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Michael Saylor, executive chairman at Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy, recently addressed the recent S&P 500 snub, predicting that the leading Bitcoin treasury firm will eventually be able to join the much-coveted stock market index. Saylor does not think that there is “bias” against crypto, adding that he did not actually expect Strategy to be added during the very first quarter of eligibility. “This is a brand-new novel concept. Every quarter, we make some new believers, we get more support from banks, from politicians, from credit rating agencies,” Saylor told CNBC’s Becky Quick. He predicts that this will continue for the…

US President Donald Trump, who came to the fore with his support for Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies, continues to erase the traces of the Biden era. At this point, Trump made significant changes to many high-level organizations, two of which were the SEC and the CFTC. The former chairmen of the SEC and CFTC resigned after Trump took office. Paul Atkins was chosen as the new chair for the SEC, while the CFTC still hasn’t chosen a chair. Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported that the White House is considering nominating former CFTC chair…

The Philippines has launched a blockchain-based transparency system for its Department of Public Works and Highways after mass protests over alleged corruption in flood-control projects worth billions. Integrity Chain, developed by BayaniChain Ventures, was unveiled on Wednesday as a platform to record DPWH contracts and project milestones on a tamper-proof ledger. The goal is to turn “government records into digital public assets that are immutable, verifiable, and openly validated,” BayaniChain CEO and co-founder Paul Soliman told Decrypt. Once expanded from the DPWH to other agencies, the initiative could later help “protect the entire annual budget of the Philippines,” estimated at…

Early adopters of the perpetuals-focused layer-1 blockchain Hyperliquid were rewarded handsomely on Sunday after the Hyper Foundation finally airdropped the much-awaited Hypurr non-fungible token collection. At the time of writing, the Hypurr NFTs have a current floor price of around 1,458 Hyperliquid (HYPE), or $68,700, according to OpenSea data. However, there have already been eye-watering sales well above that range. The Hypurr #21 NFT with the extremely rare “Knight Ghost Armor” and “Knight Helm Ghost” traits went for 9,999 HYPE worth $467,000 on Sept. 28. The whopping $467,000 sake of Hypurr NFT #21. Source: OpenSea Amid a cost-of-living crisis globally,…

Hyperliquid is planning to launch its own stablecoin, in a move that could reduce the decentralized exchange’s (DEX) dependency on Circle’s USDC. In spite of these fears, USDC supply has surged to $72.5 billion, running 25% ahead of Wall Street broker Bernstein’s 2025 estimates. The firm had predicted that the stablecoin’s supply would reach $74 billion by year-end. The stablecoin’s market share is “on a tear,” wrote analysts led by Gautam Chhugani in a Tuesday report. Market share relative to Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, has also grown to 30%, up from 28% in the second quarter,…

Reports surfaced today that the White House is considering former CFTC commissioner Jill Sommers and National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Chairman Kyle Hauptman for the position of CFTC Chair. The White House began vetting new candidates after President Trump’s initial pick, Brian Quintenz, stalled in the Senate. Jill Sommers and Kyle Hauptman are being considered due to their established track records, indicating a generally pro-crypto and innovation-friendly stance. White House Vets New CFTC Candidates The White House reportedly evaluates Jill Sommers and Kyle Hauptman’s candidacy to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The wider crypto community welcomed the move,…

Crypto intelligence platform Nansen is rolling out an artificial intelligence agent designed to make onchain cryptocurrency trading more intuitive, in a move it says could shift more value back to public blockchains such as Ethereum. The company announced Thursday that it is launching Nansen AI, a mobile agent that uses natural conversation instead of trading charts to deliver market insights. The new trading interface seeks to eliminate traditional trading charts and offer an AI agent as the main interface for onchain trading, delivering insights through what Nansen calls “natural conversation” instead of technical charts. Built on Nansen’s data set of…

Plasma Network has recently created a significant impact in the DeFi landscape by overtaking Base Network in TVL. According to data from DefiLlama shared today by market analyst CoinRank, Plasma Network’s DeFi TVL has surged past $4.947 billion compared to Base’s $4.83 billion. For several months, Base has been closely following the top five DeFi networks (Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, BSC, and Tron), showing its critical role in the decentralized finance environment. However, Plasma’s recent surge signals significant shifts in the decentralized ecosystem, indicating a rising tide of competition. The development highlights Plasma’s increasing ability to attract financial applications in its…

Bitfinex Securities is approaching a new, significant milestone: the regulated platform for capital raising through tokenized securities is close to reaching 250 million dollars in digital assets issued. This achievement reflects the company’s rapid expansion in the digital finance sector and is accompanied by a new, ambitious step: the application to obtain the full Investment Exchange license at the Astana International Finance Centre (AIFC) in Kazakhstan. Bitfinex Securities: From Regulatory Sandbox to Full Authorization Sustained Growth Driven by Innovation and Trust The central role of regulation and technology International Presence and Regulatory Leadership Bitfinex Securities: a new frontier for capital…

AIDA, a well-known platform offering automated AI services, has officially collaborated with GAEA, a robust decentralized AI network developed on BASE. The partnership endeavors to establish an AI-driven Web3 network to benefit creators. As mentioned in its official announcement on X, the partnership endeavors to provide next-gen initiatives like MindSharing campaigns for broader adoption. Keeping this in view, this development underscores a key step in combining decentralized and AI technologies to redefine the digital economies. 🤝 We’re proud to announce our partnership with @aigaealabs .GAEA is a decentralized AI ecosystem on BASE with 70,000+ daily active users and $15M in…