond European currencies. “In global trade and FX markets, the