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BlackRock is increasingly positioning itself as one of the largest Ethereum holding firms as recent data shows that it is rapidly expanding its Ethereum holdings. Recent data from Arkham Intelligence shows that the BlackRock spot Ethereum ETFs have bought over $1.5 billion worth of Ethereum over the past 20 days. BlackRock leads Ethereum ETFs Notably, the data shows that BlackRock has purchased about $1.27 billion worth of Ethereum through its ETHA fund following multiple days of consistent inflows. Meanwhile, its newer ETHB fund also recorded inflows of about $296.5 million worth of $ETH during the same period, signaling sustained demand…

Strategy, the Bitcoin treasury company formerly known as MicroStrategy, raised $2.0065 billion by selling common shares from Aug. 17 through Aug. 23 and bought no Bitcoin. The transaction left its $1.59 billion USD Cash balance at the center of a wider capital-allocation contest. The company sold 18,261,118 shares of MSTR, its common stock, then used $136.4 million to repurchase 1,431,212 shares of STRC, a variable-rate preferred stock. It transferred another $300 million to its separately designated USD Reserve. The remainder, $1.5701 billion, went into USD Cash, according to Strategy’s Aug. 24 filing. Strategy reported ending balances of $5.10 billion in…

The U.S. Senate blocked the advancement of the CLARITY Act with a 49–50 vote on September 15. The $XRP token posted a 7.95% decline over the past 24 hours, dropping to $1.29. The 2023 federal court ruling established that programmatic sales of $XRP on exchanges do not constitute securities. Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty stated that the token’s legal foundations remain solid following the legislative deadlock of the CLARITY Act in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, September 15. The procedural vote required a 60-vote threshold to proceed to formal floor debate in the upper chamber. The final tally concluded…

Stablecoin inflows to Binance have surged to $1.235 billion, surpassing the average inflow over the past two months. This robust activity comes despite a prevailing short-term bearish trend in the broader crypto market. The data shared by @cryptoquant_com highlights Binance’s resilience in attracting investors. This trend could influence trading strategies as traders navigate the current market environment. What Happened The recent inflow of $1.235 billion in stablecoins to Binance highlights a significant uptick in activity on the platform. This amount not only exceeds the average inflow seen in the past two months but also indicates a strong interest from traders.…

Between 2012 and 2025, global mobile data traffic grew more than 50% annually while operator service revenue increased less than 1% per year, according to McKinsey figures cited by Iris. Telecom operators bring something financial apps often spend heavily trying to build: customers, verified identities and distribution. That can be particularly powerful in emerging markets. “In the U.S. the operator is like one rail among many,” Ava Labs Chief Business Officer John Nahas told CoinDesk. In markets such as Bolivia, by contrast, “the mobile carrier is often the rail that people do everything on.” That is why Iris expects its…

Bitcoin and altcoins experienced sharp declines after the Senate vote on the Clarity Act stalled. Following this, the US Federal Reserve (FED) raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in three years. However, despite the series of negative news, BTC showed a relatively limited reaction, maintaining its pre-decision level of $76,000. While volatile movements continue in altcoins, Luke Nolan, Senior Research Analyst at European-based digital asset manager CoinShares, noted that family offices are beginning to examine the digital asset ecosystem more closely. CoinShares Analyst: Family Offices Examine Solana and Hyperliquid! In a recent interview, Nolan stated that his…

Global $NFT sales volume fell 15.28% to $37.54 million over the latest seven-day period, even as the number of buyer and seller addresses more than doubled. According to data from CryptoSlam, captured on Sep. 19 with the “7 Days” setting selected, $NFT sales declined while participation measures moved sharply higher. Buyer addresses increased 174.04% to 114,977, while seller addresses rose 151.72% to 108,037. Those figures represent blockchain addresses rather than confirmed individual users. The number of $NFT transactions moved in the opposite direction, falling 9.08% to 808,432. The combination of more active addresses and fewer transactions showed that activity was…

Ethereum ($ETH) price found support in renewed activity in the derivatives market on September 17, and our machine learning algorithm suggests the upward trajectory is going to remain unchanged throughout the month. Specifically, Finbold’s AI-powered prediction tool sees the cryptocurrency rallying another 5.48% and trading at $2,365 by September 30, 2026. $ETH price prediction. Source: Finbold The machine algorithm’s Ethereum price target was generated by combining predictions by three leading large language models (LLMs), that is, DeepSeek Chat, Gemini 3.5 Flash, and ChatGPT 5.7 Luna, all of which were comparably bullish on the cryptocurrency. Notably, OpenAI’s model projects a 6.35%…

JPMorgan recently held preliminary discussions about launching its own stablecoin, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter, though no product is currently under development. The largest US bank already has JPM Coin, a tokenized deposit, and operates its own blockchain. A JPMorgan spokeswoman said the bank has no plans to issue a stablecoin but would evaluate its options based on customer demand and regulatory developments. Meanwhile, a group of more than a dozen financial institutions including Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Santander has been developing a stablecoin venture that could operate globally. The banks…

On-chain analytics firm BubbleMaps has published data that shows that 25 wallets control 19% of the $CATE memecoin. This is a concentration warning aimed at the nearly 75,000 traders who have bought the cat-themed token that markets itself on a link to the dog behind Dogecoin. Who controls the bulk of $CATE supply? BubbleMaps shared the figure in a thread on X on Wednesday, August 3, stating that 74,863 wallets had bought the $CATE token. Over 53,500 of these wallets are currently in profit, with two investors up by over $1 million, 48 up by over $100,000, and 1,618 up…