@spaceandtime announced on Tuesday, 8 September, that it has integrated @chainlink's Confidential HTTP into its Virtual Vaults product. The move, amplified by Chainlink's own account, is designed to let institutional borrowers prove collateral positions to lenders without handing over raw API credentials to any counterparty.
How the credential flow worksWhen Virtual Vaults runs a balance check, the API call is routed into a sealed Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). Inside that enclave, the credentials are used to fetch the relevant account data and then discarded before the result leaves the environment. Node operators, the lender, and Space and Time itself are kept outside that process. The verified result is then settled onchain via a zero-knowledge proof, giving lenders cryptographic assurance of a borrower's position.
It is worth noting that Chainlink's Confidential Compute capability, which underpins Confidential HTTP, is still in the early stages of rollout. According to Chainlink's November 2025 blog post, Early Access was planned through its Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) in early 2026, with General Access to follow later in the year. Chainlink's own materials also caution that TEE-based systems require extra safeguards against hardware-level vulnerabilities, a consideration worth keeping in mind when assessing the strength of the trust model.
Chainlink's broader privacy standard brings together Confidential Compute, Blockchain Privacy Manager, and CCIP Private Transactions to help institutions connect existing systems to blockchain infrastructure without exposing proprietary data onchain.
The problem Virtual Vaults is built to solveInstitutional borrowers in digital asset markets routinely hold collateral across multiple exchanges and DeFi protocols at the same time. Space and Time argues that traditional verification methods, such as periodic auditor reports or point-in-time attestations, leave lenders working from data that is already stale by the time it arrives. Virtual Vaults, the company says, replace those snapshots with continuously updated, cryptographically verified collateral data covering both centralised and decentralised venues.
The core tension the Chainlink integration addresses is straightforward: lenders need real-time visibility into collateral, but borrowers cannot safely share raw API keys with a counterparty. Space and Time describes Virtual Vaults as providing real-time verification for lenders while borrowers retain full custody, with the sealed enclave acting as the neutral verification layer that publishes only the proof.
Sources:
Space and Time Virtual Vaults overview
Chainlink Confidential Compute blog (November 2025)
Chainlink (LINK) has seen its price stabilize above $13 following a period of notable gains, as traders watch for further movement above the key resistance level at $13.68. The crypto token showed strong trading activity in derivatives markets, suggesting elevated interest from market participants.
Technical outlook and current price actionAt press time, LINK is priced at $12.96, marking a 2.04% decline from its previous day’s value. Trading data indicates that LINK previously broke through resistance at $10.007 and is now trading considerably above its 50-day and 200-day simple moving averages, which currently sit at $9.041 and $9.788, respectively.
Sustained trading above $10.007 is viewed as confirmation of a bullish breakout structure, while a move below this level could indicate potential weakness and turn the area into resistance. The technical setup highlights $13.68 as the next major obstacle for bulls, and a successful close above this threshold would reinforce the ongoing upward trend.
The MACD indicator remains in positive territory, with the MACD line at 0.774 and the signal line at 0.704, accompanied by a histogram reading of 0.071. This configuration points to prevailing positive momentum despite near-term profit-taking.
Holding above the $10.007 level maintains LINK’s breakout narrative, but the price needs to sustain a rally above $13.68 for confirmation of renewed bullish momentum.
Analysts caution that while indicators remain supportive, confirmation of further upside requires a decisive push through established resistance levels.
Trading volume, open interest, and market dynamicsCoinGlass data shows Chainlink’s open interest reached nearly $750 million as of September 6. Rising open interest typically signals strong trader engagement and can amplify price movements. However, it can also contribute to increased volatility, especially if the asset reverses near resistance areas.
Spot market activity has also picked up, with CoinGlass reporting $800 million in trading volume on the same date. Higher volume, in combination with surging open interest, often supports the strength of recent price action, suggesting continued demand for LINK in both derivatives and spot markets.
DateOpen InterestTrading VolumePrice ResistanceSeptember 6$750 million$800 million$13.68Market participants are focused on the confirmation level of $13.68 for upward continuation and view $10.007 as a key support zone. If LINK holds above $10.007, the asset’s breakout structure remains robust. A move below could undermine the bullish case and shift near-term sentiment.
Chainlink developments and fundamental narrativeIn a recent post on X, Chainlink highlighted its mission to enable global liquidity, seamless connectivity, and automated risk management by serving as an interoperability standard between blockchain networks and traditional financial systems. The message emphasized the project’s growing importance as a bridge within digital finance.
Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network designed to facilitate secure data transfer between blockchain smart contracts and real-world systems, enabling advanced decentralized applications and expanding blockchain utility.
Mini dictionary: Open interest refers to the total number of outstanding derivative contracts, such as futures or options, that have not been settled. High open interest indicates active participation and can signal potential volatility in the asset’s price.
Analysts note that increased institutional and retail attention to interoperability solutions could add further momentum to Chainlink’s ecosystem development, with ongoing partnerships and network upgrades under close watch by the market.
Chainlink’s recent progress, along with its growing usage across multiple blockchain networks, continues to draw investor interest amid a volatile cryptocurrency market. Investors are advised to monitor key price levels and market sentiment closely.
Chainlink emphasizes its role in unifying blockchains and finance, offering global liquidity, always-on markets, and automated risk management for digital assets.
A SWIFT service provider has teamed up with Chainlink in a move designed to give hundreds of banks a simpler path onto blockchain networks. Bottomline, frequently described as one of the three largest firms that help institutions use the Swift messaging system, entered a strategic collaboration with the oracle and interoperability platform on September 3, 2026.
The goal is to let more than 600 of Bottomline’s bank clients send value across public and private chains without ripping out the payment systems they already run.
Bottomline handles enormous payment volumes.
The companies said its platforms process more than $16 trillion in transactions each year.
By plugging Chainlink into that existing stack, the partnership aims to turn familiar bank workflows into a gateway for onchain settlement.
Banks would keep using the ISO 20022 messaging standard they already know.
Those messages would travel through Bottomline’s software and then be interpreted by Chainlink so they can trigger activity on one or more blockchains.
Chainlink’s role is to act as both a translation layer and a coordinator. Its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, or CCIP, is intended to move tokenized value safely between different networks.
The Chainlink Runtime Environment, or CRE, is meant to manage the full payment process: routing the instruction, tracking its status, and handling the operational steps that follow.
Together, the two pieces are supposed to give banks a single connection that is not tied to any one blockchain.
A bank could, in principle, stay on its current rails while still reaching tokenized deposits, stablecoins, or other onchain instruments.
The practical appeal is friction reduction.
Cross-border payments today often pass through several correspondent banks, which adds time, cost, and reconciliation work.
NEW: Top-three Swift service provider, Bottomline, has entered a strategic partnership with Chainlink to unlock cross-chain, cross-border payments for its 600+ bank customers.
Bottomline moves more than $16 trillion in payments annually across its platforms.
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— Chainlink (@chainlink) September 3, 2026
Linking Swift-style messages to blockchain settlement could shorten that chain, especially if tokenized cash or deposits can move around the clock.
Because the design keeps existing identity, compliance, and messaging tools in place, institutions would not need to stand up new key management systems or rebuild core ledgers just to experiment with onchain rails.
The deal sits on top of years of earlier work between Chainlink and the Swift community.
Previous pilots showed that Swift messages could instruct transfers of tokenized assets across public and private networks and that fund subscriptions and redemptions could be triggered from traditional systems.
Those tests involved large banks and market infrastructures.
The Bottomline partnership is different in scale: it routes the same idea through a vendor that sits in the middle of hundreds of banks’ daily payment operations.
It is still an engagement rather than a claim that all 600-plus banks have gone live. No public start date or committed transaction volumes have been released.
What the announcement does signal is that a high-volume Swift service provider now sees Chainlink’s interoperability and orchestration tools as a way to offer onchain options without forcing clients onto a parallel technology stack.
If the integration works as described, more banks could treat blockchain networks as an extension of the messaging infrastructure they already trust. That would be a meaningful step toward the broader industry goal of connecting traditional finance to tokenized markets while leaving the operational backbone of global payments largely intact.
@World_xyz has officially opened its standalone prediction market platform to a waitlist of more than 1 million users, positioning itself as a fully on-chain venue for event-driven trading on the @Solana blockchain.
How the Platform Works The platform is accessible at world.xyz and directly inside the @Phantom wallet on iOS, Android, and desktop. It uses a non-custodial design, meaning user funds remain in their own Solana wallets and move only when a trader chooses to enter a market. Positions are held as standard Solana SPL tokens and can be managed like any other on-chain asset.
Settlement runs through @Chainlink Data Streams and the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE), which together feed verified price data and resolve outcomes with minimal human involvement. According to Chainlink, this infrastructure compresses resolution times from the typical 1 to 2 hours seen with legacy providers to under five minutes in many cases. Winning positions redeem automatically in $CASH, @Phantom's stablecoin, keeping 100% of liquidity on-chain.
The CRE handles the automation layer, coordinating the multi-stage workflows needed to continuously launch and settle markets based on deterministic data, without requiring manual intervention from a resolution committee.
Markets and Competitive Context At launch, World offered binary "yes/no" contracts covering short-duration Bitcoin price movements and outcomes from the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. The platform plans to expand into sports, politics, commodities, and weather markets in the weeks ahead.
The launch places World in direct competition with established platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi. Chainlink already powers Polymarket's 5-minute and 15-minute crypto markets, which have processed over $7 billion in trading volume, underscoring the scale that automated oracle infrastructure can support. The broader prediction market category has grown from roughly $1.2 billion in monthly volume in early 2025 to over $20 billion by January 2026, according to Crypto Briefing.
Johann Eid, Chief Business Officer at Chainlink Labs, said the integration marks "a major milestone" in the industry's shift away from human-driven legacy oracle solutions toward decentralised infrastructure that can scale prediction markets to trillions in volume.
Sources:
CoinDesk: World unveiled as fully onchain prediction market on Solana
Crypto Briefing: Chainlink reduces prediction market settlement times from hours to minutes
Chainlink: The DeFi Moment for Prediction Markets
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SpaceX's intraday decline widens to 5%, currently trading at $146.
According to market data from BIT (bit.com), SpaceX (SPCX) has extended its intraday decline to 5%, currently trading at $146.
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Project World is continuously optimizing its front-end UI, with user deposits secure and transactions functioning normally.
World, a full on-chain prediction market in the Solana ecosystem, announced in a post that its website is currently experiencing high traffic, with over 1 million users accessing the platform. User deposits remain secure, platform transactions are executing normally, and backend systems are operating as expected. The team is continuing to optimize the frontend user interface, and the overall operation of the platform is in good condition.
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Iranian officials announced that Iran will escalate its crackdown operations in response to U.S. attacks.
Iranian officials have stated that Iran will escalate its retaliatory strikes in response to the U.S. attack. (Jinshi)
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US Treasuries extended their decline after the repurchase announcement, with the market viewing the $6 billion cap as insufficient.
