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📰 OKX Unlocks OpenAI Exposure With 10x Leverage 🗓️ Sep 10 2026 19:42 UTC - Maxwell Mutuma OKX launches OpenAI and Anthropic pre-IPO perpetual futures in Europe, offering long and short trading with up to 10x leverage. ➤ OKX has launched pre-IPO perpetual futures for OpenAI and Anthropic in Europe, allowing traders to speculate on company valuations with up to 10x leverage. ➤ These derivative contracts offer price exposure but do not grant ownership, voting rights, or actual shares in the companies. ➤ The exchange also expanded its tokenized stock and ETF offerings, catering to growing European demand for derivatives and round-the-clock trading access. #okx #openai #anthropic #preipo #perpetualfutures #leverage #tokenizedstocks #etfs #europeantraders #derivatives 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Treasury Secretary Urges Senators to Pass the CLARITY Act, Warning the US Risks Falling Behind in Crypto 🗓️ Sep 10 2026 19:53 UTC - Erie Maxwell Bessent’s remarks come after community bankers and crypto advocates have escalated their fight regarding the status of the CLARITY Act. ➤ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is urging the US Senate to pass the CLARITY Act to establish a clear regulatory framework for digital assets. ➤ The bill faces opposition from community bankers concerned about stablecoin yields impacting bank deposits, while crypto advocates push for its approval. ➤ Bessent warns that failure to pass the act could lead to the US losing its leadership in digital asset innovation and impact national security. #clarityact #scottbessent #ussenate #digitalassets #stablecoin #regulatoryframework #cryptoindustry #financialstability #consumerprotection #aml 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 UK House of Lords Supports Mandatory Digital Asset Strategy, Despite Labour Stance 🗓️ Sep 10 2026 19:05 UTC The UK House of Lords has backed an amendment that would force the government to set out a formal digital asset strategy, even as the Labour administration voted against the proposal. The measure passed during Wednesday’s Report Stage of the Financial Services and Markets Bill by... ➤ The UK House of Lords has approved an amendment requiring the government to develop a formal digital asset strategy, covering cryptoassets, stablecoins, and tokenized securities. ➤ The Labour party opposed the amendment, arguing it was insufficient for the rapid evolution of digital assets and lacked a cohesive regulatory approach. ➤ The bill now returns to the House of Commons for a final decision, with the outcome impacting how the UK shapes its digital asset economy and regulatory framework. #digitalassetstrategy #houseoflords #financialservicesandmarketsbill #cryptoassets #stablecoins #tokenizedsecurities #consumerprotection #bankingaccess #paymentservices #settlementservices 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 SEC proposal would let blockchain serve as official securities ledger 🗓️ Sep 10 2026 19:45 UTC The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed replacing decades-old transfer agent rules with a framework that would recognize blockchain ledgers as official securities ownership records. SEC proposal could remove duplicate ownership records The SEC said its proposed t... ➤ The SEC has proposed a new framework that would recognize blockchain ledgers as the official record of securities ownership, potentially streamlining the tokenization process. ➤ This change aims to eliminate the need for duplicate ownership records by allowing a single blockchain ledger to serve as the master securityholder file, reducing complexity for issuers and transfer agents. ➤ While embracing blockchain for recordkeeping, the proposal emphasizes that securities will still be subject to U.S. ownership and transfer rules, including identity verification and transfer restrictions. #secproposal #blockchainledger #transferagent #securitiesownership #tokenizedsecurities #distributedledger #onchainrecord #regulatoryframework #compliancecontrols #smartcontracts 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Bitwise CIO says Bitcoin, Solana, Hyperliquid, and Uniswap are benefiting from the $600 trillion tokenization boom; here’s why 🗓️ Sep 10 2026 19:37 UTC - Erie Maxwell Add ZyCrypto News On GoogleMatt Hougan, chief investment officer (CIO) at Bitwise, today shared a bold prediction: Bitcoin, Solana, Hyperliquid, and Uniswap have a massive opportunity to benefit from the advancing tokenization revolution. This is happening because the boundary between TradFi and DeFi is fading as RWA tokenization rapidly makes real-world assets (such as stocks, […] ➤ Bitwise CIO predicts Bitcoin, Solana, Hyperliquid, and Uniswap will significantly benefit from the growing tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). ➤ The tokenization market is rapidly expanding, with projections suggesting it could reach $600 trillion, driven by