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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the WWE wrestler-turned-actor, has surpassed former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris as the leading Democratic contender for the 2028 presidential race on the decentralized betting platform Polymarket. As of now, shares betting “yes” on Johnson’s victory are trading at 7 cents, implying a 7% chance of the multi-millionaire actor winning the nomination. This places him fourth in the race, behind Gavin Newsom, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Pete Buttigieg. Meanwhile, traders priced in a 5% probability of Harris winning the bid, placing her in the 5th spot alongside Andy Beshear. Traders also see 1% chance of Tim Waltz,…

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins said that “most crypto tokens are not securities,” while outlining a sweeping plan to integrate crypto activities like trading, lending and staking under a unified regulatory framework. “It is a new day at the SEC,” Atkins said during a keynote address at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Roundtable in Paris on Wednesday. “Policy will no longer be set by ad hoc enforcement actions,” he added, contrasting the previous administration’s aggressive crackdown on crypto firms. “We will provide clear, predictable rules of the road so that innovators can thrive…

Doha, Qatar — The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) has unveiled a groundbreaking proof of concept (POC) through its Digital Asset Lab, designed to bring blockchain-powered innovation into Islamic finance. Developed with a consortium of partners—Hashgraph, AlRayan Bank, and Blade Labs—the initiative demonstrates how advanced digital infrastructure can drive transparency, compliance, and efficiency across Shariah-compliant financial products. (Cover: Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida, CEO of QFC)—Blockchain Meets Islamic FinanceThe POC introduces a Digital Receipt System (DRS), a blockchain-based tool that enhances auditability and streamlines processes in asset-backed finance. Built on HashSphere, a private, permissioned distributed ledger leveraging Hedera’s enterprise-grade technology, the system runs…

Swiss asset manager 21Shares has launched a new exchange-traded product, or ETP, tied to dYdX’s native token, DYDX. The firms said this will extend regulated access to one of the largest decentralized derivatives protocols. The product, backed by DYDX tokens held with custodians, began trading this week with support from the dYdX Treasury subDAO, through its operator kpk, according to a press release shared with Decrypt. Crypto ETPs let investors buy and sell exposure to digital assets on stock exchanges. In Europe they are usually issued as notes backed one-to-one by the underlying tokens, rather than pooled funds. dYdX has…

While the downward trend in Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins continues, the expiration date for option contracts in the crypto market has come today, as it does every Friday. According to the first weekly data for September, $3.36 billion worth of Bitcoin and $1.28 billion worth of Ethereum options will expire on September 5 on the Deribit derivatives exchange. Accordingly, the Put/Call Ratio of BTC options is 1.42, the maximum loss point is $112,000 and the notional value is $3.36 billion. When we look at Ethereum, ETH options have a Put/Call Ratio of 0.77, a maximum loss point of $4,400, and…

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra met with a group of digital asset investors in Bangkok on Tuesday to discuss a proposal aimed at establishing Thailand as a regional hub for digital assets. Shinawatra is also endorsing the idea of a sovereign strategic reserve to strengthen the long-term “resilience of Thailand’s financial system and economy,” according to a source familiar with the matter.  Shinawatra’s meeting included participants from Japan’s Metaplanet, led by Simon Gerovich, and UTXO Management, led by David Bailey, a crypto advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a supporting document seen by Decrypt. Other firms…

As you may recall, US President Donald Trump announced in the last days of August that he dismissed FED member Lisa Cook on the grounds that she made false statements in mortgage agreements. Lisa Cook subsequently filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to remove her from office. Cook argued that the White House lacked the authority to do so and wanted to keep her position. As the tension between Trump and Cook continues, the court made a decision that angered Trump. Accordingly, the US federal court banned the dismissal of FED board member Lisa Cook. The court thus…

Dual Staking offers up to 50% APR with NFT boosters; flagship zombie MMORPG on track for October 2025 launch Undeads Games today announced that total value locked (TVL) in its staking programs has exceeded $30 million, reflecting accelerating community participation in the project’s ecosystem. Participants in Undeads Games’ Dual Staking program can currently earn up to 50% APR when using NFT boosters from the project’s collection. The rarer the NFT, the higher the potential APR. The project’s native token, UDS, has risen from $0.08 (January 2025) to $1.76, marking a x20 increase year-to-date. The project’s fully diluted valuation (FDV) has…

Bitcoin network difficulty reached 136.04 trillion on Sept. 4, while dollar hashprice slipped to about $52 per petahash per day this week. Per Hashrate Index, the last adjustment set a new high for difficulty, and the forward market now prices an average hashprice near $49.17 per PH per day for the next six months. The squeeze leaves miners deciding whether to sell inventories, consolidate operations, or pursue high-performance computing revenue tied to artificial intelligence. The production backdrop is firm. The seven-day average hashrate sits near one zettahash per second, while transaction fees contribute a little over 1% of block rewards…

Orochi Network, a verifiable data layer for Web3, has led the charge in the race toward verifiable privacy-preserving data infrastructure. zkDatabase is ready for its highly anticipated mainnet debt, allowing the project to announce the launch of zkDatabase Alliance. zkDatabase Alliance can be defined as a powerful consortium of leading teams of AI, tokenization, DePIN, gaming, and more. The first wave of the zkDatabase Alliance empowered early builders with integration, tooling, and cross-marketing support. Tokenization, RWA, AI/LM, and DePIN pioneers are building with zkDatabase. Be part of the Alliance and shape the future of verifiable data. pic.twitter.com/T70RzfvzzP — Orochi Network…