The U.S. Treasury Department said it will purchase between $40 billion and $60 billion in long-term government debt in the first operation of its expanded repurchase program, demonstrating Secretary Bessent’s resolve to curb the recent rise in borrowing costs. U.S. Treasuries extended their earlier decline following the announcement, indicating the program’s size fell short of some investors’ expectations. The success of the expanded purchase program remains to be seen. After the program was first announced last month, yields fell before rebounding later. The benchmark 10-year yield hit its highest level since 2023 last week. Economist Guha, a former staffer at the New York Fed, noted: “The challenge always lies in whether the impact of these interventions can persist without larger fundamental changes.” Moreover, the maximum size of the repurchase operation does not mean the Treasury will necessarily purchase that amount of Treasuries. However, in repurchases targeting long-term nominal debt, the department typically buys the full amount; since the program was relaunched in 2024, it has only failed to do so in two of 52 such operations. (Jinshi)
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Eric Trump mocks Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden over the botched launch of the LAPTOP token, saying he should go back to painting.
US President Donald Trump’s second son Eric Trump reposted a post about the meme coin LAPTOP’s sharp price crash after its launch, commenting: “Hunter should go back to painting.” His remarks target Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, who launched the meme coin LAPTOP. The reposted post notes that LAPTOP plummeted 98% within minutes of going live, adding that the project had originally planned to allocate a portion of its tokens to users who incurred losses from TRUMP-related transactions.
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Solana ecosystem prediction market World officially launches, opening to over 1 million waitlist users.
Solana ecosystem full on-chain prediction market World announced that its independent platform World.xyz has officially launched, with over 1 million users on its waitlist. The platform offers thousands of markets spanning sports, cryptocurrency, politics, finance, economics, and culture, covering all NFL regular seasons, 7 soccer leagues, F1 races, the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, and Federal Reserve interest rate decisions. Since integrating Phantom in July, World has launched more than 150,000 markets. Each market on the platform consists of "Yes" and "No" contracts, priced between $0 and $1, and settled using Phantom’s U.S. dollar stablecoin CASH. Technically, World leverages Chainlink Data Streams and Chainlink Runtime Environment to provide market data and automated settlements, reducing manual intervention and dispute resolution wait times. Prediction markets for stock price movements, gold, silver, oil, natural gas, computing power, and weather will be rolled out sequentially.
Circle is expanding its stablecoin payments network, with Tazapay as the latest addition, just two months after acquiring IBM’s blockchain patent portfolio. The acquisition brings local payment infrastructure across over 100 markets under its control.
More importantly, the deal adds more than sixty banking and fintech partners, helping Circle move funds between USD Coin [USDC] and local currencies.
In fact, Tazapay already supports over 35 currencies and same-day bank settlements, enabling Circle to tap into already established rails across Asia and Latin America.
Commenting on the acquisition, Jeremy Allaire, co-founder, CEO, and chairman at Circle, noted,
Stablecoin settlement is becoming core infrastructure in the global economy.
Source: X Meanwhile, more than 60% of Tazapay’s payment volume already uses stablecoins, making integration more direct. By owning these local rails, Circle can reduce reliance on intermediaries while making cross-border USDC payments faster and easier for businesses.
Circle adds $25B in payment flows With Tazapay extending Circle’s reach, the scale of payments moving through that network adds another layer to the deal. Tazapay’s annualized volume now exceeds $25 billion, up from more than $10 billion in August 2025.
That simply means Tazapay doubled its payment run rate within roughly one year, showing businesses were already increasing usage before Circle stepped in.
Source: Circle Notably, around $15 billion of Tazapay’s annualized flow uses stablecoins, giving Circle substantial digital-dollar activity from day one. Therefore, rather than expanding Circle’s geographic footprint, Circle is buying an operational payment business of significant scale.
Ultimately, rising payment volume would be a clear indication of whether Circle can turn Tazapay’s existing momentum into broader stablecoin settlement.
Circle’s payment growth faces its post-deal test That payment scale makes Circle’s own growth the next benchmark for judging the deal. Its payments network reached $23 billion in annualized transaction volume by July, rising from $14.7 billion at Q2’s end.
Furthermore, since the Tazapay deal, the number of enrolled financial institutions has increased by 29% in three months, to 175. This indicates that there was a strong trend of increased usage before the purchase of Tazapay.
As the deal is expected to close in 2027, these figures provide a clean baseline rather than post-deal growth. Once integration begins, the focus shifts to whether USDC volumes and transaction counts accelerate beyond this trajectory.
Stronger monthly growth across Tazapay-linked corridors would show the acquisition is creating additional payment activity, rather than simply adding more infrastructure to Circle’s network.
Final Summary Circle’s USD Coin [USDC] gains over 100 markets and over $25 billion in annualized payment volume. Post-deal USDC growth will show whether Tazapay translates expanded infrastructure into higher payment activity.
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SpaceX's intraday decline widens to 5%, currently trading at $146.
According to market data from BIT (bit.com), SpaceX (SPCX) has extended its intraday decline to 5%, currently trading at $146.
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Project World is continuously optimizing its front-end UI, with user deposits secure and transactions functioning normally.
World, a full on-chain prediction market in the Solana ecosystem, announced in a post that its website is currently experiencing high traffic, with over 1 million users accessing the platform. User deposits remain secure, platform transactions are executing normally, and backend systems are operating as expected. The team is continuing to optimize the frontend user interface, and the overall operation of the platform is in good condition.
13 minutes ago
Iranian officials announced that Iran will escalate its crackdown operations in response to U.S. attacks.
Iranian officials have stated that Iran will escalate its retaliatory strikes in response to the U.S. attack. (Jinshi)
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US Treasuries extended their decline after the repurchase announcement, with the market viewing the $6 billion cap as insufficient.
The U.S. Treasury Department said it will purchase between $40 billion and $60 billion in long-term government debt in the first operation of its expanded repurchase program, demonstrating Secretary Bessent’s resolve to curb the recent rise in borrowing costs. U.S. Treasuries extended their earlier decline following the announcement, indicating the program’s size fell short of some investors’ expectations. The success of the expanded purchase program remains to be seen. After the program was first announced last month, yields fell before rebounding later. The benchmark 10-year yield hit its highest level since 2023 last week. Economist Guha, a former staffer at the New York Fed, noted: “The challenge always lies in whether the impact of these interventions can persist without larger fundamental changes.” Moreover, the maximum size of the repurchase operation does not mean the Treasury will necessarily purchase that amount of Treasuries. However, in repurchases targeting long-term nominal debt, the department typically buys the full amount; since the program was relaunched in 2024, it has only failed to do so in two of 52 such operations. (Jinshi)
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Eric Trump mocks Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden over the botched launch of the LAPTOP token, saying he should go back to painting.
US President Donald Trump’s second son Eric Trump reposted a post about the meme coin LAPTOP’s sharp price crash after its launch, commenting: “Hunter should go back to painting.” His remarks target Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, who launched the meme coin LAPTOP. The reposted post notes that LAPTOP plummeted 98% within minutes of going live, adding that the project had originally planned to allocate a portion of its tokens to users who incurred losses from TRUMP-related transactions.
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Solana ecosystem prediction market World officially launches, opening to over 1 million waitlist users.
Solana ecosystem full on-chain prediction market World announced that its independent platform World.xyz has officially launched, with over 1 million users on its waitlist. The platform offers thousands of markets spanning sports, cryptocurrency, politics, finance, economics, and culture, covering all NFL regular seasons, 7 soccer leagues, F1 races, the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, and Federal Reserve interest rate decisions. Since integrating Phantom in July, World has launched more than 150,000 markets. Each market on the platform consists of "Yes" and "No" contracts, priced between $0 and $1, and settled using Phantom’s U.S. dollar stablecoin CASH. Technically, World leverages Chainlink Data Streams and Chainlink Runtime Environment to provide market data and automated settlements, reducing manual intervention and dispute resolution wait times. Prediction markets for stock price movements, gold, silver, oil, natural gas, computing power, and weather will be rolled out sequentially.
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Aerodrome announced in a post that the Hunter Biden-related meme coin LAPTOP has been listed on its platform, and the LAPTOP-USDC liquidity pool is now open for trading. The protocol also stated that it is allocating 4 million LAPTOP tokens for incentives.
On-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa) reports that 40 minutes ago, two newly created wallets each received 4,276 LAPTOP tokens from the Hunter Biden Substack subscriber airdrop contract. They subsequently sold the tokens, earning approximately $404,000 and $243,000 respectively, for a total profit exceeding $647,000. On-chain data shows an ETH transfer link between the two addresses. Address 0x8DA…4A18d has transferred the USDC proceeds from the sale to the publicly marked address of Safe architect FloB (@FloB_Safe).
Crypto exchange Coinbase started integrating Morpho onchain lending protocol for customers in Brazil. It will enable users to earn more rewards on their USDC stablecoin holdings, with no lock-up required.
Coinbase Taps Morpho to Boost USDC Stablecoin Earnings for Brazil The crypto exchange is expanding its existing Morpho-powered DeFi Earn product to eligible customers in Brazil, according to an official announcement on September 9. The product availability will expand over the coming days.
Users can access lending features through the Lending tab on their Coinbase app to allocate USDC stablecoins. Coinbase moves the deposit to the Morpho protocol, matching lenders and borrowers on-chain.
The USDC accrues rewards in an audited vault curated by Steakhouse Financial. Users can withdraw their USDC stablecoin rewards at any time as there is no lock-up period.
Rates are market-driven and change with onchain supply and demand. Coinbase One subscribers receive a boosted rate where available.
Coinbase’s Earn product saw massive adoption in the US. Since launch, it has reached nearly $500 million USD in total supply and offered up to 7.4% APY. It has become one of the fastest-growing ways customers put USDC to work.
Deepening Utility for Brazilian Users Coinbase states the launch as another way for users to put idle USDC to work, alongside staking and existing USDC rewards. The company says the goal is to deepen USDC utility for Brazilian customers and connect them more closely to its broader Everything Exchange vision.
“The expansion reflects our efforts to make users’ assets work harder for them, alongside staking and USDC Rewards as pathways for users to build their wealth and become more connected to the Everything Exchange, said Fabio Plein, regional managing director for the Americas at Coinbase.
This creates a two-sided market in which lenders supply liquidity that borrowers use against crypto collateral. Notably, this onchain lending path is separate from Coinbase’s standard USDC Rewards program.
As CoinGape reported earlier, Visa is also pushing onchain lending deeper into everyday payments. The payments giant combined its settlement data with blockchain credit infrastructure to enable stablecoin-linked card issuers and fintechs tap working capital as they scale.
As decentralized finance lending platforms continue to dominate, check out the Best DeFi Lending Platforms in 2026.
The Circle (CRCL) stock price has traded near the flatline today, with investors evaluating the potential impact of the US Bank’s USBDC stablecoin launch on USDC. For context, the US Bancorp has executed its first successful transaction of the new stablecoin today, which has caught the eye of investors.
With the soaring demand for stablecoins around the world, this new launch marks a massive milestone for the US bank. On the other hand, some are evaluating whether it can challenge Circle’s USDC dominance in the coming days.
Circle Stock Price in Focus as US Bank Enters Stablecoin Race Investors are keeping close track of the Circle (CRCL) stock price, as the latest move by US Bancorp marks an important change in the stablecoin race. The bank completed a live cross-border transaction using USBDC between its North American and European banking entities.