institutional interest and favorable regulations. ➤ This trend signifies a shift towards tangible value in crypto, with RWA tokenization bridging TradFi and DeFi, offering enhanced transparency, liquidity, and yields. #tokenization #realworldassets #bitcoin #solana #uniswap #bitwise #tradfi #defi #onchain #institutionaladoption 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Grove Takes 37.8 Million CFG Stake, Deepening Centrifuge Tokenization Partnership 🗓️ Aug 25 2026 20:43 UTC - Kevin Parker ➤ Grove has acquired a significant stake (37.8 million CFG tokens) in Centrifuge, deepening their existing partnership in the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). ➤ This strategic investment formalizes their collaboration, with Centrifuge providing tokenization infrastructure and Grove focusing on capital allocation and liquidity for onchain assets. ➤ The move aligns with the growing trend of financial institutions adopting blockchain for asset management, aiming to enhance distribution and liquidity for tokenized credit and RWAs. #centrifuge #grove #cfg #tokenization #rwa #institutionalcapital #onchainassets #creditinfrastructure #defi #liquidity 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 RedStone delivers FalconX Credit Vault NAV across multiple chains 🗓️ Sep 09 2026 14:20 UTC - Editorial Team ➤ RedStone has launched a new oracle service providing Net Asset Value (NAV) feeds for the FalconX Credit Vault across Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, and Optimism. ➤ This service utilizes RedStone's Trusted Single Source Oracle (TSSO) framework, co-developed with Securitize, to deliver administrator-verified NAV data for tokenized private credit. ➤ The integration aims to enhance transparency and reliability for RWA collateral use cases in DeFi, particularly for lending markets like Morpho. #redstone #falconxcreditvault #navfeeds #ethereum #polygon #arbitrum #optimism #oracle #privatecredit #securitize 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 XAU Price Analysis: Gold Plunges After PPI Shock as XAU/USD Sell Signals Hit Targets 🗓️ Sep 10 2026 19:25 UTC - Naveed Iqbal Manan Trader's earlier chart had drawn downside levels towards $4,350 and $4,300, which Zaffar Khan confirmed as a successful call on PPI news. ➤ Gold (XAU/USD) experienced a sharp sell-off following the release of PPI data, with analysts identifying key downside targets. ➤ Analysts Manan Trader and Zaffar Khan accurately predicted the bearish move, setting targets around $4,350-$4,300 and $4,280 respectively. ➤ The article highlights high volatility, mixed momentum, and the importance of key support/resistance levels and moving averages in determining gold's near-term trend. #xauusd #goldprice #ppi #manantrader #zaffarkhan #bearish #supportlevels #volatility #movingaverages #rsi 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 World opens Solana prediction market to 1M users 🗓️ Sep 09 2026 20:25 UTC World has opened its standalone Solana prediction market platform to more than 1 million waitlisted users after creating over 150,000 markets through its Phantom integration. World gives waitlisted users direct market access World said in a Sept. 9 announcement that… ➤ World has launched its Solana-based prediction market platform to over 1 million waitlisted users, expanding beyond its initial Phantom wallet integration. ➤ The platform utilizes Chainlink Data Streams for automated market resolution and operates as a non-custodial protocol, routing orders to Solana liquidity providers. ➤ While expanding to new markets like equities and commodities, the platform faces regulatory uncertainty, particularly regarding access for US users due to differing state and federal laws. #solana #predictionmarkets #worldxyz #phantomwallet #chainlink #retailadoption #onchainliquidity #decentralizedfinance #regulatoryuncertainty #usmarkets 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 XRP fell 27% while RLUSD crossed $2.3 billion and nobody blinked 🗓️ Sep 09 2026 19:05 UTC Ripple’s stablecoin has grown 1,278% this year while XRP shed more than a quarter of its value. The network is busier than ever, but the token capturing that activity has a dollar sign and a peg. The numbers tell two… ➤ Ripple's stablecoin, RLUSD, has experienced explosive growth and widespread institutional adoption for settlement, overshadowing XRP's declining price despite increased network activity. ➤ The XRP Ledger's utility is increasingly driven by RLUSD, leading to a decoupling of network success from XRP's token performance, as institutions prefer the stablecoin's lack of volatility. ➤ Despite XRP ETFs attracting significant inflows, the token's price is pressured by ongoing escrow unlocks and the shift in utility towards RLUSD, suggesting a potential downgrade in XRP's narrative from a payment utility to a speculative asset. #rlusd #xrp #ripple #stablecoin #xrpledger #institutionaladoption #paymentsettlement #decentralizedfinance #etfinflows #escrowunlocks 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 CLARITY Act: Ripple CLO urges Senate to hear crypto holders 🗓️ Sep 09 2026 21:05 UTC Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty has urged undecided and opposing senators to hear from an estimated 67 million American crypto holders before the CLARITY Act faces a 60-vote procedural test on Sep. 15. Alderoty asks senators to meet crypto… ➤ Ripple's CLO is urging senators to hear directly from 67 million American crypto holders before a crucial procedural vote on the CLARITY Act. ➤ The CLARITY Act aims to establish a federal market structure for digital assets, dividing oversight between the SEC and CFTC, but faces disputes over ethics rules, stablecoins, and DeFi. ➤ A 60-vote cloture is needed to open debate, with significant bipartisan support required, and disagreements over ethics provisions and stablecoin rewards are threatening its passage. #clarityact #ripple #cryptoholders #senate #sec #cftc #stablecoin #defi #lobbying #regulation 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 U.S. Bank pilots USBDC stablecoin on Stellar 🗓️ Sep 10 2026 06:35 UTC U.S. Bank completed a live USBDC payment on Stellar, testing cross-border settlement, minting, redemption, freezing and clawbacks. ➤ U.S. Bank successfully conducted a pilot cross-border payment using its proprietary dollar-backed stablecoin, USBDC, on the Stellar public blockchain. ➤ The pilot tested key functions like minting, redemption, freezing, and clawbacks, demonstrating the integration of the stablecoin with the bank's existing finance, risk, and compliance systems. ➤ While a significant step in exploring bank-issued stablecoins on public blockchains, USBDC remains a closed pilot asset, with future public access and commercial rollout yet to be determined. #usbdc #usbank #stellar #stablecoin #crossborderpayment #digitalassetplatform #pilot #blockchain #institutional #settlement 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Unicoin takes Uniswap to court over UNI trademark dispute 🗓️ Sep 10 2026 06:35 UTC Unicoin has sued Uniswap Labs in New York federal court, seeking declarations that its UNICOIN brand does not infringe Uniswap’s trademarks and asking the court to cancel Uniswap’s federal UNI trademark registration. Unicoin said in a Sept. 8 complaint shared… ➤ Unicoin has filed a lawsuit against Uniswap Labs in New York federal court, challenging Uniswap's trademark claims over the 'UNI' name and seeking to cancel its federal registration. ➤ Unicoin argues that 'UNI' is a generic or descriptive term with widespread use, and that its own 'UNICOIN' brand does not infringe on Uniswap's trademarks. ➤ The lawsuit comes ahead of Unicoin's planned public offering and involves accusations of trademark infringement, dilution, cybersquatting, and unfair competition, with both parties having faced previous legal and regulatory scrutiny. #unicoin #uniswap #trademarkdispute #unitrademark #legalbattle #decentralizedfinance #blockchain #intellectualproperty #sec #newyorkfederalcourt 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Arya.ag puts India’s $2B grain network onchain 🗓️ Sep 10 2026 10:55 UTC Arya.ag is using an Avalanche-based ledger to record grain deposits, warehouse receipts and loans across its $2 billion crop network. ➤ Arya.ag is leveraging an Avalanche-based blockchain to record grain deposits, warehouse receipts, and loan statuses for its $2 billion crop network in India. ➤ The initiative aims to provide a shared source of records for lenders to verify crops used as collateral, building upon existing electronic negotiable warehouse receipts (e-NWRs). ➤ While three major banks are joining the network, the full impact on loan approvals, costs, and access to credit remains to be demonstrated, with no on-chain data currently released. #aryaag #avalanche #graindeposits #warehousereceipts #agriculturalloans #india #onchain #finternet #enwr 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Coinbase expands AI access to stocks and crypto 🗓️ Sep 10 2026 07:05 UTC Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the exchange is building financial accounts for AI agents, with isolated portfolios and controlled trading access. ➤ Coinbase is developing financial accounts for AI agents, enabling them to access isolated portfolios and execute trades in cryptocurrencies and equities. ➤ The 'Coinbase for Agents' service allows users to control an AI's trading access through separate, funded portfolios and API permissions, with limitations on external withdrawals. ➤ While supporting spot crypto trading and U.S. equities, the platform also plans to integrate x402 for agent payments for services, though users remain responsible for all AI-initiated actions. #coinbase #aiagents #financialaccounts #isolatedportfolios #cryptocurrencytrading #equities #x402 #brianarmstrong #advancedtrade #apipermissions 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 PayPal