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The cryptocurrency world is buzzing with fresh news! The highly anticipated Binance Alpha FROGGIE has officially joined the ranks of promising early-stage coins available on Binance Alpha. This exciting development marks a significant moment for traders looking to explore new opportunities within the dynamic Binance Wallet ecosystem, offering direct access to innovative digital assets. What is Binance Alpha and Why is FROGGIE’s Addition Important? Binance Alpha operates as a specialized on-chain trading service, integrated directly into the Binance Wallet. Its core mission is to scout and list innovative, early-stage digital assets, offering users a unique gateway to emerging projects. The…
U.S. stocks opened largely flat on Friday after surging to a new all-time high in the previous session, with Wall Street’s attention now firmly on the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting. Summary Stocks were little changed on Friday after outperforming on Thursday to extend weekly gains. Investors are now awaiting the highly-anticipated Federal Reserve interest rates decision next week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.14%, or 60 points, while the S&P 500 hovered around 6,587, down 0.08%. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite was near the flat line at -0.02%. But all the major indexes remained near fresh highs, with U.S.…
Zkrace Collaborates with Tilted for DePIN Infrastructure to Global Support of its Web3 Horse Racing Games
Zkrace, a Web3 horse racing gaming network that utilizes ZKP technology and powered by its native token (ZERC), today announced a strategic collaboration with Tilted, a gaming streaming platform. Using this partnership, Zkrace integrated its multi-chain, player-driven gaming network with Tilted’s gaming streaming infrastructure, a move that is set to enable Zkrace to expand its games to users. Zkrace is a Web3 horse racing gaming built with ZK-rollup technology to ensure scalability, efficiency, and security of its games. On the other hand, Tilted is a Web3 gaming platform that allows people to stream gameplay from a distributed network of gaming…
Circle, the issuer of USDC, the second-largest stablecoin in DeFi, has stepped into the HyperEVM arena by launching native USDC on Hyperliquid’s Layer 1 blockchain. Circle announced the integration on Sept. 16, less than a week after onchain analyst MLM noted that a Circle-linked wallet purchased $4.6 million worth of HYPE while testing USDC on the HyperEVM. The move comes shortly after the controversial USDH stablecoin governance vote, which gave the Native Markets team the rights to acquire the USDH ticker with the goal of launching the Hyperliquid ecosystem’s dominant native stablecoin. While it’s presumed that USDH is intended to…
The total crypto market capitalization rose today, amid expected Consumer Price Index (CPI) data and high optimism for a Fed rate cut next week. Nonetheless, the market rebound proved disastrous for traders betting against it. In fact, one Hyperliquid trader, identified by the wallet address 0xa523, has now surpassed the losses of high-risk traders like James Wynn, becoming the top loser. The Hyperliquid Loser Who Lost $43 Million — What Went Wrong? BeInCrypto Markets data showed that over the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market was up 1.34%, with all top ten coins in the green. Crypto Market Performance. Source:…
Toyosa, the exclusive dealer for Toyota and Yamaha in Bolivia, has debuted USDT payments for its sales operations. The initiative, completed in collaboration with Towerbank and Bitgo, will allow customers to pay for their vehicles using Tether’s stablecoin via a QR code. Toyota and Yamaha Leverage USDT for Payments in Bolivia Toyosa, an exclusive dealer for several automotive brands in Bolivia, including Toyota, Lexus, Yamaha and BYD, is hopping onto the stablecoin train, including USDT as a payment method for vehicles and motorbikes. The move seeks to capitalize on the growing popularity of USDT in the country, and also help…
Employers might love generative AI—until an employee pastes internal financials or proprietary code into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, and the company’s secrets float into the cloud. Cloudflare, whose technology powers nearly 20% of the web, today rolled out AI oversight into its enterprise security platform, Cloudflare One. The feature gives IT teams instant visibility into who’s chatting with AI—and what they’re secretly feeding it. The company is positioning it as a kind of X‑ray eyes for employees’ generative AI usage, tucked into the dashboard the IT guys already use. “Admins can now answer questions like: What are our employees doing…
In one of his few media appearances since leaving the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in January, Gary Gensler suggested he had no regrets about his approach to crypto enforcement during his four years at the agency. In a Wednesday interview, CNBC’s Sara Eisen asked the former SEC chair to respond to the agency under Paul Atkins “reversing a lot of what [he] did” regarding crypto policies, saying many investors were “ecstatic” he was no longer heading the commission. Gensler said he was “proud” of his time at the SEC, that he had made the right decisions regarding regulating…
OKX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, reportedly built and tested a decentralized perpetuals trading platform as far back as 2023 but chose not to launch it due to regulatory concerns. In a post on X, Star Xu, founder and CEO of OKX, said the company’s Web3 arm had developed a product similar to Hyperliquid, the fast-growing decentralized exchange known for its perpetual futures markets. “Hyperliquid proved that massive success in on-chain perps can be achieved with very few employees. Now, more competitors like $Aster are stepping into the space. OKX Web3 has been testing a similar product since…
BlackRock’s crypto portfolio has shifted significantly over the past week, with blockchain data showing a sharp reduction in its Ethereum holdings alongside renewed accumulation of Bitcoin. According to data retrieved by Finbold from on-chain intelligence from Arkham, BlackRock’s Ethereum position fell from 3.78 million ETH worth $16.82 billion on September 5 to 3.66 million ETH worth $15.91 billion on September 12. That marks a reduction of 115,950 ETH, equating to more than $913 million in value within just seven days. Ethereum’s share of BlackRock’s crypto exposure dropped from 16.7% to 15.7%, a clear tilt away from the second-largest cryptocurrency by…