Meanwhile, the transaction ran on the Stellar blockchain. The US Bank also tested key functions across the stablecoin’s lifecycle, including issuance, redemption, freezing, and recovery controls. Reuters reported the development as banks accelerate their blockchain payment strategies.
The development matters for Circle stock because USDC has built a strong position in digital payments. Circle’s latest data shows USDC circulation at $74.3 billion as of September 7.
However, USBDC does not immediately threaten USDC’s scale. But it appears that the traditional lenders now want greater control over digital money and blockchain-based settlement. Considering that, it could pressure Circle’s valuation over time, as investors may increasingly evaluate whether banks will become customers, partners, or direct competitors.
Circle Remains in Focus Amid Wall Street Push The Circle (CRCL) stock price traded near the flatline after the market open today, after falling more than 5% in the prior session on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the CRCL stock was down yesterday despite announcing the acquisition of Tazapay in its push to expand the stablecoin and cross-border infrastructure.
However, US Bancorp is not alone in the stablecoin race and challenging USDC dominance. According to reports, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo are among institutions pursuing a joint dollar stablecoin initiative.
A group of 21 financial institutions plans to create a company for issuing a dollar-pegged stablecoin. The group is targeting the first half of 2027 for its initial launch.
On the other hand, the investors are also awaiting the Senate Vote on the CLARITY Act next week, which can also impact the Circle stock price. While the prediction market data hints that the CLARITY Act might fail, a swift passage could help in a strong rally for CRCL stock price.
However, Bernstein has remained optimistic on the long-term trajectory of Circle stock. For context, it has set a price target of $140 for CRCL stock, saying its growth prospects are not dependent on the CLARITY Act’s passage.
Meanwhile, for global financial organizations trying to build proprietary rails, examining leading enterprise stablecoin infrastructure platforms can provide a blueprint for compliant issuance.
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A trader "sniped" the LAPTOP token, spending $900 to acquire it and netting over $250,000 in profit. 3 hours ago
According to Lookonchain monitoring, a trader spent only 900 USDC to snap up 2,268.56 LAPTOP tokens at a unit price of $0.40. The trader subsequently sold all the tokens quickly at an average price of $111, obtaining 251,270 USDC, earning a profit of over $250,000 and a return of roughly 278 times.
Coinbase has expanded its Morpho-powered lending product to eligible Brazilian customers, offering market-based returns on USDC without a fixed lock-up period.
Summary
Brazilian users can allocate USDC to Morpho through the Lending tab in the Coinbase app. Deposits enter an audited vault curated by Steakhouse Financial, with rates set by lending demand. Coinbase said users can withdraw their USDC and accrued rewards at any time. The product has attracted nearly $500 million in deposits since its initial US launch. Coinbase brings USDC lending to Brazilian users Coinbase said in a Sep. 9 announcement that its DeFi Earn product would become available to eligible customers in Brazil over the coming days.
Users can access the service through the Lending tab in the Coinbase app, where they choose how much USDC to allocate. Coinbase then transfers the stablecoins onchain to Morpho, a decentralized lending protocol that connects lenders with borrowers.
Deposited USDC enters a vault curated by Steakhouse Financial. According to Coinbase, the vault has undergone an audit, while Steakhouse manages how funds are allocated among available lending markets.
Borrowers supply crypto assets as collateral and pay interest to access the USDC provided by lenders. The interest they pay generates the returns distributed to depositors, creating a two-sided lending market without Coinbase setting a fixed rate.
Unlike a term deposit, the product does not require users to commit their funds for a set period. Coinbase said customers may withdraw their USDC and accrued rewards at any time, although access to funds in an onchain lending market can depend on available liquidity.
Returns will change with supply and demand on Morpho rather than remaining at a guaranteed level. When demand for USDC loans rises relative to the available supply, the lending rate may increase; additional deposits or lower borrowing activity can reduce it.
Coinbase One members may receive an added rate increase where the benefit is available. The company did not state the rate Brazilian customers would receive at launch or whether the boost would apply to every eligible Coinbase One account in the country.
Morpho routes deposits through an audited vault The Brazil rollout extends a lending model that Coinbase first introduced in other markets in Sep. 2025. As crypto.news previously reported, the original product routed USDC into Morpho vaults on Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network.
Under the setup described at the time, Coinbase created a smart contract wallet for a participating user and directed the deposited USDC into vaults curated by Steakhouse. Customers gained access through the exchange’s app, while the lending transactions took place through Morpho’s onchain infrastructure.
Rates reached as high as 10.8% annual percentage yield when the service launched, but the figure was variable and did not represent a fixed return. Coinbase now says the product has accumulated nearly $500 million in total supply and has recently offered rates of up to 7.4% APY.
The current return may therefore differ from both figures as borrowers enter or leave Morpho markets. Coinbase’s regular USDC Rewards program remains separate from the onchain lending product, meaning the two services use different methods to produce payments for customers.
Coinbase also expanded its in-app lending menu in June by adding an Ethena-powered USDC vault. Morpho supplies the lending infrastructure for that product, while Steakhouse also oversees its vault allocations.
The June product uses a different collateral profile from Coinbase’s Prime USDC vault. Its high-yield option includes markets linked to Ethena assets, while the Prime vault has focused on collateral such as cbBTC, cbETH and wrapped staked Ether.
Different collateral structures can expose lenders to different liquidity and smart contract conditions. Coinbase has not said that the Brazilian launch includes the Ethena-linked option, and its Sep. 9 announcement describes access to its existing Morpho-powered DeFi Earn service.
Coinbase separates lending from standard USDC rewards Coinbase presents the Brazil expansion as another use for USDC balances alongside staking and its regular stablecoin rewards program. Regional Managing Director for the Americas Fabio Plein said the product was part of the exchange’s effort to “make users’ assets work harder for them.”
Plein also linked the launch to Coinbase’s Everything Exchange strategy, under which the company has been adding financial products to a single platform. His statement identified staking and USDC Rewards as other services customers can use to earn from supported holdings.
The lending option carries mechanics that differ from simply holding USDC in an exchange account. Deposits move into an onchain vault, and the available return comes from borrowers rather than a rate set in advance by Coinbase.
Access through the main app removes the need for customers to connect a separate wallet to Morpho or manually select lending markets. Onchain execution, however, means the funds still interact with smart contracts and lending pools even though Coinbase handles the user-facing process.
For US customers, Coinbase introduced the same general model with access in most states but excluded New York when the product first launched in 2025. The Brazil rollout does not change US eligibility or the terms available to American users, though it expands the geographic reach of a product first tested in the US market.
Brazil adds crypto oversight as stablecoin use grows Coinbase is adding the product as Brazilian authorities place more controls on crypto businesses. In June, the country’s central bank added independent audit requirements to the authorization and license-renewal process for virtual asset service providers.
Required reviews cover anti-money laundering measures, customer asset segregation, internal risk controls and employee compliance programs. Auditors must also be registered with Brazil’s securities regulator, the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários.
Brazil established its first virtual asset framework in 2022 before assigning primary oversight of crypto service providers to the central bank in 2023. Existing firms were later given until October 2026 to meet a framework covering licensing, custody, governance and stablecoin supervision.
A Chainalysis estimate cited in the June report put Brazil’s crypto transaction volume at about $318 billion across 2024 and 2025. Stablecoins account for much of that activity, with central bank Governor Gabriel Galípolo saying dollar-linked tokens represented about 90% of the country’s reported crypto flows.
Recent commercial activity has also extended beyond trading. An August report on Brazilian stablecoin payments found that providers were developing services for financial institutions, cross-border commerce platforms and digital asset companies as regulators increased scrutiny of international transfers.
Brazil’s central bank has restricted the use of virtual assets within supervised electronic foreign-exchange channels under Resolution BCB No. 561. The rule does not prohibit private crypto trading or stablecoin transfers through exchanges and wallets, but regulated eFX providers must use foreign-exchange transactions or non-resident real accounts when settling with overseas counterparties.
Moving USDC between blockchains has always involved an awkward waiting game. Deposit on Ethereum, wait 13 to 19 minutes for finality, then wait some more for bridging. Circle’s Gateway infrastructure, paired with a new fast-deposit service from third-party provider Eco, compresses that timeline down to 20 to 40 seconds.
How Circle Gateway actually works Circle Gateway lets developers and users deposit USDC into non-custodial Gateway Wallet contracts deployed across supported source chains. Once a deposit finalizes on-chain, the resulting balance becomes accessible on any destination chain within 500 milliseconds.
Finality times vary depending on the source chain. On Ethereum and most EVM Layer 2 networks like Base, Optimism, and Arbitrum, finality takes roughly 13 to 19 minutes. Faster chains like Polygon and Avalanche achieve finality in just seconds.
Eco’s Gateway Fast Deposit service routes deposits through fast-finality chains, sidestepping the slower finality windows. For routes originating on Base, Optimism, or Arbitrum and targeting Polygon gateways, deposit processing drops to that 20 to 40 second range.
The mechanism relies on ERC-3009 authorizations, a token standard that enables gasless transfer approvals. Instead of requiring users to submit separate approval and transfer transactions, the authorization can be bundled into a single step.
The technical fine print developers need to know Gateway Wallet contracts accept deposits through specific methods: deposit, depositWithPermit, and depositWithAuthorization (the ERC-3009 variant). Sending a standard ERC-20 transfer directly to a Gateway Wallet contract can result in permanent loss of funds.
The non-custodial architecture means users retain control of their assets. Gateway includes a 7-day trustless withdrawal option, meaning even if every third-party service disappeared overnight, depositors could still recover their funds after the waiting period. The system also supports ERC-1271, a standard that allows smart contracts to verify signatures, opening the door for more complex wallet setups and multi-signature schemes.
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EDGE faced renewed supply pressure as a $2.27 million KuCoin deposit collided with the persistent net outflows and the recovering price structure.
According to a prominent market analyst on X, the tokens initially originated from a bridge contract before moving through the three intermediary wallets toward the exchange.
However, the transfer heavily contrasted with the DEX’s aggressive buyback-and-burn activity during the second quarter.
Notably, around $47 million worth of EDGE was reportedly bought back and burned throughout Q2.
Those burns limited the circulating supply, as the KuCoin deposit, on the other hand, placed a sizable token batch closer to potential distribution.
However, the deposit alone did not confirm a selling activity, but rather its exchange destination increased the possibility of additional market supply.
Three-day outflow streak offsets deposit concerns The broader Spot flows outlook provided a contrasting indicator as EDGE recorded three consecutive days of negative exchange netflows. The streak implied that the aggregate outflows exceeded inflows despite the separate $2.27 million KuCoin deposit.
At the time of writing, the Spot netflow had reached -$419.36K, extending the sequence of withdrawals from exchanges into a third session.
These persistent negative readings decreased the immediate exchange-side availability and partially countered supply risks around the large KuCoin deposit.
Ultimately, this divergence made sustained outflows particularly significant for the price recovery since they could limit accessible selling supply.
Source: CoinGlass Short liquidations strengthen EDGE’s recovery The derivatives activity added another layer of support as short liquidations heavily exceeded the long liquidations on the 8th of September.