launches PYUSDx after $100M milestone 🗓️ Sep 10 2026 08:25 UTC PayPal, M0 and MoonPay launched PYUSDx, enabling customized PYUSD-backed stablecoins as its first three projects report over $100 million. ➤ PayPal, M0, and MoonPay have launched PYUSDx, a platform enabling businesses to create customized stablecoins backed by PayPal USD (PYUSD). ➤ The platform has already facilitated over $100 million in processed volume across its first three projects: Saturn, Concrete, and Cap, which use the tokens for settlement, vaults, and credit platforms. ➤ PYUSDx offers programmable token infrastructure, allowing for tailored features like access restrictions and reward distribution, though these custom tokens are distinct from PayPal's direct payment applications and PYUSD itself. #pyusdx #paypal #moonpay #m0 #stablecoin #customizabletokens #pyusd #blockchain #settlement #financialinfrastructure 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Nasdaq invests $100 million in Kraken parent Payward at $21 billion valuation 🗓️ Sep 10 2026 14:45 UTC Nasdaq has agreed to invest $100 million in Kraken parent Payward as the two companies expand their work on tokenized equities, market surveillance and blockchain-based settlement infrastructure. Nasdaq said Thursday that its strategic investment arm, Nasdaq Ventures, had agreed ... ➤ Nasdaq is investing $100 million in Kraken parent Payward at a $21 billion valuation to expand their collaboration on tokenized equities and blockchain settlement infrastructure. ➤ The partnership will see Payward deploy Nasdaq's market surveillance technology across its various trading venues, and aims to launch Nasdaq Equity Tokens in Q2 2027. ➤ This strategic investment deepens the existing relationship, focusing on building infrastructure to connect regulated equity markets with blockchain networks and enhance global distribution, trading, and post-trade systems for tokenized assets. #nasdaq #kraken #payward #tokenizedequities #marketsurveillance #blockchainsettlement #nasdaqequitytokens #xstocks #valuation #investment 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 CATASTROPHE Coalition Warns Proposed Regulations Would Cripple South African progress (9 Sep) 🗓️ Sep 09 2026 05:25 UTC JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 9th, 2026, Chainwire ➤ A coalition named CATASTROPHE is campaigning against proposed South African regulations that would restrict cross-border crypto payments and individual self-custody. ➤ The coalition argues these rules would harm local businesses, jobs, and isolate South Africa from the global digital economy, despite global advancements in stablecoin and digital asset infrastructure. ➤ CATASTROPHE advocates for technology-neutral regulation, where equivalent economic activities are treated similarly regardless of the technology used, and urges public support before the comment period closes. #southafrica #catastrophecoalition #cryptoregulations #crossborderpayments #selfcustody #nationaltreasury #southafricanreservebank #technologyneutrality #stablecoins #casps 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Tether, Fasanara launch $400M private credit fund targeting $3B 🗓️ Sep 09 2026 15:35 UTC Tether and Fasanara launched a private credit fund backed by $400 million, targeting up to $3 billion in institutional capital for USDT-linked lending. ➤ Tether and Fasanara Capital have launched a $400 million private credit fund, aiming to raise up to $3 billion from institutional investors. ➤ The fund, StableFund, will utilize USDT for short-duration, asset-backed lending to businesses and consumers via fintech platforms globally. ➤ Fasanara will manage investments, while Tether will source USDT-linked financing opportunities and provide on-chain/off-chain infrastructure. #tether #fasanara #privatecreditfund #usdt #institutionalcapital #assetbackedlending #fintechplatforms #supplychainfinance #stablecoin 🔗 Read more at:
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📰 Consensys to split into MetaMask and institutional blockchain company 🗓️ Sep 09 2026 19:05 UTC Consensys plans to separate MetaMask from its institutional blockchain business by the end of 2026 as the crypto wallet expands into broader financial services. ➤ Consensys is splitting its operations into two independent companies: MetaMask for consumer financial services and a new Consensys focused on institutional blockchain infrastructure. ➤ The new Consensys will concentrate on Ethereum infrastructure, tokenization, and stablecoins for financial institutions, while MetaMask will expand into payments, savings, and traditional financial products. ➤ This strategic move reflects the diverging priorities of Consensys's consumer and institutional businesses, with MetaMask aiming for broader financial service integration beyond crypto. #metamask #consensys #institutionalblockchain #tokenization #stablecoins #defi #onchainfinancialservices #consumerbusiness #ethereuminfrastructure 🔗 Read more at: