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VanEck’s Alessandro Valentino believes that the “Crypto President” Trump is setting a precendent for other countries. Summary VanEck product manager Alessandro Valentino says U.S. has opened the doors for crypto Several European countries are already following the U.S. example. Trump needs the crypto industry more than it needs him, he added. Donald Trump’s administration has opened the doors for crypto businesses to expand into tradFi. Now, other countries are following by example. In an interview with crypto.news, Alessandro Valentino, a product manager for investment management firm VanEck, shared his view of European investors and regulators view crypto. Interest in digital…

Major crypto exchange Binance has published its 34th Proof-of-Reserves Snapshot. These include major cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Solana (SOL) and BNB, as well as stablecoins Tether (USDT), First Digital USD (FDUSD) and USDC. As of Sept. 1, Binance reports 608,017 BTC held for users, representing 2.85% growth, or 16,858 BTC added from August. Binance Publishes 34th Proof-of-Reserves Snapshot. As of Sept 1, Binance reports 608,017 BTC held for users (+2.85%, +16,853 BTC), 4.34 million ETH (−4.70%, −214,079 ETH), and 31.25 billion USDT (+4.69%, +1.4B USDT) compared to the Aug 1. pic.twitter.com/d0WjSIuLO2 — Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) September 8, 2025…

A dormant Ethereum whale has resurfaced, transferring a large bundle of ETH following years of dormancy. Lookonchain reports that on September 8, 2025, the wallet with the address going by the name 0x67f7f deposited 47,507 ETH, which is equivalent to 207 million dollars, to 2 new wallets. Whale 0x67f7 just transferred 47,507 $ETH($207M) to 2 new wallets after 4 years of inactivity.The whale received 123,687 $ETH($19.04M then, $540M now) from #Bitfinex 6 years ago, when the price of $ETH was $154.He also deposited 2,900 $ETH into https://t.co/11PfRBP2j2.… pic.twitter.com/Vf2l93G7pl — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) September 8, 2025 This unexpected action has led to…

Effective today, the Trump administration eliminated the de minimis exemption. US importers must now pay taxes on their packages regardless of their overall cost. For crypto, the end of duty-free imports will largely affect smaller businesses focused on hardware development and Bitcoin mining. A Major Shift for E-Commerce Today, the Trump administration ended duty-free imports of packages worth less than $800. Known as the “de minimis” exemption, this rule will likely affect small- and medium-sized businesses that relied on this duty-free status to lower overall costs. In the following weeks, shoppers expect elevated prices and fewer market options. The threshold…

Ethereum’s recent outperformance was accompanied by enormous flows into ETH exchange-traded products (ETPs), the asset manager VanEck reports. In a new market update, VanEck says that ETH ETPs pulled in $4 billion while Bitcoin saw $600 million in outflows in the month of August, helping to push BTC dominance down from 65% to 57%. “Ethereum ETP inflows continued in August, building on the network’s record-breaking institutional adoption in July. While dollar-denominated inflows declined from $5.5 billion in July to $4.0 billion in August, Ethereum still sharply diverged from Bitcoin, whose ETP inflows fell from $6.1 billion in July to -$600…

Japan-based mobile gaming company Gumi announced that it will purchase 25 billion yen (approximately $17 million) worth of XRP as part of its growth strategy in the blockchain and Web3 space. The company’s board of directors announced the decision today. The acquisitions are planned to take place between September 2025 and February 2026. Gumi argued that the XRP purchase wasn’t intended solely to capitalize on price appreciation, but rather as a step toward gaining a strategic position in international payment and liquidity networks. The company states that this move will increase revenue opportunities in blockchain-focused financial activities. The statement noted…

Dubai, UAE — Bybit has partnered with Sygnum Bank, a global digital asset banking group, to provide institutional clients with secure, off-exchange custody through the Sygnum Protect platform.—The collaboration combines Bybit’s deep liquidity and broad product range with Swiss bank-grade asset protection. Clients can now store assets off Bybit’s balance sheet at Sygnum while trading spot and derivatives seamlessly on the exchange. Balances are mirrored instantly and P&L is settled every eight hours, ensuring operational transparency and capital efficiency.Institutional-Grade SecuritySygnum Protect is the largest bank-operated off-exchange custody platform, already integrated with exchanges covering more than 50% of global spot and…

Less than two months after being hacked, decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Kinto has announced its decision to shut down “to protect users and community.” Kinto’s post-hack recovery plan, dubbed “Phoenix,” included raising $750,000 in crypto from private credit protocol Wildcat Finance, promising depositors 50% APR. The bridge loan turned out to be insufficient, however. Kinto explained that “the 577 ETH that were drained and new debt + market conditions killed further fundraising.” Lenders who deposited to the Phoenix market will take a 24% haircut, the first default for Wildcat creditors who have facilitated $368 million in loans since its public…

Ether prices have been languishing lately, failing to mount a notable comeback after peaking late last month and then suffering a steady decline. The world’s most valuable digital currency by total market capitalization traded largely between $4,300 and $4,400 on Monday, September 8, after falling to nearly $4,250 the weekend before, according to Coinbase data from TradingView. In comparison, the cryptocurrency surpassed $4,900 on August 24, additional Coinbase figures from TradingView reveal. As a result, the digital asset fell roughly 14% between that time and Saturday, September 6. When explaining this downward movement in prices, analysts cited several developments, including…

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR). Microstrategy, now known as Strategy (MSTR), has reshaped U.S. capital markets in 2025 by issuing a series of preferred stock under tickers STRK, STRF, STRD and STRC. Collectively, these offerings raised about $5.6 billion year-to-date, making up for 12% of all U.S. IPO issuance (preferred or common) , according to Strategy. That scale alone underscores both investor appetite and the company’s role as the most visible corporate proxy for bitcoin BTC$108,551.99. Performance across the preferreds has varied. STRF leads with a lifetime return of 31%, followed by STRK…