According to CoinGlass, the total short liquidations reached $44.04K, compared with only $9.85K across the long positions. Specifically, Binance accounted for around $39.92K of those short liquidations, as Bybit and OKX recorded $1.04K and $3.09K, respectively.
On the other hand, the long liquidations remained elevated on Binance and OKX, reaching $1.09K and $8.77K, respectively.
The liquidation imbalance highlighted greater pressure on the bearish positions as EDGE maintained its broader recovery structure.
Importantly, the short liquidations complemented the persistent Spot net outflows, implying sellers faced resistance across different various market segments.
Source: CoinGlass Could EDGE revisit its Fibonacci golden zone? At the time of analysis, edgeX [EDGE] market price sat around $0.5841 after defending the $0.5632 zone, keeping its recovery structure above that major level.
Notably, the RSI cooled to 69.53 after surging above the overbought threshold and briefly extending beyond the 80 level.
This implied that buyers retained considerable strength, although the pullback showed that the earlier intensity had started fading.
The Fibonacci levels placed the 0.5 retracement at the $0.5245 price level while the 0.618 level was at the $0.4828 price level.
This $0.4828–$0.5245 golden zone could provide stronger support in case EDGE extends its current price retracement.
Importantly, a retreat into this region could possibly attract fresh buying interest and establish a foundation for another EDGE price reversal.
Therefore, losing the $0.5632 support level would not automatically invalidate the recovery but rather open a deeper retracement toward a technically significant zone capable of supporting the next upside attempt.
Source: TradingView Final Summary Three consecutive EDGE outflow days are countering fresh supply from the $2.27 million KuCoin deposit. A golden zone retest could provide support for another EDGE reversal toward the $0.7014 resistance.
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How the 80/8/12 split works@Zcash does not pay its full block reward to miners. Since the NU6 network upgrade activated alongside the second halving in November 2024,
That means miners receive 1.25 ZEC per block, ZCG receives 0.125 ZEC, and the coinholder-controlled lockbox accrues 0.1875 ZEC per block.
The earlier Deferred Dev Fund Lockbox seeded the coinholder-controlled fund that replaced it.
What coinholders can do with the fund In practice, holders can direct that money toward ecosystem teams or leave it to accumulate in the fund.
Zcash has indicated the current model will be reassessed at that point rather than renewed automatically.
Sources:
Zcash: What are the economics of Zcash?
ZIP 1016: Community and Coinholder Funding Model
Messari: Understanding Zcash, a Comprehensive Overview
Zcash [ZEC] faced aggressive short positioning among the Binance top traders, while Garrett Jin’s massive ZEC short remained deeply underwater after the recent price rally.
As per CoinGlass analytics, the short accounts represented nearly 72.05%, compared with only 27.95% holding long positions. Accordingly, the Long/Short Ratio stood at 0.39 as of writing, highlighting a strong preference for a downside price trend.
The positioning implies that the top traders remain skeptical of ZEC sustaining its elevated price structure. However, Garrett Jin’s position highlighted the substantial risks already confronting traders who shorted ZEC earlier.
Garrett, a prominent figure in crypto trading and executive circles, holds a 39.76K ZEC short position, valued at around $44.90 million. He entered at around $576.30, while Zcash traded near $1,128.58 at press time. The price difference, therefore, had already pushed his unrealized loss to around $21.98 million.
However, his price of liquidation sits a bit higher at the $2,540.50 level, reducing immediate liquidation concerns. Still, a renewed upside price move could deepen his losses and place greater pressure on traders with similar positions as well.
Taker buyers challenge the bearish crowd While the top traders favored shorts, ZEC’s spot activity provided a contrasting view of the underlying market demand.
As of press time, the 90-day Spot Taker CVD indicator remained buyer-dominant, showing aggressive buyers continued controlling the cumulative taker activity.
This divergence matters since the dominant short positioning had not translated into equivalent aggression on the spot market side. Instead, the buyers continued to absorb the available supply despite expectations for a deeper price correction.
Jin’s mounting unrealized loss further highlights the risk created when bearish exposure encounters continued aggressive buying activity.
Source: CryptoQuant Cooling derivatives weaken short-side confirmation The broader derivatives market participation cooled considerably despite the strong short bias among the Binance top traders.
At the time of analysis, ZEC Open Interest (OI) had fallen 11.49% to $2.41 billion in 24 hours, showing decreased outstanding leverage exposure.
Besides, the derivatives trading volume also dropped 42.06% to $5.99 billion in 24 hours as well, reflecting a huge contraction in trading activity. Those declines suggested traders had limited their derivatives exposure rather than aggressively adding fresh leveraged positions.
Therefore, the short-heavy account ratio lacks confirmation from expanding OI and stronger derivatives turnover. Historically, a rising bearish exposure alongside a growing OI would have provided stronger evidence of fresh shorts entering the market.
Instead, the falling OI rather reflects broader position reductions as speculative activity cools after ZEC’s sharp price expansion.
Source: CoinGlass Can ZEC’s FVG preserve wave five? On the daily timeframe, ZEC has entered a pullback phase on a broader ‘Elliot Wave’ structure after its latest expansion failed to clear the $1,256.68 resistance level.
At the time of writing, Zcash traded near $1,128.58, placing the fair value gap (FVG) directly below the current market price. Notably, the ‘Elliott Wave’ structure identifies the pullback as a potential Wave (4) correction before another price expansion.
Most importantly, the FVG extends toward the $1,023.60 support area, hence creating an important area for the bullish technical structure.
On the indicator side, the MACD remained constructive despite the ongoing price retreat. The MACD stood at 138.95, above its signal line at 112.00, while the histogram remained positive at 26.94.
The correction, therefore, has not yet invalidated the broader bullish technical structure. If buyers persistently defend the FVG, ZEC could pursue Wave (5) and continue placing pressure on the crowded shorts.
Source: TradingView Final Summary ZEC shorts remain dominant, but persistent taker buying continues challenging bearish positioning. Holding the FVG could revive the upside pressure and expose the crowded short positions again.
SpaceX's intraday decline widens to 5%, currently trading at $146.
According to market data from BIT (bit.com), SpaceX (SPCX) has extended its intraday decline to 5%, currently trading at $146.
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World, a full on-chain prediction market in the Solana ecosystem, announced in a post that its website is currently experiencing high traffic, with over 1 million users accessing the platform. User deposits remain secure, platform transactions are executing normally, and backend systems are operating as expected. The team is continuing to optimize the frontend user interface, and the overall operation of the platform is in good condition.
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The U.S. Treasury Department said it will purchase between $40 billion and $60 billion in long-term government debt in the first operation of its expanded repurchase program, demonstrating Secretary Bessent’s resolve to curb the recent rise in borrowing costs. U.S. Treasuries extended their earlier decline following the announcement, indicating the program’s size fell short of some investors’ expectations. The success of the expanded purchase program remains to be seen. After the program was first announced last month, yields fell before rebounding later. The benchmark 10-year yield hit its highest level since 2023 last week. Economist Guha, a former staffer at the New York Fed, noted: “The challenge always lies in whether the impact of these interventions can persist without larger fundamental changes.” Moreover, the maximum size of the repurchase operation does not mean the Treasury will necessarily purchase that amount of Treasuries. However, in repurchases targeting long-term nominal debt, the department typically buys the full amount; since the program was relaunched in 2024, it has only failed to do so in two of 52 such operations. (Jinshi)
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US President Donald Trump’s second son Eric Trump reposted a post about the meme coin LAPTOP’s sharp price crash after its launch, commenting: “Hunter should go back to painting.” His remarks target Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, who launched the meme coin LAPTOP. The reposted post notes that LAPTOP plummeted 98% within minutes of going live, adding that the project had originally planned to allocate a portion of its tokens to users who incurred losses from TRUMP-related transactions.
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Solana ecosystem full on-chain prediction market World announced that its independent platform World.xyz has officially launched, with over 1 million users on its waitlist. The platform offers thousands of markets spanning sports, cryptocurrency, politics, finance, economics, and culture, covering all NFL regular seasons, 7 soccer leagues, F1 races, the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, and Federal Reserve interest rate decisions. Since integrating Phantom in July, World has launched more than 150,000 markets. Each market on the platform consists of "Yes" and "No" contracts, priced between $0 and $1, and settled using Phantom’s U.S. dollar stablecoin CASH. Technically, World leverages Chainlink Data Streams and Chainlink Runtime Environment to provide market data and automated settlements, reducing manual intervention and dispute resolution wait times. Prediction markets for stock price movements, gold, silver, oil, natural gas, computing power, and weather will be rolled out sequentially.
Bitcoin fiyatı, 77.666 dolara kadar gerilemesinin ardından alıcıların yeniden devreye girmesiyle 79.000 dolar seviyesine doğru toparlandı. Lider kripto para birimi kısa süreli satış baskısını büyük ölçüde telafi ederken, yatırımcıların gözü yaklaşan ABD enflasyon verileri ve Fed faiz kararına çevrildi. Kripto para piyasasında Bitcoin yatay bir görünüm sergilerken, altcoin tarafında Zcash güçlü performansıyla öne çıktı. Haftalık bazda yaklaşık yüzde 43 değer kazanan ZEC, Grayscale’in 500 milyon doları aşan Zcash ETF’sine yönelik artan ilgiyle birlikte yatırımcıların odağına yerleşti.
Bitcoin 77.666 Dolardan Güçlü Tepki Aldı Bitcoin, Salı günü satış baskısının artmasıyla 78.000 doların altına gerileyerek 77.666 doları gördü. Ancak düşüş kalıcı olmadı. Asya işlem saatlerinde alıcıların yeniden piyasaya girmesiyle BTC fiyatı yaklaşık 78.900 dolara kadar toparlandı. Bitcoin’in 24 saatlik performansı büyük ölçüde yatay kalırken, haftalık yükselişi yüzde 2’nin altında gerçekleşti. Piyasada özellikle 75.000 ve 82.000 dolar seviyeleri, yaklaşan Fed faiz kararı öncesinde Bitcoin için kritik bölgeler olarak takip ediliyor.
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Bitcoin’de sınırlı hareket görülürken Zcash cephesindeki yükseliş dikkat çekti. Grayscale’in ZCSH koduyla işlem gören Zcash ETF’sinin büyüklüğü, NYSE Arca’da listelenmesinden yaklaşık iki hafta sonra 500 milyon doların üzerine çıktı. Grayscale verilerine göre fon, DCG International Investments tarafından gerçekleştirilen 100 milyon dolarlık yatırımın yanı sıra 70 milyon doların üzerinde giriş aldı. Fonun 550.000’den fazla ZEC tuttuğu belirtilirken, bu miktar yaklaşık 16,9 milyonluk dolaşımdaki Zcash arzının yüzde 3’üne karşılık geliyor. ZEC fiyatı 1.180 doların üzerinde işlem görürken günlük bazda yüzde 4’ün üzerinde değer kazandı. Haftalık yükselişin yaklaşık yüzde 43’e ulaşması, Zcash’i kripto piyasasının en fazla dikkat çeken varlıklarından biri haline getirdi.
