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Cryptocurrency markets plummeted late Sunday night after a long-dormant Bitcoin whale launched a massive sell-off. Crypto Markets Crashed: $2.7 Billion Bitcoin Sale Sparks Panic According to Onchain data, the owner of a wallet associated with a large withdrawal from the HTX exchange in 2019 dumped approximately 24,000 BTC, or $2.7 billion worth of Bitcoin, in a matter of days. This whale, inactive for five years, used the proceeds from the sale to aggressively buy Ethereum (ETH). He quickly amassed over 400,000 ETH and used it to open leveraged long positions and stake. However, the selling pressure wasn’t solely driven by…

Key Takeaways 21X, the first EU-regulated on-chain exchange for tokenized securities, has integrated Chainlink data oracles. This partnership provides real-time, verifiable market data for tokenized securities on the Polygon blockchain. 21X, the first blockchain-based exchange licensed under the EU’s DLT Regime, has adopted Chainlink data oracles to provide real-time, on-chain market data for its tokenized securities, the companies announced Monday. The integration, powered by the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE), enables verifiable market data, including best bid and ask prices with corresponding quantities, as well as last traded prices for securities listed on the 21X platform. This data is accessible in…

Nasdaq-listed firm Sharps Technology (STSS) rallied as much as 70% on Monday on raising $400 million to establish what it says could become the largest corporate digital asset treasury of Solana SOL$180.94. The firm’s fundraising drew backing from some of the most active investors in digital assets, including ParaFi, Pantera, FalconX, CoinFund and Arrington Capital. Under the deal, shares were sold at $6.50 per unit with attached warrants exercisable at $9.75. Closing is expected by August 28. The stock briefly topped $13 in the morning U.S. hours before paring gains, up 53% from $7.3 at Friday’s close. The company plans…

Lava Network, a decentralized RPC solutions provider, has shared the details of its involvement with Wyoming FRNT stablecoin initiative. Lava Network introduces its Smart RPC Router as an infrastructure backbone for new over-collateralized stablecoin. Lava Network’s Smart Router to fuel Wyoming’s stablecoin FRNT Lava Network, a decentralized RPC Protocol, offers a game-changing solution needed to support the stablecoin payment revolution with its end–to-end RPC engine. Fireblocks has integrated the Lava RPC Routing engine to power the Wyoming state-sponsored stablecoin (FRNT).The U.S. has entered a new era for stablecoins, the prime example in 2025 of real world use-cases onchain.FRNT – the…

Big money is flowing into Ethereum. Institutional demand for Ethereum has shifted into high gear. The ETF flows aren’t just about holding ETH – they’re a signal that big players are betting on long-term value. For traders, this kind of momentum feels like the starting gun for the next crypto run. Breaking Ethereum’s all-time high is looking more like a question of when rather than if. The excitement isn’t staying within Ethereum. The surge in institutional ETH buying is spilling over into smaller projects as traders hunt for the best altcoin to buy now. That’s where new and exciting names…

Cryptocurrency investment products reversed an emerging inflow trend, with significant outflows last week as Bitcoin and Ether prices declined. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $1.43 billion of outflows last week, ending a two-week inflow run that brought in $4.3 billion, CoinShares reported on Monday. The outflows came amid Bitcoin (BTC) dipping from above $116,000 on Aug.18 to $112,000 by the end of the trading week, while Ether (ETH) tumbled below $4,100 on Tuesday after starting the week at around $4,250, according to CoinGecko. Last week’s losses marked the second-biggest outflows on record for spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with…

Google’s Gemini app hit the top of the Apple App Store on September 15, dethroning ChatGPT for the first time since OpenAI’s chatbot launched nearly three years ago. The catalyst wasn’t a breakthrough in artificial general intelligence or some new reasoning mode—after all, Gemini 2.5 was released in March—it seems to be the public’s thirst for making memes and editing images. “Image editing is one of the most popular use cases for Nano Banana,” the company tweeted last week. While Google didn’t provide any specific reasons for its come-from-behind surge in popularity, given the timing, it’s safe to assume that…

Crypto stocks opened the week under pressure as traders took profits following a sharp Friday rally across digital assets and broader financial markets. MARA Holdings (MARA) and Circle (CRCL) led the losses, falling about 6% in early trading. Bullish (BLSH) was down 5%, while Strategy (MSTR) slipped 3%. Other publicly traded platforms with crypto exposure, including Coinbase (COIN), eToro (ETOR), and Robinhood (HOOD), also traded lower. The moves mirrored a broader pullback in digital asset prices. Bitcoin BTC$115,244.11 and ether (ETH) were both down significantly from their weekend highs, falling roughly 4% and 5.5%, respectively, over the past 24 hours.…

Global central bank digital currency (CBDC) efforts are threatening to give financial institutions more control over the money supply and personal savings, as the transatlantic divide between the US and Europe widens in terms of financial technology. CBDCs are digital versions of fiat money issued on a permissioned, private blockchain, usually controlled by a central bank, as opposed to decentralized blockchain networks. “Not all digital currencies are the same,” said Susie Violet Ward, financial analyst, co-founder and CEO of think tank Bitcoin Policy UK, warning that CBDCs represent the “weaponization of money in its purest form.” This new form of…

Major Wall Street brokerages are rapidly adjusting their forecasts for U.S. monetary policy after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled rising risks in the labor market. His remarks at the Jackson Hole symposium show the central bank’s focus may now shift to protecting employment. Speaking on Friday, Powell said the Fed’s restrictive policy stance has placed the economy at a “curious kind of balance” where both hiring demand and labor supply have slowed. He warned that this equilibrium carried the risk of sudden decline through layoffs and higher unemployment. Related: All Eyes on Powell: The Three Scenarios for the Fed’s…