Since September 24, Aster has outperformed stablecoin firm Circle in the amount of protocol revenue it generated, breaking the recent duopoly between the USDC issuer and Tether. Aster first overtook Circle in 24-hour revenue, becoming the second biggest protocol by daily earnings, right behind Tether on September 24 when it raked in $12.03M in protocol
Regulators in Hong Kong laid out ten measures to boost bond issuance, deepen RMB markets, and advance tokenized assets. The plan ties in a third batch of tokenized green bonds and a new stablecoin licensing regime, signaling how the city wants to anchor its role in digital finance. A Roadmap With Four Pillars Hong Kong’s
The U.S. is staring at an 83% chance of a government shutdown, according to analyst Crypto Rover’s post on X, as funding deadlines expire September 30. Each week without a deal could shave $7 billion off the economy, disrupt federal pay, and delay critical services while markets absorb fresh uncertainty over Fed policy. That elevated
Dormant no more, a dozen long-silent bitcoin wallets just broke their decade-long nap and dropped a combined 294.56 BTC—roughly $32.24 million—back into circulation over the last 48 hours. Bitcoin Blast From the Past: 12 Dormant Wallets Shift Nearly 300 BTC Since Sept. 26, nearly 300 BTC that hadn’t twitched in years suddenly stirred. The oldest
Derivatives desks are firing on all cylinders this weekend, and bitcoin’s options board is basically screaming “pick a side” while futures stack up near cycle highs. Deep Liquidity, Sharper Bets: Bitcoin Options Crowd Eyes $110K Strikes Bitcoin is trading at $109,449 on Saturday, and the futures complex is thick: total open interest (OI) sits at
BTC$109.503,67 just ended what is historically the largest cryptocurrency’s third-worst week of the year with a greater-than-average drop of 5%. Week 38 effectively closes out the third quarter, which is up about 1%, as well as September, which has managed to hold flat. While the figures are consistent with the period’s historical reputation as one
The rise in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other corporate crypto treasuries helped fuel the summer’s massive market gains. Now their slowing growth has played a large role in sapping prices already sensitive to inflation and other macroeconomic uncertainties. The treasuries’ waning activity could continue to weigh on markets with volatility likely to remain heightened in the
Debates over Bitcoin’s future are nothing new, but this week the discussion took on a sharper edge. One of Bitcoin’s long-serving developers was at the center of a storm about immutability, censorship and what it means to “save” the protocol. The controversy escalated on Sept. 25, following an article published by The Rage claiming to
Mike Novogratz, a former Goldman Sachs partner, Wall Street veteran, and founder of Galaxy Digital, shared his striking predictions about the future of cryptocurrency markets. Novogratz offered insider insights into market cycles, institutional adoption, and the catalysts that will trigger the next major bull rally. After eight years of waiting, Wall Street’s “herd” has finally
China is reportedly making a bid to expand its influence in global gold markets by offering to hold foreign central bank reserves within its borders. According to Bloomberg, the People’s Bank of China has used the Shanghai Gold Exchange in recent months to pitch central banks in friendly countries on the idea. At least one