Fed Kararı Öncesi Bitcoin İçin Kritik Seviyeler Kripto piyasasının yönü yalnızca ETF girişleriyle değil, ABD’den gelecek makroekonomik verilerle de şekillenebilir. Yatırımcıların odağında PPI, CPI ve 15-16 Eylül tarihlerindeki FOMC toplantısı bulunuyor. Wintermute OTC traderı Jasper De Maere, piyasadaki fiyatlamanın giderek kriptoya özgü gelişmelerden ziyade faiz oranlarına bağlı hale geldiğini belirterek şu değerlendirmeyi yaptı:
“Kayıt artık kriptoya özgü bir gelişmeden ziyade faiz oranlarına göre şekilleniyor. Haftanın sonuna doğru daha fazla volatilite bekliyoruz. 75.000 ve 82.000 dolar, FOMC toplantısına girerken takip edilen seviyeler olmaya devam ediyor.”
Bitcoin ve Zcash İçin Bundan Sonra Ne Olabilir? Bitcoin’in 77.666 dolardan hızlı şekilde toparlanması, 75.000 dolar bölgesinin üzerinde alıcıların hâlâ aktif olduğunu gösteriyor. Bununla birlikte 79.000 ve ardından 82.000 dolar seviyelerinin aşılması, BTC’de yükseliş momentumunun yeniden güç kazanması açısından önemli olabilir. Zcash tarafında ise ETF’ye yönelik güçlü sermaye girişleri ve fonun dolaşımdaki ZEC arzının önemli bir bölümünü bünyesine katması fiyat üzerinde takip edilmesi gereken bir faktör oluşturuyor. Önümüzdeki süreçte Bitcoin fiyatı, Zcash ETF girişleri, ABD enflasyon verileri ve Fed faiz kararı kripto piyasasının yönünü belirleyebilecek başlıca gelişmeler olacak.
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Zcash ETF’si ZCSH, 25 Ağustos’taki lansmanından yalnızca iki hafta sonra yönettiği varlıkları 500 milyon doların üzerine çıkardı. Fon aynı gün New York Borsası Arca’da opsiyon işlemlerine de başladı.
Ancak 500 milyon dolarlık rakamın tamamını yeni yatırımcı girişleri olarak görmek doğru değil. Fonun açıklamasına göre büyüklüğün yaklaşık 100 milyon dolarlık bölümü Digital Currency Group’un iştiraki DCG International Investments tarafından yapılan yatırımdan geliyor.
Buna karşılık ZCSH, piyasaya açıldığı günden bu yana 70 milyon doların üzerinde kümülatif giriş gördüğünü açıkladı. Bu nedenle asıl soru, ilk iki haftadaki ilginin devam edip etmeyeceği.
ZCSH İki Haftada Nasıl 500 Milyon Dolara Ulaştı? ZCSH, 25 Ağustos 2026’da NYSE Arca’da işlem görmeye başladı. Fon, yatırımcılara ZEC‘e geleneksel bir borsa hesabı üzerinden erişim sunuyor.
Toplam varlık büyüklüğünün 500 milyon doları aşmasında yaklaşık 100 milyon dolarlık DCG yatırımı önemli rol oynadı. DCG International Investments, 85.705,32563297 ZEC karşılığında yaklaşık 100 milyon dolar değerinde ZCSH hissesi aldı.
Bunun dışında fonun açıklamasına göre ilk iki haftada 70 milyon doların üzerinde kümülatif giriş gerçekleşti.
Buradaki fark önemli: 500 milyon dolarlık toplam varlık büyüklüğü ile yatırımcılardan gelen yeni para aynı rakam değil.
Zcash ETF’sinde Opsiyon İşlemleri Neden Başladı? ZCSH’nin varlık büyüklüğünün 500 milyon doları aşmasıyla aynı gün NYSE Arca’da ZCSH opsiyonları da işlem görmeye başladı.
Opsiyonlar, yatırımcıların bir varlığın gelecekteki fiyat hareketlerine yönelik farklı pozisyonlar almasına ve risklerini yönetmesine imkan veren finansal araçlar.
Böylece ZCSH için yalnızca spot yatırım erişimi değil, farklı işlem stratejilerinin kullanılabileceği yeni bir piyasa da oluştu.
ZCSH Zcash İçin Neden Önemli? ZCSH’nin dikkat çeken tarafı, yatırımcının doğrudan ZEC satın alıp saklamasına gerek kalmadan ZEC fiyatına borsa üzerinden erişebilmesi.
Fonun açıklamasına göre ZCSH şu anda dünyada spot ZEC erişimi sağlayan tek borsa işlemli ürün.
Zcash ise Bitcoin’e benzer şekilde 21 milyonluk arz sınırına sahip ve Proof-of-Work sistemi kullanıyor. Fark yaratan özelliği ise isteğe bağlı işlem gizliliği. Kullanıcılar işlemleri açık şekilde gerçekleştirebildiği gibi bazı bilgileri gizleyerek de transfer yapabiliyor.
Bu yapı, Zcash’i yalnızca fiyat hareketi üzerinden değil, finansal gizlilik teması üzerinden de takip edilen bir varlık haline getiriyor.
ZCSH’ye Gelen İlgi Kalıcı Olacak mı? İlk iki haftada 500 milyon doların üzerinde varlık büyüklüğüne ulaşılması dikkat çekici. Ancak bundan sonraki dönem daha önemli olabilir.
Çünkü fonun büyüklüğünü sürdürebilmesi için yeni yatırımcı girişlerinin devam etmesi gerekiyor. İlk aşamadaki 100 milyon dolarlık DCG yatırımı ile 70 milyon doların üzerindeki kümülatif giriş, fonun mevcut büyüklüğünü açıklayan önemli kalemler.
Bu nedenle Zcash açısından bundan sonraki en önemli verilerden biri, ZCSH’nin yeni para çekmeye devam edip etmeyeceği olacak.
Aynı zamanda opsiyon piyasasının açılması, ZCSH çevresindeki işlem araçlarının genişlediğini gösteriyor. Bu da yatırımcıların ZEC’e erişim seçeneklerini artırıyor.
Zcash ETF’sinde Şimdi Ne İzlenecek? ZCSH’nin iki hafta gibi kısa bir sürede 500 milyon dolarlık varlık büyüklüğünü aşması, ZEC’e geleneksel piyasalardan erişimin ne kadar hızlı büyüyebileceğini gösterdi.
Fakat bundan sonra rakamın kendisinden daha önemli olan, büyümenin hangi hızda devam edeceği olacak.
Yeni yatırımcı girişleri güçlü kalırsa fon büyümeyi sürdürebilir. Talep yavaşlarsa ilk haftalardaki hızlı yükselişin devamı gelmeyebilir.
Dolayısıyla Zcash ETF’si için hikâye 500 milyon dolarda bitmiyor. Şimdi piyasanın cevabını beklediği soru, bu rakamın bir başlangıç mı yoksa ilk dönem etkisi mi olduğuna dönüşüyor.
Bu içerik genel piyasa verilerine dayanır ve yatırım tavsiyesi değildir. Kendi araştırmanızı yapmanızı öneririz.
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Bitcoin last traded at $78,900, up +0.5% today (September 9), after tumbling to lows near $77,600 in the prior session, before reclaiming $79,000 and then losing that key level again. The rebound came as renewed interest in crypto exchange-traded products, particularly Grayscale’s newly launched spot Zcash ETF, helped stabilize sentiment across crypto markets.
Bitcoin still sits well below the $ 82,000-plus level it touched the previous week, before stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data reversed those gains.
Here is the tension running through this move: crypto-product demand is doing real work to support prices, but it is not the only force in play. Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations and oil prices near $100 a barrel are pulling in the opposite direction, and neither side has won out yet.
Zcash ETF Options Goes Live On NYSE@NYSE officially launches options trading for the @Grayscale Zcash ETF ($ZCSH).
This is the first time a regulated privacy-asset derivative has secured support on a major U.S. exchange.
The rollout enables institutional and retail… pic.twitter.com/Wax1OgvT3o
— BSCN (@BSCNews) September 8, 2026
What a Spot Zcash ETF Actually Adds Grayscale’s Zcash ETF, trading under the ticker ZCSH, is described in the primary reporting as the first exchange-traded product offering spot exposure to Zcash, meaning the fund holds the underlying ZEC token directly rather than derivatives or futures contracts tied to it.
That structure lets investors gain exposure to Zcash through a standard brokerage account, without needing a crypto wallet or exchange account.
The practical effect is expanded institutional access to a token that previously required more hands-on custody arrangements.
That’s the same basic mechanic driving renewed altcoin ETF inflows more broadly this year: regulated wrappers lowering the friction for traditional capital to access crypto assets.
(SOURCE: TradingView)
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Zcash ETF Demand Versus Macro Pressure Grayscale’s Zcash ETF surpassed $500M in assets just two weeks after its August 25 debut on NYSE Arca, coinciding with Bitcoin’s rebound from $77,600.
However, traders are increasingly betting on a Fed rate hike at its Sept. 15-16 meeting, spurred by strong employment data and inflation concerns, with a 58% probability of a hike and UBS forecasting two 25-basis-point increases this year.
Additionally, Brent crude oil prices rose to $99.68 per barrel amid escalating Middle East tensions, which could contribute to renewed inflation. Upcoming US producer-price and consumer-price data will be crucial in determining whether the likelihood of a September rate hike strengthens or weakens.
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Can Bitcoin Reclaim $79,000? WOW: Last time Bitcoin broke above the EMA ribbons it flushed -20% before pumping 500%!
If something similar happens again, $BTC could retest $72,000 first. pic.twitter.com/3xJWTQzMvF
— Crypto Rover (@cryptorover) September 9, 2026
As the Zcash ETF props up the SEC and the broader market, three paths look plausible for BTC, each tied to the same inflation data due this week.
In the bull case, sustained exchange-traded-product interest paired with benign producer and consumer-price prints could let Bitcoin push back toward the above-$82,000 area it held last week, a scenario recent technical analysis around Bitcoin’s $77K support also flags as within reach.
In the base case, Bitcoin simply holds around the $79,000 mark while traders wait out Thursday’s and Friday’s inflation releases before committing further.
In the bear case, a hotter-than-expected inflation print, a further oil spike, or firming Fed-hike odds could send Bitcoin back toward the $77,600 low it just bounced from.
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World, a full on-chain prediction market in the Solana ecosystem, announced in a post that its website is currently experiencing high traffic, with over 1 million users accessing the platform. User deposits remain secure, platform transactions are executing normally, and backend systems are operating as expected. The team is continuing to optimize the frontend user interface, and the overall operation of the platform is in good condition.
