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SharpLink Gaming (SBET), a Nasdaq-listed ether (ETH) treasury firm helmed by Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin, said on Tuesday it has bough back $15 million worth of shares, noting the stock’s market cap is below the company’s $3.6 billion in ETH holdings. The Minneapolis-based firm repurchased about 939,000 shares at an average price of $15.98 as part of its share buyback program, according to a press release. “The Company believes its common stock is significantly undervalued in the market and believes buybacks represent a compelling investment that underscores confidence in its long-term strategy and growth prospects,” said SharpLink. The stock was…

While Bitcoin has been trending sideways in the last days of August, cryptocurrency investors are preparing for the possibility of an impending decline, as they do every year during this period. This phenomenon, known in the market as “Red September” or the “September Effect,” has been observed in traditional markets for nearly a century. Since 1928, the S&P 500 index has recorded an average negative return in September, making it the only consistently negative month in the index’s history. The picture is even bleaker for Bitcoin: since 2013, Bitcoin has lost an average of 3.77% of its value in September,…

Budget airline easyJet’s founder, Stelios Haji-loannou, plans to launch a crypto trading platform, easyBitcoin, this month. The new trading platform was created through a licensing deal with the regulated cryptocurrency exchange platform, Uphold. Haji-lannou said the initiative aims to mitigate high trading commissions. He also aims to make buying and selling Bitcoin fairer, more transparent, and more economical. easyJet’s official believes that competition can lower trading fees, arguing that it holds the crypto industry back. easyBitcoin allows users to purchase BTC and earn rewards on investments 🚨 JUST IN: EasyGroup is launching EasyBitcoin this month, a game changing crypto trading…

This is a segment from The Breakdown newsletter. To read more editions, subscribe “Without the need to trust a third party middleman, money can be secure and transactions effortless.” — Satoshi Property rights are not sacrosanct in traditional finance. Even in the US stock market — where shareholder rights are treated with near-religious reverence — a company’s management can sometimes forcibly divest an unwanted shareholder of their shares. In 2009, for example, the struggling software firm Selectica used a poison pill defense to cut a single shareholder’s stake in half. When the pill was triggered, all shareholders other than Versata,…

A new compensation report from the Protocol Guild paints a clear picture of the tradeoffs Ethereum core developers face: Many are underpaid in fiat terms and receive no upside exposure to tokens, yet continue to maintain Ethereum’s most critical infrastructure. For this cohort, Protocol Guild (PG) has become the sole source of “equity-like” compensation, filling a structural void that traditional employers can’t — or won’t — bridge. The numbers are striking. The median Ethereum core developer earns $140,000 in fiat compensation from their employer, while the median external offer stands at $300,000, creating a 114% gap. PG distributions, which are…

Web3 startups raised $9.6 billion in venture funding during the second quarter of 2025, making it the second-largest quarter on record, even as the number of deals fell to multi-year lows, according to a new report by Outlier Ventures. The research by the London-based venture capital firm could present a maturing market in which investors are putting more money into fewer projects. The findings suggest that Web3 fundraising is evolving from hype-driven activity toward targeted, durability-focused investment, with investors favoring foundational infrastructure and proven teams over volume. Only 306 deals were disclosed in the quarter, the lowest since mid-2023, but…

Ripple is expanding its banking partnerships in Europe through a new agreement with BBVA in Spain. The deal will see BBVA integrate Ripple’s digital asset custody technology into its recently launched retail service for trading and holding bitcoin and ether. The move comes as European banks adapt to the Market in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation, which sets a framework for offering digital asset services across the EU. “Now that MiCA is established, the region’s banks are emboldened to launch the digital asset offerings that their customers are asking for,” said Cassie Craddock, Ripple’s managing director for Europe. Ripple Custody was…

Suilend is a lending protocol built on the Sui ecosystem. It has suspended IKA lending following a sudden price surge that triggered unexpected losses. The IKA token’s value jumped from $0.04 to $0.47 within hours. Which creating abnormal liquidations across the platform. According to Suilend’s official announcement, the volatility led to liquidations at inflated valuations. Once prices adjusted, many positions turned unprofitable. This results in a market shortfall of around $379,000. Impact on IKA Depositors The protocol clarified that IKA depositors have absorbed the entire shortfall. The protocol absorbed the shortfall because it managed the asset in an isolated market.…

Ethereum price today is trading near $4,348, holding above the key $4,320–$4,325 support zone after bouncing from the base of its descending triangle. The breakout has shifted focus toward the $4,450–$4,500 resistance area, where momentum could decide if ETH can extend toward higher targets. Ethereum Price Breaks Triangle Support ETH price dynamics (Source: TradingView) The 4-hour chart shows ETH emerging from a descending triangle that capped upside momentum for two weeks. Buyers defended the $4,200–$4,250 support band multiple times, preventing a breakdown while gradually compressing toward resistance. Related: XRP (XRP) Price Prediction For September 10 The breakout above the downtrend…

This past week saw nearly $235 million in crypto VC funding with several notable funding rounds, led by Rain, which raised $58 million in Series B funding for its stablecoin interoperability platform. Other key investments include M^0, securing $40 million for its decentralized middleware protocol, and OrangeX, which raised $20 million for its global crypto trading platform. Additionally, aPriori gathered $20 million in a strategic round for its work in DeFi, liquidity, and staking. Other projects such as Hemi Labs, The Clearing Company, and Magne AI also raised significant funds, highlighting continued investor confidence across the crypto space. Series B…