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TRON Inc., a $TRX digital asset treasury firm, was receiving its $TRX from an $HTX wallet until shortly after $HTX was sanctioned. It then transitioned to receiving $TRX from an $HTX-funded wallet. TRON Inc. is advised by Justin Sun and is chaired by Weike Sun, Justin’s father. Justin Sun’s TRON stock is dying We know that TEySEZLJf6rs2mCujGpDEsgoMVWKLAk9mT is the treasury address for TRON Inc. thanks to its daily posts on X and a press release attached to its form 8-K. This address was previously receiving its daily purchases of $TRX from TFTWNgDBkQ5wQoP8RXpRznnHvAVV8x5jLu, an address labeled on TRONSCAN as “$HTX 4,”…
Komainu has announced its role as a Day 1 launch partner for the Arc mainnet, providing institutional-grade custody support. This partnership is significant as it highlights the growing institutional interest in blockchain technology and could bolster confidence in the Arc platform. As noted in Komainu’s tweet, the mainnet aims to enhance programmable money and financial applications, which could attract more institutional players to the crypto space. Source What Happened The recent collaboration between Komainu and Arc signifies a critical step for the latter as it launches its mainnet. With Komainu’s established reputation in the realm of custody solutions, this partnership…
JPMorgan analysts believe that if the high hedge positions in Bitcoin ETFs are resolved, Bitcoin could find stronger support than gold in the coming period. A report published by JPMorgan analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou stated that inflows into Bitcoin and gold ETFs accelerated following the Fed meeting at the end of July, and that hedging against currency depreciation came to the forefront again. However, according to the analysts, the rise in real bond yields in the last week and the US Senate’s failure to advance the Clarity Act have weakened this trend. The report noted that demand for gold…
Ethereum price recovered toward $2,500 on Sep. 18 as buyers defended support near $2,400, but daily and 4-hour charts show that the $2,550 area remains the main barrier to a larger breakout. Ethereum ($ETH) price traded around $2,500 at the time of writing, up nearly 3% over the previous 24 hours. Its intraday range stretched from approximately $2,427 to $2,518. The rebound followed a decline toward $2,385 earlier in the week. Buyers have since pushed $ETH back above $2,500, but the move has not produced a confirmed breakout from the range that has controlled price since late August. US macro…
The Bank in June dropped proposed temporary limits on how many stablecoins individuals and businesses could hold, replacing them with a temporary 40 billion pound ($54 billion) issuance cap for each systemic stablecoin. Issuers could hold as much as 70% of their reserves in short-term British government debt, with the remainder kept as central bank deposits. The Financial Conduct Authority has separately finalized rules for crypto firms and stablecoin issuers, including simplified capital requirements introduced after industry feedback. Firms can apply for authorization from Sept. 30, with the regime scheduled to take effect on Oct. 25, 2027. The stablecoin market…
While the market remains choppy, Ripple is making some major strategic moves. Interestingly, Ripple’s focus isn’t limited to just one sector. With back-to-back partnerships since the start of August, the company is clearly building the foundation for $XRP’s year-end outlook and a possible early 2027 rally. One key development comes from Sentora. In a post on X, the institutional DeFi platform announced that FXRP is now live as collateral in Sentora’s $RLUSD vault on Morpho. This marks a key step in expanding $XRP’s role in DeFi. Through the Sentora-Flare Networks partnership, $XRP holders can now use FXRP as collateral in…
Crypto adoption blooming in Germany, while UK is falling ‘behind,’ says CoinShares researcher
Cryptocurrency adoption is advancing in Germany, particularly among younger investors, while the UK is gradually falling behind, largely due to lagging regulations, according to CoinShares crypto researcher Luke Nolan. German cryptocurrency adoption is showing “very good progress” through “family offices, wealth managers, individual advisors” and younger generations looking to invest inherited wealth in digital assets, Nolan told Cointelegraph on the Chain Reaction show on Thursday. In contrast, the UK is “still very much behind,” said Nolan, adding that the country’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) only lifted its ban on crypto exchange-traded products less than a year ago, making its digital…
At the Oppenheimer Fintech Leaders Conference, Bakkt’s leadership outlined their vision for modernizing financial infrastructure. They emphasized the integration of real-time digital systems into corporate treasury operations and cross-border transactions. This highlights Bakkt’s commitment to enhancing institutional trading and utilizing stablecoins. With growing interest in digital finance, such advancements may significantly impact the industry. The Story So Far The broader crypto market is exhibiting mixed signals, with varying momentum across key assets. At the conference, Bakkt shared insights on how institutional trading and tokenization are shaping the future of cross-border payments. They underscored the importance of developing advanced infrastructures that…
Starknet has announced a major milestone with a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction mined on its mainnet. This significant achievement, confirmed through a tweet by @Starknet, demonstrates the growing interest in enhancing Bitcoin’s security against quantum computing threats. The implications of this breakthrough could lead to more robust crypto transaction protocols moving forward. For more details, see the original tweet here. Breaking It Down In the broader context of the cryptocurrency market, Starknet’s announcement comes at a time when various assets are experiencing mixed signals. The mining of a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction required 3,100 GPU-hours and incurred $320 in compute costs. This…
Bitcoin’s share of addresses sitting at a loss has dropped sharply, and on-chain analyst Crypto Dan says moves of that size have historically ended bear markets rather than just producing a short bounce. The call went out following two macro jolts that hit crypto: a Fed rate hike and a stalled Senate vote on the CLARITY Act. Why the On-Chain Picture Looks Different Crypto Dan’s argument centers on UTXOs, the individual chunks of $BTC in wallets, and how many currently sit below what their holders paid for them. That share has fallen by a wide margin, and the analyst pointed…