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Iranian officials have stated that Iran will escalate its retaliatory strikes in response to the U.S. attack. (Jinshi)
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The U.S. Treasury Department said it will purchase between $40 billion and $60 billion in long-term government debt in the first operation of its expanded repurchase program, demonstrating Secretary Bessent’s resolve to curb the recent rise in borrowing costs. U.S. Treasuries extended their earlier decline following the announcement, indicating the program’s size fell short of some investors’ expectations. The success of the expanded purchase program remains to be seen. After the program was first announced last month, yields fell before rebounding later. The benchmark 10-year yield hit its highest level since 2023 last week. Economist Guha, a former staffer at the New York Fed, noted: “The challenge always lies in whether the impact of these interventions can persist without larger fundamental changes.” Moreover, the maximum size of the repurchase operation does not mean the Treasury will necessarily purchase that amount of Treasuries. However, in repurchases targeting long-term nominal debt, the department typically buys the full amount; since the program was relaunched in 2024, it has only failed to do so in two of 52 such operations. (Jinshi)
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Solana ecosystem full on-chain prediction market World announced that its independent platform World.xyz has officially launched, with over 1 million users on its waitlist. The platform offers thousands of markets spanning sports, cryptocurrency, politics, finance, economics, and culture, covering all NFL regular seasons, 7 soccer leagues, F1 races, the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, and Federal Reserve interest rate decisions. Since integrating Phantom in July, World has launched more than 150,000 markets. Each market on the platform consists of "Yes" and "No" contracts, priced between $0 and $1, and settled using Phantom’s U.S. dollar stablecoin CASH. Technically, World leverages Chainlink Data Streams and Chainlink Runtime Environment to provide market data and automated settlements, reducing manual intervention and dispute resolution wait times. Prediction markets for stock price movements, gold, silver, oil, natural gas, computing power, and weather will be rolled out sequentially.
The Zcash ETF, trading under the ticker ZCSH, said on Sept. 8 that its assets under management had passed $500 million, two weeks after its NYSE Arca debut. The milestone coincided with the start of listed options trading on the fund and included an approximately $100 million affiliated investment.
An official filing exhibit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says DCG International Investments acquired ZCSH shares worth about $100 million through an authorized participant. The affiliate of the fund’s sponsor contributed 85,705.32563297 ZEC in exchange for those shares.
ZCSH reports more than $500 million in assets The fund said cumulative inflows exceeded $70 million during its first two weeks as an exchange-traded product. Head of Index Steve Vanourny said those inflows, together with the DCG investment, “meaningfully increase the scale of the Fund” as it works to broaden access to ZEC.
ZCSH began trading on NYSE Arca on Aug. 25. BlockchainReporter covered the debut of the first U.S. spot Zcash ETF when the product converted from a private trust. The newly reported asset total and options launch are later developments that change the fund’s operating scale and the tools available around it.
Options add a new way to manage ZCSH exposure Options on ZCSH also began trading on NYSE Arca on Sept. 8. According to the sponsor’s announcement, the contracts give market participants exchange-traded instruments for managing risk, generating income or expressing a view on the fund. The filing does not provide initial options volume, open interest or participation figures.
The shares acquired by DCG International Investments have no preference features and are economically the same as other fund shares, the exhibit states. It also identifies the investor as an affiliate of both Digital Currency Group and Grayscale Investments Sponsors, making that relationship important context for the reported increase.
The fund is not a registered investment company ZCSH offers brokerage-account exposure to ZEC, but it is not a direct investment in the token. The product is also not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and therefore does not carry the same regulatory protections as funds registered under that law.
The sponsor describes ZEC exposure as highly volatile and warns that investors could lose their entire investment. The Sept. 8 disclosure establishes the reported AUM threshold, the options launch and the completed affiliated share acquisition; it does not establish future inflows, fund performance or demand for the new derivatives.
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Privacy token Zcash (ZEC) has extended its rally, reaching a high of $1,290 early Wednesday to lock in a one-year gain of 2,413%.
At the time of writing, ZEC was trading up 10.55% in the last 24 hours to $1,282, a price level it last traded at in November 2016. The privacy token is now up 57.23% weekly.
Zcash's rally has often coincided with pennant breakouts. At the start of September, Zcash resolved a bullish pennant, which led to its surge higher. The cryptocurrency started rising from a low of $804 on September 3. The surge took a breather after ZEC reached $1,257 on September 6, with bulls resuming after the brief pause.
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The privacy coin is currently on one of the most impressive runs in the crypto market, especially among older digital assets. ZEC has risen 154% in the last 30 days and is up 2,413% on a one-year basis, according to CoinGecko data.
The year-long rally has pushed Zcash's market cap to $21.62 billion, retaining the privacy coin among the top ten cryptocurrencies.
Three wallets, possibly belonging to the same whale, spent 3,700 $ETH ($9.23M) and 2M $USDC to buy 8,994 $ZEC ($11.23M).
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) September 9, 2026 Zcash's current surge coincides with increased buying pressure from whales, or large holders. According to Lookonchain, three wallets, possibly belonging to the same whale, spent 3,700 ETH—about $9.23 million—and 2 million USDC to buy 8,994 ZEC worth $11.23 million. Lookonchain noted that these wallets are still buying.
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In the last 24 hours, Zcash's open interest has increased 15.47% to $2.91 billion, indicating new money entering the derivatives market. A short squeeze may have also aided Zcash's rally; about $11.52 million in shorts were liquidated in the last 24 hours, while longs came in at $2.33 million, according to CoinGlass data.
Zcash ETF options trading goes liveZcash also reached a major milestone with the first options market on a US-listed privacy asset ETP.
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Zcash ETF options have gone live on NYSE, according to a recent announcement. Dubbed the world's only Zcash fund, ZCSH has just surpassed $500 million in AUM, now holding over 550,000 ZEC.
Grayscale's Zcash ETF began trading on NYSE Arca under the ticker ZCSH on August 25, giving brokerage investors a way into ZEC without a wallet.
Zcash has experienced a rapid price surge following a breakout from a bullish pennant pattern, with significant buying activity from major holders fueling the uptick.
Whale activity drives rallyThe latest rally in Zcash began after breaking out from a pennant formation at the start of September. The price climbed from a low of $804 on September 3 to reach $1,257 by September 6, with a brief pause before bullish momentum continued.
Large-scale purchases by whales have accompanied this momentum. Lookonchain, a blockchain analytics platform, reported that three wallets, potentially controlled by a single large investor, deployed 3,700 ETH (valued at $9.23 million) and 2 million USDC to acquire 8,994 ZEC. This accumulation, worth approximately $11.23 million, has continued, with ongoing purchases observed.
Lookonchain indicated that the wallets under observation are still actively accumulating ZEC, contributing to heightened market activity in the token.
Market and derivatives activity surgeIn derivatives markets, Zcash’s open interest jumped 15.47% over the last 24 hours, reaching $2.91 billion. This uptick points to renewed inflows and increased trading interest in ZEC futures contracts. CoinGlass, a crypto derivatives data provider, recorded $11.52 million in short liquidations and $2.33 million in long liquidations within the same timeframe, suggesting that a short squeeze may have supported the price rally.
A short squeeze occurs when investors betting against an asset are forced to buy back their positions as prices rise sharply, further amplifying upward movement.
Mini dictionary: Short squeeze, a situation in financial markets where many traders betting prices will fall are forced to buy back assets rapidly after the price surges, causing further upward momentum.
Zcash ETF listings accelerate inflowsZcash recently entered a new phase of institutional accessibility. Options tied to the Zcash ETF began trading on the NYSE. The ETF, under the name ZCSH, now claims over $500 million in assets under management and holds more than 550,000 ZEC tokens.
Grayscale, a major US digital asset manager, launched the Zcash ETF on NYSE Arca under the ticker ZCSH on August 25. This product allows brokerage clients direct exposure to ZEC without holding a crypto wallet, making participation in the privacy-focused coin accessible to a broader investor base.
Mini dictionary: Zcash is a privacy-oriented cryptocurrency focused on providing anonymous transactions using advanced cryptographic techniques. Grayscale is a prominent digital asset management company known for launching cryptocurrency investment products for institutional and individual investors.
Prediction market Kalshi plans to launch perpetual futures contracts tied to gold and silver. The move expands the CFTC-regulated platform’s perps offerings beyond crypto assets. Kalshi said it plans to list the contracts with no expiry date on Wednesday.
Kalshi to Offer Gold and Silver Perpetual Futures Prediction market Kalshi notified the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that it is self-certifying perpetual futures on gold and silver and intends to list the contracts on September 9. The filings were submitted under CFTC Regulation 40.2(a).
GOLDPERP and SILVERPERP are cash-settled contracts with no expiration date. Kalshi said they will trade on a continuous basis. The move follows an earlier request in which the prediction market asked the CFTC to review precious metal perps such as gold and silver under a slower regulatory approval process.
The latest, however, takes the self-certification path, allowing a designated contract market (DCM) to list a product after certifying compliance with the Commodity Exchange Act.
Traders would hold a single position on perps tied to gold or silver, instead of moving from one dated contract to the next. A periodic funding payment keeps the contract price aligned with a spot reference.
Kalshi said the reference source for both products is Pyth Network, with settlement in cash. There is no physical delivery of metal. As per the filings, gold perps track the spot price of one troy ounce of gold in U.S. dollars. Whereas silver perps track the silver spot price.
Trading Hours for New Precious Metal Products According to the CFTC filing, Kalshi set the contracts to trade 24/7, with no scheduled daily, weekend or holiday close. This 24/7 trading is broader than earlier public comments in July, when executives focused on an initial 24/5 trading schedule to align with traditional precious-metals hours.
Kalshi said a never-expiring, cash-settled contract for gold can reduce roll costs and basis risk for hedgers with continuous exposure, including fabricators, bullion desks, exchange-traded product market makers and producers.
On silver, Kalshi noted consecutive annual supply deficits since 2021 and tightness in late 2025 and early 2026. It said the contract cannot create delivery pressure because it is cash-settled and never demands delivery of metal.
Notably, the CFTC approved Kalshi’s Bitcoin perpetual in May, the first such product in the US. Kalshi then expanded to 18 crypto assets such as Ethereum, XRP, Hyperliquid, BNB and Cardano perps. It also sought metals, copper, and equity-index versions.
Meanwhile, CME Group sued CFTC over the agency’s treatment of Kalshi’s Bitcoin perps as a future rather than a swap. Kalshi already lists short-dated gold and silver event contracts, the new gold and silver perps would offer continuous, leveraged directional exposure instead of a binary payout at a fixed expiry.
Traders looking to compare other US-compliant options can check out the best regulated prediction markets in US to explore their legal event contract alternatives.
Privacy coins are back, but ZCash and Monero use different models. Solana and Virtuals Protocol add the AI angle, while MemeToro brings a crypto presale and open-source launch framework.
For anyone comparing the best altcoin to buy in 2026, these projects carry different liquidity and development risks. Their strengths depend on whether adoption grows beyond short-term narratives and speculative market demand.
Best Altcoin to Buy: ZCash and Monero Battle Over Privacy ZCash has gained an institutional edge after the launch of a spot Zcash ETF on NYSE Arca under ticker ZCSH. The fund recorded $14.8 million in initial trading volume.
ZEC uses zk-SNARKs with selective disclosure. Users can keep activity private while sharing viewing keys for audits.
Monero takes a stricter approach. XMR hides senders, receivers, and transaction amounts by default, creating stronger privacy but more exchange compliance difficulty.
For the best altcoin to buy debate, the split is clear:
ZCash offers privacy with optional disclosure. Monero makes privacy mandatory across transactions. Regulation and exchange access remain major factors for both. ZCash currently has the stronger institutional narrative, while Monero keeps the more privacy-first design.
Solana and Virtuals Add AI Growth Solana remains a major network for decentralized trading, memecoin issuance, and AI-linked applications. SOL is around $146.50, with September forecasts near $155 to $170 and bullish year-end cases above $200.
Virtuals Protocol is more directly tied to autonomous AI agents. Its framework lets agents raise capital, trade, and distribute protocol earnings to human owners, and it has expanded onto Solana.
The Virtuals agent economy is estimated near $470 million, linking AI automation with fast execution.
For investors searching for the best altcoin to buy, Solana offers broader infrastructure and liquidity, while Virtuals gives more focused exposure to the AI-agent theme. Both still carry crypto volatility and execution risk.
MemeToro Adds an Open-Source Crypto Presale Angle MemeToro is the earliest-stage project here. Its crypto presale is in Stage 7 with more than $121,171.48 raised, while 1 $MT costs $0.00430.
Its AI agent scans signals, builds memecoin proposals, and uses deterministic checks. The latest “First fairlaunch draft” adds its first real Solidity contract code.
FairLaunchEscrow.sol holds contributions under fixed rules with no owner, admin role, or upgrade path. Contributor and liquidity allocations must cover the full token supply, supporting the zero-insider model.
However, the launch executor, manifest connection, BNB Chain testnet deployment, ERC-8004 identity, and independent security review remain unfinished.
That makes MemeToro different from publicly traded ZEC, XMR, SOL, and Virtuals. Anyone choosing the best altcoin to buy should treat a crypto presale as a higher-risk development-stage asset rather than an equal comparison.
FAQs Which privacy coin looks more institution-friendly? ZCash currently has the stronger compliance angle because selective disclosure can support audits and regulated financial products. Monero protects privacy more strictly, but mandatory concealment creates added exchange and compliance pressure.
Is Monero more private than ZCash? Monero makes transaction privacy mandatory for senders, receivers, and amounts. ZCash supports shielded activity but also allows viewing keys, creating a different balance between privacy and disclosure.
Is MemeToro already a live altcoin? No. MemeToro remains a crypto presale. Its open-source fair-launch framework is public, but testnet deployment, executor completion, manifest integration, and independent security review still remain ahead today.
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Monero (XMR) trading has grown more fragmented after successive exchange delistings, and that fragmentation now shows up in liquidity and pricing. Traders who want XMR cannot actually treat every single swap path as interchangeable.
They have to compare routes because the same pair, quoted at the same moment, can return meaningfully different amounts of coin.
Centralized access has narrowed.
Kraken ended XMR trading and deposits for European Economic Area clients in October 2024.
OKX told EEA users earlier that year that Monero would no longer be supported on those accounts.
Other large venues had already stepped back.
The protocol kept running.
What changed was the set of places where a holder could convert another asset into XMR, or convert XMR back out, without assembling the trade by hand.
With fewer deep order books on major platforms, remaining liquidity is spread across swap providers that do not share a single pool.
A Bitcoin-to-XMR path can tap different inventory than a USDT-to-XMR path.
Two services quoting the same pair at the same time can still deliver different XMR amounts because their routes, depth, and network costs are not identical.
Those gaps appear only when the quoted payouts are lined up under matching conditions: same pair, same send size, same rate type, same observation time.
Live comparison data makes the spread concrete.
Monivo’s Crypto Swap Rate Index records executable quotes from connected providers under those matched conditions.
A 30-day snapshot taken on August 31, 2026 at 06:50 UTC contained more than 1,000 quotes from eight providers across 17 pairs and 171 comparable sets.
The median gap between the best and worst quote in a matched set was 2.55 percent; the mean was 2.77 percent.
That number is not a posted fee. It is the percentage difference in the amount of asset the providers said they would deliver.
Among frequently sampled pairs, XMR-to-BTC showed the widest median spread at 3.65 percent, with an observed high of 4.90 percent. USDT-to-XMR sat near 3.07 percent.
More liquid pairs such as BTC-to-USDT were tighter, around 2.41 percent.
Later index updates continue to show Monero legs among the most dispersed, which is consistent with a market that no longer has a single dominant spot book.
A wider spread does not automatically mean a provider is overcharging.
Inventory, routing, network fees, and short-term market conditions can produce different but still fillable quotes.
An unavailable provider is not scored as expensive. Spreads are calculated only when at least two services return a usable answer.
Obvious malformed quotes are dropped; merely weak ones stay in the sample.
The figures also cover only the providers in the comparison engine.
They are snapshots and can change before a swap settles.Practical comparison starts with the asset already in the wallet.
A Bitcoin holder can price BTC-to-XMR directly.
A stablecoin holder may do better with USDT-to-XMR.
Inserting an extra conversion usually adds another spread and another network fee. Send amounts should stay constant across quotes.
Fixed-rate and floating-rate offers should not be mixed.
The figure that matters is the XMR that will arrive, not a headline percentage.
Instant swap aggregators can request several quotes at once, but they only see the liquidity they are connected to. A competitive route today can look different tomorrow if depth or network conditions shift. After delistings thinned centralized access, checking live payouts across routes is no longer optional for anyone moving size in Monero.
In this patch of your weekly Dispatch:The BTC-gold correlationG20 crypto regulationCPI before FOMCMarket cast
BTC: Momentum cools as weekly resistance holdsBitcoin's weekly chart remains capped below the 50-period SMA, which continues to prove a strong resistance on the way up. The RSI, a momentum oscillator, is neutral, and the Stochastic, another momentum oscillator, sits in overbought territory, with the coming weeks likely to show whether that momentum is starting to fade. The MACD, a trend and momentum indicator, keeps its histogram deep in positive territory.
The daily chart has entered a brief consolidation, trading range-bound with price sitting on the middle Bollinger Band, a volatility-based indicator, which now acts as dynamic support. Both the RSI and Stochastic are falling, and the MACD histogram has slipped slightly below the zero line, a sign momentum is turning more cautious on this timeframe.
Key levels to watch: on the downside, immediate support sits around $77,000, with the next level near $75,000 — the daily middle Bollinger Band also lends dynamic support in this zone. To the upside, resistance comes in around $80,000, followed by $82,000, with the weekly 50-period SMA also acting as dynamic resistance along the way.
The big idea
Is Bitcoin becoming the higher-beta gold trade?Bitcoin is beginning to trade on the forces that move gold – a $40 trillion debt load, dollar weakness, currency debasement – without inheriting gold's sensitivity to interest rates.If that holds, this dynamic gives market watchers two lenses on the same macro thesis: gold as the slower-moving anchor, Bitcoin as the higher-beta expression of it.
The upside is a function of scale. Gold's market is worth roughly $31 trillion; Bitcoin's is closer to $1.6 trillion. A modest shift in how investors divide their scarce-asset exposure lands far more forcefully on the smaller asset. August offered the clearest evidence yet, and every catalyst behind it was domestic. Washington tests the thesis next week.
The fiscal arithmetic that started it: Federal debt crossed $40 trillion in August, five months after passing $39 trillion. Net interest reached $628 billion in the first seven months of FY2026, more than the $588 billion spent on Medicare and more than defense. As long-dated yields climbed, with the 30-year above 5.2%, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stepped up purchases of longer-dated debt. Markets read that as a signal about how a $40 trillion obligation eventually gets carried. The dollar weakened. Gold added roughly 5% over the following week; Bitcoin added 22.4%, its largest weekly gain since March 2024, as US equities fell.
The BTC-Gold correlation says something specific: Bitcoin's 90-day correlation with gold sits near 0.59, its highest since 2020, while its correlation with the Nasdaq 100 has dropped to roughly 0.33 from above 0.60 in January. The more telling figure: gold's 90-day correlation with the US 10-year yield is -0.41, while Bitcoin's is barely negative at all. For an asset that has spent most of its life trading like duration-sensitive technology exposure, that is the consequential finding. BlackRock's Robbie Mitchnick has framed the same rally as Bitcoin's risk-off narrative reasserting itself – a fiscal hedge rather than risk appetite.
The signal: US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in roughly $3.8 billion over three weeks, their strongest stretch of 2026, including a single day of $731 million on September 3, the largest since January. Two qualifications: year-to-date flows remain around $1 billion negative after heavy first-half redemptions, and BlackRock's IBIT absorbed close to 70% of last week's total.
Bitcoin's 50-day moving average crossed above its 200-day this week, the same golden cross Ether produced recently. Only three of twelve prior instances held for a full year. Meanwhile $83,000 has held as resistance, and holders moved into net selling for the first time since early June.
Washington decides on September 16: Thursday's inflation data determines whether a rate increase stays live; hike odds have held near 58% since Warsh's Jackson Hole address. Tuesday, September 15, at 2:15pm ET, the Senate votes on cloture on the motion to proceed to the CLARITY Act – Republicans hold 53 seats, so at least seven Democratic or independent votes are needed for 60, and Polymarket puts 2026 enactment near 18%. Wednesday, September 16, at 2:00pm ET, the Fed announces, with a fresh dot plot.
September 16 is the clearer test. A hard asset less tethered to yields than gold should, in theory, handle a rate increase differently than a high-beta tech trade would — Wednesday's reaction should offer an early read on whether that's holding up.
TradFi trends
G20 sees crypto rules as a path to growthGlobal regulators don't usually rush to bless a new asset class. This time, they at least agreed to try.
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the G20 pledged to build clearer rules for digital assets, calling the innovation "broad-based economic growth" potential worth supporting rather than blocking. The statement, issued after a two-day meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, commits members to regulatory frameworks that preserve financial stability while establishing "clear pathways" for digital asset innovation. Officials also flagged upcoming Financial Stability Board findings on the cross-border risks of global stablecoin arrangements, and reaffirmed a push to expand operating hours for large-value payment systems. Several G20 members – including the US, EU, and Japan – already have frameworks in place; this is a commitment for the rest of the group to catch up, not a new policy itself.
Macroeconomic roundup
The macro data stack before the FedLast week's payrolls report blew past forecasts – 162,000 against expectations near 53,000, pointing to an economy strong enough for the Fed to keep holding the line on inflation, which is why bitcoin fell from $81,300 to $78,700 within hours. Yet September hike odds sit at 58%, almost exactly where they stood before the data landed. This week's inflation prints, not last week's jobs number, are what actually decide the Fed's next move.
10-Year Note Auction (Sept 9): A direct test of demand for long-dated government debt. Weak demand feeds the fiscal-stress narrative in this issue's lead; strong demand eases it.
Producer Price Index & Jobless Claims (Sept 10): The last data before Friday's headline release.
Consumer Price Index (Sept 11): The last inflation print before the Fed meets September 16. Hot pushes hike odds toward two-thirds; soft holds the current pricing.
CME FedWatch puts September hike odds at 58%, barely moved since before last week's jobs report. Friday's CPI is what actually changes that, and helps decide whether bitcoin's rally alongside gold is a coincidence or a pattern.
The week's most interesting data story
Reversal of the ETF moneyUS spot bitcoin ETFs just posted their strongest stretch of the year: $986.9 million last week, a third straight week of inflows, building on a $3.52 billion August that was the category's best month since September 2025. The single busiest day, $730.9 million on September 3, was the largest since mid-January. Turnover is quieter, though — daily trading volume has settled near $3 billion, below the activity that accompanied earlier expansionary phases. Worth watching rather than worrying about: inflows this concentrated in a handful of headline-driven days have, at times, marked short-lived peaks rather than sustained trends.
