Alexey Tulia on Engineering Leadership in the Age of AI Agents

Alexey Tulia on AI agent access to production systems, permission controls, and how engineering leadership adapts as autonomy increases.

ECB Launches Pontes to Settle Tokenised Assets in Central Bank Money

The European Central Bank has launched Pontes, a distributed ledger solution that settles wholesale tokenised asset transactions in central bank money.

Strategy Buys 950 Bitcoin in First Purchase Since August

Strategy disclosed in a Form 8-K that it acquired 950 Bitcoin for $75.7 million at an average price of $79,670, bringing its total holdings to 846,000 BTC.

BitMine Adds 27,562 ETH as Treasury Tops $17 Billion

BitMine Immersion Technologies said Monday it acquired 27,562 ETH over the prior week, bringing its holdings to 5.98 million tokens, or 4.9% of Ethereum's supply.

Absa Launches Digital Asset Custody With Ripple

Absa Corporate and Investment Banking switched on Absa Digital Asset Custody on Monday, bringing bank-grade safekeeping and private-key management to African institutions.

Coinbase Opens IPO Allocations to US Retail Customers

Coinbase added IPO allocations to its app on Monday, letting eligible US customers request shares at the offer price before public trading begins on Nasdaq.

Circle Launches Bitcoin-Backed USDC Borrowing for Institutions

Circle Mint customers can now deposit bitcoin, mint cirBTC, and borrow USDC through third-party lending markets without selling their holdings.

Binance Adds 25 Stocks to Its Stock Trading Platform

Binance is expanding its tokenized stock trading lineup with 25 new listings, effective September 21, spanning aerospace, healthcare, and leveraged ETF products.

Valour Launches Smart Crypto Fund SP, an AI-Powered Hedge Fund

Valour is moving beyond its exchange-traded products with Smart Crypto Fund SP, an actively managed, AI-driven fund for professional investors.

Bitcoin Tops $86,000 for the First Time Since January, and the Average ETF Buyer Is Back in Profit

Bitcoin cleared $86,000, its highest since January, and reclaimed the $82,225 average cost basis of US spot ETF holders for the first time in eight months.

HYPE Set Three Records in a Week After We Leaned the Other Way, and Only 26% of Its Supply Is Trading

HYPE set three all-time highs in a week near $96 on Kraken's US perpetuals plan and a lending launch. With 26% of supply circulating, FDV sits near $90 billion.

Top 7 Real-World Asset (RWA) Data Providers & How to Choose in 2026

Compare the top RWA data providers in 2026, from CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap to RWA.xyz, Allium, Kaiko, Ondo and DeFiLlama.

How Institutional Fee Tiers and Maker Rebates Actually Affect Slippage

Learn how institutional fee tiers, maker rebates, API throughput and order-book depth affect slippage, with Bitget’s 2026 pricing and liquidity data explained.

Strive Buys 1,355 Bitcoin, Lifting Treasury to 26,355 BTC

The Dallas-based bitcoin treasury firm added 1,355 BTC over a five-day span in September, extending a buying run that pushed its holdings past 26,000 coins.

Binance Invests $100 Million in Circle, Expands USDC Partnership

Circle and Binance announced a $100 million equity investment by the exchange and a five-year agreement to grow USDC adoption in emerging markets.

SoFi Goes Live With Stablecoin Settlement Across Mastercard's Network

The bank is shifting its entire card program to blockchain-based settlement, letting merchants receive funds instantly through a SoFi Bank account.

European Central Banks Push to Widen Stablecoin Yield Ban

The ECB and national central banks asked Brussels to close loopholes that let lending and staking products pay stablecoin holders indirectly.

CME Group to Launch Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures

The Chicago exchange said the new contracts respond to strong client demand for institutional-grade tools to manage price risk in liquid altcoin markets.

XRP Is 54% Above the Dollar It Was Standing On, and the Escrow Math Still Has Not Changed

XRP trades at $1.5358 after defending $1.00 in August. ETF inflows crossed $100 million weekly, but monthly escrow releases still exceed ETF absorption.

Bybit Copy Trading Adds TradFi Perpetual Contracts for Tesla, Apple, NVIDIA

Bybit's Copy Trading tool now mirrors positions in Tesla, Apple, and NVIDIA perpetual contracts, extending crypto-style trading to equities markets.

NEAR Doubled in a Week, and Part of the Reason Is a Rally in a Different Coin

NEAR rallied 92% in a week on record Intents volume, but part of its locked value grows when deposited Zcash appreciates rather than from new capital.