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Bitcoin Breaks Out as Nasdaq Hits Records and Oil Slides on Iran Hopes
A stretched but firmly bullish Bitcoin chart is riding the same tailwind lifting stocks: falling oil, a record Nasdaq, and a Fed that hiked rates while quietly pumping liquidity into the system.
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Coinbase, Circle shares positioned for crypto recovery as estimates stabilize: William Blair
Blair says COIN offers an attractive entry after a 31% rise, trims its EBITDA estimate and sees USDC growth driving Circle's next leg.
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Kalshi Denies Faking Its Crypto Volume
Kalshi denied faking its crypto trading volume in a response published Monday, attributing a repeating trade size in its ether perpetual futures to a single market maker it pays to keep orders resting on the book. Traders spent the weekend on X accusing the exchange of wash trading after the...
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ECB, EU cenbanks seek changes in MiCA’s minimum bank deposit for stablecoins
The ECB and EU central banks want to replace MiCA’s stablecoin bank-deposit requirements with liquidity thresholds, warning that sudden withdrawals could strain lenders.
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Kinetiq Opens Elysium Testnet for Hyperliquid-Focused DeFi Apps
Kinetiq said the testnet for Elysium is live, opening the Hyperliquid layer 2 it unveiled in August to developers with a published chain ID, a public RPC endpoint, a block explorer, a bridge and a faucet. The post went up at 9:45 a.m. ET on Sept. 22. Mainnet has no date. Elysium is Kinetiq's bid...
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CME Group to List Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures Oct. 19
CME Group will launch Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures on Oct. 19, pending regulatory review, the exchange said on Sept. 22. The pace of listings has accelerated. CME added Solana futures and XRP futures in 2025, its first single-token contracts beyond Bitcoin and Ether. It has added five more...
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Binance Takes $100 Million Circle Stake And Renews The USDC Deal Circle Pays For
Binance bought $100 million of Circle stock and signed a five-year agreement to promote USDC across emerging markets, the companies said on Tuesday. Circle will pay Binance a monthly incentive fee set as a percentage of the USDC held through Circle's wallet infrastructure, according to a filing......
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European central banks push to expand stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending and staking
Central bankers argue that indirect yield structures blur the line between electronic payment tokens and commercial bank deposits, distorting financial system competition.
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Coinbase adds fixed-rate bitcoin-backed loans through Morpho Midnight
Coinbase has added fixed-rate loans through Morpho Midnight, letting users borrow USDC against their bitcoin.
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Mastercard-Owned BVNK Adds Stellar Rail for Stablecoin Payments
BVNK has added native support for the Stellar network to its stablecoin payments platform, giving customers in more than 130 markets another settlement route seven weeks after Mastercard completed its acquisition of the company. Mastercard agreed to pay up to $1.8 billion for infrastructure... Read...
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CME adds Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures as crypto derivatives push grows
The exchange will offer standard and Micro contracts, covering 250 BCH and 25 BCH, and 10,000 UNI and 1,000 UNI, respectively.
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Kamui Finance Brings Three Institutional Real-World Asset Vaults Live Onchain, Integrated With DigiFT, Hastra Prime, Midas
Built on Ethereum with DigiFT, Midas and Hastra Prime integrations, the vaults give platforms a single operational connection to real-world asset yield that would otherwise take a separate issuer onboarding for each asset. MAJURO, September 22, 2026 — Kamui Finance today announced bringing its......
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Binance takes $100 million Circle stake alongside five-year USDC deal
The exchange also expanded its USDC partnership with Circle, agreeing to promote USDC on its platform under a five-year arrangement.
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Bitcoin, ether perpetual volumes on Kalshi are dominated by an unusual, repetitive trade, data shows
CoinDesk found one $5,499 trade size accounting for 57% of sampled ether-perpetual volume, while recurring $2,500 and $5,000 trade sizes made up 54% of sampled bitcoin-perpetual volume.