The numbers
The week’s most interesting numbers$218.4 million – Net inflows into US spot ether ETFs last week, a third straight positive week, part of the category's best August since 2025.
9% – Dogecoin's seven-day gain as of Tuesday, one of the strongest weekly moves among major crypto assets even as bitcoin cooled.
$81,700 – Bitcoin's intraday high last Thursday, reached after Fed Governor Waller signaled he's open to holding rates steady if inflation keeps cooling.
4.9% – Share of Ethereum's supply now held by Bitmine, after adding 28,086 ETH last week to reach 5,929,198 tokens worth $14.8 billion.
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Algorand has appointed William Herkelrath, a former executive at Chainlink, as its new chief executive officer. The move signals a deliberate pivot toward someone with deep roots in both oracle infrastructure and institutional crypto services, two areas that matter quite a lot if Algorand wants to grow beyond its current footprint.
Herkelrath previously served as Head of Business Development at Chainlink, the dominant on-chain data network, before moving to Curv, a digital asset custody firm that was later acquired by PayPal. He subsequently co-founded K3 Labs, a blockchain development and consulting outfit.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This article cannot be published as written. The central premise is factually wrong. According to the research, William Herkelrath has not been appointed CEO of the Algorand Foundation. As of September 2026, Staci Warden remains the confirmed CEO of the Algorand Foundation, and there have been no official announcements regarding Herkelrath’s appointment to any role at the foundation. Herkelrath’s current role is CEO of K3 Labs. Publishing this article would spread misinformation. The article should be retracted and rewritten to accurately reflect that Staci Warden leads the Algorand Foundation, while incorporating the verified facts about the Delaware headquarters re-establishment, board expansion including Bill Barhydt, the post-quantum security roadmap targeting end-2027, and the AC2 protocol for AI agents.]
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Project World is continuously optimizing its front-end UI, with user deposits secure and transactions functioning normally.
World, a full on-chain prediction market in the Solana ecosystem, announced in a post that its website is currently experiencing high traffic, with over 1 million users accessing the platform. User deposits remain secure, platform transactions are executing normally, and backend systems are operating as expected. The team is continuing to optimize the frontend user interface, and the overall operation of the platform is in good condition.
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Iranian officials announced that Iran will escalate its crackdown operations in response to U.S. attacks.
Iranian officials have stated that Iran will escalate its retaliatory strikes in response to the U.S. attack. (Jinshi)
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US Treasuries extended their decline after the repurchase announcement, with the market viewing the $6 billion cap as insufficient.
The U.S. Treasury Department said it will purchase between $40 billion and $60 billion in long-term government debt in the first operation of its expanded repurchase program, demonstrating Secretary Bessent’s resolve to curb the recent rise in borrowing costs. U.S. Treasuries extended their earlier decline following the announcement, indicating the program’s size fell short of some investors’ expectations. The success of the expanded purchase program remains to be seen. After the program was first announced last month, yields fell before rebounding later. The benchmark 10-year yield hit its highest level since 2023 last week. Economist Guha, a former staffer at the New York Fed, noted: “The challenge always lies in whether the impact of these interventions can persist without larger fundamental changes.” Moreover, the maximum size of the repurchase operation does not mean the Treasury will necessarily purchase that amount of Treasuries. However, in repurchases targeting long-term nominal debt, the department typically buys the full amount; since the program was relaunched in 2024, it has only failed to do so in two of 52 such operations. (Jinshi)
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Eric Trump mocks Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden over the botched launch of the LAPTOP token, saying he should go back to painting.
US President Donald Trump’s second son Eric Trump reposted a post about the meme coin LAPTOP’s sharp price crash after its launch, commenting: “Hunter should go back to painting.” His remarks target Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, who launched the meme coin LAPTOP. The reposted post notes that LAPTOP plummeted 98% within minutes of going live, adding that the project had originally planned to allocate a portion of its tokens to users who incurred losses from TRUMP-related transactions.
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Solana ecosystem prediction market World officially launches, opening to over 1 million waitlist users.
Solana ecosystem full on-chain prediction market World announced that its independent platform World.xyz has officially launched, with over 1 million users on its waitlist. The platform offers thousands of markets spanning sports, cryptocurrency, politics, finance, economics, and culture, covering all NFL regular seasons, 7 soccer leagues, F1 races, the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, and Federal Reserve interest rate decisions. Since integrating Phantom in July, World has launched more than 150,000 markets. Each market on the platform consists of "Yes" and "No" contracts, priced between $0 and $1, and settled using Phantom’s U.S. dollar stablecoin CASH. Technically, World leverages Chainlink Data Streams and Chainlink Runtime Environment to provide market data and automated settlements, reducing manual intervention and dispute resolution wait times. Prediction markets for stock price movements, gold, silver, oil, natural gas, computing power, and weather will be rolled out sequentially.
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Bubblemaps: 80% of LAPTOP traders are losing money, with two traders suffering losses ranging from $100,000 to $1 million.
Bubblemaps posted that profit and loss data for LAPTOP traders shows roughly 80% of participants are in the red, describing the token’s market performance as a "bloodbath". Specifically, two traders lost between $100,000 and $1 million, 100 lost over $10,000, 700 lost more than $1,000, and around 11,000 traders posted small losses. Bubblemaps did not further disclose the statistics’ time frame or the scope of the wallet sample used.
In brief Cronos says it reversed approximately $111.2 million tied to the Tectonic exploit by rolling back its blockchain. The intervention discarded 1 hour 54 minutes of transactions, including activity unrelated to the attack. Approximately $9.19 million left the network before validators halted it and remains unrecovered. Cronos, a blockchain network backed by Crypto.com, erased nearly two hours of transaction history to reverse approximately $111.2 million tied to an exploit of lending protocol Tectonic, according to a network post-mortem on Monday.
According to the developers behind Cronos, validators reversed completed transactions to protect roughly 92% of affected funds still on the network, overriding the expectation that blockchain transactions are permanent.
Myriad: Ethereum's next price move? Click to make your prediction.“It was a hard decision, taken together with the validators, weighing the finality users expect from a chain against the funds at risk,” Cronos’ devs wrote. “Restoring state meant discarding 1 hour 54 minutes of settled transactions. The alternative, restarting without restoring state, would have left the borrowed assets in the attacker's control.”
Adding to the “hard decision” was the fact that the rollback also reversed every legitimate transaction processed during that period.
On August 30, hackers targeted the Tectonic network, which lets users borrow crypto against deposited collateral. According to the report, the attacker drove up TONIC’s price in decentralized exchange markets with little liquidity, then borrowed approximately $120.4 million across nine markets against the inflated collateral.
According to Cronos, validators halted the network at 9:32 a.m. EST, then rolled back 10,961 blocks, erasing 1 hour 54 minutes of transactions.
“Every transaction in that window was reversed, whether or not it touched the exploit, and open positions on live apps repriced when trading resumed,” Cronos wrote.
Despite the rollback, approximately $9.19 million had already left Cronos before the halt. That money remains unrecovered and was beyond the rollback’s reach, according to the post-mortem.
Preliminary estimates put the affected value at $75 million, and the amount bridged out at $6 million. Cronos’s account puts the borrowing activity at $120.4 million, of which approximately $111.2 million was reversed.
The post-mortem says block production resumed at 6:49 p.m. EST on August 30, after roughly nine hours offline. Validators needed several rounds of coordination to restart using patched software and the same transaction record.
Cronos acknowledged poor communication during the shutdown and said the reversed transactions can now be checked through archived records rather than public blockchain explorers.
“We recognize the disruption this incident caused across the Cronos ecosystem,” Cronos wrote. “With network operations restored, our focus remains on completing reconciliation with affected platforms and applying the lessons from this incident to strengthen ecosystem safeguards.”
Other crypto exploits
Other networks have faced similar decisions about stopping operations or reversing transactions after an attack.
In August, Maya Protocol halted its network after an attacker exploited six software flaws and took approximately $1.65 million in crypto assets, according to the project. An exploited vulnerability in Ravencoin also prompted efforts to rebuild its blockchain, putting roughly three days of transactions at risk of reversal.
Security experts have warned that AI may help attackers find vulnerabilities faster, though the Cronos post-mortem provides no evidence of AI involvement in the Tectonic attack.
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In brief Cronos says it reversed approximately $111.2 million tied to the Tectonic exploit by rolling back its blockchain. The intervention discarded 1 hour 54 minutes of transactions, including activity unrelated to the attack. Approximately $9.19 million left the network before validators halted it and remains unrecovered. Cronos, a blockchain network backed by Crypto.com, erased nearly two hours of transaction history to reverse approximately $111.2 million tied to an exploit of lending protocol Tectonic, according to a network post-mortem on Monday.
According to the developers behind Cronos, validators reversed completed transactions to protect roughly 92% of affected funds still on the network, overriding the expectation that blockchain transactions are permanent.
Myriad: Ethereum's next price move? Click to make your prediction.“It was a hard decision, taken together with the validators, weighing the finality users expect from a chain against the funds at risk,” Cronos’ devs wrote. “Restoring state meant discarding 1 hour 54 minutes of settled transactions. The alternative, restarting without restoring state, would have left the borrowed assets in the attacker's control.”
Adding to the “hard decision” was the fact that the rollback also reversed every legitimate transaction processed during that period.
On August 30, hackers targeted the Tectonic network, which lets users borrow crypto against deposited collateral. According to the report, the attacker drove up TONIC’s price in decentralized exchange markets with little liquidity, then borrowed approximately $120.4 million across nine markets against the inflated collateral.
According to Cronos, validators halted the network at 9:32 a.m. EST, then rolled back 10,961 blocks, erasing 1 hour 54 minutes of transactions.
“Every transaction in that window was reversed, whether or not it touched the exploit, and open positions on live apps repriced when trading resumed,” Cronos wrote.
Despite the rollback, approximately $9.19 million had already left Cronos before the halt. That money remains unrecovered and was beyond the rollback’s reach, according to the post-mortem.
Preliminary estimates put the affected value at $75 million, and the amount bridged out at $6 million. Cronos’s account puts the borrowing activity at $120.4 million, of which approximately $111.2 million was reversed.
The post-mortem says block production resumed at 6:49 p.m. EST on August 30, after roughly nine hours offline. Validators needed several rounds of coordination to restart using patched software and the same transaction record.
Cronos acknowledged poor communication during the shutdown and said the reversed transactions can now be checked through archived records rather than public blockchain explorers.
“We recognize the disruption this incident caused across the Cronos ecosystem,” Cronos wrote. “With network operations restored, our focus remains on completing reconciliation with affected platforms and applying the lessons from this incident to strengthen ecosystem safeguards.”
Other crypto exploits
Other networks have faced similar decisions about stopping operations or reversing transactions after an attack.
In August, Maya Protocol halted its network after an attacker exploited six software flaws and took approximately $1.65 million in crypto assets, according to the project. An exploited vulnerability in Ravencoin also prompted efforts to rebuild its blockchain, putting roughly three days of transactions at risk of reversal.
Security experts have warned that AI may help attackers find vulnerabilities faster, though the Cronos post-mortem provides no evidence of AI involvement in the Tectonic attack.
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