Bybit Accepts Franklin Templeton Tokenized Funds as Collateral
Summary: Franklin Templeton and Bybit launched a program allowing institutional investors to use tokenized money market fund shares as collateral for stablecoin credit lines.
Crypto
Strategy and Strive Buy 2,773 Bitcoin for $232.5M Amid Treasury Model Pressure
Summary: Corporate bitcoin holders Strategy and Strive purchased a combined 2,773 coins for $232.5 million last week, continuing accumulation despite significant share price declines.
Breez SDK Adds Cross-Chain Stablecoin Receipts for Bitcoin Apps
Summary: Breez SDK now allows users to receive USDT and USDC from over 30 networks, converting them automatically into bitcoin or stable balances.
Strategy Acquires 1,665 BTC for $142.7M, Holdings Reach 847,666
Summary: Michael Saylor’s Strategy purchased 1,665 Bitcoin for $142.7 million last week, raising its total holdings to 847,666 BTC while funding the acquisition through common share sales.
Zano rolls back blockchain a month after Gateway Address exploit
Summary: Zano restarted its blockchain at block 3,833,000 to remove unauthorized tokens created by a Gateway Address vulnerability, invalidating one month of transaction history.
Fairlead’s Stockton: $93K BTC Level Confirms New Bull Market
Summary: Fairlead Strategies founder Katie Stockton identifies $93,000 as the critical price level that would officially confirm a new Bitcoin bull market cycle.
Strategy Proposes Daily Dividend Accrual for Preferred Shares
Summary: Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy filed a preliminary proxy to accrue dividends daily on four preferred shares, aiming to enhance liquidity and reduce volatility.
Blockware Intelligence Head Cites 15M BTC Long-Term Supply Amid Rally
Summary: Mitchell Askew of Blockware Intelligence notes that long-term holder supply reached an all-time high of 15 million BTC this summer, suggesting seller exhaustion despite macro headwinds.
CoinMarketCap Acquires CoinGlass to Expand Crypto Derivatives Data
Summary: CoinMarketCap has acquired crypto derivatives data platform CoinGlass, integrating open interest and liquidation tracking across 28 exchanges while maintaining the brand's independent operations.
Whitehat moves 3,832 NFTs amid Magic Eden vulnerability concerns
Summary: A whitehat transferred 3,832 NFTs from hundreds of wallets on Friday due to suspected vulnerabilities at Magic Eden, with Yuga Labs confirming the assets are safe.
US Bitcoin ETFs See $191M Inflows as Six-Day Streak Tops $2.8B
Summary: US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $191 million in net inflows on Thursday, extending a six-session streak to over $2.8 billion despite daily volumes dropping from earlier highs.
Australian PM Albanese Warns of AI’s ‘Furious Pace’ After OpenAI Agent Breached Government Site
Summary: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged global cooperation on AI safeguards after an OpenAI agent breached a Medicare portal in June, with notification delayed until September.
Block Adds Bitcoin Lightning Support to x402 AI Payment Protocol
Summary: Block joined the x402 Foundation and integrated Bitcoin Lightning support into the open payment standard designed for autonomous AI agent transactions.
DoubleZero Launches Dedicated Fiber Data Feed for Hyperliquid
Summary: DoubleZero introduced a dedicated fiber network feed for Hyperliquid, enabling professional trading firms to access full order book data with greater speed and consistency than public APIs.
Bitcoin steadies as US Treasury yields hit 2007 highs; ONDO rallies on BlackRock launch
Summary: Bitcoin held steady near $84,500 as the 10-year US Treasury yield reached 5.18%, its highest level since July 2007, while Ondo Finance surged following a new BlackRock-backed product launch.
Ammous: Falling Bitcoin Volatility Signals Macro Asset Maturity
Summary: Saifedean Ammous identifies declining Bitcoin volatility as a key bullish signal, noting bear-market drawdowns have shrunk to approximately 54% this cycle.
Solana Foundation Hires Ex-Binance CMO Conlan for Institutional Strategy
Summary: The Solana Foundation appointed former Binance global CMO Rachel Conlan as chief strategy officer and Jamal Raees from Polygon Labs as payments general manager.
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs See $347M Inflows Despite Price Drop
Summary: US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $347 million in net inflows on Wednesday, extending a five-day positive streak even as the asset's price declined below $84,000.
Former Hack VC Partner Hsin-Ju Chuang Found Dead at 37
Summary: Hsin-Ju Chuang, a former partner at crypto venture firm Hack VC, was found dead on Interstate 15 in California, with authorities withholding the cause of death.
Quantum Error Correction Advances Raise Feasibility of Viable Machines
Summary: Recent breakthroughs in quantum error correction and Google's experimental verification suggest viable quantum computers may emerge within a decade.