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Binance takes $100M stake in Circle under expanded USDC deal
Circle sold Binance $100 million in stock and agreed to pay monthly incentives under an expanded five-year partnership promoting USDC.
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Why Payward-backed Reap is betting on non-USD stablecoins for 24/7 cross-border FX settlement
Reap is preparing to add a Mexican peso stablecoin and is exploring Hong Kong dollar, euro, won and yen tokens for foreign exchange outside banking hours.
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SoFi begins stablecoin settlement on Mastercard network for program expected to exceed $25 billion in annualized volume
SoFi launches live SoFiUSD stablecoin settlement on Mastercard's network, with its card program targeting $25 billion in annualized volume.
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Binance Takes $100M Stake in Circle Under Five-Year USDC Promotion Deal
The two sides closed an equity placement and a five-year commercial deal on the same day, with money moving in both directions.
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Binance buys $100 million Circle stake in five-year USDC promotion deal
Circle sold 1.24 million shares at $80.84 each and will pay Binance a monthly fee tied to USDC held through its wallet infrastructure.
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Crypto’s wild boom-and-bust cycles are fading, Solstice CEO says
Solstice CEO Ben Nadareski says deeper liquidity and growing institutional participation could make future crypto bull runs less volatile than previous cycles.
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Kakao Pay, KakaoBank to explore stablecoin opportunities with Fireblocks
Kakao Pay and KakaoBank are exploring digital asset opportunities with Fireblocks, including infrastructure for stablecoins.
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Circle Opens Bitcoin-Backed USDC Borrowing To Mint Clients, Routed Through Morpho
Circle has opened bitcoin-backed borrowing to institutional customers of Circle Mint, and the loans run on Morpho. Customers deposit bitcoin, mint Circle's wrapped bitcoin token cirBTC, post it as collateral and receive USDC in their Mint account, Morpho said on X on Monday. The product routes......
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One Size Dominates Kalshi's ETH Perp Volume
Most of the dollar volume in Kalshi's ether perpetual futures market comes from trades carrying one repeating dollar value, according to data The Defiant pulled directly from the exchange's public perpetuals API. The pattern is the basis of wash-trading allegations made against the exchange this......
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Circle launches Bitcoin-backed USDC borrowing for institutional clients
Circle is bringing Bitcoin-backed borrowing to institutional clients, allowing them to tap BTC holdings for USDC liquidity without selling their Bitcoin.
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Apple and Google Go Hunting for Crypto Talent, Hint at Stablecoin Push
The senior roles cover Apple’s consumer payment products and Google Cloud’s institutional blockchain business in Asia.
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Bitcoin Reaches Its Highest Level Since January as Crude Sinks 8%
Bitcoin reached its highest level in almost eight months on Monday, climbing through the London morning and holding the gain into New York, as crude oil fell more than 8% and U.S. equities opened higher. Spot buying and short covering are carrying the move. Perpetual funding rates on OKX and......
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Why banks and offshore hubs like Dubai are winners of the Senate killing the Clarity Act
One expert believes that the failure to pass the bill is a win for the banks that staunchly oppose stablecoin yields, while a global crypto lawyer believes overseas jurisdictions benefit.
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Google and Apple seek crypto talent as Big Tech eyes stablecoin and tokenization rails
The tech giants’ job listings could indicate that they are separately pursuing experts in stablecoins and tokenized deposits for future projects.
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Visa Moves to Close Meme Coin Credit Card Rewards Loophole: Source
After banks lost their push for tighter stablecoin rules in the failed Clarity Act, JP Morgan scored a narrower win as Visa moves to stop meme coin purchases from being coded as ordinary "digital media" and earning card rewards.
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Coinbase Files to List Single-Stock Perps on Apple, Tesla and Nvidia
The filing seeks CFTC approval for contracts giving US traders 24/5 leveraged exposure to individual stocks without ownership.