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ARK Invest has seized the recent stock market dip to boost its stakes in major US crypto exchange Coinbase and Bitcoin miner BitMine Immersion Technologies. The Cathie Wood-led firm added a total of 94,678 shares of Coinbase (COIN) across three of its funds, including the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF), according to trade notifications seen by Cointelegraph. The purchase, worth around $30 million, came as Coinbase stock plunged 16.7% on Friday, closing at $314.69, its worst single-day performance in recent months. COIN hit an intraday low of $310.55, significantly…

Animoca Brands, a prominent Web3 investment firm with roots in blockchain gaming and NFTs, is co-developing a real-world asset (RWA) vault marketplace in partnership with Provenance Blockchain Labs, the development team behind the Provenance blockchain, a Layer 1 network. The new platform, dubbed NUVA, will serve as an on-chain marketplace for RWAs and is slated to launch in Q4, per a press release shared with The Defiant. The marketplace will feature its flagship stablecoin for vaults called nuYLDS, backed by YLDS, a SEC-registered yield-bearing stablecoin security. As Animoca explained, NUVA will work as a “unified, chain-agnostic vault marketplace,” providing traditional…

The Senator was speaking during the discussion of a recently introduced bill that would allow the President to appoint the Federal Reserve Inspector General. Cynthia Lummis Rips Federal Reserve Over Lack of Transparency Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, also known as the “Crypto Queen,” delivered a blistering rebuke of the U.S. Federal Reserve on Friday, calling it “a giant black hole of unaccountability.” Her remarks came during discussions of a Senate bill that seeks to change how the central bank’s Inspector General is appointed. Currently, the Fed Chair selects the Inspector General, who is responsible for oversight of the Federal Reserve…

0G Labs operates as a modular Layer 1 blockchain, explicitly designed for artificial intelligence applications, and provides infrastructure for decentralized AI workloads through its decentralized AI operating system. 0G Labs, also referred to as Zero Gravity Labs or 0G, develops a decentralized AI operating system known as dAIOS. This system functions as a modular Layer 1 blockchain tailored for AI tasks, supporting scalable and verifiable on-chain AI processes. The platform addresses data silos and high costs in centralized AI systems by using blockchain technology to enable global access to AI training and inference. The project describes itself as the largest…

The ether (ETH) market is at a critical juncture as a whale snapped up ether (ETH) worth millions, positioning itself bullishly against the cryptocurrency’s first weekly loss in over a month. Programmable blockchain Ethereum’s native token, ether, has dropped nearly 10% this week, hitting lows under $3,400 at one point, CoinDesk data show. The decline follows a robust five-week winning streak, signaling profit-taking or de-leveraging alongside losses on Wall Street. The bearishness, however, contrasts with a powerful signal of long-term conviction from a whale. According to on-chain data tracked by Arkham Intelligence, a single entity snapped up a massive $300…

Stablecoin activity is still limited to crypto trading or being used as a store of value while Visa and Mastercard offer wide acceptance. Stablecoin lack fraud protection but the cards offer high protection measures. Stablecoins are gaining traction, but are they ready to challenge payment giants like Visa and Mastercard? Visa and Mastercard aren’t sitting idle; they’re making quiet moves in the stablecoin space. Despite crypto’s rise, the real battle for everyday payments is just beginning. Visa and Mastercard have stated that stablecoin payments currently pose no threat to their dominance in the payments industry. Despite the global surge in…

The world of finance is rapidly evolving, and at its forefront is RWA tokenization – the process of converting tangible assets into digital tokens on a blockchain. This exciting innovation just saw a significant leap forward as Plume, a blockchain platform specializing in regulated Real World Assets, announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin. Together, they successfully tokenized an impressive $40 million worth of RWAs in just four months. This achievement marks a pivotal moment, showcasing the immense potential of digital asset tokenization. What is RWA Tokenization and Why Does it Matter for Real World Assets? You…

In onchain finance, every yield stream is becoming a building block. Today Pendle introduced Boros, a new primitive that takes the floating funding-rate on perpetual futures — one of crypto’s most volatile, yet essential flows — and turns it into a tokenized instrument that can be traded, hedged, or, perhaps, even posted as collateral. Initially available for Binance ETH and BTC perps, Boros enables a market for fixed-vs-floating funding rate swaps, unlocking a new way to price and hedge directional leverage. Essentially, it’s the creation of a funding-rate derivatives layer that can plug in throughout DeFi. As the Boros team…

The price of the leading altcoin, Ethereum, continues to drift further from the $4,000 mark. Recent profit-taking and cautious sentiment weighing heavily on market momentum have caused ETH price to decline significantly from its July peak of $3,941. On-chain and technical indicators now suggest a growing likelihood of a pullback below $3,000 in the coming weeks. ETH Faces Headwinds as Accumulation Dips and Bearish Signals Mount Glassnode data shows that Ethereum’s Holder Accumulation Ratio closed at a two-month low of 27.57% on Saturday, a sign that investors are no longer aggressively adding to their ETH holdings. Want more token insights…

FED holds rates, but rising jobless data pushes 80% chance of a September cut. Crypto crashes as FED delay sparks $490M in liquidations. CPI data may seal the deal for a FED cut and crypto rebound. Despite former President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for lower interest rates, the U.S. Federal Reserve held rates steady for the fifth straight meeting. The benchmark rate remains unchanged at 4.25% to 4.5%, a level set back in December 2024. But now, all eyes are on the upcoming September 17, 2025, FOMC meeting, and expectations are surging. Possibilities of Interest Rate Cuts in the US…