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.

Six Canadian Banks Explore Tokenized Deposit Initiative

BMO, CIBC, National Bank of Canada, RBC, Scotiabank and TD Bank Group said the initiative aims to keep Canada's payments infrastructure competitive as digital money evolves.

Nexo Survey: Most Affluent Investors Hold Crypto, Few Build Wealth With It

Nexo's new Crypto Integration Index puts affluent investors at just 4.83 of 10, showing most now hold crypto but have not built real wealth with it yet.

KuMining Reports $25M in Sales After First Year as Mining Portfolio Expands

Cloud mining platform surpasses 200,000 users and 5 EH/s in cumulative BTC hashrate sales as it expands support to five Proof-of-Work assets

AI Agents Will Soon Pay Each Other in Bitcoin, GoBTC Pay Chief Says at Toronto Hackathon

AI shopping agents could soon handle everyday purchases and pay one another in Bitcoin, GoBTC Pay chief Roman Yermoshin said at a Toronto hackathon.

Animoca Brands Suspends Currenc Merger, Delaying Nasdaq Listing

Animoca Brands and Currenc Group suspended their reverse merger after the closing timeline no longer matched their goals, with talks resuming only if conditions permit.

Ohio Launches Buckeye Billfold Digital Wallet for Crypto Payments

Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague and Secretary of State Frank LaRose unveiled Buckeye Billfold, a wallet that lets Ohioans pay state fees in cryptocurrency.